What Holds You From Starting a Home Business?
 by: Arun Pal Singh

Before I started my home business I searched the web for almost one year looking for ways to earn money. One year! It is lot of time. I absolutely wasted that period when I think about the money I could have made if I had started earlier. Are you committing the same mistake? Do you keep surfing and searching, hopping from one site to another to look for ways to make money? Have you come across an opportunity but failed to take action.

What holds you back?

First and foremost is the realization that you can earn money from your online home business. This is biggest doubt that lurks in the mind. Internet is virtual world. It is quite faceless. To begin with it is very difficult to comprehend with the fact that real people are actually making real money on the net.

It is easy to grasp that big companies are doing real business. But one does not recognize himself with those big guns. You will promptly agree that Yahoo is in real business but doubts are raised when someone says I am working part time or full time from home and earn few thousands every month. You want to believe but still your logical mind finds it difficult to absorb. Why?

May be because we are not aware of the possibility or wish it to be true but fail to realize. There is difference between having an idea and realizing the idea. But whether we realize or not people are making money everyday, every month, each year.

Do you lack confidence in digital transaction? Does it appear to be of complex nature? Do you have a doubt like - Will this payment processor (read Paypal, Stormpay etc. etc.) send me actual money when I request. Is it safe to leave my credit card details with them?

Payment processors too are in a business. Why would they risk their business by doing such petty things? This realization has to come before you take a step. Moreover when you start using them they are much easier to use than real life banks.Iif you take basic precautions they are very safe too.

Is your budget a reason!

If you already have a computer and internet connection you can start your business in less than $100 dollars. This will provide you the basic platform including your website cost and promotional gadgets.

Is that too much? If you consider the returns it is negligible.

You can cut down your expenses where you can. Be it liquor, cigarettes, cloths, movies or any other thing where you can. It is a very small price for the fortune.

Are you held back by inertia of inactivity?

Change your attitude then if you want to make wealth. One who acts will get the yields. Stop believing them who point to the empty half of the glass. Be positive, act and you will be on your way to success.

Is time your major consideration?

Home business on the net can be managed by working 2-3 hours daily. If you can't work more on the weekends. With little squeeze here and there one can mange your business very well.

Do you think you lack the technical knowledge?

It is true that you need to understand how to do things if you want to start an online business but if you posses basic knowledge to operate the computer everything can be learnt on the way. Remember action is the first step. You cannot learn if you do not start and understand what to know. Most of successful businessmen started from scratch.

There are plenty of resources available. But until you start you cannot learn. You learn by doing. Don’t worry about failures. By and by everything comes to you. Starting is the most crucial step.

It is time for action now. Search your product or affilaite products, arrange for gadgets and go. Work and build your business. Be patient and persistent. Seeds you sow today will bring you good harvest if you nurture and give it time to grow.

Don’t be tempted to leave in the middle for fear of failure. Whenever you feel distressed or overburdened just focus on what it can bring you - a healthy lifestyle, good bye to daily grind at the job, spending enough time with your family and a lot others.

It takes time to build and be productive. If you endeavor success is sure to come.

So! What holds you back now?

Is that too much work?

I don't think you are serious about making money then.

Copyright 2005 Arun Pal Singh

About The Author

Arun Pal Singh, a successful marketer and writer offers a unique and duplicable business opportunity at http://www.homeforprofits.com. To avail his free Income Course send a mail to [email protected] with subject ‘subscribe’.