Don’t start getting into internet marketing if:

1. You are lazy.
2. You can’t hold down a steady job.
3. You have not learned any trade or profession to a degree that allows you to maintain yourself.

Internet marketing (ok, maybe there are exceptions) is really for people who have been out there, with their own businesses already, gotten kicked around a bit. Ideally, you should understand all the basic “business stuff” before you get into it. Maybe in 1998, anybody could do it. My feeling is now is that it is getting more and more complex and you are going to have a few failures before you have breakthroughs, regardless of you experience level.

You should be able to survive those failures (like losing a couple thousand bucks, for instance) without going bankrupt or wondering where your next meal will come from.

If you are just getting into it, don’t quit your job. Do it on the side until it is big enough to replace your business income.  It’s not a “get rich quick” program, and it is not the easy magical silver bullet to happiness, success, and wealth.