I’ve always been entrepreneurial and started my first business after working only a year in the corporate world. Through the years, I’ve learned a lot about business, marketing, outsourcing, and even life in general.

A Little History

I always wanted to start my own business and had thought about it even during my college years. I purchased the make money in real estate course, make money typing, make money on the web, etc. Most of the information wasn’t useful, but at least it got me thinking about business and gave me some ideas.

After college, I worked for a year before getting laid off. I started looking for another job, but was getting unemployment at the time. At the time, I purchased an ebook about making money on Ebay and started selling some of my junk. I them purchased and sold some fragrance oils as an experiment and that went well too. I decided that this was the time to just go for it and for 2 years, I made a living off Ebay auctions.

After 2 years, I got tired of Ebay and made a big change in my business. I started my own website selling baby shower favors, which was a completely different market and a different marketing channel. Since then, I have also experimented with Adsense sites and selling other types of products and services.

Over the past 8 years, I’ve been working while occasionally traveling around the US with my laptop. Several friends and family members have gotten inspired to start their own businesses too. But because I don’t see everyone every day, I don’t always get to give them the guidance that they need.

What I Hope to Share

Asides from real experiences, I also have learned a lot about other types of business and marketing. I’ve realized that there is not enough time to try everything, so hopefully if I discover good ideas, then other people will find them useful.

I’ve used search engines and social media to get website traffic, but have also started to explore other marketing methods. I’ve played around with outsourcing and automation. I have also learned a lot about the mindsets and psychology of success and some of the mental things that hold us back.

For me, continuing to learn has always been an important part of creating success. There’s a lot of garbage information out there when it comes to running your own business from home and there’s a lot of good information too.  But ultimately, I’ve discovered what works and what doesn’t work by actually doing it.

Starting a business is hard and most businesses fail within a few years. But if you succeed, it can be one of the most rewarding experiences. Hopefully, this blog will help provide my entrepreneurial friends with the tips and inspiration they need and I hope that other people will find it useful as well.

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