Home Business Failures

While it is true many people from all walks of life and all over the world have succeeded in working online, many more have failed in their attempts. I am one of the lucky ones who have been able to have some reasonable success in a relatively short period of time...10 years. But for the purposes of this article I would like to focus on the most common mistakes people make when starting a home business and how you can avoid them.

When searching for a work at home job or business most people go to their search engine and type in "home business" "make money online" "work at home" or any combination they feel will result in answers for their search. On the first page of the search they usually click on the first couple of offers and if they like the look of the website will click and join the program. They might hesitate a few minutes to decide if they really have the money to send in, but they eventually succumb to the websites content.

This is the first mistake. They never do any research on the company they are sending their money into. They have no idea if this is the type of work at home business they want or can even do. They never ask questions such as: Is there a refund policy? Is there training? Are there any other costs involved? They just jump in the deep end of the lake without a life preserver!

These same individuals have a mindset that the money will start rolling in without their involvement. Now that they have joined a program they can now sit back and let others earn their money for them. Where they go wrong here is this: Like any business it takes effort and time to make money. Bill Gates did not become as rich as he is sitting and letting others do the work for him. Neither can the person who wants to work from home.

Then there are others who think that 1-2 hours a week will be sufficient to bring the money rolling into their hands. In truth, just like any other business, working 1-2 hours a week will get you nowhere. You can, if you are very lucky, start making progress if you devote 3-5 hours a DAY advertising, promoting, and working to get your business off the ground.

People fail in home business in part because they have no idea who they really are and what their goals are. Find out what you really want and how much time and effort you are willing to put into a task to achieve your goals. Write your goals out on a piece of paper; keep it in front of you at all times when you are working. Write down what you have to do in order to achieve your goals. Over time these goals will change and develop, but the basic goal of wanting a better life will stay the same.

Another item for failure is reinventing the wheel. I hope you know what this means; I am sure you do. When you join a legitimate home based program do not try to do things they way you think they should work. If the owner of the program is successful already and is willing to show you how to do it like they did, why would you want to do it differently? It is called "duplication". It works for a reason. It has been tried and refined so that the next person to join has the advantage of years of learning and knowledge from their uplines. Don't change the wheel!

Simple advice and common sense really for those of you who want to start a home based business. Investigate the programs before signing up, see what others have to say, if they are successful. Any program on the Internet, no matter how legitimate will have some negative comments. People who have failed at a program will say a negative comment, which is human nature. But read and decide for yourself before you join. Do Not Jump Into The Lake unprotected!

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Nancy has been marketing online for 10 years. Visit her website at hmewrk4u.com or www.theworkathomeconnection.com

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