Hello Moms!
Spring is the perfect time to drum up new business!
If you need more clients consider looking in your local classifieds. Yes, I'm serious -- consider applying for brick and mortar jobs, but with a 'Freelance Twist'!
Consider a small business advertising for a secretary. They may already have at least one full time employee in the office and just need someone part-time. They need the help, but probably are not looking forward to the expenses involved with bringing another employee onto their staff.
Many small businesses haven't given much thought to outsourcing their work. I suggest writing to them and introducing the concept.
Make sure that you have a great brochure and business card that shows the services you can provide. If you have testimonials, that's a big plus. A website to direct to them to would be the icing on the cake.
Then simply write a cover letter to them replying to the ad. Let them know that you recognize they plan on hiring a traditional employee, but that you wanted to introduce your services and let them know how outsourcing their work to your local business would save them money.
Stress that you are an independent contractor and therefore they will not have to pay for the costly benefits associated with employees. Also make sure to mention how efficient you are and that they are only obligated to pay for the amount of work they actually have day-to-day. They do not need to guarantee you a certain amount of hours.
I have actually landed one client this way myself. It didn't happen right away, but about 8 months later I received a call from them inquiring about my services. I still service this client today.
This is an entirely feasible way to drum up some local business without having the major competition of the online community.
Let me know if you try it!
P. S. Don't forget to visit our Freelance Jobs page for current work at home positions. If you are looking for home business ideas, visit our home business opportunities section.
HOME BUSINESS IDEAS TIP
If you have a website that simply gets no traffic, you probably need to work on getting some back links to your site. Google, especially, strongly factors in how many other websites link to your site in their search results.
Here are a couple of terrific ways to get links coming into your website.
Submit articles.
Write articles that apply to your website content. Then submit them to other websites. Many webmasters are looking for fresh content for their site. In exchange for your well written article they will let you include a short bio at the end of the article with a link pointing to your website. Here is a comprehensive list to submit your articles to.
Submit to directories.
I recently posted a list of directories that you can submit your website to on my forum. Be sure to check it out!
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Introducing PageRank - Shattering the Myth
By Dave Collins
One of the most fascinating aspects of the web is its dynamism. We all know that it develops at an astonishing speed - yesterday's craze is today's old news, and bigger and better things seem to be springing up every few days. Some of them crumble quickly into dust, while others seem destined to tower above the rest.
Naturally, search engines also follow this pattern. Some of the early search engine giants remain with us today, but many of them are gone - and every so often, a new champion seems to emerge. Recent years have seen the growth and development of a search engine that puts all others to shame. It might have once stood at the same level as its rivals, but there is no doubt that for now at least, Google rules the web.
Many of the companies we work with see more traffic from Google than all the other search engines put together, and there are more than a few Search Engine Optimization services that focus almost exclusively on this one engine.
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Hire a Web Developer or Do it yourself?
By Michael Gorzka
Should you create and design your business Web site yourself or should you hire somebody to do it for you?
If you want your web site to be a complex, high-tech affair with a database, web forums, Javascripts, audio, video, animated content, etc. I would say outsource it. This will free you up to concentrate on the business end of your business.
But if your Web site is to be a small, simple one --- perhaps to serve as an introduction to yourself and/or your products & services, you may want to consider doing it yourself.
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