Are you wondering if you should be starting your own online business? I have been where you are right now. I was faced with the decision to either return to the 9-5 or locate a corporate position. I decided on neither one of those options because they would no longer work for my family and me.
You see if you are like me spending quality time with family and friends is important therefore I decided to build upon my skills and start a business.
If you want to create an Internet business but have a limited budget, consider the following benefits of selling services and products online:
You can develop a serious Internet presence for very little money, as monthly management costs are negligible. As a matter of fact, you can quickly get started for a couple of hundred dollars in many cases, and under $1,000 in almost every instance. I remember reading the $100 Start-Up when I first started and thinking anyone can do this. I think that's when I made it my mission to begin to help others run their business.
In the “real world or I should say the offline world” it is sometimes difficult and expensive to run, track and tweak advertising and marketing campaigns. This is not the case when doing business online.
There is plenty of free and low-cost software that effortlessly tracks your advertising campaigns for you. What happens when you discover you need to head in another direction with your advertising?
The answer is simple …
Don't like the return from a particular marketing campaign? You can change your approach in a flash. Do you think perhaps your business logo is cheesy-looking? You can have a new one up across all your Internet business platforms in a couple of days.
One of the great benefits of running an online business is the speed of change. No matter what your intent, making changes to your business online is lightning-fast, even on a shoestring budget.
Do you have experience running brick-and-mortar businesses? If you do, that's great. The same skills you need to run an “offline” company translate perfectly to the World Wide Web. More importantly, you can start and grow a successful Internet operation even if you have never run a business before.
If you don't have a particular skill set or business ability, there are free and low-cost answers on the web. There are programs, applications, freelancers and virtual assistants available to meet every one of your business needs.
When you discover what is working for your online business, you can ramp things up very quickly … and inexpensively. In a real-world situation, you may have to build or rent new offices or rent real estate and other facilities. That is expensive and takes time. On the Internet, scaling up is quick, easy, and possible even on a very low budget.
With a very inexpensive budget, you can start a microbusiness. For me, I used revenue from services rendered from one client to run my entire business.
If you are interested in learning how you can start your micro business be sure to attend the start my micro business workshop.
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