Never ever give up, if you fall down, pick yourself up and start over. We are fortunate to have some of best and brightest in industry to assist us. Listen to your teachers carefully - do not try to re-invent wheel. Those who have come before you have paid their dues in both time and money so make sure you’re a good follower.

Follow these simple examples and watch both yourself and your business grow. Both will need to change and evolve continually in order to stay fresh, up to date and ready to compete. Network as much as possible. Talk to your respective team members and find what works and what doesn’t. Valuable lessons if you’re working on limited funds!

Lastly, remember that no one will be harder on you than you so be sure to give yourself a break once in a while! It will come just don’t force it. Sure some people get lucky every once so often and hit lottery but my friend, you stand a better chance starting your own e-business and time has never been better.

For me, I love diversity of working with a variety of people. I get to talk with, tutor and impart my message to people from United States, India, Germany and even Greece! The cultures are great, there’s no barriers just plain people wanting something better. That doesn’t seem too difficult and tools to accomplish this lowering of barriers have never been more readily available. We all have something to bring to table – find out what your offering is and contribute to common good. You will find that in time this type of generosity will be repaid to you ten fold both in supportive business associates and fiercely loyal customers.

Once you find one or two options that look good for you, sign up for their free seminar. Every reputable company has an online free seminar. Unfortunately, so does every online scam artist, so before seminar, do some research. Start by contacting Better Business Bureau where company is located to research any prior complaints. Go to google.com or teoma.com, or any other search engine, and put company’s name in search box. If anyone is really mad at them, results will come back. This is a case where “no news is good news”. Now that you know company doesn’t have an already documented bad reputation, it’s time to attend seminar.

Now that it’s time for free seminar, what should you listen for?

·Do they emphasize money to be made, and downplay or ignore effort required to accomplish that task? ·Do they promise you to do work for you? ·Do they promise a lot of “free” things? ·Do they offer a money-back guarantee? Though this may sound good as a sales pitch, few of them deliver on that promise. ·Do they allow you to ask questions at some point in seminar or do they keep themselves insulated from you and your concerns? ·When seminar is over, do you get to talk with person who will be your coach/mentor, or do you only get to talk to a salesman only?

Let’s say everything is sounding good and you think you want to sign up. What now?

Follow these simple guidelines and you can avoid a costly mistake: ·Don’t talk to a salesman! ALWAYS ask to talk to person who will be coaching you. ·Ask them about their experience and make certain you will feel comfortable working with them for long term. ·Be sure they are asking you tough questions to make certain you are a good candidate to be successful in their program. No reputable company wants to sell you a program you will fail at. Reputable companies count on happy customers telling other people about their company. ·Make certain you understand program and what you will be required to do to be successful. ·Don’t fall for any “early bird registration discounts”. If you need time to think about this decision, a reputable company will understand that. Have as many conversations as it takes to feel comfortable. If they want to sign you fast, what kind of service do you expect once they have your money?

Is it easy to spot a scam artist online? It is if you follow simple guidelines laid out in this article and if you listen to that small voice in your head that keeps repeating “this sounds too good to be true”.