So what is your real business?

Each of us have our own reasons for working from home. Each does our own thing. One thing we find out quickly is that we should be very sure of what our actual business is. This is a truth in any business, no matter what you do, know what your real business is.

Does this sound strange or complicated? Or does it leave you saying: ‘ What is this idiot saying; of course I know my business.’   Whichever it does, take a look at this.

I run a airtime sales agency from home and manage a group of airtime merchandisers while I sell airtime. I also introduce prospective  customers to a drop-shipping company while I market their products at very low retail prices. While all of this is going on I write my blogs and publish articles with Bukisa  from which I get money when people click on the ads and banners that gets added. On top of all of this I introduce people to SDL the MLM I am using to build a residual income. So what is my actual business? Can you guess?

My actual business is helping my friends make money. Each of these actions I am involved in provides opportunities to earn with  little or no capital expense. I find friends with little or no money and I introduce them to the opportunities presented by these businesses. I help them to grow in business and once they did something good I introduce even more opportunities to earn a worthwhile income.

However it looks on the surface, my actual customers is not the people buying airtime but the merchandisers selling. It is not my valued readers on Bukisa, it is the people accepting the opportunity going with it.

To know your real business  is key to finding your customer and build your business.

Airtime business idea

If you are looking for a business idea, how about selling something that almost everyone in South Africa use at some time. Start selling airtime. In SA most households has 2 or more cell-phones. This means two possible prepaid top-ups.

If you start selling airtime you also have the added benefit of having your own airtime available at discount. Quite a good deal don’t you think.

Airtime isn’t the only big seller available.More and more prepaid electricity meters are also appearing. This and airtime are of the biggest sellers online and in-store. You can now join the fun and, best of all, you can do so using your cell-phone.

If you think this is a good business idea and you can make more money doing this; join me. I can help you to set up your own airtime/prepaid electricity sales point.

Your thoughts are valued by our readers because they are mostly helpful. Please leave a comment below. If you want to join, I will mail you or simply phone me, Joe on 0813399658.

Cut the Crap

If you want to work from home and make money, the thing you should remember it that working from home is no more than running your own business. The same as in any other business, cut out the money wasters. More easily defined, don’t do anything that does not bring in money. 

In the real world spending money is easier than making money. When you work online it is so easy to get caught up in chatting on social sites or looking up things you do not need, that you lose track of time quickly. You also forget that you are paying for your own time. Wasted time brings in no money.

Think of your actions as having money in them. The action of promoting your business holds money that comes into your pocket. The action of chatting on social sites or just surfing the net holds money that goes out. Which do you prefer.

Just a short work at home thought. We would like to hear your comments on this. Our readers value your input.

Make money Buying and Selling

Buying and selling from home is a great business idea, especially if you need something to do after hours. Even though it is one of my favourite things, I soon learnt that to do this I need to have stock of some sort. You have to find a product and have it in stock. If you have no stock you cannot sell anything. This created a problem of needing  storage and keeping an inventory. Something not everyone with a backyard business have at hand.

I love buying an selling though. So I started looking around for a solution to my stock and storage problem. It also had a small business capital problem attached too. One solution I found online worked out nice though. I signed up with a drop-shipping company.

If you don’t know what a drop-shipper is, the short version is that it is a company that supplies stock and deliver it to your customer. You simply need to send your order. The drop-shipping company I normally use has an inventory of over 7000 products to choose from. They have products in almost every category imaginable.  You can actually start a specialist store from their inventory. They carry the inventory and deliver directly to your client. No more problems with stock or storage.

Once you joined up doing business is as simple as selecting the product you want to promote, finding our customer and placing your order. You collect the money from your customer and pay the order and your drop-shipper then delivers directly to the customer. This simplifies your business. Now you can pay attention to finding more customers and use your available time and money to market your products.

To help with your cash flow you can also join the affiliate program with the Drop-shipper I use and make money online. This helps to cut cost and bring down overheads.

If you would like to see more about how this works, go to the banner at the bottom of the page or use the links I added. We would also love to hear from you so please lave a comment.

