Friday, February 01, 2008
Work From Home With An Online Business - Top Ten Things You Should Know Before You Get Started
1. Basic computer skills are a must for starting an online business. I know you have these because your reading this. As long as you can work your web browser, download files and read, then you are equipped adequately to make money online. You can even build your own website with out having any advanced knowledge of computers. There is a great product by Ewin Chia that will almost build it for you, The best part is its a free download.
2. A small investment will be needed to get your business up and running but you won't need to spend that much if you plan ahead. Just remember, if you not willing to put anything in, you won't get anything out. This holds true for every aspect of life so why should it be any different for your online business? With a little effort you should be able to find most of what you need for your online business for very little, (if not free). There are many programs that offer tools for free or as part of a package.
3. You should have a reliable computer. It doesn't need to be state of the art, just reliable. You don't want to be at the end of something that took you hours to do and have your computer crash or freeze up. It's happened to me and let me tell you that can really hurt and cause a lot of unwanted stress. I once spent three hours doing keyword research and just when I got finished entering them and was about to save them to my ad campaign, my computer froze and I lost all the work I had done. Well that was a lesson learned for me; my first investment was a new computer. Now I'm not telling you that you should run out and get a new computer, but you need to keep it running at peak performance and not let it get bogged down. If you do, be prepared to do the same task more than once. You should always save your work as you go so if something does happen you don't lose everything. I'm not a computer whiz, you don't have to be, I'm learning from my own mistakes and making money, so why can't you?
4. Time is another critical factor when getting your online business off the ground. Many people will tell you that you can spend just a few hours a week working and the money will just roll in. This is true once you get the money coming in but that won't happen if you don't put in some time at first. Even three to five hours a day at first is all it takes to get going, but the more time you spend building your online business, the more you'll make in the long run and the less time you'll spend keeping it going once you are making money.
5. Research everything and become knowledgeable in whatever it is you decide to do with your online business. The more you know about the product or service you are providing, the more you can be trusted to give sound advice, therefore have more creditability. Don't be afraid to look at your competition for ideas and information, chances are they've already done a lot of research and can give you some new information and ideas for your work at home business.
6. Patience is key to the success of your online business. If you don't have patience then you won't get anywhere. There are going to be setbacks and failures. Don't be afraid of failures, without them you will never know what works and what doesn't, (more on that later). Don't give up if you don't make money the first day, the fact is that you probably won't. Even if you don't make money with your first online business, then switch gears a bit and try a new plan. Before you know it you'll be doing exactly what you set out to do, make money. Always remember, it takes time to get things dialed in and start seeing profit. If you fail once and give up then all the work you have done up to that point was for nothing, and you will only have wasted time and wasted money to show for your effort.
7. Overcoming fear is one of the most important things I am going to tell you. Fear is the leading cause of people never making money with an online business. If you let fear decide what you do then you won't do anything. You'll never take a risk or try anything new, so don't let fear run your life, learn instead to take small risks and not be so afraid of failing. Every time you fail you learn a valuable piece of information that is very helpful in determining what doesn't work which ultimately leads you to what does work through a process of elimination.
8. Determination is a major player as well because if you are not determined to get your goal accomplished then the fact is you probably won't. When you start developing your online business and you are presented with a problem, you will be more likely to give up and quit without that attitude of determination. Also the more determined you are to make your online business succeed, the less likely you will be to let fear take over and make you quit before you have a chance to make some real money.
9. Passion is something you should be thinking of when you come up with your plan in the beginning. If you pick something that you are passionate about to base your online business around, the rest of the stuff will just fall into place and ultimately make everything else much easier.
10. Last but not least you need to have fun with it. I mean, yeah, its work, but if you enjoy what you are doing and you are having fun in the process, you will be more successful. The idea is to "work less and make more", so remember the more fun you can have getting started, the less work you'll have to do because having fun is rarely thought of as work!
I hope these tips will help you as much as they've helped me.
2. A small investment will be needed to get your business up and running but you won't need to spend that much if you plan ahead. Just remember, if you not willing to put anything in, you won't get anything out. This holds true for every aspect of life so why should it be any different for your online business? With a little effort you should be able to find most of what you need for your online business for very little, (if not free). There are many programs that offer tools for free or as part of a package.
3. You should have a reliable computer. It doesn't need to be state of the art, just reliable. You don't want to be at the end of something that took you hours to do and have your computer crash or freeze up. It's happened to me and let me tell you that can really hurt and cause a lot of unwanted stress. I once spent three hours doing keyword research and just when I got finished entering them and was about to save them to my ad campaign, my computer froze and I lost all the work I had done. Well that was a lesson learned for me; my first investment was a new computer. Now I'm not telling you that you should run out and get a new computer, but you need to keep it running at peak performance and not let it get bogged down. If you do, be prepared to do the same task more than once. You should always save your work as you go so if something does happen you don't lose everything. I'm not a computer whiz, you don't have to be, I'm learning from my own mistakes and making money, so why can't you?
4. Time is another critical factor when getting your online business off the ground. Many people will tell you that you can spend just a few hours a week working and the money will just roll in. This is true once you get the money coming in but that won't happen if you don't put in some time at first. Even three to five hours a day at first is all it takes to get going, but the more time you spend building your online business, the more you'll make in the long run and the less time you'll spend keeping it going once you are making money.
5. Research everything and become knowledgeable in whatever it is you decide to do with your online business. The more you know about the product or service you are providing, the more you can be trusted to give sound advice, therefore have more creditability. Don't be afraid to look at your competition for ideas and information, chances are they've already done a lot of research and can give you some new information and ideas for your work at home business.
6. Patience is key to the success of your online business. If you don't have patience then you won't get anywhere. There are going to be setbacks and failures. Don't be afraid of failures, without them you will never know what works and what doesn't, (more on that later). Don't give up if you don't make money the first day, the fact is that you probably won't. Even if you don't make money with your first online business, then switch gears a bit and try a new plan. Before you know it you'll be doing exactly what you set out to do, make money. Always remember, it takes time to get things dialed in and start seeing profit. If you fail once and give up then all the work you have done up to that point was for nothing, and you will only have wasted time and wasted money to show for your effort.
7. Overcoming fear is one of the most important things I am going to tell you. Fear is the leading cause of people never making money with an online business. If you let fear decide what you do then you won't do anything. You'll never take a risk or try anything new, so don't let fear run your life, learn instead to take small risks and not be so afraid of failing. Every time you fail you learn a valuable piece of information that is very helpful in determining what doesn't work which ultimately leads you to what does work through a process of elimination.
8. Determination is a major player as well because if you are not determined to get your goal accomplished then the fact is you probably won't. When you start developing your online business and you are presented with a problem, you will be more likely to give up and quit without that attitude of determination. Also the more determined you are to make your online business succeed, the less likely you will be to let fear take over and make you quit before you have a chance to make some real money.
9. Passion is something you should be thinking of when you come up with your plan in the beginning. If you pick something that you are passionate about to base your online business around, the rest of the stuff will just fall into place and ultimately make everything else much easier.
10. Last but not least you need to have fun with it. I mean, yeah, its work, but if you enjoy what you are doing and you are having fun in the process, you will be more successful. The idea is to "work less and make more", so remember the more fun you can have getting started, the less work you'll have to do because having fun is rarely thought of as work!
I hope these tips will help you as much as they've helped me.
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