Now is the time

I was reading a very interesting post called You’re a developer, so why do you work for someone else? and it got me thinking. Now is one of the easiest times for someone to start a business because there are so many tools, cheap tools, to help you get started. And these aren’t just tools for technical people.

We have a ton of books at the library, free hosting accounts, free email accounts, any number of things that can help you build a business outside of technology. Want to build a horse training business like my wife? Get outside with horses, and then spend a few minutes blogging about it. She gets a lot of interesting traffic on her blog, and when she’s ready, I bet her blog will be one of the best marketing items she’ll have.

There’s good advice in that post. Spend a few minutes, and hour here and there, and work on your own idea. Now is a great time to get started, and follow his advice of trying to get on base. Don’t go for the home run, but instead build something small.