Customer Service in Your Home Based Business - It Can Make or Break You

Have you ever been shopping and the salesperson ignored you? How did it make you feel to receive such poor customer service? Most people would say that they would never return to the store. Poor customer service can cost you more than clients, but it can cost you money in your home based business. Yet there are ways to provide good customer service in your home based business that work to keep customers happy and coming back for more.

First, find your niche. Good customer service begins with offering your customers something that they cannot get anywhere else. Find that one customer service area that separates you from the rest and use it to provide great customer service in your home based business.

Another way to provide impeccable customer service is to not waste time on tasks that can be done via computer or in another automated way. Use templates for correspondence or an automated money management program to save time, thus moving your energies over to providing great customer service to your clientele. Also, don't waste time doing small tasks that are unproductive. Streamlining your filing method or having junk mail automatically filtered will again allow you to have more ability to provide better customer service in your home based business.

Focusing your advertising on those that need your services allows you to provide great customer service in your home based business. If your advertising method is not working to support your consumers, then provide better customer service in your home based business by changing the way you market your products.

Being prompt in responding to consumer needs and following up are absolutely key to providing great customer service in your home based business. Clients like to know you care about their needs, and they do not like to wait for an answer or an order. Follow up is also important, as great customer service in your home based business begins by not making the client feel ignored.

One area that is highly debated in the area of providing excellent customer service in your home based business is the refund policy. Some of the most successful businesses do all that they can to provide excellent customer service, and they will offer refunds or exchanges with no questions asked. Be willing to work with your consumers to provide great customer service in your home based business.

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Calendaring Under the CCP - Extending Time Based On Service Method Or Not

Deadlines must be calculated at every phase of the California state court lawsuit. If you manually calculate the last day to take a particular action, e.g., to move to compel further responses to discovery, or you manually calculate the last day to respond to something, e.g., a cross-complaint or discovery, you must follow several steps, in the proper order. Usually, the last step is to extend the deadline if the document which triggered the running of the deadline was served by any means other than personal service. However, there are exceptions, and unless you use an up-to-date guide like Litigation By The Numbers®-Fourth Edition coupled with a rules-based computerized program to automatically calculate your deadlines, you must tread very carefully at this last step.

Adding time when you should not, or failing to add time when you should, will result in a calendaring error. If you fail to add an extension on your client's behalf when you should have, the papers will be served and/or filed early. This is not a problem. But, if you fail to add an extension when calendaring the opposing party's deadline, you would, at best, suffer embarrassment were you to contend that they were late. If you err by adding an extension for your client when you should not, however, there will be dire consequences indeed: a waiver of your client's rights, and quite possibly, a malpractice claim against your law firm. Clearly, then, it behooves anyone who manually calendars deadlines to take a close look at the exceptions. But, first, some time-extension basics.

For the most part, deadlines start running from service of some triggering document, e.g., service of interrogatories triggers the deadline for serving the response; service of responses to interrogatories triggers the deadline for serving a motion to compel further responses, etc. Any service method other than personal service will result in a delay between the act of service (i.e., deposit in a USPS mail box, transmission to a fax machine, sending an electronic transmission), on the one hand, and the other party's receipt of the document, on the other. To obviate any prejudice in this delay in receipt, various extensions of time are added depending upon the method by which the triggering document is served. These extensions of time are found in C.C.P. Sections 1013 and 1010.6 (for ease of reference, "Extending Statutes"), as follows:

C.C.P. Section 1013 extends certain deadlines to act or respond for all service methods except electronic service (i.e., mail, fax, express mail or overnight delivery). It provides that "any period of notice and any right or duty to do any act or make any response within any period or on a date certain after service of the document, which time period or date is prescribed by statute or rule of court, shall be extended by..." five days if mailed within California, and two court days if served via fax, express mail or overnight delivery.

C.C.P. Section 1010.6 extends certain deadlines to act or respond by two court days when the triggering document is served electronically.

Before we tackle the various exceptions, we should differentiate between exceptions, on the one hand, and instances where the extensions are presumably inapplicable in the first place -- deadlines which start running from mailing, not service. For example, under C.R.C., Rule 3.1700, the deadline for filing and serving a memorandum of costs runs from, among other things, the date the clerk mails the notice of entry of judgment. Under C.C.P. Section 411.20, the deadline for paying filing fees after bouncing a check runs from the date the clerk mails notice that the check bounced.

There are at least two reasons why the C.C.P. Section 1013 extensions for service by mail should not be applicable to these deadline calculations. First, C.C.P. Section 1013 expressly provides that the extensions apply to any period or date certain "after service" of a document. It does not say "after mailing" of a document. Second, where the triggering document must be mailed, and the deadline is therefore based on mailing, it would be counter-intuitive to add extra time for mail. That is, unless the particular statute provides otherwise. See, for example, C.C.P. Section 488.460, dealing with safe deposit box attachments. This section requires the levying officer to mail notice to the judgment creditor that an additional fee is due, and provides a deadline of three business days "plus the extended time period specified in subdivision (a) of Section 1013 for service by mail" within which to pay that fee. Now, on to the exceptions.

Each Extending Statute contains three express exceptions: (1) "notice of intention to move for new trial," (2) "notice of intention to move to vacate judgment pursuant to Section 663a," and (3) "notice of appeal" (for ease of reference, "Express Exceptions"). The hard and fast rule with Express Exceptions is simple to follow: do not ever add time when calculating one of these deadlines! Instead, think "malpractice."

In addition to the Express Exceptions, the Extending Statutes allude to others, providing that the extensions apply in the absence of a specific exception provided by "any other statute or rule of court" (for ease of reference, "Specific Exceptions"). You can find the Specific Exceptions by searching the Code of Civil Procedure and the Rules of Court for references to C.C.P. Sections 1013 and 1010.6.

Your search will reveal Specific Exceptions referencing Section 1013 generally, thus making it clear that there is no extension for service by mail, fax, express mail, or overnight delivery. You will find some that only except the extension for service by mail, leaving unanswered whether C.C.P. Section 1013's extensions for fax or overnight delivery remain applicable. You will not find a single exception specifically relating to extensions for fax service or electronic service. You will, however, find one rule of court, very recently revised, which makes it clear that no extension is applicable, even for electronic service. Let's take a look at the Specific Exceptions your search may reveal.

