From someone who receives and reviews on the upwards of 5-10 "can't lose" propositions
per week on
average, one disclaimer often is overlooked in the so-called "fine print." This disclaimer would read, "Results advertised are not typical but those of best students," or something to this effect. In over 20
years, I have yet to see even
one home-based business or business opportunity in which, "the product (or service) sells itself," as so many claim. Throughout these decades, many "great startup businesses" that focus upon essentially "join
now" followed by either "high pressure" or "hard-line" selling the
organization or "unlimited earning potential" tend to fall far short of providing realistic expectations and true training, mentoring, coaching, or teaching.
As with any business, building it requires work, which often begins with
homework a.k.a. "due diligence" and
paperwork a.k.a. good, solid record keeping. Many people do much better and
succeed when they find something that they enjoy doing and would possibly even do for free but are
also able to make a profit whether small or substantial or somewhere in the middle. Keep in mind that, according to the Bureau of Labor statistics, the vast majority of new businesses fail within the first two years. This statistic
does include home-based businesses.
Although not
successful at a number of home-based businesses, the underlying key with every one of them is learning at least
something from each so-called "failure" and focusing upon more of the
small successes, keeping in mind how to repeat those successes in the future, and learning what
not to do in the future. Some people are very persuasive and do better at recruiting and either coaching or teaching than selling whereas others are more skilled at selling than coaching or teaching others how to do the same. Very few, however, tend to be equally good at doing both.
Often, recognizing one's greatest strengths and learning how to overcome weaknesses best determines what business one ought start from one's home.
