Alkhim Abdella
2005-01-03 02:49:45 UTC
Are You Cut-Out To Own a Home Business?
by: Becky Gilbert
Now that I have my own home business I realize that I am cut-out to do this
kind of work. The shoe fits and I wear it well. But I also realize that some
people are just not cut-out to do this kind of work.
I often dreamed of having a business where I could make my own hours, take
the day off it I needed to, work in my pajamas, and make the kind of income
that would provide me the financial freedom to purchase things that I wanted
to, instead of limiting them to things that I needed. My most depressing
moments were thoughts of working until I was 70 before I could retire. What
quality of life would I have at 70? Would I even live until then? If I did,
would my health allow me to enjoy retirement?
When I answered an ad on the Internet that claimed that I could make a six
figure income from home, I had no idea whether I would be cut out for this
type of business. I didn't even know if the business was legitimate. But I
knew if I hid behind my skepticism that I would never find out, and I could
be giving up the one opportunity that could help me retire before I was 70.
So I jumped in head first and did all of the things that was suggested. I
ran ads on free advertising sites, passed out business cards, got involved
in some surf for clicks programs, ran pay per clicks, took out newspaper
ads, and have been involved in virtually every kind of low cost and free
advertising campaign that was ever thought of. Some of these ideas worked
and some didn't, but I didn't let the advertising failures deter me in the
least. I simply dropped the campaigns that were not generating any traffic
and kept the ones that did. Eventually, I had a business plan that was
working for me and that was generating enough traffic to sustain a home
business.
I have signed up and trained over 800 people during the last two years and
early on I was amazed by the high failure rate. I'm less surprised now
because I know this is not something that everyone wants to do. Many people
today have the mindset that by having an Internet business it pays by the
hour, and I'm sorry to say that it doesn't.
You will work long hours for months building your website, setting up your
advertising campaigns, exchanging links and getting listed with the search
engines before you see one cent. Because in order to succeed on the
Internet, you have to have traffic, and it takes some time to build it up.
But when you do, the money will flow consistently and daily for the rest of
your life with very little effort on your part.
Many of the people I have met on the Internet have jumped in full force for
a few weeks or a month and then just kind of burnt out. The first few months
are always the hardest because if you have never made money on the Internet,
it's very hard to keep yourself motivated to keep working towards something
your not sure is going to pan out. But I assure you it will.
Some people are under the impression that it takes a huge investment to
start an Internet business. It can if you want to pay for advertising, but
if you're willing to wait a few months, you can get started for as little as
$20. I built my first website for $20, and spent the next few months doing
nothing but exchanging links with other webmasters, submitting my site to
directories and writing articles. These three things are huge traffic
generators and they are free.
I've meet people who were close to heart failure at the thought of spending
$20 to build a website. In this day and age, I find it really hard to
believe that anyone is really that financially strapped. In my most
financially strapped times, I know I spent $20 a month on things that I didn't
need. You have to keep in mind that this is an investment in your future. It
will come back to you many times over.
And the hardest thing that I think that people deal with is the isolation of
maintaining a home business. You won't be going to the office and chatting
with your co-workers, there is little to no phone conversations, and I have
never had any human contact with any of my customers on the Internet. I do
however send a lot of emails.
But that is fine with me, and I love it. I love the quiet times working
alone. I love the fact that I am not interrupted by the phone every five
minutes or by employees and co-workers running in and out of my office. I
love the fact that I don't have to commute any farther then to my home
office.
So, as you can see there are many perks to owning a home business, and there
are things that may not fit with your lifestyle or expectations. The shoe
must fit in order for you to succeed.
If you believe that you're cut-out for an Internet business, visit me at:
http://www.home-business-opportunity.biz and let me help and guide you
towards owning a successful home business.
Sincerely,
Rebecca Gilbert
About The Author
Rebecca Gilbert has been a successful entrepreneur since July, 2002.
Visit her at: http://www.101homebusiness.org for more tips, tutorials, and
articles on how you can be on your way towards earning a substantial income
from the comfort of your home.
