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This review is from: Making Money from Home: How to Run a Successful Home-Based Business (Paperback)

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 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 great text for a small group study or class for women (and men!) interested in getting started in their own home based businesses.

I think a lot of Christian home business books focus a lot on business models that are outdated and easily outsourced overseas (i.e. virtual assisting is dead – anyone can hire a virtual assistant for $2 an hour or less overseas). Donna doesn’t rehash old outdated business models. She emphasizes only those that have a strong possibility of creating real income and independence for you and your family. These businesses have strong potential for creating passive income and automation. Service businesses have limited income potential due to your time commitments to your family (i.e. if you want to spend more time with your family, you can’t make as much money with a service based business). It is best to create a business that you can eventually limit to the Tim Ferris work week model of one day a week or less. Donna teaches you how!

Highly recommended!!!

Here’s what Library Journal says about my latest book, Making Money From Home:

“Former investment banker and current entrepreneur Partow gears her book toward women who are interested in starting a business at home, likely a growing demographic in the continuing recession. She pares down a lot of business advice to its essentials, working with readers to consider the pros and cons of this endeavor, write a business plan, examine ways of marketing the business (including global electronic flea markets), and look at legal and financial issues. Readers get instructions for writing a blog, pricing a product, and giving seminars in straightforward language.
VERDICT Partow successfully offers one-stop shopping for anyone, female or male, considering a home-based business or wanting to improve an existing one.

Wow!  I hope you’ll get started today. And be sure to check out the companion eclass, featuring 8 solid hours of teaching based on my 21 years of experience.  Taught from a distinctly Christian perspective.

"Former investment banker and current entrepreneur Partow gears her book toward women who are interested in starting a business at home, likely a growing demographic in the continuing recession. She pares down a lot of business advice to its essentials, working with readers to consider the pros and cons of this endeavor, write a business plan, examine ways of marketing the business (including global electronic flea markets), and look at legal and financial issues. Readers get instructions for writing a blog, pricing a product, and giving seminars in straightforward language.

VERDICT Partow successfully offers one-stop shopping for anyone, female or male, considering a home-based business or wanting to improve an existing one.

—Deborah Bigelow, Leonia P.L., NJ

Well, thank you Library Journal and thank you, Deborah Bigelow. What a blessing!!!

My mission is to develop as many success stories as I possibly can! In this current economy, there has never been a better time to start a home-based business.  You can benefit from my 20 years experience of successfully working from home.  The LIVE class has been completed but all training is now available to you as an eclass!  Eight hours of intensive teaching on everything from Choosing the Right Business and Creating a Blog to Developing Information Products and Social Media Marketing. 

Although you have the freedom to launch any business you want, you will also have the opportunity to create a cash-flow business in partnership with me. This may or may not become your ultimate dream business. It may just be a stepping stone, but the skills you develop will stay with you for life and can be transferred to any future endeavor.    Complete your application today and someone from my team will contact you about getting started right away.

If you are interested in being considered, please complete the application below and mail to info@donnapartow.com

(Simply cut and paste into your email browser or word processing document)

Making Money From Home Coaching Application

Name

Email

Phone #

1. Have you ever worked from home before? If so, describe.

2. Give a brief highlight of your work experience

3. What do you feel are the greatest strengths you bring to a home-based business?

4. What weaknesses will you need to overcome?

5. The key to success in a home-based business is a strong "why to" – a powerful internal motivation that keeps you going when the hours are long and the profit is still small. WHY do you want to work from home?

6. How much would you like to earn each month?

7. Are you prepared to set and stick to specific working hours each week? If so, how many days per week and hours per day can you invest?

8. How much money are you prepared to invest in launching your own business?

9. Are you prepared to make a six-month commitment to the coaching program and to your home-based business?

10. If your home-based business were to succeed beyond your wildest imagination, what are some things you might want to do with the income? (In other words, beyond paying your bills and taking care of your immediate family–is there a cause greater than yourself that you might want to be part of? If so, describe.)

Here’s the link to the application

Here’s the link to the online radio show for the weekly class.