About www.aboutebusiness.com

I decided to explain www.aboutebusisness.com a little better. Why would I go to the trouble of creating www.aboutebusiness.com you might ask? I did it because I am going to start my own online business. I figured that it would be nice to follow someone’s journey and with that learn the how-to and troubles. So here is www.aboutebusiness.com.

My goal with www.aboutebusiness.com is to provide information on starting an online business and effective ways of running it. I also want to provide information on web design, marketing, and social networking. Slowly –it’s a lot of work- I am gathering useful knowledge that I can post here.

I do not charge for access or information and I do not willingly direct people toward sites that do charge. It is actually a pet peeve of mine. I dislike websites that offer information on how to become successful and rich ‘for a small amount’. Of course they are rich; it is your money that makes them rich! You go ahead and get their package only to find out it ends up being a ‘do what I did to you’ sham.

I do respect the legit sites that charge for their hard work and connections. That is a business service, but hopefully you will be paying not only for important content but also for support on understanding it. When in doubt always check with www.bbb.org (Better Business Bureau). You will find valuable resources there like: BBB accredited business and charities, complaints, programs and services, etc. It works for U.S. and Canada.


I conduct my research mostly online thru my twitter account (@aboutebusiness). It is a very interesting world at www.twitter.com. I highly recommend it as a way of marketing your business and yourself. I also read books about business, marketing, and computers. To give information on those is a tricky because I don’t want to infringe on any copyrights. I usually refer to the book’s page on www.amazon.com, or to their website.

My next step on research will be to actually interview and gather information directly from business owners. There is no better way to have a clear picture on how to own a business than from a real business owner.

I felt I had to clear up my definition of www.aboutebusiness.com. This is a personal journey on starting an online business. I hope to provide you with useful information along the way.

Organize yourself before going into business!

Before I go deeper into my ‘dissertation’ about writing my business plan, I fell the urge to talk about self-organization.
If you are a stay-at-home mom/dad or have a job and have decided to start your own business, make sure to determine your priorities.

Write achievable goals and give them a deadline. Create a schedule that is realistic and most important: follow through!
I am constantly looking for new ways to stay focused. Everywhere you click online you find interesting facts and tales. It is very easy to get distracted.

Make a to-do list with a time frame before opening your web browser or email. I set up my timer to 15 minutes each time I start a new task. It keeps me from wandering off. If I am not done by the time the alarm sound, I just go to the next task.
Sometimes I have the same to-do list for a week! But I get it all done when I need to. If I concentrate on one item for hours everything else tends to pile up. Even if I finish that one task after all that time it feels like I didn’t accomplish anything. I get that horrible, overwhelmed feeling of time wasted and it takes a while for me to recover.

Here is some information on self-organization that I think hits the spot:
http://www.wikihow.com/Organize-Your-Life
http://www.organizedleader.com/tips-on-setting-achievable-goals.html

Just counting on having a brilliant idea is not a good enough strategy. You need to have the drive and the focus to achieve success.