Is your response to this is …ahhhh….that sounds so great! It’s a powerful concept and one that tugs at your heart.  You want to use your talents and skills to earn a living.  You know people that have already done that.

Why not you?

Why not now?

What would an ad for your ideal job read as? What’s your hot button?  What kind of an ad would you respond to quickly, as soon as you saw it?  Write one out for yourself right now…dream big.

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If you think that that‘s just a dream, then you’re right.  That’s exactly what it is. Understand this first, the future has been and always will be designed by dreams.  All successful people use them, believe in them and stake their future on them.  Your future is waiting for your dream to be designed.  First, in your mind, then on paper; make it real by writing it down.  And lastly  – Make it Happen!

There’s a sense of satisfaction, personal pride and accomplishment that comes with being able to showcase your strengths and abilities.  And where you’re at now may best be described in the book, The Dream Giver, by Bruce Wilkinson, when one of the characters states, “This isn’t what I was made to do…I just know it!”  Does that speak to you?  Good. Then you’re ready.

There are a few things you’ll need to bring to the table, such as passion, the right attitude and tenacity, to name a few.  Passion gives your dream oxygen.  It keeps it burning.  It keeps it alive.   Attitude, well attitude can make or break your dream.  Tenacity makes you keep at it.

With this in mind, are you ready to make a commitment?  Say, “Yes that’s what I really, really want!” But do you know how to get there?  Do you know what to do next?   Do you want some practical guidance, some strategy, some help?

Lorin Beller Blake

Where do I go to get the next step? ……. I’m glad you asked.  I’m hosting the queen of doing what you love and getting paid for it, Lorin Beller Blake, Founder of Big Fish Nation on April 22^nd in my Social Media “T” Room.  You’ll want to be on this call so you can take yourself to that next step.  For more information and to register visit Social Media “T” Room.

Ahhh. …what a delightfully refreshing concept, to get paid for doing something you really want to do!

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Whether you have an Internet-based or a brick and mortar business, we all want more traffic or customers coming through our doors, right?   There is an online tool that can make a major impact on your marketing effort to bring those customers in.  It’s called Google Local Business.  It’s quick, easy and best of all – Free!

Here is a short video that explains everything about Google Local Business.

Isn’t that great?  Get your business set up on Google Local Business now and get ahead of your competitors!

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How do you run your business?  Do you have a business plan?  What about a budget?  Do you rely on a board of directors to help you with big decisions?  I rely on God for my business.  Because without Him I wouldn’t have a business at all.

My friend, Laurie Neumann with Christian Home Business Connections, has just released her new book, Run Your Business God’s Way (affiliate link) and I wanted to share the link for those who are interested in getting a copy.

She’s offering it for a limited time for only $9.95.  This eBook is filled with Scripture verses and insight so that you can get busy running your business God’s way. 

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I get many offers through email for business tools to enhance and grow my online business. This week I responded to an opportunity to be interviewed for a Christian Home Based Business Connection. The owner Laurie Neumann, contacted me and we completed the interview very quickly. On Wednesday, September 2, 2009 Laurie posted my comments on her blog, which I was very thankful for.

During my visit to her blog, I noticed all of the great resources and tools she has to offer at her site. So I wanted to return the favor and share some of the resources she has and a link to her site, for anyone interested in starting a home-based business.

Her website is Christian Home Business Connection and these are some of the resources she offers:

Home Business Resource Guide

Top Six Ways Report

And Laurie has many other resources and connections for new home business owners and potential owners, based on Christian values. Check out her site, and tell her I sent you!

I have just returned from an incredible trip to San Diego with a business associate of mine, Sue Painter of The Confident Marketer and some other friends where we learned some amazing Internet Marketing secrets to really explode our businesses. (and yours!)

We were at the Paid For Life conference in San Diego with Mike Koenigs and Brenden Bouchard and a host of other speakers such as Russell Brunson, James Malinchak, Paul Colligan, John Carlton and others. These thought leaders shared massive amounts of information with the participants on ways to grow your online business and the one recurring theme was Video.

With Google’s recent purchase of YouTube, it stands to reason that video is a SEO booster. We came away from the conference with a passion for making videos of just about everything we do. Trainings, speaking opportunities, how-to videos, video testimonials from clients and more.

If you haven’t started using video for your online marketing – now is the time! You can easily get started for less than $100 with a Flip Camera. Carry it with you everywhere. You never know when a marketing opportunity will present itself for you and your business. Point – Click – Record!

I just spent the weekend with about 3000 girlfriends! Man, what a slumber party!

Here are some of my Knoxville girlfriends in OUR limo on our way to dinner.

It was the 9th Annual eWomenNetwork International Conference in Dallas and to say I had a great time is quite an understatement. This event was loaded with incredible speakers, trainers and thought leaders who freely shared their expertise and their road to success with us.

