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    • Making money from your tips
    Sunday, December 31, 2006
    I found out about this great site that pays you for your tips. They pay you $3.00 for each tip that they use. http://www.daytipper.com
    I submitted a couple of tips. They say that it could take up to 3 days for them to contact you if they are going to use them. They pay you by paypal when they publish your tips. Cool.
    Very easy. I have a ton of tips I can submit.
    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 7:38 PM   7 comments
    Marriage in the New Year????
    Saturday, December 30, 2006


    Do you know anyone getting married in the new year or are you getting married in the upcoming year??

    Make Your Own Wonderful Wedding Favors And Gifts For Pleasure, Profit, Joy and Happy Memories!

    There Are Over 30 Wonderful Patterns Provided In this ebook:

    16 Elegant Sachet Patterns ~ Filled with lovely scented potpourri, these sachets make wonderfully fragranced gifts or favors that are sure to please for many years.
    Shoe Party Favor ~ This elegant shoe party favor is wonderful for holding tulle filled with birdseed or a few pieces of hard candy.
    Jewelry Set ~ This matching earrings, necklace and bracelet set makes a wonderful gift for bridesmaids and mothers of the bride and groom.
    Bridal Garter ~ Not just elegant, but also sexy, this garter is sure to bring a blush when the groom removes it.
    2 Nut Cups Patterns ~ Fill the cups with candies or nuts for attractive decor for the wedding table.
    2 Napkin Rings Patterns ~ Keepsake napkin rings that are quick and easy to crochet, that make delightful keepsake gifts for your wedding guests.
    3 Victorian Gloves Patterns ~ These make a wonderful gift for the bridesmaids. Crochet enough for the maids and bride to be for a matching wedding party that will be oh so elegant and impressive.
    5 Vintage Purse Patterns ~ Dainty purses for the bride, bridesmaids and even a wonderful coin purse pattern that's the perfect size for the flower girl.
    Dainty Flowers ~ These lovely flower patterns can be used many ways. Decorate the gifts, pews, tables and even ring bearers pillow then let the guests take one home for a keepsake that will keep for many years.
    There is something provided for everyone in this manual. Sachets for bridesmaids and guest, Victorian purses, flowers, garter and gloves for brides as well as décor for the wedding table like nut cups and lacy looking napkin rings.

    If you run a wedding related business, then these projects are wonderful items to add to your line of wedding gifts as well. If you do not operate a wedding related business, you can still make a nice profit by making these fabulous gifts for new brides to be.

    There are many ways you can use these patterns for pleasure, joy, profit, smiles and lasting sweet memories. Be remembered 20 years from now as the guest that gave the bride a Victorian handbag, that is then used in her own daughter's wedding.

    You can get this ebook for a limited time for only 99 cents!!!! This comes to you in a link in your email for you to download. You have no shipping charges. Just 99 cents!
    This could even be a great money maker for you.
    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 4:26 AM   0 comments
    Some great ways to make money !
    1. Produce Christmas cards which are printed on the front with, for example, "Happy Christmas from the Smith Family". Or, instead of the name 'Smith', pick one of the dozens of other popular surnames. Sell packs of these cards by direct mail to people listed in telephone directories.
    2. Make money from renting out expensive children's toys. The toys you rent out will include remote controlled models and computerised games. Use a little van to deliver the toys to customers. Paint in toy town colour scheme. Call the van a toy mobile or similar suitable name.

    3. Introduce to your region a service which mounts maps for businesses. Keep a stock of local, national and international maps. Mount these maps in a professional manner to suit the wall space available at offices. Send out leaflets about your services to office managers.

    4. Bring out a regular publication for ambitious amateur musicians. This publication might include ads from : 1) Employers seeking musicians. 2) Retailers selling equipment accessories and supplies. 3) People selling used equipment. 4) Musicians seeking to make contact with other musicians. Also publish interesting editorials and letters.

    5. Design and manufacture kits for making models with cocktail sticks, for example: model churches, castles, windmills, houses, etc. Buy the cocktail sticks in their unpacked state from the manufacturer. Sell your kits by mail order from ads in craft magazines or distribute to model shops.

    6. Establish a directory of products no longer made. This directory might include sections on toys, novelties and household goods. Design the directory for business people and inventors who want to know both what has been made before and what ideas might be revived and/or modified.

    7. Make cotton gloves especially designed for coin collectors. The gloves prevent the grease and moisture from fingers getting onto coins. Package the gloves and sell them from ads in coin collecting magazines or distribute to shops which sell collectible coins.

    8. Bring out a correspondence course about how to write cookery books. The course might include information about: How to devise recipes, how to present them in written form and what makes a successful cookery book. Produce a prospectus and advertise in women's magazines.

    9. Begin a business which rents out large and expensive astronomical telescopes to householders who want to develop their interest in astronomy. Publicise your service at the local astronomy society and use local advertising to attract clients.

    10. Set up a company which produces a compendium of strip games, for example: Strip poker, strip snakes and ladders, strip lotto, strip snap, and strip ludo. Sell by mail order from adverts in X-rated magazines.
    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 4:15 AM   0 comments
    10 Killer Ways To Multiply Your Sales
    1. When you make your first sale, follow-up with the
    customer. You could follow-up with a "thank you"
    email and include an advertisement for other products
    you sell. You could follow-up every few months.


    2. You could upsell to your customers. When they're
    at your order page, tell them about a few extra related
    products you have for sale. They could just add it to
    their original order.

    3. Tell your customers if they refer four customers to
    your web site, they will receive a full rebate of their
    purchase price. This will turn one sale into three sales.

    4. When you sell a product, give your customers the
    option of joining an affiliate program so they can make
    commissions selling your product. This will multiply
    the sale you just made.


    5. Sell the reprint/reproduction rights to your products.
    You could include an ad on or with the product for
    other products you sell. You could make sales for the
    reproduction rights and sales on the back end product.


    6. You could cross promote your product with other
    businesses' products in a package deal. You can
    include an ad or flyer for other products you sell and
    have other businesses selling for you.

    7. When you ship out or deliver your product, include
    a coupon for other related products you sell in the
    package. This will attract them to buy more products
    from you.

    8. Send your customers a catalog of add-on products
    for the original product they purchased. This could be
    upgrades, special services, attachments, etc. If they
    enjoy your product they will buy the extra add-ons.


    9. Sell gift certificates for your products. You'll make
    sales from the purchase of the gift certificate, when
    the recipient cashes it in. They could also buy other
    items from your web site.

    10. Send your customers free products with their
    product package. The freebies should have your ad
    printed on them. It could be bumper stickers, ball
    caps, t-shirts etc. This will allow other people to see
    your ad and order.
    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 4:02 AM   0 comments
    Wrapping up Business at Year End
    If you're a small independent business owner it could serve you well to take a birds eye view of your entire money making process for your business.

    1. Looking at this year's activity and make sure you've identified your most profitable customer - profile the characteristics that help you identify similar customers in the marketplace so that you develop your message specifically to target the customers with the characteristics you've identified as those of your most profitable customer.

    In my promotional products business I want relational customers vs. transactional customers. All of my marketing and sales efforts are designed to attract the client that is looking for a trustworthy, reliable promotional products distributor with great ideas. The customer that wants a cheap transaction with no loyalty on either side of the table is probably not my customer and I'm not offended when they don't want to buy from me. As I've been doing business over the last 15 years I've identified the transactional customer as a time waster for me. I end up doing a lot of research and servicing of an account with very little profit.

    2. Establish or fine tune the marketing message to the prospect you've identified with your profile as most likely to be your most profitable customer. Look at everything you are doing, saying and printing about and for your business - Is your message clearly spoken to the target customer?

    3. Identify the most effective activity to reach your prospects and schedule that activity so that it happens consistently. If you bring customers in by running ads in your local newspaper then schedule them for the entire year. You get a better rate if you contract for a years worth of advertising.

    If the activity that brings you business is your weekly email newsletter then sit down and plan your editorial calendar for the year and begin to write the articles now. You can always edit or add to them before you send them out for those written far in advance. By using autoresponders you can schedule the email newsletter well in advance.

    If the activity that builds your customer base is face to face selling then you need to be sure that you are calling on customers to schedule appointments. You should identify how many prospects you need to call to get appointments, and how many appointments you need to create sales for your product.

    4. Understand your sales cycle. Whether or not you are running ads, sending email or scheduling appointments you need to understand what happens and how long it takes to finally close the sale. The rule of thumb is "the more costly the investment the longer the sales cycle." No matter what you sales cycle is you need to plan your most productive activity to steadily continue to draw in new prospects while you're finalizing sales for other customers.

    I have a few small business owners who ask if they should take the time to do this kind of review of their business plan every year. YES, in fact, do a mini version of this every week to be sure that you're on track and making money consistently. Your income will be consistent if you've

    * Identified your customer
    * Established your most effective message
    * Identified the most productive activity
    * Understand your sales cycle

    Take the time to do this review before the end of this year and give yourself the gift of more business next year.
    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 3:59 AM   0 comments
    PARTY PLAN SALES
    Believe it! You can easily make $50,000 in the next six months or less! After that, you can practically be guaranteed at least that much, but probably much more, every year for the rest of your life, without really working.

    The way to accumulate this kind of wealth is with your own business of selling merchandise via The Party Plan. few other businesses can so easily give you this kind of wealth as quickly, and keep your income growing.

