Review
"How to Start a Home-Based Mail Order Business is not a get rich quick scheme ... but isn't it smart to have this expert advice at your fingertips before you take the leap?"
-Start Your Own Business magazine



Book Description
Launch and grow your home-based mail order business with this step-by-step guide. Learn about equipment, pricing, online marketing, and much more while using worksheets and checklists to get organized and achieve your goals.



From the Back Cover
Have you ever dreamed of starting your own home-based mail order business? Have you been hesitant to put your plans into action? This comprehensive guide contains all the necessary tools and strategies you need to successfully launch and grow your business.
Author Georganne Fiumara shares her experiences and advice on every aspect of setting up and running a thriving home-based mail order business. She shows you how to assess your personal skills, estimate your start-up costs, choose the right products, and stay profitable once you are in business.
From painless business planning to achieving success in cyberspace, her step-by-step methods are practical, easy to understand, and will put you on the path to building your own home-based business.

Learn all about:
Buying the Right Office Equipment
Setting Pricing Policies
Establishing Your Daily Schedule
Getting Paid
Taking Your Business Online
Finding Your Target Market
Accepting Credit Cards

Use these special features and workbook pages:
Common Questions and Answers
Profiles of Successful Businesses
Start-up Worksheets
Sample Press Release
Direct Mail Checklist
Glossary of Mail Order Terminology
Internet Glossary
Extensive Resource Listing




About the Author
Georganne Fiumara is a successful home-business consultant and mail order entrepreneur. She writes on home-business topics for Family Circle, Woman's Day, New Business Opportunities, and other publications. She lives in Westbury, New York.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

For those who want to be their own boss, change careers, or add excitement, challenge, and a boost to Social Security in the retirement years, starting a home business is the perfect option.

This series provides the tools to help launch a successful home business and keep it running in today's competitive environment. Like having a personal business advisor, each title in this series is crammed with insider information from professionals who've done it themselves, including: -- Essential information on start-up costs, self-evaluation, and zoning regulations-- Advice on how to attract first-time customers, maintain a loyal client base, and price services competitively and profitably-- Easy-to-use worksheets and questionnaires to help entrepreneurs focus on success-- Listings of contacts, organizations, and phone numbers of people in the trade.

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