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1. Do something you love.
If you are in a business that you hate, then it's a good bet you won't be successful. Find where your true passion, talents and skills lie and get in a business that exploits them. The saying, "Do what you love and the money will follow" is true.
2. Believe in yourself and think positive.
Although it certainly helps to have an in-demand product, its more important that you believe in your product whole-heatedly. If you have a positive frame of mind going into your venture, if you believe you will be successful, your energy and enthusiasm will communicate itself to others and you will be successful!
3. Even though it's home-based, it's still work.
One of the hardest aspects of owning your own business is maintaining the discipline or motivation to work each day. It's so easy to get distracted and put off the essential tasks that need to get done. Don't sleep late or watch daytime TV during work hours. It's tempting sometimes, but successful businesses are built on the days that you don't feel like it, not on the days that you do. Develop a to-do list EVERYDAY. Set goals for the week. We all struggle with this and it's one of the key elements of success.
4. Only fools rush in - don't be one of them.
The first and most important thing you need to acquire in order to succeed in a small business is... knowledge. Talk to any successful marketer and he or she will tell you that one of the primary reasons for their success is their passion for learning all there is to learn about their business - and about the business of conducting their business. From my own experience I'd advise you to do all the research you can and learn as much as you can about how business operates on the internet before you take the big plunge.
5. Your computer is your lifeline, make sure it's reliable.
If you're planning on conducting the majority of your business on line, don't count pennies when it comes your computer set-up. Plan for success by paying a little extra up front for the fastest modem, the most memory, the speediest processor, a printer with fax, etc.
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