    A recent questionnaire, circulated among hundreds of successful direct sales merchandisers across the country asked this question: 'If you were to start over today, knowing what you know now, and could choose the one method of merchandising that would make you really rich in the shortest period of time, which would you select?' Of those questionnaires returned, 94% stated they would go with The Party Plan Method.

    The sharp party plan operators (and the richest) simply hold motivational sales meetings for their sub-distributors about once a month. During these meetings, they are teaching their sub-distributors how to recruit new hosts and hostesses, or husband and wife host and hostess teams.

    A host or hostess can be any person who is agreeable to holding a sales party at his or her house. Almost always, this person is rewarded for having the party with a percentage of the total business or a agreed upon special merchandise gift.

    These people invite friends, neighbors and relatives to the party. Your sub-distributor doesn’t have to do much more than make contact with the people willing to hold parties, supply the merchandise, and sometimes offer to help or be there to make sure everything goes smoothly.

    Here’s the kind of money you can realize with this business: Say you have ten sub-distributors, and each one arranges only five parties a month, and each party does $200 in gross business. That’s a total of $10,000 per month in total volume. And from that total volume, you make only 30%. Figure it out for yourself. This would give you a personal income of $3,000 for thirty days in which you did no more than hold one or two motivational sales meetings!

    Besides each party is at least guaranteed to give your sub-distributor at least two more hostesses for future parties, and those future parties will provide still more hostesses. this chain is endless, and will build as fast as you can keep up with it.

    Choose an evening for your party--any evening excepting Friday through the weekend. Generally 7:30 is the most convenient time for the greatest number of people. If it’s inconvenient for whatever reason to hold a party in your home, arrange with a friend to hold the first couple of parties.

    Make up a list of 30 to 40 people you can invite to the party. They can be friends, neighbors, relatives or people you know from work, even acquaintances with whom you do business such as the check-out clerk where you buy your groceries or people you meet at the bus stop on your way to work.

    After formally inviting these people, you then call to remind them of the party at least a couple of days before the date of the party. This is important, because of the original 40 people you invite, at least 15 will not show because it slipped their minds, last minute circumstances that force change in plans, and those that really weren’t interested in the first place.

    On the day of the party, get your merchandise display set up early. The party should be held in the largest room in the home---usually the living room--with the merchandise display the center of attraction.

    The merchandise should be set out on a sturdy table covered with a good white or light colored cloth, and the merchandise should be arranged by group or type---the jewelry items together; perfumes bat oils and colognes together, crystal together, and so on.


    Try to put a bit of imagination and showmanship into your merchandise display. This will have the effect of making your merchandise look much more valuable than it actually is. Those that do put a flair into their merchandise displays find that it increases their sales by as much as 25 percent over an ordinary showing.

    For instances, a high intensity light focused on the display will cause the jewelry to sparkle, the stainless steel to gleam, and the brassware to glimmer like valuable heirlooms.

    Another idea would be to tack a piece of velvet onto a 4 by 6 foot piece of plywood and use it to display rings, earrings, necklaces and watches.

    In jewelry sales, another idea is to hang a mirror on a wall near the merchandise display. If you or your hostess has room, you might want to set up a card table, covered with an expensive looking piece of material, place a dressing table type mirror on this table, with a chair available for your guests to sit at the table while they try on the various items. The guests then make their selections after determining how each item looks on them.


    regardless of what you do to make it easier for your guests to select and buy, a hand mirror is an absolute must whenever you’re showing jewelry. It would be wise to have several hand mirrors available---two for your merchandise display table, and an extra one on the ’admiration' table.

    Besides your merchandise display, be sure also you’re organized with your refreshments. These usually consist of coffee, tea, soft drinks, cookies, or other 'nibble’ items. The host or hostess usually makes arrangements in advance for one of the guests to assist with the serving of refreshments.

    Be sure you have nametags for your guests, and a couple of felt tip marking pens. And don’t forget the order forms. these should be standard two-piece self-carbon forms---one copy for your customers and the other for your files. The best idea is to buy the order forms. All these items are commonly available in stationery stores. Rubber stamp your name and address on each copy of each order form, at least a couple days in advance of the party.

    Still another item to remember is your merchandise catalogs. Be sure you have a good supply on hand, rubber stamped with your name and address. Later on, when you’re established and the money is rolling in, you can have your name and address imprinted on your catalogs.

    If you don’t have a merchandise catalog, consider making one of your own. A valuable and easy-to-follow- manual 'HOW TO PREPARE YOUR OWN CATALOG' (book #1203) is currently available. Another manual that will be of special interest to you is the 'CLOSEOUT MERCHANDISE MONEY MAKING MANUAL' (book # 1668). Both these manuals are available from the dealer who supplied this report.

    While we’re on the idea of catalogs, we’d like to point out that a lot of Party Plan Merchandisers are also dealers for the extra-income book catalog, 'Unique Books'. They feel that almost everyone is interested in extra income ideas, and the Unique Books catalog has a wide selection of reports and manuals describing supplemental income opportunities. Leaving one of the book catalogs with guests at the party results in an on going flow of book orders for months afterward.


    Back to the Party Plan. about half hour before your guests are due to begin arriving, turn on all the lights in the room where the party is to be held. This will give the room a bright, warm feeling conductive to a party kind of atmosphere. And by all means, be sure to turn off all the radios, stereo and TV sets. Eliminate any and all noises from other rooms in your home that might distract the attention of your guests.


    Every party should be planned, and follow a prescribed format agenda. This is because without a plan, it’ll just be a gathering of people wasting time at your home instead of theirs. you must have a plan to know what to do next in order to achieve the desired results. Having a 'pattern' is also the easiest way to teach others to duplicate your success, and idea of following a successful formula is a proven method of making the most sales in the least time.

    Phase one is the greeting and get-acquainted time slot--about thirty minutes. The hostess greets the guests as they arrive, prints a name tag for each, introduce them around, gives them a catalog, points out the refreshments, and leads them into conversation with the other guests.

    The second phase is the 'game-playing' portion of your party. This phase is used to relax everybody and get them involved in the party. It should last about 15 to 20 minutes.


    Next comes the merchandise presentation by the hostess, who shows and describes each item on display. If you have a jewelry available, ask different guests to try on particular items and show the others what these articles look like in use. the length of time spent on this phase of the party will depend in large on how much merchandise you have on display, but generally, you shouldn’t spend more than about 20 minutes showing and describing your merchandise. Then give your guests about 10 to 15 minutes to personally inspect and try on the items that have aroused their interest.

    You should mingle and converse with the guests during this time period in order to answer specific questions or explain the possible uses of an item, where it might look good in the buyer’s home, and any interesting tidbits relating to where an item came from, how it was made, or the satisfaction of an earlier buyer.

    When you seem to have answered all the questions, and everyone appears to have made their selections, start writing orders. Don’t hesitate to ask for orders. Writing orders should take about 15 minutes, and then you should let the party begin winding down.

    During this time, mingle with your guests and anyone showing a spark of interest should be approached with an offer to serve as a future host or hostess. As each guest starts to leave, thank them for coming and walk with them to the door.

    The total length of your party shouldn’t be much more than two hours. Time and time again, it’s been proven that you can do everything necessary, and make the most sales in this period of time. You lose effectiveness and make fewer sales with appreciably more or less time.

    There are a couple of proven ways to recruit new hosts or hostesses from the people attending your party. First of all, watch the guests as they are looking over the merchandise, examine, admire and wish for something they don’t quite have enough extra money to buy. When you’ve determined that a particular guest wants a specific item but can’t quite fit it into the budget, simply take her aside to a secluded corner of the room, and explain privately that you’re willing to give her the item she has been looking at and wanting, if she will agree to invite her friends and relatives to a party in her home.

    This approach works almost every time, and your only expense is the wholesale price of the item you give her as a free give.

    The second sure-fire approach is to offer a cash incentive. You do this by offering to allow 5% to 10% of the total sales volume resulting from the party staged for you by this type of recruit. There’s a plus factor for you on this one, because you’ll be getting the enthusiastic participation of the host or hostess on the selling side. Once you’ve explained to them how your program works, they’ll generally do everything they can to make the party a huge success, and thereby increase their pay for the evening.

    When you give a gift to the hostess for having the party, the presentation should be a special ceremony staged with all the 'Show Biz' flair you can muster, at the end of your merchandise showing. However, when your gift is a cash award, carry your presentation over to the next party and make it a big production of it as well. Don’t forget to invite the 'guest of honor' to your next scheduled party for the big presentation.

    During these presentations many of the other guests will be favorably impressed, and as a consequence will ask for details.

    Actually, your recruiting efforts should begin when you start taking orders. Every person you talk with should be offered the opportunity to hold a party of his or her own. Then just before the party begins breaking up, ask you guest as a group if any of them would be interested in holding a similar party in his or her home. You ask those who voice an interest to stay for a few minutes in order to work out the details.

    You should have an Appointment Book for this scheduling. Simply ask what date would be favorable for them, mark that date in the book, along with the name and address and telephone number. Then assure each that you’ll call in the next day or two to work out the details.

    Many party plan merchandisers also use a letter. They write a letter extolling the fun and excitement of the parties, explaining briefly the opportunities to receive free gifts of their choice or big commission checks. Then they invite the letter recipients to call for complete details on how they can stage a party. These letters are usually printed in volume, and then slipped inside the covers of the catalog these merchandisers give to each person attending the parties. Sometimes these letters are handed to each guest as the party breaks up.

