Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Making Money in a Home Business Opportunity, What to consider

By George Kenney


Making money in a home business opportunity sounds good. There are some things which you will want to consider before going forward or investing any money. I will be covering many of those considerations in this article.

Its important to consider training. If your not a pro at what the company is doing, how do you become one? How much training will you get, in what form? Do you have to travel to receive the training or can you get it at home? Are there additional costs involved or is it company sponsored? You'll want to ask these questions before you invest. You'll want to have answers to all of these questions before you start.

Certainly you want to consider your budget. You have enough to invest in the initial "opportunity". Now what? What are the additional monthly expenses which will be ongoing? Is there a fee to host a company website? What about a calling service? And have you considered your marketing budget? Think about your expenses before you invest and also understand that it might be some time before you see a profit. You're probably investing in a business opportunity which means that there is no guarantee of a paycheck coming in a week or two weeks.

You'll want to find a system which can be duplicated. When someone within the existing business opportunity is already having success, you want to know that when you take the same action steps, you can expect to have near the same results. You'll also want to know that you'll have direct access to those successful people.

Leverage is an important aspect of any business opportunity. You'll want to be able to leverage your time and your money. Look for an opportunity where you can sell to many prospects at the same time rather having to schedule appointments and have face to face meetings. You also want to be able to leverage your money. You want to be in a situation where you can place a ad online or in the print media and attract thousands to your opportunity rather than place one phone call and speak to one person at a time.

How will you market your product or service? Can it be consumed from anywhere in the world? If so you'll probable want to use the internet. Is it a product, like a specialty item, which can only be consumed in your neighborhood? If this is the case, you might rely more on mouth to mouth advertising. Better to have an idea of your marketing plan before you make your investment. You might want to discuss this with your prospective sponsor.

The product is an important part of the equation. You want to like the product or service and better yet if you actually use the product and have experienced great results from using it. Understand that the product is something that you will be selling on a continuous basis if you really like the product and enjoy selling it then you'll be much better off than if your just in it for the money.

Take a careful look at compensation and the business modes or structure. Many of the programs today will require that you pass-up one or more "training sales" to your sponsor. Of course you'll be promised that when you sponsor new members they will in turn pass-up sales to you. The biggest flaw with this program is that after you have passed-up sales to your sponsor, they are more likely to abandon you - you can't make them any more money. Also you'll be going against your sponsor to sign up any new members. This creates competition rather than cooperation.

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