| Internet marketing is the same as any other business -anyone can succeed. You don't need to be a genius to succeed, you don't need huge start up capital to succeed, but there are certain attributes and abilities that you need to be able to apply. 1. FOCUS The internet is an exciting and bewildering place. It is very easy to get side tracked and tempted by the vast array of offers and incredible opportunities "GRAB IT NOW!! IT WON'T BE HERE TOMORROW!!" I am sure that we have all seen these offers and occasionally taken them up on this. No doubt most of these are excellent opportunities to earn money - the problem is that you only have so much time and capital at your disposal. Think about the analogy of using the sun through a magnifying glass to set light to a piece of paper. If you keep moving this around you will never succeed, but maintain the focus steadily for a period of time and you will set it alight. Use the same principle in your internet business and you will set it ablaze too. 2. TAKE ACTION It doesn't matter how wonderful your product is, and how much you know, if you don't act you will never achieve anything. I know that I often procrastinate because of fear of the unknown, or because I don't think that I really know how to do something. Usually, when you actually start doing it, you find that it is much easier than you thought, and the rewards are worth the effort. Anytime you find yourself putting off a task, ask yourself why - the answer is more than likely to be "because I don't know how to" The best way to learn is to try. Doing teaches more than reading. Now I don't mean that you should ignore other peoples teachings - learn from their mistakes, use their guides and manuals - but don't wait until you know everything, you will only become a master by doing. 3. BE WILLING TO LEARN AND TAKE SOME RISKS It doesn't cost much to set up an internet marketing business compared to a conventional business, but there are some costs involved. How much these are depends on you, but you cannot get away without incurring some costs. That is one type of risk. The other type of risk is the willingness to try something new and possibly scary. Be prepared to make a fool of yourself sometimes. Apart from the monetary rewards that come with risk taking the personal growth experienced is fantastic. 4. DO SOME WORK I know that your ultimate goal in setting up an internet marketing business is to reduce the amount of time spent working - and it should do that. But in the initial stages most people continue working at their full time job until their marketing business is providing enough income to allow them to resign. I also found that initially, while I was learning the technical skills, it took me a lot longer to do anything. A task that might take an expert 10 minutes was taking more than an hour. This should be a business that requires minimum hours once it is set up and running, but it does require some work, and needs your attention from time to time. 5. BUILD RELATIONSHIPS For people to be willing to buy from you, and more importantly, to do repeat business with you, they must like and trust you. It is important to establish an image of reliability and integrity. Deal honestly and openly with problems. Consistently overdeliver on your promises. Don't promise something that you can't deliver. Help other people to duplicate your achievements as this is the true key to success. Build up a mentoring relationship with likeminded and enthusiastic people. 6. CONSISTENCY Keep at it. Schedule your daily tasks and stick to them - many small actions repeated daily build up a massive momentum. 7.HAVE FUN When you approach your daily tasks with the attitude of enjoyment, not only are you happier, but everyone that comes into contact with you and your products is happier too. If you want someone to return make their experience an enjoyable one. OK WHAT ARE YOU WAITNG FOR? GO AND DO IT. |
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