    Some party plan merchandisers also run small classified ads in the area newspapers. This advertising plays up to the opportunities available to make regular commission checks (extra income) simply by holding parties in their home. people interested are invited to phone for more details. response to this kind of ad is generally very good, with the conversion rate better than sixty percent!

    Most people tend to feel party plan merchandising is exclusive to women, but don’t you believe it! It’s true that women generally establish themselves more rapidly than men with this kind of sales operation, but over the long haul there are just as many men operating successful party plan sales operations as there are women.

    Men are usually not as adept in establishing social 'chit-chat' relationships as women. Therefore, the man who wants in on the vast potential of party plan merchandising should consider working with a women.


    A husband and wife partnership is an ideal working arrangement. An acquaintance, girlfriend or relative will often work out just as successfully. The basic requirement is simply that the 'couple' must function as a team, with the individual talents of one complementing those of the other.

    Probably one of the greatest secrets of success with this kind of sales operation is that in order to make the sales, and talk about $400 parties, you must have the widest selection of merchandise possible.

    Many beginners, not understanding that offering the potential buyers a wide and varied selection of items to choose from is what builds your profits in a hurry, base their entire merchandising plan around a selection that’s of special interest or particularly appealing to themselves It’s all right to include the items that you especially like, but don’t base your entire merchandise line on the things you like you’re selling to others not yourself!


    Most successful party plan merchandisers advise that you should display at least forty different items, and more if you have the supplier contacts or the buying expertise. The actual decisions on which products to carry and display at your parties should be based upon these four factors: 1) The kinds of gift items, personal decor articles and general merchandise the people in your area are buying; 2) The style or fads currently in vogue in your area; 3) Contacts with enough suppliers who can furnish you with the kind of merchandise your potential buyers want; 4) Your ability to shop among the various suppliers, and verify that you are getting the very best merchandise value obtainable.

    Still another point to consider before buying merchandise to display and sell; Do the prices you’re having to pay for your products wholesale allow you enough room for a reasonable profit when compared to your time and expense?

    Do some market research relative to your ambitions; get answers to the questions we’ve set forth for you, and when you’re satisfied that you understand the workings of Party Plan Merchandising, grab the opportunity and run with it!
    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 3:53 AM   0 comments
    HOW TO PROFIT IN FLEA MARKETING!
    On the outskirts of nearly every town across the U.S., especially in The spring, summer and fall, you will see a Flea Market set-up. Often there will be hundreds of trailers, booths and tables in a large field just off a major thoroughfare. How do these people operate? Where do they get their merchandise? Do they make any money?

    Whether they make any money or not depends on the way each individual merchant operates, what type of merchandise is offered and how much time is devoted to the business.

    Most of them set up their wares on weekends an spend the rest of the week searching for goods to sell. Good antique dealers who know their product generally make very good profits. Clothing dealers, in the right location, can often bring in up to $600 on a typical weekend.

    Jewelry, including rings, various kinds of necklaces, and silver and gold are big sellers.

    Large, heavy and bulky items are not generally favorable for flea markets.

    The secret to making a profit in Flea Marketing is not what or how you sell. It’s what you buy and how you buy it! You must find items which will sell for 8 to 10 times more than cost, unless you have really favorable products that will sell in large quantity. The products should be unusual; things which can’t be obtained locally, unless the price is substantially below market.

    You can get seconds and damaged goods direct from many factories across the country, often at very little cost just to get them out of their warehouse where they are taking up room and gathering dust. Call on the managers in person or send letters offering to purchase factory closets, etc. Hand out your business cards letting people know that you are in the business of purchasing various kinds of merchandise.

    Auctions, garage sales and yard sales are other good sources. Don’t overlook the classifieds in the paper.

    Offer to clean out attics and garages and haul 'junk' away. Many times the 'junk' turns into the most lucrative profit items. You will have to learn to 'bargain' with the people on all your purchases in order to get them to sell for a low figure.
    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 3:51 AM   0 comments
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    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 6:11 AM   0 comments
    Happy Holiday Season
    Wednesday, December 27, 2006
    I hope everyone had a great christmas and are prepared to have a happy new year.
    I am hoping my new year is full of new oppurtunities and new ideas and I want to be busy this year. I want my kids to be happy and healthy.
    This will be a prosperous year for all of us.
    We have to work hard though.
    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 2:44 AM   0 comments
    Make money selling home made doggie treats!
    Saturday, December 23, 2006
    I make gourmet dog treats and sell them at local craft fairs and flea markets. Here is where I got all of my recipes. You can get a copy also . It has 140 pages of recipes for dog food, dog treats and more!!
    Click on the Picture below to order the PDF 140 page ebook for only 99 cents! It comes to you in a link to download so you have no shipping chargE!!
    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 4:51 AM   0 comments
    5 Sure-Fire Ways to Make More Money on eBay
    One of the easiest ways to get more sales on eBay is to make every buyer think "Wow, I've never had such a good experience buying on eBay!"

    Once someone has bought from you and had a good experience, they're much more likely to buy from you again. They already know they can trust you, you ship quickly, your descriptions are clear and honest, and all the other things buyers wonder about when dealing with an unknown seller.

    Use the following 5 tips and watch your repeat business go through the roof...

    1. Quick Response

    When you have an item listed on eBay and a potential buyer contacts you with a question, respond quickly. It's important, and actually critical to your success to check your email several times a day. Answering a question quickly could be the difference between you getting the sale or the buyer going elsewhere.

    2. Accurate Listings

    When you list your items on eBay, write an accurate description. You don't have to write long paragraphs or rambling information, but provide exact measurements, colors, condition, etc. Be honest and precise when it comes to your description.

    3. Buyer Contact

    Once your items have sold, be responsive to the buyer. Contact them as quickly as possible after the auction has ended, thank them for their purchase and provide the required information for payment.

    4. Sending Items

    In your description, provide accurate details regarding shipment. Make sure the items are sent within the time you stated. In many cases, people purchase something for a specific purpose and if you don't ship it when stated, not only do you mess up their schedule but you have probably lost a customer and opened the door for negative feedback.

    5. Shipping & Handling

    You should always charge actual shipping costs, or at most a little extra to cover the cost of your shipping materials. There are a number of shipping calculators that can be added to your description so people can calculate their own shipping. Another option is to state that you will provide actual shipping at the end of the auction, based on the destination. Overcharging your customers for shipping and handling is frowned upon and will often result in unhappy customers.

    It's always a good idea to include a thank-you note with every item that you ship. It can be on a business card or something larger, whatever you prefer.

    Of course your thank-you note will also include the address to your eBay listings and a friendly reminder for your customer to check back regularly for more of your great deals and exceptional customer service...
    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 4:45 AM   0 comments
    Can you make money working at home?
    If you are a Work at Home Mom WAHM you have made a very important decision to stay at home with your family. I applaud you for that decision, but I know it can be a financial and emotional sacrifice to stay at home. I have been staying at home with my child for almost a year now, and I have found several ways to improve my family's finances and help me feel that I am contributing to my family's budget.

    A great way to make some extra money is to get involved in a legitimate home-based business.Some of these businesses do require an initial investment, but the potential income makes this small investment worth it. My favorite business opportunity right now is a legitimate

    Christian home based business called Disciple's Cross. With Disciple's Cross, you make beautiful crosses and send these crosses back to the company. The company will pay you for the crosses it accepts. It has been a lot of fun to participate in this business opportunity and wonderful ministry.

    Affilate marketing is one of the easiest ways to make money. Most affilate programs are free to join and give you the opportunity to offer great deals such as free satellite and unlimited video game rentals. Once you join affilate programs, you will need to create a webpage with your programs and participate in website promotion via search engine optimization and search engine submission.

    Other ways to get your website noticed are to use article promotion and link exchanges. With link exchanges, you would ad text or graphic links of other related sites onto your site, and they would ad your site information onto their site. This will get your site noticed by more people and will improve your search engine ratings.

    The key to being successful working at home is to have a positive outlook. Don't ever give up!
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    Paula Wilson is a WAHM and the owner of WAHMResourcePlace.com
    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 4:41 AM   0 comments
    pLUG-bOARD
    Wednesday, December 20, 2006
    I TOOK THE PLUG BOARD OFF OF THIS PAGE AND AM IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING IT IT'S OWN PAGE. I WILL POST THE NEW LINK ON HERE SOON. THE PLUG-BOARD WAS SLOWING THIS PAGE UP TOO MUCH.
    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 5:36 AM   11 comments
    Added to a new Topsite
    Click on the button below to vote for me!!
    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 5:33 AM   0 comments
    Make Gourmet Dog treats !!
    Tuesday, December 19, 2006
    I make gourmet dog treats and sell them at local craft fairs and flea markets. Here is where I got all of my recipes. You can get a copy also . It has 140 pages of recipes for dog food, dog treats and more!!
    Click on the Picture below to order the PDF 140 page ebook for only 99 cents! It comes to you in a link to download so you have no shipping chargE!!
    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 4:30 PM   0 comments
    Tons of FREE Samples
    We’ve got tons of free samples…with your name on them!

    Simply enter your ZIP code to see if you are eligible!

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    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 4:54 AM   0 comments
    Freebie Hunter????
    Monday, December 18, 2006
    If you are a freebie hunter and love to have a mailbox full of samples and more .
    Then you need to check out this forum for freebies and more.
    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 2:50 AM   0 comments
    Stay home. Get paid.
    Free information about working at home.
    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 2:43 AM   0 comments
    FREE ANGEL BEAR
    Friday, December 15, 2006
    Angel In Your Pocket

    I am a tiny angel
    I'm smaller than your thumb;
    I live in people's pockets
    That's where I have my fun.

