You can’t, of course, succeed in anything in life without trying. However, you can ensure that you are not one of the 99% of all other network marketers or home-based entrepreneurs who fail within their first five years.

Follow these top tips for success in choosing and running your own online home-based business and you should avoid the pitfalls that destroy so many other would-be entrepreneurs.

1. Choosing the right business is the key. There are so many out there it is easy to be overwhelmed and confused. They all sound amazing in the sales pitch!

I suggest you find an online home-based marketing system that has been designed, put together and evolved by experts in the field. Learn from their joint experiences.

They have become millionaires for a good reason. They know what they are doing and have learnt the tricks of the business in their climb to the top. Why reinvent the wheel? Why try to beat them at their own game and cobble together your own erratic system?

If the experts have developed a system based on their own experiences in generating wealth, and they are offering to share that experience with you in an online home-based business package, grab the opportunity with both hands, say thank you very much and save yourself a lot of time and energy.

2. Choose a marketing system that targets products from a reputable company. If you’re trying to sell something and your success depends on attracting buyers, it is essential that you trust the company you are promoting.

You should be offering a top quality, preferably unique, product line that you can be proud of and get passionate about. If you don’t believe in your own product, how can you convince other people to buy it? Better still, choose a product that will actually benefit your own online home-based business system.

3 .Choose a top tier product that offers a great compensation plan. Better still, a duel compensation plan; upfront money and a residual income. Top tier products will attract a high calibre of people, which produces a high level income for you.

Why flog yourself for measly rewards? It’s hard enough generating traffic, let alone buyers. You need to feel you will be properly rewarded for all your hard work. It’s easier to get one generously compensated sale than 150 sales of a lower tier product.

4. Choosing a turnkey marketing system will save you an awful lot of time, effort and frustration. The beauty of it is, it’s all done for you. There is no lengthy start up time and the product is found for you. Ideally, especially if you’re just starting out, you need to choose an online home -based business opportunity that provides its members with pre- designed websites, auto responders, qualifying filters, an extensive back office and a call centre for support. People with little or no sales expenence would also benefit from a comprehensive training scheme and solid support system behind