| Starting a small home based business could be the | | | | small home based business and through my team |
| smartest thing you ever do, but do it right!!! I would first | | | | support that small home based business is rapidly |
| like to give you a little personal information about me. I | | | | turning into a big business. There is another great |
| was a professional athlete for 19 years and I retired in | | | | reason to consider the Multi level approach. Your |
| February of 2008. My wife and I wanted to research | | | | income will be residual, meaning what you accomplish |
| home based businesses and we found very quickly | | | | today will continue paying you in the future and it |
| that starting a small home based business has several | | | | compounds if done properly. If you choose a traditional |
| dos and don'ts. | | | | company with a sales/commission plan you will always |
| First the dos. Make sure the business you choose is | | | | have to be productive in order to make money, but if |
| exciting to you and has a product/products for a large | | | | you choose wisely it can be great also. |
| segment of society. You will need to do your due | | | | There are countless opportunities out there, so what |
| diligence of coarse to make sure the company you | | | | makes one better than another? There are 5 things |
| choose is a reputable company with growth potential. | | | | that I look for when you consider starting a small home |
| You will need to decide if your business will be solely | | | | based business. Company, product, market, |
| on the internet or some combination percentage of | | | | compensation, and Timing. I spoke about Company, |
| traditional and internet. | | | | product and market briefly. As far as compensation I |
| Now the don'ts. Don't buy into businesses that have | | | | feel having your pay be residual is the most important |
| extremely high start-up costs. They all will have start | | | | thing. Timing however is sometimes overlooked but is |
| up costs or fees but the higher they are, the more | | | | the most important on your earning potential. If the |
| likely they are not legitimate. I would not start a | | | | other four things I mentioned are good, your timing in |
| business that requires a large advertising budget or | | | | getting involved can be a clue as to your earning |
| one that requires monthly quotas to qualify for a | | | | potential. If the company is well established, say for 7 |
| check. It is up to you but I would not choose any | | | | years, then you need to be aware of the good and |
| company that requires you to stock any of their | | | | bad. The good part is that the first four I mentioned are |
| products because that also is an additional expense | | | | there and it is a reputable company front and back but |
| out of your pocket before you have a chance to earn | | | | your competition for your market could limit your |
| money! | | | | growth potential. A young company has limitless |
| So when you are starting a small home based | | | | growth potential but requires you to do extra research |
| business it pays to be very selective. It is very easy to | | | | into the company, the people running it as well as the |
| get caught up in the hype and the excitement that | | | | background of the product. I chose the brand new |
| someone artificially creates in their eagerness to earn | | | | company. I actually went to my company to meet |
| a commission. How do you avoid this? Well, my advice | | | | everyone involved to make sure it was something I |
| is find out what your support from either your upline or | | | | could not only believe in, but lend my credibility to! One |
| your company will be. If you are looking at multi level | | | | final piece of advice, when you decide on a company |
| marketing you want to make sure the people above | | | | take massive action and do not get frustrated by |
| you have a system in place for you to learn and | | | | rejection. It is a numbers game and if you believe in |
| follow. This is the route I chose when I was starting a | | | | what you are doing and keep doing it you will succeed! |