Okay, well I hate to burst anyone's bubble, but this scenario is highly unlikely. Although winning the lottery is most everyones dream, you certainly don't consider that your retirement income, do you? Of course not, and you shouldn't. The same holds true for the big bold promise of instant millions through no work. So we'll let that go now and figure out what is really available to any one of us willing to work towards a goal.

Yes, I said the dirty word - work. This is not as difficult as it sounds, and is a necessary step in acheiving your dream of independence. When you are working for yourself, towards a dream, this actually changes to something enjoyable that you do everyday, especially when your own business starts making money for you.

Affiliate Marketing is one of the many opportunities available online with a low start up and high return ratio. As a matter of fact joining an affiliate program is a great way to start earning a large income on the Internet without many of the demands that come with running your own business.

All you have to do is recommend someone else's product and service, and you get paid a referral fee or commission for every sale that you make. This is the best way to earn if you do not have a product or service. If the affiliate program you join is of high quality then they will provide you with all the tools you need to be successful. All you have to do is promote their product or service.

If you have a product or service and you want to increase your sales for very little then set up your own affiliate program. For those of you who don't know, an affiliate program simply involves using other people to promote your products and services. For every sale they make, you pay them a referral fee. Your affiliates send visitors to your website using banner ads, text links, letters of referral, etc. and you track these visitors using special software. For every visitor that decides to buy, you pay your affiliate a referral fee. A per cent of the profits you make. This is the smartest way for you to market yourself, and you only pay the affiliate when they make a sale for you. Tens of thousands of affiliates can potentially sign up to promote your product for you to their own customers. You only ever pay them when they make a sale. So letting a team of affiliates sell your product or service can only be the best scenario for both parties involved.

We all want this dream, and it is possible. Following a blueprint of someone else who has become financially successful running their own business is the smartest and easiest way to become successful yourself. They have already done the trial and error, and made the costly mistakes. There are numerous books that will take you through the process step by step, and no matter what path you follow you will succeed with a proven plan.