Protecting Your Privacy When Working At Home

Dear Reader and Friend

Operating a business from home does not mean that your life and your family is an open book for the world to read. The best thing to do is to set specific boundaries between your work life and your private life in order to insure that your family is not interrupted by your work. If you do not have a private or separated room you will need to establish specific working hours for your home business and at the end of the day go home. Don't let you your business consume every waking moment of the day, that easily can lead to burn out as well as causing problems with your entire family. Unless you have established from the beginning of your business that business comes first. But even so your family needs also certain privacy for family matters. It is always better to have a separate area in your home where you can have related to your business.

If you can afford at the start of your business, you should have a separate phone line installed that is strictly for business. Use an answering machine for after hours calls and unless a client or customer leaves a message that it is an emergency, call them back the next business day. If possible, do not give out your home telephone number as a contact number. You never know if little Tom or little Andrea will answer the phone leaving a bad impression on a potential customer.

There are a lot of services that will cross borders between your work life and your private life and understanding where they meet will help you keep your sanity when working from home. When you first start the business, it may be easy for your spouse to ask you to get things done around the house while they are at work. You will need to remind them gently that you will be working and you don’t have time to finish the dishes, or throw a load of laundry in the washing machine and you definitely don’t have time to paint the bathroom. All this has to be done after working hours even when working at home there has to be a certain regulation for your work and for the work with your spouse.

Unless the business requires you to meet with clients and there is no way around it, do not entertain business associates at your home. In fact, clients probably should not even have your home address. Using email and the telephone for client contact is in the best interest for privacy, as you don’t want an irate customer banging on your door while you eat supper with the family. A post office box is not overly expensive and can be used for most shipping and helps protect your family’s privacy. If your business requires meeting with clients try to meet them outside your home in a restaurant or maybe near your customer’s office.

Remember, this is your business and you need to remember that your spouse and children are not employees. You may be working out of a home office, but it is still your family’s home and you need to make sure you have definite boundaries established. Just as you do not want them crossing into your office space while you are working, you need to show the same respect to your family by not allowing work to cross into their private space.

Talk to you soon

To your online success

Anton Winkler

http://www.antonshomedealsolution.com

Three Things NEVER To Do In Business

Dear Reader and Friend

A business like everything in life follows certain rules and if you like to be successful in life and your business you have to take these rules in consideration. There is no way around if you like to be successful with your business. You know success in your business means a better lifestyle for you and your family.
There are some things you should never do in business especially if you want to succeed. If you are already a successful business you are well aware of this. If you are a new business entrepreneur than these three tips may be very helpful to you.

The first thing you NEVER want to do is to skimp on advertising. Without proper advertising your business will chance taking a big loss in services or product sales. An example of this is a small business that puts out children’s audio CD’s is introducing a new product. The business is new and practically unknown. They do have a website, and a small advertisement in the local newspaper. Only a small area is going to be aware of this company and it’s CD. A better form of advertisement would have been advertising in several, larger newspapers. Having a billboard advertisement that can be seen in a heavily trafficked area. These may cost more, but you will reach a larger customer base. Without reaching customers, you fail.

Secondly, NEVER let your guard down with your business competition. If your business has a competitive market you want to definitely consider this. An example of this is a video store. You would want to be aware of what the other store offers. Is there a large selection? What are their prices per video per day? Do they offer any specials or discounts? You would want to keep up on both the smaller video stores as well as the larger video store chains in your area. You want to either match what is offered or offer a slightly lower fee. Customers love to save money, even a few dollars and cents.

Lastly, NEVER jump into a business without doing thorough research. You want to be sure you know all of the details about the business you are involved in. You want to know financial details as well as information about your competition. When you take the time to research a specific business you insure success for yourself. You wouldn’t want any surprises popping up when it comes to your business. You want to be able to set yourself up so that your business operates as smoothly as possible and without any problems.

If you make an effort to follow the above guidelines on what NEVER to do in business then you are on the right track. You create a solid base for your business success. Be sure not to jump into any business decisions without proper research and well thought out planning. Care for your business like you would for your children. Give it what it needs to grow and you will be pleased with the end result. Be sure you follow the do’s and NEVER the don’ts and see your business soar.

For your Business success

Talk to you soon

Anton Winkler
http://www.antonshomedealsolution.com

Have You Problems With Space For Your Home Business?

Dear Reader and Friend

There are many things that you have to think about when you start up a home business, and in my opinion finding room for your business is an important part of it. A home business is not necessarily a business working from home. Unless you have a lot of money and can afford to rent a place that is completely set aside for your home business, you really have to think very carefully about how you can have your home business and your home at the same time. Sometimes it’s better to stay apart from your home with your business but this also depends from the size of your home where you want to start your home business.

It is not something that is impossible, no matter what you might think. In fact, having a home business in your home might be easier than going to work each day, as long as you do it right. The disadvantage is you have to leave your home every day and cannot afford to stay at home because work has to be done, no matter what even you go only one or two hours to your office.

The most important thing that you need is space. It is simply great if you can afford to have a room in your home that is only used for your home business, but if you can’t, don’t worry about it. There are always lots of ways that you will be able to have a home business.
First of all, you have to think about the needs of your business that depends on the kind of business you like to do. Do you have a business where you simply work at your computer - work that can be done with just a computer a small table and some storage space for files? If this is the case, you easily can manage to have a space where you can work with your computer. Remember it is of great benefit if you are able to have your own computer just for your business. This is especially important if you have children who are going to be using the family computer. It is always better if you are able to have a separate place where you can store all of your files and your work items. It is time-consuming when you have to look on a daily basis for your business stuff.

In case you need more space for your work, than you have to be a little bit creative.
There are many things that you can do if this is the situation. But always remember you need a place where you can make decisions without being interfered by other family members. If you write and read a lot you need a place to concentrate. If you start your home business you have maybe less products, but when you are in business for a while you will have lots of products that you have to keep and therefore you need more storage space and alternatively more room for your work and products. This can be anywhere, as long as it is safe and secure but you have to be able to separate and keep it out of the way of the rest of your life.

The artifice of maintaining a home business and your home at the same time is to make sure that there is a separation. If you need a big table, try to set one up in an unobtrusive place…don’t use your dining table only because it’s there. It is not easy when starting your home business without enough space but you have to decide what’s working best for you.

To your home business success,

Talk to you soon

Anton Winkler
http://www.antonshomedealsolution.com