BuildING Your Businesses Without Spending Money

I know I have talked a lot about how great these Web 2.0 social media sites can be for both personal and business contacts.

I was thinking about it again today and just being grateful for the opportunity we have to build these communities and build our businesses without having to spend money.

It opens up a world of opportunity for those that take advantage of it. You can give a business idea a try with very little risk which allows many a tremendous opportunity they may never have if they had to risk a lot and/or spend a lot of money.

Of course it also means there is a lot out there that isn't worth our time to look at and a lot of information overload. However, if you build your community correctly and really connect with them on a personal level you should be able to make periodic suggestions for products without offending even if you decide not to stick with it later. Just make sure you have done your homework and you are representing a product that you believe in and is a quality product that adds value.

Here is a challenge for you: Think about the time of day that you typically watch TV and how long you watch, an hour or two hours, etc. For the next week, take that time and instead of watching TV, work on building your social network community.

See how much progress you can make in the next week and pay attention to see if you enjoy it more or less than the time you are watching TV. Who knows, maybe you can replace your TV time with social networking time and build a business in the process!