Section 116.140 (Small Claims Actions) provides that "Section 1013... on the extension of the time for taking action when notice is given by mail" does not apply to small claims actions. This leaves unanswered questions: What about service by fax or overnight mail under Section 1013, or electronic service under Section 1010.6? Do those extensions apply? The plain language of the relevant statutes as currently drafted dictate that they do: Sections 1013 and 1010.6 both clearly provide that there is an extension in the absence of a Specific Exception, and this exception specifies mail, nothing else. I am not, however, suggesting that you add an extension for everything but mail!

Section 413.20 (Service of Summons By Mail) provides: "If a summons is served by mail pursuant to this chapter, the provisions of Section 1013 that extend the time for exercising a right or doing an act shall not extend any time specified in this title." There are three provisions for serving a summons by mail: (1) service by notice and acknowledgment of receipt under Section 415.30, (2) service by certified mail on an out-of-state defendant under Section 415.40, and (3) certified mail on a lessee in certain unlawful detainer actions under Section 415.47. The exception makes clear that you do not add additional time for mail when calculating the response due dates.

Section 437c (Motions for Summary Judgment), which sets forth the deadlines for notices of motion, oppositions, and replies for motions for summary judgment and summary adjudication, expressly provides that Section 1013 does not apply. This exception should not be surprising; the statute contains its own extensions of time for notice based upon service via fax, express mail or overnight delivery. It would make no sense to add the C.C.P. Section 1013 extensions on top of the built-in extensions. But, there is no mention of the extension for electronic service.

Section 594 (Notice of Trial) provides that a trial or hearing may be held in the absence of the adverse party so long as the requisite notice has been given. Subsection (b) provides: "The time provisions of Section 1013 shall not serve to extend the notice of trial requirements under this subdivision for unlawful detainer actions." There is no mention of an exception for electronic service.

Section 659 (Notice of Intention to Move for New Trial) provides that the time "shall not be extended by... those provisions of Section 1013 of this code which extend the time for exercising a right or doing an act where service is by mail." Again, the specific reference to mail under Section 1013 might make one wonder what happens when service is by fax, overnight mail, or electronic service, but there is actually an answer to this one. Notice of intention to move for a new trial is one of the Express Exceptions in Sections 1013 and 1010.6. So, this is not really a Specific Exception at all. It is just a very handy reminder that you never, ever extend the deadline for filing notice of intention to move for a new trial regardless of the service method.

Section 663a (Notice of Intention to Move to Set Aside Judgment) provides that the "provisions of Section 1013 of this code extending the time for exercising a right or doing an act where service is by mail shall not apply to extend the time above specified." Again, as one of the three Express Exceptions, this is not a Specific Section, but a great reminder to never extend this deadline regardless of the service method.

Section 1005 (Regular Motions), which sets forth the deadlines for notices of motion, oppositions, and replies for regular motions, provides: "Section 1013, which extends the time within which a right may be exercised or an act may be done, does not apply to a notice of motion, papers opposing a motion, or reply papers governed by this section." Like the Section 437c exception, this one is not surprising because Section 1005 contains its own extensions of time based upon service by fax, express mail, or overnight delivery. But, what about electronic service?

Section 1094.6 (Petition for Writ of Mandate) provides that the deadline for filing a petition for writ of mandate following a decision of a local agency other than a school district starts running from the date the decision becomes final. Where there is a provision for a written decision or written findings, the decision is final on the date it is mailed to the party seeking the writ. Section 1094.6 provides that "Subdivision (a) of Section 1013 does not apply to extend the time, following deposit in the mail of the decision or findings, within which a petition shall be filed." Given that the decision is supposed to be mailed, however, Section 1013 is probably not applicable in the first place, making the exception superfluous.

The cited statutes referring only to service by mail were drafted decades ago, when futuristic technological advances like fax and electronic service were not contemplated. The statutes which exclude all C.C.P. Section 1013 extensions have not yet been amended in light of C.C.P. Section 1010.6. But, things are beginning to change, at least in the Rules of Court.

C.R.C., Rule 3.1312, another Specific Exception, sets forth the time limit for a party to object to a proposed order. Before it was amended as of January 1, 2011, the rule required the prevailing party to mail the proposed order to the opposing party, and allotted the opposing party a mere five days from mailing to notify the prevailing party whether or not it approves the proposed order. Notwithstanding the fact that the deadline was based on mailing, the rule included a Specific Exception: "Code of Civil Procedure section 1013, relating to service of papers by mail, does not apply to this rule."

The January 1, 2011, amendment made two key changes. First, the rule no longer requires the prevailing party to mail the proposed order. On the contrary, service by mail is impliedly prohibited; the proposed order now must be served by a means "reasonably calculated to ensure delivery to the other party or parties no later than the close of the next business day," i.e., not U.S. Mail. Second, the amended rule provides that: "The extensions of time based on a method of service provided under any statute or rule does not apply to this rule." This all-encompassing language makes clear that there is no extension of time for any service method.

We need more amendments like this. Statutes which except extensions only for service by mail, should be amended so that they except all service methods under C.C.P. Section 1013 and C.C.P. Section 1010.6. Rather than amending every Specific Exception, perhaps C.C.P. Section 1013 could be revised to provide something to the effect that: "This extension applies in the absence of either of the following in any other statute or rule of court: (i) a specific exception, or (ii) an exception referring to service by mail." C.C.P. Section 1010.6 could be amended to provide: "This extension applies in the absence of either of the following in any other statute or rule of court: (i) a specific exception, or (ii) an exception to one or more extensions provided by Section 1013." These amendments would go a long way toward eliminating the pervasive ambiguities with which we currently contend.

In the meantime, if you have any doubt whatsoever, DO NOT extend your deadline. The risk of malpractice is simply too great. And, as I always recommend, use a rules-based computerized calendaring program like Deadlines On Demand (www.deadlines.com) to calculate your deadlines.

