It is common for people to say that the main reason they want their own online business is so that they won't have a boss telling them what to do and when to do it. They often mention the fact that they don't want to have to 'clock in' every day.
Because they won't have a boss peering over their shoulder telling them what to do, they will be able to work when, and if, they want to.
They are wrong! Or, at least, they had better be wrong or they are doomed to failure. The fact is when you work from your own home, YOU are the boss and you had better be a darn demanding one.
As the boss, you must ensure that you spend enough time each day working on your business and that your time is used as productively as possible. You might not be required to work a set number of hours by others, but you certainly do need to work a fair few hours.
Your old boss might have overlooked your being 10 minutes late getting back from lunch but you will need to be a lot tougher on yourself if you are to ever succeed at any internet business and you better forget about that old forty-hour week, too.
Being successful in the internet marketing industry is very hard. There are many many adverts out there promising that you can make thousands and thousands of dollars each month just by working part time. Don't believe them for a second!
You absolutely need to create a working schedule of some sort for yourself. You need to stick to it and understand that your work is done when it's done and not as soon as your 8 hours is up.
Your time IS your own to manage. You must supply your own discipline. You are still accountable to someone. You are accountable to YOU!
The next point I would like to make is this: Guesswork and Becoming 'Cheap' is NOT Smart. Being wise with your pennies is a good thing but there is a world of difference between being thrifty and being cheap. The thing to remember in the online marketing game is not to hold on to the money you have, it is more a case of making more money than you spend.
I'm sure you have heard the saying, "You have to spend money to make money"? It's a statement that has been tested countless times by those who have trodden this path before you. And it has proven itself to be true time and time again. You can't be so afraid of spending a few dollars that you prevent yourself from making money.
Of all the daft things I've heard in my time it is the people that refuse to pay for marketing courses because they want to save money that really get under my skin. Do they really think that they can do well if they don't spend a little to educate themselves?
The things they could have learned in that course could have made them thousands of dollars, and yet they baulked at the idea of spending a couple of hundred dollars to pay for the course, just so they could 'save' money. How much money has that 'saving' really cost them?
Another really dumb thing that I have heard a marketer say is that he didn't buy a piece of software that could save him a lot of time because it just cost too much and maybe all the 'bugs' aren't worked out.
What kind of thinking is that?
Would you keep cutting grass with an old fashioned push mower rather than buying a power mower because it cost too much and it might have a problem?
Here is the thing that you need to remember: Being thrifty is not a crime.
Being dumb isn't a crime either.
If you really want to be a successful internet marketer, you have to be willing to invest in your own knowledge and provide the tools for yourself that makes success possible.
Because they won't have a boss peering over their shoulder telling them what to do, they will be able to work when, and if, they want to.
They are wrong! Or, at least, they had better be wrong or they are doomed to failure. The fact is when you work from your own home, YOU are the boss and you had better be a darn demanding one.
As the boss, you must ensure that you spend enough time each day working on your business and that your time is used as productively as possible. You might not be required to work a set number of hours by others, but you certainly do need to work a fair few hours.
Your old boss might have overlooked your being 10 minutes late getting back from lunch but you will need to be a lot tougher on yourself if you are to ever succeed at any internet business and you better forget about that old forty-hour week, too.
Being successful in the internet marketing industry is very hard. There are many many adverts out there promising that you can make thousands and thousands of dollars each month just by working part time. Don't believe them for a second!
You absolutely need to create a working schedule of some sort for yourself. You need to stick to it and understand that your work is done when it's done and not as soon as your 8 hours is up.
Your time IS your own to manage. You must supply your own discipline. You are still accountable to someone. You are accountable to YOU!
The next point I would like to make is this: Guesswork and Becoming 'Cheap' is NOT Smart. Being wise with your pennies is a good thing but there is a world of difference between being thrifty and being cheap. The thing to remember in the online marketing game is not to hold on to the money you have, it is more a case of making more money than you spend.
I'm sure you have heard the saying, "You have to spend money to make money"? It's a statement that has been tested countless times by those who have trodden this path before you. And it has proven itself to be true time and time again. You can't be so afraid of spending a few dollars that you prevent yourself from making money.
Of all the daft things I've heard in my time it is the people that refuse to pay for marketing courses because they want to save money that really get under my skin. Do they really think that they can do well if they don't spend a little to educate themselves?
The things they could have learned in that course could have made them thousands of dollars, and yet they baulked at the idea of spending a couple of hundred dollars to pay for the course, just so they could 'save' money. How much money has that 'saving' really cost them?
Another really dumb thing that I have heard a marketer say is that he didn't buy a piece of software that could save him a lot of time because it just cost too much and maybe all the 'bugs' aren't worked out.
What kind of thinking is that?
Would you keep cutting grass with an old fashioned push mower rather than buying a power mower because it cost too much and it might have a problem?
Here is the thing that you need to remember: Being thrifty is not a crime.
Being dumb isn't a crime either.
If you really want to be a successful internet marketer, you have to be willing to invest in your own knowledge and provide the tools for yourself that makes success possible.
About the Author:
Alan is a party wall surveyor with a firm of party wall surveyors. He is also responsible for the online marketing of his firm's website.
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