Can You Fire a Client?As home business owners we focus a lot on how to get clients. It might seem a bit counterintuitive to write a newsletter about firing them. Stick with me, because at some point in your home business experience the need to cut ti...
Let’s Talk About Trading Time For Money With Hourly BillingBusinesses have been charging based on time for decades, but does that make it the right billing choice for you and your home-based business?People reach out to me through my website contact...
The HBJ Newsletter is back!After taking a few weeks for a summer break, the Home Business Jumpstart Tips Series is back. This week we're talking about:Giving Back, Is It Worth It?Even the newest and smallest of home businesses will have the opportun...
Should You Share Your Personal Beliefs As a Business Owner?You’d have to be living under a rock not to be aware of the Supreme Court ruling here in the U.S. last week.Last week’s Supreme Court ruling has stirred volatile emotions here in the U.S.&nbs...
What Does the Future Look Like for Home Businesses?Some takeaways from the 2022 Freelance Professional Skills Report.Freelance University has released their 2022 Freelance Professional Skills Report. (It’s an interesting read for home business owners...
Using Business Ingenuity to Grow Your Home BusinessWith a little ingenuity, you could see your business grow by leaps and bounds.Way back in 2007 when I first began blogging as a means of marketing my home business, I penned a post about the importan...
Beating the Home Business Failure OddsLooking at the home business survival statistics can be disheartening, so how do you overcome the odds of failure?When I started my home business back in 2007, I had tons of people try to discourage me by quoting...
Summer Project Ideas for Your Home BusinessIn my last newsletter, I talked about ways to take time off during the summer months even if you feel you can’t take a vacation. In today’s issue, I want to talk about summer project ideas for your home...
How to Enjoy Summer Even if You Can't Take a Vacation.It’s important that you find ways to integrate downtime into your summer work schedule.I may be fifteen years away from the start-up phase of my home business, but I still remember those early day...
Should We Forget the Social Media Rules?Are you ignoring social media because you feel you need to get all of your ducks in a row first? If there is anything I have a love/hate relationship with, it’s social media. Like many people these days, y...