    I don't suppose you've seen me,
    I'm too tiny to detect;
    Though I'm with you all the time,
    I doubt we've ever met.

    Before I was an Angel
    I was a fairy in a flower;
    God, Himself, hand-picked me,
    And gave me angel power.

    Now God has many Angels
    We become His special tools.
    And because God is so busy,
    With way too much to do;
    He said my assignment
    Is to keep close watch on you.

    When He tucked me in your pocket
    He blessed you with Angel care;
    Then told me to never leave you,
    And I vowed always to be there.

    Get a FREE Angel Bear!


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    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 1:22 AM   0 comments
    Looking for a party plan? Do you know what questions to ask?
    Wednesday, December 13, 2006
    So you know what products would be fun to sell, but how do you pick the right company? By asking questions, but what questions should you ask?

    Make sure to ask questions like these:

    How much is the commission (also called discount) some companies start you out at a base commission, and then later bump you up to a higher commission. Sometimes you get a raise based on sales, sometimes it's based on if you build a team. Also some companies give you one percent for commission, but give you a higher percent as a personal discount to build your kit.

    How do you get paid? Most companies have you keep your commission up front, some have you submit the full order amount and cut you a check later.
    What is the hostess program and who pays for it? Some times the rep pays for all of it (minus their discount) Some companies pay for the all of the hostess program and some companies pay most of the hostess program but have the rep pay a co-pay.

    How much are business supplies like catalogs, order forms, and invites? Ask to see a catalog and other business supplies.

    What are the start-up costs and what do you get in your kit?

    Are there any sales quotas? Quotas are not necessarily a bad thing, but they need to be reasonable.

    Is there an annual renewal fee?

    Are there any advertising restrictions?

    Can you have a website?

    Also, it’s important to ask who takes care of the sales tax. You or the company?

    If you are interested in building a team then you might want to ask what the management levels are, how much commission you earn on team sales, what is required to maintain each level?

    You might have more questions to ask, write a list of what is important to you, and start asking!
    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 8:58 AM   0 comments
    Wholesale Lingerie
    Lingerie Mart ™ - the largest worldwide distributor of wholesale lingerie, sexy intimate apparel, bras, thongs, panties, sleepwear, sexy costumes, plus sizes, swimwear and more!

    Our average sale is over $500.00 and up! Big sales mean high commissions! 7% commission on all orders we receive from our affiliates.

    Since 1997, we have served 1,000's of customers on-line. We are the original wholesale lingerie internet company with over 8 years experience on-line, and over 25 years in the lingerie industry. Based in Atlanta, Georgia Lingerie Mart has grown into the largest supplier of name brand lingerie and intimate apparel at low wholesale prices. We cater to all businesses, big and small, including internet sites, chains, discount outlets, exporters, flea marketers, boutiques, EBayers and more!

    Our massive selection, low prices and superb customer service have made Lingerie Mart famous around the world. With over 30,000 square-feet of inventory in our Atlanta warehouse, we ship products daily to every state in the USA. We also specialize in the export of lingerie to all parts of the world including all parts of Europe, all of Asia, New Zealand /Australia, Japan and the entire Pacific Rim, and all parts of the UK and Canada. We also ship daily to the Middle East Gulf States, Africa, Central and South America, and all of the Caribbean Islands.

    Whether your product needs include bras, thongs, lingerie, sexy intimate apparel, plus sizes or swimwear, our incredible selection and #A-1 professional customer service are your guarantee for continued profit and success!
    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 6:13 AM   0 comments
    Make money selling Dead Sea Skin Care Products
    You can make money at home by signing up HERE

    They are also having a sweepstakes ~

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    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 6:04 AM   0 comments
    $4.00 per T-shirt!!
    That is what you make for every t-shirt you sell.
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    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 5:41 AM   0 comments
    Cafe Press
    You can create your own t-shirts or coffee mugs or whatever else you can personalize.. Get one with your business, direct selling company or other .
    For example = if you sell baskets get a t-shirt that says "ask me about my baskets" or something like that.

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    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 2:57 AM   0 comments
    Great Christmas Gift Idea



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    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 1:00 AM   0 comments
    Free Online Auctions
    Tuesday, December 12, 2006
    I think using free online auctions is a great way to supplement your income and make enough to cover your ebay auction fees!! Since there are no fees to list then you always make a profit and you can charge less for shipping and sell more.

    Here is a huge list:
    http://www.auctionwitch.com

    http://www.gothauctions.com

    http://www.gothicauctions.com

    http://www.homeschoolauctions.com


    http://www.ecrater.com/ *

    http://www.freedayauctions.com/ *

    http://www.romahawk.com/ *

    http://www.bidbuyhq.com/ *

    http://www.biddersnsellers.com/ *

    http://www.bidlane.com/ *

    http://www.biddersblock.com/ * #

    http://www.vstore.ca/ *

    http://www.auctions.yahoo.com/

    http://www.fotoads.com/

    http://expo.live.com/

    http://base.google.com/

    http://www.craigslist.org/

    http://www.quicklysell.com/

    http://www.webidz.com/

    http://www.bidmode.com/

    https://www.bidzig.com/

    http://www.bidbarrel.com/

    http://www.bidcityauctions.com/

    http://www.bidwiz.net

    http://www.bid-mania.com/

    http://www.bidzville.com/

    http://www.thriftybidder.com/

    http://quikbid.com/

    http://www.whybidmore.com/

    http://www.thehighbidder.com/

    http://www.yourearthnow.com/

    http://www.zerofeesauction.com/

    http://www.redlightauction.com/

    http://www.nofeesbay.com/

    http://www.buyitmall.com/

    http://www.auctionwars.com/

    http://www.creativeauction.com/

    http://www.52marketplace.com/

    http://www.thefreeauction.com/

    http://goshopgirl.com/

    http://pricingbot.com

    http://www.emmx.com/

    http://www.awesomestauctionsite.andmuchmore.com/

    http://www.myauctionplanet.com/

    http://www.girl-punk.net/auction/

    http://www.won1now.com/

    http://www.vstoreauction.com

    http://www.melonbones.com/cgi-bin/auction.cgi

    http://www.buysellcommunity.com/

    http://www.betterauctionsonline.com/

    http://www.kickads.com/

    http://www.classifiedslive.com/

    http://ebidus.com/

    http://www.freetrades.com/ #

    http://www.pbauction.biz/ #

    http://www.eehaw-auctions.com/ #

    http://www.mompackauctions.com/

    http://www.auctiondollar.com/

    http://www.cargobay2.com/

    http://www.baymore.com/

    http://www.utrove.com/

    http://www.treasureshunt.com/

    http://www.usiff.com (ITEM MUST BE $9.99 or LESS for free listings)

    http://www.ozfreeonline.com/

    http://www.inetgiant.com/

    http://classifieds.myspace.com/index...on=classifieds

    http://www.classifiedsforfree.com/

    http://www.anuncioo.com/

    http://www.5starads.com/

    http://www.e-bid.tv/

    http://www.swiftbids.com

    http://www.usfreeads.com/

    http://www.jaabu.com/

    http://www.klonkers.com/

    http://www.freeadvertisingforum.com/

    http://c.pageland.com/default.cfm %

    http://www.theadnet.com/ %




    http://www.sewbid.com/

    http://www.epaganauctions.com/

    http://www.traderbait.com/

    http://www.DreamAuctions.com/

    http://www.homeschoolauctions.com/


    I am sure if you do a search you will find more! But this is a starting list!
    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 5:11 AM   2 comments
    Selling Your Homemade Soaps
    Most people in the United State are looking for a way to make a little extra money. One popular way to make extra money is to sell homemade products. If you are interested in selling your homemade soap then you will need to take a few simple steps.

    The first thing that you will need to do if you are interested in selling your homemade soap is to develop a line of unique homemade soaps that will appeal to consumers. Your unique angle may be a special recipe, an organic recipe, a unique color scheme, or a unique soap shape.

    The second thing that you will need to do if you are interested in selling your homemade soap is to develop your advertising campaign. This campaign should focus on the special features and benefits of using your handcrafted bath and body products. For example you may offer aromatherapy soap that is designed to relax or invigorate the consumer.

    The third thing that you will need to do is to get your handmade body products and soaps out in front of consumers. To do this you may want to design a website with online shopping capabilities, you may rent space at a craft fair, or you may try marketing your products to local specialty and gift stores.

    Finally, if you want to sell your homemade soaps you will need to be able to produce your soaps in quantity without sacrificing quality. Repeat business is as important to your company’s success as new customers are. To ensure that your customers become repeat customers you will want to make sure that your soap is made from quality ingredients and you will want to make sure that you don’t alter your recipe or alter the quality of the ingredients that you use, unless it is for the better.
    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 5:07 AM   0 comments
    Direct Seller Guide: Get Booked Solid
    Monday, December 11, 2006
    THIS IS WHAT EVERY DIRECT SELLER NEEDS - YOUR SALES WILL DOUBLE OR MORE!
    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 2:29 PM   0 comments
    AH
    Sunday, December 10, 2006
    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 8:42 AM   0 comments
    Home Business: Wreath Making
    So you enjoy making wreaths and have decided to go into business for yourself. Congratulations, that sounds like a positive idea and hopefully will be a profitable one. First, however, you will want to make your business plans so that your start up won’t also be your shut down. You will want first of all to make sure of your work space. Do you have an area that can be dedicated specifically to wreath making? Making wreaths in front of the TV is one thing when it’s a hobby/craft project but are you, and other family members, going to be willing for this space to be dedicated full time to wreath making? If not, do you have another place in your home that can be used as your place of business, perhaps a little used guest room or a part of the basement could be dedicated to this.