Julie A. Goren, Esq. is the author of Litigation By The Numbers-Fourth Edition, a loose leaf updated every January and July with over 440 pages devoted solely to the intricacies of California civil litigation procedure, and the co-author of California Civil Litigation and Discovery, a more substantive text on California litigation. She frequently lectures and writes about California state court calendaring, and changes to rules, forms, and codes. For more information about her publications, visit http://www.litigationbythenumbers.com.

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Home Based Business: Your Ultimate Tax Shelter

Starting and operating your own home based business is

the ultimate tax shelter.

Although this article has been written from a Canadian

income tax perspective, the principles should be

practical in other tax jurisdictions.

1. Non-Deductible Personal Living Expenses

All of us have expenses that we incur in everyday

living.

Either you rent an apartment or house or you own your

residence. Utilities, insurance, rent, mortgage

interest, property taxes, and maintenance and repairs

are typical costs of operating your home.

Likely, you have a vehicle which also consumes large

amounts of cash.

Add to this, dining out, entertainment, gifts,

alcoholic beverages, office supplies, telephone and

many other expenditures, and you have a significant

cash outflow.

In most cases, as an employee, retired person,

investor, student, or homemaker, few of these

expenses are tax-deductible to you.

This means that you must earn a considerable income,

pay your income taxes first, and then use what is

left to pay all your expenses.

Some employees may be able to write-off some of

their employment related expenses, if such are

required by their contract of employment. However,

even in this situation, the tax deductions are very

limited.

2. Your Own Home Based Business Means Tax Deductions

Now consider the situation where you decide to start

your own home based business.

Suddenly, many of your everyday expenses are now being

used for business purposes and are now tax-deductible.

If you use one quarter of your home exclusively for

business use, you will be able to deduct (or write-off)

one quarter of all related occupancy costs. These

expenses may include maintenance and repairs (that are

not capital in nature), rent, mortgage interest, house

or apartment insurance, power, heat, water, and

property taxes.

As well, your vehicle expenses used for business

purposes are another tax write-off. If you use your

car ninety percent for business purposes, you can

deduct ninety percent of your vehicle insurance, gas

and oil, maintenance and repairs, car washes, license

and registration, auto club, loan interest (within

certain limits), and other costs from your income.

You may also write-off one hundred percent of your

business related parking. Capital Cost Allownance

(C.C.A.) on your vehicle is also allowed for income tax

purposes; depreciation is the accounting term for this

tax deduction.

The Canadian government also allows as a deduction,

fifty percent of your business related entertainment

expenses.

Also tax-deductible are business related telephone

expenses, Internet access, office supplies, travel,

books, memberships, and a host of other expenditures.

3. Income Splitting with Your Home Based Business

If you have a high paying job, you will pay higher

taxes because the rates of tax increase as your income

does.

With your own business, you can pay reasonable wages to

your spouse and children. In this way, you can legally

divert income taxed at your higher rate to your family

members that are in a lower tax bracket.

This tax saving technique is called income splitting.

It is another good reason why your own home based

business is the ultimate tax shelter.

4. Even a Part-Time Home Based Business Works

Even if you have a full-time job, running a part-time

business can be advantageous.

Of course, you must actually run a real, moneymaking

business. Any attempts to write unprofitable hobbies

off will ultimately fail with the taxation authorities.

If you earned eight thousand dollars during the year

from your part-time business and were able to deduct

eight thousand dollars in car expenses, home office

expenses, entertainment costs, office supplies, and

other business related expenditures, you would have a

net business income of nil. You would pay no tax on

this additional income.

Don`t miss this important point! Although these tax

deductions are actual, legitimate business expenses,

these are expenditures you would probably have made

anyway, whether you had a business or not.

Thus, by rearranging your affairs to start and operate

a home based business, you have been able to convert

non-deductible personal expenditures into legally

deductible business expenses. You have successfully

sheltered your income from tax and have split your

income with family members in lower tax brackets.

Yes, indeed, your home based business has become

your ultimate tax shelter.

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Nginx creator launching company based on popular web server

Nginx creator Igor Sysoev is planning a company based around the wildly popular open-source web server.

Sysoev announced the decision on the Ngnix blog Monday morning, writing that the commercial entity’s “primary goals are improving support and communication for our users, streamlining the development process, revamping the documentation, integrating and speeding up pending bugfixes and patches, introducing long-requested functionality and more.” Sysoev had been handling much of the development and support for Nginx as a side project since he created the project in 2002, but now will commit to the project full-time.

As of May, Nginx had 7.35 percent of the global web server market — or 23,463,669 hostnames — according to research from Netcraft, so there’s likely plenty of appetite for more consistent support and releases. It also claimed 6.79 percent of the top million web sites as users. Apache is still the dominant web server worldwide, with Microsoft IIS and Google Web Server (thanks primarily to Blogger sites) also maintaining large market shares.

Andrey Alexeev, part of the initial management team for the new company, told me via e-mail that the company is still in its very-early stages and has not officially launched. He also noted the company is entirely self-funded at this point.

We see this type of move fairly often, where the creator of an open-source project either launches a company based upon it or joins a company that has invested heavily in it. Recent examples would be Ruby creator Yukihiro Matsumoto joining Heroku, Piston Cloud Computing launching an OpenStack-based company and Damien Katz forming CouchOne (now part of Couchbase).

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Home Based Business - Don't Get Lost in the Internet Jungle!

Home based business on the internet can be as dangerous as stumbling into the jungle unprepared. You would never dream of going into a real jungle without preparation and a competent guide. A jungle is filled with unfamiliar plants, animals and reptiles. Many of the species indigenous to a jungle are fierce, deadly creatures, and yet, the jungle lures people into its depths just as entrepreneurs are lured to find the best home based business.

The Internet and its opportunities are as diverse as any jungle habitat. The Internet doesn't have live creatures lurking in the shadows, yet it can be as fierce and unforgiving as any jungle when you are uninformed and unprepared to travel though its diversity.

