It’s 6:00 AM. The alarm goes off. You get up and take a shower. Then you help get the kids up and ready for school. You rush around the house trying to get yourself ready for work.
You barely have time for a bowl of cereal. You figure you’ll grab a cup of coffee on the way to work.
Oh no! Now you need to worry about your commute to work. If you don’t leave in the next ten minutes, your ride goes from forty minutes to over an hour. It’s all about timing the traffic.
When you finally get to work, you rush in hoping no one notices that you are a couple of minutes late. You turn on your computer and read through all of the tedious emails that are waiting for you.
Then you look at your schedule for the day. Meetings, paperwork, more meetings, and more paperwork. You begin to wonder if there is anyway that you can leave all of this behind, but still provide for yourself and your family.
Well, the answer is a resounding yes.
Because, you see, the internet has changed the game…forever.
It has leveled the playing field. It allows us to operate our own business right from the comfort of our own home, or from wherever we choose.
Now, if you are looking for a job, where you will receive a weekly paycheck and have someone “looking over your shoulder” while you work at home, you probably don’t need to read on.
But, if you want the opportunity to have real financial freedom, real time freedom, you should listen to everything I am about to tell you.
Legitimate Work From Home
Let’s talk about a couple of basic concepts first.
Of all the people you know, what percentage of them are on the internet every day? I’m guessing it’s a pretty big number.
This is why I’m saying that the internet has changed things forever. Every week, every month, and every year, more and more people spend more time online.
More people shop online each year.
More people go online to get the news.
More people join social networks each year.
I’m sure you know that Facebook gets the second highest amount of traffic on the internet. The only site that gets more traffic is Google. We are all spending more time online. Period.
This is why, if you want true financial and time freedom, you must embrace the internet and learn the skills necessary to market online.
The second concept I want to bring up is “job security.” I remember when Chad and I first started our online business. Many people thought we were a little crazy.
They thought we were getting ourselves involved in some type of scam or something. Nothing could have been farther from the truth, but fear of the unknown can make people say things like that.
Unfortunately, network marketing is widely misunderstood and many people make snap judgements based on things they’ve heard from others. Sometimes, in our experience, they don’t even know why they think it’s so bad!
The truth is that we have more security because no one can take away what we have built. No one can say to us tomorrow “I’m sorry, we are going to have to let you go. Cutbacks. Sorry.”
We don’t have to go to a job that we hate and hope we don’t lose it. Of course there is some type of security in a steady paycheck and many people don’t want to take that leap of faith. It scares them.
However, if you are still reading this you must believe and trust deep down that there is a better way. You don’t have to live paycheck to paycheck and you can work from home.
You can have a legitimate home business. You can spend more time with your kids. You can set your own schedule. You can take vacations when you want.
How Do You Know What’s A Legitimate Work From Home Opportunity?
Trust me. We know how many opportunities you see online every day. Who should you believe? What’s real? What’s legitimate?
Well, here are a few guidelines to follow that will hopefully help you make your decision easier.
1. Is it free to join? You know the saying, “You get what you pay for;” well, if you pay nothing, guess what you are going to get?
Many people ironically feel that if they have to spend any money to start a business online, it’s a scam. I do not and will never understand this mentality.
Take this thought process offline. What business do you know of that requires no capital to start?
Exactly.
I’m not saying you should throw your money at anyone who wants to take it, but be prepared that you are going to have to invest some money and that certainly doesn’t mean it’s not legitimate. In fact, it’s quite the opposite.
2. Are they promising you thousands of dollars in your first 30 days with essentially no work involved? Big red flag here. First of all, it’s rare to come off the street and be a success in 30 days.
This industry does provide a great platform to make a very lucrative income in a relatively short period of time. However, be prepared for it to take longer than 30 days to be able to quit your job, and you will actually have to do work.
3. Don’t be afraid if you have to fill out an application. You should welcome this one. This means that the opportunity you are looking at doesn’t just let “anyone” in.
This is good for you, so don’t shun it. This means they are serious about their business and this will ensure a more qualified prospect for you when you are looking for consultants in the future.
4. When you are looking for a mentor who will be your sponsor, look for someone who is a leader and who is serious about this business. Look for someone who you feel like you connect with and who is going to be there to help you and guide you.
The final piece of advice I can give is to do your due diligence and don’t be afraid to listen to your gut. Whether your gut is saying something or someone is really good or really bad, it’s usually right.
But always do your due diligence each step of the way. There are so many legitimate legitimate work from home opportunities out there that will allow you to have your own business. Be open-minded and don’t be afraid to learn about something new.
You might be surprised where it could lead you.
