By Riley McBride
A
long time ago you decided
that working all the hours
God sends every week and
being away from your family
just has to be wrong. You
know what? It is. There is a
way to right this wrong and
it has to do with the
Internet. But you knew that
already. So what is the next
step?
You have been looking online
in the search engines and
maybe in the newsgroups and
you have seen plenty of
opportunities. Most of the
hype you read sounds much
too good to be true and most
of it is. However, there are
some real opportunities out
there. You just have to know
where to look. Don't follow
the other sheep, work it out
for yourself.
Where do you look? Who holds
the keys to this bountiful
virtual treasure chest? Do
you have a chance at
success?
From here on in we'll
confirm some truths and
dispel some lies which
you'll find all over the
place online.
Lie: I can earn amazing sums
of money online really
quick. I can quit the 9-5
within weeks!
Truth: Pure hype reigns
supreme on the Internet. The
claims of huge downlines, 6
figure incomes overnight and
massive mailing lists with
no effort are complete
drivel. Nothing is easy to
make a go of and online it's
no different. It's possibly
even harder to make your
fortune online since the
rules are always changing.
Staying on top of and
driving these changes is
where your success will come
from.
Lie: Working your online
business is easier than
working the 9-5.
Truth: Making a true success
of your online business is,
more often than not, a whole
lot harder. You are directly
responsible for the amount
of money you put in the bank
at the end of the month. You
will need excellent time
management skills and
organizational skills.
Possibly the hardest thing
is the motivation. To get up
every day and motivate
yourself to switch the
computer on, knowing you
have to get down to some
hard work can be very tough
some days.
Lie: My time is my own. I
can work whenever.
Truth: Your time is your
most precious commodity.
There are daily demands on
your time from your family
and the business of everyday
living. Real life carries on
regardless of whether you
have a spreadsheet to
prepare or not. Managing
your time actually becomes a
delicate balancing act. You
cannot ignore your family if
you're working at home - and
anyway, one of the reasons
you wanted to work at home
was to spend more time with
the family, right?
