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One of the biggest obstacles to getting started working at home, or expanding your current home based business, is finding a profitable niche to target. Well, I have done a significant portion of the hard work for you in this article.

Below are ten niche ideas to help you start your work at home based business today.

1) Having a Collection - Many people collect things. Your work at home business could target product niches such as trading cards, coins, nick-knacks, dolls, plates, old books, glassware, comic books, stamps, or anything else you can think of that people tend to collect.

2) Attracting Men/Women - Most people want to be attractive to the opposite sex, or even the same sex in many cases. You could target product niches like flirting tips, makeovers, attractive clothing styles, perfumes, colognes, etc...

3) Saving Memories - Pretty much everyone likes to retain memories of special occasions, parties, vacations, and anything else worth looking back on. They want to maintain them and have them to show to their families and friends. Your website could target work at home niches like cameras, camcorders, photo albums, diaries, journals, etc...

4) Being a Good Parent - Most people who are parents want to be good ones. Your home based business could target product niches like parenting guides, parenting classes, anger management, stress management, or anything else associated with good parenting.

5) Saving Time - We could all use more time in our days. Your work at home based business could help people save time by promoting products like daily planners and calendars. Or you could take it further and offer instant benefit products such as laundry service, meal planning and delivery, etc...

6) Living a Long Life - Most people want to live as long as possible. You could target product niches about anti-aging medications, medical exams, fitness products, safe sex contraceptives, nutrition products, supplements, etc..

7) Being Full of Energy - Energy is something we all lack at one time or another. Energy drinks are a hot item right now. It seems a new one comes out about every week and people buy them like crazy. Your home based business could target them or other energy products like caffeine, energy inducing diet plans, sleep theory, etc...

8) Being in Fashion - Most people want to be trendy and in fashion, especially the younger generation. Your home business website could target niches about fashion information, clothing products, clothing accessories, celebrity trends, etc... aimed at people under 40. Or you could separate the niche and target all age ranges.

9) Be Intelligent/Smart - Many people prefer to be recognized as being intelligent or smart. Your home based business could target niches like increasing grade point averages, continuing education, raising IQ, increasing mind power, vocabulary, speed reading, etc...

10) Being in/Finding Love - Most people want to be in love or loved. They also seek to avoid those things that harm it. Such as getting a divorce, breaking up, etc... You could work at home while making people happier by targeting niches like relationship counseling, dating services, single bars, and other "love" products.

There you have it... ten niches you can use right now to start working at home or expand your current home based business with. Break them up, mix and match them, use them to generate other ideas, or do anything else you want with them. Just get going on making your work at home dreams come to life today. Trent Brownrigg is a successful internet marketer and home business mentor. Visit his Work at Home Based Business website at http://www.work-at-home-jobs-iowa.com and he will personally help you succeed with your own home business. Please subscribe to his “Biz Tips” Newsletter by sending a blank email to: workathomebiz@aweber.com

150 FIRMS THAT PAY YOU TO WORK AT HOME

Dear Opportunity Seeker,

Enclosed is the listings that you requested. According to all the available information and sources within our computer network, the companies listed here have shown a great need for home-based workers such as yourself. All of our listed companies are revised on a regular basis, since some of them may change their needs or requirements. Although we believe our information to be completely reliable. We cannot however, guarantee its complete accuracy and we never stop researching firms in the HOMEWORK INDUSTRY and make every effort to provide the type of programs that you, the homebased worker are seeking.

It is now the time for you to read over the listed companies and pick those in the various groups that you wish to contact. We urge that you PLEASE contact each and every company listed, regardless of which group they are in. All that’s now required is to send a large business (10) envelope with one (1) 32 cent stamp affixed in the upper right hand corner. You then address this envelope to yourself (SASE) leaving it unsealed, then fold it into another #10 envelope that you will address to each of the companies below. BEFORE sealing the mailing envelope, neatly print or type a short note asking details on their HOMEWORKERS PROGRAM (S). It is requested you DO NOT write long letters since they are not read and are often discarded by mail room personnel, and even if that is not the case, you do not want the companies response to be delayed, simply because your inquiry laid around while someone tried to determine just what you were requesting.

Once the listed companies receive your inquiry, they have instructions to send your materials. Please follow directions. If you send anything other than what is called for, you will get little or no response. Be patient, some firms are very large, international in size, some are on a seasonal basis, so it might take a few weeks for some responses to reach you.

