Income Opportunity | Income Opportunities | Is a Real Opportunity Knocking?

Ocassionally as an Internet Network Marketer, you hear about something before most people or even before it launches because of relationships you've made over the years.

Getting in early on a great income opportunity could mean a great way to "hit it big". But is this always the case? NO. Getting early information may help you to get some ads, articles and placements on the Internet before others but what good is that if nobody finds it because the Company isn't successful or never gets started.

There was a Company called Our Power Forced Matrix that I knew about. Members were in deep anticipation of a great start with great "placement" in a forced matrix only to find the owner skipped out on everybody. It was a total scam.

Then there was "More Than Traffic". An elaborate website was produced to make marketers believe the MMT "system" would not just get them traffic to their website, but guaranteed them "sales", a hundred thousand dollars worth. It too was a total scam and it too took many peoples money.

Another example was Ad Surf Daily. It looked like it was investing people's money and people were led to believe they were paying for "advertising" when in fact the government closed down ASD and confiscated over 56 million dollars. That's a lot of people's money.

Unfortunately, there's more. Almost everyday there's some new "money run", some so called income opportunity where all you have to do is join and you'll make money. "No sponsoring required". "No selling". Fully automated cash machine". They all say the same thing. "Give us your money, do nothing, get paid!"

There is no such business offline in the "real" world, why would there be such a thing in cyber-space? You don't make an income from doing nothing. Don't be fooled and don't be stupid!

On the other hand, if you know what to look for, then getting in "early" can be like getting a head start before everybody else. So what should you look for?

Work at home businesses can be very rewarding, yet very challenging. Should you consider it?

I can't emphacize enough that you need time to build a business. It doesn't matter if you're starting a housecleaning service, a handyman service or an income opportunity business. None of these businesses will succeed without an investment of time, money and commitment.

You must also look at an online business opportunity in the same way you look at an offline business startup. Please don't succumb to the lure of quick or easy money because it's just not true. Can you start out as a handyman service and make $10K in 6 weeks? Not likely.

The more you understand there is no difference between an online business startup and a offline business startup, the better off you'll be. To start a housecleaning service people place ads in the newspaper, go door to door and introduce themselves or leave brochures and cards, or solicit people over the phone.

The difference with an online business, is that you can do a lot of that over the Internet. You just have to learn where and how and that takes time, or if you use an advertising service, money. That's why it's important to have a mentor, tutor or great sponsor in whatever you join.

Other challenges in working from home involve distractions, not "having to" work feeling like you're doing a lot of work for very little pay. But that's true with any business you start. You certainly need to drive and determination when you encounter challenges to stick with it. Will you?

The rewards from working at home are quite obvious. However, the biggest should be to eventually have the freedom to do whatever is most important in your life. Will that be easy and can you do it?

I really believe anybody can do IF they have the right product and Company that they believe in. After all, if you felt very strongly about it, wouldn't you even be willing to talk to people you know about it? Not that you should, or not that you should start there, but shouldn't you feel that strongly?

Some of these people may even be discouraging to you. "Oh, I once got into (the name of a network marketing company) and I (they relate their negative experience with it)." What they don't tell you is that they really didn't do the work involved or didn't take the time to find out what to do. So don't let people you know (or don't know) be "dream killers" as it has been said.

In many cases, the person who you might know who works from home has gotten there from a lot of groundwork, hard work and commitment. Most of us have gotten to the point where we are AFTER we got to the point where we said "this isn't working" or "am I ever going to make it". Maybe we were just too stubborn to give up after all the time and effort we put into it.

But believe me, working from home is obtainable and will be very rewarding. Just know that there's more "work" in the "work" from home than you may realize.

Business and Income Opportunity websites are often full of promises and hype that has caused many searchers of additional monthly income to seriously doubt their validity or legitimacy. And you should feel that way, after all there is so much money grabbing garbage on the Internet, it will make your head spin.

So when a really good income opportunity does knock or stares you right in the face as they say, you may not hear or see it because of a previous bad experience with a Company that went belly up or turned out to be a scam. This is where experience and discernment from someone who knows how to pick them would be a big help. But who has such experience?

Unfortunately, there are far too many income opportunity "advisors", "scam warners", "rip off reporters", "I'll help you to market, build your down line, give you spillover" sponsors and opportunity "experts" all too willing to tell you NOT to join business A, B or C but recommend business D, which they just happen to be a part of and are "advising" you to join. You still need to be careful.

