You want to earn extra money from home, so you search and search to find something that doesn’t smack of scam and you decide to pull the trigger. The problem with buying programs off the internet, is that they are mostly one-sized-fits all. And unfortunately — its not your size!If you’ve bought any programs lately — and who hasn’t? Then you know the promise that you bought and the promise that you get are most often two different things!I heard a story from a friend just the other day who has plans to own a top home based business, who said she bought a program that was going to teach her home based internet marketing and help her to become “rich quick”! Now, I’ve tried to convince my friend that these too-good-to-be-true sounding deals — are most ALWAYS too good to be true — but she’s bound and determined, so I just sit and listen.Anyway, I listened as she described the program she bought. It promised that anyone could set up this affiliate program and could have it running in under a week. She would be able to earn extra money from home in under one week! Hmmm!As a one-sized-fits-all program, you’d think that it would need to be simple enough so that even the least computer savvy among the purchasers could follow along.In truth, she was hopelessly lost before the end of the second lesson. She struggled mightily to find the answers and ultimately gave up. Fortunately, she was able to get a refund of her money!The point is, to really be a successful program, you have to understand that each person marches to a different drum. No off the shelf program that is targeted to the masses will be able to predict the skill level and talents of everyone who buys the product. In fact, there would need to be several modules for beginner, intermediate and advanced.Another way to look for programs that might benefit you in your search for the perfect home based small business, it to look for something with a coaching component in it. The programs that I’ve seen be the most successful are programs that include coaching elements — they allow you to ask questions, learn at your own pace, take the lessons that are most suited for you and provide encouragement along the way.So if you’re in the market for a program to help you get started in your top home business, just remember that most products that promise to make you a millionaire Monday are junk. Look for good solid programs that will help you through the process and has good solid customer support in case you get stuck!Best of luck!