If you see a spill on your floor, the most important thing is to get the liquid up quickly. Grab a towel or washcloth and place it on top of the sitting liquid. Replace as needed until the area is no longer damp. Do a final wipe down of the area with a damp cloth. It is possible to clean your floors too much, which can damage the protective coating. It is also possible to clean your floor not often enough, which can lead to the accumulation of dirt and streaking when you do try to clean. Try to mop down your floors every other week or so. Vacuum more frequently to remove any surface debris. Start by wearing socks in your own home and asking that guests take off their shoes when entering as well. This will lessen the amount of deep grime present on your floors and it will make it easier to clean them without creating streaks or spots. Locate a floor cleaning professional in your area and then go online to read any reviews that are available. Pay particular attention to the comments regarding the quality of the finished work. If you are concerned about streaking, tell the cleaner about your concerns when you make the appointment.

Summary: Wipe up any spills immediately. Stick to a cleaning schedule. Create a "no shoes" rule. Call in a professional.

. By using keywords, unique title tags, or description meta tags, you can increase your ranking in search engine results. Focus on what is best for your visitors. Label your pages accurately so that search engines bring the desired visitors to your site. Eliminate website errors. If search engines cannot index your website properly due to typos or coding errors, your search traffic may diminish. . Include information from your website or write related stories to engage readers. When people find a good newsletter, they often share it. You can include advertising links in emails. Start advertising on social media to promote your website. For example, you can start a business page on Facebook. Add social media sharing buttons to your site. Buttons remind your visitors to share your content. With more shares, you will have more visitors. Generate good-quality content on social media websites. If social media users ask questions about your expertise, answer their questions. Provide links to your site in your answer. Comment on other people's blogs with links to your site as well. Network with people who have similar websites. Ask for tips on how to increase traffic. Look at which advertisers they use. Suggest helping one another by providing links to each other's sites. If you know who is visiting your site and where they are located, you can better market your site for advertising. For example, sign up with Google Analytics to see how many visitors you have, how visitors found your site, and where visitors are located. Analyze these statistics and create a summary for your advertisers. Aim to have 500 to 1000 daily, unique visitors before you begin advertising.

Summary: Use search engine optimization (SEO) Start an email newsletter Use social media for advertising. Connect with other website owners in your niche. Track current visitors.

Talk with a bank with whom you already have a positive relationship. Ask about what kind of business start-up loans they offer and how they can benefit your business. By using a bank you already know, the bank will have easy access to your financial records and will be more confident in investing with you. If the bank loans will not be enough, look into local investors. There may be a local business tycoon or other similarly wealthy person who would have a vested interest in seeing you succeed. Research people in your area who may have the funds and motivation to help you. Angels are high net worth individuals and venture capitalists are companies. Both fund a promising high risk venture for a stake (partnership) and often bring experience, management expertise and contacts to the table. They usually work through a network or association. People who know you for a long time are most likely to have faith in your ability and intentions. These are also the people who are likely to stand by you if the going gets tough in the initial stages of your venture or you need to raise more money. However, make it clear the money is intended as risk capital and they might lose it completely or may not be returned in the short term. If you still can't drum up enough funding, use websites to raise the money you need to start. These funding sources have several benefits: you will not have to pay interest on the money you get (since it is money which is used to provide actual product or services) and it will help you not only gauge interest in what you have to offer but also help you build a customer base. You'll start business with hundreds or thousands of customers already lined up and ready to tell other people about what you have to offer. No matter which source you raise funds from, be sure to provide key operating, strategic and accounting information to your financiers periodically, usually twice a year. It's a good idea to hold a board meeting if everyone can physically attend. If not, do it via teleconference.

Summary: Talk with your bank. Get local investors. Seek venture capitalists or angel investors. Approach friends and relatives. Use crowd-funding. Report.

Getting off to a good start on your first day back can be a challenge. Reduce overwhelm and streamline your day by focusing on just three priority tasks. This can help you feel productive and get you back in the swing of things without feeling so devastating. For instance, you might need to prioritize answering emails and phone calls, completing a past due project, and completing your expense report. Do your three priority tasks first. If nothing else gets done, you will at least have tackled the most important tasks. If your vacation took you to another time zone, you might have some trouble getting back in-synch. Or, if you have been staying up late with a new baby, mornings may be a challenge. Think about the times of the day when you are likely to have the most energy, attention, and focus. Schedule your priority tasks for this time period. For instance, you might feel groggy when you first get in, so it may be best to stick to answering emails. About two hours into your day, you may have the mental acuity to get started on more challenging tasks. Nothing makes a first day back to work longer than trying to stick it out until lunch. Break up your workday and revive yourself by taking a short break every hour or so. During your break, you might chat with a coworker, stretch, refill your water or coffee, or go for a walk outside. If you have minor tasks that can be better completed by someone else, activate your network. Most people fail to make use of the resources they have at hand, trying to do everything on their own. Don't make this mistakeask for help, if you need it. You might delegate household or childcare responsibilities to a spouse or family member. Similarly, you might delegate filing, answering emails, or researching tasks to an assistant. You might also have to delegate certain tasks that you are physically incapable of doing. For instance, if you just had a baby, you might need to avoid lifting heavy boxes for a while. You'll worsen your back-to-work blues if you log onto your favorite social media outlet. Not only will you spot photos on friends' feeds that cause vacation-envy, but you will likely lose a lot of time in the process. As a result, you'll be in a foul mood and struggling to catch up. Power off your cellphone unless you need it for work. Log out of social media apps and shut off notifications.
Summary: Select your three most important tasks each day. Schedule tasks according to your energy levels. Take breaks. Delegate tasks that don't require your attention. Stay off social media.