NOTICE

The listed companies have been separated into 3 different groups, based upon the type of work they offer. If you are NOT going to contact all companies listed, be sure to check which particular group is of interest to you, before you write to any companies.

The following companies usually have more than one to offer. If so, they will present you with all their opportunities after you contact them. Which offers they send you and in what order they will be sent, depends entirely entirely upon their processing abilities at that time. GROUP 1--COMMISSION CIRCULARS/MAILING LETTERS

LBI SYSTEMS, P.O. BOX 3430, JAMAICA, NY 11432 B & L ADVERTISING, P.O. BOX 22609, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55422 SELMAR BROOKS PUBL, P.O BOX 126D, BROOKLYN, NY 11229 IRENE’S ENT.,P.O. BOX 4552, E; PASO, TX 79914 MC CALLS ENT.,P.O. BOX 514, STEUBENVILLE, OH 43952 JAMES TITUS, 22203 FLINTLOCK, DR.,KATY, TX 77449 WORLD WIDE TRADE SERV.,MEDINA, WA 98039 LEIBIG ENT.,3703 COLD SPRINGS RD., HUNTINGDON, PA 16652 EM ENT.,BOX 1315, FLORENCE, SC 29503 TEA TREE OIL, BOX 18508, SPOKANE, WA 99208 ATLANTIC MAIL, BOX 690, HALLSVILLE, TX 75650 PROFIT, 3731 KANAINA #325, HONOLULU, HI 96815 AMETHYST, BOX 2348, NIAGRA FALLS, NY 14302 GOLDEN RULE, BOX 3975, VENICE, FL 33595 SM PUBLISHING, 20119 RHODA CIR.,CERRITOS, CA 90701 LLYOD ADKINS, 9025 E. CRESCENT AVE. MESA, AZ 85208 VIDEOSCOPE, BOX 20302, ATLANTA, GA 30325 BAKER, 221 W. BLUEFIELD, PHOENIX, AZ 85023 BARGER, PO BOX 61 RT 1, MILROY, PA 17063 MASCOR, 4807 BETHSEDA #344, BETHSEDA, MD 20814 SHOP, 433 DOUGLAS, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114 FORTUNE HOUSE, 7507 S. TAMIAMI #215, SARASOTA, FL 34231 LINDCO, 3636 PETERSON, CHICAGO, IL 60659 TATE ENT.,BOX 330, FLINT, TX 75762 MICAH GRAPHICS, BOX 17726,BATON ROGUE, LA 70893 HOOK FAST, BOX 1088-SD, PROVIDENCE, RI 02901 BEN, BOX 69, FRANKLIN, VT 05457 M&H, 1370 CENTER, OREM, UT 84057 B. WITHERSPOON, 53 LANGMEYER AVE., BUFFALO, NY 14215 PUBLISHER, BOX 22, EARLTON, NY 12058 CPC, 407 N. HUNTINGTON, MONTEREY PK, CA 91754 HOME BUSINESS, 1484 IVERSON, ATLANTA, GA 30307 SAVRAN, BOX 815, FLUSHING, NY 11362 R&R, BOX 111733, TACOMA, WA 98411 HARTWICK, BOX 348, PT OXFORD, OR 97465 IMAGES, 2727 PACIFIC #107b,HIGHLAND, CA 92346 JD ENT.,ALAMOSA, CO 81101 PASTEREZ, 6239 W. CHARTER OAK, GLENDALE, AZ 85304 DYNAMIC IDEAS, 6055 NASH WAY #C11,SACRAMENTO,CA 95842 ORION PRESS, BOX 8068, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22306 MO SPECIALTIES, 312 CARPENTER ST.,READING, PA 19602 GUARDIAN, BOX 31175, PHOENIX, AZ 85046 DOROTHY LEEPER, 918 CANAL ST.,JOHNSTOWN, PA 15901 BUDGET ADS, BOX 125, RED OAK, GA 30272 MIDWEST, BOX 5447, LAFAYETTE, IN 47903 WDC, 693 W. 60 ST. LOS ANGELES, CA 90044 THORNTON, BOX 470492, FT WORTH, TX 76147 STALLINGS, 4502 12 AVE., TAMPA, FL 33605 R. MEDINA, 275 KATHY LN.,MARGATE, FL 33068 QUALITY, BOX 1305, SEAFORD, NY 11783 PROGRESS, BOX 93248, LOS ANGELES, CA 90093 WYNWOOD HOUSE, 323 FRANKLIN BLDG.,#285-02, CHICAGO, IL 60606 RBS, BOX 2659-G, DANBURY, CT 06813 KELLEY, BOX 4696-P, DETROIT, MI 48234 TODDCO,4219 W. OLIVE ST., BURBANK, CA 91505 RUBEY’S, BOX 20514, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73156 CONSULTANTS, BOX 1922, SUMAS, WA 98295 GOOD EARTH, 14 SUNSET PT.,ORACLE, AZ 85623 ROBCROSS, BOX 8768, BOSTON, MA 02114 HAWKINS, BOX 