Can I Have A Home Business

Can I Have A Home Business
Naima Redfield | June 17, 2008
by Naima Redfield

Many employees are sick of working for someone else. They dream of having their own company, and even working from home. It can be done. If you’re going to try, here are a couple of things to think about.

There is no need to quit your job first. Keep your old job and start building your new business part time. Most small business owners fail in their first try. If you’re making a living from your old job, you can survive until you find success.

If things don’t work out, you still have your job. If things start going well, you will be earning two nice incomes. Once are making enough money to feel comfortable, you can leave your old job and pursue your new business full time.

If this works, you will soon be making a good income from this part time business. This brings you to the next decision. When you leave your old job, do you start full time on your new career? Or, since you are making good money, do you stay part time, and have all that time now for family and fun.

If someone told you that you could make 100,000 a year working twenty hours a week, I assume you’d take the job. Wouldn’t that make working at two careers for a while well worth it? I can’t imagine anyone saying no to that.

If you are going to be in business for yourself, the best thing you can do is find a job that involves something you really like to do. If you like clothes, maybe you can design them, or sell what you think is good stuff. Anyway, something you have passion for will really increase your odds for success.

Let’s look at one or two types of businesses that might fit our needs. Network marketing (MLM) can be a good way to build a nice residual income. Selling products on the internet can be a great choice.

Network marketing gets a bad rap. In reality you do two things in network marketing. You sell products for a company, and you get others involved in doing the same. This is a great field for you if you have good people skills.

In many network marketing, plans people will be buying products monthly, for which you receive commissions. The reason this works is that the company doesn’t advertise in any conventional ways. They pay you for finding customers. Then there are also commissions paid for the customers your customers sign up, etc., etc.

If you prefer a more behind the scenes business, you can sell products online. Here you create an online store to sell whatever you want. When people buy from you, you fill out the orders and ship the products. The best things about a web store are that it’s open 24/7 365 days a year, and your market is virtually the whole world.

These are just a couple of the possibilities to choose from. They, and other opportunities, give you a chance to work from, and be your own boss. Often you will be able to make more money and work fewer hours!

About the Author:
Medical billing can be a good home based business. Doctors, hospitals, and other sources, will need your services. You need to educate yourself in medical coding and using medical billing software. A good medical billing operation can make you a decent living. home business legitimate