No one wants to be chained down to their business. If you are, what you have is really a job, not a business. The Internet now provides a powerful weapon, so that you can ‘manage by absence’ and make more money at the same time. Here are 5 smart ways to increase your business online and free up more time: 1. Automate menial tasks Tasks like customer service and order fulfilling can be automated. If you’re spending half the day tending to customer service enquiries, that’s a lot of time and money that could have been spent developing products, advertising materials and creating online content. It’s proven that most customer service enquiries don’t directly relate to profits. 2. Create powerful joint ventures Network, network, network. One of the keys to huge success is leverage. No man is an island. The advantages of joint ventures are many: create products together, do teleseminars, link to each other’s page etc. 3. Hire an advertising professional Getting an advertising professional on board like a copywriter or direct response graphic designer can transform a business from a dead duck to a real money machine. Professionals have spent years studying the tricks of the trade and can write persuasive advertising copy for you. 4. Automate your advertising Advertising methods like Google Adwords, Coregistration and article marketing are relevatively automated. They require only a little maintenance work each day or week. Look to automate your advertising so you can make profits while you sleep.