Home Business Expert: Top 10 Myths About Home Based Business

Jan 15
08:20

2009

Nancy Jamison

Nancy Jamison

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There are many myths about home based businesses. Here is the top 10 list of these myths.

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Today we have more home businesses than at any time before and the number of such businesses seem to be increasing with each passing day. This only points to one direction and this is that,Home Business Expert: Top 10 Myths About Home Based Business Articles home businesses are making a lot of money for their owners. Yes, it is true – you can start a business from your home and begin to amass wealth. But to make it really successful you need to know what are the myths about home businesses, and then work around them.

 

So here are the top 10 myths about home based businesses for your convenience.

 

1. It is too technical.

2. Running a home business is easy.

3. You just need to work for a few hours.

4. Since I am working with Bob and Bob is a millionaire I will be one too.

5. Only the first people or the top people will ever make any money in a business.

6. You don't even need a website!

7. You don't have to pay for advertising!

8. You won't have to spend any money.

9. There is no need to meet people at all.

10. You can put things on autopilot.

 

It is too technical: This is one big myth. There are thousands of entrepreneurs with very little technical skills, and no technical skills even who are making money all the time from their work at home enterprises. So you can too. Most businesses do not need you to be a technical wizard.

 

Running a home business is easy: Yes it may seem that there are many who are easily earning a 6 figure income, but you should know that this is not necessarily an easy job. To become really successful, you will obviously have to know your business inside out and then do the right things properly – and only then can you begin to amass enough wealth. But yes, it can be done.

 

You just need to work for a few hours: Of course you can decide the number of hours you want to work and even select the time of the day when to work when you are working from home, but this does not mean that just working 1 hour a day for 3 days a week will make your business a hit. There are many small business owners who really slog it out and many of them even work on weekends. But this work is usually fun because you are working for yourself and not your boss.

 

Since I am working with Bob and Bob is a millionaire I will be one too: Here’s another popular myth. Yes Bob has been a great success story, but you still have to make it happen even though you are following him.

 

Only the first people or the top people will ever make any money in a business: Many believe that only those who join first or the ones who are at the top will ever make money in a program. But this is wrong. If you do the right things, you can succeed too, no matter where you are placed or when you start. You simply have to start!

 

You don't even need a website: At the very beginning when you are starting off, in many businesses, you may not have a website, but as your business progresses, you will see that having a website has become a necessity. We are now in the Information Age & the Internet isn’t going anywhere.

 

You don't have to pay for advertising: No matter what your business, you still need to inform your customers about it and thus you need advertising. Advertisements are most effective when you are paying for them and this can also give you the mileage you need.

 

You won't have to spend any money: This is another myth because often you will find that it becomes necessary to spend money for many reasons such as business promotion, paying people etc.

 

There is no need to meet people at all: You might be working from home, but that does not mean that there will be a need to meet anyone at all for your business.

 

You can put things on autopilot: There are those who think that you just start the business and put the things in place and the autopilot will take care of everything. If your business has systems & the tools in place, you’ll have the ability to leverage your time & make money while you sleep.  However, you will always be the constant & therefore your business will never be on autopilot.

 

These are the top 10 myths about home business. Needless to say, they are not true.