I am moved by the number of people out there losing loads of money in their endeavor to find worthwhile top home based businesses. To such people, the internet, what ought to be a huge resource and source of income, has become a liability and a money eating monster. That is why I decided to write this article to help such people out.While you search for top home based businesses opportunities online, keep in mind the aged logic: there is never anything for nothing. Most often, in any real life situation, and the internet happens to be one real life thing, the efforts that one puts into a business will be commensurate with the income they rip from it. So if you find an opportunity that promises millions for just 30 minutes of work every day, ask yourself questions.It is on the internet, you definitely are not the first to see it. So do you know anyone who has taken advantage of that top home based businesses opportunity and made a success? When it comes to this, many people will overlook it and think that the world is so wide and such a person could be on the other side of the globe. Right, but do you take time to Google and see if you can find users comments on that opportunity?Look at what you are paying for. Why should you give away your money, even if it’s just a dollar to a stranger if you do not quite well understand what you are paying for? Most unscrupulous people seeking to steal from you will ask you to pay for something like a starter kit for your top home based business. If you are desperate about getting a job, you will buy that kit without first asking what it contains or why you would need a starter kit for that kind of a job. Do not make such a mistake.Sell real things and not a business. This is what I mean. If you get an opportunity online where you are supposed to be affiliated to some already established company, make sure you are getting into partnership with the business to be selling its products for a commission rather than selling the business to other people.You may get some income selling the business, if you manage to convince some people to join the company but how many people will be willing to work for that company. On the other side, online shopping has become a norm to many people so you can be sure that you will have hundreds, if not thousands and beyond, of people buying real products if you do your homework well.In conclusion, if you think about top home based businesses, think about opportunities that will benefit you for a long time and not those that will send you searching again just too soon. The opportunities must fall within what can logically be true and this is the most important thing.

1. Easy To Find?

Your first test may sound like an obvious one, but does the legal training provider make it easy for you to find them? If you go onto the internet and do a search on core search terms such as “legal training” and “legal training courses”, are you able to find a selection of providers of courses? This is where everyone starts their search now and any company that is not only up to date with its subject matter should also be keeping up to date with the latest trends in how prospective clients will find their business.

So step one is to start your search on the internet.

2. A Variety Of Courses?

Do they have a variety of different types of legal training courses, or do they only offer one or two specialist courses that they run again and again? If you are looking for a training provider that you can use again and again (if they run the right quality of training course) you want to make sure that you can use them for a variety of training courses so if they have more than one course on offer and you try it and like it, you can return for many different courses without having to go through the search and selection process each time.

Do they have a variety of courses on offer?

3. Do They Offer A Free Newsletter/Training Updates?

Your time as a solicitor, personnel manager or partner is best spent working on the main aspects of your job rather than hunting around on the internet for new courses. Therefore, if the website you find offers a free newsletter in which they announce their new course dates and locations, this can save you a considerable amount of time.

Finding a supplier of legal training with a newsletter update service is the next step.

4. Do They Offer Training In A Variety Of Locations?

Can you attend the training courses in more than one location, or do they tend to only offer training in once location close to their premises? Whilst it may be easier for the training company to use their own premises, you need a provider that can serve your local legal training needs, so finding a trainer with courses in different locations could be important to save you time.

5. Do They Seem Approachable?

When you are choosing a provider, you want to make sure that you are dealing with someone that makes it as easy as possible for you to approach them with any questions about current or upcoming courses. Does their website make it easy for you to contact them? Is there a telephone number clearly displayed, an email address easy to find and a booking or general inquiry form? These are items you would expect to find as a bare minimum.

In addition, once you make contact, do they respond quickly to your inquiry, and when you contact them do they sound grateful for your inquiry (not desperate but happy to talk with you) and do they follow up as they say that they will do?

You are looking for someone with the complete package and being easy to approach is important to make your job in finding courses as easy as possible.

6. Is There Good Feedback From Previous Course Attendees?

The next step is a very important one; is there excellent feedback from other people that have already attended their legal training courses? If you are looking for a long term training partner, you want to ensure that they consistently deliver excellent courses. If you have not yet attended one, the only way you can have any feel for this is by looking at the feedback from other solicitors that have already attended.

Good feedback is vital

7. Do They Specialize?

Moving on the nature of the training itself, one thing that you might want to find is a provider that specialises in the same area of law that you do. If you specialize in banking or finance, a course provider that only provides legal training for this sector is likely to go into far more depth and offer a larger variety of training courses because it is their “specialist subject”. Likewise, if you specialize in personal injury law, a personal injury course provider should offer you far more variety than a general legal training provider.

