I briefly mentioned bartering when I discussed keeping home office business costs down, but I wanted to expand on the topic just a bit.

When you work from home, you no longer have an entire company filled with people with varying skills. Instead, you generally only have yourself. While some of us may be able to consider ourselves jacks or jills of all trades, most of us are skilled in fewer areas. Of course, you can always outsource projects to others for pay, but I believe shelling out money should be the last resort…not the first.

The best way to get things done is to barter or trade for the services. While there are bartering services available, that requires utilizing strangers for the… Continue reading

Posted on September 7th, 2007 by DazzlinDonna
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Today is my anniversary, so I’ll be taking the day off from thinking too much. To help me celebrate, why don’t you do something nice for someone today? Make it out of the ordinary and unexpected. Even something as simple as a note saying Thanks, or Good Job would be fine. Just a little token can make someone’s day. And don’t forget to have a great day yourself… Continue reading

Posted on September 6th, 2007 by DazzlinDonna
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This Dazzlin Badge of Excellence is awarded to Coaching Wizardry. Joanna Young is a writing coach, and on the surface her blog is a writing blog. She says that her blog is about “exploring the power of words to change our worlds, to transform our experience of reality.” But her blog is so much more than a blog about writing, so don’t confine your thinking about this one. To me, this blog is inspiring. It inspires thoughts and emotions, choices and actions, visions and lessons. I mentioned that Attitude is a key aspect to your success, and in my opinion, you can use blogs like Coaching Wizardry to help define that attitude. I’ve subscribed to… Continue reading

Posted on September 5th, 2007 by DazzlinDonna
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Lots of people believe that they can’t make money online because they don’t have any products to sell. The great thing about the Internet is that you don’t have to sell hard goods that you actually own. One of the best ways for the average person to make money online is by trading information and knowledge for income. Each of us has information and knowledge that others do not. I know a lot about some things that you know little about. You know a lot about some things that I know nothing about. When you share your knowledge base via your blog, others get to learn from you, and you make money when you monetize your blog.

There are many… Continue reading

Posted on September 4th, 2007 by DazzlinDonna
Filed under: Making Money Online | 3 Comments »

I strongly believe that Attitude is a Key factor in achieving success. You’ve already added the Diversity key to your virtual success keyring, and today I suggest you add Attitude to that virtual keyring as well.

In my case, success only came to me once I allowed my positive personality to shine through. In case you haven’t noticed, my main slogan or catch-phrase is You’ll never shine if you don’t glow. This is actually a line from a Smash Mouth song (AllStar), that affected my life several years ago.

That Smash Mouth song was popular on the radio at a dark time of my life. I was clinically depressed, and completely despondent about where I was in life. I’d turned 40, looked around… Continue reading

Posted on September 3rd, 2007 by DazzlinDonna
Filed under: Keys To Success | 5 Comments »