Cooperative Ventures

In very simple terms, a person that you help out will be inclined to lend a hand to you at a future time. Cooperative ventures of this sort have formed a basis for beneficial business growth in brick and mortar world through years -- indeed, literally for centuries.

The same sort of cooperative ventures plays well on Net as well. Again, as simplistic and as worn as phrase may seem to many people, there is an abundance of truth in “one hand washes other.”

The Power of Positive Praise

Even in cyberspace, “word of mouth” is important. The image of your online business can be vitally enhanced or brutally brought down by what fellow Internet users say -- write -- about your business.

Practically and naturally speaking, one of best ways to start a positive buzz about your online venture is to help others in such a way that they are determined -- not just inclined, but determined -- to spread good word about you and your efforts.

Building Alliances

Finally, be helping others, you will begin to build meaningful alliances that will stand test of time. Rarely does a business -- online or otherwise -- avoid experiencing downtimes or negative situations. By building alliances through your efforts to help and assist others, you will end up having strong supporters during those times when you are facing your own set of difficulties or challenges.

Also don’t forget to be alert and observant each time you leave your home. You must be on lookout for anyone that is still breathing without too much difficulty. These are your cold prospects. Get their names and telephone numbers and attempt to call them to set up an appointment.

When you do manage to set up an appointment, you would arrive armed in same manner as salesperson that came to your door, only to find no-one at home – dark house they call it. Don’t worry they say, just go after someone else, it’s all a numbers game.

When you do manage to catch someone home, they listen to you politely but you read message on their face - how long this is going to take - or they are lounging on sofa, one eye glued to TV and other blankly staring at you.

Does all this sound familiar to you? No kidding, hundreds of individuals have been down this lonely road. No wonder 95% of people quit. After all, any individual with a little dignity can only tolerate so much rejection without developing a serious complex about their abilities.

And yet we all know that building a business that will automatically multiply itself without you physically having to be there 24/7 is by far easiest way to success.

Looking for a business model that never requires you to attend meetings, make personal contact with complete strangers, never leave comfort of your computer…then you have just stumbled into wonderful world of e-commerce. Hundreds of different business models abound and cool thing about them is that you can work more than one at same time. You can develop multiple streams of income and start living life salesman in my article only dreamt of.