Record numbers of people are unemployed or underemployed with little or no hope of the situation improving in the near future. We have watched a long period of sizzling hot employment growth implode. Trillions of dollars of wealth have just vanished and not just in the United States but around the world. Despair seems to rule the day. We are entering a new generation of employment as great as the industrial revolution. For years people have talked about the coming information revolution but without a catalyst to monetize it to its fullest potential it has never measured up to the hype.

Now the powder keg has exploded that will transform how many will earn income. Most changes to have lasting effects only happen when the choice to remain the same or change has been taken away. We are in that time period now. People are learning how to provide valuable service from the use of the internet. The biggest growth of jobs over the next 15 years will be in work from home, internet based companies.

If you are underemployed, unemployed or fearful of being that way, what should you look for in the way of earning your income off of the internet? A lot of people for years have tried to sell potions, pills and lotion in limited success. Large retailers have succeeded to limited degrees but have not provided any income potential for the masses from it. But the future is now for the ambitious and trainable person in the market place. To succeed you are going to have to stay educated on change and be very mobile in your marketing. The small entrepreneur is best suited to move in the market place providing today what was thought of only yesterday. If you are new to online employment what do you need to look for in an organization to align yourself with to succeed?

First, they need not to be married to just one product. The reason for this is the fact that while a product is easier to sell it also normally either has a very limited shelf life or it has a very limited market. While it is hot everyone will move in to sell it until the market is saturated with offers and then the only way to sell it is with pricing. The smart marketer will need something that either grows or changes and you can make the change just as quickly to stay in front of the market. Look more for an information or knowledge based product that is under constant development or a service that has a great need in the market place.

Next, look for an organization that trains and motivates its people not on a monthly basis or a weekly basis but on an hourly basis. In a rapidly changing market, being a rainmaker means that you have to watch not only what products are trending up and down but even words that are trending up and down. A single entrepreneur cannot stay on top of an international market that changes on every rumor that comes across the internet. Find this type or organization and plug yourself in to it by helping provide that information yourself.

Lastly, look for an organization that's team members support each other. Build mastermind groups that help you stay attached and involved. The largest problem with work from home jobs is that you are isolated from other people facing the same challenges as you. Having someone who can empathize with you is important. Sometimes you just need to know you are not the only one facing these challenges.

Remember that a little planning in the early stages will align you with the organizations that succeed. The reason that franchises succeed is that they have these things in place and leaves very little room for failure. Most of us do not have the money to buy a franchise costing millions of dollars so the next best thing you can do is to look for a business opportunity that supplies the same things without the huge price tag.

Follow Becky Shipman and her husband Mike as they continue to survive and thrive in even the toughest economic conditions in their 40 years as business owners. See their ventures into the online business world where knowledge is king.

Becky has been a business owner and Registered nurse for over 35 years. She brings two successful careers in focus by helping others reach success. She and her husband are currently restoring a 160 old home in east central Alabama.