Which Home Based Business Are You Engaged In?If you are interested in venturing into the home based business world, then the first thing you probably need to do is take your time and look for the right business that matches your level of interest and expertise as well as your goals. If you are a novice to the internet industry, then you might want to choose a low-scale networking enterprise. This should be advantageous on your part since it allows you to know the required skills which will help you overcome various challenges that you might encounter down the road. The trick is to choose a company that has an excellent training program. This is your first goal to achieve, It is your responsibility to be familiarized with what the company offers and how it will help you to start up your internet networking business.With a home based business, you can be the president and CEO of your own company but it is essential that you realize that building an upstart business demands a collaborative effort for it to be successful. The difference with this type of business from other types of corporate industry is that you own your success. This is in contrast with the corporate world in which an enterprise’s success can jeopardize a status quo. What is good about networking as a home based business is that it has an equal market level for any average person in the playing field. Business experts say that the success in home businesses relies on the product so it is important to remember that you must sell something with a massive appeal to your potential customers.There are two things that you need to be equipped with in order to survive in this line of industry – good company and product education as well as emotional and mental toughness. A Home based business require more willpower and determination than usual businesses may demand. In a business perspective, if you have decided to run a business at home, choosing a product or service that you truly believe in is highly encouraged otherwise, you may find yourself scrambling or worse, losing huge profits. Learning the necessary skills is integral if you want your business to thrive.One notion associated with home based business is that you can make fast money in a very short period of time. Most advertisements support such notion through enticing testimonials. Unfortunately, this is not entirely true. That’s not to say you cannot make fast money because that all depends on how you perform. To build a big networking business can be a slow and challenging process. The Majority of established home businesses had a rough start. The success of your chosen home based business can ultimately depend on hard work and perseverance.
Home Based Business Ideas For Everyday Moms
If you have recently had a baby, have children at home or simply in between jobs, you may have thought about starting a home based job. Even if you have a stable career in the workforce, many moms fantasise about the idea of being able to work from home.Reasons for wanting to start a home business for moms vary considerably, from wanting to be able to raise their own young children before they start school, to wanting to earn a passive income to help pay for some expenses or even because they just want to have flexible hours and be their own boss.All of the above reasons are common and very understandable. Where moms feel unsure about starting a home based business is finding an idea that agrees with them, their knowledge, market and resources available.Some moms feel that they are just an everyday mom that cannot come up with an idea that is achievable. This attitude must stop right here.I can tell you now, there is a home business idea very achievable for all people, even the most everyday mom! I believe that if you have some knowledge about something (or anything in particular) and own a computer with internet access, you can have a home business up and running within a matter of days.Put simply, billions of people search for information and content through search engines on the internet every single day. There are lots of different ways you can use information or knowledge you possess to create a income online. People will pay money online to acquire information you can provide.Creating a simple content rich website on a particular topic (niche) which also sells ebooks, has affiliate links and different advertising can create an ongoing, passive stream of income to your designated account, twenty four hours a day, seven days a week.For example, if you are a great babysitter and obviously know a lot about children, you could create a website which provides customers and visitors with lots of interesting and fun activities for toddlers. Write an eBook to sell, or purchase one with resell rights and keep one hundred percent of the profits.Your babysitting website could target an audience of parents and fellow babysitters looking for child care ideas and tips.You simply need to think about your interests and skills (in any area at all, be it horse riding, craft, cooking, massaging or juggling) and share your expertise online.You may be surprised just how many people are looking for what you can offer.There are lots of online internet marketing strategies available to help you get a home business idea started online.If you are a mom who has an interest in the baby and child niche, visit the link below which provides lots of free information and resources to get your business online the easiest and most effective way.
Auction Listings Are Vital to the Success of Fundraising Auctions
Fundraising Auction Tip: You should always provide potential bidders with a printed Auction Listing of both your Live and Silent Auction items at any Fundraising Auction. A printed Auction Listing is vital for several reasons:
An Auction Listing informs bidders of the order of sale, and what is coming up next. If you keep your bidders guessing, they will simply not bid.
If bidders are not 100% certain of what they are bidding on, they will not bid. A printed Auction Listing should answer any and all questions about what is being sold in order to encourage bidders to bid as much as possible.
Bidders often need time to plan their bidding strategies, especially on multiple and/or larger value items. A printed Auction Listing helps them to do that.
Couples often need time to consult with each other about what they are willing to spend on something. A printed Auction Listing helps them to do that.
Potential bidders need to know the specifics, the benefits, and the restrictions on any item they are going to bid on, especially on travel and/or other higher value items. A printed Auction Listing should answer all of their questions, in writing.
