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Persistence, Determination, and Hard WorkQuote:"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence, determination and hard work make the difference." - President Calvin Coolidge If you're on a quest for overnight success, and magical solutions, there are plenty of dishonest people on the Internet that would be more than happy to sell it to you. You'll be throwing your money away, and be incredibly disappointed when you're not raking in cash your first few hours, but hey, you'll hear what you want to hear! If you're serious about starting an Internet business, or working from home, there are some realities that you must first be willing to accept. First and foremost, nothing happens overnight, and there are NO magical solutions. More reality for you: (*) Without your own web site, you're not really serious about running a business, you're looking for a cheap way out. Think about your reasons for wanting to start your own business. In most cases, you want to stop working for someone else, right? If this is the case, why would you even consider relying on sales through someone else's site, that you have no control over? Replicated sales sites as you find with most affiliate programs or MLM companies are tools to be used as a PART of your promotion efforts. Don't allow anyone to convince you that they are all you'll need in order to succeed. They don't build credibility for you, and in most cases, the hard sell approach taken on these sites will in fact turn your prospects away from your opportunity. (*) Promoting your business takes persistent, consistent effort. A daily (yes, daily!) routine of promoting, and tracking your previous efforts is a MUST to succeed! Tracking your efforts will help you to see what is working, and what is not. Save time by dropping the efforts that don't work, and perhaps concentrating more heavily in the areas that are producing results for you. Web site hits, and tracking links are useful in this area. Most host servers worth using give you the ability to do all of this directly from within your web site's control panel. Persistence is key for many reasons, most importantly because no matter what advertising methods you use, it may take a day, a week, and yes, in some cases a month for your efforts to show results. Instead of allowing yourself to become discouraged, become determined! (*) Don't fall for the hype, PLEASE! They say that the way to defeat SPAM, and HYPE is to ignore it completely. Maybe if we all just deleted the SPAM, and ignored the hyped up sales tactics used today, marketers would stop using it! I have to believe that the only reason people continue to use these methods is because people continue to react to it! The people that claim to have made "$100" in the first three hours, or similar results have a secret that they aren't telling you. The reality of it is that these people have already established businesses, and large subscriber bases that they present these opportunities to. As such, they have already established credibility, and have a trusted relationship with their audience. Unless you can say the same, you will NOT see the same results they have. - Although reality may not be as attractive as the hype styled marketing that you see, it's much more productive. Instead of looking for the easy way, look towards the long term business building strategies. (*) Focus yourself on one business, YOURS. Start a web site. Even web sites built by first timers see more success than people without web sites at all. There are free templates, and web site building software available for beginners that make it easy to get started. (*) Start a newsletter about something you're passionate about. Make building your subscriber base your number one goal for a year, at least. Make sure that every page of your web site, and every mail you send holds an invitation to join your newsletter. (*) Celebrate every success, no matter how small. (*) Give yourself a reasonable amount of time to reach a realistic level of success. I'm currently using a two year plan. (*) Build relationships. Join online communities of like minded individuals. You're not alone, and should never feel as if you are. Join forums, and chat rooms. Talk to people. Communities I recommend joining: The Portal To Success Forums: http://theportaltosuccess.com/community i-Cop http://www.i-cop.org/ref.cgi?id=ginger Newbies911 http://www.topica.com/lists/newbies911 __________________________________________________ About The Author: Ginger Geracitano offers her experience as a Web Designer and Business & Marketing Coach through her weekly E-Zine, The Portal To Success. Subscribers receive tips, strategies, and her product reviews every Friday. mailto:subscribe@theportaltosuccess.com
Online Networking for a Better Business Online Networking for a Better Business Copyright Terri Seymour Networking is a very important part of building your business. When you partake in this form of marketing, you are establishing yourself and your reputation, which in turn can be a big boost to your business. You can also make some new friends, which is also a plus. Networking is when you come in contact with as many people y. . .
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