Posts tagged Ways To Make Money
How to Get Rid of Unwanted Clutter
Aug 25th
Clutter has a way of causing trouble for almost everyone. It takes up space that could be used for other things, it sits around unused gathering dust, and having it around causes stress. Managing the disorder can make daily life better and simpler. Clutter can be hidden away in mini storage buildings with roll up doors, but it best to get rid of the junk before spending money on a space to keep it. The following suggestions help to get rid of the clutter and to prevent the messes from happening in the first place.
Getting rid of clutter is a mighty task so to avoid getting overwhelmed, choose one room to start with. Begin by organizing things into piles. Classify things according to whether they are not used, used sometimes or seasonally, or used often or daily. The items used frequently can be kept in the room, the items occasionally used can be tucked away until they are needed, and the items not used can be either thrown away if they are junk or sold if they have some value. It is important to get rid of the things that are not used as soon as possible.
There are a few ways to dispose of the things that are not used. Donating some of the gently used items could help another who really needs it. Sometimes people look for ways to make money off their clutter. Garage sales can be a quick and easy way to sell the unwanted items. For more valuable objects, selling them on the internet may be more lucrative than a garage sale can be.
In order to prevent the space that has been freed of clutter from going back to its original state is to simply get organized. There are plenty of tools that help put and keep things in order. For example, a filing cabinet can help keep papers arranged in the office or a shoe rack in a bedroom closet could keep them all in one place. If everything has its own place, there will be no room for extra things and clutter will be less likely to build up.
Finally, setting up a chore list will help keep the mess out of the house. This way all the cleaning will not happen sporadically when the untidiness has become nearly unmanageable. Neatening up is not a tedious job when it is done in small amounts rather than big chunks. A schedule will keep things in working order and should keep away unwanted clutter.
Getting rid of the clutter is only half of the job. The other half is keeping it away and under control. Once the mess has been organized, it is time to get rid of anything unnecessary. Organizing the office, the closet, or other rooms of the house will create fewer spaces for clutter to accumulate. To ultimately keep the disorganization away is to continuously clean up bit by bit. Following these simple steps allow for an unpolluted and less stressful life.
The Absolute Beginner’s Guide To Starting A Small Online Business
Aug 6th
The Absolute Beginner’s Guide To Starting A Small Online Business
Take action to create the work you want.
If your goal is to start a small online business that replaces and exceeds your current income this may be the most important article you read this year.
Brash, huh?
Here’s the deal: I’ve been working online full time for almost 10 years, since age 19. I’ve had a lot of failures and a lot of successes.
There is no better way to learn how to succeed than to learn from someone who has already done it.
Tip #1: Focus On What’s Important
What’s important’ Action.
In the beginning, just get started. Don’t get too caught up in details that don’t matter.
Dealing with the paperwork, business cards, and other ancillaries isn’t absolutely necessary.
It’s an online business for a reason. Save the time, paper, and money and don’t get business cards.
If you happen to meet someone who wants to know more about you or wants to visit your site ask for their e-mail address and actively follow up with them.
Handing out business cards is passive, and even more than that, ineffective. (Unless your name is Johnny B Truant and you do something really unique that gets people talking.)
Other paperwork a lot of people get caught up in is registering a corporation or other business entity. That will be important eventually. But you can (in the US anyway) start a business in your own name with very minimal paperwork (a simple Doing Business As form) and cost.
Consult a tax advisor for specific insights.
Tip #2: Invest In Education
Whatever business you want to start, be it blogging, eBay sales, information product selling, affiliate marketing, or any one of the countless other ways to make money online, there are hords of people who have done it before you.
Sometimes those people will have written about what they did to succeed. In those cases, if their business aligns with what you want to do, don’t be afraid to invest money into their products.
Personally, I have easily spent upwards of $40,000 on non-University education. That includes buying eBooks, print books, seminars, coaching (example: Leo’s A List Blogging Bootcamps), membership sites, you name it.
As a general rule, the most important skill you can learn, no matter what business you’re starting, is marketing. I don’t make a distinction between online and offline marketing. Once you learn marketing you can use it anywhere, with a few tweaks of course.
I liken it to learning computer programming. The language you learn isn’t as important as the logic behind it. You can adapt to any language.
For a quickstart, check out these essential marketing books. Some you may have heard of, but most will be new.
Tip #3: Ask For Help
If you’re a bit introverted like me you might be shy about asking for help.
Don’t let that be a barrier to your success.
In other words, feel the fear and do it anyway.
You will deal with rejection. Many people won’t respond to your e-mails, phone calls, or tweets.
But you know what’ It doesn’t matter.
Starting a business isn’t supposed to be easy. That’s the filter.
I promise you, if you talk to enough people, you will get the help you need. I’ve been quite surprised by just how accessible some people I was initially afraid to contact are.
Bonus hint: I’ve had greater success connecting with ultra successful people than those who are just ultra successful in their heads. :)
The key to getting a response is to send very short, very succinct e-mails. Practice the http://five.sentenc.es rule. Keep your e-mail to five sentences and make it clear what you’re asking.
Tip #4: Participate In The Community
Whatever niche you’re in there is a community.
For example, back in the days when I used to sell on eBay, I hung out on a few eBay message boards. I helped people where I could and I got help where I needed.
As an added bonus, when I decided to start selling eBay how to products (I haven’t sold them for over 5 years), guess who helped me launch that business’ The same community that I had participated in freely for over a year.
These days, whichever community you should be a part of is larger and more easily accessible. Take advantage of that.
Tip #5: Don’t Quit Your Day Job
Coming from a guy who wrote 21 Reasons You Should Quit Your Day Job and Travel The World, this might seem shocking.
Your ultimate goal may be to quit your job, but don’t jump the gun.
You will find tons of stories of people who quit their jobs before they had their businesses going, but there’s a reason for that.
People who failed furiously because they didn’t have an income to support themselves in the lean business startup phase don’t usually write about it. And because they don’t write about their failures, you never hear about them.
I want you to quit your job as much as you want to quit your job, but I don’t want you to do it before it’s time.
Karol Gajda is a lifelong entrepreneur who blogs about Freedom, Health, Travel, and Life at RidiculouslyExtraordinary.com. Today he launches his excellent guide, How To Live Anywhere.
