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For most offline businesses, working part time is not an
option - at least during the starting stages. Every day that
your business is running is costing you money - money for
the utilities, money for the rent, money to pay your
employees, etc.
You are gonna have to quit your job and work on your
business fulltime to make sure it turns a profit - before you
run out of money.
For an online business, you can keep your day job. Your
monthly expenses will be very low as compared to offline
businesses and so there is no need to be profitable as soon
as possible.
Only when you find that your business is starting to generate
a serious income, and you are having problems coping with
its demands, do you have to consider quitting your day job.
First Impressions Count
The street location of a business, or the building it is in, will
give the visitor the first impression of the size of the business.
In many cases, this first impression will be the determining
factor as to whether the business makes a sale.
When you are online, however big or small your company is,
you will still occupy one screen of your visitor's monitor. As a
small business, with a well-designed site, you will have a
much greater chance of impressing your customers and
stealing them from your bigger competitors