That's probably good advice as a general rule but it shouldn't be taken literally when it comes to creating an Internet-based business. The Internet is one environment where thinking small generally leads to greater success than thinking big. In fact, thinking big in wrong way can definitely get you nowhere fast!

The temptation when first starting out is to sign up for as many affiliate programs as you can. Somehow, you figure, more programs I have to earn a commission from, more money I will make. All you end up doing in process, however, is diluting your focus with end result being a web site that attempts to be too many things to too many people.

As urgent as it seems to get your web site up and out there and attracting as many people as you possibly can as quickly as you possibly can, smarter approach is to spend considerable time, before you even start, seriously thinking about what it is you want to contribute to Internet and market you want to attract.

Many people, for example, think there's money in "Internet Marketing". There is. But Internet marketing is not an end unto itself. It's a set of skills you need to master once you actually HAVE something to market.

Sure, there's a large army of so-called "gurus" out there who profess to be experts in Internet marketing and have made a tidy sum from people who believe them. But you're not one of them and neither am I. (Neither are they, actually, but that's another story altogether.)

So, when you think about "making money with my computer" or "making money on Internet", understand that there's not some parallel universe out there that will allow you to generate an income simply by connecting to Internet. You have to create something of real value to a very specific audience to get them to visit your site in first place. You have to continually add value to your site to keep them coming back. Only then can you even begin to think about maybe making money.

So, let's start with basics. What is your web site going to be ABOUT? Hopefully you realize now that it's NOT going to be about Internet Marketing. It's going to be about something that you know something about, something you have a special interest in or passion for, an interest or passion that others share and in sufficient numbers that they constitute a good- size target market.

You love searching online and are amazed by all incredible free information out there. If other people claim to be doing so well, working from home, why can't I?

This is question many of you are asking yourselves?

Did you know it is possible to master techniques and get an online business up and going without having to spend a huge amount of money?

Did you know that one simple little trick, when searching from a search engine, can narrow your results in an amazing incredible way.

Did you know that you have power, tool, to master and uncover shocking simple secrets that guru's use to profit so well.

Several years ago, I worked in a sewing factory. I listened to a walkman while I worked. I checked out success motivation tapes from library and listened to them. This motivated me to go back to college at age of 35. I graduated with my two year associates degree with 4th highest gpa of graduating class. I did this despite obstacles of being a single parent and having major surgery on my head only two weeks before starting school.

All of success tapes followed same basic theme. They just had different ways of getting this message accross. That message is "If you can believe it, you can achieve it." You first have to have a belief in your head as if you have already accomplished what you are setting for your goals.

The same holds true with principles of online marketing. Everybody is basically promoting same information. They are taking there own unique approach. The difference of experts and those not succeeding are advertising skills they use to get these messages sold.

It is possible to put extra cash in your pockets. The money is being made online. And all information being sold follows a basic theme. There are free ways to ultimately discover these secrets.

But, it isn't simple, and it doesn't happen overnight. It takes time, committment and determination. You also have to learn how to weed out scams.