The Research: The internet is a very loud place isn't it? As we surf along quietly doing our research for ways to make money online - whether it's a part time opportunity or to start a home based business - we seem to get off-track very quickly. We start off determined and want to stay on the straight and narrow but soon our attention gets swayed and we start listening to the loud and tempting voices offering outrageous amounts of money virtually overnight and hey no work or experience required.

Temptation: The temptation is too much we end up bouncing from site to site reading page after page of promising online business opportunities. They seem to get better and better. All of a sudden you realize that 4 hours have gone by and have nothing to show for it.

Reflection: Time to put it the dreams of starting your online money making business aside for now but the thoughts still linger - "if they can make money online so can I". So you persist and even though you know that the promises are too good to be true and it's against your better judgement you finally purchase that eBook or get rich quick program only to find out they're not what you expected or what they promised.

What to do next: Usually there's panic as you realize that you invested money in something that just can't work so you let it go. Weeks go by and you start doing research again and find many of the same offerings - again the entrepreneurial spirit tells you "if they can do it so can I".

Finally Action: You actually take the time to read the eBooks and program materials and find out that to make money online it takes business sense and skill as well as applying what you learn. You are now determined to succeed so you read, learn and start implementing some of the techniques you've learned.

Results: You learn and accept that this new venture will not flourish overnight and that it will take time and effort to get it off the ground. You're in it for the long haul so you persist and finally start to see results from your hard work. All of a sudden you've become well informed on Internet Marketing you understand the jargon, you've decided what your niche is and you even have your fist web site up and running. You don't feel as anxious about making money online anymore because you know you're building a long lasting business that will succeed.

Journey's End? Or Just the Beginning: Your determination and hard work is paying off. Your journey to an online business does not end here. You need to keep learning as you earn and keep taking action by implementing new found products and techniques. Your entrepreneurial spirit will guide you to new online projects and you finally realize that yes "if they can do it so can I" because you've done it.

You're finally on your way.