If it was so easy to make money on the internet everyone would be doing it. That's what I thought and it is partly true. The real truth is that yes, you can make money on the internet and the reason most people don't comes down to a few basics.

They are afraid to start something.

There's no shame in that. There are so many things you could start that would almost guarantee that you don't make money but will actually lose it.

They don't know what to try.

Another good reason not to start. Fools rush in to half baked schemes that haven't got much chance of success if any and after a few months and unwanted loses they quit.

They are afraid of failure.

For many people this is the number 1 reason they don't try to start a business on the internet and once again it is a good reason. Failure usually means that it's cost you a lot to realize that your business idea didn't work and all the promises amounted to nothing.

Anyone with no internet business experience should be very wary of buying into any scheme that claims to deliver wealth especially if it requires you to "invest" in some wealth generating system. Chances are the only one making any money is the would be guru who sells the promises.

Anyone considering the idea of making money on the internet should make sure that their cost of trying is extremely low and better still if you don't have to spend any money at all. Time is your greatest asset so use it and not your hard earned cash when you start.

I nearly forgot, the real reason people don't make any cash online is inaction. They think and wish but don't do anything and that is a shame for there really is a huge potential for success if you only try, and don't spend.