Should you Start Your Own Business?

As the United states unemployment rate approaches 10%, more and more people are looking for work. As this occurs, more people are considering launching their own business, and firing any future boss's they may have. The dream of working for yourself, is one that certainly has it's benefits, but also has several dangerous risks. Below I will Provide 5 Questions that you should ask yourself before you enter the world of entrepreneurship.

#1 Do you completely understand the downside of Working for yourself?
From working 16 hour days, to constantly being on call, per se, do you understand just what is needed to succeed? Find someone who is in this line of work and ask them what they may have to be less appealing about working for themselves in the particular area you are thinking of.

#2 Do you have enough cash to survive for the next 12-24 months with 0 Income?
Running a business means reinvesting profits usually to begin. Can you survive without any profit for up to 2 years? How much Money do you have saved?

#3 What Positives and Negatives are you leaving behind in a job working for someone else?
How do they compare with what you will be doing?

#4 Are you doing this for the money or the Happiness?
You must be passionate about the business you are creating. If you are running the business for the sole purpose of getting rich, you likely will not succeed. Unless you enjoy what you will be doing, you will likely slack without the presence of a boss, especially if you are used to working for someone else.

#5 Are you in the right stage of your life to be taking on these responsibilities?
If you know you will need to work 12-16 hour days, and have a couple toddlers at home who need your caring, than it may be best to hold off on your Entrepreneurial desires.

As with any life changing change, you must spend as much time as possible weighing your options. Never jump into something without the proper research.

74 Forums About Making Money Online

I have been running internet business's since I was 15 years old. I started off selling baseball cards on a bulletin board (forum) on Prodigy, and now have dozens of websites in a range of categories, selling all sorts of stuff. If it wasn't for internet forums, I would never have had the inspiration of knowledge to do the things I currently do.

Webmaster Related (Forums dedicated to earning money running and managing websites. SEO tips, webmaster dialogue, and more)

- 1. DigitalPoint.com - Webmaster community where one can learn to make money running a website. Many great Tips and tricks

- 2. SitePoint.com - A webmaster haven. Many great internet gurus are here.

- 3. WebMasterWorld.com - Another Webmaster forum which talks a lot about Adsense. Big name players are here including Google employees themselves.

- 4. SearchEngineWatch.com - Really good section about Google. Discusses all types of SEO related topics

- 5. Ozzu.com - Pretty Much discusses everything related to running and hosting a Website

- 6. V7n.com - Focused on Site design, with a nice marketplace and SEO folder.

- 7. HtmlForums.com - Everything you need to know about Html, programming, graphics, e-commerce and more.

- 8. Devshed.com - Probably the most comprehensive Programming and development forum online. Folders for all programming languages.

- 9. SeoChat.com - Focused almost completely on SEO. Some really smart people with a lot of great insight post here.

- 10. WebTalkForums.com - Focused almost completely on website promotion and development.

- 11. WebDeveloper.com - Generally about programming and scripting websites with sections on domain names, and other money related topics.

- 12. TheAdminZone.com - Focused on forum administrators, and how to make money with an internet forum.

- 13. CreateBlog.com - Focused completely on website coding and designing

- 14. Cre8aSiteForums.com - Everything from Website development to monetization discussed here.

- 15. Daniweb.com - Website creation and marketing discussed here.

- 16. TalkFreelance.com - Very Large webmaster marketplace, and huge Freelancer community.

- 17. BloggerForum.com - Focused on the Blogging community and how to monetize a blog.

- 18. WebHostingTalk.com - Geared towards hosting resellers but has some relevant sections on making money selling hosting and running a website. Very active.

- 19. HostingForum.ca - Canadian version of Webhostingtalk. Focus's mainly on website scripting.

- 20. HostingDiscussion.com - Focused almost completely on website hosting and selling hosting for a profit.

- 21. Forum4Designers.com - Really good forum for coding, html, and graphics.

- 22. Webmaster-Talk.com - Pretty much dedicated to anything webmaster related, but focused on the coding and design aspects.

- 23. IwebTool.com - General Webmaster talk and marketplace'

- 24. WebExpertz.net - Geared mostly towards Java script programming, with a nice section about making money online.

- 25. HighRanking.com - Spans all webmaster topics, with a really good Internet marketing section

- 26. WebMasterForumsOnline.com - Not as active as some of the others, but has a nice marketplace section for buying and selling web services and sites.

- 27. WebMastersHelp.com - Pretty much a quieter form of Sitepoint. Moderators seem active but not as many active members.

- 28. SeoGuy.com - Rather quiet, but there are some SEO experts posting here.

- 29. FrontPageWebmaster.com - A Webmaster learning community. Many different programming language topics, as well as a site critique seciton.

- 30. UkWebMasterWorld.com - Moderately crowded. Based in the Uk, and has a great business section.