    Once you have your work area secured, what about a storage area for finished wreaths and for materials? There may be times when you will want to temporarily store some of your wreaths until an order is completed. For some wreaths, this will call for a cold or cool area where they can be properly maintained. Also, buying materials in bulk at bargain rates is a bonus, but you’ll need to be able to store the materials properly.

    Designing and printing up a brochure and some business cards is a good idea also. Not all potential customers will be able to talk with you immediately, but having a business card and brochure to leave will give them the opportunity to check over your product a little more closely on their own.

    You will also need a name for your business. You will need something to put on those brochures and business cards.

    A product display unit is nice also. Making a photo album of your wreaths will enable you to show potential customers something of your work without trying to carry a lot of it around with you.

    You might want to talk with the bank also and find out about setting up a business checking account. Many wholesalers insist that customers must use business checks in order to prove that they are a legitimate business.

    You will need a bookkeeping system also so that you can keep track of how much you are taking in and paying out. Also, when tax time comes, and it will, this will be a big asset to you and may just help you in making sure that you are remembering everything. Also, you may be able to deduct a certain percentage of your household expenses as business expenses if your business is being run from your home. This also includes gas and wear and tear on your vehicle.

    Lastly, you will need a sales book and pen. Go out and get orders, don’t take more than you can fill, and don’t forget to enjoy yourself. Congratulations on your new business.
    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 8:25 AM   11 comments
    Creating Wealth the Feng Shui Way
    Creating wealth and prosperity is something many of us spend a lifetime trying to achieve, but did you know you can actually incorporate some natural methods to encourage personal wealth?

    It's true!

    Feng shui is an ancient art. It strives for balance in all things connected to your life, about your life.

    The secrets of this ancient philosophy are many, but here are the top 4 business tips for creating wealth:

    1. Where's your front door?

    Now, while I'm not advocating moving if your front door isn't currently in the proper location, it is a well-known "good chi/bad chi" piece of advice that north or south facing front doors invite good chi. This, of course, leaves the rest of us with east/west facing front doors to cope with this slight setback. There is a phrase, "money in/money out" associated with east/west facing doors. Something to keep in mind during your next house buying expedition or hunt for a rental.

    2. Like water?

    Positioning a fountain at the front door can be helpful, if it's not directly across from the door. Make sure you have positioned it to "flow into" your house. If you've installed something for drama, and it points outward, try turning it for the best positive effects.

    3. Mirrors are great, but are yours hung correctly?

    Many people use mirrors to enhance room dimensions and bring a sparkle into their homes. However, and again according to sources, make sure you never put a mirror directly opposite your front door. It may look nice, but "bad chi" can be a result. My interpretation is that when you open the door, and it reflects the outside, you're sort of pushing your good luck back out the door. Sounds like a definite detriment to creating wealth, and also sounds entirely plausible.

    And... last but not least, the top creating wealth tip of the day is...

    4. Where is your computer sitting?

    Believe it or not, position your computer in the wrong spot in your home or office and you may be inviting "bad chi." This bad chi may be preventing you from creating and sustaining your wealth building business. The ideal spot for your computer? Check to see, or trying moving it to, a southeast corner of your home (or in the southeast corner of any room in your home). If yours isn't there, trying moving it and see what happens.

    Life is built on all the little pieces. Creating wealth, and having a life of prosperity can be yours... if you pay attention to even the smallest details.
    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 8:24 AM   0 comments
    Start a Soy Candle Business for Fun & Profit
    If you love candles, and spend money on them constantly, maybe you should consider getting a soy candle business of your own. These candles tend to sell themselves. More than 80% of homes in the United States burn candles on a regular basis, and you probably know people who fit this category. This is a lucrative business that is easy to start.

    Most of the soy candle business opportunity companies are Multi Level Marketing companies. This means that not only do you make money selling soy candles, but you also make money helping others learn to sell candles. This is truly a win-win situation for all involved. You can work this business as little or as much as you want.

    The first thing you want to do is research some of the companies that offer independent ownership within their company. A soy candle business opportunity can cost as little as $40 and can go well over $500, depending on the company your decide to go with, and on the packages they offer to start your business.

    Many of these companies offer up to 50% commission on each sale. However, some require you to purchase a minimum amount each month, while others let your order when you need them and have no buying requirements. Find the companies you are comfortable with and then look at other things in the company.

    You will probably want to work with a company that will help your soy candle business grow with residual income as well. If you think that you can’t talk someone into becoming a distributor, you will be surprised how often people will come to you and ask about how to get into the business. This will come to you easily, and will create an income that is handed to you just by helping the other person build a successful soy candle business.

    You will also want to consider whether you want to hold inventory or order as needed. Seek out soy candle business opportunity companies that offer the option you are comfortable with. If you have lots of space, you may consider having inventory on hand, but if you life in a studio apartment that may not be an option.

    Once you have decided on a company and found a sponsor, this person should help you get comfortable with the products and guide you through the first several sales of your candle business. Their helping you will benefit them as will your success. Therefore, it is best to find a sponsor that is close to your location.

    Now you need to think of ways to sell your soy candles. Get a few extra for the purpose of showing people the variety of products you sell at home parties. This will help you sell your candles and any other products you may sell.

    You may want to purchase a party game book, like the ones for baby showers. This will give you ways to show your soy candle products and make it fun for the attendees at the same time. Purchase a few extra candles, such as the scent of the month or special of the month and give these as prizes. This will excite your customers and produce sales.

    You can also use the candles as fund-raisers. Knowing that so many people purchase candles for themselves and for gifts, this will ensure sales. If it is also for a good cause, your soy candle business builds credibility within your community.

    The hardest part of this job is getting started. Ask family and friends to help you by having home parties. Many will help you to succeed if they know you are really serious about making this business opportunity work. They will be your first line of advertising.

    Subscribe to newsletters and periodicals in the industry. Participate in seminars, conventions, conference calls and any other type of training and updates the parent company offers. This will keep you abreast of new products and new trends in the soy candle industry.

    It is also important to remember to have fun. As long as you are having fun, your sales will soar, and you and your family will reap the rewards of your successful soy candle business.
    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 5:11 AM   0 comments
    Start a Cake Decorating Business for Fun & Profit
    Start a cake decorating business if you are looking for something different in the line of home based businesses. Do you have time and creativity? Cake decorating allows you flexible time and the freedom to be artistic in a consumer filled field.

    People have special occasions all the time that they celebrate with specialty cakes. Think of all the times you have purchased cakes for birthdays, weddings, anniversaries and other events and you will soon see how this could be a fun and lucrative career. Cake decorating businesses are also simple to start and requires little overhead. Most of the essentials for a home based business of this kind are very inexpensive and easy to come by. If you possess an oven and a microwave, you are already on your way to success.

    If you have ever made cakes before, you are already ahead of the game. Do you have children in daycare or school? Think of all the birthday parties you go to in a year and you will see how this occasion alone can be profitable. Most parents today have never even made a cake, preferring to purchase one that is already baked and decorated.

    You would be fulfilling a service that these parents are already taking advantage of in the retail market. A home based cake business can bring in business for graduations, weddings, baby showers, Easter, Christmas, and many more occasions and holidays throughout the year. Once it is known that you have quality service and beautiful cakes, your schedule will fill every month.

    There are a variety of sources you can draw from when choosing materials and supplies after you start a cake business. The Internet is an invaluable source of ideas, as well as magazine publications and specialty cookbooks. You will need some specific cake decorating tools of the trade such as baking pans, icing flutes, spatulas and of course cake mixes and basic instructions on the decorating process.

    All of these items can be found at your local department stores and on the Internet. Specialty items, such as wedding toppers and the like are easily found on the Internet as well. There are cake decorating lessons available at many trade schools and there are even some available on the web. In some cities, there are dedicated cake decorating schools. Professional cake decorating is taught in some groceries as well. Once learned, there is no end to the cake decorating opportunities available to you. This fun and fulfilling career can be started with minimal monetary investment and your dedication.

    You may find that word of mouth advertising will do you sufficiently in the beginning, with fantastic results. Word of mouth is still a very powerful tool in any kind of business. Often, one happy local customer can breed several referrals and steady income. Remember, people are already purchasing this service somewhere else, why not you?

    Don't forget that the Internet is also a great way to get your business known. If you are looking to increase your scale and expand your services once you are successful, the Internet provides a great advertising outlet for a cake decorating business. Having a web site to view your creations will go a long way in helping people recognize you and your work. This can also help your local customers learn about your skill and see your product before purchasing, without having to go to the store. If you take orders online, they may not even need to call you. At this point you are providing a service to them without them even having to leave the comfort of their home.

    Cake decorating is a trade that is going to be around forever. A little training and a little practice will provide you with a rich career, full of fun and satisfaction. Opening a home based cake business will provide you with regenerative income, freedom over your schedule, and the joy of customer satisfaction.
    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 5:10 AM   0 comments
    How to Become an Event Planner
    Some of you may be wondering why learning How to Become a Party and Event Planner would be of interest to anyone. But, if have always dreamed of owning your own business and having the freedom that comes along with it, then you will definitely be interested in the event planning industry. Worldwide, the annual sales generated in the party, business, and event planning industry exceed $500 billion dollars (Source: International Special Events Society). Anyone entering into this industry has a wide range of options available to them and a huge market to tap into.

