There are many benefits to owning a franchise home based business. That’s why so many people are looking into the many excellent home based franchise business opportunities available on the internet today. The categories of home based businesses to choose from virtually knows no bounds. From window cleaning to cosmetics, you name it, and you can find a home based franchise that sells it. Franchising makes it easy to start a business because rather than starting from nothing, a new franchise owner need only follow a proven business model to find success.Aside from this, there are many other good reasons to begin a franchise home based business. Not the least of these is the fact that you can run your business from home. Additionally, you can combine it with your day job for as long as you need to do both. In a short time, however, you should be able to drop your job and make a nice living with your home based franchise business. Naturally you will experience quite a bit less stress working for yourself at home, as opposed to traipsing back and forth to an office, job site or other place of business at the behest of a boss! Dealing with traffic on a daily basis is said to be one of the factors which is most negative on ones health, along with the numerous toxins in vehicle exhaust which are breathed in while on the road.You are sure to enjoy the personal freedom brought to you by owning your own home based business. The ability to make your own schedule, and set your own priorities, is unsurpassed in the realm of occupational freedom. In fact, you may find yourself more productive working at home than you have ever been in an employment setting. Consequently, a home based franchise business can bring you tremendous financial benefits, because you will be earning what you are truly worth, and not what someone else deems to be the suitable pay for the job. In addition, you have the potential to be earning a percentage of the efforts of others that you will bring into the business, therefore multiplying your income without having to multiply your valuable time. Not only can you make good money, but you can also save substantial expense previously spent on transportation, business clothing and so on.Owning a franchise home based business lets you spend quality time with the family you love, while earning a good living! With so many choices in franchise businesses available today, there is no reason why you should not choose your favorite and take the plunge!
3 Ways to Build Your Home Based Business Opportunity
Where are all the good people? I often get asked this question when new people first join me in a home based business opportunity. You see, we have been conditioned to follow the pack and do what everyone else is doing, even if its the wrong strategy. I see many leaders preach about duplication and follow along on how they made their fortune in network marketing. The problem with that strategy, is what worked well for them, may in fact not work well for you.In today’s article, I will outline 3 areas of where you can go to find and locate good quality people. Many people are probably familiar with the first two areas, but not necessarily realize the advantages of organic search results, especially if you are just starting out.1. Warm Market – Is this still a good way to build?We have all heard the stories about making a list of 25 or 50 people that you know, get some training and start calling them to build your home based business opportunity quickly. Hey, I am the first to suggest doing this only if you feel comfortable doing so. That may be a contradiction to the super star network marketers advice, but here me out.Let me repeat, call your warm market (circle of influence) if you are OK doing so. If you are not, then you will need to explore other effective ways to build your home based business. The fact is, you will likely utilize a variety of methods to build your business opportunity anyways. I am just tired of the 1 approach fits all mentality to this business. I am still in the trenches day in and day out. Over the years, I have found that I no longer want to approach too many of my friends. Its a personal choice, but one you should consider as you build a business.2. Social Networking Sites – Are they effective?Several years ago, I reached out and started working the social networking sites. I really knew little about the process and wanted to make sure before I tried building my home based business opportunity by this method, that I understood the rules and how to maximize my time. What I learned over time, you should never try and sell something to someone in social networking sites. It is far better to get to know people, make friends and in time, people will ask you what you do.I have seen too many people try and come in, make up a MySpace, Twitter or Facebook page only to fail. The problem is there approach. Their home page is a like an advertising billboard. Most people ignore them because they have become conditioned seeing them all the time. If you want to stand out, build a nice profile, without all the in your face approach and reach out daily to make friends. In the course of a year, you could have several hundred close contacts and some may even join you in your business.3. Organic Search Results – What is this all about?In the past couple of years, I had a desire to finally start learning about driving traffic to my websites via organic search results. The problem was I didn’t know, what I didn’t know. So after searching around, I found some good people to educate me on the fine art and science of SEO. You see, I believe this is by far the best strategy overall for my situation. But there are some really good reasons for it.During the past 10 years, I have been involved in a few home based business opportunities. I really never made a lot of money, but I certainly learned a tone of skill sets by some great mentors. The problem was after I made a decision to leave, I had to start over. Well, I’m tired of starting over each time and decided that if I went with another company, I would build my home based business much differently this time.I wanted to only build by organic search results. You see, what happens in 2 years down the road if the company I am currently involved in goes bankrupt, they change the compensation plan or I simply decide this is not a good fit for me. Well, what do I do if I build the traditional ways. You got it, I am left to start over yet again.So this time, via search engine optimization (SEO), I have decided that no matter what happens with Company A in the future, by having my websites at the top of the search engines, I will always be able to make money in a home based business. If Company A goes under, all I need to do is look for another company that I like, change the links on my websites and within a short period of time, I am back in business because of traffic coming to my website.Each of us has to decide what methods we should use to build our particular home business. For many people, they enjoy the one on one interactions, doing home parties and building by traditional methods. Hey, that’s OK with me too. Many people are choosing to go online and look for ways to make money. You need to take some time, educate yourself and understand there are pros and cons for each method. No matter which method you choose, understand it will likely take 2 to 4 years before you make any serious money. None of the methods are instant wealth creation methods, but rather long term viable options.Make it a great day,Darrell Lischka
How to Find Great Live Auctions for Resale Items
Hi, my name is Walt. I’m an auctioneer with 25 years of experience in the auction business and licensed in the state of MA. I own Quick Auction Service, a company that specializes in building and running custom auctions, I’m also the webmaster of my own site and have been on eBay for 8 years. Besides eBay, the types of auctions I run most frequently are antiques and on-site estate auctions, although I’ve run everything from business overstock auctions to charity & special event auctions.
