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How To Pick, Get Started And Succeed In A Network Marketing, Home Based Business - Part 1 of 5
July 29, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Wow, there are so many Network Marketing Home Based Business Opportunities, suggesting you can work at home and really make some serious money, but how do you identify the best ones, the ones that really work?
Years ago I had “tried” starting a home based business, but I did not stick with it. In hindsight, I did not know what to look for, or how to get it up and running quickly so that I could make money at it; I had to learn too much stuff and could not just focus on making money.
Since then I have learned how to succeed in the Network Marketing Home Based Business arena and now pass on my knowledge to you.
I am going to share with you my insights into picking, starting and succeeding in a Network Marketing Home Based Business. If you understand what to look for and how to measure a business opportunity properly, then when you come across what you are looking for, it will be very clear.
The first thing is to assess yourself; make sure you have an “Entrepreneurs Spirit” because starting a business is certainly not for everyone. Business involves risk and a true Entrepreneur will consider the risk and then play full out with the “expectation to win”. People that do not have the “Entrepreneurs Spirit” will play “not to lose”.
The next thing to know is that business systems work; systems never fail people, people fail systems.
To start a successful Network Marketing Home Based Business, find something that you genuinely like. The product, the marketing system, the amount of money you will make when product sells, etc. All this has to be of genuine interest to you, if not, find a business that you can really get your heart into. Otherwise what is the point of doing it?
Money?
Well believe it or not, if you do not like what you are going to do before you set out to do it, you can expect failure down the road; big money will only come if you like what you do in this world.
Next, be willing to make the time available to build your business.
If you are currently working between 40-80 hours per week now, (who works just 40 any more) are you willing to find the time, or make the time to commit to your business, to get things off the ground?
You may need to put in about 8-10 hours per week and while some of this could be done on the weekends, you will need time during the week too. Quick question, how many hours a day/night to you watch TV? I bet you could find your time if you shut off that electronic income reducer; stop watching other people live their lives. If you do not make the time, well, you will fail at your business and at life; you will not get something for nothing. Also, the definition of insanity (or failure) is doing the same thing expecting a different result.
In my opinion, you should want to target attaining a lifestyle instead of just creating another job, so shoot for a maximum of 20 - 25 hours per week, making sure that effort will result in more than at least twice what you are making now, then build on your leverage to continue increasing you income after that.
How will you know? Well legal and legitimate Network Marketing Home Based Business companies publish the earnings of the associates in their business, so get that info. But if that info is not readily available, then run away. A good company will have around 20% of their associates making more than twice the national average income.
Do you honestly think (if you have been told) that you can get started in this industry or any business and become a millionaire overnight? If so, you really need to keep reading.
Expect about a 3-6 month window to get your business off the ground and making money.
Consider your time commitment before you get started and when asking yourself the questions; “how badly do I want this”, put a picture of your boss in front of you, then imagine seeing that face until you retire at 85 (85 is the new 65 by the way), then come up with your answer.
So, there you have a couple of important things to consider, but there is so much more; I cover the rest in the next 4 articles, so go to ezinearticles.com/?expert=Greg_Nicholls” target=”_blank ezinearticles.com/?expert=Greg_Nicholls for the rest of the information.
Because YOU Deserve Money
Greg Nicholls
Nicholls Enterprises
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Greg Nicholls is a successful Network Marketer who knows that systems work. There are many people out there that understand the theories about building a successful business and then there are the people currently succeeding. If you are looking for a Network Marketing business, see the TheNetworkMarketingResource.com TheNetworkMarketingResource.com.
