I am on a quest.
I want to find a method, a system if you will, to raise my
children with the least amount of effort possible.
I want to raise children in such a way that it doesn’t cost me
any money, doesn’t cut into my free time and doesn’t require a
large amount of work.
And I want good results too.
I want godly children who are obedient, polite and who love God
with all their strength. But I don’t want spend a lot of time or
effort on this. And I certainly don’t want to be out a lot of
cash. I just want it to happen naturally.
In fact, if someone had a program that would guarantee this or
maybe even some children already like this that I could just
assume responsibility for…then I would be REALLY interested!
Then I could have all of the results (and all of the rewards)
without all the sacrifice. I could have godly children and I
wouldn’t be out any time, money or effort.
How cool would that be!
Hopefully, you are as horrified with the ideas above as I am. And
if you are not disgusted with the idea of raising godly children
without all the muss and fuss of sacrifice, you might as well hit
the unsubscribe button right now!
Now, why the rant about raising children on a newsletter about
starting your own online business…?
Well, just as a person would be a fool to try to raise children
without any sacrifice at all, a person would ALSO be a fool to
try to start a business without any sacrifice at all!
And just as you will not be pleased with the results of raising
children without sacrifice, you will not be pleased with the
results of growing your online business without sacrifice either.
Now, don’t misunderstand me…
Children are MUCH more important than your business. In fact, if
your business is taking you away from your children, you need to
re-evaluate your priorities. That is why I advocate including your
children in your online business. You can begin taking steps
toward freedom AND teach them entrepreneurial skills at the same
time!
So, even though raising your children is VASTLY more important
than starting and growing an online business, there are some
similarities. And there are some principles we can learn from
raising children that we can apply to “raising” an online
business.
And I will cover the first similarity today.
Just as it takes money to raise a child, it also takes money to
start and grow an online business. Not a lot, but it does costs
some money.
I can not tell you how many emails I get from people who want to
start an online business but do NOT want to spend any money. They
want an online business that will:
- help them quit their day job
- give them financial freedom
- get them out of debt
- help Dad to come home and work from the house
- teach their children business skills
…and yet, won’t cost them any money! How absurd!
Those same people fall prey to business “opportunities” on the
Internet or in the back of magazines that promise a COMPLETE
business in a box. The business “opportunity” will provide the
web site, the products and even the customer list…all you have
to do is contact them. It is so easy!
Yeah right!
Face it. If you want start an online business, it will cost some
money. Again, not a lot, but it will cost some money. Here are
some of the costs listed below:
You will have to have a computer with an Internet connection. It
doesn’t have to be a super fast connection, but you will be hard
pressed to run an online business from the Internet at your local
public library. Although I do know of Internet business owners
who run their entire business from Internet coffee shops!
Next, you will have to buy a domain name. Do not try to run an
Internet business off of a “free” domain service…it will not
work in the long run. I pay between $8 – $15 per year for my
domain name.
Finally, you will have to pay for hosting service. Hosting
service is the company that puts your web page on the Internet
for all to see. You can get very reliable hosting service for $50
per year.
After that, the choice is yours. You can download the rest of the
tools for free. The web site creator, graphics program, shopping
cart, ftp program, etc.
So, you can actually start an online business for about $65 per
year if you already have an Internet connection.
But here is something I do suggest spending money on…
Training.
When I wanted to learn to fish better, I hired a guide.
When I wanted to grow my remodeling company, I paid for a
remodeling seminar
When I wanted to become a pastor, I paid a seminary to train me.
When I wanted to be more competitive in combat shooting matches,
I hired an expert to take me to the next level.
When I wanted to grow my online business so I could work from
home, I paid for an Internet marketing seminar.
Do you get the picture?
If you want to start an online business. It you want to take your
online business to the next level. Then you need to come to our
FamilyEbiz Expo on Feb 23-24 in San Antonio Texas.
It is training, pure and simple. It is 8 of the nation’s top
experts in starting and growing an online business for 2 full
days – and I mean FULL days.
So, please. Visit the link below. We have a special bonus for
those who act before Tomorrow at noon and we have a free call
tomorrow night with one of the experts, Craig Perrine.
Here is the link for more information on this one of a kind
training:
http://www.FamilyEbiz.com/expo.php
Blessings,
Stephen Beck
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I couldn’t agree more with what you’ve said, Steve. There is a financial and time investment in starting a business and keeping it going. But if its really what you want to do, isn’t it worth it? It’ll pay for itself in the long run.
Anything worth having is worth working for. And starting a business not only takes some money, but it takes TIME.
Take the plunge! Get some good training, as Steve’s expo and training tools.
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