Buying and selling

While I spend a lot of time writing on sites like Bukisa writing online isn’t the only way to make money from home. Working at home gives you the flexibility and the ability to choose how you actually want to earn money. I believe in having multiple income streams, not only from writing in different places but from doing different things.

Buying and selling is one of my favourite things but I soon learnt that to do this I need to have stock of some sort. If you have no stock you cannot sell anything. This created a problem of keeping an inventory.

Problems are there to be solved. Especially if you want to be making money. So I started looking around for a solution to my stock and storage problem. It also had a small business capital problem attached too. One solution I found online worked out nice though. I signed up with a drop-shipping company.

If you don’t know what a drop-shipper is, the short version is that it is a company that supplies stock and deliver it to your customer. You simply need to send your order. The drop-shipping company I normally use has an inventory of over 7000 products to choose from. Once you joined up doing business is as simple as selecting the product you want to promote, finding our customer and placing your order. You collect the money from your customer and pay the order and your drop-shipper then delivers directly to the customer.

To see what the drop-shipping company I normally use looks like, Click Here.

Just a Quick note

 

Persistence is the key to your success.

If you persist you will win.

Never forget this.

Easy Money

Working from home isn’t all just easy money. If you get into this thinking you can just sit back and relax, think again. Ok, that may be a bit harsh. There are quite a few programs allowing you to earn while you sleep but it takes work to get there. Constant and persistent work I might ad.

Making money online isn’t difficult but like g else you have to go through the learning process and do the hard parts. Having an income while you sleep takes a few years of work, but it pays for the rest of your life.

Why I stick twith SDL

I am not shy to say that I love MLM. Multi level marketing not only fascinates me, I simply cannot stay out of it. I have been signed up to the 10 biggest ones to hit the South African market and made money at some while dismally failing at others – more than once. Mostly signing up came from being so clever that I thought I couldn’t fail but I keep on trying and learning. Having a home based business that makes money is a great idea.

When I came to my first SDL meeting I looked carefully and signed up. MLM disasters can be expensive, so I cannot simply rush in. I signed in my wife too (and she made money with SDL even before I did). After a long list of failing or not succeeding very well you may be wondering what made me go for SDL while life have been teaching me so many lessons at being clever. Its simply finding a home based business that is simple and easy to do that did it.

The first thing that jumped out at me was that nothing in the explanation of the business were about what fine upstanding citizen the owner was or what moral and family values SDL supported. The introduction was simple. The company existed for 12 years and were vetted and approved by the Financial Services Board and the Department of Trade and Industry. Now in South Africa getting a once over from these two institutes is a big deal. These are the muscle that can close you down.

With the credentials in place the system were reviewed. While there are a products involved, you do not have to sell any. How does that work? I’m not giving away any secrets. When we get you to a meeting where an accredited person can explain you can find out.

The other thing that bounced out at me was that due to design the person introducing you to the business is actually put in a position where they have to help you if they want to make more money faster. I mean, really do something not only promise. When you get to the meeting you will see how this happens too. Like I said, I’m not giving away secrets.

The part I like the most is that anyone with a South African bank account and SA address can sign up. This means that my friends from Zimbabwe and Botswana can who work in SA can sign up too.

If all of this sounds interesting and you want to know more, friend me on Facebook and join my group ‘Make money with MLM’ this is a group for all mlm’ers. Otherwise simply comment here and we can link up. 

Perks

Working from home has it's perks. Today I am dragging my laptop out into the garden and I am going to sit under the tree. It is a lovely day outside and to miss out would be a shame. I still have some work to complete. 

I hope you all have a wonderfull day too. 

Ready for Christmas

I popped into the garage this morning. If you want to make money online or offline you should remember the big holidays and take advantage. I decided to dig out some of my tools and see what I can do to put something on my stand at TAYM and maybe something comes of it that is worth blogging about.

It seems early to start thinking of Christmas, but not if you are in the selling game. If I want to make something I have to start now. Even if you are only writing, remember, it is better to start early. Once Christmas is done no one reads Christmas stories till next year.