I just read your comments on making money on the Internet. Good stuff. You briefly touched on a topic that I believe is grossly overlooked by new Internet marketers. Business planning and infrastructure development.

So many people think that they can throw up a web site and become a millionaire. Even if they do not have that misconception, they think that just because they operate out of the home, they don’t have to operate like a bonifide company.

I believe that if you want to be successful and have a real shot at financial freedom, you have to lay the ground work.

Write a business plan. Have a mission statement. Set goals with real (achievable) dates. How can you work toward something if you don’t have a plan to remind you how to get there?

Another mistake home business entrepreneurs make is not building the foundation first. You have to assume that you are going to be a raging success and build your systems to support that success. There is a lot of really good software available to support every aspect of an Internet business. All of my sites cater to the home business venture. Yet I hear people time and again saying, “I’ll build the infrastructure after I become successful.” Well, by then it’s too late. Many say they want to keep expenses down until they have sales to support the cost of automation. Many software packages cost less than $50 and they range from site development to generating traffic to building an opt-in list.

Anyway, I know I’m preaching, but the key to success on the Internet is much the same as it is in the bricks and mortar world. Plan, review and revise, execute and stick to the plan.

Some folks want to escape decades of living in the corporate world by starting a home business, but many others don’t have a choice. Handicapped, under-educated and stay-at-home Moms and caregivers all have a chance to be extremely productive and earn good money. Until the Internet, many of them had no opportunities to be gainfully employed. I sure am glad Al Gore invented this thing.

Unfortunately, many rip-off and scam artists have tainted the reputation of an otherwise great marketing platform. But for those of us who believe in running an Internet business based on honesty and integrity, there is a obligation to keep reminding all those aspiring Internet Marketers that, “Yes, you can make money on the Internet.”

Thanx for listening. I didn’t mean to run on like that. Once I get started, it’s hard to stop.

Don Resh
WebForce, Inc.
http://www.webforcesolutions.com
http://www.bizbuildsoftware.com
http://www.turbomaxsoftware.com

It is adaptable if you know how to code Php/MySQL. For the lady who wanted to use it to sell boats, it wasn’t any problem. But there would be a lot of code changes…

Best Regards,
Steve MacLellan