Running A Home Business & Working Full Time Outside Your Home

Very few people will claim they are bringing enough money home to meet all their needs and wants. Several will begin a home business to supplement their income while remaining at the full time job outside. This can take a toll on the personal life as well as the health of just about anyone running a home business and working full time outside the home.

One of the first considerations should be is the home business in conflict with the full time job as many employers will not tolerate competition from one of their employees. For example, a person working in a retail environment in nearly any capacity may find themselves in conflict with company policies if they begin an online retail outlet. Or someone working for a carpet cleaning company starting a home business offering cleaning services part time as a home business. Being in conflict often forces the employee to make a choice of keeping their full time job or finding work elsewhere.

There are many home business opportunities available that will not conflict with outside work environments, but the time involved in operating the home business will need to examined to determine if it can be done effectively while working full time. The business operator will only have limited availability as well as time to spend on the business and the time needed to run the business will have to be reallocated from another part of the day.

A person with a family will need to know that any time needed to run the home business will have to come from time usually used for family functions or just spending time with the wife and kids. The full time employer will not tolerate someone spending time on their home business while being paid so dividing the time between work, running the business and family may or may not be worth the extra income from a home business.

In some cases, there are home business opportunities that require little time and enable it to be run at the convenience of the owner. With these jobs time can be arranged in which to run the business without losing time with family and friends, although sacrificing sleep or relaxation time may be necessary. Overall, there will be some sacrifice of time and personal involvement when running a business and working full time outside the home.

Time management will be essential in creating work-life balance as well as remaining organized so as not to allow important aspects of work, home business operation and family slip through the cracks. A single schedule guiding the commitments for all obligations will be needed in order to accomplish everything that needs done and to stay ahead of the work.
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The Secret Is Out: What Network Marketing Prospects Really Want To Know

As a network marketer, I'm sure you talk to prospects about your network marketing home business. In your discussion, you might find that as you talk about the company founder, the product statement for 1994, and the name of the rock formation in Estonia where the magic herb is found for your vitamin formula, their eyes begin to glaze over. Even worse, they might make a hasty retreat and go as far as to duck and run if they ever see you coming their way again! So, it's fairly obvious that your prospect does not need this type of information. The question is what do your network marketing prospects REALLY want to know? Simply, the answer to these three basic questions:

1. What business are you in?
2. How much money can I earn?
3. So, what do I have to do to earn this money?

Answer these questions in an efficient, clear, and concise way, and you will find an interested prospect! Let's get to business and see how this is done.

Question #1: What Kind of Business Are You In?

This is a reasonable question. I mean, who would ever join a business if they had no clue what it was about? Would you do that? I hope not! Therefore, when your prospects ask this question, you must be very clear so that they will not delay their decision Here's an example of an example of poor answer to this question:

"I am in the global search for entrepreneurial talent, for time freedom and financial freedom, whereby they can enhance their efforts through multiple streams of residual income, thereby improving their lifestyle . . ."

Ummmmmmmmm. Anybody else confused besides me on that one? So, please don't say silly things like this to your network marketing prospects. Instead, when you describe your business, you should use the "which means" words to connect your business to one of your products or services. This helps the prospect understand exactly what you do in your business. Here is what you can say:

"I am in the health and wellness business which means that we have a delicious nutritional shake that people drink which helps them wake up an hour earlier every morning feeling like million dollars, and fall asleep at night within five minutes of their heads hitting the pillow."

Got it? Good. On to the next question.

Question #2: How Much Money Can I Earn?

This is an easy question to answer. You state an amount that you feel your prospect is interested in earning per month. If someone is looking to earn only a couple of hundred extra per month, you describe income. For someone who wants financial independence and work from home, the quote would be different.

If you don't know your prospect well, all you would need to say ask if they were to make an extra income with your business, how much extra income are they looking for?

Now, on the last question your prospects will ask.

Question #3: So, What Exactly Do I Have To Do To Earn Money?

