Making Money from Home: How to Run a Successful Home-Based Business [Paperback]

Donna Partow (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 18, 2010

In tough economic times, conventional jobs can be hard to find. A home-based business could be the answer for many people. Making Money from Home compares the cost of working outside the home with the benefits of working from home. It provides readers with the tools they need to run a successful home business, such as time management advice, details on the foundations of a solid business, tips on marketing goods and services, legal issues to consider, and information on how to use the Internet effectively and how to create a business plan.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"If you're serious about wanting to make money at home, you won't find a better guide than Partow's newest home-based business book. The personal creator of a dozen different income sources, Partow writes primarily for married women of faith who still have children at home. However, the design of the book is such that men and women at all stages of life can benefit from this step-by-step guide to making money at home in a global economy. At the end of each chapter are questions that will clarify issues and determine the direction of your business. There are also assignments that will enable you to lay a business foundation in bite-size chunks. The book is full of practical ideas like the innovative ABC filing system. It simplifies techniques so you can stay on the cutting edge of the technology and opportunities that will keep your business growing." --CBA Retailers + Resources, April, 2010

From the Back Cover

Homemade success never tasted so good!
Would you like to earn money in your own home? How about starting with your very own business consultant? Learn from Donna Partow, a 20-year home-based business owner and best-selling author. She’s created an extensive how-to guide for starting and maintaining a successful new business. Donna provides step-by-step instructions on determining what type of business is right for you, creating a business plan, identifying what legal issues to expect, mastering time management skills, using the Internet effectively, and much more.
Starting your own business takes courage. Maintaining it takes hard work and good advice. With Donna’s help, you can run a successful home-based business. It’s not only possible, it’s profitable too!

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. (March 18, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1589976088
• ISBN-13: 978-1589976085
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #333,615 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Donna Partow is an author and motivational speaker on a mission to empower people to maximize their lives. Donna's current book project, Making Money From Home (Focus on the Family, April 2010) takes her back to her roots as a natural-born entrepreneur

Currently, she is training a team of wellness coaches who are empowering people to get fit both physically and financially.

A gifted communicator, Donna has spoken twice at the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters and has been a featured speaker at Senator John McCain's annual conference for women on three occasions.

Donna initiated the concept and toured with Women of Virtue for three years. She has traveled and worked throughout the United States and on six continents, including such diverse countries as Egypt, Turkey, Colombia, Thailand and Papua New Guinea. She's as comfortable teaching in a mud church in Mozambique as she is speaking to thousands at a leadership conference.

Donna has been featured on hundreds of radio and television shows.

Her books have sold a million copies worldwide and have been translated into numerous languages. Some of her best-selling titles include This Isn't the Life I Signed Up For...but I'm Finding Hope & Healing and Becoming the Woman I Want To Be: A 90-Day Journey to Renewing Spirit, Soul and Body.

Donna studied at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Arts & Sciences and Wharton School of Business, where she maintained a 4.0 GPA. She holds a B.A. in English from Rutgers University.

Customer Reviews

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Skeptic Turned Fan, June 9, 2010

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This review is from: Making Money from Home: How to Run a Successful Home-Based Business (Paperback)

I agreed to review this book months ago! And why did it take months to post? Because you can't just read it, you have to do it! Each chapter ends with assignments that take a lot of mental processing power, and each chapter is filled with links and resources so it takes a lot of research power.

I started the book completely skeptical. The author displays her credentials and experience and I raised my eyebrows. Then I suddenly remembered where I'd seen that name before--Donna Partow. She's the author of "Becoming a Vessel God Can Use," a book that impacted myself and my best friends studying it together in college. This was the same woman?!? Okay, she had my attention and I kept reading...

This is not a book that is easy to put into practice. Making money from home will involve research, creativity, planning, and marketing. She tells you how to go about starting each process but after that it's all up to you, baby.

So, it took me 3 months to finish and I have a notepad of ideas and projects and research to follow up on. And, to be honest, I need to read it again. You won't use everything in the book but even starting small is sure to reap some rewards. Just have a highlighter, a notebook, and the internet by your side before you dare to pick this book up. I give it 5 book lights, and apologies to Tyndale House Publishers for taking so long to post this review after you graciously provided this complimentary copy.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Making Money from Home: How to Run a Successful Home-Based Business, March 16, 2010

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This review is from: Making Money from Home: How to Run a Successful Home-Based Business (Paperback)

Making Money From Home by Donna Partow

In these trying times, many of us are looking for ways to make money. Making money from home is the best way to add to the family bank account or to just make some extra money for a cushion. In 'Making Money From Home', Ms. Partow shows us many ways to earn some cash from home, using our computer. The knowledge that she shares with us will help anyone to get started. In addition to her book, there is also a website where more information can be found. There is a lot of information contained in all of the chapters. Some of their titles include: Foundations For a Home Based Business, Exploring Your Options, Business Basics and Marketing Your Business. This book really gives you the tools and answers to help you get set up quickly. I can't stress enough how much good and practical information is included in this book.

Reading 'Making Money From Home has really inspired me to take a look at possibly starting my own at home business. If you are thinking about starting your own at home business, then you really need this book and all the help links, suggestions and basic business know-how that you will find within the chapters. Ms. Partow also covers various points of handling the home distractions while maintaining order and peace within your office. This is such a good source of information that you will need and can use, that I recommend that you buy this book and study it, to help you get your new business up and running.

Tyndale House Publishers has provided me with a complimentary copy of this book. The review is my own opinion. I am not paid for my opinions.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Empowering!, January 9, 2011

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Elizabeth Givler "mom educator" (Harrisburg PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Making Money from Home: How to Run a Successful Home-Based Business (Paperback)

Partow gives great advice on several types of businesses. She addresses internet businesses the most, which is appropriate for this point in history. I especially value the extra resources she gives throughout the book.