for everyday products that can be purchased at a grocery store for much less. How long do you think a customer is going to pay $10 for a bottle of shampoo, regardless of how good it might be.

If your product is a unique one that can't be purchased at your local Wal Mart that is even better, but the price must still be affordable for most people.

Find a product that has excellent value and one that

Thousands of people every day are wanting to start a home based business. Whether it is to supplement an income or work full time from home, entrepreneurs are faced with thousands of business opportunities. New MLMs and direct sales companies start up every month, not to mention ones that have been around many years or even decades.

So what is important in deciding what company is the right one? How can one begin to earn good money in a fairly short period of time?

Here are what I consider to be the top three things that are vital to one's success. If you can answer these three questions, it will eliminate a lot of companies and help narrow your search.

1. Would I buy this product even if I wasn't going to make any money? Is it something that people would want to use and can benefit from regardless of whether or not they could earn an income from it?

If the product doesn't appeal to you or you wouldn't use it yourself, your ability to be able to market it effectively and become successful is going to be that much more difficult than if it is a product you would want to have anyway and you are someone for whom the product is designed.

2. Even more importantly, would you pay that price for your product at a local store? If your answer is no, then it is likely that prospective customers and business partners likely would not either. The cost of the product should be reasonable and that people really want.

People might pay inflated prices in the short term if they think the product is very popular but it doesn't work in the long term. Unfortunately too many companies have inflated prices for everyday products that can be purchased at a grocery store for much less. How long do you think a customer is going to pay $10 for a bottle of shampoo, regardless of how good it might be.

If your product is a unique one that can't be purchased at your local Wal Mart that is even better, but the price must still be affordable for most people.

Find a product that has excellent value and one that

n one begin to earn good money in a fairly short period of time?

Here are what I consider to be the top three things that are vital to one's success. If you can answer these three questions, it will eliminate a lot of companies and help narrow your search.

1. Would I buy this product even if I wasn't going to make any money? Is it something that people would want to use and can benefit from regardless of whether or not they could earn an income from it?

If the product doesn't appeal to you or you wouldn't use it yourself, your ability to be able to market it effectively and become successful is going to be that much more difficult than if it is a product you would want to have anyway and you are someone for whom the product is designed.

2. Even more importantly, would you pay that price for your product at a local store? If your answer is no, then it is likely that prospective customers and business partners likely would not either. The cost of the product should be reasonable and that people really want.

People might pay inflated prices in the short term if they think the product is very popular but it doesn't work in the long term. Unfortunately too many companies have inflated prices for everyday products that can be purchased at a grocery store for much less. How long do you think a customer is going to pay $10 for a bottle of shampoo, regardless of how good it might be.

If your product is a unique one that can't be purchased at your local Wal Mart that is even better, but the price must still be affordable for most people.

Find a product that has excellent value and one that

dless of whether or not they could earn an income from it?

If the product doesn't appeal to you or you wouldn't use it yourself, your ability to be able to market it effectively and become successful is going to be that much more difficult than if it is a product you would want to have anyway and you are someone for whom the product is designed.

2. Even more importantly, would you pay that price for your product at a local store? If your answer is no, then it is likely that prospective customers and business partners likely would not either. The cost of the product should be reasonable and that people really want.

People might pay inflated prices in the short term if they think the product is very popular but it doesn't work in the long term. Unfortunately too many companies have inflated prices for everyday products that can be purchased at a grocery store for much less. How long do you think a customer is going to pay $10 for a bottle of shampoo, regardless of how good it might be.

If your product is a unique one that can't be purchased at your local Wal Mart that is even better, but the price must still be affordable for most people.

Find a product that has excellent value and one that

r your product at a local store? If your answer is no, then it is likely that prospective customers and business partners likely would not either. The cost of the product should be reasonable and that people really want.

People might pay inflated prices in the short term if they think the product is very popular but it doesn't work in the long term. Unfortunately too many companies have inflated prices for everyday products that can be purchased at a grocery store for much less. How long do you think a customer is going to pay $10 for a bottle of shampoo, regardless of how good it might be.

If your product is a unique one that can't be purchased at your local Wal Mart that is even better, but the price must still be affordable for most people.

Find a product that has excellent value and one that

for everyday products that can be purchased at a grocery store for much less. How long do you think a customer is going to pay $10 for a bottle of shampoo, regardless of how good it might be.

If your product is a unique one that can't be purchased at your local Wal Mart that is even better, but the price must still be affordable for most people.

Find a product that has excellent value and one that would appeal to many and you will find it that much more profitable to market!

3. How many people do you need to sponsor or have on your team to be in profit? This is vitally important and strangely one thing that many marketers overlook. No one wants to be in business for months without making a profit and they shouldn't have to be.

It isn't hard to figure out. First, determine what you spend each month on product purchases, your web site, marketing, etc. To keep it simple let's say $200.

Then determine the amount of commission you get paid each time someone on your team buys the same amount of product you do. If the percentages vary depending on levels, take the average. In many MLMs it is about 5% and the average autoship is $50-$100. For this example we will use $5.

Finally you divide $200 (your monthly expenses) from $5 (your monthly commission per person on your team). In this example you would need 40 people.

I believe a person should be able to be in profit with less than that, as anything more than 5-10 and it is going to take that much longer for the average networker to no longer have any out of pocket expense.

This is one reason why MLM has such a high attrition rate. The faster you can be in profit, and teach others to do the same, the more excited you will be and the more likely the company you have chosen will provide you with the long term income you desire.

There are other things a person may need to consider, but I feel these are the most important ones for picking the right company.