Home Businesses For Seniors and Boomers
Starting and running a home based business can be tricky. There are a lot of scams and frauds as well as things that just don't work. Here I will share my experience with you. Oct 11, 2011 Beware of Companies that Hide DetailsYou should always on the lookout for home based business scams. If you are looking at starting a home based business, the choices are very broad. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Beware of Companies that Hide Details" Oct 9, 2011 How to Tweak Google Adwords for Your Local Home BusinessThe internet and the web of course, changed the way people look for products and services now. One of the single things that changed the face of paid advertising is Google Adwords. Permalink -- click for full blog post "How to Tweak Google Adwords for Your Local Home Business" Oct 3, 2011 3 Important Traits for a Home Business OwnerWhat does it take to be sucessful at a home based business? It doesn't take a lot of prior experience, a lot of money, or youth. Permalink -- click for full blog post "3 Important Traits for a Home Business Owner" Sep 27, 2011 Network Marketing Versus FranchisingEven though you may only pay $50 to get into a network marketing business, treat it like a million dollar investment. Stick with it as though it were a high priced franchise Permalink -- click for full blog post "Network Marketing Versus Franchising" Sep 26, 2011 Procrastination and Someday IsleThere is this old saying "procrastination is the thief of time". But at our age, we can no longer have the Isle of Someday on our travel itinerary. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Procrastination and Someday Isle" Aug 29, 2011 Party Plan Home Based BusinessesShould you consider incorporating a 'party plan' into your home based business? A party plan refers to those in-home gatherings where a product or group of products is demonstrated live. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Party Plan Home Based Businesses" Aug 22, 2011 A Question of Mentality and MindsetDo you have the right mentality for a home based business? This is the core basis for success in a home based business. It sounds simpler than it really is. Permalink -- click for full blog post "A Question of Mentality and Mindset" Aug 17, 2011 What is your Plan B?It's always wise to have a "plan b" isn't it? When things don't quite go as planned, with a good plan b, you have some strategy to fall back on. In our present economy, a good plan b is wise! Permalink -- click for full blog post "What is your Plan B?" Aug 16, 2011 What is your Flavor of Freedom?Everyone says they want some freedom in their lives. This is particularly true when we begin to reach retirement age and have grown tired of the daily grind we've been in for many years. Permalink -- click for full blog post "What is your Flavor of Freedom?" Aug 15, 2011 3 Tips for Easier Phone ConversationsIf you have a home based business, particularly a network marketing business, you will need to be effective on the phone. For some people, this comes naturally. But for others, maybe not. Permalink -- click for full blog post "3 Tips for Easier Phone Conversations" Aug 8, 2011 Home Based business and Work from HomeWhen you are researching home based business opportunities make sure you are clear on this distinction. Do you want a Work from Home job or do you want a Home Based Business? Permalink -- click for full blog post "Home Based business and Work from Home" Jul 25, 2011 Start Out With a Business PlanA lot of people might want to start a home based business, but don't know where to start. Here's a place to start: with a Business Plan! Permalink -- click for full blog post "Start Out With a Business Plan" Jul 20, 2011 Watch out for that Smoke and MirrorsWhen you see a tropic beach, lush green golf course, shiny black Mercedes or whatever they happen to be using to lure you in, remember that it's just advertising. Keep it real for yourself. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Watch out for that Smoke and Mirrors" Jul 19, 2011 Traditional Retirement No Longer an OptionTraditional retirement channels are disappearing all around us. For the most part, traditional pensions plans have disappeared or gone broke. In addition, many baby boomers thought their homes... Permalink -- click for full blog post "Traditional Retirement No Longer an Option" Jul 18, 2011 Personalize your Time Management SkillsCountless books are written on the subject of Time Management. There are hundreds of products you can buy to help you 'organize' and manage your time. And then there are thousands of articles ... Permalink -- click for full blog post "Personalize your Time Management Skills" Jul 14, 2011 What Kind of License for a Home Based Business?This is something often overlooked by people starting a home-based business. No matter what kind of business you plan to get into, you will a federal, state or local license/permits to operate. Permalink -- click for full blog post "What Kind of License for a Home Based Business?" Jul 11, 2011 Improve your Life - Give up HopeHoping for some better results is not a bad thing, don't get me wrong. However, hope alone won't do the trick. Unless hope is accompanied by action, it becomes a destructive passivity. