This question is asked more and more all over the Internet and the answers are usually something like this: "Yes, and you can find out more at my website www.Make MoneyFromHomeWhileEatingHamburgers.com" or "Most of home based businesses are scams, but not mine: "HugeProfitsWithoutDoingAnythingAtAll.com" and it's obvious where this kind of answers are coming from.
All of the media attention and overly-aggressive marketing has led Americans to believe that there are just two types of businesses out there, "real" one that require their owners to work hard in order to prosper, and "internet-based" or even "home-based" which require their owners to sit on the couch and make millions for doing nothing at all. There are a lot of scams out there and you have to be careful to avoid all of them.
Here is a thing: any Internet based business and any home based business opportunity is still a BUSINESS. Like any other business it must have a product, it must have a customer and there has to be a way to sell that product to a customer.
Profit is only created when something is sold!
There are no magic businesses out there that will create a fortune for you just because you are so special!
Dream on!
You wouldn't expect to buy a new car by just asking the dealer nicely not to sell you a lemon, would you?
Everyone knows there are hundreds of internet scam-artists out there just like they know there's a chance they might buy a lemon from a local dealer. Before you jump into a home-based business, do your research, just like you would when you're looking for a new car.
However, internet-based have several advantages over traditional business, such as extremely low overhead costs, a large pool of consumers to pull from, and the ability to delegate most all of the work to other people and let the business run on "auto-pilot." Regardless, if you want to make money, you still need to put the time and effort into making your business run smoothly.
Main thing is - it's not the business that makes money, it's the business owner.
Think about the businesses you frequent every day: supermarkets, gas stations, drug stores. Do you consider them scams waiting to happen?
Whether you make money from home or not is in your hands and your hands only.
For me, as for a guy who's been through a number of brick-and-mortar businesses, Internet marketing is a logical choice, but if you are looking for some miraculous business opportunity where you don't have to do anything - you are out of luck here.
Ultimately, you need to figure out first if you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur, if you understand the consequences about being in charge and relying only on yourself - the risk is higher, but the reword is worth it!
I've found that Robert Kiyosaki's book "Rich Dad Poor Dad" is an excellent tool to test yourself to see if you have what it takes.
You can't be working fulltime for someone else and make a fortune running your business in your spare time. It won't work!
Home based businesses do work, there is nothing wrong with them. After all it's just another business, why wouldn't it work? But make sure you realize that you will have to work at it in order to succeed, like in any other business. - 15485
All of the media attention and overly-aggressive marketing has led Americans to believe that there are just two types of businesses out there, "real" one that require their owners to work hard in order to prosper, and "internet-based" or even "home-based" which require their owners to sit on the couch and make millions for doing nothing at all. There are a lot of scams out there and you have to be careful to avoid all of them.
Here is a thing: any Internet based business and any home based business opportunity is still a BUSINESS. Like any other business it must have a product, it must have a customer and there has to be a way to sell that product to a customer.
Profit is only created when something is sold!
There are no magic businesses out there that will create a fortune for you just because you are so special!
Dream on!
You wouldn't expect to buy a new car by just asking the dealer nicely not to sell you a lemon, would you?
Everyone knows there are hundreds of internet scam-artists out there just like they know there's a chance they might buy a lemon from a local dealer. Before you jump into a home-based business, do your research, just like you would when you're looking for a new car.
However, internet-based have several advantages over traditional business, such as extremely low overhead costs, a large pool of consumers to pull from, and the ability to delegate most all of the work to other people and let the business run on "auto-pilot." Regardless, if you want to make money, you still need to put the time and effort into making your business run smoothly.
Main thing is - it's not the business that makes money, it's the business owner.
Think about the businesses you frequent every day: supermarkets, gas stations, drug stores. Do you consider them scams waiting to happen?
Whether you make money from home or not is in your hands and your hands only.
For me, as for a guy who's been through a number of brick-and-mortar businesses, Internet marketing is a logical choice, but if you are looking for some miraculous business opportunity where you don't have to do anything - you are out of luck here.
Ultimately, you need to figure out first if you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur, if you understand the consequences about being in charge and relying only on yourself - the risk is higher, but the reword is worth it!
I've found that Robert Kiyosaki's book "Rich Dad Poor Dad" is an excellent tool to test yourself to see if you have what it takes.
You can't be working fulltime for someone else and make a fortune running your business in your spare time. It won't work!
Home based businesses do work, there is nothing wrong with them. After all it's just another business, why wouldn't it work? But make sure you realize that you will have to work at it in order to succeed, like in any other business. - 15485
About the Author:
About the author: Pavel Becker is a frequent contributor of articles on the subjects of Internet Marketing and Working From Home. To find out how to earn money on-line go to his blog PavelBecker.com