    Estimated start up costs:
    The start-up costs of becoming a party and event planner are relatively low but they will depend upon what services you intend offering. For most, the essential equipment includes: cell phone, laptop, business cards, Yellow Pages ad, and a good organizer of some sort. If you intend on offering catering as one of your event planning jobs, then clearly you will need a fully stocked kitchen but it is possible to outsource this function if you are coordinating the entire event. Bare bones start-up costs including a rough estimate for liability insurance would be less than $2500 if you did your homework and found some deals along the way.

    Recommended experience, skills, and training:
    Although college degrees are available for an event planner, most of the entrepreneurs within the industry do not have one. The majority of business owners started out in catering or business meeting planning and expanded into event planning. However, many owners have attended classes and attained certification. In addition to education, learning how to become a party and event planner includes experience in the following areas: marketing, accounting, management, and sales.

    Marketing tips:
    To obtain credibility as a competent event planner, it is imperative that you present a professional image at all times. All of your invoices, e-mails, business cards, and correspondence should bear your company logo and have continuity in visual presentation. You will probably see good results from joining networking groups and the local chamber of commerce. Word-of-mouth will be critical in the early phases while working with the public but you will need a completely professional image and marketing strategy to land the corporate accounts.

    Creating a website and filling it with a lot of useful content will land you a high ranking in the search engines and provide you with a powerful marketing tool to help promote your business. Be sure to include a link to this website in all of your e-mails and correspondence as a cheap but effective way of driving traffic to your site. Finally, use direct mail campaigns to local businesses that include some kind of promotion or discount for using your services.

    Financing sources:
    Learning how to become a party and event planner takes years of experience and a knack for organization but it does not require a lot of start-up capital. This is very fortunate because most banks are not going to loan you the money anyway if you are a brand new business. But, if you already own a catering business and are merely seeking to diversify your services, then your local bank is definitely an option. For everyone else, consider your friends and family if you do not already own a computer or have the cash.

    Income Potential:
    The income potential of learning for an event planner is only limited by your ability to sell yourself and your services to the clients. With over $500 billion dollars out there up for grabs, there is no reason why you cannot see six figures within the first three years. Like any business, however, you will only be successful if you deliver unparalleled service time and time again. But, if you love planning an event and seeing people happy, then becoming a party and event planner is for you and a way towards financial independence.
    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 5:09 AM   0 comments
    How to Start A Greeting Cards Home Business
    Do you like to create pictures and designs, or writing? Do you love to look at the greeting cards in your local stores? Then a greeting cards home business could be for you. This is a business with incredible growth, and income potential. It also gives the greeting card home based business owner several options in the business itself.

    A greeting card home business opportunity can have you doing only one part, such as drawing or writing. This same business can be selling e-cards or cards sold in stores. It could also entail purchasing a territory from a larger card distributor.

    The first step in how to start a greeting card company is to decide what part of the greeting card business you want to focus on. As a freelance greeting card artist, you would focus only on designing cards for other companies. There are costs associated with this option and could include the purchase of a computer and graphic art software if you don’t already have these items.

    If you decide to be a freelance greeting card writer, your home based greeting card business would focus on only writing the phrases to be used on greeting cards. For this, you only need a computer and quick turn around time.

    Of course, you can always freelance as both a writer and artist. To get jobs you must contact companies to see if they are in need of freelancers. They pay from $50 an assignment to several hundred dollars per assignment. However, until you build up a portfolio of samples, and sometimes even after, jobs can be hard to find.

    Another option is to purchase a vending route from a larger greeting card company. This route becomes your way of starting a greeting card company. You are required to keep current clients stocked in cards, replace old cards with new ones and get new clients to build your income. You have start up costs that can run from several hundred to several thousand dollars in inventory. However, when you take the cards to the clients, you receive your payments right then.

    If you want to start your own line of cards, your greeting card business plan would focus on all aspects of greeting card businesses. You will design and write each greeting card inside and out. Your creative freedom would not be hindered by someone telling you what they want. You would make all the decisions and it would truly be your greeting cards business.

    Being a greeting cards home business owner would make the internet your best marketing tool. You wouldn’t be able to compete with larger greeting card companies, so you will want to create a special niche for your cards on the web and in small local stores.

    This option requires research before beginning the creation of cards for your greeting cards home business. You will need to price printing services and software. Once you have these ready, you can being creating. Go ahead a start creating cards, but at the same time, think of a name for your greeting cards home business and create a website.

    Websites are very easy to create, depending on the provider you decide on. Research domain name registries and web site providers. The more web pages and information you want to provide will influence the charge of the web site. A greeting cards home business web site should be able to be effective without many extras at first. The extras can come later.

    Once your website is ready, put pictures of your cards and ordering information into it. If you create the web site yourself or pay someone else to do it, make sure the site is search engine optimized. This will bring more people to your greeting card web site and start selling your cards.

    Since some people like to hold cards and feel their quality before purchasing, it may be best to have your greeting cards home business web site offer one free card, or one free sample package per household. This gets your cards on the market and helps drive customers to your web site. Also, consider creating a special “Thank You” card that you personalized by you for all inquiries and orders. This is another way to let people know the quality of your cards.

    Have the cards printed as the orders come in to the web site. Offer personalized cards to increase sales. Make sure you have plenty of designs for each category. You want your greeting cards home business website to look full, but not cluttered.

    You now know several of the options available to start your greeting cards home business. Now all you have to do is to decide which is the best option for you. This business can grow to be as large or as small as you want it.
    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 5:07 AM   0 comments
    Start A Sudsy Pampered Pets Business
    A lot of dedicated pets owners love to pamper their pets, just as most parents pamper their children. Pet supplies and treats sales generate billions of dollars per year; rather it's healthy dog food for your puppy or playful toys for your kitty.

    There are a lot of people making money from home selling dog treats, cat condominiums and other products that can be made in ones home.

    One product that is not sold on grocery and department store shelves, that pet owner's love, is all natural pet soap. This is a niche that is in high demand for dog owners, with very little competition.

    You could start a pet soap business quickly and easier, using materials purchased at just about any grocery store. You could then sell your soaps to area stores, pet gift basket businesses and local pet owners.

    There are many types of molds that can be used when making homemade soaps. You can sell bars that are a basic rectangular shape, or you could get a paw shaped mold and sell puppy paws soap. Another fun way to shape your pet soaps would be to use molds shaped like food. A T-Bone shaped soap would be a novelty gift that would bring joy to any recipient.

    A full line of pet soaps could be created, offering basic affordable bars for every day baths, to expensive soaps made with exotic oils for pet shows and special occasions.

    To create gift sets of your soaps, you could make bubble bath out of the soaps as well (just grate the soap with any cheese grater, add water and simmer on low heat until a thick liquid). Packaging a bar of soap with a bottle of bubble bath and a pet towel makes a wonderful gift for Holidays and pet birthdays. Or why not add something more. Why not include a dog biscuit to clean dog's teeth, and you will have a complete bath in a box set sure to delight pets and their owners alike.

    This is a business opportunity that you could start this week, with little start-up cost. You can turn regular olive oil into a bar of pure beauty that will make dogs drool as their owner washes the silkiness all over their fur.
    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 5:01 AM   0 comments
    Home-Based Business Ideas
    Another huge list of Home-Based Business Ideas