589, FOREMAN, AZ 71836 T&S RT 1 BOX 257, FT. GAINES, GA 31751 STUDIO 44, BOX 806, COMMACK, NY 11725 LENHART, 8 STANFORD, W. CALDWELL, NJ 07006 M&K, 3356, IDIATLANTIC, FL 32903 HAMILTON, BOX 608039, ORLANDO, FL 32860 NATIONWIDE, 1671 E 61 ST.,BROOKLYN, NY 11229 OWEN CORP.,771 A, BATTLE GROUND, WA 98604 NAT’L MAILER, 11017 LUENBERG CT.,LOUISVILLE, KY 40223 THOMPSON, 3703 GAMMA ST.,AMARILLO, TX 79110 GEORGE BARTA, BOX 7103, FT. LAUDERDALE, FL 33338 GORMANSTON, 7014 13 AVE.,BROOKLYN, NY 11228 VIDEOS, BOX 4-D, MIDDLETON, NY 10940 COMMUNICATIONS, BOX 996, NEW YORK, NY 10268 FOODMASTER, BURNT HILLS, NY 12027 WORLD WIDE, BOX 62, POWELL, TN 37849 NATIONPLAN, 1671 E. 16TH ST.,BROOKLYN, NY 11229 NAT’L ADVERTISERS, BOX 1356, SILSBEE, TX 77656 BUSINESSES, 92-MG BRIGHTON 11 ST., BROOKLYN, NY 11235 ASHBURN, 140 16 AVE.,SEA CLIFF, NY 11579 MINIWORK, AA, WINKLEMAN, AZ 85292 LYNETTE, 6251 MENTOR PK., MENTOR, OH 44060 R.K, 4700 LAVINA ST.,VANCOUVER, WA 98663 P.K, 1621GISH ST., #1A, LONG BEACH, CA 90815 MERCHANDISING, BOX 20514, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73156 NAT’L HOMEWORKERS ASSOC.,P.O. BOX 11350, EUGENE, OR 97440 MAIL IT, BOX 10070, KANSAS CITY, MO 64111 PUBLISHERS, #126 E HOMECRESTA, BROOKLYN, NY 11229 NVS CORP.,48 SPRINGVALE AVE.,DPT 1, LYNN, MA 01904 VL, P.O. BOX 1353, LEMON GROVE, CA 91945 VINYL INDUSTRIAL PROD.,DEPT 2812, 2021 MONTROSE, CHICAGO, IL 60618 UNIQUE SYSTEMS, P.O. BOX 3174, BINGHAMTON, NY 13902 LINCO, 3636 PETERSON, CHICAGO, IL 60659 HARROW PUBL, BOX 176, DANIELSON, CT 06239 CJ NELSON, 1825 DOMANIK DR.,RACINE, WI 53404 PHOENIX, BOX 150, SNELLVILLE,GA 30278 LOVE’S, 1445 E EVANS CREEK RD.,ROGUE RIVER, OR 97537 RAMCO, 2230 ROYAL, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70117 OPPORTUNITY, P.O. BOX 7586, S. LAKE TAHOE, CA 95731 HRB ENTERPRISES, P.O. BOX 574045,ORLANDO, FL 32857-4045 MICAH GRAPHICS, BOX 17726, BATON ROGUE, LA 70893 OPPORTUNITIES, P.O. BOX 2780, DPT HW, N. CONWAY, NH 03860 T. JONES, 3228 S. BOULEVARD STE 226, REDMOND, OK 73013 MARKET MAKERS, 1317-B, CENTRAL-B, CENTRAL AVE SE #276, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87123 TELECOM COMMUNICAT’N SER., 135607 CONE ST., #2, NUNCIA, MI 49448 J&J INVESTMENTS, P.O. BOX 131401, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35213 FEDERATED TAX SER.,DPT 6112, 2021 W. MONTROSE AVE., CHICAGO, IL 60618 SMC, 9401 DeSOTO AVE., DPT, 50-24, CHATWORTH, CA 91311-4991 VIEJO PUBL, INC.,5329 FOUNTAIN AVE.,DPT OP, LOS ANGELES, CA 90029 PRIVATE PLACEMENT, P.O. BOX 7387, WILSON, NC 27893 SUCCESSFUL SYSTEMS, DPT 10-12, HORACE HARDING STN., FLUSHING, NY 11362 ACADEMIC GUIDANCE SER.,1500 R COMMERCE PKWY DPT 10, MT. LAUREL, NJ 08054 TOM BRANCH, 4229 MILL ST., PHILADELPHIA, PA 19136 PASSE PUBL., 161 S. LINCOLNWAY, N. AURORA, IL 60542 HOMEWORK, BOX 4385, PORTLAND, OR 97208 HOME PROFIT, BOX 329-Y MAIN, RANCOCAS, NJ 08073 ASF MARKETING, BOX 6672-E,PORTLAND, OR 97228 PASTERZ, 6239 W. CHARTER OAK, GLENDALE, AZ 85304 HOUSECALL MALL, 3431 W. THUNDERBIRD #13-210, PHOENIX, AZ 85023 NWC PUBL. CO.,DPT W-83, 158 BLOOMINGDALE ST.,CHELSEA, MA 02150 BASCO, 9351 DeSOTO AVE DPT B50-24, CHATSWORTH, CA 91311-4948 ATLANTIC MAIL, BOX 690, HALLSVILLE, TX 75650 MD ASSOC., BOX 21305, COLUMBUS, OH 43221 FOLEY-BELSAW CO.,6301 EQUITABLE RD DPT 20952, KANSAS CITY, MO 64120 SUCCESS, BOX 586, ELLICOTT CITY, MD 21043

