Secrets to Help You Stay Focused in 2009 by Cindy Rushton

Anybody else battle with distractions and interruptions? Do you want to stick to the things that are on your heart, yet realistically battle with staying focused?

Oh! I TOTALLY relate! In fact, the past few months, my heart-cry has been to stay focused. Everywhere I have turned, I have heard messages on staying focused…saw articles on being focused…and talked with my friends about being focused. As a result, I have found a few great secrets that have really helped me to stay focused on the most important things in my life and get more done at the same time. Want to know those secrets? Well, let’s dig in…

BEGIN EACH DAY WITH A QUIET TIME…

I know what you just thought…”BUT! Cindy, that gets me off track for the day!”  Read more

Want to go Uplevel? Mastermind!

Have you been wanting to go forward with your dreams? Have you been stuck in a rut? I have a secret for you! A tip that will help you make great strides ahead in your business.

Mastermind!

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It’s a NEW YEAR! Get a NEW Commitment!

Becoming an entrepreneur requires a certain amount of drive and enthusiasm.  If we didn’t believe in ourselves and our businesses, we would still be working for someone else.  But when the going gets tough, it’s easy to lose sight of why we started in the first place.  This can cause us to become unmotivated, and it could be the demise of the business we’ve worked so hard to build if we’re not careful.

Businesses are like relationships:  commitment is an absolute must if they are to succeed.  Here are some tips for staying focused and pulling through the hard times.

* Write a mission statement if you haven’t done so already. It should concisely detail the purpose of your business and its key philosophies.  Many entrepreneurs neglect to do this unless it is required to obtain funding.  But a mission statement can help you remember why you wanted to start a business in the first place. Read more

Help with WordPress Blog Look

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Sorry to be SO QUIET. I have been swamped with getting ready for the holidays, then I have taken family time the past two weeks—my soldier is HOME! We look like a family of geeks. We came to Elisabeth’s coffee shop to visit and the WIFI is soooo good that we have to succumb to the temptation to get online for a bit. LOL Read more

What is Long Tail Niche Marketing?

Looking for information on the Internet can get frustrating at times.  We enter words but don’t get the results we want.  Or, we are on the Internet but no one is finding us.  One option to solve the problem is long tail niche marketing.

What is this concept of long tail niche marketing?  When someone enters words into a search engine, they try to be as concise as possible.  we’ve been taught that the fewer words we use, the more targeted our search and the better the results will be.  This works most of the time, but the results are usually general.

If you want to conduct a more detailed search, the option may be to use longer keyword phrases.  People promoting their websites are trying to see if this is a useful technique.  Using longer phrases targets the visitors to your blog or website business better than single keywords.
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Don’t Mess Up with Marketing!

Any successful business owner knows how important marketing is. Even if you have a miniscule budget, it’s important to make sure that people know about your business. If you don’t, it’s going to be hard to make any sales.

It’s easy to overlook marketing altogether. But it’s also easy to overdo it and really mess up with marketing. Business owners who get “marketing madness” face problems as well. Overspending on marketing can eat into your profits, possibly even destroying your business. And it’s also possible that if you market too heavily, people will begin to tune you out.

There are several possible reasons for marketing madness, such as:

* Business owners become overly concerned about market share. Read more

Guard Your Domain!

Any website owner knows how precious his domain name is.  It provides a way for visitors to get to the site, and in the case of a business domain, it contributes to the company’s brand.  That’s why we’re so careful to protect our domain names.  We choose them carefully, mark the renewal dates on our calendars, and check to see who is linking to us.

When you have a popular website, it’s important to protect your traffic and good name.  But if someone registers a domain name that is very similar to yours, he can profit off of the popularity of your site to your detriment.  He could set up a site that looks like yours in an effort to scam visitors who mistakenly end up there.  He could post derogatory statements about your business.  Or he could simply set up a site that is filled with advertising in an effort to make money. Read more

Staying Committed to Your Business

Becoming a successful writer requires a certain amount of drive and enthusiasm.  If we didn’t believe in ourselves and our businesses, we would never step up to the call. We would still be working for someone else.  But when the going gets tough, it’s easy to lose sight of why we started in the first place.  This can cause us to become unmotivated, and it could be the demise of the business we’ve worked so hard to build if we’re not careful.

Businesses are like relationships:  commitment is an absolute must if they are to succeed.  Here are some tips for staying focused and pulling through the hard times.

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YouTube as a Marketing Tool

YouTube has only been online for a few short years, but it has quickly become one of the hottest destinations on the Internet.  Once a little-used medium due to slow Internet connections, the widespread use of broadband has made online video a popular attraction.  YouTube is one of the first sites to have been built around online video, and its ease of use and variety of videos has made it extremely popular.

Marketers were quick to catch on to the possibilities presented by YouTube.  They began to create “viral videos”, clips that were intended to draw interest and spark widespread distribution.  YouTube’s embed feature allows anyone to place videos on his blog or website, so by creating funny or informative videos, marketers could spread their message far and wide.
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Is the Work at Home Life Really Your Cup of Tea?

So, you’re thinking of giving up your job to work from home, or maybe you just want to test the waters to see if it’s do-able. Mothers who earn their living working from home often find themselves the envy of those who hold down “real” jobs, but unless you are one of those moms making your living working from home, you probably aren’t aware of the challenges involved.  Here are some factors to consider that may help you decide if working from your home is really for you.

First and foremost, you have to decide what exactly you are going to do to earn money as a home business owner. Being computer literate certainly opens up many more possibilities, but there are other ways to work from home as well. Your interests and talents should be considered as well as how much of an income you are hoping for.
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