    900 Number Business
    Abstracting Service
    Accounting/Bookkeeping
    Accupuncturist
    Acoustical Services
    Adoption Consultant
    Adoption Referral Service
    Advertising Agency
    Advertising Broker
    Advertising Hotlines
    Advertising Promotion Designer & Coordinator
    Alternation Service
    Answering Service
    Antique & Rare Collectible Locating Service
    Antique Dealer/Broker
    Antique Restoration Service
    Apartment Finding
    Arbitration Service
    Architect
    Art Broker
    Art Restoration Service
    Artist
    Assembly Work
    Auction House/Auctioneer
    Auditor
    Auto Paint Touch-Up
    Auto Rental
    Automated Telemarketing Service
    Automobile Inspection Service
    Babysitting
    Balloon Delivery
    Barter System/Barter Broker
    Beauty Consultant
    Bed & Breakfast
    Bicycle Repair
    Bindery Service
    Biofeedback Therapist
    Birthday Planning Service
    Blade Sharpening Service
    Bounty Hunter
    Budget Management Consultant
    Business Broker
    Cake Decorator
    Call Center
    Calligrapher
    Candle Marker
    Car broker
    Car Loan Broker
    Car Wash Operator
    Career Counselor
    Carpet Cleaning
    Cartoonist
    Catalog Mail Order Business
    Caterer
    Charm Instructor
    Charter Service
    Child Care
    Child Care referral agency
    Child Development Specialist
    Chimney Sweep
    Clip Art Collector/Seller
    Clock/watch Repair
    Clothing Manufacturer/Seamstress
    Collating/Letter Shop work
    College Application Consultant
    College Preparation & Exam Pre-Testing Service
    College Preparation Service
    Color Consultant
    Color Separation Service
    Commercial Photographer
    Commodities Broker
    Community Welcome Wagon (Makes money through advertising)
    Competitive Shopper/Corporate Researcher
    Computer Programmer
    Computer Repair
    Computerized Beauty/Hairstyle Service
    Computerized Home Design Service
    Confetti Egg Manufacturer
    Construction Broker
    Contest & Promotions Operator
    Corporate Health Consulting
    Corporate Motivational Speaker
    Corporate Recruiter
    Corporate Special Events Coordinator/Planner
    Corporate Trainer
    Corporate Video Service
    Counselor
    Coupon Book Distributor
    Coupon Distributor
    Court Reporter Transcription
    Credit & Collection Agency
    Credit Card Merchant Account Broker
    Credit Reduction Consultant
    Credit Repairing Service
    Custom Candle Maker
    Custom Candy Maker
    Custom Embroidery
    Custom Gift Basket Business
    Customer Newsletter publishing
    Dance Instructor
    Data entry
    Data processing service
    Dating/Matching Service
    Day Spa
    Deck Designer
    Delivery Service - Dispatching
    Diaper Service
    Dietitian/Nutrition-based Meal Planner
    Digital Imaging Services
    Direct Mail Advertising Company
    Direct mail advertising company, coupon packages
    Disability Consultant
    Disc Jockey Service
    Dog Trainer
    Draftsman/Blueprinting Service
    Driving School
    Drug Testing Service
    Efficiency Analyst
    Elderly Care Giver
    Employment Agency
    Employment Recruiting Agent
    Engraving Service
    Family Tree Researcher
    Faux Paint Artist
    Fax Broadcasting/Advertising Service
    Fax-on-Demand Service
    Financial Aid Consultant
    Firewood dealer
    First Aid/CPR
    Fitness Equipment Rentals & Brokerage
    Fitness Trainer
    Flea Market Organizer/Consultant
    Flower Arranger
    Food Canning
    Framing Service
    Franchise Researching & Referral Service
    Fresh Flower Delivery
    Furniture Refinisher
    Government Contract Consulting
    Government Grant Writer & Researcher
    Graffiti Removal Service
    Graphic Artist
    Gutter Cleaning Service
    Handyman Referral Service
    Hauling Service
    Herb Farmer
    Hi-Pressure Washing Service
    Home Designer
    Home Entertainment System Design
    Home Health Care Service
    Home Improvement Referral Service
    Home Office Designer
    Home Rental Referral Service
    Home Schooler
    Home Schooling Consultant/Teacher
    Home Security Consultant & Installer
    Home-Based Administrative Assistant
    Home-Based Mailing List & Database Manager
    Home-Based Mailing Service
    Home-based Manufacturing/Craft Work
    Home-Based Paralegal
    Home-based Travel Agency
    Home-made Sweater Manufacturing
    Hot Air Balloon Advertising & Rides
    House Sitting Broker/Referral Service
    Human Resource Consultant
    I Q Testing
    Ice Sculptor
    Image Consultant
    Import/Export
    Incentive/Motivational Program Company
    Industrial Monogramming
    Information Clearinghouse
    Insurance Adjusting
    Insurance Broker
    Insurance Documenting Service
    Interior Design Effects Manufacturer
    Interior Designer
    Internet Mall
    Internet Marketing & Promotion Service
    Internet Search Engine Consultant
    Invisible Fencing Sales & Installation
    Jewelry Maker/Designer
    Jewelry Repair
    Job Clearinghouse
    Judgment Recovery
    Labor Relations Consultant/Counselor
    Landscape Designer
    Language Teacher
    Language Translator
    Laser Printer Cartridge Reconditioning
    Laundry/Ironing Service
    Lead Exchange/Business Networking Organization
    Lead Generation Service
    Leak Testing
    Learning Disability Specialist
    Leasing Company
    Legal Researcher
    Legal Transcription
    Licensing Broker
    Lie Detector Service
    Liquidator
    Loan Brokerage/Mortgage Broker
    Lobbyist
    Locator Service
    Locksmith Referral Service
    Magician
    Maid Service - Maid Service Referral Service
    Maid/Cleaning/Maintenance Service
    Mail Fulfillment
    Mail Order Business - Just find the product and market it
    Mail Order Candy Maker
    Mail Receipt/Mail Forwarding Service
    Mailing List Broker
    Mall Promotion/Merchandiser
    Management Consultant
    Manicurist
    Manufacturers Representative
    Market Research Company
    Massage Therapy
    Meal preparation & delivery
    Mediator
    Medical Claims Processing
    Medical Equipment Brokering
    Medical Equipment Sales & Service
    Medical Service Broker
    Medical Temporary Employment Agency
    Medical Transcriptionist
    Meeting Planner
    Menu Service
    Merchandise Demonstrator
    Merchandise Inventory
    Merchandiser
    Mobile Document Shredding Service
    Mobile Hair Salon
    Moving Service
    Music on Hold Voice Services
    Music on Hold franchise/distributor
    Mystery Shopper
    Nanny Service
    News Clipping Service
    Novelty Products Dealer/Mail Order
    Office Equipment Sales & Service
    Online Job Searching
    Online Researcher
    Organizer
    OSHA Compliance Consultant
    Packing/Packaging Service
    Paint Service Broker/Referral Center
    Parenting Specialist/Counselor/Trainer
    Party Planner
    Payroll Administrator
    Personal Monogramming
    Personal Trainer
    Personality testing
    Personalized Children's Books
    Personalized Greeting Cards
    Personnel Safety Consultant
    Pest Control Referral Service
    Pet Grooming
    Pet Psychologist
    Pet Sitter
    Photo Album Service
    Photocopying Service
    Photographer
    Photography Collector/Seller/Broker
    Post-Construction Trash Removal
    Prefab Home Sales
    Printing Broker
    Private Detective
    Private Label Beer Brewing
    Process Server Company
    Promotional items (custom printed caps, t-shirts, mugs, keychains, etc.)
    Property Management Service
    Property Tax Consultant
    Psychologist
    Public Relations Agency
    Publish community or other specialized newsletter (profits comes from advertising)
    Publishing
    Quilt Making
    Radon Testing Service
    Real Estate Agent
    Real Estate Agent Trainer & Motivator
    Real Estate Appraiser
    Real Estate Investor
    Real Estate Lead Generator
    Recruiter
    Recycling Business
    Remodeling designer & broker
    Rental Business
    Researcher
    Restaurant Promotions Company
    Resume Service
    Retirement Advisor/Financial Planner
    Reunion Organizer
    Roommate Referral Service
    Rubber Stamp Dealer & Broker
    Sales Trainer
    Scholarship Consultant/Lecturer
    Search Engine Consulting
    Secretarial Service
    Security Systems Consultant
    Sell advertising on your car, house/roof/barn
    Shipping/Customs/Export/Import Consultant
    Singing Telegram Company
    Snow Plowing Service/Referral Service
    Social Security Consultant
    Software Engineer/Developer
    Special Needs Tutoring
    Specialized Product Mail Order Business
    Speech Writer
    Sticker & Decal broker
    Storage Referral Service
    Stress Management Counselor
    Surveyor
    Swimming Pool & Jacuzzi Maintenance
    Tanning Service
    Tax Planning Consulting Service
    Tax Preparation Service
    Taxi Dispatcher
    Technical Writer
    Telemarketing Services
    Temporary Employment Agency
    Theme Vacation Planning Service
    Time Management Consultant/Trainer
    Toy Re-Sale
    Trademark Agent
    Training & Education at home - Career Development
    Training & Education at home - Career Training
    Training & Education at home - Computer usage
    Training & Education at home - Cooking
    Training & Education at home - Dance
    Training & Education at home - Faux Painting
    Training & Education at home - Gardening
    Training & Education at home - Lamaze
    Training & Education at home - Language Development
    Training & Education at home - Musical Instruments
    Training & Education at home - Needlepoint, crochet, knitting
    Training & Education at home - Relationship skills
    Training & Education at home - Software
    Training & Education at home - Stained Glass or other crafts
    Training & Education at home - Tutoring
    Training & Education at home - Web Design
    Training & Education at home - THINK of something you're good at!
    Transcription Service
    Trucking Broker
    TV Repair
    Uniform Service
    Unique Advertising company
    Upholsterer
    Used Boat Bulletin Board
    Used Car Bulletin Board
    Utility Bill Consultant
    Vacation Rentals/Time Share Broker
    Vacuum Cleaner Repair
    Vending Machine Company
    Video Editing
    Video Production Company
    Voicemail Services
    Voicemail Voice Recording Services
    Wake Up and Reminder Service (Automated)
    Water Testing
    Web Design & Development
    Website Developer
    Wedding Planner
    Weight Loss Consultant
    Wellness Instructor/Homeopathic Therapist
    Window Treatment Designer
    Window Treatment Installation
    Window Treatment Manufacturing
    Window Washing Service
    Wine Consulting
    Workmen's Compensation Consultant
    Writer
    Yard Sign Business
    Yard Sign Distributorship
    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 4:57 AM   0 comments
    Host your parties online!
    HostAPartyOnline.com -

    "Connecting Consumers with Consultants" in Direct Sales, Home Party Plan Companies and Work at Home Business Opportunities like Tupperware, Pampered Chef, Mia Bella Soy/Veg Candles, Avon, Discovery Toys, Longaberger and more! Purchase products online, host an online party or become a consultant! Work at home and be your own boss! Great opportunities for stay at home moms!
    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 4:50 AM   0 comments
    How to Start A House Cleaning Business In 7 Simple Steps
    One of the main reasons people start businesses is to make money. For some it’s a blessing to make money doing something they love. I’m not saying that you have to love house cleaning in order to have a successful house cleaning business; however it would be a good idea if you didn’t hate it.

