If you are anything like the average modern day man or woman, this is how a typical weekday in your life would look like – you wake up, get prepped up and all set to get to work, spend the next ten to twelve hours working from a desk, and get back home exhausted. And all the while, there is this tiny spark of an idea that is fluttering inside your head. But you are too scared to fuel it and let it grow into a fire. Well, here is the right amount of inspiration for you, and it’s just enough to inspire you to fan the flames and get your online business up and running; because here is why it is such a great idea.

• You get to follow your passion – This is undoubtedly the biggest perk of starting an online business. Passion is the most important thing in life, and for various reasons, most people do not get to follow theirs. If you can manage to shake off the initial fear and take the big leap, you can fly.
• You have more time on your hands – Yes, yes, we know that starting your own online business needs a lot of effort, commitment and late night working hours. But the upside to this is that you can pick your own hours, and create your own schedule. In other words, you get to work when you are at your creative best, instead of sticking to a rigid schedule.
• You earn scalable income – Too often, the biggest complaint in a day job is that people work for more than they are paid. With an online business of your own, you get to actually control how much you earn depending on how much of an effort you put in. And the best part is that you earn revenue that is proportional to the investment you put in, in terms of time and commitment.

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