Nine reasons why you should consider starting an internet business

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started” – Mark Twain

Work from anywhere… right now I’m enjoying the beautiful English country side as I sit on the top of a hill, waiting for a rain shower to pass so that I can continue hang gliding.  But seriously, it is a great way to work your way around the world, or simply to spend more time with family abroad.  The internet is a wonderful place – and it really is what you make of it, so don’t delay – get started!

Reduced working hours…the potential is there, certainly.  I have met a guy who has made $1.8M from eBooks… and most of that was on autopilot! If you think about it, once the eBook is set up, the benefits of internet automation kick in.  Yes I know it is not that easy at first, but there are plenty of examples of people applying this business model successfully, why should you not be one of them?  The philosophy is to “do the work once, get paid many times”, and once you have set up the system you can either sit back and relax or just move on to the next project.

Only to the fun bits…Hate graphics? Or coding? Hate copywriting? No problem. The modern world affords an unprecedented level of outsourcing.  So once you get a bit of money coming in you can ditch the bits of the job you don’t like.  How good is that?

Easily Scalable… Boom!  Here we have it.  With the internet if you can achieve a business model that works, with sales processes that convert, you can scale up more easily than any other business I know.  If you are using paid advertising… and you are making money.  Then 10x the advertising makes 10x the profit.  It is not quite that perfect because there are a few factors that increase cost with increased traffic, such as the need for dedicated hosting servers instead of shared, but these are really minimal.  So, Boom!  Make a small profit, optimize that, then scale up and automate.

Low start-up costs and low overhead costs… Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Pintrest, Clickbank…. The list goes on and on.  All Free services that let you get a web presence and start making money online with zero start-up cost.  As always there is a trade of time vs. money, but even if you just have a small budget, you can get web hosting and an email auto-responder for about $10/month.   Internet income beats bricks-and-mortar businesses hands down for low risk, low cost start-ups.  So, take up the challenge, get out there and try something.

“The Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow” – Bill Gates

Making your Hobby pay the bills… It has never been so easy to turn your hobby into you income source.  It doesn’t matter if you are into making wine, or laying paving slabs.  The internet has an unrivalled ability to bring people together.  So if you happen to enjoy rearing lazy-eyed-frogs, then I’m sure you’ll find some like-minded people to form a community, and then a customer base.  What better way to generate an income than be doing immersing yourself in the subjects you love.

Become part of a global community… this will helps you stay young! If you haven’t already, isn’t it time you got a grip on IT developments?  When I started I couldn’t set up a website, I couldn’t fathom one end of an email system from the other – but now I’m quite conversant with all this “techy” stuff – and I’m learning faster all the time.  However, if the “techy” stuff is not for you – that is not an issue, some of the most successful people online are non-techies… and they outsource all the techy stuff, which eventually will be your aim as-well.  Beach? Html code a webpage?  Beach?  Not difficult is it?

Think outside the box… This making money online-thing offers the perfect opportunity for those of us, myself included, who have been conditioned to think that you earn money by working for someone else to break free.  You’ll start to see the world in a different light, you’ll start to see value and opportunity.  This will enhance your business skills and you will, as I have, get huge personal satisfaction from testing things and seeing if they have worked.  I remember staying with my grandparents when I was young and every morning waking eager to see if the chicken had laid another egg.  Well internet marketing is the same for an adult.  Not always, but usually there is a golden egg waiting.

Ever growing income streams…. Once you have set up one income stream simply move on to set up another.  Initiate, Moderate and Automate!  This is the beauty of the internet.  It might seem like a pipe dream – but many people are achieving it.  And on the plus side, it gets easier and easier.  As the learning curve flattens off… your pace and output ramps up.  You can pay more outsourcers and really accelerate your progress.