    How much money you make depends on how big you want your business to be. It could be a one person operation where you set up at home and service areas close to home, or you could set up a commercial office and hire people to work for you.

    Here are 7 simple steps to get you started on your own house cleaning business.

    1) Decide exactly what kind of house cleaning services you will offer.

    Here you decided what cleaning you will do, like making beds, vacuuming, mopping and waxing floors, dusting and so on. Also note what you won’t do, e.g. laundry. You can also decide to specialize, e.g. by cleaning carpets only, or cleaning suspended ceilings only.

    2) Pricing your housecleaning service.

    To have an idea of how to charge for your housecleaning service, use your competition. Check your telephone directory and the classified ads section in your local newspapers for cleaning businesses, call them up (pretend to be a prospective client) and find out exactly what cleaning services they offer and how much they charge. With this information gathered decide the best price to charge for your cleaning service.

    3) Workout startup costs.

    For this you need to consider, tools, material, transport, advertising, insurance etc. Write down a list all the tools and material you need, like cleaners, sponges, mops, carpet cleaning equipment etc. Next find out the cost of each item on the list and write it down next to the item.

    Transport: you will have to estimate your costs here. You see it depends on where your client is located and your means of transportation to get to your client. (Having your own vehicle would be to your advantage).

    Advertising: You can use free advertising (word of mouth) and paid advertising (classifieds, telephone directory ads etc). Phone calls to your local newspaper and the telephone company who publish your telephone directory will tell you the cost of placing ads.

    Once you’ve gathered all this information, calculate your total startup costs.

    4) Name your business.

    Choosing an appropriate name for your house cleaning business is important. Here are a few examples I got of the internet, ‘Maid Brigade’, ‘All Shine Cleaning’, ‘White Glove Cleaning Service’. Please avoid using ‘Your Name Cleaning Services’. Using your own name as part of your business name is over done by many house cleaning businesses. Brainstorm and come up with a name that helps you stand out of the crowd.

    5) Learn the zoning regulations of your community.

    Check the city clerk’s Office or your local library for a copy for a copy of the zoning laws governing your community. Your reason for doing this is that some zoning regulations prohibit home businesses in a community.

    6) Do a few free cleaning jobs.

    Well you’re not actually doing them for free. You’re doing them in exchange for references (these add to your credibility for future paying clients and are invaluable). You can offer these free cleaning jobs to friends, non profit organizations in your communities etc.

    7) Get your first paying client then get another and another and another and so on.

    Tell everyone you know that you’ve started a cleaning business and place ads in the local newspapers. In the beginning you need to spend most of your time and money getting paying clients. However, the more clients you get the less time and money you spend on marketing and more time you spend on cleaning and making your clients happy.

    This is just the beginning. Once you start making money take a house cleaning business course to help you better manage your business in terms of growth, accounting, taxes, insurance better marketing strategies and more.

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    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 4:39 AM   0 comments
    Some different Home Based Business Ideas
    1. Start Your Own Glass Etching Business
    2. Raising And Marketing Exotic Animals For Profit
    3. Sell Hobby Items By Mail
    4. Start A Pet-Sitting Service
    5. Become a virtual personal assistant
    6. Become a party planner
    7. become a tutor
    8. make signs for others
    9. plan and organize others garage sales.
    10. become a home organizer. I got the idea for this from watching Clean Sweep.
    11. become a home typist
    12. write resumes


    I WILL ADD MORE IDEAS LATER.
    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 4:19 AM   0 comments
    Which Home-Based Party Plan Business is Right For You?
    Home party plans, for several decades, have been one of the most effective ways to earn a living or supplement the family income. The home party plan system brings people together in a pleasant environment, to share unique and exclusive products and an exciting income opportunity. This is certainly a well-proven method of generating an additional income stream.

    With so many home party plans out there, how do you choose the one that's right for you? You will be investing your time, energy, and money into the home party business opportunity that you choose; therefore, take time to research the different home party plans that are available. Use the questions below to help you evaluate the products, the business, and the companies that have home-based business party plans. This will insure that you’re making a good decision for yourself, your family, and your lifestyle.

    Evaluating products in home party plans:

    • Do the products enrich lives? Whether you're looking to make a little extra money or a full-time income, it really helps if you’re passionate about the products and receive tangible benefits from them. Look to promote products that have an educational aspect to them and that have exceptional proven results. When an individual has experienced great results, it can make them very excited about sharing the products with their friends and family.

    • Are the products consumable? Will your customers buy once and never need to purchase from you again? Or will your customers buy over and over again, creating an ongoing income stream for you? A consumable product that has a proven track record to deliver genuine results will more likely offer you repeat customers. It's much easier to sell to a repeat customer than it is to find a new one.

    • Are the products exclusive and/or competitively priced? Be sure the products are competitively priced and have a distinct advantage to what may already be available. Choose a home party business opportunity that has products that are unique, effective, and have an educational aspect to them.

    • Do the products come with a money back guarantee? It’s important to find a home party plan company that stands behind its products 100%. A 100% satisfaction guarantee makes customers more comfortable buying and gives them the confidence to try something new.

    Evaluating the business opportunity of home party plans:

    • What are the volume and monthly purchase requirements? You might want to think twice about any company that makes purchase requirements mandatory.

    • What type of sales tools does the company have available? Do they have company approved websites? If so, is the cost reasonable? Do they have high quality brochures, audio, video tapes, and online presentations that you can use to promote the business and products?

    • What kind of training and support is provided? It is beneficial to find a company that offers FREE on-going training.

    • Do the home party company’s products sell well outside of the home party system? Look for home party companies that have numerous avenues of income for you to utilize to sell products and sign up business associates. If you can find a business that works well, both in a home party setting and provides other numerous marketing possibilities, than you have an opportunity for greater marketing exposure and growth.

    • What is the compensation plan like? The compensation plan should be simple to understand and easy for you to explain to others. Look for a generous plan where promotions are both achievable and maintainable. It should reward beginners as well as career oriented consultants with a good income opportunity. Does this plan have a track record of creating part-time and/or full-time incomes. Or are there just a few making significant incomes?

    • What are the company values and philosophies and are they consistany with your own?

    Happy career hunting!
    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 4:17 AM   0 comments
    Park Your Garage Sales on The Internet
    You have been planning your garage sale for weeks now. Your garage, as well as you whole home, is stuffed with old records, books, clothing, vacuum sweepers, and other odds and ends that you have no use for anymore. Instead of just tossing your clutter into the neighborhood landfill, you’ve decided to hold one of the most time-honored traditions in civilization—the garage (or yard) sale. It can be a thankless task, becoming a pawnbroker for a day, but there’s definitely good money in it—if you know how and, more importantly, where to organize your garage sale.

    First, of course, you need to get your sales items together. Garage sales are a great way to recycle stuff that you no longer have room for. You’d be surprised what doodads and miscellany your neighbors will want—musty books, old silver wear, framed photos of long-lost third cousins, and other unmentionables that you’ve had no use for since who knows when. Even more surprising, your neighbors are willing to shell out cold hard cash for these items. That makes your garage sale a win-win proposition for you.

    Come to think of it, though, a garage sale at your home can be a real chore. It takes a Herculean effort to collect and organize every last little thing you want to sell. Then you have to tag each item and keep track of it in a hardcopy log. To ensure that your neighbors show up with cash in hand, you must create, print up, and pay for flyers, which need to be distributed on telephone poles and supermarket message boards across the region. The work can seem endless and your chances of making a profit slim.

    Don’t get me wrong. Your garage sale was a great idea, but as you can see, there are many limitations to holding one at your house the old-fashioned way. Get with the times. The garage sale has evolved thanks to the multitude of Web sites that allow you to sell your goods online. People are selling more stuff than ever on the Internet because of the convenience of Web classified sites.

    The Internet holds several crucial advantages over selling your stuff the outdated way. When you compare these benefits to the problems with home-based garage sales, you’ll see the difference:

    ONLINE: Your items are available for purchase for an unlimited time, until they sell. AT HOME: Your items are available until you call it quits for the night.

    ONLINE: Rain, sleet, or snow, your sales aren’t affected in the least. AT HOME: Better have a rain date or a very big umbrella.

    ONLINE: No need to constantly watch over your goods or interact with uninterested customers. Just wait until a customer contacts you by e-mail when they are ready to purchase.

    AT HOME: Be prepared for countless hours of staring down the street for customers to appear. When they do arrive, be prepared for too many questions but too few purchases.

    ONLINE: Advertise for free to your friends and neighbors over e-mail. AT HOME: Shell out money for flyers, after which you can get to know all of the telephone poles in your neighborhood.

    ONLINE: Spend your weekends the way they were meant to be: relaxing and enjoying your time with friends and family. AT HOME: Spend your weekend waking up early, buying and distributing flyers, lugging boxes, and waiting for customers.

    As you can see, it’s not an even match. An online garage sale wins hands down.

    Now that you’re actually excited to get started with your garage sale, you should know that there is one caveat. As easy as it may seem, your online garage sale will be even easier if you choose the right classified site.

    Your best bet is to do your research and find classified sites with the most features and benefits, such as (1) No sign-up, registration, or transaction fees. (2) Free ad listing with text description and pictures. (3) Long-term ad posting and free renewals. (4) Easy, accurate, electronic, and automatic record keeping.

    The best classified sites have these incredible features and then some. Not only will you be able to clean out your home’s clutter with the help of these classified sites. Your garage sale will also park a profit in your pocket.
    posted by I Am A WAHM @ 4:05 AM   0 comments
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