GROUP 11-ENVELOPE STUFFING

PROFITABLE IDEAS, BOX 5337, NEW YORK, NY 10185 UNIVERSAL FINANCIAL REP.,BOX 2009, FOREST PK.,GA 30050 J.C. ENT.,BOX 236 WASHINGTON ST.,MARIONVILEE, MO 65705 LS BLOOM, BOX 5983, RICHARDSON, TX 75083 SOLLIEN ENT., BOX 2060, WAKEFIELD, MA 01880 CENTURY, BOX 15910, FT. LAUDERDALE, FL 33318

GROUP 111--DISTRIBUTORSHIP/DIRECT SALES OPPORTUNITIES

BRITE MUSIC ENT.,BOX 9191, SALT LK CITY,UT 84109 LE PORE PUBL.,363 MILLER AVE.,FREEPORT, NY 11520 KELL DIST CO.,30820 COUNTRY RD #10, GRANGER, IN 46530 GEORGE STEARN ACY.,8361 VICKERS ST.,SAN DIEGO, CA 92111 SUPER GLOSS MFG.CO., 3431 W. CLARENON, PHOENIX, AZ 85017 KIDCO PRODUCTS, 223 HORSEBLOCK RD., FARMINGVILLE, NY 11738 MERLITE IND. INC.,114 FIFTY AVE.,NEW YORK, 10011 AMERICAN TOY PARTIES, 20 CRAIG RD.,ACTON, MA 01720 PREFUMES +, 1426 W. 6 ST.,#206, CORONA, CA 91702 SPECIAL T, 7360-7433 VAMA, N. HOLLYWOOD, CA 91605 DAN NEWMAN CO.,1051 BLOOMFIELD AVE.,#2A, CLIFTON, NJ 07012 MELLINGER CO., 6100 VARIEL AVE.,WOODLAND HILLS, CA 91367 LIL’ ORBITS, 8851 RESEARCH CTR.,MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55428 RICHMOND SALES INC., DPT IO-191, 42 POWER RD., PAWTUCKET, RI 02860 PVC FURNITURE, DPT NC, BATTLE GROUND, WA 98604-0010

PLEASE NOTE--Since the listed companies in group 11 group 11 may change their requirements from time to time or on a seasonal basis, we urge you to contact ALL companies. The above listed companies DO guarantee payment for work completed.

If you contact any of the companies listed in group 111, be sure to provide them with your telephone number.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: We act as an agent in listing you and we are not responsible for any dealings you have with any of the above listed firms.

