I’m certain that if you have been searching for a home based business or have been involved in one for any amount of time then you have seen some majorly hyped up promises at some point. I’d be willing to bet you have seen some sort of product or opportunity that promises you will earn $5,000 or more per week starting today, or something along those lines. You might have even fallen for it a time or two. I will just flat out tell you right now to run very far away from anything you see like that. It will NOT happen! They promise the world but don’t deliver anything.
You might have even had some success in your home based business, but now you find that you have no direction for how to continue to grow your business. Maybe your income has hit a plateau or started to drop off a bit and you can’t seem to build it up anymore. Being your own boss and making money for yourself can be very difficult and frustrating at times. But it’s more than worth it if you do succeed!
So, to drastically increase your chances of success, I am going to give you three very important rules to follow. Putting these in place and following them will give you a distinct advantage in building a successful home business.
1) Get a Mentor – You need to find someone that is very knowledgeable and successful in your niche and follow their advice. A good mentor is someone that has “been there, done that” as the saying goes. They need to be very helpful and openly willing to teach you how they got to where they are now. They already have a system in place and a path paved to success, now you just need to duplicate their efforts.
Also, your mentor should continuously be learning and keeping up with changing trends so they don’t fall behind on the times. Doing this one thing could be the difference between failing and succeeding with your home based business. There’s a strong chance that you will have to pay a good mentor to help you along. They are using their precious time for your benefit so it’s only fair for them to be compensated for it.
2) Find a System – If you found a good mentor chances are he or she will already have a solid system in place that you can plug-in to. If they haven’t created their own system or have a specific one they follow then chances are they at least know of a good one you can use. The system should be fairly straightforward and not overly difficult to follow.
It should also have information and resources that teach everything you might need to know in order to succeed with your particular home based business. It’s not going to do the work for you or be some miracle system. You will have to put in the time and work, but it should at least be something that guides you in the right direction through specific steps.
3) Always Be Learning – The internet marketing landscape and overall business world are constantly evolving and changing. You must continue to learn and implement new ideas if you want to stay ahead of your competition. Even if you become an expert in your field, you still need to keep learning. You will never know it all.
Also any information product, tool or resource that you purchase to help you along the way should have a refund policy and money back guarantee. You never know if something isn’t going to live up to its promises or do what you thought it would, and you don’t want to be stuck with it. Don’t be a serial refunder but do make sure you can get your money back if needed.
Another side note that I would like to add is to never give up! That is the best piece of advice you will ever get. Your journey towards home business success is not going to be easy. You will have many failures and hard times along the way. But you can’t give up. Just keep going!
I have tried several home based business opportunities and ideas, but until I started following the 3 rules listed above I wasn’t getting anywhere. Now I run a successful travel home business and am writing a home based travel agent guide along with many other things.
