When I first considered the idea to work online from home, I found myself getting caught up in all the hype way too many times. Even though I thought I was being careful I still fell for too many get rich quick plans. Now, over ten years later, I learned that the hype I got caught in were typical beginner mistakes. So if you are thinking about taking the plunge and trying to work online from home let me share with you a few tips that I wish I would have known ahead of time.

1. Avoid getting caught up in all those “6 figure income” promises, special offers and giveaways. They will only distract and sap a lot of valuable energy, taking you away from the steps you should be focusing on to build a successful business.

And many of these “too good to be true” blueprints don’t work unless you have decent money to invest to begin with, or are already a successful internet marketer bringing in good money. In which case, you probably wouldn’t be a work at home mom ” you would be an executive with a nanny!

2. Watch what you spend on “small” offers. These small amounts can start to add up quickly, and most of the time you are hyped up to buy because some copywriter has been paid good money to to write an awesome sales letter that makes it really hard to resist.

BEHIND-THE-SCENES SECRET: That inexpensive miracle e-Book you buy will usually only give you part of the picture. You will need to subscribe monthly to something, or buy software or another product, to get all the information you need and then there will be another level you need and another level (Its called a “marketing funnel.” If you’re not yet familiar with the term, do look it up in the search engines.)

3. If you want to work online from home make sure you don’t spend all your time hanging out on the WAHM forums. Don’t get me wrong, WAHM forums can be a great source of information and support however, many women who wish to work online from home get a bit too comfortable hanging out on the forums instead of building a business.

Tip: Go to Google and type in “direct response marketing”. You will get a much more objective view of the many internet marketing strategies and terms.

These are just three tips to help you get started in your venture to work online from home. Of course there is much more to it than this but these tips should help you get started. The most successful women who work online from home and promote themselves as successful WAHMs do earn a competitive living (sometimes even a 6-figure one) ” but its not from labeling and limiting themselves. They are businesswomen first.