A Reality Check Is Necessary Before Starting A Home Business

I have helped thousands of people start up their own home 
based businesses using the Internet. Over time, I have come to 
recognize two of the most important factors for identifying 
people that should NOT start a home based business. 

If a prospective entrepreneur says something like... 

"I'm broke and need to make some money...fast!" 

or, 

"I want to start a home business, but I don't want to spend 
anything on it until after I start earning some money." 

...it is certain that they have not "gotten real" and should not 
attempt to start a home business under either of those 
conditions. I refer to them as the "death sentences" for 
starting a home based business. 

Almost equally important is the need to have realistic economic 
expectations when undertaking a home based business. There is no 
magic here, folks. A home based business provides many rewards 
such as working in the comfort of your own home, avoiding a 
stressful commute, being your own boss, setting your own hours, 
no dress code, etc., etc., but anyone that is also expecting 
"instant riches" is sadly mistaken. 

There are a tremendous number of home business and work at home 
opportunities offered on the Internet. Many of these are all 
hype and try to convince you that you will be making huge amounts 
of money in very little time (you know, stuff like..."you will be 
making $5,000 per week, and more, in just a few weeks!"). You 
should avoid these like the plague...if they were for real 
everyone would be doing it. 

Study the opportunities carefully and select the home business 
opportunity that seems to fit your own particular style or 
talents. What is a good choice for one person may be a very poor 
fit for someone else. The common thread that applies to everyone 
is that you must be "for real" (as indicated above) and the 
business opportunity itself must be "for real".