You have to learn techniques of marketing your product or service. This usually comes from a combination of reading volumes of information your are provided with and personal help from your upline coach or mentor. You then have to advertise aggressively. Some of this is through various online services such as cost per click for higher search engine placement, through link exchange, through purchase of targeted email lists, or numerous other types of online advertising. Some of advertising is free and some can become quite expensive. You can also advertise offline through personal relationships, by distributing business cards and flyers, or by taking out classified ads in newspapers and magazines. You have discovered that you absolutely must have your own website. If you haven’t yet thrown in towel and decided this is all too overwhelming , and you probably haven’t or you wouldn’t be reading this, then you know you have to find ways to get people to your website because real success in an online business is all about numbers.

Liars may use statistics, but statistics don’t lie. You’ll only be successful in getting a small portion of nearly 1 billion internet users to visit your website, and of those who do visit your website only a small portion will spend serious time looking at business opportunity. And only a small portion of that group will actually “take plunge” and sign up.

So it really is all about numbers. According to most recent U. S. Central Intelligence Agency Fact Book, in next two years internet users will increase by 516 million worldwide. That’s almost double current total population of United States. So flip side of funneling down effect based on information I just provided is that you’re not dealing with a fixed number.

You have taken care of legalities, you know who your target market is, you have an exceptional product or service and you're ready to get it out there.

This is a very exciting time and you want everything to be perfect and appealing, including your workspace.

You buy a new desk, computer, printer/copier/fax/ scanner, chair, calculator, office supplies, file cabinets, bookshelves, and decorative accessories to make your office attractive.

You may be spending a great deal of time in your workspace and it is important that it be comfortable and ergonomically designed.

Although comfort and functionality are important, be mindful when furnishing and equipping your workplace.

Be aware of what is absolutely necessary and what is a nice-to-have.

Some of today's business giants started by selling out of their garages.

It was not glamorous in beginning, but it was necessary to start their businesses on a solid foundation.

Now, some of these successful entrepreneurs work out of magnificent skyscrapers, have mansions in New England and drive vintage sports cars.

These smart businessmen and women realized that everything didn't have to be perfect or aesthetic when they started.

Some new home-based business owners feel it is necessary to buy state-of-the-art equipment, sign up for all of prominent subscriptions and memberships, stock their shelves with loads of inventory, have expensive art on walls, and create an air of wealth and success in order to impress prospective clients.

This kind of thinking can put you out of race before you even start running!

I remember when I was a consultant for a MLM company. I thought I had to carry every product available to impress my customers.

A startling realization for me was that my biggest show in sales was when I had fewest number of pieces on display.

The customers were able to see quality in each product and did not have to see every piece in order to make a buying decision.

When I decided to terminate my business, I had a closet full of products. I sold quite a few items to another consultant, but still had shelves stocked with unopened product.