by Joe Bingham
I'm afraid Internet Marketers are an extremely unfocused group of I don't think there's any one of us marketing online that didn't get Well let me tell you something if you're just starting out and that's There are no 'quick profits' until you've spent hours upon hours We don't spend enough time 'building the system'. Oh sure, we It sounds good. I mean, heck, the idea of 'multiple streams of FARMER: "Are you kidding? I'm not going to spend all summer out there in "Of course, he only planted corn on every other row, but what's [Ever get all excited, put money into a program, then lose your ARCHITECT "Here's you're building, Mr. Finney! And we came in at only 50% "Wow, how did you manage that?" "Well, you'll see as we move down the alley to the back of your "What?!" "Oh, it will be fine, Mr. Finney, you'll see. Just make sure your "You might want to get some sort of windbreak set up on that side [Honestly, how many of us have started in a program, built a small DOCTOR "Ok, I've breeched the pericardium and I'm ready to start the "Ahem, uh, does anybody know how the rest of this surgery goes? "I thought I'd just, you know, get a few patients, bring in a little [Have you really learned ALL you need to know about marketing? POLITICIAN "Campaign? What campaign? I registered as a candidate, what [Are you continually promoting, making new contacts, and building CONTRACTOR "Ok boys, we need to build a bridge over that river there. The city [Do you have a business plan that you work from? Or are you just SWORD SWALLOWER "Here he goes ladies and gentlemen. Zando the Great is attempting "He's got them up, he's opening his throat and inserting them in. "Oh no, what's he doing?! He's smiling and waving at that pretty [Are you focused when you get online? Do you set and accomplish
individuals. I know I can be anyway, and from what I've heard
from others, it seems I'm not alone.
suckered in, at least to some degree, by the promise of big money
on only a few hours of work per week.
what you still believe. Those of us that have been around a while
have all washed that hog and are sick and tired of hearing it squeal!
building a system that can provide them for you. Unfortunately,
that's where many of us get lost.
build all the time, but not always in the same direction as we did
yesterday or the day before. In fact, most marketers I know have
several systems they are working on all at the same time.
income' is a sound one, but let's get real here. What if other people
with other jobs took the same approach many of us do with our
Internet marketing businesses?
the heat watering my crops. Remember old Ted up the road? He
spent all summer out there watering and come harvest he only
ended up with 50% of what he expected anyway.
that got to do with anything?"
momentum and never really promote it?]
of the estimated expenditures, too!"
building that... it isn't there!"
customers use the front entrance at all times, ok? I mean we used
some sturdy cardboard to close in the back of the building, but you
don't really want to have anybody knocking on it or anything, if you
know what I mean.
as soon as possible, too."
downline, and then left it for the next best thing to come along?]
bypass.
I dropped out of medical school right about this point because I
didn't want to have to spend any more money until I made some.
income, and then finish. Heh, heh. I didn't know one of them was
going to end up needing open heart surgery."
Do you learn from the right sources, and put continual effort into
expanding your education? Or is something you haven't learned yet
keeping you from progressing?]
more do I have to do? Can't I just vote myself in?"
business relationships?]
didn't bother making any blueprints for this project, though. They
said to me, 'You've all seen a bridge before, just go put one up'.
So, let's get to it!"
trying to build what you've seen done before?]
to swallow 7 razor sharp swords all at the same time.
One wrong move means a trip to the hospital for this magnificent
performer. He's got the seven swords half way down now and...
girl in the front row! OUCH!!! Oh, that's going to be a nasty cut!
Oh, how horrid! What a spectacle! What a tragedy! What a...
huh? Oh, so that's what lungs look like?"
goals in a timely manner?]
Now, of course, these examples are on the edge of ridiculous. Ok, I know I'm guilty of some of these failings. Yes indeed, I'm a one The Internet is, to put it simply, WAY BIG!!! There's no way you It really is the faster way to get to where you want to go, and you'll ------------------------------------------------------------------- About the Author
Joe Bingham is the editor of the NetPlay Marketer. NetPlay is dedicated to being the best all around 'tell it like it is' Internet marketing ezine there is.
so they're over the edge. The point is just as with any business, it
takes focus and persistence to succeed.
lunged sword swallower myself, and I'm not much of a contractor
either.
can read, see, do, or get involved in everything. Set your focus and
keep it somewhat narrow. Not to the point of tunnel vision, of
course, but maintain a constant direction.
be able to breathe easier when you get there, too!
Written by Joe Bingham of the NetPlay Marketer
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