Entrepreneurs have made and lost fortunes on the Internet. The promise of riches without any effort draws the unsuspecting into the most unlikely money making schemes. Unfortunately, for those misguided souls who believe the "get rich quick or we will do it all" for you hype, the only people making any real money are the people who come up with these schemes.

Home based business on the Internet is still the best opportunity available to the average person. The growth of the Internet has exploded world wide and anyone who has an internet connection has access to a global marketplace. Online business is the most cost effective way to start a business. Despite the scammers and the con artists out there trying to separate you from your hard earned money, there are many legitimate home based business opportunities available online.

The truth about Internet business, or any other business for that matter, is there is no free ride. If you want to build a successful business online, you have to pay the price. That doesn't necessarily mean money, but it does mean that you will have to work at building your business. People will often equate low start up and overhead costs and the vast potential of the internet with low or no effort.

Traditionally, starting a small brick and mortar business will cost you a minimum of $100,000.00 just to open the doors. Advertising, stocking the shelves, employees and maintenance costs added to the start up costs makes traditional business unattainable for most people. Still, if you put that kind of money into starting a business, you would definitely do everything in your power to make that business successful.

Many companies have taken at least a portion of their business to the internet. Affiliate programs have grown out of the distributorships and traveling sales routes of the past. Affiliate companies offer you a very cost effective way to have your own business, without all the headaches of traditional business and at a fraction of the cost.

Typically start up cost is under $5000 to start an Affiliate Business. Monthly costs are typically tied to product purchases. Essentially, the ongoing cost of owning a business is using the products that you are selling. The Affiliate Company has a mission to sell their product. Essentially, as a business affiliate, you are a customer who has the ability to sell the products and earn a commission for moving their product.

An affiliate program generally has everything you need to get started with your business, often the same day you start your affiliation. Traditional business can take up to a year or more to get started. A well drafted business plan with step by step process is essential to a traditional business. The same is true for an internet business although most people who become involved rarely develop their own business plan.

Many affiliate companies promote their business to entrepreneurs as turn key business opportunity. A turn key business is promoted as an instant business with the implied potential for instant riches. It's true that that you get everything you need to get started: products to sell, websites, promotional materials and company support. Most companies will ship the product you sell direct to your customers or business affiliates.

What they don't tell you is that once you have made your decision to affiliate and you turn the key, you have to drive your business! Most new business owners have little or no knowledge about how to promote their business. As an affiliate business owner you will have all of the company tools at their disposal and probably get some tips on how to use them.

The biggest downfall of any affiliate program is everyone else who is a business affiliate with the company has exactly the same tools. You are in direct competition with everyone else who has joined that company as an affiliate business owner. No matter how nice your website or how good the promotional material you receive, there is nothing to distinguish you from everyone else.

In order to be successful online, you have to be better and more visible than everyone else. Enter SEO, the stalking tiger of the Internet. Search Engine Optimization or SEO is a collection of marketing techniques designed to get your websites seen by the people who are looking for your product or service. The Internet has its own protocols and you need to learn them if you want to achieve any measure of success.

For those who sign on with a company expecting money to fall into their hands, learning that they have to promote their business on a consistent basis is a rude awakening. Not only does it require work, it requires time for the work to bear fruit. Many will just move on to the next get rich quick opportunity only to find, again and again, that success eludes them.

We have become a disposable consumer society. The craftsmen of yesteryear took pride in their crafts and built their products to last a lifetime. Our values have changed with the advance of technology. By the time products, especially technology, reach the marketplace they are already obsolete. Prices have decreased considerably for many items and it is more costly to repair than to replace.

Internet business is a fraction of the cost of traditional business. Instead of capitalizing on the exceptional business opportunity that the lower costs afford, Internet business is treated like disposable business. When unrealistic expectations are not met the business is blamed and it's on to the next best promise for riches.

Not all Affiliate programs are created equal. Each program has its own way of compensating the sale of their product or service. Regardless, every business needs customers to survive. Do your research before jumping in with both feet will save you a lot of frustration and heartache. Once you have satisfied yourself that the company you are interested in has a viable product and a fair compensation plan, it is time to really look at what it will take to market the products.

Unless you have learned how to market online there will be a learning curve. Advertising on the Internet has to cater to people and the search engines like Google. Getting your information to your customers is generally managed by having the search engines give your information as a choice when someone looks for your product.

Working with a team of like minded individuals can make your experience online much less frustrating. Working with a team means you can benefit from the skills, knowledge and expertise of the team. Working with a team doesn't mean you work less. Working with a team means participating and contributing to the team effort with the skills you possess. Learning the skills you need for long term success is an ongoing process made easier with a team. Working with mentors will keep you and your home based business from getting lost in the Internet jungle.

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Quick Tips For Getting Your Home Based Business Online

The advantages of starting a home based business outweigh the time and small expense involved in setting up a viable business. For the long term, the overhead costs for starting a business in your home are very low. The government provides several tax incentives for individuals who have businesses set up in their home. There are some strict rules and regulations that must be met to qualify for the home-based business deduction but once confirmed, the tax refunds for having a home based business are very lucrative.

In addition to the tax advantages, home based business owners have no daily transportation expenses. home based business owner has unlimited flexibility in balancing work and family commitments. Using technology for communication and business processes makes working from home a sensible and practical solution to the high price of gasoline, commuting time and costs of buying new clothes.

Home-based businesses play a crucial role in the free enterprise system. These entrepreneurs contribute to the overall economy as well as the financial viability of their families. The ultimate dream of a home based business is to provide financial independence for the owner, their family and the community at large..

Some of the most widely recognized software retailers and cosmetic companies had their beginning in a garage. Companies like Apple Computer, Hewlett Packard, Dell, Microsoft, Lotus and even the cosmetic giant, Mary Kay, were initially started as home based business enterprises.

But, like any other type of business, a home-based business requires initial preparation, start-up capital, registration and ongoing marketing. Home based business are traditionally set up as a sole proprietorship. The home based business owner has to be an expert in all phases of the business. At some time in the business start up process, the home based business owner must know the details of the operational, strategic, legal, financial and marketing concerns.

The following checklist covers the essential points to help you stay focused so that you can set up your own home-based business.

