I jumped on the freeway this morning headed for a small job
I was doing in the northwest part of the valley. I noticed,
standing in the shadeof the overpass, was a gentleman sitting
on his suitcase. His right armextended with his thumb out.
In his other hand was a cardboard signwith "SALT LAKE"
written in black marker.

Having lived in Las Vegas (Sin City) Nevada now for 30
years this was a sight I'd seen more times than I care to think
about.

I'm positive that sitting under a freeway overpass, broke,
hungry, in most cases Hungover, dazed and confused, had
Not been this man's intention. He hadn't even held back a
few bucks for Bus fare.

The majority of people that come here really enjoy
themselves. It's afun place to vacation. Lots to see and do.

Yet there are those that come here hoping to Hit It Big!
Gonna Triple their money! Maybe they've even come here
to make enough to catch up on all their bills that somehow
have not been paid for a couple of months or even to Buy
Groceries.

They have indeed fallen victim to the bright lights of the big
city. TheLure of Fast, Easy Money! The Something for Nothing
Idea! Pleasureand Excitement! The list goes on.

The Big Corporations spare no expense when it comes to
attractingplayers to their House. They will bring you here,
feed you, put you up in their hotel. How?

I don't exactly know what the percentages are but they bank
on you setting down at the tables and dropping a large sum
of your vacation money. If the percentages weren't in their
favor you can better believe they wouldn't be doing it. Heck,
You can still get a great breakfast for 99 cents. 2 eggs,
hashbrowns, and a ham steak so big they serve it to you on
a side platter. That same establishment hasbeen doing that
for the last 20 years. It must be working!

We have a saying here, "Scared Money Never Wins!" If
you've cometo the tables to make the rent, pay the bills or
buy groceries. Your goingto leave "Kicking Stones, your head
down, your hands jammed into empty pockets."

O.K. O.K. I'll get to the point.

I've found just how very much alike Las Vegas and the
Internet are. Ifyou let it, the Internet can become Fantasy Island.
You can begin to buyinto the Hype, the false promises, and the
idea of something for nothing.You can lose your money, your
dignity, your self respect and yes evenyour family. If you get
really carried away you could even lose your freedom.

There are No Free Lunches here. Your success is gauged on
how much time, effort, determination and education you've
applied.

Did I say education? I'm not talking about a college degree
here. WhatI am saying is that there's a tremendous amount to
be learned if we aregoing to successfully market on the Web.
We need to wade through the hype. Listen and apply what we
learn from those that have already paid their dues to become
successful.

Read everything you can. Then step by step apply what you
learn. Visitsome Business Discussion Forums and pick the
brains of those that havedone what we are trying to do. Here's
a Good list.

http://www.entrepreneur-web.com/index_1.shtml#generalbusiness

Don't go to these expecting to blast your offers all over. It's
liable toget you banned from the board or even reported to your
ISP as a spammer. Board spamming is a No No!

I never really had a clue about Marketing on the Web until I began
reading the posts on these forums. What a wealth of information.
There are people that frequent these boards that will bend over
backwards to help. If you ask.

The way I see it is we are all in this thing together. People! Not
faceless,anonymous robots behind our keyboards and monitors.
We need to watchout for one another. Help when we can and
place the needs of others before our own. When we do, We get
what we need.

As long as there are people willing to believe in the Fast buck,
somethingfor nothing deal there will be those waiting with
anticipation to relieve them of their hard earned cash.

What say we go out there and make some money!
Help as many as we can to do the same.
Our lives will become richer for it.