Specialism in one subject area is likely to give you more bespoke training in your chosen area of law.

8. What Type Of Training Do They Provide?

Legal training is legal training, or is it? Whereas it used to be quite acceptable for a barrister to stand at the front of a lecture style theater and recite his case notes and thoughts on statute, that style of training has been proven to be least effective. After 15 minutes of the same person speaking, whoever they are and however good they are, people begin to lose interest.

Practical, interactive courses with case studies where you are made to apply what you have just learned are the most effective way of learning. Does your prospective new legal training provider carry out their training in this way or the old, traditional lecture style which is less effective.

Practical and interactive with case studies should ensure you obtain the best results.

9. Do They Have Their Own Qualification?

If your legal training provider specializes in one area you might expect them to have their own qualification. This will show they have real expertise in their area of law and have been providing this type of training for sometime. Even if the qualification is too junior for you, or too senior, the fact that they have their own bespoke qualification shows a commitment to improve the standards in their field of law and shows a long term approach to their business.

You are looking for a committed provider that will be around to provide your legal training for many years to come, and having their own qualification is a good indication that you have found the right provider.

10. Do They Belong To Or Are They Associated With A Trade Body?

If a training provider is connected to, or associated with a well respected professional body this provides you with certainty as regards their long term future. However, perhaps more importantly it also means that they will be actively involved in new legislation and discussions with the government, the results of which they can pass on to you through their training courses. This will put you in the position of being ahead of many of your competitors.

Summary

From the ease of use to find a training provider, through ease of contact, specialism and type of training, all of these points should help you to find the legal training provider that can meet and exceed your legal training needs.

Just like you, I have been invited to numerous home parties where some home, food, nutritional, etc items are being sold. I usually make my “supporting you” purchase and may or may not attend the party. For those parties that I have been able to attend, I’ve met and heard the testimonies of the business owners and how these home based business’ have changed their life by giving them the opportunity to quit their full-time jobs and now have more flexibility in their time, work when they want to and, most importantly (for this article), they are making more money than they did in the workforce! WHAT?! REALLY?! HOW?… was the one question that I wanted to know the answer to.After many years of owning my own Accounting and Tax business as a CPA, I have joined a company with the home based business model and after applying the skills and knowledge of how to run a successful Accounting and Tax business to my home based business, I am finding success! So, if you are thinking of trying a home based business, or you already have a home based business and really want to see success, please read the below three steps in how to make money with a home based business:1. Do one thing every day to potentially give you a sale. I know that not all home based business’ are based on sales, but most of them are, so I am using that model in this article. Make a weekly plan for yourself listing what you will do every day to promotes sales, then do it. You will find that making the weekly plan will be the hardest part of this commitment, so don’t skip that step. It will be so much harder to keep this commitment if you don’t have an idea of what you are going to do. After a few weeks, this will become a habit and not seem so much like you are working. Especially after your sales go up, you will no longer see this as a chore, but a tool to get you where you are wanting to go. Let the excitement begin!2. Connect with your upline/mentor at least once a week. In most home based business’ there is a mentor available to you, whether that be someone who sponsored you, or maybe an online training source. Whatever the case may be for your business, it is essential to connect with this mentor on a weekly basis and share with them what you have been doing as far as work habits in getting sales, product education, prospecting new customers, etc. A full-blown business meeting! Lay it all out on the table as to what you are doing and allow your mentor to comment and give you some advice or tips. They are there to help you, so be attentive and consider what they are saying. Be honest with them and if it’s been a bad week, then tell them. They will be able to help you through the slumps and give you advice on how they conquered that in their business. Not only is this connection time helpful for your business, it holds you accountable to complete the work habits that you have set for yourself. Don’t cheat yourself this opportunity to achieve your goals!3. Create physical reminders for yourself as to why you are doing this. Your reason “why” you want to create more financial freedom for yourself is what will keep you going. Let’s face the truth here, this is not a get-rich quick plan! It takes time and commitment to start something new, especially if you are already working full-time, supporting a family, etc. Knowing your reason “why” has to be in front of you every day, or trust me, you will not feel like doing it. Physical reminders can be anything that you see at home, in your car, at work, in the bathroom, wherever you are, so that it’s there to remind you why you are trying to create freedom for yourself. Some examples of physical reminders could be simply writing your goals down on a piece of paper and taping them to the walls around the house. You could post pictures around your house that reminds you of the freedom you are working towards. You get the idea. Be creative, this is for you, so your physical reminder will be as unique as you are. You will be amazed at the power of a physical reminder – do it for you!