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CONSIDER THE OBVIOUS
Submitted by Michael Gifford
RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU?
That home business opportunity for which you've been searching
for the past several years may have stared you directly in the
face today. You may have touched it, seen it or heard it
several times. In fact, it may be so obvious that when you
finally do discover it, you'll wonder how you ever overlooked
it.
HERE IT IS
Consider for a moment the possibility that your best
opportunity for working from home may lie in the tasks you
currently perform for your employer. Let's say, for example,
that you spend a significant portion of your day typing.
Perhaps you could start a typing service at home. Maybe you
could start a resume service. You might work to expand your
writing skills, combine them with your typing ability and
create press releases. Perhaps you could learn design skills,
combine those with your typing proficiency and launch a
business that designs marketing materials or even websites. The
point is, it's conceivable that the same task or series of
tasks that you have been performing so faithfully in someone
else's employ for so long could be the very foundation of a
successful home business for you.
A PRIME EXAMPLE
Gina Holub, owner of GMH Research in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
(email: bradho@visto.com) found this to be true. After she was
laid off from her market research job in 1995, she dutifully
began sending out resumes in pursuit of a similar position. It
wasn't long until a company called her for an interview. The
only difficulty was that this company was located in a
different city and Gina was not interested in moving. Upon
declining the invitation to interview, Gina was told by the
company representative that they would keep her resume on file
in case they ever needed freelance market research. It was that
casual comment that struck a chord with Gina. Perhaps she could
take her experience in market research and make a home business
out of it. "Why not give it a try?" she reasoned.
She began contacting people in market research firms with whom
she had done business with her previous employer and informed
them that she was starting her own company. She also purchased
a membership list for a market research professional
organization and started sending out sales letters. Now, nearly
five years after leaving the 9 to 5 routine, Gina's business is
thriving and continually growing from her home. It all started
with a desire to work from home, an assessment of the skills
that she had learned on the job and the simple question, "Why
not?"
HOW TO CONSIDER THE OBVIOUS
Why not take a little time and make a list of the tasks you
perform on your job each day? Do you type, design, write,
build, sell? Whatever you do, no matter how insignificant it
may seem at the moment, add it to your list.
When you're finished, go back over your list and ask yourself
if there are any of those tasks which you could develop into
your own home business. Conduct a search for those tasks on the
Internet or in your local Yellow Pages to see if anyone else
has created a business from them.
IS YOUR MIND OPEN FOR BUSINESS?
If you're like millions of other men and women, your mind is
wide open to ideas for going into business from home. Make
sure it's open wide enough to allow the obvious to enter.
"No question is so difficult to answer as that to which the
answer is obvious." - George Bernard Shaw
New Heights Marketing, Inc.
Michael Gifford is the author of "There's No Business Like Home
Business." He is also the editor of the free e-zine, "Home Biz
Journal." Visit http://www.nobizlikehomebiz.com to learn more.
He can be reached at expectgreatness@nobizlikehomebiz.com or by
calling 800-528-1251.