Plan to Succeed

Every business needs to create a comprehensive business plan. The business plan will focus your efforts from selecting a product to sell all the way to the actual marketing of the product. This plan will cause ideas to generate and perhaps new methods of distribution for your business.

The basic business plan contains a, executive summary, mission statement, marketing plans and profits that you want to achieve. The business plan is the blueprint that will guide you to your desired results. It is of utmost importance to prepare a draft of your business plan. The business plan will keep you on focused on your goals. If you intend to seek any type of funding for your business, it is imperative that a business plan is part of the start-up process.

Selecting the Business Structure

The selection of your long term goals for your business will determine which structure you chose for your business. The choices include:

o Sole Proprietorship

o Partnership

o Corporation

There are several different types of Corporation structures that you can choose. There are specific tax implications for each of the choices listed. Deciding on the business structure for your home based business enterprise is perhaps one of the most critical decisions you will make.

You can search online to find out the specific requirements for each of the business structures listed. Your decision will have far-reaching consequences and will depend on important factors like capital, ability to do business in specific locations and the type of your business you are starting.

To register or not to register?

It is important for all legitimate business to register their business name. For tax and other proprietary purposes you should secure all necessary business licenses. Registering your business protects the name of your business. It is also important to become aware of the compliance requirements in your area. Local zoning regulations should be acquired to assure you that the business does not contravene local zoning laws.

Insurance for Your Business?

It is just smart to purchase insurance for your new business if you need to acquire financing. Business insurance is a prerequisite of lending institutions in case you plan to borrow money for your startup operations For online businesses that do not sell physical products, having insurance is a choice.

Purchase Equipments

Remember to keep all of your receipts when you purchase any office equipments or supplies. Your new computer, fax, printer, cell phone stationary supplies, and business cards are necessary business tools and are all tax deductible for your new business.

Time Management

Home-based entrepreneurs also require better time management skills than a corporate employee. Home based business owners must learn how to leverage their time and money. It is easy to get off track when your office is located in your garage, a den or the basement. Decide how much time you will devote to your business each day and stick to your time schedule.

Automate as much of your business as possible so that you are always available to your customers. Schedule each phase of your business day and set up systems that will automatically reply to inquiries. Automation of your menial tasks is a critical element in your overall time management strategy.

Web Site

Businesses are longer restricted to brick and mortar locations. There are no limits to the number of customers that home based business owners can acquire. The home based business owner can no longer limit themselves to doing business in their local community. The Internet allows global business interaction from anywhere in the world. Having one website may not be sufficient to accomplish the level of success that a home based business owner requires.

Home-based businesses compensate for their lack of a physical presence with a virtual presence in the World Wide Web. This presence may take the shape of several websites on several domains.

Organization & Automation

To conduct business in a professional and efficient way, it is important to organize everyday tasks into simple automated processes. Your home office should include everything you need to complete a transaction. It is easier to stay on top of daily tasks when the work-space is well organized. It is so much easier to complete the daily grunt work when these menial tasks are automated.

Inventory and Supplies

For home based business owners who sell physical products, it is important that these products are kept in a specified location. If you use your garage to keep stock you need to know the exact dimensions of your garage that is designated for this purpose. The best way to handle stock is to have the company send and maintain the bulk of your inventory. This eliminates a time lag for your customers. If you sell digital products, this process is handled automatically.

Open the Door and Let Business Begin

You are now ready to open the virtual doors of your home based business to the global community. You have completed all the steps to insure that your business will be successful. You have a product, a website that allows you into the global marketplace.

Gina Sands is graduate of the University of Texas in Arlington. she is the mother of miracle twin daughter and "Nana" to an amazing skateboarder that we nicknamed Tre' He is third generation. Gina is owner of Dream Businesses and writes articles on creating and maintaining your own unique dream biz online. She writes articles about Making Money Online. Gina is dedicated to finding the most efficient/inexpensive resources to help other home based business entrepreneurs save money as well as make money on the Internet.

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How to Understand, Start and Run a Successful Home Based Travel Business

Why this is such an excellent choice for a home based business, and How To Get Started

Are you seeking information on a Home Business, or possibly you've read a whole lot and now you are trying to sort out what might be the BEST home based business? This is a long article, but stick with it all the way and we're very confident you'll have your answer(s).

Are you looking for the Best Home Based Business ? Recent polls show that over 70% of people who search the Internet are looking for such an opportunity. But does something like this really exist?

Here's the problem: if you asked ten different people what the "best" home business was, you would probably get ten different answers. The truth of the matter is it really comes down to finding the best one for YOU.

We are all coming from a unique background. Each of us first has different wants and needs, and a want or need will determine what is best. Then we all have different abilities, and yes.. your abilities DO match up to what might be the best for YOU. What's best for a friend or neighbor and might work for them might be a total mismatch for you. This article will give you a good insigte and provide a direction on what is one of the most universally agreed upon as a "Best" business.

We all have different interests and personalities, interests , abilities, and personalities. We have different strengths and weaknesses. We also come from all sorts of different circumstances. So it makes sense that not all of us are going to be interested in the same home based business model.

If there was truly ONE business that was for everyone, can you imagine how competitive that field would be? It would be VERY difficult for anyone to make any money!

You have probably seen advertisements all over the internet about THE #1 income making opportunity. Don't get fooled by all the hype and so-called ways to make easy money. There is no such thing.

That's where this article comes in. This article is NOT a comprehensive list of reviews of the thousands of home based business ideas out there. It's an article that tells you some parameters of a good home based business, then discusses the travel industry. We give you the pros and cons both of a job and being in business; we tell you the history of our industry, and then why it's so good and the place to be right now as it rides two major trends: Travel and the Internet.

I have researched and tried (sometimes failing miserably) many home based businesses, both online and in the real world, BUT, I have found and chosen something that is a legitimate way to make a great income from home. That's what this is about. It's a great fit for me, but because you are NOT me and probably have a different personality (thank heaven!), it may not be for you.. and that's ok. But if you see things as I do, and as is presented here...

The best home based business for ME is a HOME BASED TRAVEL BUSINESS. I know it will also be for many of you.

