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              December 19, 2001

     Library of Congress - ISSN #1530-8790
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_____ IN THIS ISSUE ________________________

- Announcements

- Editor's Ramblings

- 2-Liners For Our Fellow Home-based Entrepreneurs

- Changes Being Made to HomeBizBytes - Featured Entrepreneurs
     These changes could do some great things for your business

- Featured Article
     What to Do With the Next Three Weeks?
     ...Business checks out mentally during the holidays, but, 
     did you know this opens up all sorts of new opportunities 
     for you?  Here's why.

- Classifieds

- Kind Things You Have Said... Thanks!

- Contact, Submission and Subscriber Info

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_____ ANNOUNCEMENTS ________________________

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_____ EDITOR'S RAMBLINGS ___________________

A warm welcome from Heidi and Dave to our new subscribers.

Wow!  Is it possible that 2001 is almost over?  I'm still 
trying to figure out what happened to 2000.  Did I miss 
something?  On second thought, I don't want to know.

During the holidays, we tend to allow our businesses to be put 
on hold.  We validate our actions by saying that people check 
out mentally during the holidays.  However, if you allow this 
to happen, you are missing out on some incredibly valuable 
opportunity.  Today's featured article tells why and explains 
exactly what you should be doing to promote your business this 
coming week and in the two weeks that follow.

We wish all of you, our friends, who are celebrating 
Christmas, Chanukah, or any other special time, piece 
throughout the holidays.  And, please keep a prayer in your 
heart for the many families who have one less chair around 
their table this season and for those who are displaced.  If 
you wish, send them a Christmas greeting at 
http://www.homebusinessonline.com/911/ .

Pass this newsletter on to your friends and associates.  Let 
them know you sent it.

Remember, we read every email from our subscribers, so send 
'em our way!

Heidi and Dave Perry
Your Rambling Editors
mailto:Editor@HomeBusinessOnline.com


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_____ CHANGES TO HOMEBIZBYTES ______________

As you know, we often feature a home-based entrepreneur in 
HomeBizBytes.  With times the way they are, we feel we could 
all use a good shot in the arm with more of your successes.  

So, we are going to send out your success stories separately 
from the regular HomeBizBytes issue.  You'll recognize the 
success stories by the subject line "{HomeBizBytes Feature}."

This is not a new ezine, rather it is an extension of 
HomeBizBytes.  Our hope is that you will use the features to 
get your regular shot in the arm through regular home-based 
entrepreneurs, like yourself, who are making their own success.  
Most features will come in the form of interviews we will have 
with our subscribers and other home-based entrepreneurs.

Now, it's your turn to be featured.  You do not need to be 
making millions of dollars in your bathrobe.  You only need to 
be doing one thing very well.  We will focus in on just that.  
Of course, if you are making millions in your bathrobe, we 
want to know that too!

Do you do something unique?  Something that sets you apart 
from others?  Did you recently get some media attention?  Did 
you make your first sell?  Did the reason you are working at 
home just become clear in your mind?  Did you develop a new 
product?

Send an email off to us and tell us just a few short things 
about yourself and we'll put together some questions custom-
made just for you.  mailto:featured@homebusinessonline.com

_____ FEATURED ARTICLE _____________________

          What to Do With the Next Three Weeks?

Every year you'll find article after article focusing on how 
to survive the holidays with your small business...how 
business comes to a halt during this time.

They will tell you to use the time to organize your office 
files or some other non-marketing activity.

Do you know what I say to that?

Humbug!

While there's nothing wrong with doing a little office 
organization (plan to do some myself), your business will lose 
some valuable momentum as well as opportunity if you view the 
holidays and coming weeks as a time to check out and shy away 
from promoting your business and making sales.

I have a better idea for your business, and it's proven too.

But first, let's talk about what happens to people from now 
through the beginning of the year.

Yes, generally, people's minds are diverted during the 
holidays.  They seem to mentally check out.  The check-out 
begins the week before Christmas and ends two weeks after.

The week before Christmas, many people are shopping, making 
travel plans or getting ready for house guests.  All of this 
reflects in their work habits.  For example, how many of you 
have had trouble getting your phone calls returned lately?  
People's personal delays are interfering with business.

This year's "slow-down" is especially hard-hitting with the 
second half of September being basically written off due to 
the 9/11 events.  And, there wasn't much time to recover after 
that with America's November Thanksgiving just around the 
corner.

Boom, boom, boom, now Christmas is upon us.

If you have found your business slowing down, you are not 
alone.  But, don't despair.  There are some pros for you and 
your small business which we'll discuss later in this article.

Let's skip ahead to the week after Christmas.

The week after, business is often surprisingly active.  People 
use that week to search for gizmos to match their Christmas 
gadgets.  They look for ways to expand their hobbies.  They 
will also look for ways to make additional income to pay off 
credit cards and to help during slow times.

The second week after Christmas (first week of January), not 
much happens again.  It usually takes people a week to get 
back into the swing of things, to get their business affairs 
in order after their winter holiday fling.

After that, it is business as usual.

Now, what does all this have to do with opportunities for you?

Well, first of all, you need to realize that we're all in the 
same boat.  Things have slowed down this week for most 
everyone.  This means that the "clutter" factor is down - 
fewer emails, fewer ads, fewer everything.  Your chance of 
being seen or heard is far greater.

You have a greater opportunity to use this week and the two 
weeks that follow for two things:

1) Purchasing Advertising
Ad buying is slow, very slow right now.  This presents a 
wonderful opportunity for you to purchase ads for much cheaper 
than you would normally pay.  Website and ezine owners are 
willing to put together ad packages at greatly reduced prices.  
If you can't find something within your budget, approach them 
to help you create one.  Most will be very open right now.

2) Approaching Business Prospects and Joint Venture Partners
With things as uncertain as they currently are, most 
businesses, large and small, are keeping things open.  You 
will rarely get a "No" for an answer.  You'll find that most 
will keep prospects open and ask to talk again in January.  
Approach them now...plant your leads seeds now...then follow 
up the second week of January.

Are we following our own advice?

Absolutely!

Dave and I have actually approached several joint venture 
partners already this week.  We also purchased an ad package 
today that has done well in the past.  The ad package commits 
us for advertising beginning this weekend through the next 
three weeks.  Judging by past years, we are certain it will do 
well for us.

Traffic at our site will customarily slow down December 24th 
and 25th.  But, as in the past, traffic will pick up and may 
be even higher than usual after the 25th.

We will use the next few weeks to gather leads and to plant 
seeds.  Then, we will reap the rewards of the harvest 
beginning the second week of January.

We suggest you do the same!

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