Yesterday I was asked by a good friend how he can make money from home. His question didn’t surprise me as he’s always hinted that he has a desire to do his own thing by “working” for himself. At first I asked him what his motivation was behind asking me because there are usually reasons behind actions. His exact words were “You’ve been talking about how you’re making money aside from your job…and I’m interested how…”
I’ll openly admit this was exciting to have a good friend ask me to help him and teach him the possibilities that the Internet serves people every second of the day. Not having a job can be very depressing if you don’t have another source of income, but on the positive side it can be a motivator to make something else work for yourself. Incase you aren’t aware, much of the “failure” that people witness in their businesses is attributed to their actions; be unproductive and your business will follow suit.
Not every person is going to have success with an internet business nor a home-based business. There are some fundamentals of a brick-and-mortar business which are important to a successful internet business. Being educated on general business practices, if you’re not already, would be a wise time investment so that you don’t make silly mistakes costing you money and/or customers. For some people, business is simply NOT their interest.
The most basic way to learn about general business practices would be to read a book. You don’t have to read every page necessarily but something like “Business 101″ where you learn the core needs to keep a business running smoothly (even if it’s just you involved in the operational side).
Now I know an internet business usually has much less management skills needed but that doesn’t mean it’s any easier if you’re looking for success. If it was easy, don’t you think a lot more people (including yourself) would see more success and growth in their business?
Look at what makes the money – sales and customer service. Successful companies (like Dell when they started) had great customer service and great products. Yeah, the CS has changed a lot after sending a lot of their support over-seas as well as caring less about the customer with problematic products. This lack of customer care has hurt sales and…you know the rest.
Before you decide to start a business, prepare yourself to be a loyal sponsor/upline and be willing to devote time to support your customers.
