Archive for November, 2009

Being successful also means keeping to a schedule.  In addition, you need to learn how much is too much.  Good time and resource management will help you ensure that you use your time wisely and that you are not adding third portions onto a plate still overflowing with seconds. Manage your time effectively by being productive and you will have success in your home scrapbooking business.

One always has time enough, if one will apply it well. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Don’t wait. The time will never be just right. ~Napoleon Hill

Recommended Resources:

• Free Report - “Effective Yet Simple Strategies to Getting More Done when Working From Home” by Nicole Dean
• Homepreneur Habits -How much time do you waste every day because you’re interrupted or end up surfing the web or checking your email? Stop it right now and develop good habits for becoming a successful and productive “Homepreneur”.

Are you ready to launch a new product or service, or are you thinking about it? Your Quick and Easy Guide 21 Strategies For Generating More Product Launch Sales will give you various ideas for getting traffic to your new product.

Whether it’s an information product or a service, you can use a few of the methods or all of them to boost your overall sales. Your product doesn’t have to be new. In fact, why not go back to an older product and give it a fresh launch using the 21 ideas?

This report will show you how to increase your traffic and profits when you launch a new product or service. At only 9 straight-to-the point pages, it’s easy to read through this no-fluff guide and start applying these simple techniques to your product launch. No sense in reading all day, when you can be building your business instead.   only $9.00

It’s Black Friday! I don’t know about you but I do like to be a part of the craziness of Black Friday, however you won’t find me camped out hours before the doors open. I’ve found at least 3 places offering Cricut cartridges for below $30, I wonder if I’ll get the one I want!

Anyway, ScrapVenture has a Black Friday sale as well!

Buy One Get One Free Sale

Visit any of the pages below and buy one get one free! (of equal or lesser value) Simply purchase your first choice, you will receive it instantly. For your free item, forward your receipt to Dawn@Scrapventure.com along with the name of the free product you want. The free item will not be received immediately as I’ll be handling those requests manually. I will do my best to get it to you as soon as possible though.

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It is that time of year-a time to give thanks and be grateful for everything that has been given to us!  You need to be thankful for not only your accomplishments but also your failures.  Having a grateful attitude in your scrapbook business is important.  It will help you stay humble, which in turn, will help you continue striving for the ultimate in success. What do you have to be thankful for in your home scrapbooking business?

“When you are grateful fear disappears and abundance appears” ~ Anthony Robbins

“Each day offers us the gift of being a special occasion if we can simply learn that as well as giving, it is blessed to receive with grace and a grateful heart.” ~ Sarah Ban Breathnach

Make Extra Money for the Holidays: Turn Your Photos Into Cash Do you max out your credit cards during the Christmas holidays and spend the new year paying them off? Here’s a better idea: raise extra cash for the holidays and actually have the money to celebrate and enjoy the season. I’ve got a solution that’s easy, fast and - don’t worry - it’s perfectly legal and legitimate. The sooner you get started, the sooner you’ll be raising your holiday funds. What’s more, this method will keep the extra cash coming in for months, even years to come. I’m talking about turning your digital photos into cash. That is, sell your digital photos online through stock photo sites. It takes a minimal amount of time to get set up, and then it’s a matter of adding pictures to your collections and tweaking them to sell more photos. Here’s how you can turn your photos into Christmas cash: 1. Sign up for free accounts in stock photo sites, if you haven’t done so yet. Make a Google search for stock photo sites, and sign up for those that allow photographers to sell their photos online. Make sure you can register for free, and read and re-read the terms of use to make sure everything’s acceptable to you. You’ll want to steer clear of sites that require you to pay for registration, or to give the copyright of your photos to them. 2. Look for sellable photos in your hard drive. You probably already have sellable photos sitting in your hard drive right now. Organize your photos a folder. To find out which photos sell fast online, check out this free report called “Make Money with Digital Photography.” 3. Prepare your photos for selling. Your photos may require a little polishing to turn then into best-selling gems. Use your image editing software to make your photos professional quality. You’ll also want to tag your photos with appropriate keywords. To learn why keywords are important and how to find the right keywords, read your copy of “Make Money with Digital Photography.” It’s free. 4. Make a list of additional photos you can take right now. As you read “Make Money with Digital Photography,” you’ll get ideas for more types of photos you need to be selling right now. Make a list of photo subjects you can take pictures of right away, to build up your catalog of in-demand photos. 5. Promote your photos. Let everybody know that online photos are available. Send links your friends, family, clients and social networking contacts. As you can see, it only takes a few hours work to start making extra cash for the holidays. In fact, some digital photography enthusiasts do this to earn a full-tim income. To find out how to make your digital photos profitable, get your free copy of “Make Money with Digital Photography.” In this report, you’ll learn: - What you need to know about making money with stock photo sites - Four tips for creating photos that others are eager to buy - Tips and tricks to draw more traffic to your photos online - Four in-demand subjects you should be taking photos of - How to edit your photos so you can sell more of them Click here to download your free report right now.

