A classic pitch

> point. Don't take that as a bad thing, learn from your experiences and
> move forward.

In other words, "look for another program! And I just happen to have one!"

> There are plenty of people making it in the home based business. If you
> truly want a home based business where you can be your own boss, set your
> own hours, and make the income you deserve, Don't give up!! It's working
> for many people as well as myself and we are no different from you.

The "sell the dream" pitch. I think that if you go to BBSs and ask how many struggle (not just here, but on the MLM BBSs and other places, including many of the highly touted "programs") you will find that almost ALL are struggling.

Part of "selling the dream" is to "talk the talk that you are successful." This is done lots by people building their downline. If you join, they get more money.

> told me about his online ventures and I told him I wanted to start my own
> dog breeding business because I LOVE animals. I didn't even know how to

The irony is, she could have earned more money breeding and training dogs. A pet quality puppy (Boston Terrier, high demand dog) goes for $1,000 and up. And specialty trained dogs (personal guard dogs) go for $15,000 or so.

Unlike these "programs" which usually go out of business within 3 years, the dog breeding and training business is a fairly steady income. You won't get rich unless you happen to own a lot of land and breed and train a large number of dogs, but you get a steady income. She could have earned money breeding and showing and training cocker spaniels for the past 15 years... or past 40 years.

> This is not a pitch of any kind. I just don't want to see someone give up
> on their dream because of a negative experience or others on the board
> saying how they never made it work out.

...and then she emails you with information. Of course it's not a pitch...

Don't make the mistake she's making. The best kind of business to get into is one where you are working off YOUR knowledge (what kind of job did you hold down? You can train people to do that or sell special items related to your job or do a lot of things related to your job and your hobby.) YOUR OWN business based on YOUR OWN interests won't cost you $17,000 to get into or $1,000 or anything else.

You can work it as you like on the side. You know all the ins and outs of it. Nobody will come around and tell you "just try harder" and "you can overcome your selling difficulties if you buy THIS package from us!"

Don't fall for any more programs. You've already bled enough money from your finances, and that's a real tragedy.

Ebay something you know about, or develop a hobby into a business.