Article Source :: http://hombyz.com
by: Becky Gilbert
Now that I have my own home business I realize that I am cut-out to do this
kind of work. The shoe fits and I wear it well. But I also realize that some
people are just not cut-out to do this kind of work.
I often dreamed of having a business where I could make my own hours, take
the day off it I needed to, work in my pajamas, and make the kind of income
that would provide me the financial freedom to purchase things that I wanted
to, instead of limiting them to things that I needed. My most depressing
moments were thoughts of working until I was 70 before I could retire. What
quality of life would I have at 70? Would I even live until then? If I did,
would my health allow me to enjoy retirement?
When I answered an ad on the Internet that claimed that I could make a six
figure income from home, I had no idea whether I would be cut out for this
type of business. I didn't even know if the business was legitimate. But I
knew if I hid behind my skepticism that I would never find out, and I could
be giving up the one opportunity that could help me retire before I was 70.
So I jumped in head first and did all of the things that was suggested. I
ran ads on free advertising sites, passed out business cards, got involved
in some surf for clicks programs, ran pay per clicks, took out newspaper
ads, and have been involved in virtually every kind of low cost and free
advertising campaign that was ever thought of. Some of these ideas worked
and some didn't, but I didn't let the advertising failures deter me in the
least. I simply dropped the campaigns that were not generating any traffic
and kept the ones that did. Eventually, I had a business plan that was
working for me and that was generating enough traffic to sustain a home
business.
I have signed up and trained over 800 people during the last two years and
early on I was amazed by the high failure rate. I'm less surprised now
because I know this is not something that everyone wants to do. Many people
today have the mindset that by having an Internet business it pays by the
hour, and I'm sorry to say that it doesn't.
You will work long hours for months building your website, setting up your
advertising campaigns, exchanging links and getting listed with the search
engines before you see one cent. Because in order to succeed on the
Internet, you have to have traffic, and it takes some time to build it up.
But when you do, the money will flow consistently and daily for the rest of
your life with very little effort on your part.
Many of the people I have met on the Internet have jumped in full force for
a few weeks or a month and then just kind of burnt out. The first few months
are always the hardest because if you have never made money on the Internet,
it's very hard to keep yourself motivated to keep working towards something
your not sure is going to pan out. But I assure you it will.
Some people are under the impression that it takes a huge investment to
start an Internet business. It can if you want to pay for advertising, but
if you're willing to wait a few months, you can get started for as little as
$20. I built my first website for $20, and spent the next few months doing
nothing but exchanging links with other webmasters, submitting my site to
directories and writing articles. These three things are huge traffic
generators and they are free.
I've meet people who were close to heart failure at the thought of spending
$20 to build a website. In this day and age, I find it really hard to
believe that anyone is really that financially strapped. In my most
financially strapped times, I know I spent $20 a month on things that I didn't
need. You have to keep in mind that this is an investment in your future. It
will come back to you many times over.
And the hardest thing that I think that people deal with is the isolation of
maintaining a home business. You won't be going to the office and chatting
with your co-workers, there is little to no phone conversations, and I have
never had any human contact with any of my customers on the Internet. I do
however send a lot of emails.
But that is fine with me, and I love it. I love the quiet times working
alone. I love the fact that I am not interrupted by the phone every five
minutes or by employees and co-workers running in and out of my office. I
love the fact that I don't have to commute any farther then to my home
office.
So, as you can see there are many perks to owning a home business, and there
are things that may not fit with your lifestyle or expectations. The shoe
must fit in order for you to succeed.
If you believe that you're cut-out for an Internet business, visit me at:
http://www.home-business-opportunity.biz and let me help and guide you
towards owning a successful home business.
Sincerely,
Rebecca Gilbert
About The Author
Rebecca Gilbert has been a successful entrepreneur since July, 2002.
Visit her at: http://www.101homebusiness.org for more tips, tutorials, and
articles on how you can be on your way towards earning a substantial income
from the comfort of your home.
Article Source :: http://hombyz.com