Seriously and based on my personal experience, here's what you really need to know. Does the business or income opportunity have a legitimate product? Keep in mind the FTC states categorically that this in itself does not make a Company legitimate. The product does not have to be a physical product like a health or skin care supplement. It could be a "virtual" product like games or software. Which has more value to you?

Is the product something exceptional or a totally break through product? Is it a "first to market" product or is it a "me too"product? If you didn't make a dime from promoting or selling the product, do you think you can still "believe" in it, even continue buying it? After all, it's usually best to use it to know the most you can about it. Is it really "sellable" and does it have mass appeal? Is it practical? Is it reasonably priced or mlm priced? Would you personally benefit from its use? Would you be excited to share it? Seriously, if not, move on.

For example, cell phones are sellable and have mass appeal. However, would people change to an "unknown" Company? Would they worry about quality and service with a "Network Marketing Cell Phone Company"? Could they "get out of" their contracts without penalties? Yes, it may be sellable and have mass appeal but will it be practical?

What about the Company and its owners? Are they known and what is their reputation? Do an Internet search on them. Has the business or Company been around or is it brand new? Is it stable? Do you know where its located? What kind of branding does it have? What impression do you get from the Company website or their product? Who's recommending it to you?

Does it have support and a customer service number? Who's joining it? Google the name of the product or Company and see if there's a lot of sponsored ads for it or "organic listings". If it's popular, there will be a lot of Internet Marketers promoting it. Are there? How long has it been open for business? Who make up the "executive team"?

Let's use a current popular business many people tried to recruit me into, even calling and emailing me asking me to join them. It was called ASD or Ad Surf Daily. For all appearances sake, the Ad Surf Daily members gave the impression that it was legitimate and the owner, Andy Bowdoin, trust worthy (he was even decorated by the US President people said).

Through my own investigation and research (this is what you must always do) I discovered Ad Surf Daily was a Ponzi Scheme. Shortly thereafter, on August 6th, 2008 the Government closed down Ad Cash Generator and arrested Mr. Bowdoin, seizing $53 million dollars in funds. One man who has since published many video's on the matter said he lost $20,000.00 on it! Ouch! That hurts! Don't be misled by "easy", "small", or "one time investments" with promises of large returns on your money.

Another example is Web Prosperity. Agian, a lot of hype and information written on it. Supposedly over 100K people joined it (for free) before it launched. Problem was, nobody knew exactly what they were getting. When they finally realized it wasn't so great, I believe a lot of people never paid to join and I'm sure people are dropping out steadily since then. Don't join something just because a lot of other people are.

When an income opportunity says it is easy to market (97% fully automated for example), quick to give you money and that you'll make a lot of it in a short period of time, it is usually some version of a scam. Never join something or buy something that teaches you how to market on the Internet without talking to someone you trust and has experience in these matters. This is usually a ploy to suck you in because new and inexperienced opportunity seekers don't know how to do it and these scammers know it.

To make money with a legitimate income opportunity, you must build your business just like an off line business. This will take time, persistence and lots of hard work. Do you have the time for that? Who can you get to join after you? How will you get them? Will they stay in after they join?

Another matter you need to consider is what do you understand about the compensation plan? What are the practical numbers and what does signing people up mean for your pocketbook? Are you really going to make any money with it? Will you even break even? Can your sponsor tell you where you'll be "placed" and what that means to you? How many people must you sponsor to make a profit?

Here are my suggestions for answering the door when opportunity (as in income) is knocking:

1. Choose the income opportunity that you'll get excited about, benefit from the use of the product and feel confident there will be others who will feel the same as you. Ask around to see what others think.
2. Make sure the Company and owners are well reported on and that the likelihood of its success is long term. If there's a doubt or some "red flags", it will probably come back to bite you in the long run. (You may make some money but if the Company closes down even two years later, all your time invested in it is wasted).
3. "Interview" your potential sponsor. Ask for negatives, weaknesses and problems about the program and keep shopping for a sponsor if he says there are none. Do you like the potential sponsor?
4. Ask how your sponsor can help you to market your business and get traffic to your website? If he has no time or ideas then keep looking.
5. Can you afford the program? In addition to joining costs, ask how much you may need to spend to get people signed up through advertising and marketing?
6. When it comes to the comp plan, how many people do you need to sign up to break even and how many do you need to make the profit you're looking for? Do you think you can get that many people signed up and is the program good enough to keep those people in it?
7. Always ask, "Is there anything else I should be asking about this program or business"? An honest sponsor will inform, educate and convey what you need to know before you join, not after. Don't follow a sponsor in everything he joins unless he's your twin brother. Branch out. Try new things on your own.
8. Do not join any network marketing company that has no owner, phone number, support or location listed. Do research before you join, not after.

