"Anybody can make a living with the Internet. All you do is set up an online store. People will come to your website and buy products. We even set you up with suppliers who will drop ship for you. All you need to do is cash the checks." Isn't that what they say in the radio and TV commercials?

Does it strike you as odd that they advertise an Internet product that is supposed to make you rich on TV and Radio? If the Internet held that much promise, shouldn't they be able to market it on the Internet?

What you are seeing is a very savvy marketer. The Internet is huge. There are over 1 billion websites. Hundreds of millions of people access it every day. It is also one of the most competitive markets in the world.

A study at Cornell University shows that about 79% of people will pick one of the top 3 search results when they use Google. The top 3 positions in Google can't be bought. They must be earned. By that I mean you must have what Google considers to be the best website for the search. And Google isn't telling how they rate a website.

Since those top positions can be so lucrative, not to mention that they are free, a lot of study has been done into how to push a site to the top 3. Many people have figured out scenarios that work through trial and error.

The best part is they are willing to sell you this information. Would you know what to do with the information if you had it? If I give you a stick of butter, a pound of flour, a pound of sugar and some baking powder can you make me a cake? If you have made cakes before you probably could. But if you've never been successful at the Internet before, what are your chances of knowing what to do with the information?

For that reason, you should invest in a training class that shows you step-by-step exactly what to do instead of trying to learn it by trial and error. If you can find a program that offers an over-the-shoulder approach it will make your learning experience more effective and faster. With over-the-shoulder videos, you can watch the computer screen of the instructor just like you are sitting beside him or watching over his shoulder.