People join legitimate home based businesses every day. Searching for a second source of income is usually the reason given when starting one of those real online jobs available for you to get involved with. But why do so many network marketing opportunities fail?Most legitimate home based businesses entice you with a very attractive advertisement leading you to believe that you have finally found the “get rich quick” home base business of your dreams. They lead you to believe that the fancy cars, that huge house and the beautiful girl in the ad will all be yours when you join and pay your sign up fee.After a few weeks in your new business, you realize it’s not as easy as you thought it would be. Then soon you lose interest and give up, swearing to never get involved in another opportunity again. Not even one of the top home based businesses.But that could be a big mistake for you to make, because not all top network marketing companies operate in the same manner. There are legitimate home based businesses out there that you can succeed with.Are you promoting the right product? Is it a product in high demand? Study the top trends in the industry. You need to first do your home work, and research where you can actually make money before jumping head first in just any business.Study the compensation plans offered by the top home based businesses out there. Is the comp plan a 2 Up, a 3 Up, a Binary, a Matrix? How much do you give up to your up line or your sponsor before you start making money? This is very important information to know!The people behind the company can also affect your success. Research the background of the CEO, the President, and the founders of the company before making your decision. If the company focuses on how much money the top .5% of the people is making, you may also want to stay away. Research how much the average person is making, (if anything at all).But remember, you can’t always place the entire blame on the company you’re involved with. To be successful in one of the legitimate home based businesses you have to treat it like a business. If you treat it like a hobby you are destined to fail. You can’t be afraid of it, you have to believe in it, and be ready to endorse it, and embrace it 100% of the time.You need to have a certain attitude to succeed in any business. You have to stand up and take charge of your life. Be sure you are promoting the right product, from a legitimate company, with creditable leaders that promote a lucrative compensation plan that you can have success with.