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When starting a new work at home business it is very easy to become consumed by it. We spend so much time trying to get the business up and running that we may end up becoming burned out and lose our motivation. There is so much to learn and Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow:yes;mso-style-parent:"";mso-padding-alt:0in

You want to start an online business. You've seen the hype, makesix figures by purchasing "my product" and I'll show you how todo it step-by-step.Of course it sounds fantastic. How many people do you know thathave succeeded at any get-rich-quick scheme? Ever purchased one?How did that work for you?Can you get rich with an online business? You bet. The operativework is "quick" and the implication is "minimal effort or work".Ask any successful online business owner (with multiple years ofexperience) and I'm sure "quick" is not necessarily a responseyou'll hear.An online business is just that, a business. That "internet workweek" of 15-20 hours per week is real, once you have yourbusiness up and running. But getting there is a differentstory. It's a great goal and many people aspire to achieve it,I know I do.The top selling products on the Internet didn't happen overnight,but some products do take off quickly. The owner has probablyspent many months building a customer base, increasing thesubscriber opt-in list, finely tuning the sales copy, markettesting the sales approach, and working to have a visible website.It doesn't happen overnight.Physically and emotionally, are you prepared for the demands?A business owner will wear multiple several hats. This can bestressful to your overall emotional and physical health. Do youhave the stamina? Are you prepared to put in long hours tosucceed?Do you have the support of your family? Otherwise it will bemore difficult to succeed. Your family will take on moreresponsibility as you expend effort towards the business.Do you have a passion for your new business venture? This willhelp overcome the emotional roller coaster that comes withbuilding your own business.How are your customer service skills? How much time and effortare you planning to spend cultivating customer relationships,answering questions, and addressing issues?Think of the merchants you frequent. Why do you keep comingback? Is it the products, the customer service, the price,responsiveness, or the accessibility? It's probably all of theabove. The merchant didn't have your respect or trustinitially, it was earned, over time.So you have a product and you start to promote it. You getsome initial sales, but then what? The key to real success issustaining the business month after month. Keeping your productfresh and up-to-date. It's no different for any business.The leaders in any field constantly promote their products. Softdrink companies, car manufacturers, and fast food restaurantchains spend millions of dollars each year on advertising.They already have name brand products, so why advertise more? Tokeep their products front and center, to cope with thecompetition, and to sustain their business, that's why.Are you prepared to spend many months, maybe into a year or morepromoting your product or newsletter?Change is constant, especially on the Internet. Products have tochange to keep up with market demands. Keeping pace requires; - research - analysis - retooling - re marketing - looking for new markets - staying abreast of what your competitors are doingSo the underlying theme here is not "quick". For a select fewmaybe, but for the rest of us, we have to work hard.I'm not suggesting you spend every waking minute working on yourbusiness. Everyone has lives, families, hobbies or main jobs.You have to decide what's best for you and how best to spend yourtime between your responsibilities. No problem there.If you want to succeed with an online business, you have to workat it, be dedicated, commit yourself, and persist. Here is aquote that I think applies to my point."Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence.Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent.Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.The slogan "press on" has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race." - Calvin Coolidge(1872-1933) 30th President of the U.S.A.Do you have the tools to help you? Do you have the knowledge tohelp you or a mentor to lean on? Do you have the persistence oras Mr. Coolidge says the ability to "press on"?So ask yourself, how serious are you about your online business?There are many very successful online businesses. There arealso many more that fail every day. Which group do you wantto be in?So the point is to set realistic goals for yourself and yourbusiness. Acknowledge your own limitations due to your otherresponsibilities and understand that you will have to spendtime working on the various aspects of the business.Get rich quick is probably not realistic for 99% of us. Butgenerating a steady monthly income is very doable, with theaspiration to increase that income over time.I'm not sure who said this originally, but Kasey Kasem of radiofame uses this phrase constantly. "keep your feet on the ground,and keep reaching for the stars".You absolutely can achieve your personal goals with an onlinebusiness, but you have to treat it like a business. Develop yourplan, set priorities, focus on your goals, work towards them,and get help when necessary. Article Tags: Online Business