This is the seventh in a series of articles and videos that I have put together to reveal some hidden truths about what you need to succeed in any home based business. Here is the list at a glance:No. 1 – A Great Marketing System
No. 2 – A Fantastic Sponsor or Business Coach
No. 3 – A Millionaire Mindset
No. 4 – A Big Dream That Fuels Your Engine
No. 5 – A Strong Desire to Succeed
No. 6 – A Powerful Belief in Your Own Ability
No. 7 – A Stubborn Determination to Keep Going
No. 8 – A Continuing Education
No. 9 – A Purpose Beyond the Money
No. 10 – A Product You Can Connect With PersonallyHas anyone ever told you that you were stubborn, bullheaded or the like? Don’t take it lying down; use it to your advantage! Be stubborn, be bullheaded, and be inflexible in your determination to keep going in your marketing efforts to build your home based business.Ranking number 7 on my list of 10 best home based business success tools, having a stubborn determination to keep going is often the only difference between success and failure.We’ve all seen the football game that comes down to one play. The underdogs have fought back and have victory in their grasp. This is the play that means the championship or a crowd of thousands booing them. The player with the ball has just 3 yards to the goal line, but 5 players from the opposing team have grabbed him from all sides with more players piling on trying to bring him down. Somehow he stays on his feet, inching his way step by tackle-laden step. The sweat pours down his face and into his eyes; the pain of his burden twisting his features into a maniacal grimace. The crowd is going wild and you can see he is losing strength.Nothing but pure stubbornness kicks in, giving him the muscle to push one more agonizing step over the goal line before he collapses under the weight of his opponents. He has singlehandedly carried half the opposing team a distance of 15 feet and carried his team and his hometown to victory.Let’s face it, building a successful home based business is not easy – you’ve heard it before, if it were easy everyone would be doing it. Thousands try every year and most fail; why? One reason and one reason only: they give up when it gets tough, or too much time passes with no results. It is hard, it is work, it is discouraging, and it is disheartening at times. But the only thing that the ones who make it do differently
than the ones who don’t is that they just refuse to quit.I’ve talked about persistence in other articles, and a lot of people ask me: how do I keep going? How do I hang on in the face of such odds? This is where the answer seems to be the most elusive, complicated mystery, but in fact this is where it gets very simple: just keep going. One foot in front of the other, one day at a time. If others have gone before you and made it, keep following in their footsteps. Ignore the naysayers, ignore the mental exhaustion and just keep going.One way that I have used to engage my stubbornness is actually the next item on my list of 10 best home based business success tools – No. 8: A Continuing Education. In my next article I illustrate how taking a mental recharge by seeking new information can not only give you an edge, it can sometimes make the puzzle pieces you’ve been struggling with fall right into place!Here’s to your success!

Low cost home based businesses are a popular option in these difficult and uncertain economic circumstances, as many people are looking to earn some extra money to help pay their bills. With the advent of the internet and the possibilities that it opens up for home-based businesses, this is one option that people are actively exploring. They are looking for low cost home based businesses, either because they want to test the waters or simply because they do not have the money for starting up a traditional business such as a franchise. There are thousands of different opportunities that are low cost home based businesses and I will outline some of them below:Accounting services. A person can choose either to provide basic bookkeeping services or more advanced financial services such as preparation of final accounts or tax accounting and advice. A lot of small and medium businesses that cannot afford full-time financial specialists will happily pay for part-time advice. Obviously the more value added by the advice, the higher the level of remuneration. Marketing the services is extremely inexpensive on the Internet if social networking or businesses networking websites are used cleverly. Because marketing on the Internet is often free, this is a genuine low-cost home-based business opportunity.Business planning services. A lot of small businesses realize the importance of business planning but are not equipped to carry out the exercise by themselves. The service offered should be comprehensive ranging from market research to financial projections. Depending on the purpose for which the client requires a business plan, that particular service from the package should be highlighted. For instance, if the plan is required for inviting investment or for raising debt, the presentation and the financial reports should be tailored accordingly. An individual can market themselves online very effectively and take full advantage of this low cost home based business.Writing and editorial services. The proliferation of the Internet has generated considerable demand for content and, as a result, freelancing has become a lucrative proposition. Editorial services consist of activities such as proofreading, indexing and getting books ready for publication either in print or online. Writing services generally include writing SEO-optimized articles for article marketing as well as website content. There is also a considerable demand for freelance marketing copywriters to write promotional and sales copy. There are a number of websites (such as Elance or ODESK) that act as online marketplaces to bring freelancers and prospective buyers together. Buyers post projects on the sites and freelancers bid for them. For certain types of jobs, the website guarantees payment and, in general, their fees are extremely affordable. Operating through these websites can create a genuine low cost home based business opportunity.