{"id":756,"date":"2010-10-28T10:18:47","date_gmt":"2010-10-28T10:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expandsmtest.com\/franchiseking\/why-do-people-buy-franchises\/"},"modified":"2017-02-26T15:28:56","modified_gmt":"2017-02-26T15:28:56","slug":"why-do-people-buy-franchises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/why-do-people-buy-franchises","title":{"rendered":"Why Do People Buy Franchises?"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/tweetmeme.com\/i\/scripts\/button.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s certainly no shortage of <strong>franchise opportunities<\/strong> to look at. It comes down to choosing the right <strong>franchise business<\/strong> for you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you are someone who thinks that most people are buying franchises to become rich, you&#8217;re wrong. <\/strong>(<em>Well, you&#8217;re only partially wrong<\/em>.) Believe it or not, it&#8217;s not the most popular reason for buying a franchise. <em>There are others.<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ < ![CDATA[\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-6813496555553580\";\n\/* 468x15, created 10\/19\/10 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3614620722\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><br \/>I&#8217;ve indentified several &#8220;<strong>Popular Reasons For Buying a Franchise<\/strong>,&#8221; and these reasons are based on my personal involvement as a franchise advisor who&#8217;s worked with hundreds of potential franchise owners. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If you&#8217;re thinking about becoming a franchise owner, <strong>read this franchise series in it&#8217;s entirety<\/strong>; see if you can relate or identify with the reasons given for buying a franchise.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Or, maybe you have some &#8220;<\/em><em>other<\/em>&#8221; reasons. Go with them. They are after all, <em>your reasons&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c00000; font-family: arial black,avant garde; font-size: large;\"><em><strong><br \/>Popular Reasons For Buying a Franchise<\/strong><\/em><\/span><em><\/em><em><br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a title=\"buying a franchise\" href=\"\/popular-reasons-for-buying-a-franchise-part-1\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-family: arial black,avant garde;\"><strong>Part 1<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a title=\"buying a franchises\" href=\"\/popular-reasons-for-buying-a-franchise-part-2\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-family: arial black,avant garde;\"><strong>Part 2<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a title=\"franchises for sale\" href=\"\/popular-reasons-for-buying-a-franchise-part-3\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-family: arial black,avant garde;\"><strong>Part 3<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a title=\"franchise business opporunities\" href=\"\/popular-reasons-for-buying-a-franchise-part-4\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-family: arial black,avant garde;\"><strong>Part 4<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a title=\"how much can I make in a franchise\" href=\"\/popular-reasons-for-buying-a-franchise-part-5\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-family: arial black,avant garde;\"><strong>Part 5<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial black,avant garde;\"><em><a title=\"franchise investment\" href=\"\/popular-reasons-for-buying-a-franchise-part-6\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Part 6<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><a title=\"green franchises\" href=\"\/popular-reasons-for-buying-a-franchise-part-7\" target=\"_self\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial black,avant garde;\">Part 7<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>********************************************************************************************************************<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Did you enjoy the posts? Did you learn a few things?<br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"franchise advisory services\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-family: arial black,avant garde;\"><strong>Would you like to work with me?<\/strong><\/span><\/a><em><br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a onmouseover=\"window.status='https:\/\/www.carbonite.com';return true;\" onmouseout=\"window.status=' ';return true;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tkqlhce.com\/click-2568962-10570470\" target=\"_top\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ftjcfx.com\/image-2568962-10570470\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Protect your files with Carbonite Online Backup\" width=\"250\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&rsquo;s certainly no shortage of franchise opportunities to look at. It comes down to choosing the right franchise business for you. If you are someone who thinks that most people are buying franchises to become rich, you&rsquo;re wrong. (Well, you&rsquo;re only partially wrong.) 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