Are you a stay at home mom or dad who would like to work from home? Maybe you

have a job outside the home, but you’re tired of juggling your job and your kids,

especially when your child is sick and needs you.

You’d like to work from home, but it seems as though there are no legitimate jobs out

there. You don’t really want to start a home-based business from scratch, but would love

to work from home.

Well let me tell you a little secret, knowledge is power. And there are 15 strategies you

must apply if you want to be successful in landing a work at home job or contract

These 15 strategies will definitely help you beat out your competition.

Let me share with you 6 of the 15 strategies I’ve used and continue to use to increase my

chances of obtaining home-based jobs and contracts over and over again.

•1. You Must Acquire A Specialized Skill

The secret to landing a home-based job or independent contract and keeping it

forever is to acquire a specialized skill, or start a career in a field that is

completely recession proof and in high demand but has a low supply of skilled

workers.

For instance, people will always get sick. So therefore doctors will always need

Medical transcriptionists. Another example; companies will always have

quarterly meetings and will always need general transcriptionists to transcribe

reports, minutes, etc.

If you lose your home-based job today, you can apply for another one tomorrow

and land another job within a week or two. How am I so sure about this? Well

I’ve done it over and over again as a general transcriptionist, and Cyber Agent

(Call Center Customer Service Rep) for the past five and a half years. The jobs

and independent contracts in these fields are in abundance.

As an example, let’s look at Medical Transcriptionist. Just go to your search engine and type in the keywords, “Medical Transcription Companies.” You will see hundreds of medical transcription companies listed. Just visit a few of the

web sites and check to see if there’s an “employment,” “Career,” “Join us,”

“Contact,” etc., tab on the web site. I’m sure you’ll find several job openings.

•2. Don’t work at home for the wrong reasons.

Too many people want to work at home for the wrong reasons. Never tell an

employer that you want to work at home because you need to spend more time

with your children. That will certainly seem selfish to an employer, and you

would never get hired. Most employers don’t care whether you want to stay at home with your children or not. Wanting to work from home to spend more time with your children is not really a wrong reason, but in an employer’s mind it is.

Why not look at it this way; working from home would enable you to be more

productive in the sense that you would not miss work when your children are sick.

Also if some other family issues arise you can take care of it without calling in

sick. Wouldn’t this be more beneficial to the employer instead of saying you

want to work at home to spend more time with the kids?

•3. Be Professional At All Times

When applying for a home-based job, never respond to an ad via email stating,

“I’m interested in the work-at-home (data entry) position.” This is quite

unprofessional. Once you find a home-based job vacancy, apply by sending your cover letter and resume, or fill out an online application.

If the employer didn’t ask for a cover letter in the job vacancy ad, please send one

anyway. Never send a resume without a cover letter. It will get thrown in the

trash. Please customize each cover letter with information tailored to that specific

job advertisement.

•4. Never Send Your Resume As An Attachment Unless The ad States That You

Can Do So

The hiring manager might never open the attachment. Also, never copy and paste

your resume into the body of your email and send it to an employer. It will

change format by the time it reaches to the employer, and will look like a jumbled

mess. You must create an ASCII/Plain Text resume and cover letter. For more

information on how to do this please visit the following web sites,

http://resume.monster.com/dosanddonts/email/Index.asp or

http://www.eresumeiq.com/ABC.html. •5. Follow Instructions

When responding to a job vacancy announcement please make sure you follow the ad instructions. If the ad asks for specific information please do exactly as it says. For instance, if the ad says, please describe home office equipment, make sure you mention in your cover letter exactly what equipment you have in your home office.

I was once commended by an employer for being the only job applicant, out of

hundreds to actually follow the specific instructions in the job ad. I was hired for this home-based job mainly because I followed instructions, not because I was more qualified than all the other applicants.

•6. Reduce Your Job Search Time

Finding a job using the Internet can be a frustrating, time-consuming endeavor

because there are literally 1000's of job boards and work at home resources. And

don't forget the Job newsgroups and the regional newspapers.

To be current on this information is essential. Let YourJobSearcher do the work

for you. This software is not only for 9-5 job searches. You can use it to find

telecommuting jobs also. All you have to do is download and install your Job

Search Program, enter your job description (home-based job title you desire),

click and begin the search. It’s that easy.

