There's a great acronym that reads F.E.A.R. = False Evidence Appearing Real.

Forget F.E.A.R. It blocks your energy and stands in the way of you having a good time at your job. When we enjoy our work we attract the people and opportunities naturally.

A friend of mine told me about the shipping service provided by PayPal. Our customers pay for our products via our website on Paypal, and they allow you to print a label, pay for the postage and notify your customers of shipment/tracking numbers all in one easy interface. No more standing in line at the post office. I simply drop the packages in my own mailbox and off they go.

I learned to my my own product promo-videos on Animoto.com. Best of all, you don't even need a video camera! Start with some photos, select music on Animoto, add some text and you have a professional looking video. Costs me $5 and 2 or 3 hours of my time. I post the videos to my website, Facebook, YouTube and other video networks and get good views.

One of the biggest reasons why small businesses don't preform well is because they try to be all things to all people. That makes marketing very difficult since you are trying to communicate to a very large pool. It is hard to create an effective message for a generic audience. You also get a lot of requests out beyond your experience, and if you get tempted to do the job, you'll deliver a less than stellar end-result.

Choose a niche that your ideally suited to serve, and stick to it. This will make marketing your products easier and will establish you as a true expert.

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