Monday, November 3, 2008

Home Based Business: What's Holding You Back?

By Gary Harvey http://FindHotMarkets.com

You have probably seen those cartoons where there is a guy with a hinge at the back of his head so you can lift the lid to see what's going on inside his mind.

In this article, let's lift the lid and look at the several of the issues that hold people back from starting their own home based business.

"I CANT AFFORD IT."

With conventional bricks and mortar businesses , the first year can be quite costly. The startup costs include stock, premises, government registration fees, insurances, advertising, etc. and only then do you start the long slow crawl till you break even.

With an internet based business, many of those imposts do not apply. Compared to traditional bricks and mortar, it costs just peanuts to start an online venture. That is one reason why I found it so attractive.

"NO TIME."

Most people waste an inordinate amount of time on television and pastimes. By setting aside even 30 minutes per day to build your online business, you've got about 180 hours a year. If you factor in the 40 hour work week, your 180 hours is the equivalent of more than one month at work. What could you create with a month's worth of work?

"NO BUSINESS EXPERIENCE."

My father started out as a tailor's apprentice but after the war he realized there wasn't enough money in that trade so he got into the government through a serviceman's entry program and stayed there till he retired. So I didn't grow up in a family that ran a business. It doesn't need to stop you either.

Other excuses that hold people back include "I don't know how to", "I don't need to because I have a great job (so did I till one day the boss pulled the plug on me), "it's too hard" or even the fear of failure.

But you know what? - the great thing is that you can get assistance with every single one of those excuses. If you want it. Often all you need is information.

One of the hardest challenges for many folks is the sheer difficulty of finding a good idea for their home business. Well, here is some great news. You can solve that problem with a small dose of what we've got plenty of at http://FindHotMarkets.com.

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