| Firstly I apologise, the title may seem a bit misleading in | | | | as important, if not more. As somebody who works in |
| today's times. We are all hearing about the financial | | | | a full time job and is married with 2 children and |
| crisis. Here in the United Kingdom we are hearing | | | | relatively new to internet marketing, I accepted I was |
| stories on a daily basis of jobs being threatened, | | | | going to have a lot to learn. But what I am starting to |
| peoples income being reduced and more and more | | | | realize is just how difficult it is to get that precious time |
| starting a home based business to earn some extra | | | | to devote to your business. You come home from |
| money or completely replace your previous income | | | | work, you're tired, exhausted, the children need |
| becomes a lot more enticing. | | | | attention, the baby's crying, you have to pitch in, do |
| What I want to put across in this article is not | | | | your bit, it's your duty and you start to think that the |
| necessarily the financial impact of starting a home | | | | time you should be devoting to your new business is |
| based business but more the time aspect. I am sure | | | | not going to be as easy to come by as you originally |
| most people will agree there are a multitude of home | | | | thought. What do you do? Do you preserve or do you |
| based business opportunities willing for you to invest | | | | cut your losses and run. It might seem the cut your |
| your money in them, but I feel it is the cost in time that | | | | losses and run option is best, given your current |
| the majority of them fail to get across. You see an | | | | circumstances. However, I see problems with this. |
| opportunity, it looks good, you can afford to get | | | | 1) If you give up now are you going to be in the same |
| started, but can you afford the time? I know this is one | | | | position 2, 6, 12 months down the road looking for |
| trap I have fallen into previously. As somebody whom | | | | another opportunity. |
| always seems to be chasing that elusive pot of gold I | | | | 2) Have you wasted money for nothing, don't you |
| found myself constantly being seduced by glossy | | | | owe it yourself to give yourself a fighting chance? |
| sales letters and the promises of endless amounts of | | | | It's my opinion that it's about time management. Rather |
| cash, the flashy pictures of somebody kneeling in front | | | | than worrying about spending hours on marketing |
| of a BMW or the latest Aston Martin (my dream car). | | | | commit to what you can, I truly believe that it's about |
| However, I sometimes think I am missing the point, | | | | doing little and often, make a commitment. |
| money is very important, but I feel quality of life is just | | | | |