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.
They would rather work when it suits them rather than be dictated to by a boss, allowing them to choose when and if they work.
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.
Before you could have come back from lunch a little bit late without any real drama but once you start working for yourself you will need to become a lot tougher on yourself if you have any intention of being successful in your online business, and your 40 hour week is now a thing of the past.
The internet marketing game is tough! Don't you ever believe those advertisements that you see on TV that tell you that you can make thousands and thousands of dollars every month working on a part-time basis.
It is vitally important that you create a work timetable for yourself. You must be strict with yourself and remember that the time you finish is not determined by the clock but rather by when you complete whatever task you have set yourself.
Your time IS your own to manage. You must supply your own discipline. You are still accountable to someone. You are accountable to YOU!
My next point is this, Guesswork and Becoming "Cheap" is NOT Smart. Being thrifty is a good thing but there is a huge difference between being thrifty and just being cheap. You need to remember that in the Internet marketing game the objective is not to keep the money you have. The objective is to make more money than you have.
Have you ever heard the adage, "You have to spend money to make money"? It is a true statement that has come about through the experience of those who have gone before you. You can't be so afraid of spending a few dollars that you prevent yourself from making money.
I have heard otherwise very intelligent people say that they didn't take a marketing course that had been offered because it was 'over-priced'. Now there is a dumb statement if I have ever heard one.
There are doubtless several things in that marketing course that would have enabled them to make their money back several times over, whether it was through learning how to streamline their business, thereby saving them many hours of work, or by discovering a new way in which to generate sales. Either way being 'cheap' has cost them dearly.
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. - 16955
They would rather work when it suits them rather than be dictated to by a boss, allowing them to choose when and if they work.
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.
Before you could have come back from lunch a little bit late without any real drama but once you start working for yourself you will need to become a lot tougher on yourself if you have any intention of being successful in your online business, and your 40 hour week is now a thing of the past.
The internet marketing game is tough! Don't you ever believe those advertisements that you see on TV that tell you that you can make thousands and thousands of dollars every month working on a part-time basis.
It is vitally important that you create a work timetable for yourself. You must be strict with yourself and remember that the time you finish is not determined by the clock but rather by when you complete whatever task you have set yourself.
Your time IS your own to manage. You must supply your own discipline. You are still accountable to someone. You are accountable to YOU!
My next point is this, Guesswork and Becoming "Cheap" is NOT Smart. Being thrifty is a good thing but there is a huge difference between being thrifty and just being cheap. You need to remember that in the Internet marketing game the objective is not to keep the money you have. The objective is to make more money than you have.
Have you ever heard the adage, "You have to spend money to make money"? It is a true statement that has come about through the experience of those who have gone before you. You can't be so afraid of spending a few dollars that you prevent yourself from making money.
I have heard otherwise very intelligent people say that they didn't take a marketing course that had been offered because it was 'over-priced'. Now there is a dumb statement if I have ever heard one.
There are doubtless several things in that marketing course that would have enabled them to make their money back several times over, whether it was through learning how to streamline their business, thereby saving them many hours of work, or by discovering a new way in which to generate sales. Either way being 'cheap' has cost them dearly.
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. - 16955
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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