Yes, I work online. Keep in mind that this means owning and running your own business. Like with any other business, it is best if you go with something you know a lot about and have experience with, rather than going with someone else’s “plan”. Go with what you know, and what you are good at.
Also, when it comes to working online, you need a good business plan, plus knowledge of building and maintaining a site. You also need knowledge of search engines and how they work. You need a thorough understanding of keywords.
The main reason SO many people fail online is they assume that if you build a web site people will automatically go to that site. “If you build it, they will come”. Not true! It all comes down to search results and traffic. And, it’s not enough to have a lot of traffic, that traffic needs to be geared to what you have to offer. In other words, if you sell pillow cases, you do not want a lot of people looking for fishing gear visiting your site.
When looking for a hosting company, there are a lot of things to take into consideration; how much band width does it include? If you are not familiar with building a site and you want to build it yourself, do they offer site building software? How easy is it to use? Are you charged extra every time you need to make changes or update your site? Does it include business email? If so, how many? Etc., etc., etc.
You need a good product or service. That product or service needs to be marketed properly ie “it’s all in the packaging“. The web site design is important. You need to look at the color scheme. The site needs to be easy to navigate. Also, take into consideration whether or not you will be running an ad campaign and how much you can afford to run that campaign, and look carefully at your return for that investment ROI.
Look at your site from the perspective of the market you are targeting. The more you can gear your site and what you have to offer towards your target market, the more successful you will be.
Running a successful online business takes knowledge, practice and money. From reading your posts, I can see that you are intelligent and have a good head on your shoulders. I’m sure you could be quite successful. Just keep in mind that it does take time to build a successful site and a successful business. It does not happen over night.
Wishing you all the best!
