I've been helping a couple that are very good friends with building their own web business for the last few days. They are great people and very successful already in their own business, but want to add a complimentary web business to their income streams.
Meanwhile, I am keeping up with the day-to-day demands of our own websites as well as preparing for an engagement in West Palm Beach where I will be speaking on developing an internet business.
Believe it or not, all 3 activities tie in with each other! I have been struggling with "What do I need to tell the folks at the Florida conference" to be sure I don't leave anything out. Working with our friends every morning for several days has been a great help because they keep asking questions that I didn't think of telling the folks in Florida about until they asked. Then while working on our own sites I keep coming across other things I need to add to both the one-on-one time and to the workshop.
The only drawback is the days aren't long enough sometimes. Or more accurately, I run out of steam before I've finished everything I need to do. Well I guess we all run into that problem when we are doing more than the average Joe. But this brings up the point of this post...
I am often asked to help someone get a web business going, and when I give them an overview of what it takes they tell me "That's a lot of work. I don't have enough time to make something like that happen."
I smile and say "Tell me about it" and let the subject drop... Along with any attempt to help them move along farther.
What amazes me about this comment is the misconception in people's minds that building your own business is an 8-hour a day undertaking. It's not. If you think it is, then please go back to whatever you do as an employee and decide to be happy with that.
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