Although there aren't very many requirements to starting, running and making money (a LOT of money) with your own home business as a marketing consultant, there are a few.

And one of the big ones is you have to like talking with and helping people.

That doesn't mean you can't be an introverted person or even a little shy. But you can't be like Obi Wan Kenobi from "Star Wars" -- living in the desert and doing it totally by phone and Internet -- never seeing anyone and never talking with anyone face to face.

I mean, yes, it can be done to an extent. There are times when you can basically do it all by "remote access" over the phone and Internet. But those kinds of deals -- those kinds of clients who can do that -- are few and far between. And it just won't work if you want to make a lot of money and get a lot of clients.

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