However, now technology has moved on and anybody who is prepared to learn can master this in a few months. Today, we have all-in-one packages that allow you to build a web site, research keywords, submit it to search engines and build an online store in one package.

The advantages of these all-in-one packages are that they save money as all tools are in same package. It saves a lot of time learning how to set up your business and it is easy to run because of brilliance of tools at your disposal.

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4) What Sort of Business do you run?

The usual advice is to get involved in niche areas where there is little competition from big companies. The big companies don't bother as markets are too small for them. However, there is still plenty of money to be made by small web sites. The message here is simple - don't take on WalMart!

So there you have benefits of starting your own online business. Few businesses have kind of flexibility that internet offers. And learning curve is not that steep.

So what are you waiting for? Download free ebooks I listed above and start reading.

(c) John lynch

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In my personal journal, I write things that I know to be true about myself that I'm unable to reveal for one reason or another. Once I'm done journaling, I tuck journal in a drawer, put on my mask and go out into world.

Not being true to who I really am causes all kinds of problems in my relationships. Further, if my behavior doesn’t line up with my values, it keeps me from meeting important goals, growing spiritually and compromises my physical and mental health.

It’s important to keep a personal journal for my eyes only – I always will. But integrating some of thoughts I record in my journal with my public blog is peeling away layers of self-consciousness and tentativeness.

I knew I was a true blogger when I re-read a blog post and, instead of editing it, I thought, “This is who I am, and, hey, I’m okay!”

My new philosophy as a blogger is: The closer I can get to integrating my true self into my public self, better off I am. And, of course, “Don’t knock it ‘til you rock it!”