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