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Realistic expectations when starting a home
based business - By Rebecca Gilbert
Working out of your home with an internet business can be the most rewarding
experience, both personally and financially, that a person can undertake. The
internet has made more millionaires than any other vessel in history, and you
don't have to have any education or experience to obtain the riches that the internet
has to offer. We all want to make more money, spend time with our family, and
these are only a few of the fringe benefits that owning an internet business can
provide. However, individuals that have made their fortune on the internet have
certain characteristics about them that have allowed them to be successful.
These riches were not obtained overnight, and they were not obtained without
realistic expectations.
Lets look at some of the things that would prohibit you from being successful
online...
Are you currently unemployed?
I see so many people sign up for internet programs these days that are not
currently employed and expect that an internet business will provide for their
families right off the bat.
Businesses on the internet are not 9-5 jobs that pay by the hour, they are
"businesses", and most pay by commission. As with most businesses, there are
things that have to be set in place before you are going to start attracting
customers. This does not happen overnight, this is something that you will put
in place over time. When this is done over time, your commissions will grow and
grow to the point that an internet business will replace your current income or
career.
Are you unwilling to invest your money?
Many programs on the internet offer free sign-ups, free products, and free
websites to help an individual get started in a internet home business. This is
fantastic, because in order to make money on the internet, you have to have a
product to sell, and you 're going to need a website to enable your customers with
a place to go to purchase your products. However, visitors won't know that your
website exist unless you advertise it. Many high traffic sites on the internet
will allow you to advertise your products on their site for a fee.
Getting your website listing on the search engines is free and will supply you
with a never ending traffic stream. But many search engines are unwilling to
list free affiliate websites. The way that we overcome this is to build our own
sites and link them to our affiliate websites. Building your own website will
cost you around $25. So as you can see, if you cannot initially invest at least
$25 - $50 a month on your internet business, you're probably not going to succeed.
Are you unwilling to invest your time?
I spend about 2 hours a day online through the week working on my business. I am
advertising and submitting my website to various search engines, directories,
and other high traffic sites. I am critiquing my website, sending emails to my
affiliates in training, making deals with other webmasters, etc.
I also do an enormous amount of reading. I have found that entrepreneurs who
have made a fortune on the internet are only too happy to share their knowledge
on how they got there. Some days I put in more time and some days I don't work
at all. But, I know that every hour I spend on setting my business up is just
one step closer to reaching my financial goals. If you are unwilling to invest
your time...you're probably not going to succeed.
Are you unwilling to give up your skepticism?
Many times I have an affiliate sign up for my program, and the first thing I
hear is how they have been burned by another internet business. While I'm sure
there are millions of internet scams out there, I see a common characteristic
that all these people seem to have...they don't DO ANYTHING!
When people sign up for my program, the first thing that I do is suggest that
they complete a short online training on how our program works and the
compensation plan. I have a statistics page that will tell me when the
affiliates in my down line complete the training, I can see when they have made
a sale or signed up an affiliate of their own. All these people that claim to be
scammed in the past never even get past the online training. Then oddly enough,
they will have enough gall to email me the next month and ask where their
paycheck is?
Do people actually believe that they will earn a paycheck just because they
signed up? Is this why so many believe that they have been scammed in the past?
Are they so naïve that they think a company will pay them when they have made no
sales? If any of these things sound remotely familiar...you're probably not going
to succeed.
In closing, operating an internet business is not a get-rich quick program, nor
can you be successful if you are unwilling to invest some time and money. You
must have some realistic expectations and stay focused on the goal at hand. If
you are capable of doing these things, you can expect many handsome rewards in
the future for your time and effort.
Best wishes for your future success and prosperity!
Sincerely,
Rebecca Gilbert
http://www.101homebusiness.org
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Rebecca Gilbert has been a successful internet entrepreneur since July, 2002.
Visit her at:
http://www.101homebusiness.org for the best internet ventures available. For
more articles by Rebecca, please visit:
http://www.101homebusiness.Org/home_based_business_articles.html
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