Do Your Homework
Feb 16, 2009 Idea Building, PayPerClick, Prosperity, Wealth
–This is an article directly from the people at Maverick Money Makers written for Professor Moolah –
To make money online many people jump right in before they are properly prepared. You know that to be a rocket scientist, a doctor, a brick layer, a construction worker, an office worker, a teacher there are prerequisites, things you must learn, before you can be successful, you don’t just jump right in unprepared.
The same applies to the Internet marketing industry even though there are unsavory people out there who’d have you believe it’s a “Walk in the Park” and requires no more than the belief that you can just do it.
And I’ll have to admit, it is a walk in the park compared to what you have to put up with in the working world punching a clock being a subordinate to someone who does not have your interests in mind, but there are still rules you have to follow and pitfalls you must avoid to actually make Internet marketing work for you.
Most people will not make a dime online and yet there are others who will make more in one month than most people make in a whole year. Why is that?
My answer begins with the age-old chicken or egg question, “what comes first the chicken or the egg”? Personally I vote for, well never mind, each argument you or I make comes back to the same old conclusion - I have no clue and I don’t think many of us do either.
But one thing I do have a clue about and know for sure is that to make money online you must first have Passion for the company products and/or service of any Internet business from which you expect to make money.
Passion in this sense simply means that you’ve researched and like the company and products or services. It is then that you translate that like (or Passion) into the education, excitement and work that usually accompany Passion.
I will have to say that many online entrepreneurs are so good at what they do that they ignore passion because they can sell anything. But I’m concerned about those of you who are not so knowledgeable at working an online business successfully.
Now, I’m not trying to make anyone believe that Passion is the only thing necessary. Because to be successful you must also have a good website, good marketing, widespread advertising, company support, effective keywords, and etc. Those things are often learned from the company you join - but sidestep Passion and you reduce your chances for success dramatically.
It therefore follows that, if you have no Passion for the company and the products and services provided by that company, again, you won’t attempt to do the work you are being taught.
Internet marketing work is typically not all that difficult or time consuming but it does take motivation caused by Passion to get you off and running with a sustained effort so that you won’t stumble.
You have a great resource in the Internet search engines to search about the Internet Marketing industry for business opportunities, USE IT!
Your research should uncover a company that you like and have confidence in. It should be solid, founded on great principles, and easy to understand with great products and services that are sell-able for which you can have Passion. If you don’t find it move on,
You can find the right opportunity containing the attributes identified above.
Comments like, well, that one sounds good and the compensation plan is excellent so I guess I’ll start that business - does not sound like a decision based on anything near Passion. And remember when you hear that an Internet “guru” does that, don’t be tempted, because as I said earlier they are experienced and can sell just about anything, without being Passionate about the company products and services.
Note: By the way it’s your goal to get to the point where you can sell about anything online. That end skill and goal is a worthy one indeed.
Remember, there are other steps you must make before you step into Internet Marketing but if you don’t first find the right company products and services to be passionate about, all of those other steps may just cause you a lot of frustration instead of bringing you great success.
Not being Passionate about a company and products and services that has market proof that it will sell is a pitfall you simply must avoid.
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Your Notebook
Jul 12, 2007 Idea Building, Success
I just wanted to write a quick tip about keeping a notebook with you. I will probably end up repeating this over and over since I really believe in this one.
You need to keep a little notebook with you at all times. This serves to have somewhere to write and record your ideas. If you have the mind of an Entrepreneur or a good businessperson you will be flooded with ideas all the time. You can’t possibly remember all the good ideas that you get so get writing, carry a little journal or notebook in your pocket all the time. Here is a picture of the one I carry
Look I am so geeky that I even labeled it Ideas.
I know that if you are a beginning entrepreneur, or if you are just getting started in expanding and growing your business you feel a little nervous about what people may think. There are two ways that they can think about this:
First they can say ‘what are you doing writing things down in that stupid notebook’. Well you know what, they are the stupid ones so don’t mind them.
Second they can say ‘Whoa what is that. A notebook for ideas, what a great idea, I should get me one of those thingys’. Now you look like the businessperson that has it all together, and you know what, you do.
Get one of these, or anything that works for you. I don’t go with the leather bound fancy pocket journal because I lose them all the time. Get what works for you.
