Posts Tagged ‘Success Is Straight In Front Of You’

Yes…

• Yes online marketing is a valid business model…
• Yes it does require that you work hard…
• Yes it requires marketing skill…
• Yes it requires the ability to sell and persuade (not illegally, unethically, or immorally however)…
• Yes it does take some time to build an affiliate marketing business…
• Yes you will have competition in niches that make money…
• Yes you will have to do things better from time to time…
• Yes smart competitors will be watching what you do…
• Yes you could make excuses, whine, or worry about “how hard this is”…and yes you could give it all up.

So…

Can you do this? Yes.

Will you do what it takes?

And no…

• No marketing does not create overnight riches.
• No there is no magic button to fill your bank account with cash.
• No there aren’t many “untapped niches” where you will dominate anymore.
• No marketing isn’t easy.
• No there are no shortcuts.
• No you shouldn’t try to figure this business out beforehand.
• No you shouldn’t over-analyze opportunities, that will paralyze you.
• No the Internet isn’t some big shiny object anymore, so “make money online” isn’t a new topic anymore…

So…

No you’re not going to succeed without the right mindset…

…will you do what it takes to develop that mindset?

If the answer is No, maybe you should keep your day job.

Now…will you share this article with others?  Yes, or no?

Over on my personal blog, I’ve been writing about how society has been moving too fast…becoming too connected…and how I think we are actually becoming partial slaves to our blogs, Twitter, Facebook, etc… instead of controlling our time and enjoying our lives (unless that stuff is truly what you like devoting 13 hours a day to in some cases).

We aren’t creating our art any more…we’re too busy creating other’s art, and boosting other’s branded images (the founders of Twitter and Facebook)…it’s actually kind of sad when you really think about it.

In response to that, I’ve created a document called The Rushed Society Manifesto.

You might enjoy it, you might not….it’s some of my more opinionated writing by far.  But, it’s only 15 pages long, and outlines where I think life in general is going, and has gone.

Download The Rushed Society Manifesto here.

Success in anything, including marketing online, is 100% your choice.

You can choose to believe all the stuff “they” show you or talk to you about (the media, the politicians, some of your “friends”, and on, and on…).

Or…

You can choose to believe there is opportunity out there, there is plenty of income possibility for everyone, you can get rich in the way you want to, and you can do it if you commit yourself to it.

Deliver more real value than you charge for, always.

The choice is 100% yours to make, so don’t let anyone take that away from you…ever.

There is a dangerous moniker floating around…

“It’s just business”.

You’ve used it, I’ve used it, but as of today, I’m going to quit using it.

Why?

Because I want my business to actually mean something to people.  I don’t want to be thought of or remembered as “a good __________ .”

Instead, I want my clients (whom I take on very selectively) to know that I really do, deep down, care about their business.  It’s my business to care about them and their business…period.

Do you care about each and every one of the top clients you serve with this much passion?  Or is it “just business” for them?

Folks, we are entering a new age of business here (yes old-schoolers, that means you too)… an age where your business doesn’t matter to the customer anymore.

That is, until you make it matter.

“Making it matter” to your customer means doing things that your competitors won’t do, or can’t do, for them…and doing lots of those things.

One of the many ways I accomplish this, is I tend to surprise my clients with little extra steps and phone calls that surely they would have paid for, but didn’t have to.

How can you “go the extra mile” for your customers (and I do mean mile, not a foot)?

Think about that today.  Then download my updated version of Success Is Straight In Front Of You and take action on 3 more things at least…today.