If you've ever thought about starting an internet business then allow me to give you some suggestions.

Just for some background, I have been an internet marketer for several years, and a full time internet marketer for 2 years now. I know a little bit about how to generate income online.

And here's three key things you should look for when analyzing what business you should start:

1) Become an affiliate of an existing product or service.

By becoming an affiliate you do not need to worry about developing your own product, and you don't have the headaches that go along with running your own product company, such as stocking and shipping the product or service, or processing the payments that come in.

Don't get me wrong. One day you might want to consider creating your own product or service and starting your own affiliate program. But if you're just starting out, this is a great way to get your feet wet and learn the business of affiliate marketing.

2) Make sure the product or service you will be promoting adds value.

I can't tell you how many times I have seen promotional material for an affiliate business and the main focus was on how you could make money and not on the product. Remember this if you remember anything!

An opportunity without a great product is no opportunity at all.

The product is everything, and if the product is good, the opportunity will come.

3) Look for an affiliate business that has a Multi-Level Marketing structure.

I know. People tend to look cross-eyed at Multi-Level Marketing companies. But quite frankly, that is unfortunate. There are a lot of very good MLM companies out there that have great products and pay well because of their commission structure.

But here is an important thing to keep in mind about MLMs, especially when you are first starting out. You can leverage the success of the people on your team to become more successful yourself. In many MLMs, you earn a piece of everything your downline team members make. And you can often benefit from people in your upline and downline who bring others into the business.

Make sure that any business you are thinking of starting meet the above criteria. The products need to be top notch and the commission structure needs to be solid. Make sure you not only earn from the sales you make, but you earn on the individual sales your downline team members make. And not only that, but some MLMs will pay you a percentage of everything your downline members make. Also make sure your commissions are residual income, which means you earn commissions every single month, as long as your downline maintain their subscriptions.

MLMs are a fantastic way to start online for all the reasons mentioned above. But not all MLMs are equal, so make sure you do your due diligence and choose the right company.