As you start to move forward you'll want to check off steps that have been taken and then observe the effects of your progress. If you see progress, continue on with the next step or, if need be, make corrections. I think it's very possible for anyone to succeed online and highly probable if you have the right tools & information; and if you take the necessary action steps with a positive attitude towards success.

Here are some very important points to consider when first starting your online business:

1. Do a lot of research. Find out what kind of market appeals to you most. Choose whether you want to start off with marketing your own products or become an affiliate marketer, which means marketing other people's products for a commission.

2. Whether you start off with your own product or choose to market another's product, you absolutely need to get your own website, including a domain name with web hosting. Owning your own domain name adds credibility to your site, and there are plenty cheap hosting companies out there. Choose a domain name that resembles the industry you're in. Do this as soon as you have a product or service to market.

3. Design a good marketing strategy. Without a good marketing strategy no business can actually exist. This is even more so with the Internet as the prospect has to come across your website some how, some way. Choose from a variety internet marketing methods and incorporate these strategies into your business on a daily basis. An online marketing business is completely driven by the amount and quality of the promotion you do for it. The better the promotion, the more traffic you will attract, which will result in more money in your pocket.

4. Ensure good SEO (Search Engine Optimization) ratings. The visibility of your online marketing business is very much dependent on its ranking in the search engines. A good SEO rating will be one of the best promotion tools for your business.

5. Budget your money wisely and realize that you may not be an overnight success. Give your online business at least one year to work and budget your funds accordingly.

6. Be persistent. You must do something positive for your business every single day. There are many free marketing methods that one can tap into and use with their daily method of operation. Also, an auto-repsonder is key to ensure consistent follow up. Prospects must see or hear your message at least seven times before they consider buying. This means you need to get your message out consistently and an auto-repsonder will achieve that goal for you. You will be surprised how much traffic you can drum up if you just keep at it day in, day out.

An online business can be very exciting and is not difficult to operate, you just need to get the basics down and then execute the basics on a consistent daily basis. A word of warning, if an opportunity sounds too good to be true it may not be. More and more incredible opportunities are arising on the Internet everyday, and some of the most legitimate ones sound to-good-to-be-true!