Guest blogger Michael Brown gives an interesting take on how to start your own online business including certain types of products that he doesn’t think you need:

My son is now around 17 months old and I was spending the weekend with him. Around his lunch time he looks up to me and says “Nana” which means he wants me to cut up a banana for him.

So of course I cut up a banana and let him eat it, and he sat there smiling. He had some other things for lunch and during that time my wife had made cookies.

Let me tell you – the kid loves Cookies.  He of course asked for a cookie when he saw my wife (Beth) take a the cookie sheet out of the oven.

So I gave him a cookie.

Then he wanted another cookie when that was done and I said no.  He began to kick and scream and throw a temper tantrum but didn’t budge.

Now had I given him the cookie he would have had way too much sugar than he needs at this point in his life. Potentially this would have been bad for him, possibly even making him sick.

It also helps me train my son to know he can’t always have everything he wants and that we make the rules – which is good to do early on.

Now after he tantrum I picked him up and he gave me a hug and we sat down in the chair for his nap.  Instead of the Cookie I gave him a small bottle of vanilla soy milk and he contently began to drink it.

So at this point you might be wondering “Michael, what the HECK does this have to do with anything?”

Well this story was perfect to go into the way I talk and help clients to learn.  You see I don’t promote all these BIG GURU launches and I never promote anything I haven’t read or used myself.

Why?  Because often while the product may be good (never used them so I don’t know) it’s probably not the product you need.  Plus, most of my newsletter subscribers don’t want to spend $2000.

Rightfully so.  I don’t care if you make a million dollars $2k is still $2k.  See sometimes marketers promote “Guru” products, just so they can look important.

That’s one of the reasons I like to give my best discounts – like the WorkAtHomeTruth Niche Blitzkrieg special – to the subscribers and visitors at WorkAtHomeTruth…because I remember what it’s like to learn to make money on the internet and the last thing a beginning marketer needs is to stress themselves out by racking up debt on their credit card to by a $2,000 “Guru” product that may or may not work.

You see, it doesn’t matter if I “look” important or if I am perceived as important.  I don’t care if no one ever knows my name.  If I wanted the spotlight I would have went to Hollywood.

What does matter….

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