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Foreword George H. Ross xv
Introduction xvii
How to Use This Book xix
Acknowledgments xxii
Is My Home Office Really the Home Office From Hell? 1
What Exactly Is a Home Office From Hell? 3
Do You Have a Home Office From Hell? Yes, I'm Talking to You 4
The Ten Signs You've Got a Home Office From Hell 4
Sitting in Your Underwear at Your Computer Doesn't Make You an Entrepreneur 6
A Regular Guy Makes It Big 7
What Kind of Entrepreneur Am I? 9
Should I Build an Empire? Or Keep It Small? 11
Are You a 'Growth Maven'? 12
Or a 'Lifestyle Guru'? 13
The Secret of Momentum 14
Do One Small Thing Today 15
Your Assignment for Day 1: What Kind of Homebased Entrepreneur Are You? A Quiz 16
Growth Mavens to the Right; Lifestyle Gurus to the Left 17
The Wrap-Up: Day 1 19
So You Wanna Be a Contender? A Primer for Growth Mavens 21
I Wanna Take Over the World! Okay, So How Do I Do That? 23
Why You Need to Steer Clear of Real Estate Brokers and Most Landlords 23
Entrepreneur Story: Jack Barnes 25
Why You Should Never, Ever Sign a Lease Longer Than 12 Months-Part I 26
Why You Should Never, Ever Sign a Lease Longer Than 12 Months-Part II 26
Short-Term, Ready-to-Use ... What? 27
Executive Suites-Look Big Even if You're Still Small 28
More about Looking (and Thinking) Big Even if You're Still Small 29
Entrepreneur Story: Bob Carter 31
The Fine Print: Okay, There Are Some Downsides... 32
Shared Office Space: A Place for "Funky" Entrepreneurs 32
The Lowdown on Shared Office Space 33
Create Your Ideal Office Culture and Send a Message about You and Your Company 34
You're Not Alone Anymore! 34
The Things That Can Happen When You Leave Your Home Office Cave Behind... 35
The "I'm Feelin' Kinda Funky" Checklist 38
A Small Disclaimer to Remember When You Share Office Space 40
The Devil's in the Details 41
Entrepreneur Story: Eileen Kelly 43
Still Need More Reasons to Make the Move Out of Your Home Office From Hell? Here Are Seven! 44
Getting Your Real Office: Your Assignments for Days 2-6 44
Organizing the Move: Nine Do's and Don'ts for Cost-Effective, Low-Hassle Moving 46
Get a Phone Number to Go... 47
Making the Move: Your Assignments for Days 7-13 48
You Are the Captain! 49
Staff? I Can't Afford to Hire Staff! 50
Hire Just One Perfect Person 50
What Can a VA Do for You? 52
As with Everything, the Drawbacks... 53
Entrepreneur Story: Eva Siitonen 54
The First Hire of Many 55
Hiring Your First Employee: Your Assignments for Days 14-16 55
The Chart 56
The Wrap Up: Days 1-16 58
I Want a Business That Supports My Great Life! A Primer for Lifestyle Gurus 61
I Want to Make a Great Living...In My Underwear 63
It's What They See That Counts 63
Entrepreneur Story: Judith Addison 65
Why Can't I Meet My Clients at Home or at Starbucks? There's Nothing Wrong with That, Right? 66
The Five Places You Should Never, Ever Meet with a Client 67
How to Have Your Cake and Eat It, Too! 67
Virtual Office Space: Stay at Home and Your Clients Will Never Know...Unless You Tell Them 69
Entrepreneur Story: Barbara Young 70
It's a Bit Like an A La Carte Menu 71
Eight Ways Virtual Office Space Can Make You Look Big-Even When You're Not 71
Getting Your Virtual Office Space: Your Assignments for Days 2-7 72
You Are Sitting at Home but Your Clients Think You Have an Office on Fifth Avenue-Now What? 73
Staff? I Started This Business so I Didn't Have to Deal with Staff 74
What Did You Do at Work Today? 75
Lone Wolf-It's Me Against the World! 75
I Like Being Chief Cook and Bottle Washer 76
The Top Seven Outsources for Homebased Businesses 77
Outsourcing? Nine Things to Do 79
Virtual Assistants Are a Lifestyle Guru's Best Friends 80
What Can a VA Do for a Lifestyle Guru? 80
As with Everything, There Are the Usual Drawbacks 81
From the Mouths of VAs... 82
Entrepreneur Story: Mitch Parado 84
Hiring a VA: Your Assignments for Days 8-13 85
The Chart 86
Planning to Outsource and Get More of a Life: Your Assignments for Days 14-16 87
The Wrap-Up: Days 1-16 90
Calling All Lifestyle Gurus and Growth Mavens! It's Time to Become a Nexpert! 93
It's Time to Start Thinking Big... 95
What the Hell Is a Nexpert? 95
Why Nexpertizing Your Business Will Make All the Difference 96
How to Become a Recognized Nexpert 97
