Having been on the internet for quite some time now, I have come across hundreds of gimmicks, fads, how to get rich quick schemes, for quick and easy millions, blah blah etc… from internet marketers, masterminds, mentors and some (I have to say it) morons…

Consequently, a large number of people have written to me to ask questions and to pass on their individual experiences. Some of these people have paid good money for e-books, coaching courses, DVDs and advice telling them “how to get rich,” but have followed all the steps and wonder why they are no further along now than they were before. Why is it that this person or the other tells them to take a variety of steps, which they do, but they never end up making any money?

In all honesty, I have to be realistic and say that the problem lies in the fact that I don’t believe there are any overnight million dollar solutions, or even one week or one month miracles. This is of course unless you have a way of linking up with some good and reputable affiliates, who have a significant number of subscribers on their lists.

It’s important to realise that if you spend a lot of time and hard work creating a reputable brand, with services and products that are in demand and truly first-class customer support, then you will succeed. I absolutely guarantee it.

You of course need a solid marketing strategy in place to make sure people know about your reliable brand, fantastic sought after products and services, and impeccable customer support - and once you have married these items together, you have started the basis for an ongoing, profitable business. I go into much more detail about this in my book, “Realistic Down To Earth Online Marketing,” which will be of great help to you if you’re actually ready for the “Real Deal.”

When you do this, word will spread; more sales and clients will come. When you have things under way, keep on top of everything, notably customer service and marketing, areas that you will definitely need help with, trust me, especially if you’re thinking about making a significant effort, so understand you really need to reach out, far and wide. An outsourcing process is your friend here, as you can hire a professional online business manager or a company that specialises in virtual assistance, with the aim of ensuring that your service quality is first class; don’t miss this all-important step, or you could easily trip up.

I am not denying that there are a few people out there who seriously know what they are talking about, people like Tim Ferris and Yaro Starek are well worth listening to - but the biggest questions to ask yourself, before you make the purchase of the “get rich” product are:

1. Is the person selling it legitimate?
2. How rich is the person selling the product?
3. And finally… Did the person selling the product get rich from selling the product, or by some other means… You really need to focus on this point.

Sometimes, more often than not it seems, people selling “The Dream of Becoming Rich,” actually made their money selling “The Dream of Becoming Rich,” rather than making their money selling another product or service. What do people want more than anything when running business online? They want to make money - and if someone is selling a product promising that the product will make them money, then you have an extremely large market right there. They are selling “the dream of becoming rich,” to the people who have that dream.

So, if you’re actually selling something like a musical instrument, a fitness machine or a clock, what happens now as you are “not” selling the actual chance to “get rich?” The market for the number of people who can be sold a product about becoming rich is probably 1000 times larger than one related to the business of buying a clarinet.

So the moral of all this is that before you spend your valuable money on any course which essentially tries to tell you the system for “how to get rich,” if your goal is to sell a particular service or product, make sure that the person you entrust for advice has actually become rich selling this very same service or product. It is so important to make sure that the advice is applicable in your case and that it is based on a solid foundation.