A note from Renee, I read this article on a message board and wanted to jump up and cheer!! Nanc gives some much needed advice to online entreprenuers.
FREE is a 4 letter word to anyone trying to do business online and be
successful.
Yet everyday I see ads for I want free hosting, free graphics, free
ebooks, FREE Adivce ect.
We are all homebased business owners. You would not expect people to
ask you for FREE products or Service correct. Then please do not
expect others to offer you free services or produts.
Hosting agents IF they do not make money placing AD on your website
need to make a living. For those of you that do not understand how
hostig works it cost the service about 300 to 1,000 a month to provide
servers or more for YOUR use. And hosting right now is pretty cheap as
low as $3.95 a month or a bit more for a small site. They spend
thousdands a year to run a business and if they make $3.95 or $7.95 a
hosting client imagine how many clients that takes to run a successful
business. Many get stiffed or client are late paying each month which
puts a strain on them financially.
Graphic designers spend hour creating their images for resale.
Publisher put a lot of research into their producuts.
FREE is not a good way to do business and since you expect to get
paid don't expect others to offer you their services for free.
Now I was new once too online and ON a tight budget I seached and
found the best deals I could. I started with a budget of $20 a month
now you still can get hosting and Advertising for that each month IF
you a smart shopper. I cn guarantee you if you look you can find both
hosting and adveritsing online for $20 a month.
You can swap ads if you don't want to pay for them at least then the
other person get something out of it also.
But here is the bottom line most people send an enorumus ammount of
time and effort and MONEY to set up and run their businesses and they
have every right to get paid for what they offer you. Most of us that
are homebased have very affordable prices but you really should not
expect to get anything for free unless you make some sort of
investment with them also.
Now free is a GOOD Add on Buy one get one Free, a Free ebook for
signing up for a newsletter, Free ads for becoming a member works well
and is good business. Free chats are excellent resources and many
homebusiness groups host great chats to help you become more
successful. FREE should be used sparingly and No one should Expect to
get anything for free anymore online or off.
My Granny use to say you get what you pay for and most freebie are not
worth what you pay for them.
Nanc Johnson
Founder/Director
SmallBusinessReferralNetwork.com
Nanc Johnson has been on Online leader of the homebased business community since 2001 when she started a shoestring marketing firm it has grown into a thriving community of homebased business owners working together and supporting each other through networking, chats and online events. http://smallbusinessreferralnetwork.com
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