Like all franchises, a WSI franchise offers a number of advantages over going into business completely solo.

This comes with a few compromises, inasmuch as you’ll be working with our training department and learning to use our tested and developed formula for serving your clients. But the advantages in security and understanding what you have to do far outweigh the few concessions you’ll have to make, and here’s one of the reasons why.

With any other small business opportunity, the market is something of a murky affair.

Perhaps you always wanted to open a computer repair shop, but don’t see any in the city you live in. Is this because of the Best Buy around the corner? Or is it business regulation in the city? Is there a thriving “do-it-yourself” culture in the city where people trade knowledge and perform computer repairs among themselves? How would you know any of this? Where would you start?

With a WSI franchise, you have the opportunity to research what we’re all about right up front. Your fellow franchisees can share their insight with you, all the costs of starting up are laid out right for you in a clearly-explained package to purchase — even the training schedule and materials are put up for you to look over from the beginning. There are no secrets or hidden gimmicks that you have to stumble over in surprise later; we’ve done the research already and can answer any questions you have.

Every job offer out there, whether it’s a traditional employment situation or a self-start business, has its criteria for what makes a good worker. A WSI franchise is no exception — there are people who are particularly suited to the kind of work a franchisee will be doing.

So to see if the WSI Internet Franchise opportunity will fit you, consider these qualities:

• Are you the kind of person who looks for more work, and tries to get ahead of large projects instead of waiting on them?
• Do you volunteer to take on extra duties even if they aren’t strictly in your job description?
• Do you excel at working independently?
• Do you do well operating to specific standards and within a set method?
• Are you able to handle a very diverse set of tasks such as customer service, looking for leads, completing a project and balancing financial concerns?

If so, then a WSI franchise might indeed be right for you. A WSI Internet franchise requires all of these attributes in order to be successful. You have to manage your own budget, because you work for yourself. You have to handle customer service, because you’ll be working directly with your clients. You need the initiative to take care of things, because you are the boss — you don’t have the luxury of waiting for someone to hand you an assignment.