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Top 40 Do’s and Don’ts Before Selling the Farm and Going All Entrepreneur

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OK, so if you’re anything like the 85% of the rest of the world, this whole down economy thing is the pits and probably has it’s dirty little talons firmly entrenched in your dubiously positive mindset.  So you’re carefully weighing your options and trying to figure out your next move in this game called life. Or, if you’re like the other 15% you’re toying with the idea of going all entrepreneur...

Success Minus Stress Equals Self-Employed Heaven

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Businesses are like bodies.  Sorta. The healthier they are, they longer they last. As a self-employed individual, you’re like the heart and soul of your enterprise. You are the central core of everything and you can’t afford to break down. Losing grip on things can not only mean a loss of profit but it can also be quite demoralizing.  Think lots of tears, pints of Ben and Jerry’s, and a cave like...

What to Do When (Insert Colorful Cuss Word Here) Happens

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Sometimes the worst happens. Living in today’s world with the words economic depression being bantered about in conversation, people being laid-off or fired from jobs they’ve worked at for years, homes being foreclosed on… yeah, sometimes the worst happens, or what feels like the worst in that moment. The only thing you can do is keep moving forward, and as they say… make lemonade out of lemons. ...

If You Can Write Quality Web Content You Can Succeed

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This post is by one of my good friends and mentors, Dennis Becker.  Since beginning my journey to self-employment I credit him and his forum a large part of my success.  They are like my ‘home away from home’ on the Internet, and every person in the Earn1kaday forum is a gem.  I hope you enjoy the post! One of the things that I love doing is encouraging beginning Internet marketers to...

Do You Limit Yourself and Your Success?

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Being an entrepreneur takes guts. Yes there can be some glory in it (hmnn… or maybe that’s just in my own secret little dreams and fantasies…) but there can also be a lot of pain, fear, doubt and disillusionment. Self-employment isn’t easy and anybody who tells you it is… they’re lying through their scummy little teeth and you should knock a few out just for kicks.  Yes, I’m bloodthirsty...

18 Ways to Kick Distractions to the Curb

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Working for yourself can be fun. It can be rewarding.  It can be lucrative and exciting and all those fun other fun to say words.  It can also have a LOT of distractions, especially when the bulk of your business is conducted online the way mine is. That said, here are 18 ways to kick distractions to the curb right now to afford yourself more time today to be productive and finish up that project...

Selling Yourself…Legally!

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If you are running a small business, YOU are the business. Even if you’re actually selling a product, what you’re really selling is yourself and your service. So how do you sell yourself? Legally that is? :) First of all, be accessible. Set up your business so that your clients can contact you, personally. Doesn't have to be a phone number, but email access is great. Have a website, check (and...

The Power of a Single Year…

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Roughly a year ago today, I was cleaning vacation homes for a living, and was lucky if I made $200 bucks in a week. I was miserable, stressed, and utterly loathed my job. Seriously, I don't know a single person who can honestly say they LIKE cleaning up after other people. Glamorous it is NOT! I was tired all the time, depressed because I never had time for me, and certain there just HAD to be a...

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