Financial profitability must form part of the success equation of every Internet home based business. If this was not the case, you’d do what you do for charity or as a hobby.
Ultimately to make money your business has to trade successfully. If it makes none or not enough then it’s possible you’re open for business but not actually trading. In effect your operation is masquerading as a business.
Masquerading meaning to appear as one thing but be something else in reality, in much the same way as participants at a masquerade ball appear masked.
Does your Internet home based business look the part but not do what it must, make money?
Want to know how to turn a masquerading business into a trading one?
Read my guest post, Is Your Internet Home Based Business Trading or Masquerading? over on my good friend Elmar Sandyck’s excellent blog, Empowered Online Entrepreneurs.com.
Please share the post if you think your followers would appreciate it and don’t forget to have your say in the comments section. I’ll meet you there!
Be Happy!
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Hi Marcus!
I am so thankful that you have indulged me with a guest post over at Empowered Online Entrepreneurs!
Very engaging topic once again! Time for some unmasking.
Elmar Sandyck recently posted..Is Your Internet Home Based Business Trading or Masquerading?
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Hi Elmar,
I am honored you asked me to write a guest post for you, thank you so much.
The inspiration for my post came from the fact that I often speak to people who tell me they are doing everything they have been told to do and can’t understand why they are not making money in their business.
Most times they ARE doing everything except for the most important thing, so it looks as if they are a business, but they aren’t really.
What’s the one thing they neglect to do?
Ask for the sale!
No matter whether face to face, on the phone or on your website, you have to ask people to take the action you want them to take.
In business this means asking them to buy the solution you’re offering for their problem.
Thanks again Elmar. Much appreciated.
~Marcus
Marcus Baker recently posted..Is Your Internet Home Based Businesss Trading or Masquerading?
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Hi Marcus,
How wonderful that you wrote a guest post for my friend Elmar. Can’t wait to read it. I’ll be right over at his blog.
Have a wonderful day!
Ilka
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Marcus Baker Reply:
June 9th, 2011 at 9:32 pm
Hi Ilka,
Well I have your shoes and those of Oliver’s to fill over there Ilka so hope I kept the standard up.
Elmar has a great blog and is such great guy that it was a pleasure to guest post for his blog.
Always appreciate your support Ilka.
~Marcus
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Building communication is also building trust between you and your leads.Thanks for sharing this post and enjoyed reading it.
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Marcus Baker Reply:
June 11th, 2011 at 7:24 am
Hi,
Thank you. Appreciated having you visit and adding more value to the post.
~Marcus
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Hey Marcus,
Great guest-post. I totally get what you are saying. I started my blog as a means to become an online entrepreneur. I make no bones about that fact.
Still there are many in the online world that struggle with monetizing their website.
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Marcus Baker Reply:
June 11th, 2011 at 7:24 am
Hi Justin,
Thanks for the feedback my friend.
It’s not such a bad realization that one’s not making money as long as one does something about it which most times means dealing with self limiting money beliefs.
~Marcus
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Good article Marcus, this truly is something we need to think about. We might be either making a profit out of our home based business and if we are not making any, we’re moving on believing in something false. You’ve really provided your reader with something very logical and important to ponder. It was a pleasure reading this post.
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Marcus Baker Reply:
June 14th, 2011 at 9:42 pm
Hi Darin,
Welcome and thank you for your positive feedback.
I guess at some point one has to “get real” and say I have a business that isn’t making any money so is it a business and if not what do I have to do to move it there?
~Marcus
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Darin from Brentwood real estate Reply:
June 18th, 2011 at 6:31 am
Hi Marcus,
Completely true, life is too short and its better to try to make things work and the earlier we decide and start off the better!
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This could be a great wake up call for online business owners,. I myself need to do some unmasking with mine.. Thanks for this one..
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Marcus Baker Reply:
June 17th, 2011 at 8:07 am
Hi Josh,
The first thing is to realize that youhave some unmasking to do adn then you can set about unveiling Josh which I am sure you’ll now do.
Appreciate your comment.
~Marcus
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I think to earn money online by any mean is named as home based business or freelancer business.I am very successful in this business.
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Hi Marcus,
Agree with your analogy about an online business and a shopkeeper; pursuing your online business with similar vigour is absolutely important for your operation to become a thriving business. Happy trading!!
Kevin Rudd
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