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How To Stay Focused On Your Business
By Leigh Hunt on January 10th, 2008
If you are easily distracted, staying focused on your business can be harder than doing the actual work of your business! It is very easy to procrastinate, especially when you are a WAHM. There are always so many other things to do.
Categories: WAHM business essentialsInspiration & Motivation
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5 Ways a Business Coach Can Help You Achieve Your Business Goals
By Leigh Hunt on December 7th, 2007
Starting and growing a business is hard work. If you’ve never done it before, it can be confusing and overwhelming. You may be in the business of your dreams, but frustrations can make it seem like you will never get off the ground.
Categories: WAHM business essentialsInspiration & Motivationself improvement
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Childcare Ideas For Work At Home Mums
By Leigh Hunt on November 28th, 2007
If you are a work at home mum, or thinking of becoming a work at home mum, you probably made that decision so you could spend more time with your children. However, there will most likely be times in your business when you will need to arrange for childcare. The following are some creative ideas for your childcare needs.
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How To Meet Other WAHM’s
By Leigh Hunt on November 15th, 2007
If you have been searching online for work at home opportunities, you have probably come across several websites, message boards and forums. These message boards and forums will allow you to meet and network with Work At Home Mums across the world.
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Flicking the off switch
By Leigh Hunt on September 24th, 2007
One of the biggest challenges I’ve found working from home is switching off from work at times when I really should be focusing my attention elsewhere. If there’s one area where going out to work has the edge on working from home (and I can only think of one!), it’s the fact that when you leave the office (or wherever you might work) you have a well defined boundary that makes it easy for you to forget about work. At home you have to work really hard to create this boundary for yourself.
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Buying a Franchise - What to know
By Leigh Hunt on September 18th, 2007
Franchising can be an excellent way to start a business, often reducing the amount of risk involved compared with starting from scratch. However, like any business, you do need to do your research before making what is a considerable investment. Here are some questions you should receive satisfactory answers to before going ahead:
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Are you a slave to email?
By Leigh Hunt on August 7th, 2007
Since moving house I’ve been working on streamlining my businesses so that I can focus on what I feel most passionate about, the growth of Lotus, writing, and of course spending time doing the things I love with my family. And already I’m reeping the rewards.
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Marketing for home business: Don’t spread yourself too thin
By Leigh Hunt on July 12th, 2007
As a home-based business I’m guessing your marketing budget has it’s limitations. Fair assumption? If so, a sure way to get the most from your marketing spend is to focus your efforts on a specific group of people, known as a niche market.
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Nice and steady wins the race
By Leigh Hunt on July 6th, 2007
As the owner of a new up and coming business it’s easy to get caught up in the pressure and excitement of launching, but remember - sometimes less is more.
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Tips when buying advertising space in print
By Leigh Hunt on June 30th, 2007
When you first start out you’re bound to be keen to market your business as much as possible for free. But sooner or later you’ll probably succumb to some form of paid advertising (wince!), maybe even in print (gulp!).
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Planning your home business without the headaches!
By Leigh Hunt on June 18th, 2007
In my last article we talked about the importance of preparing for success by forming complete, unfaltering belief in your abilities to build a successful business. And yes, it is one of those ‘easier said than done’ scenarios. But in my opinion mastering self-belief is not only essential for your personal wellbeing, it’s also essential for the wellbeing of your business. In fact, I think it’s fair to say that unless you’re firing on all cylinders emotionally, your business will not be as great as it could be. The performance of your business is inextricably linked to your emotional wellbeing.
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Is Business Coaching worth it?
By Leigh Hunt on June 13th, 2007
Sport and business are not so different. In both you need to be mentally and physically fit to perform at your best.
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In a nutshell, what’s the different between sales and marketing?
By Leigh Hunt on May 29th, 2007
Marketing is a concept that can sometimes cause confusion. But quite simply, it’s the process of getting your product or service ‘out there’ and wanted.
You’ll often hear the words sales and marketing spoken in the same breath, but it’s useful to be aware of the difference between them.
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Does business planning scare you?
By Leigh Hunt on May 24th, 2007
I don’t mind saying, it used to scare me!
When you’re setting up your home based business it’s inevitable that at some point you’re going to need to write a business plan. I mean, how are you going to reach your destination unless you know the route you need to take to get there?
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