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To your success,

Dawn

Introducing… the Scrapbook Business Success Podcast, a biweekly podcast for scrapbook business owners. I am often asked “are there really people making money scrapbooking?” While, it is easy for me to answer “yes!”  I thought I would go one step further and that is how this podcast was started. My intention is to interview successful scrapbook business owners, learn how and why they got started and perhaps share a few success secrets. I thought I would start out by sharing my personal story with you. I was recently interviewed by Leslie Truex of WorkatHomeSuccess.com.  She has graciously agreed to let me share that interview here with you.

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This is a biweekly podcast, so stay tuned in two more weeks where this time I will be interviewing Leslie on how to get started in your own home business. Be sure to leave a comment and be entered to win a special report “Achieving Success in your Scrapbook Business” plus the pdf transcripts to a teleseminar I did earlier this year. Also let me know who you would like to hear interviewed. To your success, Dawn

Monday Motivator

When striving for the big goal of success, it is critical to stay motivated. Find inspiring and motivational tapes, seminars, books, movies; whatever you are able to get your hands on. When you start to feel a little down and out and doubt starts to creep in, turn to these motivational tools to help you keep on track. A few excellent motivators include Tony Robbins, Norman Vincent Peale, Jim Rohn, Zig Ziglar, and Les Brown.

How am I going to live today in order to create the tomorrow I’m committed to? ~Tony Robbins

Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all. ~Norman Vincent Peale

Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment. ~Jim Rohn

Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street. ~Zig Ziglar

Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else. ~Les Brown

If you have ever thought about taking your scrapbooking to the next level and start your own home business then this ebook is for you. There are very few ebooks available that address starting a business in the scrapbooking niche and this book fills that void admirably.

“Scrapbooking - A Profitable Business” gives plenty of detailed information about starting a business, advertising, marketing, service pricing, tips and techniques, time management, and very helpful information on how to deal with the many types of customers that you will come across. There is even a sample contract that can be altered to your specific needs and desires.

All in all, this is a very useful and well written book aimed specifically at the scrapbooking industry. As the industry grows there is more and more opportunity for an enterprising entreprenuer to cash in and make a good living doing what they already love to do. This book will help that person in every area.

If you have ever even considered starting your own scrapbooking business I would highly recommend you get this book. It will guide you and provide you with information you need to be successful.

Monday Motivator

Do you remember the story of the caboose that was desperately trying to make it over a very large hill? He kept telling himself repeatedly, “I think I can, I think I can.” When you start feeling overwhelmed or defeated, tell yourself aloud these same words. While it may seem a little awkward at first, I challenge you to try it!  Better yet, change the words to, “I know I can!”

“All your life you are told the things you cannot do. All your life they will say you’re not good enough or strong enough or talented enough; they will say you’re the wrong height or the wrong weight or the wrong type to play this or be this or achieve this. THEY WILL TELL YOU NO, a thousand times no, until all the no’s become meaningless. All your life they will tell you no, quite firmly and very quickly.

AND YOU WILL TELL THEM YES.” 
~Nike ad

Monday Motivator

Sometimes, people get into the habit of thinking they have the answers needed. You need to accept that you do not have all the answers and more importantly, be open to recommendations from other people. That does not mean you have to agree or even follow those suggestions, but it does mean to listen. You never know when someone will have an idea that will make things easier and more functional, ultimately helping you arrive at your goal more efficiently.

“We listened to what our customers wanted and acted on what they said. Good things happen when you pay attention.”  — John F Smith (Former CEO and President General Motors)

“We should never pretend to know what we don’t know, we should not feel ashamed to ask and learn from people below, and we should listen carefully to the views of the cadres at the lowest levels. Be a pupil before you become a teacher; learn from the cadres at the lower levels before you issue orders.” — Mao Tse-tung