What good is it to have a Ferrari if you don’t have the keys? Maybe not the best analogy but it’s what comes to mind when I come across people who enthusiastically join an online business only to sit around and wait for it to run itself.

Time and time again, it happens, excited opportunity seekers join an online business only to put it on the shelf until “the time is right”. Here is a list of some of the likely excuses you will hear from them when prodded about their inactivity: “I just don’t have the time right now”, “I want to learn as much as I can about the business before I tell others about it”, “My sponsor hasn’t contacted me yet”, “I can’t afford to market properly”, “I’m waiting to see if other’s have success with it”, and on and on and on.

Now, I’m not saying that time and deadbeat sponsors aren’t an issue for many when joining an online business. But these excuses are often used as a crutch for those who are just too lazy or scared to get started. I’ve seen numerous online marketers overcome absentee sponsors and/or time constraints to build a s