Thursday, August 6, 2009

Survive and Prosper in this Baffling Economy

What's up with the economy? We hear that the worst is over and then a friend calls that they have just been laid-off.

Friends it's a wake-up call. Big business has failed us. Not only have they failed us, they don't seem to “Get It” that they failed us. How do we survive and prosper? Home based businesses like this janetc.mymangosteen .

During the last economic melt down, I forget if it as the dot com, savings and loan, bank bailout or what but the government decided to give us some great tax incentives to be a home base business person. I'm not going to go into that ask your tax person, however, make sure your tax person understands home based businesses and their tax advantages.

What I'm going to talk about is change. There is an old saying “If you continue to do what you have always done you will continue to get what you have always got.” Be flexible, open to change, aware of the opportunities that the universe presents to you – every day.

I know its scary. I know you were not taught anything about business in high school or college. I also know that once you change, that is change your attitude about business, you will never turn back.

Did you know that business can be fun? That's right fun! Ever thought that it would be fun to be in business with your friends and people you enjoyed rather than strangers that you are thrown together with because of a pay check?

When you leverage your income and the income of your friends, it's fun. Thats what networking home based businesses are all about. And you can start a home based business with very little up front capital. When I say very little I mean less than $50.

What kind of business can you start for less than $50? An Internet marketing, direct selling or network marketing business. These 3 categories represent thousands of opportunities and BILLIONs of dollars in annual sales. My favorite is network marketing.

I don't have a cheeky definition for Network Marketing (MLM). To me it provides all the advantages of the original franchise concept without the heavy initial investment and employees required of a typical franchise. It is simply the the most cost effective way for “we the people” to make money.

A network marketing company will create a product, do all the administrative record keeping, manufacturing, warehousing, shipping and customer service while you, the independent distributor, only pay a fee to join, usually less than joining Costco, and spend your energy building a wholesale business, much like a wholesale buying club, and an organization of business builders you want to work with.

A misconception that many seem to have is that network marketing is more like a chain letter than a business. Network marketing, like any business, requires an investment in time and money to make it work. Just like any business you have to select the right product that is priced to sell and sell it.

Unless you are an seasoned Internet affiliate marketing or network marketing professional you are probably not going to make millions. However, you can certainly make whatever income you establish as a resonable goal for you.

Do not let others set the standards about how much money you should have— or about what you should do with it. you are the only one who can accurately define that. Come into alignment with what you want from your home based business and allow the opportunities that life presents to you to help you attain you goals.

Sometimes people take a short term view of their home based business. At times, on the Internet and in network marketing, some people consider selling taking advantage of others for a short term gain. Don't do that! Don't prey on each other, help each other. Find yourself a good company and build your business around it.

We will surface from these challenging times stronger than ever. And when we do you will have built your own business from which you will never be laid off.

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