I can’t even count the number of times I hear this from people. Actually, "hearing" is usually in the form of an email one of my readers will send me. The fact is, Internet Marketing does work, but many people are more interested in a quick fix or the "getting rich quick" schemes you can find all over the Internet that they lose sight of the fact that making money on and with the Internet needs to be treated as a viable aspect of their business.
Did I really say that? A viable aspect of their business. Yes I did.
Where I see people fall into the trap of Internet Marketing is when they think they don’t have to work at building their business by way of the Internet. They seem to think all they have to do is set up a website, get a merchant account, have one product (well, maybe two) and presto, they are going to make millions. WRONG!!!!
Don’t fall into this trap. Learn the truth. Study what the professionals are doing. Get the correct information.
My intention here is not to discourage you. My intention is to arm you with the right information that will allow you to make money by way of the Internet.
Can you make money on the Internet? By all means. I have been doing so for years as have my collegues, Patsi Krakoff and Denise Wakeman aka The Blog Squad. As a matter of fact, not long ago between the three of us we made over $75,000 in a couple of weeks. Did it happen by chance? Absolutely not. It happened by having a solid plan in place, systems set up and a vision of what is possible.
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Hello,
Marketing online requires skills. Unfortunately, as you mentioned, many people, most of them new to internet marketing, envision marketing as having to do little to no work.
Marketing online also requires a lot of work. You obtain the skills from others who have the knowledge. Once you are taught the skills, it is even more important to put into action what you have learned. If you don’t implement what you were taught, the knowledge you were given will go to waste.
If you are just learning about internet marketing, don’t expect to see immediate successful results. Your skills will be enhanced through practice. The $75,000 earned by the 3 ladies is because these ladies are already skilled at marketing online. Be patient. Your turn for success at internet marketing will come.
Very true. There is nothing like easy money in Internet marketing. You have to put in a lot of efforts to see any returns.
I hear this from my clients all the time…
“Marketing doesn’t work for a company like MINE.”
Sure it does. You just need the right techniques and strategies.
Great post!
Yes, the reason we have been able to make the kind of money we do is foundation, skill, effort and belief that we can.
It’s amazing how many people do fall into the trap of saying, “That works for you, but not for me. You just don’t understand, I am different.”
I have another blog that is more along personal development and spirituality where I address the topic of our outer world being a reflection of inner thoughts and beliefs.
Our belief that “I am so different” creates a separation and limits possibility.
Visit
http://www.dailyawareness.com/2008/06/whys-everyone-a.html to read the post.