In many business situations, success means you literally become a slave to the business. This is especially true in retail and service businesses where your customers control your life and set your schedule. Many entrepreneurs in these industries work 6 or 7 days a week including after hours shifts. I've been there...done that! It often means being tied to a cash register, or having to continually deal with employees, landlords, and suppliers. Then there is the high capital investment in plant and inventory required to make a small 5% to 15% profit.

A home based internet business is the exact opposite. You can earn a good income while enjoying a great lifestyle. In this business, you can be the master, and have the freedom to enjoy your success.

Here are some of the benefits of running a home-based internet business, and why it can be a good way to earn extra income:

* Compared to traditional businesses, an internet business has low start up costs... almost anyone can get started in it.
* The whole process can be systemized and automated to run 24/7.
* Once the systems are in place, it can be a very simple business to operate.
* It offers the opportunity to start off part-time and increase your efforts (and income) as the business grows.
* Instant income and/or quick wealth are a possibility, although it would be unwise to look on it as a get rich quick scheme. Most internet selling still requires carefully thought through strategies, careful planning, good systems and targeted marketing.
* The whole country, or the world for that matter, is your market place. You are not restricted to the geographical area where you live.
* There is no large inventory to buy or worry about.
* Many products can be delivered electronically as a downloadable file. There are no shipping or handling costs.
* There is no (or very little) direct selling involved. That means no personal rejection for you, because most of the selling is done through ads or web page sales letters.
* There is no need for special business premises. It is easy to get started from your own home. There are no high rents to pay, no leases to sign, no doors that must be opened at 9am every day.
* You don't have employee hassles to deal with. You can do it all yourself if you so choose.
* You don't necessarily have to work regular business hours.
* Payments usually come with orders, eliminating credit or bad debt problems.
* You don't need to waste time waiting around for customers.
* There are no losses through shoplifting or staff pilfering.
* There are numerous low cost, and no cost, ways to promote your offer online.
* You can remain anonymous. Nobody but your bank manager need know how well you are doing.

Success on the internet does not discriminate. It doesn't matter whether you are highly educated, or if you were a high school drop out. It doesn't matter what color, race, sex, or age you are. It doesn't matter what level of society you fit into. And, it doesn't matter where you live. An internet business can be operated by almost anyone from anywhere.

Best of all, success in Mail Order means you can spend your time however you want. Spend it with your loved ones, travelling the world, enjoying your hobbies or simply living 'the good life.' The choice is yours.

Don't get me wrong! I am not saying that this is a business where you can put your feet up, do nothing, and expect the money to come flooding in. It is not! In fact many people rush in ill prepared and fail miserably.

If you do it right, you can make more money in three weeks with just one internet project than most conventional businesses make in a year! On the other hand, you can waste time and burn money just as easily, if you don't know what you are doing.

So the message is; do your research and find a market that wants what you can supply. Then learn the techniques to successfully market that product on the internet.