Becoming a Nexpert: Your Assignments for Days 17-18 98
Nexpert Story: Jimmy Alvarez 99
Yikes! Am I Really Qualified to Be a Nexpert? 100
Let Me Say It Again 101
What Makes You the Nexpert, Jeff? 101
Get Thee to the Web! 103
How to Become a Nexpert 101 105
Why Getting Articles Published in Magazines, Newspapers, and on the Internet Will Help Grow Your Business 107
Words In Print = The Truth 108
Entrepreneurs Tell How They Got the Most Exposure Out of a Single Article 109
I'd Like to be Published in The Wall Street Journal-I Think 110
Who Is My Audience? 111
Where Can I Reach My Audience? 111
Know the Pubs Inside and Out 112
Read about Writing 113
Okay, Now I Have to Write Something-But What? 114
How to Pitch 115
Nexpert Story: Jane Schwartz 117
Wait a Minute-I'm a Horrible Writer! 119
Just Get Published-The Money Will Come Later 120
Why No Good Writing Goes to Waste 120
Getting Published and Becoming a Nexpert Author: Your Assignments for Days 17-41 121
Retain Your Rights! 122
Why Speaking is Almost Always Worth the Effort 123
I'm Afraid to Speak in Public. Can I Really Do This? 124
How to Create the Best Speaking Opportunities for Your Business 125
Cool Things You Can Get for Your Business Because You Are the Speaker 127
You Are Not Selling. You Are Teaching 127
Who Is Your Audience? What Makes Them Tick? 128
What Message Do You Want Them to Get? 130
What Is Your Intention? 131
What Is Your Intention? 131
Get Their Attention-Repeat the Message 132
Start with a Trick 134
The Marvelous Q&A 135
Speak Like a Pro 136
Put Down the Pointer and Step Away from the PowerPoint! 137
How to Use Handouts to Seal the Deal 139
Nexpert Story: Bea Richardson 141
Giving Your Nexpert Talk: Your Assignments for Days 42-61 142
What the Hell Is a Tips Booklet? 144
Who Cares about My Tips and How Does that Translate into Sales? 145
Don't Skimp on the Tips! 146
What Should I Write About? 148
Just Write It! 149
Remember-This Is a Project for a Long Weekend. Keep It Simple 150
It's Easy to Become a Published Nexpert! 151
Five Writing Tips for Your Tips 152
Okay, I'm Lazy. Can I Just Create a Tips Sheet? 153
Sell It or Give It Away? 154
Nifty Uses for My Tips Booklet 155
Nexpert Story: Marie Genero 156
Becoming a Nexpert Tips Booklet Author: Your Assignments for Days 62-66 157
The Wrap-Up: Days 17-66 159
How to Be a Nexpert 102-Taking Your Newfound Nexpertise to the Next Level 163
I'm On a Roll, Jeff-What's Next? 165
If You Scratch Your Nose, Call a Journalist 166
Get Yourself an Interesting Angle 167
Say Yes-Then Jump! 167
Developing Your Angle 168
Ten Steps to the Perfect Pitch 172
Pitching to the Press 175
Talking to the Press with Your Press Release 176
Anatomy of a Press Release 177
Yikes! The Reporters Bit. I Have Interviews Coming Up! 178
The Radio Talk Show 179
Radio Tricks and Tips 180
Nexpert Story: Bobby Hargrove 181
Your Print Interview 183
Four Things You Should Never Say in an Interview 184
Nexpert Story: Troy Heller 185
Getting and Giving Your Nexpert Print/Radio Interview: Your Assignments for Days 67-80 187
Let's Push a Little Harder, Shall We? 188
What Exactly Is a Tele-Seminar, and Why in Heaven's Name Do I Want to Host One? 189
Tele-Seminar Basics-The Technical Stuff 190
Okay, I'm Game-What Do I Do First? 191
Who Is My Niche Audience? What Do They Need to Know? 192
The First Format-The Interview 194
The Other Two Formats-The Monologue and the Q&A 195
Creating Your First Nexpert Tele-Seminar 197
To Charge or Not to Charge; That Is the Question 198
Tele-Seminars 101 199
Five Things You Can Do with Your Tele-Seminar Recording 200
How to Get Your Audience to Listen to Your Tele-Seminar 201
Five Things You Can Do to Follow Up 201
Putting Your Nexpert Tele-Seminar to Work for You: Your Assignments for Days 81-99 202
Nexpert Story: Jonathan Miller 204
The Wrap Up: Days 67-99 206
From Your "Home Office From Hell" to a Thriving, Growing, Innovating Success in 100 Days 209
Your New Life as a Nexpert! 211
You Are on Your Way to Having the Best Year of Your Business 212
One Nexpert Puts It All Together! 212
Basking in the Glow of Your Nexpertise: Your Assignment for Day 100 215
Taking Your Nexpert Status to the Next Level: The Second 100 Days 215
Appendix 217
The 100-Day Plan 219
Index 229
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