Build your own websites and conqueror infinity and beyond! Well we can't all be Buzz Lightyear but creating a portfolio of cash producing websites is within the grasp of anyone, even those of us with both feet firmly on the ground.

So how difficult is it to have money showering down on us from cyber space? If you believe the tens of thousands, perhaps millions, of pages online devoted to selling the latest 'how to' products then it's all quite simple. Stage 1 - hand over a fairly sizable chunk of money to a 'guru', stage 2 alert your bank to the tidal wave of money that is about to hit your account. Have you noticed that these pedlars of dreams rarely mention how long it will be before the dollars turn up?

Build your own websites by all means but I would like to inject a little realism into the proceedings based on my own roller coaster ride through the ups and downs of the internet during the last few years.

• As happens in many areas of life, once the initial 'gold rush years' are over everyone becomes a little more savvy and cynical and so it is with the web.
• Although the internet and especially selling online are still in their infancy it is now very difficult to put up a website, offer yours or someone else's product for and go for the instant sale.
• The current state of the economy is effecting offline sales more than those generated online however even those buying via the internet are becoming more cautious.
• Big online players are growing in number and becoming more sophisticated when it comes to marketing and 'niche domination'.
• The big players are in a position to employ specialists in all aspects of online trading including website design, copywriting, s.e.o. (search engine optimization), p.p.c. (pay per click advertising), product development etc. etc.

The end for the little guy? Would even Buzz and his friends give up in the face of this level of competition?

Now for the good news. It is still possible for you to build your own websites and make money from them from the comfort of your spare room.

You need to understand the power and value of relationship building before you go for the sale. You must find a less competitive 'way in' to your niche and you must learn everything you need to know to build your own websites and monetize them.

To keep your finances on an even keel you should aim to achieve all this for as close to zero expenditure as is humanly possible - and possible it is! By that I mean you can get the very best step by step advice and a website maker completely free of charge, here http://www.GetStarted-Online.com Too good to be true? You are as cynical as I am. Believe me you will have your faith in humanity restored, Onwards and upwards!