I wasted quite a lot of time due to my ignorance and hunt for free money. I still remember that period when I would spend hours to earn few cents. Just because I did not want to take risk of investing

There will be many a people who were more informed when they started their business. But there are lots of people who are still going round and round while making nothing out of their time consuming activity.

I wish I could speak to them and warn them. Stop wasting your time on get paid programs and stuff like that. You will not make anything that can be called money. Are you satisfied with pittance they offer?

Majority of them are scams. Genuine programs cannot afford to give you more than few cents per day. If you want to make good money you should start your own home based business. A business that would earn you actual money. A business that would earn what you work for.

I would recommend to start with affiliate programs as they provide you with readymade product and you have to deal with marketing part only. If you are new to marketing like I was affiliate programs will give you good launch pad. When you advance you will get aware of your interests. You can work on your products while you learn about basics.

Your time is a precious.

Are you wasting it on a worthless pursuit?

Please do not.

Part of trick of web advertising is positioning. You want to speak to your audience in a way that 1) identifies their needs, and then 2) positions your company as having solution. It’s not a lie; it’s just a strategic way of presenting yourself. If you do it right, it can one-up you over next guy. How so? Putting out a quality product is only half secret to being a successful seller. The other half is communication: in right manner, and to right people. I can develop an athletic shoe that will enable you to run 15 miles, but if I can't convince people that they might want to run 15 miles, I may as well not have created it. I can revolutionize a way to speed-cook chicken, but if I'm telling my story to vegetarians, it ain't worth a cluck!

Now that we’ve covered basics of effective advertising: time has come to build a reputation for yourself on web! Remember that movie, Field of Dreams? If you build it, they will come. A website, that is. The current state of our economy is increasingly driving today’s professional to seek options beyond corporate job as a way to sustain income - and especially, to make use of their talents and expertise! Web-based businesses are hot. Free enterprise is exploding... and everywhere you roam, inspired entrepreneurs are eager to share their newfound knowledge. There’s a lot of cameraderie happening, and networking with potential buyers has never been easier or more productive.

What will tomorrow bring? Your guess is as good as mine. But what I can tell you is this: if you've got a head for business, today is your day to shine! Make web your window of opportunity while going is good. If you don’t... you may miss out on chance of a lifetime!

Copyright 2005 Dina Giolitto. Use with permission.