Successful Home-Based Business Owners Begin With Passion
Perhaps your are among the roughly 10,000 out-of-work Americans out there who lost their job as a result of the economic downturn.
Or, maybe you are experiencing what many experts simply call “career burnout” after many years toiling away at the same job, working for others and scrambling to slice out some time for your kids, yourself and your long-term ambitions.
Home-based workers comprise an increasingly higher number of the collective American (and global) workforce, using little more than a laptop and cell phone to run a company and successfully make a living. But what does it take to get there from here? How do you walk away from your cubicle or even your corner office if you have never run a business or have no business ideas in your head you think you’d even remotely be good at managing?
Experts suggest one of the first things you need to do is find your passion. Many home-based businesses have taken their hobbies from the kitchen table to the online marketplace, reshaping their lives by providing goods and services that are the product of something they have enjoyed making or doing for years. Soap makers; bath and body potion developers; dog groomers; designers; wedding and special events coordinators; photographers and other so-called novices are honing their skills, taking their hobbies to new levels and finding customers who are willing to pay hard cash for what they have to offer.
Surely you’re thinking about money, and you have every right to be. Many home-based business owners describe the various degrees of fear they experienced when making the transition from the corporate world to their living rooms. But in most cases when asked, they recommend not basing their decision or their choice in what kind of business to launch solely on money.
What successful entrepreneurs all have in common is a passion for what they are doing. That’s why they recommend that you choose a home-based business idea that is either directly tied to or somehow linked to some kind of product or service you enjoy or absolutely love.
Strong ideas come packaged with strong interest. You have to be motivated each day to get up and out of your jammies and get the working hat on even if you’re only co-worker happens to be a Labrador puppy or your six-month old in the high chair. After all, if you’re thinking of starting a home-based business, chances are good you will be the CEO, CFO, marketing guru; public relations master and overall gopher for your company for some time until you are solid enough financially to even think about hiring support staff.
Make sure you like the idea or at least like the idea of getting to appreciate what you plan to do and then throw yourself into it as if your life (and your bank account) depended on it.
Just to warm you up, here are a few of the most common at-home business ideas being incubated and successfully up-and-running out there. Remember: this is only a list. Your idea may not be on this list and you may be passionate about something that isn’t on this list.
The important thing to remember is that you are starting the business and you are going to be making all of the decisions about how that business will operate, what your customers and product and/or service will look like. Make it personal, make it passionate and make it work for you!
Auction Sales online
Alterations and sewing service
Pet grooming/dog and cat sitting
Wedding/Special events planning
Freelance writing/editing
Freelance photography
Desktop Publishing
Senior Companions
Gift Basket Creator
Newsletter Writer
Proofreading Service
Resume Writing
Tutoring Service
Virtual Assistant
Web Design
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