Self employment has increased over 12.2 million people according to a study
on the Small Business Administration website. Would you like to join them and
start your own small business?
You can, it’s really a simple process.
1. The first step is the hardest. Convincing your inner critic that you can
succeed on your own, without a steady paycheck. This inner critic needs to be
tamed and shown its error. You do this by educating yourself. Study everything
you can find on your chosen path.
2. Next you will have to prepare yourself to succeed. Make sure that you have
the means to support yourself for at least six months, a year is better.
3. While you are accumulating your living expenses and operating capital,
start your market survey. A market survey will help you determine if there is
indeed a market for your services. It will also tell you how to market your
services and how much to charge.
4. After completing your market survey, it’s time to tackle your business
plan. This is an important step because it determines the future direction of
your business.
5. Once you have completed both the market survey and your business plan, you
need to develop a marketing plan. This is your most important step. Without
customers you have a hobby, not a business.
6. In this step, you execute your business and marketing plans. Careful
sustained marketing will generate a constant trickle of new customers for your
business to grow on.
7. Give your customers the absolutely best customer service they have ever
received, and watch your business take off.
You can use your computer skills to create a better life for you and your
family. You don’t need the skills of a super geek, just determination, desire
and persistence.
Do you have what it takes?
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