Making Money On The Internet
I've got my computer hooked up to the Internet, now let the
money pour in! What a silly sounding thought, but one that many
people take a great deal of stock in these days. It would seem
that many, many people have the idea that all they have to do to
generate an income from home is to get online, join this, that,
or the other thing and PRESTO! Cha-ching!
However, more often than not, these people shut down their
computers at night, having spent much more than they have
earned. Why...?
This, 'spend more, make none,' syndrome is so very prevelant
because people expect something for nothing, and in cyberspace,
as in the real world, 0 + 0 = 0. The Internet does not guarantee
business success. All it does is provide individuals with the
opportunity to start a business with a much lower overhead than
in the real world. If you've got no head for a brick and mortar
business, chances are that you aren't going to be any more
successful building a business online. The reality is that you
cannot just join a program, hang out a shingle and expect the
money to roll in. And it doesn't matter what program you join,
or how many programs you join. Building and maintaining a
business is a skill that must be learned.
Most of the gurus of today have been successful off line, prior
to experiencing online glory. What they have done is to take
their skills from the real world and apply them to the realm of
the Internet. Therefore, if you have no off line skills to bring
to the Internet, you'd better get some. There's a lot more
competition out here.
Another cause for shutting down broke each day is that a great
many people spend their time online, joining every program that
sounds good. They spend all their money on monthly memberships
to every program under the sun, and have nothing left over to
actually run the business with. TIP: When someone calls you
asking about your business, you should never have to answer
with, "Which one?"
Aside from the scope of retailing informational products, it is
best to choose a business, a single company, and work it! It is
perfectly fine to have a business portfolio, including a few
different interests, but to belong to and pay into everything
you can get your hands on is ridiculous. How can you possibly
learn everything you should know about each business, and what
possible help are you going to be to your associates? There are
just not enough hours in the day to make it work. (Unless you
have created a clone, in which case, we need to talk.)
For Example: My own business portfolio resembles this:
TLC Promotions - www.tlcpromotions.net The parent company of all
my business interests. My personal brand. The place you can go
to find out all about what I do. Established - 2000 The
Trii-Zine Ezine - www.ezines1.com The official RSS feed for TLC
Promotions. First published - 2001 Lifetimebusiness.com -
www.sugarant.lifetimebusiness.com The Internet marketing team
that I promote Melaleuca with. This is my main home based
business operation, the one that pays the bills... Promoted by
TLC Promotions and The Trii-Zine Ezine. Established - 2001
AdsOnQ - www.ads-on-q.com The Internet's first syndicated
advertising agency, which I co-created with several other
brilliant people. Established - 2004 Quikonnex.com -
www.quikonnex.com/193 The backbone (RSS feed source) of both the
Trii-Zine Ezine and AdsOnQ. My perferred communications system.
Each business interest in my portfolio compliments all of the
others in some way. This allows me to maintain a handle on all
of them in a fluid fashion. I am an expert in each, and can
provide the best support in them all.
If you spread yourself too thin, you are of no assistance to
anyone within your businesses, including yourself. All you're
doing is running around like a chicken with its head cut off,
and the only thing you ever manage to get accomplished is making
sure your monthly membership fees are paid on time, complaining
that your free advertising isn't bringing you any cash flow.
HELLO!
If this sounds like you, don't beat yourself up about it. (Hey,
I was there. I found myself answering, "Which one?" The t-shirt
says: Dah!...) Just cut away the deadwood and focus on what you
know, or can easily learn. Start cancelling paid memberships to
things rather than adding to your debt load. Don't go hacking
away with wild abandon though; carefully evaluate everything
you've gotten yourself into, and create a protfolio that you can
actually work with.
You can make money on the Internet, but you have to be smart
about it. Use what you know, learn what you don't and spend your
money wisely. Talk to people. Find out what others know, but
don't start jumping on bandwagons. Spend the time to research
opportunities. You don't have to shutdown broke every day.
Butter spread too thin yields no flavor, only grease.
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