The Skinny on Home Based Business
The Skinny on Home Based Business
The Skinny on Home Based BusinessYou hear all the talk about Internet Business Opportunities, becoming an Entrepreneur, home based business and on and on. Honestly I had trouble spelling entrepreneur a few months ago, much less thinking I could become one! And then all the frauds that are out there, makes you want to crawl into a corner and just say forget it. So I thought I would spend a few minutes today reflecting on my own experiences in hopes that it might help someone in the same dilemma I was in just a few months ago.
Yes there are frauds out there, are more fraudulent sites than real it seems like. But those are just online, they are in our everyday walks of life also. Fact is they are everywhere, and you should use the same judgement online as you would in your daily walks of life. I know what you are saying, well in my daily encounters I can look someone in the eye while making my judgement. That is true, but how many times have you also been incorrect in that judgement? I know I have been. With the internet, you can do the same analysis as face to face, might take a bit longer though. But use those same basic principals you would use if it were a local mechanic you were considering using. The great thing about the internet, you can look into your online opportunity as well as the mechanic down the street to see what others have seen with them.
So what makes a online opportunity a "real" opportunity? Well I think it should be researched just like you were starting a local business {or brick and mortar business}. Assuming you were going to open a business, you wouldn't just go rent the first empty building and open the next day right? you would research your customer base, whether the type of business you were considering would be successful, etc etc. Well the same applies to your online business. Research, more research. If you are considering something in the affiliate arena as I did, study, gain trust in what or whom you are following in the footsteps of. Find someone that has seen success and follow in there footsteps.
You might be thinking, I can't do that kind of thing. Been there, done that!! I said the same things, talked myself out of trying for weeks. To give a little background, I am not a internet marketer, never been more than someone that spent a few dollars on ebay or looking up a sports or news story. I worked over 20 years in manufacturing. I was one of those people some employees called a "company man". I was a supervisor, told I always sided with the company. You know the type, I guess I can accept those labels, now anyway. But the point is, I have no background in what I am doing now and have found it not to be a liability but a asset, as I am not hindered by the ways internet marketing was done in the past. And I would bet that would apply to whatever arena you choose to go online as well.
So why do it? Well the number one reason to me is freedom. No I didn't wake up on day two as a millionaire and can promise you that you won't either. And I still have to work hard establishing myself, but I work at my leisure. I'll give you a example, just yesterday. I woke up at 5:00am, spent about 4 hours doing my thing online, spent the middle of the day with my 19 year old son, the early evening with my wife, and the last couple of hours back online in webinars. Now that may sound like a long day, and I guess it was, but I worked 6 hours yesterday, had the internet working 24 hours for me yesterday and everyday, and was able to spend 7 hours with the people I care about. I consider that a successful day in my life. So the difference is, I set the time I want to spend creating and following in the footsteps and people who are also successful, and spend time with my family when I want also.
The opportunity is there, the question is do you have the commitment and desire to be successful? The only obstacle is you, but luckily you are the sole individual that can overcome that obstacle also. I hope this helps, would be glad to answer any questions you have.
Thank You for your Time,
Doug Danley
http://ddanley.com
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