Let us return our thoughts to your home business. Have you ever gotten feeling of excitement --- when you read something or thought of something --- that you could not wait to implement this new idea? This could be one of those moments...

In every home business, there are certain processes that we do over and again. Sometimes it may be possible to trim time or expense of a process which in turn will add pennies or dollars to your bottom line. If it is a process that you do hundreds or thousands of times per month, then your savings will multiply into hundreds or thousands of dollars in monthly savings.

Imagine what running a home business was like BEFORE computer...

Before personal computer, we had to hand type all letters and invoices. Now, we can setup a letter or invoice that we send out quite often, and we can save it in our word processor so that when we need to use it again, we can print it quickly and efficiently. There is no longer a need to type document again from scratch.

The computer has simplified our business communications and has provided us opportunity to reduce our costs of doing business.

Think about all of other processes that computer has enabled us to do for far less expense than what we could in past.

In this case, computer is a tool that permits us to save time and money.

So, my challenge to you is to begin examining processes in your own home business and look for ways in which you can save yourself time and money. It is far better for you to contemplate on this matter than it is for me to do so for you. Simply put, you know your business better than anyone on planet does. Therefore, you are in a better position than anyone to find those extra dollars that will decrease your costs and increase your profits.

The extra pennies and dollars you could extract from your business could spell difference between success and failure for your home business enterprise.

PPC (Pay Per Click) Advertising - Instead of submitting your pages for inclusion in search engine's database, you bid on keyword(s) that relate to your website. You can find out in advance what other sites have bid for a particular keyword and then decide if you want to outbid number one spot or maybe bid a little less and get number two, three, or four spot (or lower if keyword is expensive).

Ezines/Newsletters - These are delivered through E-mail and can be either plain text or HTML with full graphics. Although they can sometimes be expensive, you can get free ads by writing articles about your subject area and contribute them to ezines. Why would you want to give them away? Because you can put in a "Resource Box" at end of each article. At very least this box will contain your name, website address, and a brief one or two line "bio" about you (some ezines allow more room). See, free online advertising for your home-based business!

For a more detailed explanation, and more great advice for your home-based business, please visit My Home-Based Business Advisor.

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