Do You Have A Home Business...Who Knows?

There are many avenues that a person can utilize when working from home and building a business of their own.

I find it a little heartbreaking when I talk to other people that have been working from home for quite some time and they get frustrated that they are not doing as well as they thought they would.

There are hundreds and hundreds of home businesses out there these days and when I visit website forums or message boards, it amazes me of how many people don't know what to do once they got started with a business that they were so excited about.

You really need to have the mind-set as if that business that you just started was down the block on the corner. How is anyone going to know that you are there and what you do or what products or services that you have to offer? Just having a sign out front is not going to be enough for people to know that you exist.

I have often heard even if someone reads your sign one time, it's not always going to be something that sticks with them. Statistics show that someone needs to see your sign, or your ad or any other form of advertisement up to 7 times before it becomes locked into their memory. If commercials only played one time, how many would you remember?

Here are some ideas of getting yourself out there to get noticed:

• Newspapers (classifieds, notices, or maybe your local paper will do an article on you)
• Business Cards (place them at stores, post offices, church, gyms, clubs, etc)
• Fliers (can be made right from our own computer or from a local company)
• Car Magnet
• Signs (can be placed in yard or other locations after getting permission)
• Go to job fairs or business expos
• Logo gear (pens, pencils, calendars, magnets, etc)
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Start a blog
• Join websites that have forums or message boards
• Put a signature at the bottom of your emails that contain your website and information
• Search for websites in your niche that allow advertising

There are countless ways that you can get your business out there. Most do not take much time and many do not cost much money. However, you do have to invest in a little of each if you want people to invest their time or money in you. Are you open for business? Who knows?