| I have been working online from home since 1998, | | | | work you do on this site or internet marketing to |
| full-time since 2004. To me, a proven home based | | | | improve it's web presence is going to benefit you |
| business is one that has shown it's ability to overcome | | | | longterm. |
| obstacles and continue to earn money for it's | | | | If you decide to join a different company and market |
| participants over at least three years. | | | | their products or network marketing program, without |
| There are many, many legitimate home businesses | | | | your own site, you are NOT in control. If this company |
| online today. From my experience there are literally | | | | goes bust, your business disappears with it. Can you |
| 100s of ways that you can legitimately earn money | | | | see the difference? |
| online with 1000s of different businesses. It is a fact | | | | I am an affiliate marketer, meaning I almost exclusively |
| that most businesses fail within 3 years of starting. | | | | market other peoples' products BUT I sell them from |
| This applies to offline and online businesses. | | | | my own site. I market MY site primarily, not theirs. |
| So, the first thing you should do when contemplating | | | | When you have your own site, for instance a website |
| joining a home business it to check how long this | | | | promoting many different home based businesses - if |
| business has been online. The great thing about the | | | | one company goes down you still have many left to |
| internet is that you can put a companies' name into | | | | promote from your website. The work on YOUR |
| Google or any other major search engine and you will | | | | website you do today will benefit you well into the |
| find information about the company, usually written by | | | | future. |
| independent observers. The best place to look for this | | | | You will have the power to do as you please with |
| info in on the various online discussion forums. | | | | your business and take it in whichever direction you |
| That said, there is a better way... | | | | feel is best. Don't put all your eggs in one basket, so to |
| My advice to anyone setting up a business online is to | | | | speak. |
| actually get your own website. To register your own | | | | In conclusion, the best way to have a proven home |
| business name, your domain, is less than $10 per year | | | | based business it NOT to put your faith in any |
| and the web hosting can be bought for as little as $5 | | | | company but take control of your own internet future |
| per month. This becomes YOUR business. So any | | | | by investing in your own site. |