Working online from home seems to be the most picture perfect scenario anyone can imagine. Earning a work from home income obviously offers it advantages but with it comes a certain mental stress that is easily overlooked until you've actually experience it. With the growth and success many are achieving in online marketing more people are starting a small business in their homes. Although this does allow for folks to escape the traditional 'rat race' as we know it, these types of businesses are still fertile grounds for work related stress. No longer 'slaving away' in a 'formal' work environment no doubt offers its attractions but work is still work. The associated tensions and anxieties still exist and need to be addressed.
Due mainly to the solitude or isolation online entrepreneurs typically experience when working at home many stress related issues often go unnoticed. This can set the stage for even greater damaging effects if this stress is left unchecked.
Recognizing it does exist and can not be avoided here are 5 tips to help reduce the mental stress experienced when working at home.
Schedule Your Work Hours
It is important that you have pre-defined hours in which you conduct your work. Like a regular job you need start on time and avoid the habit of 'lingering' at work since it's right there in the home.
The hours that you set aside for work need to be maintained consistently. Don't allow the distractions/temptation of the home environment to disrupt this schedule.
Leave Work at the Desk
Once you've completed your work for the day walk away and forget about it. Having your work set up in the home may tempt you to 'sneak' in a little overtime since it is right there.
Discipline yourself to let work go till the next day. Whether you're aware of it or not you need the break to recharge your mind, energy and spirit.
Finding the Humor
As you know things don't always go according to plan so when the unexpected happens don't dwell on it but rather try to find the humor in it and let it go.
Schedule Personal Time
Schedule time for your personal life and maintain this schedule. It is important to maintain a 'balance' in your life between personal and professional pursuits in order to keep your mind and spirits healthy.
Realize that you personal endeavors are just as important, if not more so, then your profession since they better define who you are. Remember you work primarily to pay the bills so don't let this aspect of your life dominate you!
Consciously 'Slow Down'
Pay closer attention to your level of intensity as you work since subconsciously we have a tendency get too caught up in it leading to increased tension. If need be take the time to deliberately slow yourself down and take the 'edge' off. As your tension eases you will find your thoughts become clearer and your productivity increases.
Although working online from home does offer many freedoms it does not eliminate work related stress. When starting a small business in your home it is important to realize that stress could in fact take an even greater toll on you. Many online entrepreneurs enjoy earning a work from home income but also burn out quickly due to this stress. By consistently practicing the 5 tips we discussed above there is no reason you can't find long lasting financial success in the stress free environment of your home.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Top 5 Blogging Tips Of 2009
Apart from being a great amount of fun many people are now starting to see how profitable blogging can be be and to that end we have put together our top 5 blogging tips of 2009.
Make it stick (make them stick to you like glue)
Your main priority is to make your visitors want to keep returning to your blog. You need to make it worth their while to keep returning and you do that by providing top class content which will set you apart from the rest of the blogs in your niche. It is also important that you make blog posts
on a regular basis and you will soon find that you will have a stream of regular visitors.
Maximise revenue
There are many ways to maximise revenue from your blog and two of the most profitable are adsense and affiliate programmes. With affiliate programmes you must make sure that the product or service that you are promoting is in the same niche as your blog. I know it sound obvious but I have seen blogs on gardening advertising gambling products. As far as adsense is concerned the correct advertisements show up automatically so you don't need to worry about that.
Don't Give Up
Sometimes you will find that people who haven't made money within a couple of weeks decide that it can't be working and decide to give up. You really don't want to go down this road because it is often the case that success is just around the corner especially in the case of earning money from your blog. It may take a little time for your blog to be indexed but once you start making money from it you won't be able to stop, even if you wanted to.
Don't Let Your Blog Die
This is similar to simply giving up but don't let your blog die. If you stop posting to it,the search engines and your visitors will soon lose interest and all of the hard work you have put into your blog when you first started will all go to waste. Try and make it a routine when you make your posts and you will soon find that you are not giving it a second thought.
Personality
Try and let your personality shine through when you are making your blog posts. If you would like to add a little humour then go ahead and do so. When your visitors are reading your blog entries they don't want to see that it has been written by a robot. They like to see that they are in contact with a real person and you will find that they will be far more responsive to any offers that you may be promoting.
Make it stick (make them stick to you like glue)
Your main priority is to make your visitors want to keep returning to your blog. You need to make it worth their while to keep returning and you do that by providing top class content which will set you apart from the rest of the blogs in your niche. It is also important that you make blog posts
on a regular basis and you will soon find that you will have a stream of regular visitors.
Maximise revenue
There are many ways to maximise revenue from your blog and two of the most profitable are adsense and affiliate programmes. With affiliate programmes you must make sure that the product or service that you are promoting is in the same niche as your blog. I know it sound obvious but I have seen blogs on gardening advertising gambling products. As far as adsense is concerned the correct advertisements show up automatically so you don't need to worry about that.
Don't Give Up
Sometimes you will find that people who haven't made money within a couple of weeks decide that it can't be working and decide to give up. You really don't want to go down this road because it is often the case that success is just around the corner especially in the case of earning money from your blog. It may take a little time for your blog to be indexed but once you start making money from it you won't be able to stop, even if you wanted to.
Don't Let Your Blog Die
This is similar to simply giving up but don't let your blog die. If you stop posting to it,the search engines and your visitors will soon lose interest and all of the hard work you have put into your blog when you first started will all go to waste. Try and make it a routine when you make your posts and you will soon find that you are not giving it a second thought.
Personality
Try and let your personality shine through when you are making your blog posts. If you would like to add a little humour then go ahead and do so. When your visitors are reading your blog entries they don't want to see that it has been written by a robot. They like to see that they are in contact with a real person and you will find that they will be far more responsive to any offers that you may be promoting.
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