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Question: Home Based Business/ mlm statistics?

Anyone know the general statistics for the amount of people who are joining a Home Based Business or mlm... per day, per month? I did some Google searches but I was finding any numbers or percentages. I'm looking for recent stats, like 2009, 2010...
* most sites list stats for SMALL businesses, but that generally means offline. I''m looking for HOME BASED or online/ mlm specifics!!

Answer: Even if you do find any numbers they are just guesses. There are so many home based businesses and MLM companies out there that are flying under the radar. The guesses you'll find will vary so much that they are pretty much useless. The Direct Selling Association www.dsa.org might be able to give you the most accurate stats on MLM, but even then it's just an educated guess because most MLM companies aren't members.

The SBA sba.gov may be able to provide some stats too, but once again it's just an educated guess.

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Question: Starting a landscape consulting business: What do homeowers want to know about their landscapes?

I'm a horticulturist with 10 years of experience working on all type of properties ranging from small homes to 1st class museum collections. I want to share my expertise by working with property owners to help upgrade and maintain their landscapes. I currently write a newsletter that covers seasonal maintenance tasks, pest and disease issues, and design ideas.

Answer: We had an interior design business in LA for 30 years and offered a similar service. Some of our clients simply couldn't afford $30,000 to $50,000 for a total room design, so we offered a service where we devised a plan based on their lifestyle, needs and desires. We rendered drawings with sample color themes, fabric choices, wood tones, window and floor treatments that they could bring with them as they purchased items.

Actually, most of the work we did for our clients was in a sense serving as a liason between the trades and the clients. All of our installers, upholsters, painters, electricians, plumbers, etc. had their own businesses and contracted with us independently to complete our designs. On occasion, we had a general contractor, when large scale projects required it, but most of the time we were the project's front line quality control, made certain everything stayed on schedule and corrected problems that arose as they occurred.

About 80% of our business came from referrals of existing clients who were eager to tell family and friends about the work they had done. I taught classes at our local community college and adult continuing education center which also brought in new clients. We also did some unpaid work, like designing sets for upstart cable TV shows for the end of show credits. Joining professional membership organizations was helpful, too.

I really think there is a need for the service you want to offer. Focus your marketing efforts on areas or neighborhoods where you see bad landscape design. My little canyon would be an excellent example. We have both front and back hillsides with automatic sprinklers, DG, erosion problems and we are all fighting some kind of tree fungus on our liquid ambers. I, myself have re-planted my front hillside 5 times in 8 years, only to suffer massive plant death. There is only one home in our 37 house neighborhood that has successfully developed a landscape design that provides beautiful curb appeal, has the right plant matter for the soil, sun and conditions we have. If you were sending out a newsletter covering the topics you've outlined to homeowners in my neighborhood, you would surely garner a substanial client base!

Work From Home Business Information Publishing Make Money Recurring Income Copy Simeon Tuitt

A Home Business Data Entry clerk job is like its name suggests, a job rather than a Home Based Business Opportunity. As a Data Entry clerk, you get your work from a company along with all the necessary instructions and materials then you do the job. For a Data Entry clerk job, you can be considered an employee or not. 

Employee vs Home Business Data Entry clerk job

If you are considered an employee of a company and your job title is a Data Entry clerk then your pay is likely to be relatively high with benefits. An employee doing Data Entry job is often better paid than a Home Business Data Entry clerk, freelancing.  While it is common for a company to have an inhouse position of Data Entry clerks, it is less common for them to outsource Data Entry job.

To do Data Entry as a Home Business, you have to find a company that hires outside people for data entry jobs then work with them for a long time so that they will eventually promote you. 

Drawbacks of Home Business Data Entry clerk job

Working at home doing data entry as a data entry clerk at home, you usually don't get any benefits. There will be no medial insurance, dental insurance or vision insurance as you would if you were to be employed as an employee. 

Also when it is time to file your tax return, you need to file it as a business owner using Schedule C if you are a sole proprietor. You may get a 1099 Miscellaneous income tax form from the company that pays you. However, if you don't earn as much as the threshold, then they are not required to send you a 1099-Misc. In this case, you are totally responsible for filing and reporting the correct amount of income to the IRS. 

Benefits of Home Business Data Entry clerk job

The reason people love to do Home Business Data Entry clerk job more than being an employee is that they can do it in their own time. For example, a mom with many children can spend her day time with the kids rather than sending them to day care and still make money to pay bills.