Isn't that a reasonable question? I would want to know what I have to do as a prospect. Let's give them a clear answer instead of saying things like "Oh, you just have to talk to people", or "We are a wonderful sharing and caring business" By a clear answer, I also don't mean describing the compensation plan or sharing with them the company history! Just tell the prospect approximately what kind of activity he will need to do earn a certain a particular amount of money based on what you told them when answering question #2. . For example, if you quoted $500 you would say something like:

"All you have to do is: between you, and everybody you talk to, and everybody they talk to forever and ever . . . find about 2 families who want to drink the shake so that they wake up in the morning feeling great and then you would earn an extra $500 a month."

I would call this a clear answer to your network marketing prospect. They now know exactly what they have to do to earn that extra $500 a month.

Once your prospects have these three questions answered about your home business, you close with something like, "Well, what do you think" or "And that's that." Very simple. No haggling, hassling, high-pressure sales pitch here. You just gave them the facts and now the decision is up to your prospect.

Use these techniques and watch your network marketing businesses prospect interest increase by 100%!
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What Is The Biggest Secret To Building Any Online Business?

Are you one of the many who always end up saying, could of, would of, should of? Find out for yourself how to begin your online business in your spare time.

Successful online marketers know that you need to find something that has not been done before. Something that will do all of the work for you. Something that even offers a guarantee that you will succeed.

The demand for home businesses has skyrocketed, thanks to the internet. People want the freedom to work from home. Today, millions of people are looking for a way to diversify, retire early or make money online. This is why starting a home based business is the fastest growing industry in the world.

To succeed online you need to find a system that will work with you and not against you. Most people fail because they get no help and are left to succeed on their own. That is why most people never achieve any success online.

What should you do? Find a company with a multi million dollar advertising budget. One that has the top internet marketers in the world building a business for you.

You see, with some programs you do not have to do a thing to be successful.

Have you ever heard of a pre launch? A pre launch simply means that a program has just started and is building its core group of marketers. Find a company in pre launch, get in at the top and your chances of success increase ten fold.

A good online marketing business should allow everyone to make money.

Remember that you should not have to bring anyone into a business to make a solid residual income. Once a company that is in pre launch is launched the companies advertising budget should help you build your business instead of just taking your money.

Before joining any online business it is important to research the product and make sure that it is a popular one.

So, not only should you be provided with free advertising which will build your online business but the product should be very marketable.

What makes a great online business?

1. No selling or prospecting needed.

2. No answering questions or speaking to prospects.

3. Totally passive income

4. Mass appeal.

5. You can make money as an active member, by bringing in others who want to be passive.

6. No technical knowledge needed.

7. Previous experience or knowledge is not needed.

8. Low cost.

9. Additional passive and active income streams should be available.

Many companies promise great results but never deliver no matter how hard you work.

Once you realize that making money from home has little to do with experience and everything to do with having the right system in place then your success is guaranteed.
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Does Your Home Based Business Drive You Crazy

Running a home based business is not easy. Actually it is easier to be driven crazy by all of the pressures brought about by running the business. There are just so many things to consider, so many issues to deal with that it is not surprising if you are driven a little insane.

It is therefore very important to take stock of yourself and ensure that you are doing things, which will help you maintain your sanity. Perhaps the best way to keep sane is to remember the reasons why you decided to go into a home based business in the first place. It is also important to remember that you have a family who rely on you and at the same time provide you with support and satisfaction in life.

A primary way to keep your sanity is to make an assesment of the things which you consider important in life and evaluate your work at home business to those factors. After making this assessment prioritise the things you need to do in order to make and keep your business a success. This is something, which you probably did when you thought about going into a home business but did you actually write down your priorities and make a full assessment of them. This is a useful exercise if you feel that you have somehow lost your way.

The more you go into your business the more you are going to find that there are issues for you to work through and the more complicated your business will become, so the earlier you prioritise your issues the better.

Another way you can keep your sanity is to separate your business life and your non working life. Allocate time when you will be with your business and times when you will be with your family. This of course is easier if your only work is your home based business. However if your home based business is part time then it is very difficult to keep your time separate as the demands seem to be greater and the time you have to achieve things becomes very limited. Certainly the time you have to spend on family and recreational activities is greatly reduced.