I've been involved in network marketing long enough to know that it is difficult, time consuming and lots of hard work to make the income that can come from an opportunity. Yet, to receive long term residual income is well worth the effort.

Income opportunities are knocking every day on the Internet, many of which you probably know nothing about. Perhaps the way you do hear about them is through a friend or business acquaintance's email. When this happens, the question isn't will you answer the door of opportunity? The right question is, will you answer the right door?

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What do you need to know about an income opportunity before you join it? What is an income opportunity?

An income opportunity is another label for an mlm, network marketing company or direct sales company. Some people believe all mlm's are scams and illegal. This is simply not true. Some companies have been around for decades.

The ultimate goal of most network marketing companies is to become "the next billion dollar company". That's a lot of money and a lot of work to achieve. One of the fastest growing companies to achieve this has been Mona Vie. In started in 2005 and has reached that level.

Here's what you should look for in an income opportunity:
1. Who owns it?
If you don't know, don't join. If you can't find out anything on the Internet about them, proceed only if someone you trust recommends them. They will be your boss. If there's any red flags associated with their name, don't ignore them.
2. Is the Company well financed?
Some companies never get off the ground because they lack financing. If the funds are lacking it's an indication others don't feel the company will do that well. If someone rich or famous is backing the company, this is no guarantee either. Do people like this rich and famous person? Is he really involved?
3. What is the product(s)?
Is the product a "me too" product? Not good. Is the product e-books? Run. Are there a lot of products at first? You'll have to advertise them all - Get's expensive.
Is the product "first to market"? That's good. Is it a "me too" product but better than anything out there? Take notice. Is the product affordable? This is extremely important. People don't want to shell out $500 to join unless the product can save them at least that much.
4. Where is the Company and can you get a hold of them?
If there's no contact number or physical address or location, don't join. Make sure you know the guarantee and if there is a cancel membership link before you join. If the company is out of the country in which you live, have someone you know in that country verify there is such a location and that the company is registered with the proper formalities.
5. How is the Company "branded"?
Does the company website look like all the others; cars, boats and mansions with hype on the first page? Does it have dollars increasing each second? Is there a push to get in before such and such time passes? Forget it! This website represents YOU. What message does it send to those that see it? Does it look like a Fortune 500 Company or a Company you'd be "Fortunate" to make $500 with?
6. Will the Company last?
You may not be sure of knowing if a Company will last, but you should have a feel for it. Some leaders are in one Company and then another every one or two years. They know the Company will "peak" and weaken and they move on to the next "quick buck". Don't follow these "leaders". Look for a Company with all the ingredients listed here and stick with it.
7. Is the Comp Plan balanced?
Some Comp Plans are in the Company's favor, sort of like large casino's. A balnced Comp Plan will have a way to earn money quickly up front and it will be easy to qualify for rank advancement. it won't "punish" you if you have a slow month or don't produce as much volume.
You don't want "flushing" or "point values" attached to volume so that $1.25 in sales equals $1.00 commissionable volume. That .25 cents goes to the Company. Find out how much the Company pays out of their income and make sure you don't have to sign up 3 to 4 people to qualify for all levels of income.

In conclusion, quite simply, you should be passionate about the product. You should love working for the company and the owner and feel you would be happy to present them even to friends and family. Lastly, you should be paid fairly and well even if you only do small things with the Company. Don't settle for less.

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Is this income opportunity for everyone? No, of course not. And that's the point. Synaura may not be "up your alley". However, you are sure to find something that personally appeals to you that you can get excited about with a little research.

And with you answering the right door for the right income opportunity, I guarantee you it can help you to earn enough income to supplement, replace or even enable you to "hit it big" and finally do whatever is most important in your life. You just have to really want it and to work very hard to get it. Have a terrific day.

To your success,
Andrew G. Sinay
Owner, A. Andrews and Sons Marketing Group
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