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Having Your Own Business
Many people say they want their own business, but have no idea what's involved in such an endeavor. Having your own business is nothing like having a job, and most peoples experience is with having a job and working for someone else. You see, when you have a job, you get a paycheck for the time you spend working. When you have your own business, the process is just the opposite. You put in the work and then get paid at some point in the future. There is no receiving a paycheck every two weeks, as there is with a job.This simple point is more than most people can overcome, especially in the beginning. In the beginning, having your own business is a challenge, to say the least. As a person who has had his own business for more than 10 years, I know all about it. Not only that, but I've sta

d never advise EVER using illegal, pirated, or otherwise stolen software. It is not worth it because you can be sued an legally lose your business and perhaps much more! You can even go to jail..just not worth it!

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Is Your Company Downsizing? Practical Tips and Valuable Info to Survive a Layoff
You and your co-workers have seen all the tell-tale signs: Closed door meetings, elimination of overtime hours, senior management meetings with HR and so on. You can feel that change is in the air and you work in a department that is not an income producer. What should you do? What if you are laid off?BEFORE THE LAYOFFSAVE FOR A RAINY DAY: It's time to batten down the hatches and start saving for a rainy day if you haven't done so already. If you already have a direct deposit dedicated to a savings account, increase it. You may want to stop voluntary contributions such as 401(k), charitable contributions, stock purchase, etc. to help increase your savings contribution. After all, paying bills while unemployed is more important than buying company stock.UPDATE YOUR RES

Believe it or not my business was started with a box of junk. I run a Copywriting and Marketing consulting business and also a business software company. My online presence and really my entire business was all created from a box of electronics junk...

I had been hauling around a box full of ancient electron tubes (for you younger readers tubes were used in all the electronics from the early 70's and going back before they were replaced with transistors and later integrated circuits.) These tubes had been thrown out by the Army when they were cleaning out their inventories, but the tubes were essentially all "brand new" unused and still in the original boxes. I did some experimenting at the time with some of them, but for the most part this box kicked around the house.

Then recently I wanted to start my own business to supplement and eventually replace my income. How does one start a business? Well I looked online and bought some books, went to the library, etc. I found a business I wanted to pursue and really began to research it.

What I found was that there are 2 camps: 1.) The "You need a lot of money saved up front if you want to start this business..." camp, and 2.) The "You don't need anything but our system and just sit back and watch the money roll in" camp.

Lets cut the crap: You do need some money for at least the bare essentials, but is it possible to create a business with just a few hundred or thousand dollars and make it work? On the other hand, there is no "system" out there that can generate tons of cash while you sit back and let it run on autopilot. I don't care what anyone says, there is no such system, and no actual proof of such a system working. If you buy into that hype you will get the deserved moniker of "Sucker" because that is what you will be.

Back to the question: Can you create, with just a few dollars, a real business? I believe you can. I took that box of junk tubes and auctioned them on the Internet along with some other stuff around the house I did not need. I used the money to buy books, and other small essentials for the business such as domain names and a 2 year contract for my ISP. All without touching my other income from my "real job" which is for my family to live on.

As for software, I just started collecting free stuff and finding ways to make it work together. The fact is if you know what you are doing (and 22 years as a professional Software engineer helps me here) you can put together everything you need by finding free software and building the few other items you need. It can be done, check my site for the proof. I have what some businesses pay tens of thousands of dollars for, and it cost me almost nothing. Here is a list of the kinds of things you can find software to do (remember sometimes it takes several items put together to get this all to work). This is all LEGAL software I would never advise EVER using illegal, pirated, or otherwise stolen software. It is not worth it because you can be sued an legally lose your business and perhaps much more! You can even go to jail..just not worth it!

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For Effective Decisions, Look Beyond Career Stereotypes
You've probably been taught not to stereotype people based on race, religion or sex. But when you make a career or business decision, do you still make decisions based on stereotypes?"Insurance sales reps must be gregarious."Hal, a successful insurance agent for many years, has developed a portfolio of loyal, happy clients. Hal can be described as an introvert. He rarely speaks unless spoken to, and then he speaks briefly and softly. His clients have learned that he's a caring, dedicated agent who never misses a detail."Accountants sit quietly and crunch numbers."These days, accountants, especially those in the large firms, have to become experts at client relations. Often they're expected to steer business towards the firm's consulting division."Want to travel? Be a

ut for the most part this box kicked around the house.