What and When to Write
Jul 9, 2007 Idea Building, Organization, Topic Building, Writing
WordPress is great, you can write whatever you want whenever you want. Lets do the whenever first. By using the simple Post Timestamp on the lower right hand side of the Write Post page you can change the day that the article that you just wrote will post. This is an excellent tool. I am no English major, nor am I even a good writer. When I get inspired to write I just have to sit down and do it. I may bust out two or three articles in one sitting, then not get inspired to do so again for a week or two. Using the Post Timestamp lets me spread those articles out and seem to have a constantly updating site. What a great tool.
Now what to write. This is the hard one for most of us non writing types of people, but lets face it, even if we want to be a hermit in todays world we need to communicate a little bit with some people. If it is midnight or 1am, or in my case when I wake up at 5am there are not many people available to talk to, so we are back to writing.
I keep a notebook with me at all times. I prefer the little note pad with a spiral binding about big enough to keep in your back pocket. I also keep a “Mini Pilot G-2″ pen along with it. It is a system that works flawlessly for me. The pen hooks right onto the spiral notebook part and is always there when I need it. If I have an idea I will jot it down immediately. I am always getting ideas, some good, some bad, but they are always coming and going. I am trying to eliminate the going part. By writing down a word or two about them I can remember them when I get home.
Once I get home the geek in me comes out and I put it in a spreadsheet of ideas. I even use the strikethrough font if I have written about one. I never delete them because usually they will spark another idea for me, and the cycle continues. This way if I get in the mood to write, I will begin writing, if I have a little writers block, I open my spread sheet and away I go.
My recommendation to you is find a system, a notebook, note card, whatever works for you and use it to keep track of ideas as they pop into your head. When you get the time sit down and write a few out. Then use the Post Timestamp and forget about it. An hour worth of writing on your blog can produce weeks and weeks of articles posting right on schedule. Having articles posting on a regular schedule not only keeps people interested in your topic, but it lets the search engines and ranking tools know you have something to say thus putting your website higher and higher on the search engines.
Success – Perfection Unattainable
Jul 3, 2007 Idea Building, Success
One of my favorite scenes of all movies all time is when Roy McAvoy is describing the golf swing in the movie Tin Cup. In the clip he says “Perfection Unattainable” (for the whole clip see below). It is true, but the journey there is what matters
“I tend to think of the golf swing as a poem…”
In your business you need to continuously strive for perfection, knowing full well that it is not going to happen. Sound counter intuitive? Maybe but it is the key to success in whatever you are doing. Set a time aside every week to ask yourself, ‘How can I do this better’? That is what you are here for right. The smart businessman knows that no matter how well business is going you can do better. So take time and concentrate on that.
Suggestions on how to do this
I get a lot of work done in the car. I like to download books on tape (not Gone With The Wind but improvement, and business books) and listen to them while I am traveling around. This always sparks interest. I guess driving has just gotten too easy (I am knocking on wood right now) and my mind wonders. If I get a good idea I pull over to the side, in a parking lot, or wherever and write it down. I always have a notepad with me for these situations. At the end of the week, usually Saturday morning, I wake up early and rewrite down all the good ideas I had that week. I then decide which one I am going to tackle that week and I go for it. Take a notepad with you where ever you go and write down ideas that come to you. Pick a very specific day and time and review them once a week. Then pick at least one and go with it.
Set aside time for you. Leisure time is the best time to recharge your internal batteries. It is a time to bring out you again. If you are working too much you need to find time to take a break and have it for you. I cannot stress this enough. I have a very hard time pulling away from my computer. I love to sit in front if it and learn, and surf, and find out what others are doing. Heck that is how I get paid, but I get stuck in the same rut all the time. I sit there and surf and surf and surf (if you have not gotten the StumbleUpon add on for your browser be careful it is addicting) and get nothing done. When I find myself in that situation I got to get out. If it is the right time I get to go out my back door onto the golf course and chip and putt. That always calms the nerves, and sooths the soul. Take time for yourself and recharge
Finally while you are working look critically at what you are doing. Look at yourself as if you were your customer or your client. What would you think if you were helping you at the time? What could you do better? What could you do different? This may be the most difficult part, but it may be the fastest way to success. If you are able to really look inside yourself and look at your business from the perspective of an outsider you can make some very simple and effective changes. Don’t be afraid to walk in the front door sometimes, and act like a customer.
Jot down what you see that you can improve upon and go for it. Don’t delay. If it does not work, fine, then do something else. Any business that is not in constant improvement is falling behind. Be the good businessperson that you are and act, improve, and make more moolah.
