Saturday, January 5, 2008

The Five W’s To Making Your Home Business Choice

Author Name: W Brumm

The Five W’s To Making Your Home Business Choice

If you remember back in elementary English class, your teacher told you about the five W’s: who, what, why, where and when. These same words can be useful in assisting you in finding which area of business you want to pursue and what is needed to get begin your business. Following these simple tips provided here can male the home business journey much smoother and less complicated.

Why
You first have to know why you want to pursue a home business. Is it simply about money? Do you want to make more money, direct your income towards yourself with no outside payments (employer)? Perhaps you are looking for more personal freedom for more time with family or friends. Are you unable to commute to work due to illness or other disabling effects? These questions can aid you towards a greater knowledge of what is your driving force in this career choice. You do not simply jump across a gorge to simply jump. You often have to get to the other side. Understanding why you are looking to work from home creates focus.

Where
This area of questioning may sound silly as you are looking to work from home, but do you plan to travel to customers for any area of your business. Do you plan to set up a specific radius to meet or serve customers in? Do you want to reach a worldwide audience? This is all-important in setting up your business.

Who
Who are your products or services for? Children, men, women, families, businesses are all possible target audiences. You have to ask who, so that you can do research on your audience in your location. Is there a large base of your target audience in a remote, general or worldwide location? This is key in marketing and sales.

Which
Which area of business interests you the most? Do you enjoy creating a product by hand or is it the actual sales of the product? There are areas of business that are enjoyable and that are where you will bloom. There are also areas that can create struggle and understanding your strengths and weaknesses can help you to prepare for the good and bad of home business.

What
What type of business do you want to be a part of? Do you want to sell homemade toys or do you want to offer a product that is manufactured elsewhere? Do you want to offer services such as tutoring or sewing and alterations services? Narrow down your choices and find what you truly want to do within your home business.

These five areas are simple, but make a big impact on your business set up. The answers guide you to make the most suitable business choices that will end in satisfaction as well as success. If you simply say that you want to sell pet supplies online and you don’t even like or own pets, how satisfied will you be doing this each and everyday? When you make a change to a home business you have to ensure that there is a drive, a goal and an enjoyment that will make this choice worthwhile and long lasting.

W Brumm is the owner of CashDr.net and writes on a variety of subjects. If you are interested in this topic it is recommended you visit: CashDr.net


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