In my last Article: Success? Not A Prayer Without Mary, I shared with you my determination to quit the rat race and start my passage to La Dolce Vita. I also spelt out the fact that this desired life style required financing and subsequently decided to try and eek out an income with a home based business. However, if I was going to make money online I needed to learn the tools of the trade and after much trial and error was introduced to Global Cash Flow Network promoted by Mary Gersten; and ultimately to their Certified Media Placement Specialist" (CMPS) Program.

This programme is really a great stepping stone and highly recommended if you are serious about making money especially working from home. In addition to the course material sent, Mary is constantly providing supplementary bonuses to help accelerate the learning process. One such bonus was The Faster Webmaster, otherwise known as Erik Stafford, [http://www.thefasterwebmaster.com] this is an absolute must if you want to start your own business and have no idea how to go about registering a domain name, setting up email accounts, getting hosting and FTP, autoresponders, building web pages and how to bring them all together so everything interacts. The whole course is beautifully delivered by Erik in 10 subject sessions, supported by videos that demonstrate step-by-step what needs to be done; including suggesting low cost providers for some of these services.

Conversely, after all the flag waving I did regarding Mary Gersten and the programmes she promotes in my last Article, I decided to do some investigation to ascertain whether or not other peoples experiences had been as positive as my own. Well I cannot lie; I found a number of disgruntled affiliates who expressed some ill feeling about what they were promised and what was delivered or not delivered in many instances. So I contacted a Level II Media Advisor/Coach and we talked for more than half-an-hour about a number of these complaints. Firstly, I made it known to the advisor that I was writing this Article and that I would be posting it to various directories. Our discussion was frank and I expressed my concerns about the effect this type of publicity has on students who signed up for this programme in good faith, all hoping to achieve their goal of financial freedom in their work at home opportunity. I was assured, unequivocally that “we do what the guarantee says and we keep doing it until what we promised is achieved.” Furthermore, I was encouraged to hear that Global Cash Flow Network “resolves each and every complaint received to the satisfaction of all parties.” Well that’s good news. Thus far I don’t have any complaints and I have quite a number of prospects/referrals in my back office so I guess things are definitely working out.

As for my new life style, yes it’s started, I am writing this from a rented Villa near Pafos, Cyprus. Weather is beautiful and I’m totally relaxed. Of course, I still do research and study every day. I have been developing my skills to earn money with Google Adwords helped by some excellent tutorials provided by Chris Carpenter â€" Google Cash: 3rd edition and Michael Jones â€" Clickbank Code. Please do not use Adword marketing campaigns until you have thoroughly read these authors; without following their advice you could lose your shirt very easily. Easy money sounds great but in reality it is hard won so be sure to be armed with the right knowledge. How to make money, online money, requires an understanding of the principles that govern advertising, copywriting, and creating attention grabbing headlines to make those commissions.

Until next time: