As the old saying goes, "If it sound to good to be true, it probably is!" Let's get right to the point people. Creating income online, as it is in the offline world, requires real work & effort. You cannot sit back and make millions (see the Lawn Chair Millionaire for some serious HYPE). Claims to the contrary are created to simply get you to click google ads or to spark your interest on a website. Real business and creating real income simply does not work that way.

One definition before going any further. The founder of a business or the person who signed up 2 minutes ago, they are both Promoters of the business.

If you are promoting any online program, you are going to have to speak to many prospects, especially in programs that require several hundred to several thousand dollars to join!

Would you just give $500 to a person in line at the grocery store just because he was wearing a shirt that said: No prospecting. No calling. Make Millions in My System. All for $500!! I hope you wouldn't, but you would be shocked at how many do just that online.

Do your complete research - do not believe the promoters ads or websites alone! Search for blogs, articles, and any other informative sites you can find on this program or promoter. Are you finding proof of earnings or mostly baseless claims? Are you finding contact information for the promoter or program? Are you finding almost nothing? Does it sound to good to be true? Does the Hype outweigh the Opportunity? Is it Today only? Does it resemble a pyramid scam?

If you cannot find anything directly online in a blog or article, email the promoter of the opportunity you are researching. Legitimate work-at-home program sponsors should have email addresses & phone numbers readily available to you. An email form any promoter should tell you - in writing - what's involved in the program they are selling. I suggest calling people as well.

Good questions to ask: - What tasks will I have to perform? (Ask the program sponsor to list every step of the job.) - Will I be paid a salary or will my pay be based on commission? - Commissions? - Who will pay me? When do I get paid? - Complete cost of the online program? - Additional costs - i.e. advertising, autoresponders, training, and other monthly costs.)? - What will I get for my money? Any money-back guarantee? - Training - who provides it, when, and how often?

Information is out there on many real online businesses that create real online income. Do your complete research and talk to promoters. When you get the answers you want and the online business looks great, you will know that you made the proper business decision. Then comes the real fun of earning money online. Generating online traffic to your business opportunity, but that is for another article!

Copyright (c) 2008 Ed Weeks