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April 1, 2008 3 Ways To Boost Your IncomeIn This Issue:Feature: "3 Ways To Boost Your Income" Quick Tips: "Ready, Aim, Fire...or Ready, Fire, Aim?" Fast Facts: "Who Are The World's Biggest Givers?" * FEATURE ARTICLE * “3 Ways To Boost Your Income”There are various ways to boost your income. Here are three:
Each of these sounds pretty straightforward... but isn't as easy as it sounds. But although there are no guarantees... with the right approach, persistence and patience, each option may just bring about the extra income you want. When it comes to asking for a raise (assuming you work for someone else) I recommend you take stock of how much value you've delivered to your employer and then make a case for why a raise is warranted. Similarly, if you're in your own business, it's a good idea to be sure that you've been delivering so much value to your clients that they will accept a price rise. In relation to investing in higher-return investments, I suggest that you thoroughly educate yourself about investing before you pour your money into anything in particular. The U.S. property market downturn and the stock market volatility in many places around the world are a timely reminder that investing carries risks. I actually created a 12 month home study course that aims to empower ==> Investment Success Formula For many people, starting a business from home is a particularly good option. Not only can it be a way to boost your income... but it can also lead to you replacing your income from a job or "off-line" business. All while doing something you love, and enjoying the freedom and flexibility of working at home. There are also numerous kinds of businesses you can start from home, including many based on the Internet. These range from offering services (e.g. freelance services like writing and software programming), to selling stuff on ebay, to running an online store, to buying and selling/parking domain names, to selling information products. Now, running a business is not for everyone. And running a business from home is not for everyone either. There are pros and cons. As a business owner, you will have certain costs and responsibilities - and you will take on certain risks - that you won't experience as an employee. Equally, running a business from home can be challenging if you are likely to go "stir crazy" without the discipline and social interaction of a work place. Having said that, just because you are home based, doesn't mean you need to physically work at home. If you are a consultant you may find yourself working at other companies' premises a lot of the time. If you're interested in staring a business from home, I recommend my ebook, The Work At Home Bible. The Work At Home Bible is a relatively quick read that will help you work out whether working at home is right for you, as well as which kind of home based business might be best. For more information click here: So... should you choose 1, 2 and 3 in order to boost your income? Well, why not all three? * HIGHLY RECOMMENDED * “Resources To Help Boost Your Income”1. Discover how to become your own best financial advisor and implement a sound strategy for increasing your income, and building wealth and financial security: ==> Investment Success Formula 2. Discover not only whether working at home is right for you but which kind of work at home business will suit you best: * QUICK TIPS * “Ready, Aim, Fire...or Ready, Fire, Aim?”Some people advocate a "ready, aim, fire" approach to taking on new projects like starting a business.The idea is that by thoroughly researching an opportunity and being sufficiently prepared for every contingency, you'll avoid making serious mistakes. Others say that such an approach can lead to "analysis paralysis" and can inhibit you from actually taking action. We probably all know of people who talk about how they're going to do this and that... or spend months researching, researching and researching... and end up doing nothing! Ideally, you're the kind of person who just does enough research necessary to take action (including the action of deciding not to do something). But I've found that many people fall into either extreme - they tend to either dive in head first (without looking for rocks!)... or get so busy preparing... that they never actually do anything. So, in order to find that happy medium between doing enough preparation and taking action, perhaps it's best to acknowledge what your natural tendency is and then... do the opposite! If you tend to jump into things without thinking... hold back and do more research. If you tend to end up in analysis paralysis... make an effort to "just do it". * HIGHLY RECOMMENDED * “Need Original, Custom-Written Articles For Your Marketing?”If you're involved in article marketing - but don't have the time to write loads of articles - take a look at the top-notch article writing services offered by Blue Sea Articles. All articles are 100% original, custom-written, and based on any topic of your choice. What's more, each article goes through a rigorous editorial process before being submitted to you. Best of all, these articles offer fantastic value for money! Click here to order your own original, custom-written articles: ==> Order Original, Custom-Written Articles * FAST FACTS * “Who Are The World's Biggest Givers?”Defined in purely monetary terms, the world's richest and second- richest men, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates respectively, may well be the world's biggest givers.In 2006 Warren Buffet pledged to progressively donate 85% of his fortune to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. With a fortune estimated at US $62 billion as at February 11, 2008, that's quite a donation! Meanwhile, the foundation itself was established in 2000 by Bill and Melinda Gates to enhance healthcare, reduce extreme poverty and improve educational opportunities, especially in third world nations. The Gates' began the foundation with an endowment of $126 million. As at December 31, 2007 its endowment is $38.7 billion. (Sources: Forbes.com, Wikipedia.org, GatesFoundation.org) |
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