Attraction Based Networking

We've all been inundated with ways to build your business on a shoe string budget.  How to build with limited income, how to build for free, building your home based business with little to no up front cash.  I've written several articles on this subject myself and I've been able to implement the suggestions I've recommended.

They all work and they are great ideas but what if you not only have limited cash, but limited time?  I know, we all have limited time, right?  But a lot of the people I network with and interact with on a daily basis have built incredible home based businesses with great success.....BUT, they are doing it full time. 

Now I am not taking anything away from them and their success so please don't get me wrong here  They worked long, hard hours to be where they are today and they deserve every bit of that success.  But how did they do it when they first started out?  They had to have been doing it part time until they reached the level of success they wanted to achieve, right?  More likely than not, a majority of them started their business part-time and many of them are still doing it part-time until they reach their goals.

So, how do you achieve the level of success you are after when you have such limited time?   Well, let me first start off by joining your group.  I am a "part-timer" or, what I prefer to call myself "weekend warrior".  That is when most of my energy is expended in my home based business and when I seem to do my best work. 

I have been able to achieve a good level of success and a very good part-time income building my home based business part-time.  My goal, of course, is to do this full time and I am definitely on track to get there.  So what do I do to juggle my family, day job and home based business? 

First of all, you really have to sit down and write out your goals.  No kidding, this isn't bull - I mean it.  You have to know what level of success you want to achieve before you can get there.  I'm not talking old school methods here.  It doesn't matter what business you are in - affiliate marketing, internet marketing, network marketing - if you don't take 20 minutes to write down your goals and where you want to be by what date - how on earth are you going to get there?    I don't want you to "post them on a dream board" but I do believe it is important to write them down and keep them where you can easily access them to see if you are on track.

For me, at least, when I write something down it seems to be more tangible.  If I keep it in my head then more likely than not, I'll forget it or change it or modify it without realizing I've done any of that.  Once you have that done, then you can start working on how to fit everything in to your tight part-time schedule.

Next you need to decide how many hours a week you are going to spend building and working on your home based business.  10, 20, 30?  It doesn't matter but whatever your commitment level, make sure you stick to it.  If you choose 10 then carve out 10 hours week to work - and block it out in segments.

For instance, decide what time of day you are at your best and block out that time every day to work on the meatier parts of your home business.  For me, I do my best thinking in the morning - that is when I usually post to my blog and write articles.  Since article writing and blog posts are a very big part of what I do, I usually reserve this time for the mornings - weekend mornings are when I do most of my writing.  What do I do on the days I work away from home? 

I get up one hour earlier and work on "busy stuff".  Answer e-mails, browse through articles others have written, maybe listen to a tutorial or training call.   This is too early to do calls to prospects so I usually reserve that time for the evenings and weekend afternoons - if I have too many calls to squeeze into that time frame, I may give up a morning on the weekend to schedule calls for the entire day.   You need to be flexible with yourself but remain diligent. 

My evenings are reserved for mostly calls, trainings or conference calls.  I also do a lot of reading in the evenings to relax myself and unwind.   I read books, articles, blog posts - mostly related to my business. 

It is very easy to just not do anything because you become overwhelmed or burned out.  If you feel this happening, then walk away - walk away for a week or a few days - take a break.  Then come back and you will be amazed at how much better you feel.  I know because I've been there and I've done it.  I come back refreshed, renewed and ready to get going again.

I was able to learn an entirely new way of marketing my business using attraction marketing techniques in a few months part time.  It is possible and now I am getting a very nice steady part-time income from my efforts and a growing list of prospects for my business. 

So it really is possible to build a home based business part-time.  I'm living proof and there are thousands more just like me doing the same thing.

I would love comments from anyone who has built part-time to achieve full time success or anyone currently working their home based business