http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/home-based-business-blog.html Blogging about home based business with a slant on seniors. en-us home based business Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:19:25 GMT Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:19:25 GMT home-business-for-seniors.com http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/BewareCompaniesHideDetails.html You 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. Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:19:25 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/GoogleAdwordsLocalHomeBusiness.html The 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. Sun, 09 Oct 2011 21:57:42 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/3ImportantTraitsforHomeBusiness.html What 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. Mon, 03 Oct 2011 21:00:04 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/NetworkMarketingVersusFranchising.html Even 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 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 19:20:27 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/ProcrastinationandSomedayIsle.html There 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. Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:30:37 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/PartyPlanHomeBasedBusinesses.html Should 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. Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:28:31 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/QuestionofMentalityandMindset.html Do 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. Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:55:47 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/WhatisyourPlanB.html 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! Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:19:17 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/WhatFlavorofFreedom.html 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. Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:15:50 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/3TipsEasierPhoneConversations.html If 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. Mon, 15 Aug 2011 20:56:12 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/HomeBasedbusinessWorkfromHome.html When 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? Mon, 08 Aug 2011 21:07:37 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/StartOutWithBusinessPlan.html A 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! Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:55:04 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/WatchoutforSmokeMirrors.html When 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. Wed, 20 Jul 2011 20:55:24 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/TraditionalRetirementNoLongerOption.html Traditional 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... Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:15:30 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/PersonalizeTimeManagementSkills.html Countless 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 ... Mon, 18 Jul 2011 18:01:42 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/WhatKindofLicense.html 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. Thu, 14 Jul 2011 04:04:29 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/ImproveyourLifeGiveupHope.html Hoping 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. Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:17:26 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/AvoidStartupNetworkMarketingCompanies.html Network 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. Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:17:34 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/LukewarmonWarmMarket.html There 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,..... Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:53:04 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/NetworkMarketingNotAmway.html It 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. Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:46:19 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/NetworkMarketingFixReputationIssues.html Let'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. Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:23:44 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/NetworkMarketingItisScam.html What do you think of when you hear someone talk about Network Marketing (aka MLM)? Are you thinking something like Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:31:14 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/NetworkMarketingPassiveResidualIncome.html Network 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 .... Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:19:04 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/HomeBusinessesWithstandBadEconomicTimes.html Home based businesses are not immune to sour economic conditions. They can, however often better weather those conditions than larger well established businesses.. Sun, 19 Jun 2011 23:24:34 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/KickStartConsultingBusiness.html Don'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. Thu, 16 Jun 2011 19:31:08 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/MunicipalPensionFundFuture.html 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. Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:16:11 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/WisetoAgeinPlace.html 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 ..... Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:34:29 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/SeniorBusinessStayActive.html People 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. Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:51:06 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/RisingMedicareCosts.html USA 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. Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:04:43 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/MobileNetworkMarketingBusinesses.html There 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. Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:03:34 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/SeniorBusinessAdvantage.html There 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. Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:03:00 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/GuardingAgainstRisingPrices.html Everywhere 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 ? Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:02:08 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/RealInflationRetirement.html The 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? Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:01:27 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/SeniorsJobMarket.html The 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. Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:00:54 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/TooOldtoStartBusiness.html 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. Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:00:21 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/NetworkMarketingSeniors.html The 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 ..... Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:59:50 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/PlantoIncreaseRetirementFunds.html These days, a lot of people approaching retirement are finding themselves not quite where they expected to be. I know that from experience. Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:58:23 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/SeniorsShouldStartaBusiness.html If 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. Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:57:37 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/DuplicationorDifferentiation.html Differentiation 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 ..... Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:10:45 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/ThingsYouShouldShred.html The general rule for shredding is if you aren't sure about it: shred it! Don't take unnecessary risks. Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:06:34 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/SeniorsAdvantagesIndependentConsultants.html There are many advantages seniors can leverage in starting a consulting business. It only takes some planning and some preparation. Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:57:37 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/IndependentConsultantVersusConsultingFirms.html When 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 ..... Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:35:21 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/ServiceHomeBusinesses.html There are several types of home based businesses you can build. Sometimes Thu, 09 Jun 2011 21:30:27 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/SuccessNetworkMarketing.html Network 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 ..... Thu, 09 Jun 2011 21:27:03 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/TransitionintoHomeBusiness.html By 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, ...... Thu, 09 Jun 2011 21:24:33 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/DiscriminationAgainstOlderPeople.html 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? Thu, 09 Jun 2011 20:29:22 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/NationsMedianAgeGettingOlder.html Thanks 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, ..... Thu, 09 Jun 2011 20:26:22 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/SeniorsRealPoverty.html According 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 +. Thu, 09 Jun 2011 16:03:18 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/NotObviousSeniorScams.html Today'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. Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:55:30 GMT http://www.home-business-for-seniors.com/NetworkMarketingVersusMLM.html We often hear network marketing referred to as MLM (Multi Level Marketing) and vise-versa. So why the two names? Which is it? Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:54:34 GMT