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Starting a Home Base Business



Increase Your Income
by Starting a Home Business

What You Need to Know

  • According to Newsweek Magazine, "It is anticipated that by the year 2005, 50% of households in the U.S. alone will be involved in [their own] business."

    Why start a home business? Job security is one reason. According to the American Banking Association,

    • "The large majority of American are 3 to 4 months away from bankruptcy. Many are 30 days away."

    Question for you: if you lost your job, what source of income would you turn to?

  • Starting a home business has many advantages:

    1. You have Time Freedom
    2. You determine Your Own Paycheck ... there are absolutely no income limitations
    3. You determine Your Own Hours ... no layoffs and no downsizing.

  • Of course, it it were that easy, everyone would be quitting their current jobs to start a home business.

    True, you do gain Time Freedom, Your Own Paycheck and set Your Own Hours. But like any success story, you will need to work hard for these achievements.

  • To succeed at any home business, you need to follow these four basic rules:

    1. First, you need to find and believe in the product and/or service that you are marketing and/or developing:
      more information

      We invite you to review our recommended areas of home business investment: see below

    2. Be prepared to make an initial investment to jump-start your home business:
      more information

    3. Make a commitment to succeed through goal setting, motivation, and discipline:
      more information

    4. Finally, develop the skill set to market and sell your home business:
      more information



       Important Note: be careful about the type of home business you engage. Avoid Internet ads and emails that promote fast and easy income with limited work. Having a successful home business will require work and personal sacrifice.

 
Home Business Notes

Our Recommendations for Home Business

  • If you are ready to start a home business, we recommend you search these areas of interest:
    1. Vacation Travel:
      this is $4.4 trillion dollar industry — the largest industry in the world. Travel employs 1 our of every 9 workers worldwide. Travel is poised to create 144 million new jobs over the next five years.

      Why did we select travel? Because there is a huge baby-boomer market that will be retiring. This demographic wields a lot of purchasing power and travel will become their priority expense.

      we have a travel home business plan for review


    2. Health:
      after travel, health related products will become another priority expense for the baby-boom generation. Health-related products include purification systems, exercise equipment, vitamins, beauty aids, and many other new and innovative products that will hit the market.

      we have a air purification business plan for review


    3. Internet:
      the second wave of the internet is about the to explode. With millions of new users worldwide, the technology is being used to shop products, education, services, information, and more importantly, manage and start a new business.

      Why did we select internet? Because of its medium to support home businesses and education.

      Note: our Internet opportunities are not consider "sufficient" income opportunities. We recommend them as "supplemental" income to your other home business efforts.

      we have FREE Online Retail Stores that you can own


    4. Money Brokering:
      you can use your skills to start a home business. Setting up your "virtual office" allows you to contract your services as an administrative assistant, graphic designer, business planning, and more.

      view what it takes to become a money broker


    5. In-Home Employment:
      if you are just looking for employment that uses your skill set, then our in-home employment directory is for you. It is not a business investment where you have to sell a product or service. You simply outsource your skills to companies who are looking for services performed in your home.

      view our directory of companies looking for services


    6. Other Areas:
      set up your "virtual office" and contract your services as an administrative assistant, graphic designer, business planning, and more.

      view how to find and locate these opportunities

 

What You Need to Get Started on a Home Business

Computer Setup

Web Site Development / Strategy

Technology Development

800 Phone Service / Order Taking

Business Cards / Photo Images

Public Records Search

Cash Start-Up

Small Business Assistance / Resources

What You Need to Market Your Home Business

EZINES:

FreeZineWeb.com
excellent eZine resource center

Partenon.com
offers $2 ezine ads and guaranteed visitors to your site!

E-Zine Ad Source Directory
category, description, circulation and cost to advertise.

IdeaMarketers.com
write and submit your own article for eZone owners.

CLASSIFIEDS:

Classified Ad Broadcaster
more than 2,000+ sites to place your classified ads

America's Media Marketing can
place your classified ad in major publications all over the nation

Nickel Ads Classifieds
classified submission form for print in Nickel Ads.

NEWSGROUPS:

Newsgroups are niche markets of interested parties:

SITE PROMOTION:

how to market and design your site for maximum exposure:

DIRECT MAIL LIST COMPANIES:

Dunhill International List Co., Inc.
1100 Park Central Blvd, S.
Pompano Beach, FL 33064
Phone: (800) 445-5386
FAX: (800) 223-1882
http://www.dunhills.com


Database America Companies
100 Paragon Drive
Montvale, NJ 07645-0416
Phone: (800) 223-7777


American Consumer Express
1500 SE 3rd CT, #211
Deerfield Beach, FL 33441
Phone: (954-481-2295


Worldata
3000 N. Military Trail
Boca Raton, FL 33431-6375
Phone: (800) 331-8102
http://www.worldata.com/


Venture Communication Int.
60 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10010
Phone: (212) 684-4800


General Mailing
644 South "B" Street
Tustin, CA 92680

Order Taking Service
http://www.answerconnect.com/
http://www.answertech.com/
http://www.workeasy.com/

Develop the Marketing Skills

The success of any business strategy requires a keen understanding of market planning, segmentation, and execution.

  • Link to our Market Planning Model for a quick review:
    copies of the Marketing Model are available FREE

  • What's needed for a successful marketing plan:
    1. situation analysis
    2. segmentation studies
    3. marketing research
    4. strategy planning
    5. implementing the 4 P's:
      • product development
      • distribution (e-commerce)
      • pricing
      • promotion

      If your home business plan requires some help, view our network of marketing and operation professionals:
      visit nBuySell Associates business services