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Work at Home Moms (WAHMS)
Welcome to Work at Home Mom, also known as
WAHMS!
Work at Home Moms are awesome Women! I am a Work at Home
Mom of two, and I know how hard it is to be a woman who is
trying to balance Motherhood and work. We work from home
because we want to be there for our children.
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WAHMS Featured Article
4 Ways to Streamline Your Business and Increase
Profits
By: Rhonda White
Use these 4 quick tips to instantly make your business more
profitable:
1. Cancel any services that arent working for you and invest in
something better:
Have you been paying monthly or yearly fees on services that just arent
working that well for your business? Perhaps youve been holding on to a
particular service because youve become familiar with it, and now it just
sort of seems like a part of your business? Holding onto services that
arent putting out their value are actually eating your profits.
Evaluate your service. Is it living up to what the company promised?
Most business owners use services to either help them save time,
accomplish more or help them benefit is some profitable way. If your
service isnt doing this, then consider finding a better qualified service
or cutting off your service altogether.
Some people arent happy with a service they have but they dread making
that switch to something better. And when they finally do, they realize it
wasnt as hard or dreadful as they thought it was going to be. Some
companies will even do much of the leg work themselves or give you a great
introductory offer just for making a switch to their service. Remember, if
youre going to pay for a service it should profit you in some way, if not,
its eating your profits.
2. Eliminate time-wasters in your business:
Have you been adding some activities in your business that you know
just arent benefiting your business in any way? Perhaps, you have great
character and you never quit anything that you start. While its true that
if you really want to succeed, you should never, ever quit trying to
succeed.consider that some things that youve started in your business
might actually be keeping you from accomplishing more or starting
something better. Analyze your businesstry to eliminate any time-wasters
and even quit doing whatever isnt profiting you so that you can try
something else that may profit you more. Sometimes you dont need to quit
what youre doing, but rather, educate yourself how to do it better. Which
leads me to my next point:
3. Educate yourself on how to do some important tasks for your
business:
Are there some things that are really costing you money because you
cant do it yourself? If youre paying a big hefty fee for a hosting service
just because it offers a fancy website creator, why not take a class on
html or web design. Educate yourself and learn to do some things yourself
to eliminate extra expensesand thus, allowing your profits to soar even
more. The internet is full of free resources. Sign up for some free
classes or newsletters to help you learn whatever it is that you need to
learn for your business. Invest some money learning from experienced,
successful business owners by purchasing their ebooks or ecourses. It will
be worth your time and money and you wont have to weed through facts and
fiction. Furthering your education and knowledge will be an asset to you
and will continue benefiting you throughout life.
4. Outsource some of your work to accomplish more:
As your business grows, you may face times when you just cannot do it
all yourselfand if you try, youll end up in the hospital with a nervous
breakdown. Although most small home business owners cannot afford to hire
their own employees, today there is the wonderful possibility of
outsourcing some of your work. Perhaps its worth it to take that big order
to your local printer shop if need be. Hunt around for a good deal. Often
times you can cut a deal with a company when you purpose to use them as
your main outsource for that particular task that you need done.
Using a virtual assistant (VA) can also be a good choice for
outsourcing. You can train them to help you with some of those task that
are weighing you down. If youre able to accomplish even more with some
help, then you will be able to profit more too. Virtual assistants are
very easy to find on the internet just do a search on your favorite search
engine. However, take time to do your research or get recommendations
before tempting to hire someone and start off with a small task to see how
things work out for you with your new assistant.
Overall, the purpose of any service, business activity or outsourcing
should be yielding you more profits. If its not, then analyze your
business once again and make the necessary adjustments.
Article Source: http://faithandfamilyarticles.com
About the Author: Rhonda White Home Business Internet
Marketing wahm-announce.com, mommyaffiliates.com
Interview with a Work at Home Mom
Name: Heidi
Olson
Email: petalsfromheaven@aol.com
Home
Page URL: http://www.petalsfromheaven.biz
Share a little about what you do? I am a nurse that is
currently not working. I have 2 little girls of my own ages 1 and 2. I am
also a foster mom to a set of 10 month old twins right now. I have a
business that I started this past year making and selling single use soap
petals. I recently added a full line of bath and body products to it. I have
my own website, and I sell my products at craft shows. I have also sold
them in stores. I love being home with my kids and love being a foster
mom. It brings in extra income instead of me working out of the home, so I
can do what I love...and that is caring for children. My soap business is my
way to destress and have fun. (when I find the time to do it! )
Why did you decide to be a Work at Home Mom? I wanted
to be at home with my children. When we had our 1st daughter, I attempted
to go back to work as a nurse and I cried for days. It was too hard on me
to be away from my little joy.
What is the most valuable thing you have learned?
Faith and trust. Things with my husband's work are not always stable, so
things can get tight, financially. I have learned so much about trusting
that God will provide for our family, and HE does! Just when things might
get rough financially, an order will come through on my site, He always has
perfect timing!
What is your favorite resource? I would have to say
the internet, you can learn so much on any topic. We are so lucky to have
this technology, even though at times I get frustrated with it!! :)
What advice do you have for other Work at Home Moms?
Just remember to be thankful that you are able to be at home, so many
families do not have the opportunity to be home with their kids, we are
lucky to be able to be home with ours!!
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