Family businesses are sometimes strained.
I think this is probably because certain members of the family would rather be doing something else, but they feel obliged to stay in the family business.
Life becomes complex when this happens.
Speak to most successful business owners and they will tell you that half the battle in building a successful business is to keep it simple.
I am lucky I have two great brothers and in fact I have a business where I work very closely with one of them.
I find its brilliant working with your best friends particularly when they are also your brother.
It therefore caught my attention when I first read about the Rhodes brothers.
John and Matt are internet marketers based in the USA.
As well as reading about them I have also listened to some recordings made by John.
He has got an amazing relaxed voice.
He sounds to me just like a famous Hollywood actor.
I won't tell you which one in case he reads this and it causes him embarrassment.
Maybe one day you'll get to listen to him for yourself.
Lets just say I think you would enjoy the experience.
I really do hope you get to listen to John one day.
You will not only find his voice a pleasure but what he has to say may well help you on your way if you are just starting out in an online business or even if you are more experienced and are trying to take your business to the next level.
You see John and his brother Matt are what are sometimes described as internet marketing gurus.
To be honest this is a word that I don't really like.
It ranks pretty close as far as I'm concerned with the ubiquitous newbie you see referred to in internet marketing circles.
I have just been listening to the Rhodes brother's story about their internet marketing career.
This really struck a chord with me.
They tried all sorts of approaches to try to get their internet income business off the ground.
They suffered from what is best described as information overload and they actually blamed the gurus for this.
I know this is something I totally relate to.
One day or I think more accurately in the middle of the night John had what can probably best be described as a light bulb moment.
They say that within just over a month from that moment they were making a monthly 4 figure income from their online business.
They had suddenly realised that they had been overloaded with information and that in truth making money online is actually very simple.
Why the heck do so many of us try to make it so complex? Once you find out what's stopping you from making money it really is simple.
Why not take a leaf out of the brother's book.
Family business or any other don't need to be complex.
Stand back and take good look at your business.
Think about what you want from your business.
Work out what simple steps you need to take to make it work.
When you find something that you think will work stick at until it rewards you.
Don't get distracted by all the information overload.
Eventually you will also find some great people on line to work with.
It's a bit like a very big family.