Monday, December 13, 2010

Business Starting From Hobbies

Do not even underestimate the hobby. Evidently a lot of success entrepereneur started from a hobby, the hobby of cooking, making crafts, writing, to keep animals. Why not develop it into a profitable business?
Hobbies arguably as a fulfillment of an inner need to escape from boredom due to daily routines. Because of its reason, which happens in about a hobby is an infinite pleasure. And when the hobby brought into the business area, often work well. Of course, because one's success in business is to work with a happy heart. Clearly there is sincerity, both in starting or expanding businesses conducted by the foundation of love, not by compulsion factor.No wonder so many people starting a business is due to craze or a hobby. Shadow earning big by doing work that tune, of course it became the desire of many people. Because usually people are doing the best for the activities he likes, so do not be surprised if the result is also optimal. Hobby that is done by removing the original purpose of saturation, and then actually make money of course be a very pleasant bonus. When going to start a business, the first step is the hardest of the efforts that must be done. Is not the big things that originated from the efforts of sustainable small.

So what to do for our hobby can become a business?  

First spend some more time to pursue hobbies. Thus will we produce more quality work which we understand to detail the problem. Which forwards the results of a quality of work that will certainly enhance the value of the products we sell these respective fields. Especially if a lot of people who pursue the same hobby, of course, our products must have more value than similar products. At least the work we are able to compete in the market.
 
SecondAfter the resulting quality was considered sufficient to increase productivity further. Strive to continuously improve the productivity of its products, matching the feasibility if we want to make the prospect of commodity goods. Both acceleration skills constantly. Add a continued technical knowledge relating to our hobbies are, this can be done through books, magazines, internet and various other information media. Or it could be through seminars or other training.
 
Furthermore, the third, access to experts (mentors) are associated with a hobby in which we live it. Strive to learn directly from people who previously proved successful running of a hobby which doubles as a business opportunity. Make them mentors. Mingle with mentors who have the same majors will be a quick way how to produce good work. Of those that have proved successful in the hobby a business so we can learn the creative process of how the hobby is not just to satisfy personal enjoyment but also able to produce commodities. Mingling with these mentors, at least the work and the skills we have always measured kemajuanya by people who are competent in their fields. Also located in the neighborhood who have similar interests will also increase our motivation in doing business.  If there are communities in our hobby, try to join and actively. Some hobbies have a community or society to accommodate people who have similar hobbies. There are many benefits that we can get by following the gathering, among other things: get the latest developments as well as information about the hobby that might be used in seeking opportunities, enhance opportunities, get a prospective customer, get free promotions to expand the network.
 
Fourth, realize a hobby became a business opportunity. From the results of all learning both practical and psychological knowledge, which leads from a hobby business that soon made the business plan that will begin. How does the system, where it is located, when it will start and so forth. Next is also important to note here is from a hobby that became a business is whether people want to buy the work we produce. And how many people would pay for it. It means that marketing is becoming one of the keys to success after an understanding of product knowledge of commodities which departs from the hobby. Offer to work it from one place to another, from store to store, from one person to another. Of course, we expected not easily discouraged if the product offered was rejected. From experience it is known, the people closest to the consumer could be the beginning. In this way, can also help overcome the difficulties of financial capital, because they could be asked to pay the first part in advance, before an order is made and delivered.

In the end all went back to the choices each of us, because not everyone is fortunate to have a hobby that has the potential to make money. Many people have a delayed opening because the business was still confused determine areas of business interest. But that does not mean if you do not have a hobby, then closed the possibility of opening a business, because many other sources of business ideas that we can do. The key is whatever you choose, love! By doing jobs that are loved, you like to have as a hobby. Conversely there are many people who already have a hobby, but not interested in turning it into a business that makes money. So now it's time hobby can be made to bring fortune.  

Adapted from & huge thanks to : Ilik SAS, micro-enterprise practitioners 

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