About the Author

Vernette Carbon is the owner-publisher of AmazingWorkatHomeSecrets.com, and a

work at home mom with two children. Discover how you can work at home for Fortune-

500 companies like Office Depot, Sears, etc. To obtain a free report sent to your email

immediately visit: www.AmazingWorkathomeSecrets.com/intro_new.html or send a blank email to mailto:carbonv@getresponse.com

Hundreds of people everyday make the switch from working at a job to working at home. But, this move may sound like an enticing thing to some, but to others it can be devastating. If you plan to begin a work at home career, you need to understand the scams that are out there and keep your head up! Here are some tips and ideas to consider.

First of all, it can be quite a challenge to work at home. You will need to be consistent and determined. You will need to set aside time that is dedicated to your work. If you do not, you will get less done, be less happy, and will become overwhelmed. Instead, find a place to dedicate to working and stick with a schedule.

As for the work at home scams that are out there, it is almost impossible not to get one offered to you in your email just about every time you turn the computer on. Here are some hints to keep in mind.

· If it seems too good to be true, it more than likely is. It is just that simple. You are not going to be rich in a few days. You are not going to retire in a month. For any of these opportunities to work, you need to be working hard at it, really hard.

· If they ask for money up front, run! In many cases, you will never see them again. Solid business opportunities will require products to be purchased and such, but never should you purchase or pay for anything for a JOB.

· Check the Better Business Bureau for information about the company. It just makes sense!

· Understand the difference between a work at home job and a work at home business. It is important to realize that you will not have a job, but a business of your own to run.

Work at home opportunities will allow you to gain the most opportunities to spending time with your family, but they will also need you to be diligent and determined to become accomplished in the work at home arena. Nothing will be easy, especially at first!

About the Author

Find more information and tips about work at home by visiting http://www.workathomenews.info

Keeping Track of Your At-Home Business Expenses

If you are new to working at home, then you might not be aware that you can legally deduct many types of valid business expenses, such as paper supplies or the second phone line you install for your business, on your self-employment income tax return (and thereby reduce your taxable self-employment income). This article concerns only general expenses and will not deal with how to determine and deduct expenses that relate to your in-home office space or depreciable office furnishings/equipment. That is a conversation for another day (and will be covered in a future article).

First, let me congratulate you on the fact that you are working at home! Whether it is part-time, full-time, or just a little something you do on the side for extra money, working at home and being your own boss is the lifelong dream of many people. Be proud that you have achieved what so many do not.

Second, let me be very clear that this article is written on the assumption that you report your self-employment income---all your income---and that you pay the self-employment taxes that are due on that income. This article is also based on tracking and recording legitimate business expenses. Even if you have very modest income and are using your kitchen table a few nights a week as your office space, there are still legitimate business expenses that you can use to help reduce your self-employment taxable income. The purpose of this article is not to help you find ways to pad your deductions or to dodge paying your taxes.

Last, this article is aimed at those who are either new to working at home or who need a simple explanation of a subject that may seem twisted and tangled. Business expenses and tax deductions don't need to be scary monsters that live with the dust bunnies beneath the box spring of your bed. You don't even need a complicated method of data storage in order to track your expenses and have quick and easy numbers ready when it comes time to file your taxes. In fact, you don't really need much more than a notepad and a nice box. Of course, if you live for spreadsheets and bar graphs, you can get as high-tech as you like. Personally, I have a very simple Excel spreadsheet and four large file folders (one for each quarter of the year).

OK, let's get started.

It is important to know what qualifies as a "business expense." Well, that's simple. A business expense is money that you pay out of your pocket in order to maintain your at-home business. An easy example would be a business phone line. If you had a second phone line installed as your business line, then you can legally deduct 100% of the cost of that phone line as a business expense. You can also deduct the cost of equipment, installation, and hook-up (for the tax year during which you installed the line). Business expenses do not have to be related to office equipment or furniture, or even the actual work that you do. Legitimate business expenses also include office supplies like computer paper, ink cartridges, pens, notepads, paperclips---literally anything that you buy specifically for conducting your business.

I use this rule of thumb: If I wouldn't have purchased it otherwise, then it is a business expense.

Now, I do understand that at some time during your life, you would probably have some reason to pick up a package of paperclips or buy a couple of ink pens. What I'm talking about are the things that you find that you use regularly in the course of your business. As an example, I have two clients for whom I must send back-up floppy disks containing files of work that I transmit to them via email. This means that I regularly purchase floppy disks. Since we have a second computer (that my husband fiercely regards as "his"), it could be argued that we might have purchased floppy disks any way. However, since I routinely buy floppy disks in large quantity, the cost of those disks is a business expense. We have a small supply of blank disks for our personal use that is separate from my business supplies.

