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Just wanted to let you know that you are not alone. I have been wondering the same thing. There just has to be but if it is a real money maker and you are making money off of it, would you tell everyone else? I'm not sure I would.

I understand that the web has opened up a whole new avenue for making money, but still I wonder.

I agree with Iwrite. If these deals are so good, why aren't they doing that instead of selling the system Just like the psychic that gives you lottery numbers. If they know the numbers, why are they still working and not living off of their investments from millions of dollars of winnings. Once someone told me they did win the money and then when I asked why they still worked, they said that they wanted to spread their special gifts around. I then asked why do you charge for it and not give it away since you are financially independent and want to spread the word. Just then they got a phone call (phone was on vibrate) and couldn't talk anymore. It was fun spreading the word about him.

Jim

My point exactly.

My father is a tough buyer. He once took all three of his kids with him to buy a car, he wanted us to know how to do it. Well, we get to this car dealer and the salesman is laying it on thick and my father is peppering him with questions about everything. Finally, the salesman asks my father, "what will it take to get you into this car?" Without blinking, my father said, "Just answer my last question: what type of car do you drive?" The salesman look shocked, he said a car from another manufacturer. My father said, "thank you, but I think we'll pass."

In the car ride home, my father said to us, "never buy from a salesperson who doesn't use the product. They know it inside and out - if they won't use it then something is wrong with it." There are exceptions but this lesson has stuck with me. Why would a person abandon a perfectly good, money making idea and sell it to others? Because there is more money in selling the idea than working it, and it doesn't even have to work.

I understood this question to be talking about home based businesses.

Mine is not really a home based business. I do work out of my home and from an office and at the coffee shop, but once I can get my agency stronger, I will have an office. I will never tell anyone that they can do this from home and offer to sell them the system. There are client meetings and presentations, photo shoots and recording sessions to attend. I really can't run this by myself forever, not if I am going to stay true to my business plan. To me, this is a lot different from the businesses that people say you can run out of your house. They are designed to be smaller operations that most people need little to no help running. I'm not passing judgement on these types of businesses - I just wonder if the majority really deliver on their claims?

If this helps at all...

I have been self employed for over 10 years. I was fixated in web design and development for most of that time, and ventured into various other "obvious" choice businesses to generate extra income. The biggest problem that I had was that though I was self-employed I was still working for "linear" income, or exchanging services for dollars. Well the problem is that if I decide to stop designing, I stopped making money. Now I always knew this BUT it was safe in my mind.

Then a Mentor of mine challenged me about Network Marketing, MLM whatever you wanna call it. He mad me grab a book by Paul Zane Pilzer, that absolutely changed my life. When I opened my mind to the basics of Network Marketing - it changed my perspective about not only how I was earning income but also "Building" it... There is a HUGE difference.

To make a long story short... Network Marketing has become VERY sophisticated and people are making HUGE amounts of money with the advent of the web. We are connecting with more people, faster than ever before - giving the MLM or Network Marketer a HUGE advantage. NOW only a few months later I a FINALLY starting to enjoy being self-employed and I am building a strong residual income that is a lot more attractive then the Linear income I had before.

my 0.02USD

<<<<I always see these make money from home businesses and immediately ignore them; am I being to skeptical?>>

NO.

Yes, IMHO, you are being too sceptical, as indeed I was, before I started to understand and learn it! I headed in the online business direction , as opposed to the MLM - which I looked at ages ago. MLM didn't appeal to me because it's the numbers game of approaching people; forcing a product onto people - yuk!

Online is not an easy ride, but I'm enjoying the experience enormously, and the scope's incredible.

Hope that helps.

P

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