How Long Did it Take to Create Income With Your Online Business Opportunity?
I don’t like this type of question, personally, because in my opinion what I did has little or no bearing on what you do. I don’t think we should be concerned with statistics unless we are absolutely scientific, because they can do more harm than good.
It’s a matter of comparing apples to oranges. I would say it is human nature that it may discourage someone and possibly make them feel like they are doing something wrong, or might as well give up, since they did not achieve what you achieved by the time it took you.
It is also human nature to want some encouragement, and it may work the other way, to encourage those who can’t yet see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Here are a few reasons why it’s apples and oranges.
* What skills did you bring to the table in the first place?
Do you have Computer skills? Writing skills? Marketing skills? Business management skills? Having any of these will give you a leg up over someone who has none of these. So the learning curve is going to be longer for those people who do not.
Note: Key factors here are determination and commitment though, so if you have those attributes, it is more important and relevant than having or not having any of the above skills.
* How much time do you have to devote to learning how to and promoting your business?
Part time? Full time? Do you have a day job? Commute? Are you laid off? Do you struggle with a disability? Do you have a big family or other issues that take up the majority of your time? Are you just an internet marketing hobbyist, satisfied with just making a few extra bucks, or are you planning on quitting that day job and working from home full time?
* What season of the year did you start your internet business?
For example, Summers are incredibly slow for internet marketing every year due to vacations and good weather where people are out of doors or away from home and are not online. So you can see here 3 months in the Summer is different than 3 months in the Fall. So when I say it took me 3 months, with everything else being the same, it could be 6 months for you.
Holidays people are spending money on gifts and traveling and not so much online looking to start a home business or having spare money. The entire holiday season sales can be off.
* How is the economy?
The year I started, the rate of unemployment was 10% so there were plenty of people looking to start a home business, but the year you started it was 5% and people were gainfully employed and not worried they couldn’t find another job if they were suddenly to be ‘outplaced’.
It can work either way with this factor - some people will hold on to every last dime because they are fearful of or even anticipating losing their job, and not want to risk their money starting a business; or they can be looking down the road and say, hey tomorrow is not promised, I better prepare for the worst case scenario and start my own business in my spare time, in case I lose my job.
* How much is your operating budget for your business?
If you are employed and have a little extra money, you are in the right place. If you don’t have a job and are living on disability or unemployment, then you would not be able to start a business right now, unless you are willing to incur credit card debt or use your savings. If you have neither credit nor savings, you are not going to feel like you can risk your rent money (AND SHOULD NOT).
Note: There are many ways to promote your business for free, and some are more effective over time than some of the paid advertising methods; so not having money does not mean you can’t run a business from home successfully - it just means you may need to work a little harder and it may take you a little longer to build momentum. Again - however, determination makes up for anything you may not have otherwise.
More important than competing or keeping up with someone else’s statistics, is doing the very best that YOU can. Set goals for YOURSELF. Make them small, achievable goals so that you won’t get discouraged. Make short, mid-way and long term goals and focus on your target.
Patricia Brucoli
Business Online
http://www.the3rdpartynetx.com/