Once again, my thumb-rule applies: If you buy it specifically for business use and you use it during the course of doing business, then it is a business expense.

Depending on the type of at-home business you have, you may be well beyond the "paperclips and pens" type of expenses. If you have an in-home office (used specifically for your business and nothing else), and you have expensive business equipment (let's say a high-tech copier that can handle blueprints), then your need to track business expenses and the manner in which you are going to report these on your self-employment income tax forms is a little bit more complicated and may even require having an accountant. This article does not address that situation.

At the time of this article, the IRS allows business expense deductions up to $2,500.00 without requiring you to itemize your expenses into pre-set categories. That is, you can simply report a lump sum of $1,879.32 without having to explain it. The IRS "trusts" you. If your business expenses exceed $2,500.00, then you must file a "long form" and categorize your expenses as specified by the IRS. Although it is relatively easy, it does mean that you have to track your business expenses a little more closely (And is subject matter for another article). So, for the moment, let's just concentrate on getting you accustomed to following a few simple steps to track your business expenses.

#1---Always pay separately for your business expense items, regardless of whether by cash, check, debit card, or credit card, and save the receipt. If you are able (and are disciplined enough), then get a credit card with a reasonable credit limit and use it exclusively for business purposes. When the statement comes in each month, staple your saved receipts to the statement and pay off the balance (unless you are temporarily "floating" the purchase of an expensive item). The goal here is to learn the habit of paying separately for anything you purchase for business purposes and to save the receipt.

#2---Designate a file folder, storage box, or some other specific place in which to accumulate your receipts. I find it easy to have four "pocket-type" file folders (the kind with the fold-over flap and elastic bands at the bottom). These folders are labeled for the four quarters of the calendar year (Jan-Mar, Apr-Jun, Jul-Sep, Oct-Dec). During the quarter, I just toss my receipts in the proper folder. If the receipt is not self-explanatory (or does not print out a description of the item), then I make a short note to myself ("presentation folder for Flamingo Publishing proposal") on the receipt.

#3---At the end of the quarter, organize your receipts (I put mine in date order), and record the dollar amounts. Calculate your total quarterly business expenses. (Please note here that if by the end of the second quarter [June 30th] you have accumulated more than $1,125.00, then it is likely that you will exceed the $2,500.00 limit for non-itemized deduction purposes. If that is the case, you will need to track your expenses by the categories that are pre-set by the IRS so that you can show total amounts in each category.)

#4---At the end of the year, and after you have calculated your expenses for the 4th quarter, add the four quarters to determine your net business expenses. Voila! You have just tracked your business expense for the entire year!

Eventually, you will need this dollar amount in order to calculate your net taxable income from self-employment. If you are not planning on filing your taxes early in January, then bundle up the receipts and save the printout (or penciled in figure) of your total business expenses. You should establish another file folder/box/storage area for this information and whatever other self-employment forms you are accumulating for Filing Day.

Tracking your business expenses doesn't have to be hard or complicated. Make the system suit your style---and just remember: pay for the item(s) separately and keep the receipt!

Please look for future articles that will help you file your self-employment income and calculate your self-employment taxes due.

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10 reasons for starting a home business online.

1. You want to escape the rat race. You'd rather spend the 2 hours

you waste every day with your family, or on a hobby. Running your

own business online you can stop the commute, and you can feel good

because you are helping to cut pollution too.

2 You can work part time building your new home business online until

you see it taking off. You aren't giving up your bill paying regular

job to jump in without any income.

3 It's possible to start a home business online with very little

outlay. Webhosting is cheaper than a bricks and mortar shopfront.

You already have the pc to access the net, it can start working

for it's keep.

4 You can choose your own hours. If you have an appointment to keep

in the morning, start your online work in the afternoon. No one can

tell you "you can't have that week off in August, Bill got in first"

5 If you work harder you can benefit directly, you put more hours in

and your online business makes more profit, your wages go up. Your

salary isn't fixed by someone elses view of what you're worth.

6 A lot of online business tasks can be automated, using readily

available tools. Emails can be automatically sent by

autoresponders, even regularly asked questions can be sorted and

answered by software.

