The Basics To Your Home Business

Incorporate these things into your business and never give up.  Of course this list is just a guideline and you ultimately have to decide how you will work your business.  Learn, apply and share.

Basic things to keep in mind when getting started in your home business: 

• Write down your short-term and long-term goals, this would be your “why” you are doing the business. 
• Set up an action plan as far as how you will do the business. 
• Write down the days and hours you will do the business and stick to that schedule.  If you fail to plan you plan to fail. 
• Order business cards if your business will be “belly to belly”.  It is vary rare to find a business that is strictly on the Internet so you’ll most likely want to order them.  Leave your business cards everywhere you go! 
• Make sure you have high-speed Internet and unlimited long-distance, remember you are in business. 
• Stay plugged into your company’s live training calls, opportunity calls, meetings and conventions.  You never know which one will be life-changing.  This is also where you will learn how to successfully do your business. 
• Use your product/service.  Become a product of the product; it will build your belief!  Do you think Ronald McDonald eats at Wendy’s?  I think not! 
• Make your list of contacts, every single person you know that is breathing.  Do not pre-judge. 
• Approach your contacts with common sense and find out how they are doing and decide if the timing is right to mention your business.  If they have a need that your business can fill then go for it.  If no need, don’t mention your business. 
• Do something every day to move your business forward, talk to anyone and everyone.
• Familiarize yourself with your company’s web site but don’t spend too much time on this.  You will learn, as you go; do not get into analysis paralysis! 
• Avoid negative people and do not let anyone steal your dream.  Those negative people will “infect” you faster than you can affect them. 
• Keep in close contact with your sponsor and cross-line teammates; this will “keep you in the game.” 
• Invite everyone you talk to attend your company conference calls and business meetings as a favor.  Just so they can see what you are doing in case they ever think of someone who would need what you have. 
• Use your sponsor to do 3 way calls and edify your sponsor to your prospect before you call them.  They will do the same to you when you get them on the phone.  This helps the prospect respect what you have to say.
• If you attend meetings or calls, always introduce your guests to the leaders.  This is another chance to build respect and create that feel good atmosphere.  Let your sponsor do the talking, do not interrupt 
• Build a Relationship with your people over the phone and in person and take yourself out of the picture. 
• Use the training calls, web sites & meetings already in place to plug your new people into.  You make money on prospecting, not training.  Use the tools to leverage yourself and maximize your time. 
• Always set goals – keep an eye on how you are doing with them and shoot to have your goals accomplished by the timeline you assigned.  If you miss one or two no big deal BUT write them down, no matter how small you make think they are i.e. “I will make 10 calls a day”, “I will do one piece of business a week”, etc. Keep aiming for your goals. 
• Work harder on YOURSELF than you do on your job; constantly work on your personal growth/personal development (books, CD’s, seminars, training calls, and major events).  As the great Jim Rohn says, “Study, practice and teach!” 
• Help your teams have success by doing the same thing I did with you and share this checklist!