If it's tricks you want. Get a pony.

Or is it other way around?

Sorry. I'm back. I was distracted by something I thought.

Where was I? Oh yeah. This isn't about your animals. You're expecting something about your small business success.

I can focus on that...

The One Big Trick to Your Small Business Success?

Short and Sweet.

Do whatever you must to Pay your business bills until your Home Grown Internet Biz is a Success.

That is The One Big Trick...

*SURVIVAL*

You must survive. You must find sources of income to cover your recurring overhead until your primary business generates positive cash flow.

In other words, you've gotta have more coming in than going out.

Oh phooey, you say. That's just commonsense. Everybody knows that!

OK. If everyone knows that, why do 95% of small internet business start-ups fail?

Because owner's didn't know what they were doing? Nope. The internet is jammed packed with Free small business how to guidelines and free help. If anything, there's too much help bouncing about.

OK, you say. Then failures are result of novices trusting scam spinners. They get lied to. Taken advantage of. Cheated out of their business operating funds.

Eventually they lose their dreams. So they give up in despair. Say it can't be done.

Well, maybe. But I don't think so. It takes a certain type of mind set to fall for scams and pie in sky frauds.

That mind set goes hand-in-hand with laziness and greed of wanting something for nothing.

Yeah, I know. I'm The Laziest Dude on The Intenet. That I am. But I'm lazy in right way. I find methods that work hard so I don't have to. I find/invent and use smart tactics and tools that are working for others.

In all fairness to those of us who Have fallen to sweet siren song of vultures... internet IS a huge source of free information.

Because we're accustomed to getting so much for free, it's easy to forget our home training. We begin to think that maybe it's true.

After all, Everyone is saying so. Get rich quick. Turn $25 into $10,000 in 30 days, etc. It does become lulling. So much so that we let down our natural scam protection senses.

Sure, cost is important, variety is important, all those things are important. But when you're new to a business, good customer service will be difference between success and failure. Every new venture has a problem or two, and without support of "home office" you will be out of business very fast.

So, you've decided to venture into network marketing, choose your company carefully. Be sure they'll consider you a "customer" not just a way to make a few bucks.

As business starts, you'll have specific needs. As business grows, your needs will change. True customer service means company cares about your needs, anticipates them, asks you about them, and helps you find solutions to your needs.

Ask yourself key questions:

1. How long have they been in business? Who are leaders? What is their experience? When do you get to meet them?

2. What products or services do they offer? How many? (A wide selection is a good thing, but those who try to sell everything often don't sell anything.) Are products related? Can you sell packages? Are their prices competitive? Can you get this stuff at corner grocery store?