7 A website works 24 hours a day without complaining. Even if you're

on holiday your online business website can be working online for

you bringing in money.

8 Your online business can be as far reaching as you want, it can

offer something for your local community. It can equally sell to

people around the world, without penalty. It doesn't cost any extra

to send an email to Australia, or for your website to be used to

make a purchase by someone in Europe.

9 Starting a home business online means you have a continuously

growing market as more and more people come online everyday.

10 It's dress down day everyday. You can work in your pyjamas if you

want, nobody's going to stop you in your own home. No more suits and

ties unless you want to wear them, but that's your choice.

About the Author

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Douglas Titchmarsh recently decided to start a home business online

and is running a work at home opportunities site at

http://www.cashinonline.info .

Joining your area's Chamber of Commerce can be a smart move for your home business. Because businesses that participate in this group promote each other and work together, your own business can grow and prosper quickly. Here are just a few ways you can benefit by joining your local Chamber of Commerce:

- If you make it known that your product or service makes great client or employee gifts, you could wind up with a very nice flow of business from your fellow Chamber members.

- You may be able to line up some lunchtime sales or parties featuring your products at local businesses to help employees with gift shopping (especially at Christmas, Valentine's Day and Mother's Day).

- You may qualify for less-expensive health insurance and business insurance available to Chamber of Commerce members.

- You can find out about local events where you might set up a booth and promote your business.

- You'll meet good, reliable sources for products and services like accounting, printing, computer support, etc.

- You'll be referred to other Chamber members' contacts.

- You have a good chance of meeting local retailers who may be interested in carrying your products.

- You'll have an opportunity to do joint ventures with other local businesses, such as cooperative advertising or trunk shows.

- Your business name can be associated with improving your community, since Chambers of Commerce generally work on civic improvement, legislation favoring local businesses, and economic development.

- You may have access to mentors who can help you develop your business; or you may be able to serve as a mentor to someone else.

These are just a few of the many ways your area's Chamber of Commerce can give you access to a valuable networking and marketing system. You can find your local Chamber of Commerce in the business listings of your phone book.

About The Author

Rena Klingenberg is a jewelry artist and small business owner. Her websites, http://www.trade-show-booth-display.com and http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com, are filled with new success tips and articles to help other small businesses market their products.

3 Secrets to success in your home business

By Joel Teo 2005 All Rights Reserved

http://www.makethousandstoday.info Anyone believe it or not can be successful tomorrow in their home business. The problem is most people do not know where to start and what to do. This article will cover three secrets that any home business owner can use to vastly improve their home business.

Firstly, any successful person needs to dream of a future where there is more rather than less money on the table. Napoleon Hill of the “Think and Grow Rich” fame discovered that rich people become rich because of their mindset. If you want to be a really successful home business owner, you need to learn the mindset of wealth.

Where do you see yourself in your home business in the next few years? Do you have clearly defined long term, medium term and short term goals? Spend time thinking and planning your strategy and you will be one step nearer your goal of making serious money in your home business.

Secondly, know the medium where you carry out your sales really well. Today with the advent of the internet, internet marketing is fast becoming a great way for a home business owner to promote his products online. A good home business owner today will therefore start learning how he can make use of internet marketing to boost his business products online.

Imagine making the sale while you are sleeping. Such is the allure of internet marketing today and if you learn some basic Search Engine Optimization you will be on your way to online profits. But it will be a long process but worth it in the longer term.

Thirdly, always remember that in any business whether offline or online, you focus should always be on generating the sale. The story that was related in Rich Dad and Poor Dad was quite poignant on this point. Robert Kiyosaki was telling of the class where one of his students was saying that he did not want to sell but wanted to be a CEO. Robert later told him that he had nothing to teach him if that was the case. The lesson here is clear, it does not matter what industry or what business you are in.

Your job when you own a home business is to promote your services and build your client and customer base. While managing your business is true half of the time, the other half is building your own business. Most people just cannot get that and tell you, they hire this salesman or sales team. Like in most things in business building a client base is valuable, so spend time learning the art of selling whether online or offline.

In conclusion, a home business is hard work but like most other things in life, one has to focus on the important things rather than the less important things. These three secrets if focused on well will result in long term growth in your home business no matter what the sector or industry.

About the Author

Joel Teo is a work at home business owner and runs the highly successful work

at home business opportunity websites.

http://www.instantbizempires.com http://www.makethousandstoday.info

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