I’ve read in forums, gotten emails and responded to comments that allude to the idea that it’s tough to find a work at home based business opportunity that works.  The thinking is flawed and that’s what this post is about. If you have a home business blog feel free to link to this post about “A Work at Home Based Business Opportunity That Works”

The concept is flawed….

I mean business opportunities don’t “work” or “not work”…

There is this mentality that if you buy into a business opportunity you will start making money, it’s nuts, flat out flawed thinking! It does not work that way!   I think marketing messages really skew the perception of most well meaning entrepreneurs who turn to the Internet for better business ideas.  The whole “SCAM” angle is so over used in online business opportunities that most people probably just turn and look the other way.

As an entrepreneur it is up to you “leverage” or “use” the opportunity to create an income.  Most successful work at home based business ideas are just simple product or service delivery systems and your function in the business model is usually marketer…. Right?

OK, let’s say your lucky enough to hook up with another entrepreneur like yourself and they actually help you get your business rolling…And this DOES happen (not usually) What will they be offering you that has the most value?  Marketing advise, tactics, and lead generation ideas that work for them; That is what they have to offer that will most help your work at home business succeed.

I’m writing this article under the assumption that you want to earn a significant income from home and are contemplating starting a directs sales, or top tier network marketing opportunity.  There are other home based money making ideas besides these type of business models, and I use a couple myself.

Successful Work At Home Based Business Ideas

Most successful work at home based businessideas simply offer products or services that are in demand, provide a means of delivering those products or services and handle customer support.  Home business opportunities that work well do these things very well and they also offer a generous commission to you “The Marketer”….

The generous commission is a big part of the equation to especially if your marting a work at home business on the Internet. The higher your commission structure the more power you have to market. You can bid more for a keyword in pay per click if you stand to earn 1k dollars than you can if you will only earn 100, right?

The basic point of this article is that the difficult thing is not to find a work at home based business that works, it is to create your own marketing machine.  Create a marketing machine that connects with exactly the type of people who will appreciate what you offer and can be successful with any legitimate work at home based business.

When I think about successful home based businesses online businesses usually come to mind.  I write about about using the Internet to start successful home businesses every month it seems.

So what does it take to have a successful home based business online?

Well I’m tempted to go into a list of must haves like a website, an email list, and so on, but here is the thing;  A successful work at home based business just has to make money.  The whole business thing comes in when you start thinking about the systems used to create the money.

Of course successful home based businesses have to make more than they spend (expenses) at some point, but keep in mind plenty solid home based businesses don’t make any money the first year.  Personally I always have a profitability goal of being profitable in the second month.  If the upside were large enough I’d be willing to invest some cash and hard work to realise the longer term profits.

Web publishing is probably what my successful home business would be classified as, but I make make money several different ways.  Even the income streams I have that are not directly related to successful small business websites are connected in some way.

For example:  If you wanted to earn money consulting, it would be a lot easier to get great clients if you could show them you know how to get results by showing them your own…

For most, getting your foot in the door is the hardest part.  If you know what the hell your doing as far as your consulting niche is concerned you’ll get results, but you have to gain credibility first.  Having your own successful website or websites, is a great way to establish credibility with a potential consulting client.

So If I had to say ” do this one thing ” I’d say start a website or blog about the topic you wish to start your own business in.

Got any experience with these ideas?

Any comments?

I got an email from the blog the other day in the form of a comment asking “What is the best work at home based business for a beginner to start“….

Well… given the fact that everyone who chooses to operate a business from home has their own answer and rightly so I suppose, it’s a tough question to answer without more information, but I thought I’d take shot at it with a blog post here.

It’s tough to go over every possible work at home business idea that would be suitable for a person who has never owned a business. I also tend to think of online based business ideas when I think “best work at home based business”, but that’s just me. I have found absolutely nothing comparable to the opportunities that the Internet offers and I find these home based business concepts cater to beginners.

It seems so many of the best work at home money making ideas are just about spreading the word and making connections.  I mean the web is a big place and there is a lot of noise, given the noise, if you have an audience you have value to add and to find the best work at home opportunity you need to connect your audience to someone who will pay you.  This can happen in many different forms.

A website is an asset much like a lawn mower.  If you own a lawn mower and you also have people, willing to pay you, who ALSO have tall grass needing cut then you have a good business proposition.  The same holds true with a website on the Internet that makes money every day. You have to have something the guy who is paying wants, I don’t mean to be elementary but it seems so many think the work at home business opportunities online are some how different, and they just ain’t.

There are many business in a box type work at home businesses and they it’s pretty easy to find work at home opportunities that seem real easy to use to make money.  For a beginner though, I wouldn’t recommend buying a thing until you’ve been working from home on the Internet for at least 6 months, because until then you don’t really have a clue what your buying anyway, know what I mean?

Work at Home Based Business Advice

I’ve been making money by working at home on the Internet for a couple years now and I have yet to purchase any information on how to be successful at earning income from the Internet, so that’s all I have to say about that.  Again remember, I only have my experience and that’s all I like to share, better yet I have my knowledge, which means I know, which means I’ve done it or do it.  You can’t beat that. The struggle isn’t to find a work at home based business as much as it is just getting started doing something.

I’d say the best work at home business to start for a beginner would be to simply start a blog or website online, if your ready to do that, get in touch, don’t spend a bunch of money on stuff, or crap, that doesn’t work.  Once you start a website or blog learn how to get traffic to your website for free. Once you do that learn how other people are earning income from home using the Internet and you will be on your way.

There are great opportunities to make money working from home available to the person who has a website with targeted traffic, you likely won’t have a hard time finding work at home money ideas if you keep your traffic targeted to a small topic.

What is a good topic to earn money with on the Internet?

Any topic that has a product or service associated with it is a good topic to earn money with online.  Remember your basically connecting people who have with people who need or want. That said, common sense says pick products worth a couple hundred bucks or so to target your blog to, they will have a better advertising budget.  Another thing, try and choose a topic for a website based on what you know, it’s a whole lot easier to create content when you have a ton of it in your head, know what I mean?

So there you have it, I think the best work at home business for beginners is to start a website and learn how the Internet works, stay away from business in a box type stuff and learn as much as you can about getting traffic and earning a good income by working from home.