This question is asked more and more all over the Internet and the answers are usually something like this: "Yes, and you can find out more at my website www.Make MoneyFromHomeWhileEatingHamburgers.com" or "Most of home based businesses are scams, but not mine: "HugeProfitsWithoutDoingAnythingAtAll.com" and it's obvious where this kind of answers are coming from.
All of the media attention and overly-aggressive marketing has led Americans to believe that there are just two types of businesses out there, "real" one that require their owners to work hard in order to prosper, and "internet-based" or even "home-based" which require their owners to sit on the couch and make millions for doing nothing at all. There are a lot of scams out there and you have to be careful to avoid all of them.
The successful web-based businesses you run across are going to be ones whose owners understand that their web-based business is still a business and needs to be run like one. There must be customers who want to buy a product or service and there must be enough product or service providers to give them all what they want. Most importantly, there must be a way to put those two things together.
Money only changes hands when a sale is made so in order to make money, you have to sell!
Nobody is going to give you millions of dollars because your business's name is catchy or because you're so darned adorable!
Get real!
You don't walk into a car dealership and ask a salesperson: "Do you have any fast and reliable cars that are not "lemons?" Or do you?
Everyone knows there are hundreds of internet scam-artists out there just like they know there's a chance they might buy a lemon from a local dealer. Before you jump into a home-based business, do your research, just like you would when you're looking for a new car.
However, internet-based have several advantages over traditional business, such as extremely low overhead costs, a large pool of consumers to pull from, and the ability to delegate most all of the work to other people and let the business run on "auto-pilot." Regardless, if you want to make money, you still need to put the time and effort into making your business run smoothly.
Businesses don't make money. The people who run them do.
Think about the businesses you frequent every day: supermarkets, gas stations, drug stores. Do you consider them scams waiting to happen?
You make your business profitable or you run it into the ground.
My experience has lead me to believe that I was born to be an internet marketer, but it's still hard work. There are no free handouts.
Ultimately, you need to figure out first if you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur, if you understand the consequences about being in charge and relying only on yourself - the risk is higher, but the reword is worth it!
Go read Robert Kiyosaki's "Rich Dad Poor Dad" first and see if you are even interested in becoming an entrepreneur.
Though you can make decent money working part time from home, don't expect to make millions if you're still holding down a fulltime job. Great success requires great commitment.
Home based businesses do work, there is nothing wrong with them. After all it's just another business, why wouldn't it work? But make sure you realize that you will have to work at it in order to succeed, like in any other business. - 15465
All of the media attention and overly-aggressive marketing has led Americans to believe that there are just two types of businesses out there, "real" one that require their owners to work hard in order to prosper, and "internet-based" or even "home-based" which require their owners to sit on the couch and make millions for doing nothing at all. There are a lot of scams out there and you have to be careful to avoid all of them.
The successful web-based businesses you run across are going to be ones whose owners understand that their web-based business is still a business and needs to be run like one. There must be customers who want to buy a product or service and there must be enough product or service providers to give them all what they want. Most importantly, there must be a way to put those two things together.
Money only changes hands when a sale is made so in order to make money, you have to sell!
Nobody is going to give you millions of dollars because your business's name is catchy or because you're so darned adorable!
Get real!
You don't walk into a car dealership and ask a salesperson: "Do you have any fast and reliable cars that are not "lemons?" Or do you?
Everyone knows there are hundreds of internet scam-artists out there just like they know there's a chance they might buy a lemon from a local dealer. Before you jump into a home-based business, do your research, just like you would when you're looking for a new car.
However, internet-based have several advantages over traditional business, such as extremely low overhead costs, a large pool of consumers to pull from, and the ability to delegate most all of the work to other people and let the business run on "auto-pilot." Regardless, if you want to make money, you still need to put the time and effort into making your business run smoothly.
Businesses don't make money. The people who run them do.
Think about the businesses you frequent every day: supermarkets, gas stations, drug stores. Do you consider them scams waiting to happen?
You make your business profitable or you run it into the ground.
My experience has lead me to believe that I was born to be an internet marketer, but it's still hard work. There are no free handouts.
Ultimately, you need to figure out first if you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur, if you understand the consequences about being in charge and relying only on yourself - the risk is higher, but the reword is worth it!
Go read Robert Kiyosaki's "Rich Dad Poor Dad" first and see if you are even interested in becoming an entrepreneur.
Though you can make decent money working part time from home, don't expect to make millions if you're still holding down a fulltime job. Great success requires great commitment.
Home based businesses do work, there is nothing wrong with them. After all it's just another business, why wouldn't it work? But make sure you realize that you will have to work at it in order to succeed, like in any other business. - 15465
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About the author: Pavel Becker is a known contributor of articles on the subjects of Internet Marketing and Small Business Development. To learn how to make money on-line go to his website PavelBecker.com
