5 Work different time zones. If one of your challenges is having to work your business around your family obligations, focus your advertising efforts in different time zones. That way, you can do business before or after your local time activities. For example, Pacific Time Zone inhabitants are still awake and waiting for your phone call after your Central Time Zone kids are fast asleep.

6. Put your children on the payroll. Create a winning system by encouraging your children to help you. Teenagers might be motivated to handle the internet portion of your business. Encourage big brother and big sister to work their magic with the younger ones. If you have traditionally done all the cooking, cleaning and laundry, now is a great time to start sharing that work load. Perfect housekeepers need to consider loosening their standards in order to accommodate the ability of their new helpers. You probably already know what motivates your children, so start there for payment options. You don't necessarily need cash up front. Pay them instead with earned privileges or set up a point system that culminates in attending a special activity or event when so many points are earned. The most important thing is to make it something special. Most of all, let your children know how much you appreciate their help. This goes for spouses, too.

7. Celebrate your success. Be sure to make a big deal out of the arrival of those first checks. You don't have to blow it all in celebration (unless you want to) but do something out of the ordinary so the whole family can share the excitement of your accomplishment. This really helps reinforce just why you're doing what you're doing.

You've avoided some serious pitfalls by utilizing these seven tips. By including your loved ones in every step of your home business, from the "what if" idea planning phase to the celebration of that first check, you can very successfully raise your income as you raise your family.

Copyright (c) 2008 Annie Thomson

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