But other than the fact that I'm just a normal, ordinary guy with no special talents.. and in fact, I'm probably older than most readers at 69 and I started this just last year, this article is not about me. It only points out that about anyone can easily get involved in the home based travel business. This is about YOU and what YOU want from life and your "working hours", whether you are a stay-at-home-mom, a retiree, or any other category.

So the question becomes, out of all the various choices: Why start a online travel business?

We are going to discuss first the "Why", then a little about the various types, and then the "how". This will take some time, so grab a beverage of your choice and read on. In fact, I suggest you print this out while the coffee is brewing so you can really digest it. Mark it up. Pencil in questions.. and let's get going!

First and foremost, when choosing a home based business, it's really important to ask yourself "Why" are you doing this, and are you prepared to take it seriously and treat it like a business? That means regular hours of commitment of time and a commitment of money as any and all businesses you own are going to require some degree of investment.

This is probably as good of a time as any to differentiate between a JOB and a Business. ..

A job, including a home based "job" is one where you are going to essentially be trading time for money, and the assumption is that you have an employer of some sort who is going to pay you either on a dollar value per hour spent, or some dollar value for certain production. That production could be sales production as it often is; it could be manufacturing production, or it could be service production.. so many envelopes stuffed; so many calls made, so many of about anything done. That person is going to pay you for that, but you know that person or company is only doing this because they are going to make a certain amount of money on you. You are essentially paid what the job is worth; what the employer could get a replacement for you for. Regardless of your skills, you are not being paid what YOU are worth, but what the job is worth. For accepting this, you get some degree of security knowing that if you do "the assignment" or "the job" you are going to receive a certain, predictable amount of money. You may even receive some benefits. But the "security" is a joke because everyone knows that there is very little security. First the employer must remain in business. He must have a market for whatever it is you are doing, and markets change.

Next, your value is relative! Maybe that employer has a cousin who would like to do your job, or maybe someone comes along willing to do your job for less money. How secure are you? People tell me every day, "I don't want the risks of a business." Guess again everyone! You certainly have RISK as an employee as well!. And as to investment... well, many businesses have employee borne expenses, and even the IRS recognizes this. It's just that there are SOME "out there" that don't require any CASH investment, but don't kid yourself.. you ARE making an investment, only it's hidden in the fact you're paying it in work and in the sense that you're not being paid as much as you might if you absorbed certain expenses yourself.

In contrast, a BUSINESS, including a home based business, is one where you choose and control what ever it is your business makes or does. It could be virtually anything, and probably the best business is one where you control the product or service. Here on the internet, Information products are tops; these are followed by service products. Then comes those things you manufacture or make, and finally, there's the category of items someone else controls but makes available to you for resale. Affiliate programs fall into this category. But you really need to be aware that if you are going to have a BUSINESS you are going to have business expenses, even a homebased business. These are the expenses of the office first, and then you may need to have some product or have been a user of some of the service so you truly KNOW what you have and can do business from a credible point. The product or service should be one of value that if you were the buyer, you'd consume it yourself at retail. Watch the line though... you don't want to is get into a business where you are required to purchase X dollars amount of product every month, whether you can use this or not. That's not a legitimate business.

Depending on your philosophy, you'll probably agree that it is very important to choose a business that interests you. Pick one that you will enjoy doing, ideally something you are passionate about. Think about it, if you are going to start a business from home, it makes sense to choose something that you will enjoy. And if you enjoy it, then you'll probably learn more quickly and have your heart more into it when the going is tough.

But we'd put just a couple things ahead of this and put "enjoyment" as a luxury. Those things are market size and market growth. Where is your business product or service in terms of life cycle? Is your market expanding and you can ride a wave, or is it declining. And what is the market size and potential. Will there be a business available for you in 5 years? Ten?

Then lastly, we'd probably mention that the business should be ethical and compatible with what you believe. Many people who research businesses, particularly Internet businesses, know that the porn and gambling industry meets the criteria of growth and market size. You may be tempted to look in those areas, and if you are, kindly close this report or article and tear up you paper copy. This is not a part of the business world we want anything to do with. Money and income is just not that important to us.

After evaluating many, many, many businesses and participating in several since 1969, including an early successful involvement with Amway, then Free Life, and a couple others, including a few that just didn't "go" for us, we became aware of the opportunities in the online travel business. This is a business model that has just evolved over the past few years, and is now in full momentum.

It is also important to be a part of trends. Fortunes are made by riding trends. Currently, travel is a trend to the tune of 6 trillion dollars a year! By 2010, that number is estimated to be 14 trillion dollars!

Think of all the baby boomers that will be retiring in the coming years. And what do people like to

do when they retire? What would you like to do when you retire? If you're like me, travel is probably very near the top of that list.

That is why the travel industry provides the perfect business for opportunity seekers. It is simply taking advantage of a trend that is just starting to gain momentum. When looked at as a home based business, it rides the second trend: the growth of the Internet as a business medium.

Let's look at how and why this has evolved into a viable Internet Based Travel Business.

People "booking travel" for others has evolved possibly in three stages. We also should consider the two major market segments: Business travel and personal or leisure travel, and in the later category, we'd include as a very close association, travel and leisure and recreational activities and lodging. We are going to focus on personal leisure travel and recreational travel market.

STAGE 1: Probably dates back about 75-80 years when the primary mode was train and ocean liner. There were no condos, few motels, and little air travel. But there were many lodges and luxury hotels. We've all heard of the Biltmore and others. And there was some degree of business travel, but not to the extent we had a few years ago before travel (particularly sales meetings) became so expensive. Other than those vacations to places like Atlantic City, travel was really more in the hands of the more wealthy part of the population, and most of THOSE people just did not want to be bothered making their own arrangements, or even checking places out. A small cadre of "travel agents" was born, although they probably had many more duties along the line of concierge, personal assistant, etc. In large companies, specialists were brought on board to do those arrangements... and seek out bargains and discounts for their companies.

