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December 11, 2005
Not Everyone will Want What you are Selling
Over the years, while working with work at home moms and dads who are home based business owners, I see at times their unrealistic ideas as to how their business should grow. Many expect overnite success and many expect that everyone else should have the same interest level in the type of business they are involved in as they do.
When you are in business, no matter what it is, you need to realize that not everyone is going to be as excited about what you do as you are. Everyone has different interests, different goals, and different likes and dislikes.
| Just because YOU love home decor, candles, toys or scrapbooking (or any other type of product/service) does NOT mean that everyone else is going to be jumping at the opportunity to get involved with you. Your passion for the products/services you represent is not going to be the same passion as a majority of the people that you encounter. Whether you are actually selling products, or tying to grow a team with a direct sales company, you NEED to realize that building a business takes time and it takes time to find the right people to connect with. |
If someone is looking for a business opportunity to get involved in, they will be taking many things into consideration with the type of product or service being ONLY one part in their decision making process. They will be looking also at: 1. Pricing of the product; if the cost is too much more than similar products in a store, this will be effect their decision. 2. Company policies; if the company has too many strict policies on advertising, high quotas or bad policies on returns, this will also effect their decision. 3. Commission structure; if commission structure is too low, where someone can barely make an income after all their costs are deducted, again, this will effect their decision. 4. Materials and training costs; this is also a major concern for someone looking at a home business. They will be looking at the ongoing costs of staying involved which can include: cost of catalogs, paperwork, company website, business cards, sample kits and extra product etc. 5. Cost to get involved; this may be the number one issue that someone looks at when making a decision on starting a business. While YOU may have been able to afford to join, the cost may be too high to someone else. Not everyone has the same amount of funds available to them in order to start a business.
So, as you seek to grow your business, be sure that YOU are taking a reality check and understanding that the reason there are literally 1000's of businesses to get involved with is because there are so many different items that an individual takes into consideration when embarking on their work at home business search.
Posted by Cyndi at 06:32 PM | Comments (3)
