This article is for the average person who is starting out in the Internet marketing business or simply looking into it. If you are new, then you need to read this article before you jump into the next thing that promises you the moon. And most do. What if you had an insider's view into the many products and services available BEFORE you decided what product to sell? What if you had a mentor who was available to you to help you through the learning curve? There are truly great products and services available on the Internet and there are also some great ways to promote these products and services and make a whole lot of money doing it. But there are also lots of scams and programs that simply are very difficult to promote and actually make money. But how can you know ahead of time?

Step one in deciding upon an Internet-based business is finding out as much as you can about any product or service before jumping in. Spend a little extra time in searching for others' experience with the product and make sure it's a product or service you are willing to put your time and effort behind. Trying to sell something you are not interested in will make your success less certain simply because your interest in it will not be there for the long run.

Step two is to ask yourself these questions; Do other people need this product? Is it in high demand? Is there a support system for you? How long will this product be around? While not all products are designed to be around forever, like software for example, others are products that have a long term potential to bring in continuous income for the unforseeable future. So think about your product before you choose to promote it.

Step three in deciding your potential Internet home based business is determined by how much experience you have in the first place. If you are reading this article, you probably were searching for home based business tips or searching for a home based business to join. This means you might be new to this idea of making money online. If you are in the catergory of beginner to marketing and advertising, here is the most important bit of advice I can give to you. And that is to find a marketing team with a central mentor who can teach your team the do's and don't's of Internet marketing or affiliate marketing and advertising online. And often, marketing is secondary because the companies do all the marketing for you. All you really have to do is drive traffic to your website. Your primary job after becoming a product promoter or affiliate is simply to drive traffic to your website.

Step four is to find a program that has support for you. Keep this in mind. Some programs are 1up and 2up programs that require you to pay your first and sometimes your second sale to your upline sponsor. This is called a "qualifying sale". While many programs are set up this way, you must know ahead of time that you may be on your own once you make those qualifying sales. Often in these type scenarios, after your first sales are "given up" so to speak to your sponsor, there is no motivation for your sponsor to help you any more because at that point, you become direct competiontion to your sponsor. Instead, you are better off finding a program that you will experience support from your sponsor for the long haul. This is the type of program that I chose early on simply becasuse I didn't know everything I needed to know to succeed.

Do you know how to drive traffic to your site once it is up? What is the first or second thing and the fifth thing you need to do to get targeted traffic to your website to promote that new product? If you don't know the asnwer to this question, that means you are in need of a mentor or coach that will teach you all the steps and methods to drive traffic to your website. The truth is, there are very few mentors out there that are willing to give their time to you.

And the fifth step is to drive traffic to your site every day. Once you gain access to the top ways to drive traffic, then selling the product is easy. But you must learn the exact methods and tactics to drive quality or "targeted" traffic to your site. These are people that are already interested in the type of products you are offering, and are more likely to buy what you are offering. Then, virtually any product you choose, and you will choose a good one because our team will show you which programs are best, and you will know the 5-10 specific things you must do to get people to your website and ultimately, become a sale. If you can't think of 5 things you must do right now to drive traffic to your sites, you need a mentor who will take you by the hand and teach you step by step what it is you need to do and how to do it quickly. Don't you wish you had a mentor who could teach you about all this stuff? I don't know how I could have learned what I have learned without one. To your success!