STAGE 2: Now we have more cars, the DC-3 and early airlines are starting to emerge. We have reliable telephones; we have some early forms of fax but the telegram was the primary means of communication on short notice as mail took longer, and people are becoming aware that they can earn money booking travel for others. Providing essentially two services: Knowledge of destinations and Administrative tasks such as actually buying the travel arrangements on behalf of a third party. That third party could be a business or an individual.

Natural business evolution follows and at first small partnerships were formed because now two people might have the knowledge and experience of two different travel destinations, but as a single entity (the travel agency) be able to offer clients more options. Then this single agency could bring more volume to a travel provider such as an airline, hotel, etc than a single person, and hence negotiate better discounts, or as more often was the case, better commissions as not all discounts got passed on. Everyone benefited.

Airline traffic was particularly challenging to book, and in the late parts of Stage 2, computers began to come more and more into play, although they were both expensive and highly specialized. The affordable home computer had not yet really evolved and there were limited travel networks. Travel agencies could afford these computer systems and gain access to the various vendors, which at that time were mainly airlines, and book travel conveniently and easily. This was about to change!

STAGE 3: Change took place almost over night. The airlines deregulated as one part, and competition evolved to a point where commissions were almost non existent to the agencies. The Internet and access to travel databases within the airlines and hospitality industry literally exploded into being, and now EVERYONE had at least almost nearly equal administrative access to the services and could bypass the agencies which started going out of business at an alarming rate. The one thing certain agencies DID retain was a cadre of people who HAD traveled and did have personal experience with various providers... resorts, cruise lines, etc. But as profits to the providers themselves started to decline, so did the availability of FAM trips, and there were fewer agencies.

But along with this evolved another trend! The population is growing and there's more travelers available, particularly in the leisure market than ever. And many of these travelers just don't have the time to really do the research, or even to truly shop for the best and lowest costs.

But individuals devoted to and loving to travel such as stay at home moms in travel find that they can provide the same services that the old large agencies did!

All they needed was a vendor willing to work with them, and at this time, new vendors started to emerge.

The emergence is primarily in the area of recreation and resorts as unlike the airlines which have cut back and in many cases have a SHORTAGE of seats and product, resorts (and cruise lines) have continued to build and expand where today, they have an excess or surplus of inventory except for very limited times of the year.

The question becomes: How do we fill these empty rooms? These empty staterooms? These empty golf courses? These unused campsites?

The answer is: Through You!

But you don't know where they are, or how to negotiate the pricing.. but a newly evolved list of consolidators do! Currently there are three major consolidator groups doing business in the USA, and one stands out above the other two as it has more contacts, more experience, more inventory, and essentially a better pay plan offering the customer more options. What YOU have is a list of contacts or the knowledge and time to introduce the traveling public to these options. Because you are working with the suppliers of SURPLUS inventory who is willing to fill these vacancies at deeply discounted rates, you can pass these rates on, if only you knew how to get your hands on them.

Actually, about anyone can get their hands on any one location at any time at a discount, and many people have been doing that using services such as Orbitz, Travelocity, and others But these are very sharply targeted and focused, and deal much more with just hotels, car rentals, and to some extent, airline travel. One can pick up a major magazine or metro newspaper and find condos for rent from owners, at discounts. But again, this is very limited.

How Do You Get Started?

First, you learn about the 3 major consolidator firms offering travel, and if you just let the word out that you are looking for a homebasd travel agency or company, you'll find that these people find you very quickly. Or you can do an Internet search using terms like that and find them. Most of the firms have a fairly similar makeup in that they are offering an entire travel package or membership for a fee. This entitles the purchaser to the inside track on deeply discounted travel services.

If they are essentially all the same, what do you look for? We focus in a legitimate business first on product, so we look for product value. We look for a company with flexibility and a product mix. Not all people want to travel internationally, so is there just a domestic package? What is offered that you or your customer can do when they get to a destination? Are there name resort and theme parks? Golfing? How about great meal discounts, as we all "eat out" when we travel? We know cruising is "big" but we know the cruise lines vary from very family oriented to "swinging singles". Is there a good mix? How about time limitations on the travel package?

As a business, what kind of support tools are available? Training is a must, and is it real, and in real time, with real live people you can talk to and ask questions of? A solid, reliable web site is a must. Does the firm you are looking to join provide one? None will do a good site free, but is this a fair and reasonable cost?

Will you have access to a personal mentor? Can you become a certified, card carrying travel agent as well if you want?

These are but a few of the questions.

The "How Do You Get Started" in the home based travel industry is best summarized by 3 words: "Do Your Homework"

Well, now that you know some of the history, let's look at a couple more things, starting with some of the advantages of this, particularly in comparison to other options you may have selling nutritional products, informational products, skin care, diet products, or many others.

Aside from the money making potential in our industry, there are many other advantages.

It is easy to start. This facet never ceases to blow me away With the invention of the internet, businesses that have traditionally always been brick and mortar establishments are now available to all of us. The internet makes it easy for everyday people like you and me to start a small business online. We can reach people all over the world, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from the comfort of our own home. People can be checking out your business while you are sleeping, on vacation, or whatever. Phone services like Skype let us actually talk to people all over the world (one of us might be sacrificing some sleep due to time zone differences, but technically, it's possible!)

Your business is relatively inexpensive to start, particularly compare to a more standard travel agency business. Because you no longer need a regular office, insurance, and employees, businesses. In fact, if you set up a legitimate IRS qualifying home office, many of the costs you have at your current home now become tax deductible (see your accountant, and if you don't have one.. get one. Maybe you can even barter some travel services for HIS services).

Your potential clients include almost everyone. Who doesn't like to travel or need a vacation? And if the economy slows, your business grows! Previous travelers who thought nothing of paying full price now start to look for discounts.

You can save a lot of money on your own travel.

What's the point of owning a business if you don't get some fringe benefits? With a home based travel business, you become eligible for some incredible discounts. And because you are your own boss, you will have more free time to go on vacation and take advantage of these discounts.

Is there a downside to a home based travel business? Sure, there is in any business.

Travel is a very competitive industry.

In order to have an edge, you have to differentiate yourself from the rest by branding yourself with a superior product. Those who read this article and find a specific interest and contact us as the author will be given some very specific knowledge on how to do this and succeed.

