There are a lot of scams out there, as well as legitimate home based business opportunities. So, how do you find the one that works for you?
1.Know the REAL market
There are plenty of "great" business opportunities promoted every week, even every day. Some of them are legitimate, and many are not. It's important to identify a real business opportunity vs. a pie-in-the-sky business promotion. A real business opportunity has a specific market with a specific need. If your product or idea fills a need for a market, then you have product that can succeed. The key is to know you have a market with a need.
2.Talk to people
One of the most important ways you can identify a real market is to talk to people in that market. For example, if you have a plumbing product that you believe fills a need in the plumbing market, you need to talk to plumbers about your product idea and see if they think it's as good idea. A plumber is out there every day plumbing, so they will know if your product is useful and helpful and viable. Also, as you talk to plumbers about your product, not only will you possibly get good ideas about refining your product to make it better, you are building a clientele who will want your product. And they will then tell their plumber friends about your product - word of mouth for a small business market is very, very important.
3.Go to trade shows
Another way to identify the right business opportunity is to go to trade shows. New products and new ideas are always promoted at trade shows. You can see what is already available. You can also see new trends in the market you are targeting and make sure your product is right for the market. Trade shows give you an opportunity to do research about the market, and about products in the market. And you will meet people to talk to about your product at trade shows.
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