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Written by Johan Ramakers Ph.D.

Monday, 03 November 2008 09:19

This story isn't directly about having a homebased business, but it is about three simple things that have made the w-o-r-k of a homebased Internet marketing business a little more pleasant and effective for me. Oh yeah, believe it or not w-o-r-k!!!!!
In spite of all the guru BS, there's quite a bit of work involved in Internet marketing and not all of it can be "out-sourced," while you lay your lazy butt on the sandy shores of some exotic destination.
Sometimes we're so busy getting things done, we don't invest time into thinking about how we can work more comfortably.
Here are three things that I apply that have made working on my homebased business a lot more pleasant for me.

Tip #1 - When the winter comes, stay warm for a lot less

This first tip may not apply if you live in one of those beautiful, balmy parts of the world that never gets cold. But even here on our North Florida barrier island, it has been getting brisk in the past 2 weeks

But If you do, like some of our writer/partners donw in balmy St.Martin, you can skip to Tip #2.

But if you're starting to feel a nip in the air, you may want to know about those quartz infrared heaters that are being advertised
all over the place? They're made by a company called EdenPURE and guess what? They WORK!!!

One of my friends, who lives up in the colder climates of New England said he heats his entire 2800 square foot (poorly insulated) house with two of these heaters for about $300 in electricity.
That's less than what most people I know normally pay to heat their office for one cold month.
This is not one of those coil heaters. It creates a very comfortable heat that spreads throughout the room very evenly. It's much better than forced air or my old but efficient cast-iron radiators.
I have no idea why this EdenPURE heater works so well, but it does and there's something very satisfying about being toasty and warm on a cold day and knowing it's not costing you and arm and a leg.

Tip #2 - Save your back

Are you old enough to know about back pain after a day of sitting in front of your computer?
Have you spent thousands of dollars on various ergonomic chairs?
And None of them work.

And then one day, while I was watching a music video, I remembered that the drummer in my rock/blues band years ago set for ours on his stool, working the living daylights out of his skins and never complained about backache.
I went on the Internet to find out more and searched from a drummer's stool to a doctor's stool
and learned that they have better padding, they're on wheels and they rotate. They also cost a lot less."
(Doctor's are cheaper than musicians I guess.)
I went for a doctor's rolling stool.
Cost: Less than $100. Best work chair I've ever had.

Chairs with backs are great if you're sitting back smoking cigars, but if you're actually working not only don't you need
a back, leaning back can mess your back up.
When you get too tired to sit up straight easily, that's a clear
sign you need a break. Get up, make that phone call you let go to voice mail and walk around.

Tip #3 - Listen to your favorite music all the time

If you like me you prefer radio stations over CDs or iPod because there's nothing like a great DJ. They can make you feel less isolated and more in tune with what's going on outside of the four walls called you office.
I also like hearing knowledgeable DJs *talk* about the music they're playing. I'm kind of a music buff myself going back to the mid sixties.

Of course, I can use my computer to access stations, but you can also use the Grace Wireless Internet Radio. It looks and acts
exactly like a stand alone radio, but it connects to the Internet via your wireless network and let's you choose from thousands of radio stations all over the world. Cost about $150.

Another service is Pandora, which allows you to put your favorite staion type music together. No DJ's but great music.

Ain't life grand...

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