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Improve your Life - Give up Hope" Jun 28, 2011 Why Seniors Should Avoid Startup Network Marketing CompaniesNetwork marketing companies that are just starting up make for a bad gamble. I know that sounds like a rash and rather blanket statement but I believe it's a good piece of advice. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Why Seniors Should Avoid Startup Network Marketing Companies" Jun 27, 2011 Lukewarm on the Warm MarketThere is quite a lot of debate about the so called "warm market" in network marketing these days. Usually the 'warm market' conjures up the visualization of one sided conversations with friends,..... Permalink -- click for full blog post "Lukewarm on the Warm Market" Jun 23, 2011 Network Marketing Does not Mean AmwayIt seems everyone holds up Amway or Mona Vie as an example of Network Marketing. It's a shame that someone's concept of a network marketing company would be defined by one or two companies. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Network Marketing Does not Mean Amway" Jun 22, 2011 How Network Marketing Can Fix Its Reputation IssuesLet's face it: network marketing does have bit of a reputation problem. Part of the problem with network marketing's rather shaded reputation has to do with its recruiting practices. Permalink -- click for full blog post "How Network Marketing Can Fix Its Reputation Issues" Jun 21, 2011 Network Marketing - It is a Scam?What do you think of when you hear someone talk about Network Marketing (aka MLM)? Are you thinking something like Permalink -- click for full blog post "Network Marketing - It is a Scam?" Jun 20, 2011 Network Marketing - Passive and Residual IncomeNetwork Marketing is an industry that can offer two types of income that aren't readily available elsewhere - Residual and Passive income. Both of these kinds of income are vastly superior to .... Permalink -- click for full blog post "Network Marketing - Passive and Residual Income" Jun 19, 2011 Home Businesses More Likely to Withstand Bad Economic TimesHome based businesses are not immune to sour economic conditions. They can, however often better weather those conditions than larger well established businesses.. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Home Businesses More Likely to Withstand Bad Economic Times" Jun 16, 2011 Kick Start Your Consulting Business with Free ServicesDon't worry about giving something away for nothing. If you do it right, you'll be able to make money on your services at follow-up visits. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Kick Start Your Consulting Business with Free Services" Jun 16, 2011 Does Your Municipal Pension Fund have a Future?We always thought that municipal pensions would be among the strongest. But that is not the case; just ask the pension holders in Prichard, Alabama. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Does Your Municipal Pension Fund have a Future?" Jun 15, 2011 Is it Really Wise to Age in Place?Baby boomers need to think about the day that they won't be able to drive any longer in their retirement planning. How will you get from Point A to Point B unless there are adequate ..... Permalink -- click for full blog post "Is it Really Wise to Age in Place?" Jun 15, 2011 Senior Business to Stay ActivePeople retiring now and for the next few decades are going to face a different kind of retirement. The old picture of retirement being played out on the golf course is fading away. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Senior Business to Stay Active" Jun 14, 2011 Rising Medicare Costs and SeniorsUSA Today recently reported that prescription drug cost changes are wreaking havoc with the wallets of today's retired seniors. Prescription drug cost problems are not limited to just seniors. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Rising Medicare Costs and Seniors" Jun 14, 2011 Mobile Network Marketing BusinessesThere are many advantages to a network marketing business and one of them is mobility. Mobility, the ability to pick up and move your business elsewhere, is important particularly to seniors. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Mobile Network Marketing Businesses" Jun 14, 2011 The Senior Business AdvantageThere are plenty of reasons why seniors might like to start a home-based business. The most common are to combat high prices and shrinking equity in your retirement funds. Permalink -- click for full blog post "The Senior Business Advantage" Jun 14, 2011 Guarding Against Rising Prices in RetirementEverywhere we turn, it seems like prices are rising - up up and away! Where will it ever end? The truth is, there probably won't be an end to rising prices so what does a senior do about it ? Permalink -- click for full blog post "Guarding Against Rising Prices in Retirement" Jun 14, 2011 Real Inflation and Your RetirementThe Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has been telling us for a long time that the rate of inflation is around 2 to 3 percent each year - or even lower. Is that reliable? Permalink -- click for full blog post "Real Inflation and Your Retirement" Jun 14, 2011 Seniors and the Job MarketThe job market isn't what it used to be. There have been times in the past when jobs were scarce, but nowadays jobs are scarce again and even scarcer are decent paying jobs. