There is NO business that will MAKE YOU rich.

It does not exist. I’ve heard many people talk about it, and many network marketers will say they have found business that will, but reality is that no business on this earth will make you rich. It is up to you to make yourself rich. No matter what program you join or team you become a part of or even starting a traditional business, if you don’t put in work to make it successful, then it will not be successful.

Those home based businesses and mlm programs out their that claim you can work part time, and make a six figure income your first year, and all that other hype, they have people at top of those programs. Those pictures you see of people standing beside a nice car or house, with testimonial that they’ve made it. Those are all real stories, and all real people, but not a single one of them got where they got working part time a few hours a week. In fact, it’s more likely that most if not all of them put in at least 50 to 60 hours a week into their business, with many people pushing 80 or 90 hours a week.

Why would they do this? Because sacrifice of time back then was worth reward they have now. Because they sacrificed that time they have given themselves more time to enjoy their lives now, and will probably not have to worry about money ever again.

I hope people reading this are starting to realize that it doesn’t necessarily matter which business they pick, there are a lot of good ones to pick from, for any situation, but no matter which one you pick, you need motivation to stick with it.

And that brings me to another point. One of things you should look for in an online business or a home based business is something that interests you. If your business has a product or philosophy or maybe just way they do business, and it’s something you can get really excited about, it will help you greatly.

Take me for example, without going into too much detail. My business gives me a lot of reasons to get excited about it. One of biggest things is that I make my money by genuinely helping people. I sell and network market health products of various types, and products themselves are another source of excitement for me. When I was first introduced to this company I’m with, I had never seen products that even compared to what I was seeing. And of all numerous research I’ve done from before I actually joined with company to now, I have yet to find a product that compares to any of my products that I sell.

Many of my products simply don’t have competition. Another thing that excites me is I don’t have to sell my products to sell them. And to explain what I mean by that, all I have to do is show my products, let my customers and prospects try products for free, and product will do all selling for me. When I ask for product back, they basically say no and give me money instead.

I could go on but like I said I didn’t want to go into to much detail. My point is that I have found a business that excites me and gives me numerous reasons to work hard at it everyday. And I recommend everybody looking at business opportunities to examine opportunity and see if it has anything that excites them, and try to find something other than them saying you’ll make $10k a month or something like that.

And again when you find an opportunity that excites you, go after with full steam. If you fail just get back up, examine why you failed and make adjustments, and go back at it 10 times harder. If you can do that you will be successful.

Up-line-This goes along with training you will get from your business. Can you get in contact with others in business that have been successful? It’s nice to know path others have taken to become successful in your business. They can give you helpful ideas and they can help you avoid some of pitfalls they have encountered. It is really nice if opportunity has a chat room or message board so that you can get ideas on how to start, how to promote and advertise, and how to respond to others as they join your business.

Potential-All above leads to this last quality I look for in a home based business. How great of a potential is there to make money in business? After all, that is bottom line, isn’t it, to make money?

Your Gut Feeling- Don’t forget your most important tool-your common sense. If something doesn’t seem right, you need to back away until you get all your questions answered. First and foremost, you have to believe in opportunity and what it offers before you can sell it to others. Make sure to get a handle on what is going on before you commit to it. Once you make that commitment, give yourself some time before you decide it won’t work.

Obviously, there are other things that you can look for. These are just some basic things to look for when trying to find just right work at home business to place your time and money into. But, I believe if you will use these basics as a starting point, you will be in good shape on making a decision.

Donnie Baird has been involved with work at home businesses for 4 years and is the webmaster/owner of http://internet-work-at-home-opportunity.com . He lives in North Carolina with his wife and two children.