I enjoy sharing my knowledge and stories of the auction business. My goal for article is to help folks get the absolute most out of their auction experience.
Whether your fresh out of the package or a seasoned dealer I think I can offer something in this article to help you with your auciton adventures.
There may be as many reasons to attend auctions as there are types of auctions to attend. Maybe you want to attend an auction to buy items for re-sale on eBay, or some other market. Maybe you want to furnish your home with wonderful antiques, or you want to furnish your home as inexpensively without sacrificing quality.Some folks are just looking for a fun night out. With a little perseverance all these things are possible.
There are antiques and estate auctions, auto auctions, overstock auctions, absolute and no reserve auctions, real estate auctions, specialty auctions where only one genre of items are sold, tailgate auctions, live auctions, online auctions, sealed bid auctions, silent auctions, charity and fund raising auctions and many more.
Can you really buy for pennies on the dollar at an auction? You bet! Many times I’ve seen folks buy and re-sell at the same auction on the same night for a good profit, although be advised, this should only be done after the auction is over.
There are a lot of ways to find an auction, but here are some tips on how to find and attend the best ones.
Visit the genre of shops in the area that apply to the type of auction you want to attend. IE: If your looking for a good antique auction to attend, stop in the local antiques shops and ask for what there are for good auctions in the area. Sounds obvious right? But listen to what they don’t say as well as what they do say. Oftentimes when a dealer speaks poorly about an auction he or she attends, it may be likely that they are trying to keep a good thing secret. Think for a moment, why would a dealer keep attending a lousy auction?
Newspaper ads: I personally like to find ads in the classified ad section rather than flashy display ads. Flashy ads are usually indicative of an auction that will be high priced, may have reserves, (a set price on an item), and usually an enormous crowd. While any auction can be profitable to attend, it is usually best to steer clear of the glitzy ones, at least for the beginner.
Here’s the minimum you want to find out before you go. If there is a phone number in the ad, call and ask for the terms of the sale. What forms of payment do they accept? Is it an absolute auction? An absolute auction is one that has no minimum or reserve bids on items. These are the best auctions to attend! Is there a buyers premium? A buyers premium is like a tax that everyone who makes purchases at that auction must pay above the winning bid price. Most auctions these days do charge a buyers premium, 10% is not unreasonable but I feel much more than that is greedy, and the auctioneer that charges over 10% is counting on most bidders not doing the extra math as the bids quicken in pace.
A fair auction will have ample time to inspect the merchandise, usually at least 2 or 3 hours. Find out when inspection starts and make sure to attend! Never attend an auction if you can’t make the inspection, not unless your prepared to gamble. Most auctioneers sell at a rate of about 100 items per hour, which is why they sell “as is”. They simply don’t have the time to give a detailed description of all the items. Since almost all items at auction are sold AS IS, there are sure to be some damaged, refinished, fake and incomplete items at any given auction. Beware of any auctions that offer very little or no inspection time.
Good auctions will usually have 150 to 400 lots. A lot may be one item or a group of items. The exception to this are specialty auctions, auto auctions, real estate auctions etc.
When you attend your first sale, take note of the 1/2 dozen or so dealers that buy the most often. See if you can find out about other area auctions they attend.
When you do find an excellent auction, attend it as often as possible. By frequenting good sales, you help increase the bottom line of that business. It’s difficult for many auctioneers to keep the quality of merchandise consistent, so good attendance certainly helps. And when an auctioneer gets to know you as a buyer, he/she will go out of the way to accommodate you, to keep you coming back.