Plan for Success
Plan for Success
Congratulations, you have made the decision to start
a home-based business on the Internet. this is the
first step towards financial independence for you and
your family.
For a business to be successful, you will need to
develop a complete business plan. You will need to
research the business that you plan on joining. You
will also need to set up a budget and work schedule.
When choosing the business that you want to pursue,
you need to do some research. There are 1,000's of
business opportunities on the Internet and 100's of
new programs coming out all of the time. Every one of
them will tell you that you will be successful. But
lets face facts, if it was as easy as they made it
sound, everyone would be doing it.
The truth is, 95% of all Internet marketers fail.
Why do they fail? The majority that do fail, do so
because of two reasons.
First, they tried to go into business without a
workable business plan. they sign up for a program,
and start pushing out to everyone they know. A lot of
the time, they don't even know much about the program
or the products. They just know that their sponsor
told them they were going to make a bunch of money, so
they run with it. Do you think that IBM or Pepsi
started without a plan? I don't think so.
A successful business must meet several criteria:
Is it a marketable product?
A legitimate business must have a marketable product
to survive. Any business depends on product sales.
Will I use the product?
You need to choose a business that has a product
that appeals to you. It is much more difficult to
market something you don't use or believe in.
Can I teach someone else how to duplicate my efforts?
If you can't teach others how to duplicate your
business efforts, how can you expect to achieve
success.
If your business can't meet these three basic
factors, you may need to reconsider whether it is
right for you.
Researching your business is an important part if
the decision process. The more informed you are, the
better decision you can make. Talk to the person who
presented the business to you. I suggest speaking on
the phone or through a live chat on the Internet. It
is difficult to get to know someone via email. Try to
communicate with their sponsor, find out as much
information as possible. Go to one of the popular
search engines on the Internet, like
http://www.google.com , and type in the name of the
business and you should get links to several other
people's websites who are also involved in that
business opportunity. Contact them and ask about the
business. Tell them you are thinking of joining and
want to get some good information. Make sure they
understand that if you join, it will be under the
original person you spoke to. Try to get the true
story and not a bunch of hype.
The second reason for failure is lack of upline
support. If your sponsor gets you to sign up and then
forgets about you, your chances of failure increase
dramatically. Stay in constant communication with your
sponsor until you are entirely comfortable with the
business. If your sponsor won't help, try to contact
their upline until you find someone to help.
Now it is time to put your business plan together.
The first thing you need to do is create a work
schedule. No matter how many hours a week you plan to
devote to your business, write down a work schedule.
If you decide to work 10 hours a week, for example,
decide which 10 hours you are going to work. Once you
have a schedule in place, STICK TO IT. This is YOUR
business and you need to work the schedule. If you
have had a job, you were expected to work a certain
amount of hours. This is no different.
Next, you need to learn all about your business. Go
to your website and read every page and every word. I
know this sounds very time consuming, and it is, but
it is very important. If you don't know your business,
how can you properly present it to someone. Knowledge
is power. Take notes if you need to. Sign up for any
training that is offered. Learn about any promoting
tools or systems that are available.
Next, you need to set up your monthly budget. This
should include the cost of the business, as well as an
advertising budget. You should definitely have some
money put aside for advertising, no matter how little.
As with your work schedule, once you establish your
budget, STICK TO IT. If you budgeted $50 a month to
spend on paid advertising, spend it. I know that life
will through things at you to make you have to change
directions, but this will be a key to getting your
business off of the ground.
The last thing I want to cover in this article is
patience. Any successful business will take some time
to grow. Don't become discouraged because you aren't
making big money in the beginning. When you start
your business, make a commitment to work towards
success for at least one full year. Remember the old
saying, "Rome was not built in a day".
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Jim Clary is the Training Director for the Mint
Marketing Team and a Generic Marketing Trainer for
CCI. Jim can be reached via email at jim@jimclary.com
or through his website at http://www.jimclary.com
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Jim Clary
Articles reproduced with kind permission from Jim Clary
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