70. Investigate delivery companies or courier services. Is there a FEDX or UPS service? What about some of the lesser known couriers? What are the pickup hours? What is the cost? Do they deliver/pickup on the weekends?
71. Plan your work space. Do you have a separate room? Is it part of another room? What type of decorating? Look around. Is it inviting to be in and welcoming? If not, you will find reasons for work avoidance. Make everything from your sign (you DO have a sign, don't you?) to your computer area pleasant to be in. Change the decorating if you are sensitive to things like that (I am!). If you have a computer, play music CD's in your CD-ROM player while you work. You don't need to have a boombox if you can't afford it. Get lights that don't glare. Make the room the right temperature, not too hot, not too cold. Run an air filter. And it needs to all be comfortable to sit in!
72. Make an effort to contact at least one new indexer a week. Introduce yourself, and let them know you appreciated their comments on *fill-in-the-blank* issue on Index-L, or at a meeting. Don't ask for anything. Just introduce yourself and be friendly.
73. Contact manufacturers who service the home business industry. Get to know them and their products.
74. Attend home business conferences and trade shows. Learn what's new to help you have a better business! Just don't fall for the home business conferences that have selling their franchise or service to you as a hidden agenda.
75. Join home business associations, and associations in your chosen field. These are a good source of current news and trends geared specifically to you.
76. Get rid of old reading material. Stay current.
77. Identify vital records for your business and keep the originals in a secure place.
78. Store copies of emergency backup or critical files and vital records in an offsite location. You don't need anything fancy. A climate-proof box in your mom's closet might work. A friend's house a hundred miles away might be better. My mom lives next door, and if I'm flooded, she'll be flooded. If my place burns to the ground, her place stands a good chance of burning, too. Same with the tornado thing. So, use a bit of caution where you store your copies of vital records and files.
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