Like most others, I have always dreamed of being wealthy and on my last birthday decided to finally take action. I would become an internet marketer!

Needless to say, starting a home business on web was more difficult than I imagined. A few of myths that I had to overcome:

It’s free to do business online! While it is much cheaper than a brick and mortar business, there are still expenses such as web sites, hosting, advertising, and continuing education costs.

Internet marketing is easy! After working in a tire factory for two weeks, I can attest that every other job I have done IS easy. However, I quickly discovered that although not manual labor, many bleary eyed hours were spent in front of my computer screen.It takes TIME and EFFORT.

You can get rich quick on net. There are literally millions of scams floating around that haul in big bucks-----for SCAMMER. The truth is: there are no get rich quick answers to your problems unless you want to rob a bank.

Before you embark on this project, it's important to understand possibilities out there. Start being aware of incentive items you might see and understand how they are used. Many are offered as consumer gifts or incentives while others are used as training tools or morale boosters for employees.

Some examples of premium sales might be:

Books offered at yearly company sales meetings Books offered to consumers at a discount (consumers are usually asked to send in product UPC's to qualify for these specials) Books offered to new customers at financial institutions Books offered to new home buyers Books offered to new magazine subscribers

To determine market segment you want to go after, study your book first for obvious clues. If you've mentioned or recommended companies or products in your book, those will be first tier you'll want to go after. Next, think about message of your book and how it aligns with particular companies within that industry. Company web sites and ads will offer great clues when trying to match a company or organization up with your book.

If you're going after magazine subscriber bonus segment, you'll have a bit more flexibility. Generally, if book fits reader demographic and aligns itself with message of magazine, it will be considered. For example, you might offer a home organization book to Good Housekeeping or a fitness book to Self or Redbook. Before you approach these magazines, read them for about three months so you get a good sense of what they're about and who their audience is.

If you're going after a particular market and are trying to locate companies within that industry, try doing a Boolean search in Google. Your search should look like this: "your industry and companies." Another resource is http://www.thomasregister.com. This site will link you to companies nationally and internationally within your industry.