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Plan To Succeed With Information Product Creation: Why You Need To Split Your Process Up

One of the keys to succeeding in information product creation is to break the process up into discrete steps. This frequently isn’t an instinctive reaction for the typical information marketer. Especially on the internet where small sized learning products are the norm.

However, it is extremely important to your ultimate success. In fact, I would go so far as to say that if you don’t do this you probably won’t succeed… even when you are starting out let alone as you move forward.

Your product creation system should do this for you if only to help you to understand the overall task.

But why?

In this article, I’m going to ignore chunking and focus on the practical aspects. That’s not to say that chunking isn’t important. It is. It’s important to understanding and to learning the process. But while you can use the same chunks as you move forward, long term your focus needs to be on the operation of the system not the understanding of it. Unless of course you are constantly training new people!

So why is chunking important to long term use of the product creation process? (Yes, I know systems design uses a different term for this process but I’m not teaching you systems design. So I’m going to use the word learning content designers use.)

The first reason that having individual discrete tasks is important is one of schedule estimation. Frequently it is very difficult to estimate how long the total task of creating a product will take. After all, the size and type of the products matters as does the number of products in your product funnel. And those are just the most obvious elements. However, estimating a discrete task is often much easier. The total can then be estimated as the total of the discrete tasks.

Secondly, scheduling a large task can be problematic. However, by segmenting the task into a number of discrete tasks, you gain a much greater flexibility in scheduling. Not only that but as your business begins to add people you are able to schedule multiple people to the product creation.

Finally, segmenting a large task into smaller discrete tasks allows you to have much better control over the product creation. This affects two different areas — status and quality.

By segmenting your process into discrete tasks you are able to schedule and record the progress at much more detailed level. As a result you are more in control of the status of the product creation. You know what everyone is doing. When they should complete it. And how much it should cost. You also know exactly what has been done.

You also improve your overall quality. Instead of waiting until everything is done you can check quality as you go. This allows you to immediate react to low quality products without absorbing their costs. This means that you have less rework and your rework costs less. And if the product is not going to meet its quality requirement you will know about it in time to stop the development, change the requirement or fix the product.

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How Much Does it Cost to Start a Home-Based Business Online?

Many people are flooding the internet looking for a business opportunity so that they can earn supplemental income, or even replace their day job. One of the typical questions is, how much does it cost to get started? Can I start a business for free?How much it costs for a internet based home-business depends largely on the type of business you decide to go with. If you buy into an existing system, it can cost you anywhere from $25 to $10,000 or more. I encourage you to carefully investigate any opportunity you are considering before making that leap.Unfortunately, with the economy the way it is, and with so many people seemingly desperate to find a way to make more money, the amount of internet home-business scams has increased seemingly exponentially.In addition to people who are outright taking to swindle your dollars in order to make their millions, there are a lot of well-meaning people out there following the advice of the “internet gurus” claiming to be experts on internet marketing when they just started yesterday and probably don’t know any more than you do. They’ll sell you their system for a few bucks and, if they sell enough of them, they’ll achieve their goal of making money. But, will you?Is it possible to earn a living with an internet-based home-business?Yes, it actually is. But, you have to be prepared to work for it. The “work from home a couple of hours a week in your pajamas” myth simply isn’t very realistic. Maybe you can get to that point eventually when you have an established business. But, I guarantee you, there will be work involved before you get there.So, be careful in evaluating any on-line money making system. Google can truly be your best friend. Do a search on the program you are interested in, and in the person who created the program. Don’t just read one article or website, but look at several. If you find a bad review, take it with a grain of salt unless you find a bunch of bad reviews. In that case, the bad news is probably true, and you should steer clear of this “opportunity”.Is it possible to start a business for free?Yes. You will be somewhat limited in what you can do, but starting out for free is actually a sound idea. As you make money from your free business, you can begin to reinvest that money into tools to grow your business and give you more flexibility.Be careful! It’s a jungle out there on the world wide web. But, you can be a successful home-based business entrepreneur with a little bit of knowledge and a lot of work. If you need help getting started, be sure to click on the link below. I review some of the most popular e-books and income systems available, giving you my honest opinion and results gained. Have a question? I respond to every sincere comment and email I receive.

7 Ways To Save Money by Using a Professional Property Manager

Save More Money in 7 Ways by Using a Professional Property Manager

Do you have properties around the San Diego area you want to lease? Might you be interested in property management services? San Diego Property Management can offer you a combination of real estate knowledge and management skills for a fee in order to draw maximum benefits from your properties. If you think it’s going to cost you a lot hiring someone to take care of your rental properties, this article will show you 7 ways to save and make more money using professional.

Capitalize on Rental Income. Our property managers have the edge of knowing how many properties of the same level are renting, how much they are rented for, and what a tenant is capable or willing to pay. Not to mention they are good at advertising and marketing, presenting your properties to get the best, maximum rental charge while minimizing the vacancies as well.

Keep Vacancies to a Minimum. Since property managers know the real estate market, seeking tenants would usually call a property manager to directly inquire regarding available spaces. They also know where and how to advertise available properties to a diverse target pool of potential renters. Therefore, you can be sure that your property will be rented to quality tenants as quick as possible.

Seek Quality Renters. Professional companies have the tools for screening quality tenants thereby keeping eviction rates low. This is one important aspect as they can do thorough criminal background checks, credit card checks, rental history, employment history, and reference checks. Property managers know and understand how to look for renters that will likely cause few or no headaches.

Cover Repairs and Maintenance. Property managers are able to keep up the property for you – organizing day-to-day maintenance and even resolving pressing situations. Their connections with highly regarded vendors will help you save through the discounted rates they obtain, and their expertise will help you avoid unnecessary expenses. Not only that, they are able to check on the renters and keep an eye on your property to not be mistreated.

Publicize Your Property. Two of the best skills that we have is advertising and marketing. With good connections to websites, newspapers, and magazines, property managers can bring your property effective publicity on top of keeping the costs at discounted rates. Another thing is, they too can handle appointments to directly showcase your property.

Take Care of Paperwork. We handle administrative as well as financial tasks. They will assist in the negotiations and signing of agreements; handle collection of rent, bills, and other expenses needed to be paid on time; and even find you the best insurances to cover your property. You can also have the choice of letting them take care of your accounting and bookkeeping to ensure you get complete and accurate recording of your revenues.

Manage Time and People. Dealing with renters, vendors, and other people connected in the business of leasing will take up your time, effort, and money. A leaky faucet, an unfriendly renter, inconvenient appointment times for showing off your property – these are but a few issues you will be facing. Having a property manager deal with all of these will let you enjoy the pleasant facets of owning a rental property.
Most landlords only think of the cost it would take to have a property manager take care of their properties. However, as this article has outlined, it is effective and efficient to hire a professional company for your cause. You can enjoy the benefit of your time as well as your money earned, delighted that you hired a professional.