So - assuming you found such a company, it is time to investigate feasibility of you going into business with them. They provide product or service, and you must set yourself up in business. Here is where cash flow comes into play.

Can you afford monthly amount you pay them? Can you afford to promote your relationship with this business without immediate income? If answer to either question is "no", you'd be well advised to reconsider.

If answer is "yes", how are you going to promote it? Most companies recommend you exhaust your "warm market" first. Your "warm market" is your circle of family and friends that you might convince to join in with you. Eventually however, you are going to exhaust this market and must start seeking people outside that circle.

One way to attract new people is in online arena. While this will not replace "face to face" contact that is necessary, if it is done correctly, it can add a valuable source of additional income.

Many people make mistake of using a web site supplied by their company. While this can be a valuable tool, it really ties you into their product. If you get your own site, you can use it to highlight your offerings. It is of course necessary to advertise your web site, and ezines and newsletters usually give you best return on your investment. With a modest investment on your part, you can realize a decent return.

Usually, for less than a few hundred dollars, you can get a web site and advertise in ezines targeted to your potential market. Most people can afford this without counting on their cash intake to cover expenses. Determine what you can spend out of pocket to make something like this work. Then, as your cash flow improves, expand your advertising to include a broader market.

While this is a modest start, it doesn't put you in position where you must realize income to make expenses. Above all be patient and realize it will take time and effort to realize your goals.

Will new policy of Yahoo help? I think so. A lot of "garbage" will disappear, and you will find instead ads from folks who are serious about doing business. Will other search engines follow Yahoo's lead? I would imagine so. So what will this mean?

If you combine this thought, with that of many of major companies abandoning their web presence, it will mean that more people will find your site. This is indeed, a golden opportunity to establish your business on web. But you can't expect to "throw up" a web site and have world beat a path to your door.

You must first establish a business plan. What will you market? What will it cost - who is your competition - what is pricing for comparable products? These are all questions that should be answered before you take step one.

If your answers to above questions are positive, get your own domain and build your web site. If you can't do it yourself, hire a qualified firm to do it. Unless you are a "dabbler", expect to spend a few thousand to get your web site up and running, register it with search engines, get a merchant account to accept credit cards online, and begin advertising.

When you think about it, if you are serious, this is really a small expenditure to start a business. If you're not serious forget about it, and consider a different part time enterprise. You will probably make more money "flipping burgers" at your local fast food establishment, than you will for time you spend trying to develop a "zero cost" web presence. The old adage - "you have to spend a dollar, to make a dollar", is true more than ever.

Will it take some time? Absolutely - how long depends on what you do. A couple of months might be a conservative estimate. But you can't lose heart, and like "dabbler", try some other cockamamie scheme when you don't make your first million in 90 days.