Hey, I invented that first!

The other day I was struck by the Hey! I invented that! conniption fit. You know the one Im talking about. It happens when youre mindlessly watching TV and a commercial pops up marketing THE item you always told your friends, family, and anyone who would listen, was the next big idea and would make you tons of money. And there it is. On TV. Making someone else tons of money.

Or maybe youre the type that gets spastic with the Psssh! I could make that! twitch. Whether you have the I thought of it first knee-jerks or the any five year old could do that spasms, it all boils down to the same coulda-woulda-shoulda disease. The appalling disease of inaction and envy.

Tired of hearing stories of so-and-so selling such-and-such on eBay (I could do that!) or neighbor Joe making big bucks with his online business (Didnt I just tell you what a great moneymaking idea that is?) I took matters into my own hands and plunged into the world of web marketing and online business.

Now there were more than just a few humps or misconceptions that I had to climb over (alright, alright, I was dragged over kicking and screaming by the tow-truck of necessity). But here are two major...