INTRODUCTION 

As you read this guide, there are millions of people making a full time income on the internet, working part time hours from the comfort of their own home. These people set their own working hours, live where ever they choose and have a ton of spare time to spend with their family, friends and simply do the things that they love to do.  

Does this sound like something you would like to be doing? Of course it is, why else would you have purchased this guide! 

Well rest assured, you've made the right decision by purchasing this guide, and because you are about to learn everything you need to know to get started on your internet business and be pointed in the right direction towards online business success. 

In this guide, you will not only learn the basics of starting an internet business. But learn of the many different online business models you can choose, and even analyze over 50 successful online businesses you can imitate!   

But before we get started, just so you are as existed as I am about doing business online.

Here are some of the main reasons most people decide to start an online business:

It takes very little money to start

Unlike a business in the “real world” , an online business does not need a lot of start up money. All you need as an idea, a domain name, internet access and hosting…all of which can be had for under $100! 

You choose when you work

Who says you must work from 9 to 5 everyday? People who are NOT Internet Business owners! The Internet Business is the biggest proof why the statement “working from 9 to 5” is no longer true. With an Internet Business, you don’t have to wake up in the wee hours of the morning so that you can get to work by 9am, anymore. You can start work at anytime since you are your own boss! 

Work from the comfort of your very own home!

Where you put your computer is where you will be working! And since you’re going to be working from home, you’ll be saving at least two hours of your time each day by not having to travel to and from your work place during rush hours when everybody else is going to work or heading for home. That means you’ll be saving at least 730 hours a year! Wouldn’t you shudder at the thought of wasting 730 hours a year doing nothing productive? 

With the internet, the entire world is your market!

By sitting in front of the computer, everyone in the world is now within your three feet. You can leverage on free or low-cost software and hardware and the Internet Infrastructure, all of which when combined will give you leveraging power that far exceeds any conventional "bricks and mortar" business, which allows you to achieve more and more with less and and a lot less work! 

You can fully automate your online business

If properly set up, many Internet Business models can be fully automated.  That's what the phrase "Make Money While You Sleep" means. 

No need to work 8 hours a days every single day

Once you can automate your Internet Business in some way, you can use the time you saved to start another Internet Business, improve your existing business, or spend anyhow you like.

You just spend the time online checking your mail religiously, promoting and expanding your business – all in front of your computer. And there is absolutely no need to spend even more than four hours online. 

Spend more time with family and friends

Owning an Internet Business gives you the privilege to have more time to spend with your family, or watch your children grow up. This is what most busy parents crave for. If you are one of them, then you will do well to seriously consider starting an Internet Business. 

Your online business can be all about your hobbies, passions and work experiences, etc.!

Now, this is my favorite reason for anybody wanting to start an Internet Business! The Internet Business allows your passion and dream to come to life, which is also the most important component of businesses of any kind. 

Online businesses have very little expenses

Believe it or not, some Internet Businesses can be set up and running at zero cost, if not very low. Other Internet Businesses can run with monthly operational expenses so low that they are negligible!

So, you can rest assured you won’t find me recommending products or services that cost thousands of dollars, the amount of money which you may as well throw into the stock market if you’ve got such a huge appetite for risk! 

You can have more that one business!

Since the cost of setting up and running an Internet Business is so low, and you can automate their operations, you can operate multiple Internet Businesses as a one-person Internet Business owner.

You don’t need to hire employees since your Internet Business system is doing most of the job, if not all. It works 24/7 for you. It won’t call in sick. It won’t give any excuses. And it definitely won’t blame you if it ever had worldly problems! 

The internet is a huge market (the entire world) and it’s getting much larger as you read these words.

According to the Computer Industry Almanac, there were 934 million Internet users up to September 2004, and there will be 1.07 billion users this year.

Now, is there any doubt that a 934 million-user pool is a very attractive target given the leverage you have on the Internet?

Given all the wonderful reasons for starting your own Internet Business, I am quite sure that by now you've already made up your mind whether starting an Internet Business is for you.

If you've decided that starting your very own home-based business and getting it on the Internet for all to see, then this guide is definitely for you.  So let's let's proceed and explore the basic fundamentals.