After bidders see that they have lost an item to another bidder, a printed Auction Listing makes it easier for them to re-strategize on what else they can bid on.
Printed Auction Listings generally come in 3 forms:
Printed in the Event Program or Auction Catalog.
Printed on loose sheets of paper and hand-inserted into the Event Program or Auction Catalog.
Printed on loose sheets of paper and hand-delivered to all attendees, or left on each dinner table in the room.
Auction Listings cost practically nothing to produce and they can make the difference between the success and failure of a Live and Silent Auction. You should never conduct a Fundraising Auction without one.
A Case Study
Let me share a real-life experience with you. Once I was hired to conduct a Fundraising Auction for a nationally renowned organization. The event was held in a major hotel, in one of the country’s largest cities, with several hundred “black tie” participants attending. It was an extremely professional event, with the music, singing, lighting, speeches, and awards all perfectly timed and choreographed. Everything was done to perfection… exception the Fundraising Auction.
Although I had signed an agreement to serve as their Auctioneer nearly one year in advance of the event, no one bothered to contact me for any advice or help. Approximately one week prior to the Auction date, I contacted the group to see if they had replaced me with another Auctioneer. But they said that I was still their man.
Upon arriving at the event I asked for a copy of the Auction Listing. I was told that there were none. I’m not sure whether they felt that the Auction Listing wasn’t necessary, or whether someone forgot to have them printed. This was never made clear. When I asked what I was to use at the podium, I was told to copy the list of Live Auction items from a committee member’s computer. It took me about 30 minutes to copy three pages of hand-written notes in order to prepare for my role as their Auctioneer.
I knew that they had created a PowerPoint program showing the various Live Auction items. When I asked whether the PowerPoint slide order corresponded to the order of sale I had copied from the committee member’s computer, I was met with a blank stare. The committee member left to check the slide order, and returned to let me know that the slide order did not correspond my notes, and he provided me with the correct slide order… hand-written on a paper napkin. This forced me to re-arrange my three pages of hand-written notes before taking the podium.
There was a Live Auction Table with descriptions of the Live Auction items that were to be sold, but the table was not clearly marked, and it received significantly less attention than the Silent Auction Tables, which were clearly identified. Since the Live Auction Table was located adjacent to the “Raffle Table”, it appeared that most people thought it was part of the raffle and therefore paid very little attention to it.
According to the event program (which did not include an Auction Listing), I knew approximately when I was to begin the Live Auction. At the designated time the Master of Ceremonies announced the start of the Live Auction to the several hundred people in attendance, and introduced me as Auctioneer. As I approached the podium I realized that photographs of award winners were still being taken… directly in front of the podium where I was to stand… which required me to stand aside for several minutes until the photographers were done. Can we say “awkward moment”?
As the photographers cleared, I approached the podium and began my Live Auction introduction. Approximately one minute into my introduction, the “Raffle Committee” approached the podium and stopped my Live Auction Introduction in order to pull the 8 or 9 Raffle Winners. These drawings lasted about 5 minutes. Upon it’s conclusion I was allowed to resume the start of the Live Auction.
When standing at the podium two intense and extremely bright spotlights were pointed directly at the podium. The lights were so bright that I literally could not see the center 1/3 of the room. I could see the tables on the right, and on the left, but was totally blinded when looking straight ahead. It took perhaps five minutes before the spotlights were turned off.
While at the podium and describing Lot #1, I had to ask someone to start the Lot #1 PowerPoint Slide… because apparently no one was assigned that job.
So with only the Auctioneer’s verbal description, and a PowerPoint slide, it appeared that few people in the room had any idea about what we were selling… or when we were selling it… until it was announced by the Auctioneer. As a result, bidding was extremely light and the final results fell several thousands of dollars short of where they should have been
The learning experience is this:
The Live Auction is where you place your better items, and where the real money should be made at any Fundraising Auction. Let bidders know as far in advance as possible what you will be selling, and the order of sale, so they can get excited about the Auction, and plan their bidding strategy accordingly.
Auction Listings are absolutely vital to the success of both Live & Silent Auctions. In my opinion, revenues at this Auction fell thousands of dollars short of where they should have been, because no Auction Listing was provided to the guests.
If bidders are not perfectly clear on what is being sold, including both the item’s specifics, benefits, and restrictions, they will not bid.
When you have a committee of volunteers, especially volunteers having full time jobs and/or very busy schedules, the services of a professional Fundraising Auctioneer can help to keep the committee on track.
And once you retain the services of a professional Fundraising Auctioneer… use the services that you are paying for.