From sessions on finance to personal growth, social media and publishing to how to change your Brain to succeed; these breakout sessions were worth thousands of dollars if attended separately. However, it was a girlfriend’s weekend and it was all given freely. New friendships were made and existing ones were made stronger.

Not to brag (too much!) but one of the highlights of my weekend was the unveiling of the eWomenNetwork Facebook Fan Page that I developed and will be managing for eWomenNetwork! Yea! How exciting! The intention is to have this Fan Page as an outlet for eWomenNetwork members, as well as potential members, to have a voice directly to Founder, Sandra Yancey and President, Kym Yancey. They will both be commenting on the site and will answer questions as they come up.

As with most conferences there was an exhibit area where vendors gave away samples and promotional items. They were all great. I stopped by the Best Buy/Geek Squad booth looking to charge my cell phone because I had left my charger at home. Unfortunately, they didn’t have a charger to fit my phone (which is one reason I’m getting a new one), but they asked me to drop my card in for the 42″ Plasma TV they were giving away. So I said, OK, but I never win anything.

After I got off the plane and was driving home, I checked my voice mail and heard a message from the Geek Squad that I had WON the TV! Now that was too cool!

So overall my weekend was Great! I gained many new friends, some awesome ideas on maximizing my business and a new TV. Can’t get any better than that!

As a women business owner, I knew that in order to grow my biz, I had to grow. About 6 months ago I joined Big Fish Nation.

It is a Women’s Entrepreneurial Development Program, founded by Lorin Beller Blake, that combines teleclasses that I participate in from the comfort of my desk three times per month with two private coaching sessions I do at a time that works for me. The exponential growth that comes from both educational programs, learning to get out of my own way and having to be accountable is enormous.

There are bonuses that I never considered, now I have ‘big fish friends’ that I know all over the country that I can lean on both personally and professionally. We know each other well. We know the tools that we each have in our hip pockets and we can support each other in ways that I never even knew was possible.

My life and business is so different than it was before I started with Big Fish. I was struggling with what direction I wanted to take my business and where I saw myself in the next few years. Through the Big Fish Program, I now have clearly defined goals and expectations for myself as well as my business and I know how to achieve Wild Success!

I know that ‘anything is possible’ now that I have the tools and the support! I highly recommend becoming a Big Fish. It will change your life. There is a new year-long program starting in September.

Want to Swim with the Big Fish? Email Lorin or visit Big Fish Nation for more information about the program.

I just found the coolest site! It’s eHow, http://www.ehow.com and you can find out “how” to just about anything on this site.

They have a database of more than 500,000 articles and videos and over 26 million people visit this site each month. Wow, what I would give to have that kind of traffic!

You can also write your own “How To” articles and submit them to the site.

They have advertising opportunities available, but the site is completely free to use! That’s my favorite price!

So check it out and let me know what you think.

Some of the strangest things will spark a thought in your mind. This morning, as I was in the shower, there was an thunderstorm, with lightening. A thought ran through my head, “what if lightening ran in the house, through the shower and zapped me!” (I know…I think some crazy things) But that really made me think, what would my business do if I were hurt or unable to communicate with my clients for an extended period of time.

So I have developed a backup plan for my business and anyone could step in and alert my clients as to what I’m doing and delegate current tasks on to another online business manager.

These are the steps included in my plan:

• Developed a Client Call Sheet with client name, phone and email address. It is posted in my office all all times for emergency contact.
• Set-up an autoresponder email that can be activated with just the click of a button to inform visitors to my website and blog and anyone who emails me that I am unavailable to respond.
• A list of colleagues who can “pinch-hit” for me if I were unable to complete my client’s tasks.

Luckily, the storm passed and I finished my shower without incident. But I’m glad I have a plan in place, just in case I need it.

Do you have a plan? What are some additional steps you do?

I hope I got you thinking about how easily you can start a home-based Internet business yesterday. Now I’d like to share one of the easiest ways to start that business with little or no money!

The first option to consider when thinking of starting an Internet home-based business is to become an affiliate marketer. For those entrepreneurs with limited capital, this is an excellent choice .

An Affiliate Marketer is a person who partners with companies or businesses and through their marketing efforts drives customers to purchase products and/or services from the affiliate company. In return for marketing the products, the affiliate company pays the affiliate marketer a commission per sale. In simple terms, you tell people about these products and promote them on your sites, and you get paid for it!

There are many affiliate opportunities available based on your business model, interests or skill-level. An example of some great affiliates are located on my side bar to your right. Most of these companies are directly connected to my business as an Online Business Manager. That’s why I made a decision to partner with them and recommend their products and services to my clients, contacts and online visitors.

Just determine what type of affiliate business you would like to begin and do your research for quality businesses to partner with. Sign up as an affiliate and set-up your website or blog to promote them. The affiliate business will provide you with great information from links, content for blog posts to promote them and banner ads. And all of these can be done Free.

Stay tuned, more great Internet Home-based Business opportunities to come!