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How secure is your future? The economic downturn is forcing many Americans to take stock of their position. fuel prices are up and down, banks and financial institutions are under threat, forcing the government to step in with funding. All this does not bode well for the future. If you are nearing retirement, do you think you can live on government handouts, with rising prices and job losses? So what about starting a home based business opportunity? Do you even know where to start or how to assess your business idea?
The following is 7 Simple Steps to Get you Started in a successful home based business opportunity. One of the main reasons people start a home business is to make money. For some it's a blessing to make money doing something they love. For example, I am not saying that you have to love house cleaning to have a successful business; however it would be a good idea if you didn't hate it.
1) Decide exactly what kind of house cleaning services you will offer. Here you decided what cleaning you will do, like making beds, vacuuming, mopping and waxing floors, dusting and so on. Also note what you won't do, e.g. laundry. You can also decide to specialize, e.g. by cleaning carpets only, or cleaning suspended ceilings only.
2) Pricing your home based business opportunity cleaning service is critical. To have an idea of how to charge for your housecleaning service, use your competition. Check your telephone directory and the classified ads section in your local newspapers for cleaning businesses, call them up (pretend to be a prospective client) and find out exactly what cleaning services they offer and how much they charge. With this formation decide the best price to charge for your cleaning service.
3) Do you have a business plan detailing your startup costs for your home based business opportunity? For this you need to consider, tools, material, transport, advertising, insurance etc. Write down a list all the tools and material you need, like cleaners, sponges, mops, carpet cleaning equipment etc. Next find out the cost of each item on the list and write it down next to the item. Transport: you will have to estimate your costs here. You see it depends on where your client is located and your means of transportation to get to your client. Having your own vehicle would be to your advantage. Advertising: You can use free advertising (word of mouth) and paid advertising (classifieds, telephone directory ads etc). Phone calls to your local newspaper and the telephone company who publish your telephone directory will tell you the cost of placing ads. Once you've gathered all this information, calculate your total startup costs.
4) What is the name of your home based business opportunity? Many people choose the wrong name because they think it sounds cool or fancy. Well, that may work for a local business, but if you build a home based business on the Internet, then choosing a name will require a different strategy.Here are a few examples I got off the Internet, 'Maid Brigade', 'All Shine Cleaning', 'White Glove Cleaning Service'. Please avoid using 'Your Name Cleaning Services'. Using your own name as part of your business name is over done by many house cleaning businesses. Brainstorm and come up with a name that helps you stand out of the crowd.
5) Learn the zoning regulations of your community. Check the city clerk's Office or your local library for a copy for a copy of the zoning laws governing your community. Your reason for doing this is that some zoning regulations prohibit home businesses in a community.
6) Do a few free cleaning jobs. Well you're not actually doing them for free. You're doing them in exchange for references. References add to your credibility for future paying clients and are invaluable. You can offer these free cleaning jobs to friends, non profit organizations in your communities .
7) Get your first paying client then get another and another and another and so on. Tell everyone you know that you've started a cleaning business and place ads in the local newspapers. In the beginning you need to spend most of your time and money getting paying clients. However, the more clients you get the less time and money you spend on marketing and more time you spend on cleaning and making your clients happy.
This is just the beginning for your home based business opportunity. Once you start making money take a house cleaning business course to help you better manage your business in terms of growth, accounting, taxes, insurance better marketing strategies and more.
But wait here is a better and more efficient way to get your home based business opportunity started and be an integral part of a team. Start your own home based business opportunity with little or no risk. You can own a solid business and not worry about the details.
The New Business Paradigm to build a long and lasting home based business opportunity is by Buying Customers. The foundation of every successful business in the world has lots of customers. Just look companies like McDonalds Restaurants, Wal mart, Home Depot etc. They have lots of customers and that's why they continue to thrive in this economy.
Ken Wright
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