Nevertheless it is still important to keep a balance in your life between work and rest. Begin balancing at the very start. Even though you may at the beginning of your business you may be very enthusiastic and you think that you have to give your business your all it is not good to lose your soul in the process. However it is never too late to develop more balance between your business and personal life.

Three important factors to maintaining your sanity are as follows:

Firstly, provide yourself with a daily routine. Set up a schedule outlining when you are going to work and when you are going to use your time on other things.

Secondly, it is useful to have a part of the house set up as an office. Working on a kitchen bench can be very stressful.

Thirdly, ensure that you have all the equipment, which makes working a lot more convenient.

At first it may be quite necessary to use up most of your recreational time to devote to your business. It may be necessary to work outside of an office set up in the home and it may be necessary to use the oldest equipment available. However if your business is successful you can in time set yourself up in the most comfortable way possible. This will become your wisest investment and keep you from going crazy as you operate your home based business.
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Benefits Of A Family Home Business

When you first open a home business, like it or not your family is involved. Whether it is peripheral involvement by staying out of your way while you work or taking an active role in running the business, getting your family involved in your home business can actually help its chance of success. In what capacity family members are able to be involved will depend on the type of home business you operate and the age of some of the family members.

Obviously, really young children will not be able to offer a lot of assistance but as they grow older finding tasks around the house can be beneficial for you, to help remove the burden of some time consuming, yet non productive tasks, such as sweeping the floor in the office or emptying the trash cans. Offering to pay them a small salary for their efforts they can begin to learn the importance of working for what they want.

Unfortunately, there are many parents who get so wrapped up in running their home business that they tend to ignore the children, even when they are old enough to start offering some real help. By getting them involved early, they will not only learn a work ethic and the meaning of working for their money but they may also take an interest in the business and run it someday when you retire.

As far as other family members, hiring them may work but to do so you must go through the hiring process the same as you would any potential employee. If there is one position to fill and after interviewing family and other applicants, all things being equal it may work to hire a relative that is qualified for the position. The interview should give you an idea if they want the job with the company or just want you to pay them for showing up sometimes because you are related and do not want to anger Uncle Bill.

It would need to be clear from the start that you are running a home business in order to make a living not to keep all the relatives employed and if they fall below established standards then, they will no longer be employed by you. Additionally, if a relative has to be let go for any reason and your aunt, uncle or whoever calls to complain, as long as the individual is over the age of majority in your state, you owe them no explanation.

In rare cases a husband and wife home business cruises along to great success as they both have the same financial goals in mind. It is imperative that of the two one person is in charge of certain decisions and there is always opening for discussion but once the final decision is made, it will be followed by both. In many other cases, spending the entire workday together as well as the rest of the evening, neither party has a break from their work partner which can lead to dissention at home.
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Successful Home Businesses- What Do They Know That You Haven't Figured Out Yet?

There are many successful home businesses around today. Then there are those that are struggling to make even a little amount of money. You have tried and tried but nothing you do seem to work. So what is it that the people with successful home businesses know that you don't?

There are two things that they do that a lot of people don't, this is set goals and use the power of positive thinking. With these two things you will be surprised at home much difference they can make in your home business success.

First, you always want to set goals no matter what home business you are doing. Setting goals is important for a couple of different reasons. One reason that it is good is that this will show you what it is that you want to achieve. This will then help you have the motivation to work towards those goals. Another reason that it is good is because they can help you stay focused. Staying focused is something that you will need to do in order to achieve those goals. You will need to read over your goals at least once a week to keep them fresh in your mind. You will also need to revise those goals every time you achieve one. Don't just achieve it and not set new goals because this will hinder you later on.

Second, believe it or not your attitude can affect whether your business is successful. When you think in negative thoughts you will be putting out negative vibes. This can make you have more problems with becoming successful. When you think positive you will be putting out positive vibes and this will make it much easier for you to have success with your home business. This will not only affect your business but all aspects of your life.

