| You probably get hundreds of emails a week | | | | "front load" you withmerchandise. You could have |
| promising greatriches. "Financial Freedom", "Earn | | | | thousands invested before yourealize you have |
| Money While You Sleep", "Be | | | | been taken. Most of the people trying to sellthis |
| Your Own Boss", "Create Your Own Destiny", | | | | deal, are only trying to recover the money |
| "Escape Your Dead End | | | | someone elseconned them out of, and hope you |
| Job", "Be Able to Watch Your Kids Grow Up While | | | | will be gullible enough to letthem fleece your |
| Making Money", | | | | pockets. Anybody want to buy a "water filter"? |
| "Work at Home", are all common headlines. Are | | | | I know someone with a garage full. |
| these statementstrue? | | | | With the exception of a naïve minority, |
| First, let's have a reality check. Today over 90 | | | | people are "savvy" enoughto avoid the majority |
| percent ofstart-up businesses on the Internet fail | | | | of these scams. So, if you want to getinto |
| within the first year. | | | | business on the Net, use some common sense |
| The majority of these fail in a few short months. | | | | and do some "duediligence" investigation before |
| Why? | | | | jumping in with both feet . |
| The answer to this is simplistic. Many people are | | | | Do some people make money on the Net? Sure - |
| conned into aprogram that cannot succeed | | | | but guess what? |
| without selling the same program toother people. | | | | They work for it. Some may tell you that JOB is |
| This is a typical example of a pyramid, and | | | | a dirty word andstands for "Just Over Broke". |
| whenyou run out of suckers to sell the program | | | | Working for yourself is hard workif you want to |
| to, you are out ofbusiness. | | | | succeed. You must run your "Home Business" |
| Others jump into a program without finding out | | | | withthe same discipline you would use in any |
| the particularsfirst. Envelope stuffing is a perfect | | | | other. |
| example. You are promisedone dollar for every | | | | You must advertise, advertise, advertise - if |
| envelope you stuff. With visions of "sugarplums | | | | people don't knowyou're there, how do you |
| dancing in your head", you figure you could do | | | | expect them to find you to do business? |
| hundreds aday. Let's face it - machines can stuff | | | | Be prepared to work 60 to 70 hours a week or |
| thousands an hour. Whywould someone pay you | | | | more if it is a fulltime venture. |
| a dollar apiece? They won't - it's a con -pure and | | | | But how about those who need the financial |
| simple. | | | | security of their job,while trying to develop their |
| Some might stumble on a legitimate venture - | | | | online business - can they hope tosucceed? Yes! |
| yes there are someout there. But they followed | | | | But they have to put in their effort in theevenings |
| the "Earn Money While You Sleep"routine. They | | | | and on weekends. They have to approach it with |
| believe if they follow some simple directions,they | | | | the sameattitude as someone doing it full time. |
| will be "rolling in dough" without having to do any | | | | There are a lot of good opportunities "just ripe |
| work. | | | | for the picking"out there. If you avoid the obvious |
| When the postman isn't filling their mailbox with | | | | scams, and do some "duediligence" investigation, |
| $20 bills, theylose heart and quit. | | | | you will find one. If the first fewdon't work for |
| Others might buy some "obsolete government | | | | you, don't lose heart. Be sure you give itenough |
| reports" on a CD andbelieve the "rap" that they | | | | time and effort before giving up. If you are sure |
| can sell each one for $15 a pop. | | | | itwon't, "cut your losses" and move on to |
| They get a free email account, a free web site, | | | | something else. It maytake some time to find a |
| and are inbusiness with just the cost of the CD. | | | | "fit", but when you do, it will be worthyour time |
| That business might lasta week. | | | | and effort. |
| The ones I get a kick out of are where they | | | | |