Home Based Entrepreneurs Share Their Tips for Serving All Their Masters

Home-based entrepeneurs wage a daily battle as they serve their families, their clients, and themselves. Here is a link to a compilation of 95 from-the-trenches tips that people swimming in that boat have discovered as they continue to navigate the sometimes rocky waters. (My tip is #5 on this list.)

My husband Steve and I both work from home, parent our son, serve our clients, make sure the dog gets a walk, and still find a few minutes for each other. It’s not an easy path we travel, but we wouldn’t have it any other way.

What are the tips you have discovered to help YOU keep the balance as you work AND live from home? Share your best tips here so the rest of us can benefit from the wisdom of YOUR experience!

Speaking of working from home, I’d be honored to earn your vote in the Start Up Nation 100 Home Based Business Contest. I’ve entered in the “Recession Buster” category. You can read my profile and post your vote at this link. I am all for getting seen, heard, and celebrated — with a little help from my readers! Thanks for your support.

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Do You Have Your Video Game On Yet?

Back in 2006 and 2007, I had quite a few people I like, trust, and respect tell me that I should launch a blog to build community, showcase tips to guide DIY publicists to get seen, heard, and celebrated, and make this a regular part of my service to others.  The first time it came up, I ignored it.  The second time, I thought twice.  By the third time, I felt a bit like a horse’s behind and that it might be time to buy myself a saddle!   On September 1, 2007, this blog debuted.  And I’ve been blogging ever since.   Truth be told, it has been among the single most powerful things I’ve done to build my community, grow my influence in my own backyard and well beyond, and build my business.

Now, shifting the focus to video, the same thing has happened.  Starting in 2007 — just at the time the blog debuted — people I like, trust, and respect and who were a whole lot more successful than me told me that I should start showcasing my perspectives on video.   Again, the first time it came up, I ignored it.  The second time, I thought twice.  By the third time, I knew I didn’t want to buy another saddle for myself.

With the help of some capable and talented people, I started posting YouTube videos about DIY publicity.

What did posting these videos do for my business?   Business owners from my own backyard and beyond viewed them and came to the decision to attend my Publici-Tea™ and bio writing workshops.  Radio hosts viewed them and invited me to contribute to their programs.  Meeting planners viewed them and decided to invite me to speak for their large groups.  Even though the number of total views of my videos has not been huge, the impact on my ability to get to that “trust, like, respect” place faster with people who have not yet met me in person has been meaningful.

Have I been seen, heard, celebrated and COMPENSATED?  Without a doubt, the answer is decidedly “YES.”

So, let me make a little confession.  I own a very fine HD digital camera, and I still don’t quite know how to use it.  Nevertheless, I am finding ways to get my own video game on, and I’ll be debuting a new 10-minute video presentation one day later this week that is content rich and can guide you in the ABC’s of common bio blunders.   My hope is that a whole lot of people tune in to benefit from the message and want to lean in to learn more.

Do you yet  have your video game on?   What are among the best resources you have in place to share your message in this powerful way?  And what are the ways that you have been rewarded for that effort in your business?   Please share so those who wish to follow in your video footsteps can get there faster!

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How is Your Business Garden Growing?

A few days in sunny, gracious, magnificent Victoria British Columbia certainly lifted my spirits and opened my eyes of rainbows of new possibilities for my life and business.

For the first time in years, I stayed officially “unplugged” from Facebook, Twitter, this blog, and every other aspect of technology and just focused on relaxation, enjoying my husband’s company, and considering the here and now.

No matter how my business garden grows, I know that taking time out to nurture my soul and my marriage means the world to me and sets the tone for whatever may be coming next.

How long has it been since you completely unplugged?  Are you ready to give it a try?  I highly recommend it!

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