One problem that most home business owners face is their lack of time management skills. I would be willing to bet that the majority of people who run a home business do not even own a day timer.Do you think you would be more effective at running your business on a daily basis if you have a plan? Here are a few tips you can follow to use a day planner to move your business forward.1. Write your big goal on a piece of paper and post it where you can see it. This actually does not pertain to your day planner, but will go a long way towards helping you stay focused on your long term goal.2. Write your entries in a short focused manner. You should be able to summarize what you are trying to accomplish everyday in a short phrase.3. Plan ahead. You may actually know on a daily basis which are trying to accomplish.For example, if you run a home business that utilizes the Internet, you are going to be doing marketing to promote that business. It is not a bad idea to set up a specific day of the week to do certain types of marketing.Monday might be article writing day. Tuesday is article submission day. Wednesday is forum posting. Thursday is setting up multiple blog entries in advance, and so on!If you run a business that requires you to interact with people you may need to establish a certain amount of time everyday to hang out in social networking sites. You also might need to plan on a specific amount of time to consistently follow up with leads if you aregenerating them for your business.4. When you accomplish an entry mark it off of your list. This is a very liberating feeling and can be extremely motivational as well.The idea that you really accomplishing something in your business can play a big role in effective time management and increasing the amount of work you get done every day.5. Keep a daily log of your income. Every time you make money write it down on a piece of paper. Hopefully your business is developing income for you in more than one way. It is a great feeling to make entries on your daily income log and see how much you are growing your income every day.These are a few home business tips on using a day planner to get more accomplished. Be sure and make your entries, do the work, and then mark them off as you accomplish them. You will be surprised at how much more you get done.