You may not believe it but it is still true just the same. I know that if you could talk to someone who has a successful home business they would tell you exactly what I am telling you about goals and your attitude. There are many people who will not believe it but you can try it for yourself. Start thinking positively about everything and see what kind of results that you get. You will be surprised by what you see happening. There are many people out there who will not believe me and that is their right. However when you try it for yourself and see what happens you will be amazed.
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The Greatest Lie Ever Told: Everyone is Your Prospect!

Outdated network marketing ideologies (some people call them lies), have made failure a common destination for most network marketers in our industry.

The "everyone is your prospect" (and other tired theories), end up making you feel frustrated and incompetent, not to mention it sets you up for failure.

Why? Because you go out and try to "sell" your product or your business opportunity to everybody you come in contact with and then feel like a loser when people repeatedly tell you they're not interested!

Here's the reality: not everyone is a prospect for your business opportunity or product despite what you've been taught. Shocker huh?

Although your upline and in some cases, your company has drilled it into your head that everyone is a prospect for what you're marketing, you must keep in mind you're in business and not everyone wants what you're selling.

You must also know that it's to your company's benefit for you to think that you have a huge market with wide-open arms just ready for your product. That's probably how they sold you on the opportunity - right?

Take for example the three foot rule. The three foot rule is an offshoot of the "everyone is your prospect" theory. This is where you find a catchy phrase to start a conversation with anyone and everyone who's unlucky enough to venture within three feet of you. The goal is to "work" your opportunity into the conversation. Don't you feel phony when you do this?

Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with making small talk with strangers when you're out and about, but if your only reason for doing so is to get an "opening" to pitch your business, then its contrived. Besides, most people can sense when you're insincere and fake. Who do you think you're fooling?

Now, think about it. What kind of role-modeling are you showing for your potential prospect anyway? After you pitch them your opportunity, the first thing that comes into their mind is, "will I have to go up to strange people in public places to recruit for my business too? I don't want to do that... this is not for me."

You are making your potential prospects even more resistant to your proposition with your actions and you don't even know it. But maybe you do, because the three-foot rule and the other "lies" you've been practicing and believing in have not been working.

It's a reality that you feel awkward prospecting this way, but your upline says it's one of the "techniques" we use. Your family hates taking you out in public places, like restaurants and stores, because they know you're going to launch into your network marketing spiel at any given moment. They're embarrassed and ashamed you work your business this way. You're like a lion on the prowl in the Serengeti!

The more you conduct yourself this way, the more you feel a lost of your dignity. You feel like a schmuck, like the creepy guy that sits alone in the back of a movie theatre watching a children's' flick and talking to himself.

Despite what you've been told, not everyone is your prospect. That can never be! Some people are happy working a job. Some people are so fearful and distrustful of business people that they could never muster up the courage to become one of them. Some people don't like risk. Some people just aren't qualified to be their own boss.

By now, if you've done the three foot rule for any length of time, you know that it is not a good use of your time. In fact you are getting frustrated, and angry that you have to resort to such tactics, but you feel you are obligated to use any wacky prospecting technique your upline comes up with.

If they told you to dress up as a clown complete with the big red nose and rainbow curly wig and go door to door prospecting, you'd do it because they told you it worked. You want to be teachable and trainable, so you do anything they tell you to do, much to your displeasure.

Around about now you are ready to quit. You've had enough of the "everyone is your prospect" lie and other lies. The reason you are not having much success is because...

You are not going after your target market! Your job is not to convince, bribe or convert anyone into having a business. Your job is to talk to people who are on the same page as you. In other words you want people who are actively seeking out a solution to their problem and you want them coming to you first.

When people seek you out, you are seen as an expert. When it's the other way around you are seen as a pest and a desperate one at that. Why would you want to waste valuable time trying to convince uninterested people of your opportunity or to try your product?

The reality is that if you keep believing the "lies" or the ineffective marketing techniques your upline is telling you to do, you will not have much success if any success at all.

If you want to have massive success you must go after your target market. I promise you that you will drastically reduce your chances of failure in this industry by doing so.
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Eugene Rivera is an internet marketing protégé. He is the webmaster of Secrets of Online Success. Learn about all the money making techniques to achieve success on the Internet. Click on our webpage at http://www.secretsofonlinesuccess.info
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