| I have been receiving tons of responses | | | | capital as you can imagine. I have a |
| about how to start a home based | | | | laptop and two desktops already in my |
| business. Here's a little story about | | | | household, and use those three computers |
| how I created my company which is | | | | in office space so I don't have to buy |
| operated out of my home. Never ever | | | | any additional equipment. |
| believe in these sites such as Many of | | | | When it comes to marketing my business, |
| these sites are scams. What you can do | | | | I don't advertise at all. I use sales |
| is create any regular company and | | | | and networking. My sales and marketing |
| operate it from home. To get started, | | | | "team" is made up of account executives |
| ask yourself these questions: what are | | | | on a commission only, 1099 bases. I |
| you interested? Are you passionate about | | | | don't have to budget for that labor |
| that interest? What are your core | | | | costs nor pay the payroll taxes. They |
| competencies? In other words, what do | | | | are on the phones calling on small |
| you do well that you could share and | | | | businesses discussing the how to solve |
| profit from? | | | | business problems with a web site |
| I've been in business for myself since | | | | solution. I call this operating in |
| 1999 owning my own web design firm in | | | | stealth mode. A stealth fighter |
| Hawaii. Is was originally suppose to be | | | | approaches really quiet, then makes it |
| a hobby while I recover from knee | | | | noise as it goes by you. The concept |
| surgery. However, I realized that in | | | | here is that I am keeping my business |
| this extremely competitive job market to | | | | quiet so as to not alert to many of my |
| pursue my passion, which is human | | | | competitors. As I build a client base |
| resources, was to run my own business, | | | | and a reputation, then I begin to make |
| thus creating my own career. So shut | | | | some noise. |
| down Raging Bull Designs in Hawaii, and | | | | Much of those home based businesses you |
| moved back to Florida. Now | | | | see advertised are scams. There are ads |
| re-established it as Webitude eBusiness, | | | | out there for being envelope stuffers. |
| and operate it out of my home. However, | | | | You call for more information, and come |
| I do not classify it as "home-business." | | | | to find out they want you to send in a |
| For example, when advertise my job | | | | "one-time processing fee." I don't |
| openings, I place those openings under | | | | believe in that, much like I don't |
| the categories "professional" or "sales | | | | believe in renting additional office |
| and marketing," not "work from home." | | | | space, buying additional office |
| I have three bedroom house with a den. I | | | | furniture, and paying additional |
| took the spare room and the den an | | | | utilities for my business. I just use my |
| converted it to office space for myself | | | | home. The fact of the matter is that you |
| as well as some of my staff. My sales | | | | can start any business you want with |
| and marketing team all work from their | | | | virtually no capital. It just takes |
| homes or wherever they are most | | | | asking yourself what am I really good at |
| productive, which can be at Kinko's or | | | | doing and what am I interested in doing. |
| Starbucks, as long as they have access | | | | Take that and use your imagination. Ways |
| to a computer an the Internet. I am | | | | of growing business are all around you; |
| building this business on as little | | | | you just have to want to see it. |