Home-Based Businesses: The TRUTH Behind the Lies
| Category: Home Based Business - is it for YOU? | Date: 2003-06-18 |
Part of the "American Dream" is to be able to work from home. People want to have freedom and flexibility in their schedules, have more time with family, become financially independent, or maybe have the option of working at home due to health problems. But, whatever the individual reason, it all boils down to the simple satisfaction of taking control of your life. Thats when people start looking for that ideal job or business from home.
However, theres something terribly wrong with this decision.
A lot of people go into this misinformed. Most people dont know how to go about finding a job from home, nor do they dont realize the amount of commitment involved and the amount of time that it will take to build a successful home business. Truth is, they really arent prepared for the "home business world." You need to be prepared to handle your business, and to know what lies, scams, and false claims to be aware of.
THE LIES
A lot of people dont realize that it takes time, patience, commitment, and discipline to create a successful and profitable business from home. People tend to go into a home business thinking that its going to be so much easier and less time- consuming than a conventional job.
They want to have the freedom to spend more quality time with family, and not have a boss constantly over their shoulders. Unfortunately, most are truly looking for the "free-and-easy," and are severely disappointed to find that a home business often takes more time, money, and involvement than their regular 9-to-5!
Then, they may become discouraged and frustrated, because they feel that working from home isnt "all its cracked up to be." After they get over the initial disappointment and frustration, they begin to realize that their business is finally starting to take off.
But, "taking off" doesnt necessarily mean that theyre starting to achieve the financial independence and freedom that theyd hoped for. "Taking off" just means that theyre finally beginning to see some progress -- no matter how small.
THE TRUTH
Starting a home business is very similar to a regular job, only you end up doing twice as much work, for about half as much pay. Youre doing the very same things that youd be doing in a conventional job, only the "boss," (or sponsor), is usually on the other side of the world, and you dont have the security of hourly pay.
When people first start out in home employment, 99% of the time, theyre still actually working "under" someone else, in their "downline," or as a referral. This is an excellent way to get started and learn the basics of Internet home business and how it works, but its not a good way to achieve the goals that got you into this business!
As an "Associate" or "Reseller" of other peoples merchandise, you make much less money as youre getting paid percentage commissions instead of by the hour. So, in essence, your "freedom" is still virtually non-existent, and your "financial independence" is quickly turning into financial debt! The way to make a living with a home business is NOT to limit yourself to working FOR anyone, or UNDER anyone.
Whenever theres anyone that you have to report to for your paychecks, or that gets money or bonuses when YOU make sales, warning bells should go off in your head! This is just another dead-end job. Why work twice as hard to get paid half as much? And, the bad thing about that is, youre actually still working to put money in someone elses pocket!
TAKE ACTION
The key to making a living on the Internet is to get your own products. Dont sell for anyone else -- make money for YOU. You get the freedom and flexibility to set your own prices, choose how to market your products, and a lot of other things that you werent able to do before. You can have people working for YOU!
This has become increasingly easy to do on the Internet. Now, you can simply purchase quality products, modify them to suit your needs, and sell them for profit! Never has making honest money been simpler or faster.
Now, I didnt say that doing business this way was fast OR easy. I only said that it was much faster and easier than doing in the old way, but it still takes some effort on your part. Only this time, youll have the satisfaction of working for YOU, and keeping all of your profit. :-)
So, go ahead and give it a try. Stop wasting time and money on these rip-off programs that statistics show will fail. What have you got to lose? Do it for YOU.
About the Author
Harmony Major is the author of Yahoo! Secrets, where she reveals how YOU can drive HUNDREDS more visitors to your site each day, by getting a #1 listing on Yahoo. Dont just settle for "getting listed." Use her instantly-effective tactics to boost your site traffic with a TOP Yahoo listing!
Harmony@ExpertOnEbiz.com
http://YahooSecrets.com
However, theres something terribly wrong with this decision.
A lot of people go into this misinformed. Most people dont know how to go about finding a job from home, nor do they dont realize the amount of commitment involved and the amount of time that it will take to build a successful home business. Truth is, they really arent prepared for the "home business world." You need to be prepared to handle your business, and to know what lies, scams, and false claims to be aware of.
THE LIES
A lot of people dont realize that it takes time, patience, commitment, and discipline to create a successful and profitable business from home. People tend to go into a home business thinking that its going to be so much easier and less time- consuming than a conventional job.
They want to have the freedom to spend more quality time with family, and not have a boss constantly over their shoulders. Unfortunately, most are truly looking for the "free-and-easy," and are severely disappointed to find that a home business often takes more time, money, and involvement than their regular 9-to-5!
Then, they may become discouraged and frustrated, because they feel that working from home isnt "all its cracked up to be." After they get over the initial disappointment and frustration, they begin to realize that their business is finally starting to take off.
But, "taking off" doesnt necessarily mean that theyre starting to achieve the financial independence and freedom that theyd hoped for. "Taking off" just means that theyre finally beginning to see some progress -- no matter how small.
THE TRUTH
Starting a home business is very similar to a regular job, only you end up doing twice as much work, for about half as much pay. Youre doing the very same things that youd be doing in a conventional job, only the "boss," (or sponsor), is usually on the other side of the world, and you dont have the security of hourly pay.
When people first start out in home employment, 99% of the time, theyre still actually working "under" someone else, in their "downline," or as a referral. This is an excellent way to get started and learn the basics of Internet home business and how it works, but its not a good way to achieve the goals that got you into this business!
As an "Associate" or "Reseller" of other peoples merchandise, you make much less money as youre getting paid percentage commissions instead of by the hour. So, in essence, your "freedom" is still virtually non-existent, and your "financial independence" is quickly turning into financial debt! The way to make a living with a home business is NOT to limit yourself to working FOR anyone, or UNDER anyone.
Whenever theres anyone that you have to report to for your paychecks, or that gets money or bonuses when YOU make sales, warning bells should go off in your head! This is just another dead-end job. Why work twice as hard to get paid half as much? And, the bad thing about that is, youre actually still working to put money in someone elses pocket!
TAKE ACTION
The key to making a living on the Internet is to get your own products. Dont sell for anyone else -- make money for YOU. You get the freedom and flexibility to set your own prices, choose how to market your products, and a lot of other things that you werent able to do before. You can have people working for YOU!
This has become increasingly easy to do on the Internet. Now, you can simply purchase quality products, modify them to suit your needs, and sell them for profit! Never has making honest money been simpler or faster.
Now, I didnt say that doing business this way was fast OR easy. I only said that it was much faster and easier than doing in the old way, but it still takes some effort on your part. Only this time, youll have the satisfaction of working for YOU, and keeping all of your profit. :-)
So, go ahead and give it a try. Stop wasting time and money on these rip-off programs that statistics show will fail. What have you got to lose? Do it for YOU.
About the Author
Harmony Major is the author of Yahoo! Secrets, where she reveals how YOU can drive HUNDREDS more visitors to your site each day, by getting a #1 listing on Yahoo. Dont just settle for "getting listed." Use her instantly-effective tactics to boost your site traffic with a TOP Yahoo listing!
Harmony@ExpertOnEbiz.com
http://YahooSecrets.com
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