If you have been on the World Wide Web for some time like I have, you will have come across an amazing number of how to get rich quick schemes, gimmicky ideas, ways to make a quick million and so on and so forth, from those who purport to be “masterminds,” Internet marketers, gurus and others who, unfortunately, are morons…

Consequently, a large number of people have written to me to ask questions and to pass on their individual experiences. Some of these people have paid good money for e-books, coaching courses, DVDs and advice telling them “how to get rich,” but have followed all the steps and wonder why they are no further along now than they were before. Why is it that “The Tin” tells them to do X, Y and Z - and they do it — BUT, they don’t make a cent?

In all honesty, I have to be realistic and say that the problem lies in the fact that I don’t believe there are any overnight million dollar solutions, or even one week or one month miracles. Unless of course you have access to some excellent reputable affiliates with decent subscriber lists.

If a person is willing to work hard at creating an excellent reliable brand, fantastic sought after products and services, and impeccable customer support, then the money will come. I absolutely guarantee it.

You of course need a solid marketing strategy in place to make sure people know about your reliable brand, fantastic sought after products and services, and impeccable customer support - and once you have married these items together, you have started the basis for an ongoing, profitable business. If you are looking for experienced guidance on this then my book, “Realistic Down To Earth Online Marketing,” can help you to actually succeed if you’re really finally ready.

When you do this, word will spread; more sales and clients will come. When you have things under way, keep on top of everything, notably customer service and marketing, areas that you will definitely need help with, trust me, especially if you’re thinking about making a significant effort, so understand you really need to reach out, far and wide. This is where outsourcing comes in; hire a professional online business manager or virtual assistant company to ensure that the quality of your service never suffers — if you skip this all-important step, your business could easily fail.

I am not denying that there are a few people out there who seriously know what they are talking about, people like Tim Ferris and Yaro Starek are well worth listening to - but the biggest questions to ask yourself, before you make the purchase of the “get rich” product are:

1. Is the person selling it legitimate?
2. Is the person selling it rich themselves?
3. And most importantly, how did the person selling the product become rich, by selling this product or through some other way? This is something you really need to think about.

Sometimes, more often than not it seems, people selling “The Dream of Becoming Rich,” actually made their money selling “The Dream of Becoming Rich,” rather than making their money selling another product or service. What do people want more than anything when running business online? They want to make money - and if someone is selling a product promising that the product will make them money, then you have an extremely large market right there. Selling “The Dream of Becoming Rich” to the people who want it.

So, if you’re actually selling something like a musical instrument, a fitness machine or a clock, what happens now as you are “not” selling the actual chance to “get rich?” The market for the number of people who can be sold a product about becoming rich is probably 1000 times larger than one related to the business of buying a clarinet.

So the moral of all this is that before you spend your valuable money on any course which essentially tries to tell you the system for “how to get rich,” if your goal is to sell a particular service or product, make sure that the person you entrust for advice has actually become rich selling this very same service or product. It is so important to make sure that the advice is applicable in your case and that it is based on a solid foundation.