Being self employed is very appealing but not everyone can be succesful. One of the quickest and easiest ways to become self employed is by working at home through a home-based entrepreneur business.

First you need to evaluate your strengths and weaknesses. You can now determine if you can manage your own online business. You must know how to plan, organize, staff, and control your business. These are your responsibilities and you should be able to work alone because now you're the boss and all business decisions will be made by you.

Some say that online businesses can be run without many problems. They are very because even with an online business, you have to deal with many business decisions. You can't eliminate risk because that goes
hand in hand with any business undertaking, both for online and offline businesses. However, you can reduce the risks that you will face with in the future by choosing the best home-based entrepreneur business that will work for you. I have found Clickbank Pirate at Http://cbpirate.com/main/donovangerald/HUB to work well for me.

My friend Soren Jordansenin his book Internet Marketing Success Formula did a survey and found:

Question 1: How long have you been involved with internet marketing?

• 6 Months or Less = 22.30%
• 6 Months to 1 Year = 22.30%
• 1 to 2 Years = 22.30%
• 2 to 5 Years = 21.19%
• 5 Years or More = 12.27%

No real surprise here, the numbers are pretty evenly spread out, and I have seen similar results before. If
anything, it shows us that internet marketing is still in its infancy and thousands of new people are joining ourranks each day... I have heard a lot people say that marketing to the "internet marketing niche" is hard, the market is saturated etc. I completely disagree. I think this is the easiest niche to master, especially if you are relatively new to the game.

Question 2: Are you working full time online?

• Yes I'm full time and I make a "full time income" = 7.43%
• I'm full time online, but I don't make a "full time income" = 34.57%
• No, I have a job so I'm part time online = 57.99%

Not surprising either, when you consider the stats above - after all
you don't just waltz in an create a full time income overnight. It did however surprise me to see the high number of full time marketers, not making a full time income. I have thought about this, and my guess is that the number includes a lot of "stay at home" moms and dads. They may not desperately need to create another full time income for the household, but they would like to.

Question 3: What is your income goal - why are you in internet marketing?

• To make a bit of extra cash to help make ends meet = 10.78%
• I want to create an extra stream of income (but keep my job) = 7.43%
• I want to create an income that will let me quit my job = 54.28%
• I want to be filthy rich = 27.51%

This did surprise me... a lot! I thought (and have been told) that most people who get involved in internet
marketing are just interesting in making a bit of extra cash, thus falling in one of the first two categories. As it turns out the vast majority wants to quit their JOB, go full time online and be filthy rich (yeah, I know we all want that.

So, that's what people want... But what are they actually making?

Question 4: What is your monthly income from internet marketing?

• Zero, zilch, nada, nothing = 50.19%
• Less than $500 = 38.66%
• $1,001 - $2,500 = 2.60%
• $2,501 - $5,000 = 0.37%
• $5,001 - $10,000 = 0.37%
• Over $10,000 = 1.49%

Entrepreneurs are known to be self-starters. Organizing your time is a difficult task but if you want to run a home-based online business, you should be able to do it. Remember, you don’t have a boss that you can
rely on. This is your business and you have to be responsible for it at all times.

Running your own business would also mean that you have to deal withdifferent kinds of persons. You will surely encounter demanding customers, moody vendors, and an unreliable staff. To become a
successful home-based business owner, you should know how to deal with them.

Another trait that you should possess is being an excellent decision maker. Since you're the boss, you should be able to make quick yet effective decisions. Some situations are filled with pressures but
despite the pressures, you still need to make an informed and wise decision. As owner of your online business, you have no one else to rely on when it comes to business related decisions.

To be an effective online business you must have lots of energy and a superior work ethic. Owning an online business may mean working late hours and on the weekends. However, you must not neglect your tasks, View them as challenges and strive even harder. Your efforts will be rewarded once you see the profits rolling in.

Working at home through a home-based business requires dedication and hard work. You must be able to monitor your finances, tasks, inventory, AND work schedules.

A simple Google search on your topic (search for ‘[topic] affiliate program’ or ‘[topic] reseller program’) will turn up plenty of options for you to choose from. Also, following are a few of the many directories of affiliate and reseller programs, searchable and grouped by topic, that will help you on your way.

Affiliate and reseller program directories

• http://www.affiliatematch.com/: A comprehensive directory of over 2,000 affiliate programs on various topics. The site also provides information on making the most of affiliate programs.

• http://www.associateprograms.com/directory/: Another comprehensive directory with over 8,000 programs, also containing lots of information on making affiliate programs work for you.

• http://www.affiliateprograms.com/: Over 40 topics listing thousands of affiliate programs. This site is updated frequently to provide the latest and hottest in affiliate programs.

• http://www.webmaster-affiliates.net/: This site lists and reviews affiliate programs, and also hosts a forum for affiliate program discussion.

• http://www.affiliatehangout.com/: Affiliate program directory and a link exchange program to help increase web traffic to your affiliate sites.

• http://www.sponsordirectory.com/: Searchable and topic-grouped affiliate directory with over 6,000 programs listed, and an extensive affiliate program resource section.

• http://www.paymeup.com/: This site lists 200 affiliate and reseller programs, but is selective in its listings and promotes only the highest paying and most effective programs.

• http://www.clickslink.com/: Over 3,000 listed affiliate programs, with sections dedicated to new programs and top programs.

If you have any questions please e-mail me at donovanblog@gmail.com and please visit my website at http://cbpirate.com/main/donovangerald/HUB.

May You Be Successful in Your Endeavors
Gerald Donovan