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Seniors and the Job Market" Jun 14, 2011 But I'm Too Old to Start a Business!That is one things some seniors and older people say when I ask if they've ever considered starting a business. People have this idea that it takes a lifetime to properly build a business. Not true. Permalink -- click for full blog post "But I'm Too Old to Start a Business!" Jun 14, 2011 Network Marketing For SeniorsThe Baby Boomers aren't babies anymore. Baby Boomers are defined as those people who were born between the years 1946 and 1964. In 2006, the first Baby Boomers turned 60 and soon they will be ..... Permalink -- click for full blog post "Network Marketing For Seniors" Jun 14, 2011 Increase your Retirement FundsThese days, a lot of people approaching retirement are finding themselves not quite where they expected to be. I know that from experience. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Increase your Retirement Funds" Jun 14, 2011 Start a Business and Forget about Job HuntingIf you are in your fifties or sixties, you probably remember better days. But you might also remember that there were not so great times in the past. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Start a Business and Forget about Job Hunting" Jun 14, 2011 How to differentiate your Home BusinessDifferentiation mentality, not duplication mentality is the key to success in a home based business. In order to rise up and be successful in a home based business, you must do something that ..... Permalink -- click for full blog post "How to differentiate your Home Business" Jun 14, 2011 Tips for Business Document ShreddingThe general rule for shredding is if you aren't sure about it: shred it! Don't take unnecessary risks. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Tips for Business Document Shredding" Jun 14, 2011 Seniors Have Advantages as Independent ConsultantsThere are many advantages seniors can leverage in starting a consulting business. It only takes some planning and some preparation. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Seniors Have Advantages as Independent Consultants" Jun 14, 2011 Independent Consultant Versus Consulting FirmsWhen you go out on the web looking for information about consultants, you often come across information about employees of consulting firms. These kinds of 'consultants' are a far cry from ..... Permalink -- click for full blog post "Independent Consultant Versus Consulting Firms" Jun 9, 2011 Network Marketing Versus Service Home BusinessesThere are several types of home based businesses you can build. Sometimes Permalink -- click for full blog post "Network Marketing Versus Service Home Businesses" Jun 9, 2011 Success and Failure in Network MarketingNetwork Marketing (NM) companies have a reputation problem. Among other things, there is this notion that Network Marketing companies (MLM companies) have an unusually high rate of failure ..... Permalink -- click for full blog post "Success and Failure in Network Marketing" Jun 9, 2011 Transition into a Home BusinessBy the time we become seniors or begin to approach our senior years, we have generally been through many transitions in our lives. These include things like graduating from high school, ...... Permalink -- click for full blog post "Transition into a Home Business" Jun 9, 2011 Why Is Hiring Discrimination Against Older People Still Practiced?Even though it is highly illegal to discriminate against people based on age, this discrimination is still widely practiced. Why are they getting away with it? Jun 9, 2011 The Nation's Median Age is Getting OlderThanks to longevity and presumably healthier living lifestyles, older people are making up a larger percentage of the population in the United States. According to census data, ..... Permalink -- click for full blog post "The Nation's Median Age is Getting Older" Jun 9, 2011 Seniors and Real PovertyAccording to the Senior Journal(1), the number of seniors living in poverty jumped in 2007 to 3.6 million from 3.4 million the prior year. Seniors in this context are defined as persons aged 65 +. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Seniors and Real Poverty" Jun 9, 2011 Not so Obvious Senior ScamsToday's senior and those baby boomers who are soon to be seniors are going to have to forge new paths into their retirement. Seniors are going to have to think on their feet. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Not so Obvious Senior Scams" |
