Successful Business... Without All the Sacrifice!
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I am on a quest.
I am looking for a simple, proven method to raise my children. I don't want to pay any money, I don't want to lose my free time, and I don't want to work hard doing it. Oh, and I want perfect results too.
I want perfectly polite, obedient, God-loving children.
Where can I find a program like that? For that matter, where could I find children like that? Just imagine, godly children without any sacrifice of time, money, or effort. Now that would be perfect!
Of course I'm kidding. We all know that to raise great children, you must sacrifice time, money, energy, and more.
Now, why the rant about raising children in an article about starting your own online business? Well, just as a person would be a fool to try to raise children without any sacrifice at all, a person would ALSO be a fool to try to start a business without any sacrifice at all! And just as you will not be pleased with the results of raising children without sacrifice, you will not be pleased with the results of growing your online business without sacrifice either.
Children are a gift, and much more important than your business. If you find that business is getting in the way of time with your family, perhaps you need to reevaluate your priorities. One great way to build your business and still enjoy your family is to include your children in business decisions. Help them towards independence, while teaching them valuable entrepreneurial skills. There are many small businesses kids can start. Check out this website for more ideas.
So, even though raising your children is VASTLY more important than starting and growing an online business, there are some similarities. And there are some principles we can learn from raising children that we can apply to "raising" an online business. And I will cover the first similarity below.
Just as it takes money to raise a child, it also takes money to start and grow an online business. Not a lot, but it does cost some money. I can not tell you how many emails I get from people who want to start an online business but do NOT want to spend any money. They want an online business that will:
Work from home;
Quit their day job;
- get them out of debt
- Work from home;
- teach their children business skills
...and yet, won't cost them any money! How absurd!
Those people also fall prey to Internet "opportunities", promising huge rewards and easy money.
Get the websites, the products, and even the customer list simply send money and Here we are, back to the money issue again. It's a fact - you have to spend money to make money. You don't have to spend a lot, just enough to get yourself started. You only need a few items to build your online business.
You will have to have a computer with an Internet connection. It doesn't have to be a super fast connection, but you will be hard pressed to run an online business from the Internet at your local public library. Although I do know of Internet business owners who run their entire business from Internet coffee shops!
The company which puts your webpage on the Internet will charge "hosting fees". Expect to pay $50 or more per year for reliable hosting service.
From that point, the sky is the limit. Find and download free tools, like website creators, graphics programs, shopping carts, and more. By searching for free tools, you keep the costs down. Start your online business for about $65 a year, assuming you already have the Internet connection.
Back to your children. Find SMALL BUSINESSES KIDS CAN START ONLINE and purse this adventure with your own children. Give them the competitive advantage.
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