Keys To Success -- #1 Commitment
The world we live in is based on commitments. Businesses sign
contracts, banks sign us to loan agreements, couples agree to
terms of a marriage, and even our children are taught the ideals
of keeping commitments by having assignments due on certain days
at school. Why then, do so many view network or internet
marketing businesses as quick in and out ventures with no
thought toward actually committing to them? The best online
ventures are ones that do keep commitments and expect the same
out of their members. Whether people realize it or not, a lot of
business is built solely on the basis of reputation, or at the
very least name recognition. Can you ever expect to get any kind
of name recognition or to build a solid business or personal
reputation without a commitment to your business? It's unlikely.
Even those who simply work affiliate programs are still bound by
this principle. No, they may not have their own business name or
reputation, instead they are affiliated with another who does.
Building the kind of online presence that it takes to be truly
successful does not happen instantly. It takes time to build.
Some have come quickly to success, true, but as you'll always
notice, they came online with prior expertise and/or skills in
the area their business deals with. In working online, expect to
be committed to your business if you want to succeed. Dropping
in and out of programs may net you some profits if you hit them
right, but there's no chance at the ultimate goal of true
lifetime residual income this way. Expect to make a financial
commitment. While Internet marketing and network marketing in
general requires very little investment when compared to
traditional self-employment, there still will be some finances
you must put at stake in your business. The key lies in choosing
wisely and then sticking with your choice and working it until
it proves itself out. Expect to make a time commitment. Sure,
the Internet is automated, and can produce large numbers
quickly, but it still takes time to get set up, to build, and
even to maintain a successful enterprise. Don't expect magic
from little effort. Plan for time to be devoted to your work on
a regular basis. Similarly, expect to work. Nothing is going to
happen unless you make it happen. Automation saves time, and
through network marketing you can leverage your time to where
you can get more done through others than you could ever do on
your own, but there still will be a role you will have to play.
As with anything, the more you put into it, the more you can
expect out of it. Last but perhaps more important than the rest,
expect to constantly be promoting yourself. You always need to
be talking to more and more people, more and more potential
clients. Promotion is not something you set up once and then let
go on its own, it needs constant attention and work. If there is
anything you for sure need to plan on doing every single day,
it's promotion. It is the very basis of what your business
growth depends on. There are many opportunities online, some
more involved than others, but I guarantee none of them will fly
for you if you are not willing to make a solid commitment to
working them. Decide before hand what money, time, work, and
resources you are willing to commit to your business. Then stick
to your plan. As well, seek out others willing to do the same.
Avoid the in and out, here today gone tomorrow crowd and make a
solid commitment to your future. Later on, I guarantee you'll be
glad you did.