People love all the glamor and positive things that are associated with being self employed, however, most people never think of the negative side of being your own boss. When they first experience the lack of revenue, no one to help if you get sick and the long hard hours you need to put in for your business to work. They get discouraged because they heard all this information from someone who is a “drop out” and how they only work a few hours a day and are making tens of thousands of dollars every week or month. They don’t seem to realize that what they read on the internet was a sales pitch to get you to send them money (which is how they make money) and really is not realistic nor can it be duplicated, which is one of the keys to a good home based business.

Brian Tracy (one of the nation’s leading sales trainers) put it very simply. You are either in sales or providing a service, and it does not matter which one you are in. It is going to take sixty to ninety days of you going full throttle to make it work. Imagine an airplane sitting on a runway, for that plane to take off the pilot has to go full throttle until they are airborne. Once you have reached your cruising speed and altitude, then you must pull back to about half speed or you will burn up the engines. Starting a business is the same, after the first two or three months of hard work and the “sowing and reaping” factor has started. Then you must cut back a bit or you will burn out and now is where you reap what you have sowed, but you must sow first.

This is one of the areas that will discourage most people. They do not mind the hard work but to have to wait two to three months or longer for their business show consistent income. they feel something has to be wrong. This stems from our attraction to television shows where any problem is solved within one maybe two hours. A lot of people never learn what patience is or that life is not solved in a couple of days, weeks, months or maybe even years.

Another issue that has dampen people’s excitement is all of the scams out there that read so well but in reality are not good business opportunities. You have to do a lot of research and find out as much as you can about the offer or the company. Here are some questions to ask yourself. Do they have a good support team, am I always paying for something extra that I supposedly need, or are there good faith fees, how long have they been in business and does the offer seem to be too good to be true? Finding the answers to these questions will help you decide if it is a legitimate business or not. Most quality business to not do up sells nor ask for good faith fees, and they have a good support staff.

Once you have decided on a company or business, what kind of training do they offer and can I get answers from someone or am I left on my own. You must ask yourself do I have the expertise or knowledge to run this type of business? Am I able to be a self starter, can I prioritize and do I have enough income to sustain me until the business starts to pay and more importantly will I enjoy doing this type of work.

If you are getting tired and discouraged by endless traps that seem to keep you from getting started, I understand how you feel. I have spent a lot time and money doing research, but have learned a lot about the different work at home offers. Just in case your are interested, on my website, I have listed a few of the better sites that will actually get you started in the right direction and the information is free.

William Nottoli
Affiliate Martketer
http://www.billsaffiliatestop.com/Work_From_Home.html

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