| Creating a Home Based Business is easier than you | | | | Best 100 Home Based Businesses started with one |
| think. Here are 5 things the 100 best all have in | | | | product or service and built from there. Keep it simple |
| common. | | | | and keep the main thing the main thing. |
| 1. A Passionate Entrepreneur. They quit their jobs due | | | | 4. A Disciplined Work Ethic. In fact, many of the most |
| to stress, being overworked, traffic jams to and from | | | | financially successful home-based businesses in this |
| work, or child care issues. Many others wanted to | | | | year's ranking actually made a strategic decision to |
| pursue passion. Others wanted to unleash the creative | | | | transition from a traditional business environment to a |
| side. Some just flat out were looking to make money | | | | home-based operation. It was not the work they hated |
| because they were laid off, did not make enough or | | | | just the environment. The people at the helm of the |
| wanted to make a boatload more. All were extremely | | | | best 100 home based businesses were those with a |
| passionate about a new business idea. They had a | | | | disciplined work ethic. They had a vision, put together a |
| passion to succeed. | | | | business plan, set goals, and worked hard to achieve |
| 2. Uncovered A Real Need. The 100 Home-Based | | | | those goals. Working hard and long was possible |
| Business winners have built home businesses around | | | | because they avoided the long commute, home was a |
| simple ideas to overcome a problem or take | | | | more convenient work place and they stayed |
| advantage of a glaring opportunity. Each business was | | | | organized. |
| built on meeting a real need people had. One person | | | | 5. Mastered Online Marketing. Having the right product, |
| wanted safe beauty products that truly worked. | | | | being passionate and working hard, will only get you |
| Another found real solutions to their waste in an eco | | | | minimum success without proper marketing. Home |
| way. Steam showers for less were one man's | | | | based businesses with the most success had great |
| success. Whenever a home based business need | | | | marketing. Marketing online is a must. Master the skill of |
| was discovered the entrepreneur found a way to | | | | online marketing and success will not be far away. |
| meet it. When you can meet a real or perceived need | | | | Over 150 million people in North America run a |
| you will find people willing to hire you or buy your | | | | business from home. They also found that because of |
| products. | | | | the tough economy, that number is growing even |
| 3. Started Simple. Many were started with a phone line, | | | | larger. Most all of home businesses are online. The |
| the internet and a small investment. A lot of them | | | | huge success of the Best 100 home based businesses |
| were mom and pop businesses or a single mom with | | | | is because of the person behind the business coupled |
| little resource but great motivation. Almost all were | | | | with a great opportunity. |
| internet marketed. Start simple with the basics. The | | | | |