A flourishing home business, great profits, potential clients ….You thought you would achieve this all by running an ad or two in the paper to tell your friends and former business associates about your new home business. Fruitless, it will bring you no good.

However, I bring you few promotional tips, which require less money and are often more effective. The only catch is that they require time and creativity to develop.

•Advertise on web – A cheap way to find customers:

 Doesn’t matter if you sell your products to consumers or your businesses in your local area, Pay Per Click advertisement is an affordable way to drive your targeted customers to you.

•Give demonstrations – It really works!

  Try to do some favor to your friend by creating a website for him and use the site as part of your portfolio or exhibit your creativity skills at your community centre to take an opportunity to advertise your business.

•Coupons and Contests – Creative advertisement:

 Create “quick and wacky” coupons to hand them out on a street corner, at trade shows, or just about anywhere else. An interesting contest can gain you effective media coverage because people love watching people win.

•Expand your network – Talk to anyone & everyone:

 No matter, wherever you are sitting try to get into conversation with the person seated next to you, maybe in an airplane or while you meet someone during a wedding.

•Giveaways and gifts – Free things always attract:

 You must be wondering how can I advice you to give gifts to make your business flourish. Well, it is an inexpensive and effective way to advertise your business because your free giveaways will definitely make people come to you.

•Attend meetings – Always good to learn from other people:

 Although you may find it difficult to attend meetings of people from your industry but it is a good platform to meet with your business associates and discuss your problems and success with them.

•Unique offers – make your customers feel special:

 Exclusive discount offers excites your targeted customers very well and makes your product sound affordable for them. They prefer coming to you thinking you have will offer them some different deals than your competitors.

•Arranging events - an aura of excitement and goodwill:

 It is an innovative way to introduce your business to targeted audience and maintain contact with your existing customers. A charity show or a celebrity appearance can really add worth to your business.

Despite sufficient funding, even large companies fail to advertise their business effectively, so what to expect from small start up businesses. They usually do not have the resources to launch huge advertising blitzes in multiple media formats and make their business prominent to attract potential customers.

However, be positive, these cost effective tips will definitely give life to your home business dreams!

You often get to hear people saying, “If I had more time for this, I must have …blah, blah, blah.” They ignore the fact, having more time does not mean more can be done. Just hard work does not pays; you need to be intelligent enough to make things work out for yourself.

According to a research study conducted by Priority Management, managers spend up to three hours a day on average dealing with interruptions. Recognizing the trait of time management is half the battle. If your dawdling attitude is keeping you from getting your work done efficiently, here I have wrapped up my experienced tips on well management and increasing productivity.

Step#1

Deal with your Zeal:

For me this all time management stuff is actually about energy. You cannot add more hours in a day, but try to distribute your energy in a way that you work with the same dedication for all your tasks.

Step # 2

Know how to say “NO”:

If you say yes to everyone regarding everything, you can easily be bogged down. It is often better to do five things right then doing 10 things terribly.

Step # 3

Place big rocks in first:

Always prioritize the most profitable tasks, which are of great importance to your business. If you do not put your big rocks in first, the fillers of life will take up your day and you will not fit your big rocks in at all.

Step # 4

Focus on your golden nuggets:

Some tasks relatively take more effort but have large impact or high visibility. Do not hesitate and boldly step forward to get hold of your golden nuggets.

Step # 5

Get done with small tasks coming your way:

If you have, a task coming your way, which is going to take a few minutes to complete, do not put it in pending. This way you will get the small things out of the way and not need to think about them.

Step # 6

Make the most of your creative time:

Remember the 80% / 20% rule; sometimes 20% of your time accomplishes 80% of the work. Most folks have some specific time at which they are most creative. It could be mornings, afternoons or late night when deliver your best. Try to get your most important tasks done during that time.

Step # 7

Discourage drop-in meetings:

Sometimes you are working in your high energy, but in between if you have to quit your work and drop in somewhere; it distracts your working mood and takes away a lot of your precious time.

Step # 8

Listen to drum beat:

Tackle the hot happenings around and give an important portion of your time focusing on current topics regarding your industry rather than wasting your time on cold or stale tasks.

Step # 9

Uninterrupted Down time:

During a hectic workday, make it a point to spare some time to re-energize and regroup. Avail uninterrupted mid-morning and lunch breaks, so you can refuel your self to get back to work.

Step # 10

Set Smart Goals:

Another important time management tip is to set SMART goals. Smart means working on rewarding, achieving and profitable tasks, so in the end you feel proud for your flourishing business.

Okay, that is probably plenty to digest but these points must have made you come up with lists saying “To Do”, “Action Items”, or some similar verbs.
If you think I have skipped on some important secrets to time management, do send in a feedback.