Where does it ever end? I've been involved with Internet-based

home businesses for several years and I continue to be exposed to

a seemingly endless barrage of offers (all costing me money, of

course) claiming to be "the secret" for making a fantastic income,

in a very short time, and with very little effort involved.

I must admit that I may have a slightly self-serving reason for

addressing this topic. My articles are published on my

home-based business websites for the purpose of trying to give

prospective team members a true sense of what is really involved

with starting and developing a successful home based business.

The self-serving part, I suppose, is that I want people joining

my team to have the straight scoop going in so that we don't

waste each other's time. I admit to being selfish in this

regard (I don't want to waste time working with people that have

unrealistic expectations), but it is also very efficient for

both parties involved, so it is not a totally one-way thing.

Now, back to the topic at hand. There's no magic here, folks.

Once you have selected the home business that you are going to

pursue, there are no substitutes for time and effort in

developing your business. A dream of being an "overnight

success" is just that, a dream.

I can tell you from personal experience, that once you "pay your

dues" and begin to have real success with a home based business,

it is really terrific. Think about Nirvana or Valhalla, take

your pick, but in any event it's really sweet.

When I started developing a home based business, making a good

income was obviously an objective, but I also had other

sub-objectives. One of the most important things was to have

nearly total time flexibility (I mean, if I was willing to

continue to wear the 9-5 Mon-Fri collar I could just have just

stayed in the previously "traditional" work force).

Time flexibility was (and still is) a "biggie" for me. Many

people working at home have the same need for various reasons.

For work at home moms, a home business can be a real godsend to

accommodate the hectic time pressures, particularly when the kids

are quite young and mom is also spelled "transportation".

In my own particular case, the reason is not quite so noble...I

just want (need?) to be able to pick up my fly rod and go fishing

at a moment's notice (sometimes I'll be gone for a week or two at

a time, but now the business has enough momentum that it keeps on

operating just as well as if I were here tending to it on a

daily basis).

Bear in mind, I am only able do the breakaway thing now that I

have put in all the up-front time and effort and now have

developed enough kinetic energy in my home-based Internet

business to be able to enjoy the fruits of my labor.