You say to yourself... "Self... I've got the passion!" Now what? For me... it was, what on earth do I have the passion to do??? We come to Rule No. 2... deciding what to do!
The first thing you should think about are all of your talents. YES ladies, you do have talents!
T-H-I-N-K! Think about everything you do... whether it has to do with your home life... cleaning, organizing, cooking, baking, arts & crafts, giving advice, sewing, taking care of kids, being on your computer?
If you aren't sure, keep a journal of everything you do in a day, week or month. Go back and take a look at that list and prioritize it according to love the most or like the least. Now take an objective look at it and think about what you could do for others. Sewing? How about making clothes or accessories or tailoring. Organizing? Well, let me say this, now that I clean houses, you can't even imagine the need for this service! Never mind not having time to clean. Many people toss "stuff" in the closet, under the bed or in a drawer!!! Never having time to "get back to it." Love computers? Secretarial services, typesetting, research, blogging. The possibilities are only limited by your imagination!
Maybe there is something on the list that you're not crazy about doing but you know you can quickly and easily get it started "for right now."
Believe me! Housecleaning was NOT No. 1 on my "Things I'd Love to Do" list! In all honesty, I can't stand housecleaning. However, Weltson was (and is) a priority. And, once again, I knew that I had to act fast! So, housecleaning it would be... for now.
Rule No. 3??? Marketing yourself!!!
First step? I created a flyer and had copies made (www.docucopies.com), ordered business cards (thank you Vistaprint!) and started telling everyone I knew!
Before hanging my flyers and safety being a concern, I decided where I wanted to work. Of course, nothing is foolproof, but definitely something to be aware of at all times! Then I jumped into my car and went to task hanging 150 flyers! Only took about 2 hours. The result? ONE call! But, that one call became my first customer!
It probably wasn't the best time to start my advertising campaign, a few weeks before Thanksgiving, but it was a start. And you know what? "Nothing ventured, nothing gained!" You have got to start some time and there is no time like the present!
I did another run in January under the assumption that, with the holidays behind us, more people would be looking for my services. Okay... nearly 200 flyers hung and I received two... TWO calls. One of which resulted in a customer.
Whoo hoo! I am up and running. TWO customers! Good, this is good! Next thing you know, I get a referral through an acquaintance and boom... THREE customers! Folks, I am on a roll! Thank you Lord! He is blessing me beyond what I could have hoped for!
Spring has sprung! Technically anyway because, let me tell you, this weather is not spring weather at all! Here we are at the end of May and many of the trees still haven't bloomed! So much for global warming!!!
Another flyer run... somewhere around 150-200 copies this time and the calls start rolling in... four calls. ALL of which became customers! Another referral and business is booming. I will have Weltson paid for in no time!
Until tomorrow, start making that list! Any questions? Let me know! I'd love to be able to help in any way I can!
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