- 31. SearchEngineForums.com - Some really good folders about Google optimization and Google Adsense.

- 32. WebDesignForums.net - Everything related to creating a website.

- 33. WebForumz.com - Large selection of webmaster related topics.

- 34. IHelpYou.com - Almost completely about SEO. They have a really good Help and Advice section.

- 35. SeRoundtable.com - Just made the cutoff in terms of traffic, but the good Google related section gave it a bump.

- 36. SeoBlackHat.com - Private forum for discussing the often criticized black hat techniques of getting search engine traffic.

- 37. NetPond.com - The largest forum for adult webmasters.

- 38. AdultWebMasterinfo.com - The second largest adult webmaster related site.


Miscellaneous (These are general categories, but all list below are forums which will give you a ton of information on various online revenue streams, and opportunities):

- 39. Talkgold.com - This is our own forum. Pretty much covers every Money making opportunity there is online from Hyips, to Forex, to Running a website to blogging.

- 40. GeekVillage.com - Really good section for making money online, as well as other related topics.

- 41. RevenueSource.com - Discusses different ways to make money online. A variety of topics.

- 42. WebLife.org - Not as busy as it once was., but a lot of good topics and moderators.

- 43. DnLodge.com - Focused on a variety of topics including domain names and site design.

- 44. FreeWebSpace.net - Nice section on internet advertising, as well as design and Free web hosting.

- 45. MarketingChat.org - Barely made the list because of low traffic, but there is a lot of great information about several money making topics here.

- 46. TheFreeAdForum - Place for webmasters to advertise their sites and opportunities to make money.

- 47. FreeAdvertisingForum.com - Great place for webmasters to post ads to their site for free.

- 48. SiteOwnersForums.com - A variety of topics including a "Making Money on the Web" section

- 49. AkaMarketing.com - Covers a large assortment of webmaster money making topics.

- 50. RolClub.com - Focused on Iraqi Dinar investing via the internet, with sections for hyips and autosurfs as well.

- 51. EWealth.com - Focused on a variety of topics. Anything related to making money online is discussed here.

- 52. MoneyTalkPro.com - Focused on risky online programs like HYIPs and Autosurfs, but discusses a variety of other money related topics.

- 53. MoneyMakerGroup.com - Another forum dedicated more towards High yields investing and risky programs. Also has various other money making topics.

- 54. DreamTeamMoney.com - Focus's on Hyips and Get to to surf programs, and has a unique points system.

- 55. HotSurfs.com - Focus's on Hyips, but also discusses a variety of other money making topics.

- 56. Code4Gold.com - Focus's on E-currencies, Hyips, and webmaster related issues. Admins are not too fond of Talkgold, but this list isn't biased ;) It deserves to be here.

Domain Name Related: (Whether you are buying and selling domain names, or simply investing in them, developing them, and putting ads on them, there are a whole array of ways to make money in the domain name industry)

- 57. DnForum.com - The Grand Daddy of all Domain name related forums. They do have various paid membership upgrades. Learn to Invest in Domain names.

- 58. NamePros.com - The second most popular Domain name oriented forum. Greta place for appraisals. No paid memberships like DNForum.

- 59. DomainState.com - Not as busy, but they have a great News section to see what past domains sold for.

- 60. DiscussNames.com - Focused on Domain name Appraisals and buying and selling of of Domains for profit.

- 61. DomainForums.com - A quieter version of DNForum.com.

- 62. AcornDomains.co.uk - A UK based domain name appraisal, and marketplace discussion.

- 63. DDBoard.com - Various webmaster topics discussed here with a bulk being domain name oriented.

- 64. IdnForums.com - Domain name discussion with folders based in 11 different languages.

- 65. DnsScoop/com - Large Domain name marketplace section as well as other webmaster related topics.

Affiliate/Internet Marketing Related: (Want to sell others peoples products and get as much as 75% commission. These forums teach you the ins and outs of the industry)

- 66. ABestWeb - Dedicated to everything related to Affiliate marketing. Largest Affiliate forum online

- 67. WarriorForum.com - One of My Favorite forums related to Internet Marketing in General.

- 68. AssociatePrograms.com - Really good forum for affiliate marketing and earning online.

- 69. WickedFire.com - All about internet marketing and generating traffic to your website.

- 70. Affiliates4u.com - Discusses ways to earn through affiliates and other means of website ad publishing.

- 71. 5StarAffiliatePrograms.com - Very Organized affiliate related discussions.

- 72. AffiliatePrograms.com - General Affiliate marketing discussion.

- 73. ClickBankSuccessForum.com - Really great community for people who sell ebooks via clickbank.

- 74. Im4Newbies - A WarriorForum for people just getting started in internet marketing. Good information found here.

This list is just the tip of the iceberg, however they are the main ones that most of the online entrepreneurs use.