Other than that, I have not come across any other disadvantages to a home based travel business.

We hope you have found this article to be greatly helpful and look forward to seeing a few of you join us in this exciting industry soon.

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Here Is Why You Should Consider A Business Brokerage As A Home Based Business

Would You Like To Be The Owner Of An Extremely Profitable Business Brokerage Practice And Make $100K+ A Year Helping Small Businesses -- Even If You Only Have A Few Hours To Spare Each Week And No Money To Start?

If you're looking for the fastest way to start your own business, from your home, starting with very little cash - and you want to make a lot of money - business brokerage may be for you.

The purpose of this article is to give you as much information as possible to help you get started, which you can do from a home office, from your den, from your kitchen table, from your bedroom if you need to! Even if you live in a one-bedroom apartment, there's no reason why you can't get started right away, even if you have no money.

A business brokerage can help you build a successful business, pay off your debts, and build a dream life of success for yourself and your family. Several others have done it, and so can you, if you decide to start your own practice.

You can start your business with very little, or no money and still keep your regular job until you know your business is a success. Many people have started this way and found the lifestyle, freedom and happiness they'd been seeking for years.

And best of all, there is no limit to the amount of money you can make. Once your business is up and running, you can get as big as you want to get. You can stay a small one-man operation, or you can get employees, offices, and grow as much as you want.

Without a doubt, a Small Business Brokerage is one of the last businesses left in the world that the anyone can realistically afford to start, from home, in their spare time, and yet have the opportunity to grow as big and as fast as they want.

And it's a fantastic business, because your customers are, just like you, entrepreneurs, business owners, visionaries, risk takers, AND, they love what you do for them.

To small business owners, a skilled business broker who can help to sell a business is the most important person in the world. No need to spend all kinds of time finding a qualified buyer for their prized and successful business. No need to decide on the best price to sell the business for. No need to waste time on speaking with potential buyers when they're busy making money.

Fact is, small business owners do not have time to sell their own business and are willing to pay a hefty fee (normally $12,000 or more) to a competent broker.

This relatively new profession is making big news as a high income business. You can either conduct your business from the comfort of your home or from a traditional office. In addition, you can start with virtually no cash and start making big money right away.

Here's why making money is not difficult in this business:

1. A Large Market. It is estimated that 18% of businesses are sold each year in the U.S., and there are approximately $360 billion worth of businesses sold each year.

2. High Selling Price. Industry survey has shown that the average small business selling price is about $250,000.

3. High Success Fees. The average commission to a broker who sells a business is $18,300 or more.

4. High Yearly Income. According to the latest information in The Business Reference Guide, the average home-based business broker earns between $300,000 and $400,000 in annual commissions.

5. No overhead. You can start right where you are, in the comfort of your home, and pocket all your fees as profits.

6. No License Required. There are no specific business broker's license requirements and just 16 states require you to have a real estate agent license (AK, AZ, CA, FL, GA, ID, MI, MN, NE, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WI, WY, and IL requires a registration process only). Getting a real estate license is relatively easy and has never stopped anyone from succeeding in this fantastic business.

A business Brokerage is one of the last professions that is virtually unaffected by recession and inflation. More people tend to move to new areas...more people want to earn more money...many are locked into salaried jobs.

Their Choices?

Stay and deplete savings, or use those savings to buy an existing business with net earnings that meet their needs.

There's an abundance of sellers, too. Making this business even more attractive is the fact that the baby-boomer generation is aging fast and many of them are business owners, adding millions to the pool!

If, you are well organized, and like dealing with people and helping them resolve problems, then this high-income professional home-based business is for you!

Here are some of the most common ways you can earn money as a business broker:

a) Broker the sales of small businesses. Charge commissions between 5% and 12% of the sales price and set a minimum fee of $6,500 to $12,000, depending of the sale price.

b) Co-Broker sales with other business brokers. Expand your sales potential through co-brokering arrangements. Each year, 2.5 million businesses change hands, giving us a $360 billion market to earn big fees!

c) Establish solid relationships with Repeat and/or Corporate buyers. With businesses changing hands every five years on average, you can have a great relationship with many past buyers and sellers assisting them in future transactions.

d) Earn fees by helping to Finance the purchases you broker.

e) Earn fees by providing Valuation services to owners before they sell. Some valuation experts charge $5,000 or more for this service and there is a big need for it.

f) Earn fees by writing business plans for owners who want to raise financing. Anyone looking to raise money from banks or investors have to have a business plan. 99% of business owners either don't have the time, or do not know how to write business plans. That's where you come in.

g) Skyrocket your fees with Commission Investment. One of the sweetest rewards of business brokerage is that you can own a piece of a never ending variety of businesses that appeal to you, without ever investing a dime of your own money. This is one of the easiest ways to build a fast fortune starting with absolutely nothing.

Getting Started: What to Do First - It's Not What You Might Think...

Normally you'd be given the following advice if you wanted to start your own business.

i) Consult with a lawyer to make sure you set up the right legal structure.

ii) Check with the county clerk's office to make sure "they permit a business like yours from a home office."

iii) Buy business insurance and "talk to an accountant" to make sure you're not missing anything.

iv) Get a toll-free number (to give the impression that your business is big).

v) Invest in great business cards and letterheads.

That kind of advice will drive you right into failure because every one of these suggestions involves:

a) spending money and

b) complicating you life

None of these engage you into activities that will help build your practice. To get your business off the ground quickly:

>> Don't do anything you don't have to do until you have sold your first business. Setting up a corporation, buying insurance, and getting your local status secured is a waste of time when starting up a home based business brokerage practice.

>> After you have made the first sale, make another one. And then another one. And then, print business cards. Don't worry about stationery. Just keep making sales.

>> Once you are confident of your ability to match qualified buyers to willing sellers, it is time to organize a marketing plan so you can rollout your practice for good. This may involves hiring other brokers, moving into an office, advertising, etc.

>> Notify regulators and government agencies after your first sale when you do have money coming in and must pay your taxes. Doing so beforehand is useless.

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