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Advertising Gifts For Parents Of Small Children
If your business caters to the kinds of people who might be parents or involved with small children, you have a goldmine in the making and you might not even be aware of it. Kids are huge players in the decisions on how parents spend their money and where they do their business, even in the cases of businesses like real estate or banking. The kids might not care which bank offers a slightly better rate on a savings plan, but they will remember which branch had a toy to play with.Parents are busy people, and free gifts in almost any form are usually appreciated as a device for entertaining their children or otherwise simplifying their hectic lives. A teller or receptionist who is trained to hand out crayons, stickers, or balloons to parents with small children is one that is doing a huge part

dollars and make it work? On the other hand, there is no "system" out there that can generate tons of cash while you sit back and let it run on autopilot. I don't care what anyone says, there is no such system, and no actual proof of such a system working. If you buy into that hype you will get the deserved moniker of "Sucker" because that is what you will be.

So without further ado here is a partial list:

RV Manufacturers
RV, or recreational vehicles, include all vehicles which are used for the purpose of recreational activities such as holidaying, trekking and mountaineering. The most important factor that must be kept in mind while manufacturing these recreational vehicles is their quality standard. Every recreational vehicle manufacturing company is required to comply with the certain standards set down by the state within which it operates.There are different kinds of recreational vehicles produced according to various needs. Some of the different types of recreational vehicles are park model trailers, park model recreational units, travel trailers, folding camping trailers, truck campers, and fifth wheel travel trailers; Class A motor homes, class B camper vans, and class C mini motor homes.Different

without touching my other income from my "real job" which is for my family to live on.

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Telecommuting - Five Ways to Find Your Next Job
The trend of telecommuting is on the rise as employers begin to see the savings involved in both gas and office space. With gas prices at an all-time high, many Americans are looking for ways to do less driving and more companies than ever before are offering telecommuting options to their current employees and searching for at-home employees to fill open positions. The question for the job seeker is now how to find these opportunities. Below are five methods you can use to find a telecommuting position.First, check your local newspaper. When I began my search for an at-home career, I found my first employer through the Classified Ads section of our hometown paper. I was wary at first, but after thoroughly researching the company through means such as the Better Business Bureau (BBB), visiting t

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Web site creation
Web site templates
Flash component creation (Wow!)
Audio on your page
Audio books, reports, etc.
Flash Audio Button makers
Video creation
Video books, etc.
Blogging software and scripts
Forum Software and scripts
Podcasting software
Internet radio station software
PDF creation or conversion
Unblockable pop-ups, pop-overs, pop-unders
Enormous quantities of scripts to make you site look professionally designed.
Complete office suites for your business documentation
Complete databases and contact managers
Split testers for you landing pages
Article submitters
Huge collections of what is basically "Swipe Files" for copywriters and marketers
Box Shot and Book Shot makers for you Info Products
Opt-in templates, pages, and scripts
Autoresponders
Web Servers (for serving your own sites)
And much more...

I have not purchased any "Big time" software but got everything free or for less that a dollar on ebay. There is simply tons of stuff, more than I can use, but I have created a site where you can get all of this stuff for free. My site "HardToFindSoftware.com" was created to filter through all of the freely available software and other useful business information products, reports, books, etc. and put them in one place, linked together by relevance and usefulness, and show which things work best with which other things. I do a complete review and list all the warts and defects I have found as well as all the great stuff about these softwares and other items. There are lots of sites that have massive lists of free software, but they rarely put these into useful categories for the business builder, and they rarely review them (there are a couple notable exceptions). HardToFindSoftware.com does all of this so you can just go there and get what you need (all for free!) and know ahead of time what things might not meet your expectations. Finally there is a forum for discussion and updates as well and you can opt in to receive updates via email.

One other thing, some of you may have noticed that "HardToFindSoftware.com" sounds very much like Michael Senoff's "HardToFindSeminars.com" or his "HardToFindAds.com". First of all there is no relationship between his business and mine of any kind except for the fact that I absolutely love his site and would recommend it to anyone and everyone who wants to learn more about building a real business! He gives away enormous quantities of free audio files on every conceivable subject about business. I admire that so much I decided to use the template he laid out to create "HardToFindSoftware.com". Besides, it makes good business sense and believe it or not, the domain was available...I used more junk money to buy it too!

Blessings on your business ventures! David T. McKee

David McKee is a Freelance Copywriter, Marketing Consultant, and Software engineer. He writes award winning copy, creates marketing web-sites, and develops useful software. "Words that Sell the World"

McKee Copywriting http://www.mckeecopywriting.com Celtic Cross Engineering http://www.celticcrosseng.com Hard To Find Software http://www.hardtofindsoftware.com

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