by Teresa King

          The net is opening countless business opportunities and dancing visions of sugar plums through our
          heads of immediate wealth. Each day more people are becoming net marketers. As of this writing
          200,000 people each day sign up for their own domain names (yoursite.com).

          Many will fail and end up back at a secure job while others will make ends meet, and others still will
          find wealth.

          What makes some make it and others not make it? What is the key to a successful home business?
          What are the pitfalls of working at home? How does working at home threaten your health? Is
          making money on the net for some, just luck?

          This article will cover those questions and more.

          To market at home -- you have to change your attitude. Money is not going to fall in your hands by
          building a web page and sitting there admiring your own work. You might even show it to a few
          friends -- then what?

          Sitting at a computer is not going to make you healthy. It may make you wealthy, but without health
          --what is wealth? So, we change our attitude about sitting and staring at the computer screen. We
          click, we web surf, we type - we get summoned by our e-mail. We get summoned by our instant
          relay communications systems such as ICQ or AOL Net Meeting -- and find ourselves living in
          cyberland. Sitting, typing, clicking -- we will soon find back problems, neck aches, carpal tunnel
          syndrome and other maladies that attack us. Poor circulation, bad posture and even bad eating
          habits, as we run to the refrigerator grab something quick to eat and eat it at our computers.

          What are we doing? Since the 1950's mankind has taken a huge fall toward ill health. It is amazing
          isn't it? Here we are with technology at our hands and more people that have fat problems, more
          health considerations, more doctor visits, yet we are flailing and are not as healthy as our forefathers.
          The computer world is not helping matters.

          The reason for this is lack of exercise. Since technology and financing has allowed all of us to have
          cars, buses at our nearest convenience, far more sit down jobs and a more instant gratification
          society we allow our health to fall.

          So, number one to begin a business on the net -- we begin with routine -- we start with a daily plan,
          just as if we were working for someone else. We set up a routine --start our day with some
          stretching, and some exercises. We take breaks, just as if we were on a job and we take walks - to
          exercise and get away from the computer. The key to health and wealth on the net is self discipline.

          Why do we fail at making net marketing pay? Let's begin with facts. 80% of all "real" businesses fail.
          People buy into a business, spend lots of time and effort and find they have thrown away perfectly
          good money and wasted their time. But, did they waste their time? Einstein never thought about
          failure -- each time he tried something he learned a way not to do something. Lincoln failed many a
          campaign before he was elected president. He tried, he failed, he learned from his mistakes and
          improved his campaign.

          That is the attitude you need in a home business. Another thing you need to do in a home business is
          announce it to all your friends and relatives that you are seriously endeavoring to do business at
          home. You tell them you do not want interruptions during your working hours, as you are working.
          This includes unexpected visits and unexpected phone calls. In other words, you are working. Just as
          if you were at a job.

          No business will make it without advertising. Not an outside business; not an online home business.
          We must spend time advertising everyday, just as "real" business would. We delegate and plan our
          time, just as real "job" would. And, we believe in what we are selling. Grabbing a program because it
          looks like fast cash, is the wrong answer. When we sell, we share.

          I love Dove soap. Isn't that wonderful? I tell people I love Dove soap. Did telling people I love Dove
          soap make me any money? No. I shared what I liked, because I like it. And when you have a
          business -- you share what you like and believe in, and hopefully others will like it, too. Remember,
          people share things everyday without thinking twice about it. So, when you begin selling something
          and have chosen what you will sell --you are sharing what you like.

          The net is vast as far as what there is to sell. Just about anything you can think about is sold on the
          net now. It is convenient. I buy off the net. My stuff comes in the mail. I have saved traveling time,
          and waiting in long lines. So you can see - the net is opportunity. And, it is here to stay. So now we
          make it pay.

          No business will make it without substantial effort. It is not luck that some people make money. They
          are busy working hard -- they have dreams that they (attitude) expect to become reality. Each day
          they get up, plan their day to the best of their ability, and take their work seriously. Making your
          friends and family understand how serious you are is your first step.

          Your second step is to study and learn. On the net, there is so much free marketing advice that you
          have to wade through it. You have to try different approaches to see what works. And, you have to
          set up your business like any business with a professional attitude.

          Starting with free web pages seems an easy way to go. They have wizards and it is easy. But, it is
          not professional. It takes money to make money. You don't have to spend a lot of money, but you
          do have to have a professional web site - with easy ordering ability - that is clear and precise and
          secure. With these words. Easy, simple, and guaranteed!

          Beginner Marketers Pitfalls are too many graphics - it slows your web pages down. The average
          web surfer waits up to 12 seconds for a page to load -- if your page does not load that fast or faster
          you will lose your customers guaranteed.

          Music -- Music is nice, but to whom? Each person has a different feeling toward music, and music
          does slow your web pages down, so unless you are in the music business -- best not do it.

          There are many tips and tricks to marketing -- but I will end this with these reminders. Self-Discipline
          - Attitude - Picking products that you like to share - Advertising - Exercise - eat healthy and take
          natural supplements --Keep yourself organized and avoid things that waste your time, including
          people. And, remember being your own boss - you are the boss - be a good boss - give yourself
          some vacations.

          Teresa King - January 11, 2000
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