The worldwide web, and it's vast resources, has created a fascinating world of opportunity, open to anyone with the will to better their financial situation. Never before in history has there been a time where there were so many choices of how to earn money. Traditional careers, and the time and cost of education for them, are no longer your only choices. Online marketing has made it possible to literally make millions of dollars. All it takes is one good idea, the right combination of knowledge, resources and the determination to make it happen.

So given all this, why is it so many people are failing to make any money online?

The reason is, most people leave out many of the key ingredients it requires to achieve success. You must have a plan and within every successful plan will be a few constant key ingredients. Things that are done consistently in other words and never compromised on.

One of these key ingredients is "focus". When you think about focus and what it means (in this case: a point of concentration and directed attention) you would think that it would come natural. But in today's online marketing world where you are being bombarded daily with hundreds of new programs to join, it is becoming more and more difficult to focus. Everyone and his brother are vying for your attention to look at this, buy this before the price goes up, join this and become rich over night and on and on... No wonder it is difficult to focus on anything specific.

If you find yourself joining 100's of programs and not succeeding in any of them, then you are a victim of no focus. That is the worst failure point of anyone trying to earn online.

From my 8 years of experience in earning money online I can say without hesitation that the main thing I have learned is this - in order to succeed at earning money, no matter what or how I choose to do it, I must maintain constant focus. It really does not matter what it is, short of something illegal or dishonest of course. Whether you choose to earn with a affiliate program, decide to sell your own product, working e-bay, whatever it is, if you put the right focus - "point of concentration and directed attention" - on it, long enough, you will succeed.

You must decide though what it is you want to focus on and then not let yourself be distracted away from that. Especially if you are just starting out trying to earn money online. Start with only 1-3 things to focus on and then as you get better you will learn how to apply what you learned to just about any new program or idea you want to succeed with.

Once you decide what it is you want to focus on then you can start honing that focus. Fine tune it so to speak. Learn to do the things that will bring the object of your focus to the peak of success. For example automating as many of the daily tasks as possible, researching and gaining any knowledge needed to bring success in the area you have chosen, utilizing the power of a good viral site that will help you build your programs from one site, etc.

So get started right now! Make a decision today to start using the power of focus to achieve the success of earning money online.

------------ About the Author ------------
Debbie Ducker is the owner of: DuckerPromotion.com And editor of the "Ducker Promotion Free Internet Marketing Ezine".