Monday, July 23, 2007

The Best Business?

I remember reading an article somewhere many years back talking about how the world is moving into the Information Age. I really don't know how they term the Ages, like Stone Age, Modern Age, Nuclear Age etc. but what I realized soon after was that the so-called Information Age must have something to do with computers or the internet. But even though the Historians believe the Information Age started in 1986 Humans have been hunting for information for centuries. It has been this search for information that has brought us the wheel, the written word, books and pretty much everything that you look at around you. So it would only be natural that if it is in our Human make-up to search out information, then it is only natural that the Information Business is the best business on Earth. Yes - The Best Business On Earth. See, most of us are wanting to know stuff like - how to do something, how to get this or that, why should we do this, what are the best methods of doing this etc. And the list goes on and on. So as you can see, these are the most important sales words - What, Where, How, When, Why. The Information Business, thus, has more economic punch than what you or I think has in store. Just imagine how easy it is to manufacture a product digitally, be it a training manual or infomation guide etc, and sell it for far more than it costs to produce. I know of some who has sold $0.50 CDs for $97. There are others who sold $25 training courses for a handsome $997. There seriously is no other business where you will see the profit margins that you will with Information products. With all this great light-bulb blinking on top of our heads now, the question is where do we get started (if ever), and how? Do a Google search and you'll be amazed at the avalanche of information which you get. Go a little deeper and you'll be even more confused. Attend a bootcamp or seminar and I believe more light-bulbs will present themselves in a fascinating way. The Internet business, unlike other businesses, is slightly different in start-ups or operations, as a whole. Why do I say that? Cos you really don't need a PhD in computer engineering, nor do you need to have a fat off-shore bank account to start! Here though, you will need a little bit (just a grain) of basic computer know-how and with just as little as less than a dinner for two at TGIF to start your operations. Now isn't that a beauty? You might ask me now - Is there a short-cut or a faster way which I can get everything set-up for me and have the business running in no time? Of course, there is. But I can guarantee you one thing though - there ain't no short-cuts to success. Keep on working on yourself, learn as much as you can about your online business, how you do you see yourself handling the operations, but most of all - First, Set A Goal which you'd like to achieve. More on that in my later posts - haha. For now, if you really intend to make the internet your choice of business, have a peek at MySecretRecipe to learn the formula which has worked for me and which can work for you too.