I recently responded to a question that a young lady had with regards to finding a “honest” home based business. With new businesses appearing every day, I thought that these points were very essential to finding the right business opportunity for you. See my response below:
Hey,
So glad to know that you are seeking independence in the form of working from home. My name is Nicole Cooper and I mentor and coach others on how to brand and market themselves online. Having a background in Home Based Businesses (HBB) and Network Marketing, I just wanted to shed a bit of insight into what you should look out for when seeking a HBB…
<b>1. Find something that you can believe in.</b> It is so important to believe in your product. You do not want to do something “just for the money”. It will never last, and starting an HBB can be pretty challenging at times in all honesty, so you want your passion to see you through the challenge of the development stage.
<b>2. Find a mentor that you can trust. </b>Although you will be in business for yourself, you will not be working by yourself, but will be working with a team of people that ‘MUST’ have your best interest in mind. I’ve worked under good and poor leadership, and trust me, the poor leadership nearly killed my business. Find someone that will show you how to disover your passion and push you to maximize your potential. But also keep in mind that you must be self motivated as well.
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3. Make sure that the compensation plan is worth your time and is tangible.</b> In every business meeting opportunity, you will have the “highly paid” testimonials of that someone in the company that is making all this money in a short period of time…..BIG DEAL!!! The reality is, how possible is it for you to really make that money yourself, based on your talent and your efforts? Find a company with a compensation plan that is worth your time…..if that money is just a few dollars here and there, you may get discouraged and quit, feeling like your spending more money than your earning. There are companies that aren’t that expensive to get involved with, and will pay a reasonable amount of money. YOu have to be realistic with how much money you want to make in comparison to how much effort your willing to put into it.
<b>4. Be ready to work hard….</b>Working from home can often be harder than working a job. The reason why is because your hours go way past the normal 40 hours a week and you arent’ getting paid every two weeks. You must also be disciplined with a daily agenda of “money producing activities” that will promote you to where you want to be financially. The downfall with network marketing companies is that most people rely on their upline to get them to their desired level of success. The truth of the matter is that it is all up to you. They may support you, encourage you and guide you but YOU must do all the work! At the end of the day, you can not place your future in anyone elses hands so be willing to be in control of your future and your work ethic.
This is my tidbit of wisdom that I felt is necessary to share as you seek a business. One last tip….
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5. MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE WORKING WITH A MENTOR THAT CAN SHOW YOU HOW TO BUILD YOUR BUSINESS ONLINE! </b>- It’s obvious that using the internet to build your business is the most effective use of your time…..their really isn’t any other way to leverage yourself outside of it….need I say more.
If you have any additional questions…
feel free to contact me at nicolescooper@gmail.com and visit my sites:
http://www.BuildMLMBizOnline.com
http://www.ViralMarketingGeeks.com
Nicole S. Cooper
I remember starting my Internet Marketing journey nearly 2 years ago with my father by my side and nothing but a lot of hope and desire to find something that can help me bring in a couple extra dollars every month. After signing in to multiple websites and receiving tons of junk email, I sifted through cyberspace in hopes of finding a mentor or someone that can tell me the honest truth of what it REALLY takes to figure all of this stuff out!
