| It is important that when starting your own home | | | | as a brain surgeon. In fact, I know of NO brain |
| business, make sure the products or services are not | | | | surgeons operating an operating business from their |
| highly overprice. One example is selling a $16 bottle of | | | | home. Would you even consider going to one who |
| shampoo. With this, people who will purchase a $16 | | | | operated in his home? |
| bottle of shampoo will may be your mom because | | | | With this brings up a major point I will cover in my |
| she wants to support you, but the average people | | | | next article, "The learning curve." You probably will |
| will not buy a $16 bottle of shampoo. You can get a | | | | not have the time or the massive amounts of |
| shampoo that works as good for less the amount. | | | | money to learn medicine and then specialize in brain |
| Too many people over look this important fact when | | | | surgery or heart surgery, or any kind of surgery. I |
| they are starting their own home business. They | | | | am not knocking doctors, it is just not an occupation |
| think "well, if it costs a lot, then I will make more | | | | that you can really do from home. And the same |
| money." Wrong!! You make nothing if nobody buys it. | | | | thing is true with almost any service. You can only do |
| It is like the boy who decided to sell his puppies for | | | | so much of it and then run out of time. So doing a |
| $2000. His mother told him, "Jimmy, nobody is looking | | | | service is not a way to make tons of money. |
| to buy a $2000 puppy." And Jimmy said, "But mom, I | | | | So what you are looking for is a unique product that |
| only have to sell one or two to be rich!!" I think the | | | | you cannot find and one that is not expensive. And |
| puppies grew up into dogs before he finally realized | | | | as I stated in my last article; [What is the Most |
| his mother was right. | | | | Important Thing to Consider When Starting Your |
| Now I knit and try to sell it for $250. But nobody is | | | | Own Business?] it should be a product that will be in |
| going to pay $250 for a shawl that I have knitted. | | | | high demand. We are targeting more on low cost, |
| Well, maybe some rich Hollywood starlet might, but I | | | | high demand, and also consumable. You really don't |
| have not noticed any Hollywood starlets knocking on | | | | want a product that people will buy just once and |
| my door throwing money at me lately. So, I don't | | | | then don't need to buy it again. Yoyo is a very good |
| recommend manufacturing and then selling something | | | | example of it. I mean, once you have one Yoyo, you |
| that is so labor intensive that you put hours and | | | | probably are not in the market for more, right? You |
| hours into it and then can't sell it. It takes me two full | | | | want something that is useful, that does a fantastic |
| weeks to knit a shawl. They are great shawls, but as | | | | job, and then is used up so you can get repeat |
| I said, I don't believe I can make living knitting shawls. | | | | business. |
| In fact, if you want to really run a home business | | | | Find a company that has at least one great unique |
| that is successful, I recommend you not manufacture | | | | product and the price is reasonable. Otherwise you |
| anything. Find something that is very good, not | | | | are just pounding sand. Oh yes, and don't forget, |
| expensive and then sell it. I don't recommend doing a | | | | whatever company you have chosen should not |
| service from home either for it is very time | | | | charge you anything to join the company. My |
| consuming. Even a medical doctor can only see so | | | | company doesn't charge anything to join. So if yours |
| many patients a day. Even a brain surgeon can only | | | | does, you might want to consider contacting me, |
| do a limited number of operations. And it takes an | | | | right? I mean why pay for something if you can get |
| incredible amount of training and skill to be successful | | | | something better for free! |