Making Money from Home: How to Run a Successful Home-Based Business

Browsing in a local Family Christian Store, I noticed this book. I have been reading up on how to start my own information marketing business online, but I bought a copy of this book, even though it is a little more general. The chapter on determining which home business is right for you is excellent. There are work sheets at the end of each chapter so you need a pen! and some paper if you don’t want to scribble in the book itself. She offers really solid advice to anyone interested in pursuing an online auctions business, affiliate marketing, information products online, or direct sales or network marketing. I am interested in starting my own information products business online. I recommend using this book in conjunction with the following titles:

For exploring what type of business is right for you: No More Mondays, by Dan Miller, and 48 Days to the Work You Love, by Dan Miller

For creating a business that is largely automated and less time-consuming than a service-business (i.e. stop trading time for money, and get more passive income from a business that is 70 to 80 % automated and/or outsourced): The 4-Hour Work Week, by Tim Ferriss

For creating an information products business: Your Portable Empire, by Pat O’Bryan; The Absolute Beginner’s: Guide to Internet Wealth, by Pat O’Bryan; Moonlighting on the Internet, by Yanik Silver; Start Your Own Information Marketing Business, by Robert Skrob; Write Your Own Ebook or Other Short Book Fast, by Judy Cullins; Lucrative List Building, by Glen Hopkins; The Ultimate Salesletter, by Dan Kennedy

For physical product development: The Mom Inventors Handbook by Tamara Monosoff; also find the Everyday Edisons program on PBS and their web site at EdisonNation (it’s a dot com).

For starting your own software business (a “Micro-ISV” – micro-independent software vendor) – “Micro-ISV: From Vision to Reality” by Bob Walsh, and “From Program to Product” by Rocky Smolin. Keep in mind that you can outsource actual software development on [...], so don’t be intimidated by this business model if you aren’t the most tech-savvy person. There is a huge shortage of software created for women’s interests and needs – and that spells enormous opportunity.

For inspiration and soul-searching for the best business idea for you: “Turn Your Dreams Into Realities” by Sue Augustine; “Windows of the Soul” by Ken Gire; “How to Find Your Personal Path to Success” by Robin Chaddock; “Put Your Dream to the Test” by John C. Maxwell; “The Passion Test” by Janet Bray Attwood and Chris Attwood; and “The Science of Getting Rich” by Wallace D. Wattles (edited by Ruth L. Miller, ISBN 9781582701882).

Donna’s book is a great starting point. It would make a good text for a small group study or class for women (and men) interested in getting started in their own home based businesses.

One comment about chapter 5: Donna states it will take a minimum of $500 to $1000 to get a business off the ground. The truth is, for an information product business it costs much less: You can buy domain names for under $10 at NameCheap; you can outsource your ebook cover and web site design on sites like Rentacoder or even Fiverr for under $60; you can get inexpensive web hosting from 1&1 (I pay about $13 every 6 months to host one domain), and if you have no money to pay for advertising, you can generate a lot of traffic using article marketing for free (“free” meaning that it will cost you time, instead of money, to generate targeted traffic this way). Your biggest expense would be your autoresponder – around $20 a month with Aweber. Overall, this is the least expensive business model, certainly much less costly than network marketing or direct marketing, and with a digital product you won’t end up with a garage full of products you can’t sell.

Highly recommended!!!

Rating: 5 / 5

“Thank you” to Donna Partow and her publisher for sending me a copy of “Making Money From Home” to review for them. I have always been grateful for this generosity, and I am trying to improve at being consistent in taking the time to thank these wonderfully giving individuals in a public forum. I really appreciate your time, effort and expense in making a reviewer copy available to me.

Donna Partow’s “Making Money From Home” is a valuable resource for anyone who is looking to start a home-based business, add dimension to an existing business or even establish a presence in cyberspace. I found several bits of information to have value to me personally as a blogger. This resource can be used to enhance your established online persona or actually assist you with planning and starting a business that will make you some form of income.

There is information on legal issues that will whet your whistle to learn more about the laws where you are located so that you can protect your business. There are also chapters on marketing and balancing family life with a home-based business, which can be particularly challenging when your workplace is where you live. Each chapter ends with a list of questions designed to provoke thought about your business and assist with its planning and execution. I can’t wait to pass this book to my husband to see what kinds of ideas he can come up with for putting it to even more use.
Rating: 4 / 5

Making Money From Home by Donna Partow

In these trying times, many of us are looking for ways to make money. Making money from home is the best way to add to the family bank account or to just make some extra money for a cushion. In ‘Making Money From Home’, Ms. Partow shows us many ways to earn some cash from home, using our computer. The knowledge that she shares with us will help anyone to get started. In addition to her book, there is also a website where more information can be found. There is a lot of information contained in all of the chapters. Some of their titles include: Foundations For a Home Based Business, Exploring Your Options, Business Basics and Marketing Your Business. This book really gives you the tools and answers to help you get set up quickly. I can’t stress enough how much good and practical information is included in this book.

Reading ‘Making Money From Home has really inspired me to take a look at possibly starting my own at home business. If you are thinking about starting your own at home business, then you really need this book and all the help links, suggestions and basic business know-how that you will find within the chapters. Ms. Partow also covers various points of handling the home distractions while maintaining order and peace within your office. This is such a good source of information that you will need and can use, that I recommend that you buy this book and study it, to help you get your new business up and running.

Tyndale House Publishers has provided me with a complimentary copy of this book. The review is my own opinion. I am not paid for my opinions.
Rating: 5 / 5

Have you ever wanted to work from home? And be successful at it? Successful author, entrepreneur and ministry leader Donna Partow has been doing so very well for over 20 years. Her latest book, Making Money from Home, is filled with fantastic advice, tips, suggestions and plain old common sense. It covers topics such as: Getting Started, Time Management, Money Management, Priorities, Options, Marketing, Business Basics, Sales, Social Networking and (most importantly) Family Time.

The current economic crisis our Nation is in, has shown us (if we didn’t already know) there is no job security and we are responsible for our own financial well-being. People are starting out every day, and succeeding in, operating a business of their own. There is a ton of information out there on how to, but what is really accurate. It is imperative to find a trusted source and build from there. With Making Money from Home, we find that it is possible to have a profitable business of our own, without being all alone. It is a wonderful resource that will benefit both new entrepreneurs and those who would like to take their business to the next level.

This book was provided to me for review by Tyndale House Publishers.

Rating: 5 / 5

This was an easy to read book that briefly described the steps to starting your own home-based business. She mentioned the importance of time management and having enough time for family, along with spending time with your business. At the end of each chapter were questions and assignments to do to better understand how to run your business. It’s a lot like other money making books out there but doesn’t put you to sleep while reading it. I believe it would be beneficial to anyone wanting to start their own home-based business.

I received a complementary copy from Tyndale to facilitate my review.
Rating: 4 / 5