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In an earlier article, I wrote about some of our real-life experiences trying to start up an online business. We have sold eBooks, homeschool curriculum, and even home-study courses with online business how to lessons. And we have learned a lot about what works and what does not work.

In fact, the first eBook we ever sold was called Raising Leaders, Not Followers. My wife wrote it for homeschoolers to help them train their kids in specific character qualities. When she first questioned me about it, I was honest with her. I said, "Well, it is a excellent thought, but not really a hot topic. I am not really sure you are going to sell to many." Would you believe she proved me really incorrect? My wife had netted a small over $11,000 in about three weeks' time. That was our first lesson in internet marketing 101.

Not too shabby, right? On the heels of her first success, my wife started thinking about another eBook for the Christmas time of year. She said to me, "Sweetie, I am going to write another eBook about preparing your heart for Christmas. It seems like a lot of people get close to Christmas day and end up discouraged because they were not really prepared for the time of year. The presents are fantastic, but what do they do next?"

I told her, "That is a fantastic thought, but there is so much free material on the internet about Christmas. How do you reckon you will get people to buy it?" I was not too optimistic, but she proved me incorrect again. She sold over $2000 with her Christmas eBook. It turned out to be an unexpected bonus. And now every year, we roll it out a month or so before Christmas, and every year we get the same bonus.

You see the principle here? Well, I am not the sharpest tool in the shed, I will be the first to admit. But when I saw my wife do these two things, I thought, I can do it myself. And I got my opportunity to start an internet business pretty quickly.

My opportunity arrived out of the blue with a Ford F-150 pickup truck I owned. My youngest daughter had been driving it. One day at softball practice with her high school team, one of her friends said, "Gentry, is that your truck on fire?" Would you believe there were 20 foot flames shooting out of her engine?

As it happens, there was a faulty cruise control switch that was a recall item from Ford. So after we got the fire place out, the truck was a total loss. The guy told me,"There's a recall notice on this." I called Ford, and they said, "We sent the recall notice to Texas." I said, "Thank you, but I am in Idaho in seminary." But they refused responsibility. I was so upset.

I chose to start an online business, so I place up a small website that said, "My truck caught on fire." I had pictures of the truck, and I opened up the hood and showed how all the engine compartment was burned up and all the wires were burned up. I said, "Why don't you help me while I help you? I'm going to give you all this free internet marketing material. Graphics package. Some software. eBooks. Marketing tips." All this material I had compiled and got free off the internet. I compiled it into a manufactured goods and sold it for like $47. And I made $5,470 in the first 9 days.

I am serious. If I can succeed on the internet, you can, too. You do not need a degree in business. All it takes is a small online business how to, and you will see your business skyrocket.

Stephen Beck can lecture you online business set up steps and how to make your first $1000 online. Get your FREE link to his webinar replay, where Stephen shows you exactly what you should do: http://www.youronlinebasics.com/go.html.

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