| Starting your own small business can be a good idea | | | | are a domain name (about $10/year for a.com) and |
| for several reasons. | | | | web hosting (about $10/month but can be found for |
| Firstly people who are truly rich get and stay that way | | | | free). |
| by owning things that produce income, like a business, | | | | Another thing to consider is your customer base. A |
| real estate, or intellectual property. | | | | traditional business is limited to the customers that are |
| Second, even if you don't want to be the next Bill | | | | within traveling distance of it's physical location. A web |
| Gates, owning your own business is one of the | | | | business can potentially reach anyone who is online. |
| quickest and most reliable way's to put yourself in | | | | A further benefit is that a large portion of an online |
| direct control of your income. The harder you work, | | | | business can be automated. This allows you to focus |
| the more business you do, the more money you make. | | | | on marketing, or whatever else you need to instead of |
| If you are considering starting your own small business | | | | being stuck behind a counter all day. It also gives you |
| you might want to think about starting an online | | | | the freedom to choose when you work and when |
| business. | | | | you don't as your customers will still be taken care of. I |
| The startup cost's for a web business are fractional | | | | am not insinuating that you can make money without |
| compared to those of a traditional brick and mortar | | | | doing anything, only that an online business allows a |
| business as is the overhead. Initially to get your site up | | | | great deal more flexibility than a traditional business. |
| and running the only expenses that are unavoidable | | | | |