"The Newbie's Mind Set To Making It Online"
Since approximately 90% of all online businesses fail, what type
of mind set does the newbie need to "make it"?
It depends on what the level the newbie is and what the newbie
wants from the online business...one thing is certain, no matter
the level or goal of the newbie, their mind set can either make
or break them.
Before the newbie learns about FTP uploads, file saving, HTML
editors, niche finding, advertising, list building, search
engines, affiliate marketing, joint ventures, etc., he/she
should take the time to get the right mind set before doing much
else.
Why? Because starting and operating a successful online business
from scratch is a journey that never ends unless the
netrepreneur wants it to.
Newbies of all levels must remember that the online journey is
exciting and arduous at the same time. The newbie's excitement
level can spawn long productive learning/work sessions or result
in lost time and money...both come with the territory.
Newbies who are computer literate, web literate, don't believe
in overnight successes, and have a tremendous drive to make it
work for the long haul still have challenges along the way.
One of the most interesting but amazing challenges is denying
frustration. Frustration can be a result of a great many
things...one of the most frequent reasons newbies get frustrated
is they don't believe running an online business isn't easy.
Believing there won't be lots of work involved or that a newbie
can do what the experts do can make the newbie throw their hands
in the air when they get partially along their journey.
Like frustration, the challenge of not knowing who to believe or
where to turn can make the newbie feel unsure of him/herself.
The seemingly endless products and services and tales of
greatness can make the newbie seem lost with no clear direction
of what to do next.
Thee are many challenges for the newbie and the mind set needed
to make it online is one unlike any other.
The newbie's mind set should be built around these concepts:
* Understand that this will take time, no matter what type of
success stories they read online
* Believe in themselves and start the journey with the
assumption that they will see it through to the end
* Understand that this is the only business that someone can
make deep profits even if they have no education and have little
money
* Define a clear path from "idea to sale" and realize that
flexibility in that path will be key
* Always look at mistakes positively...mistakes must be viewed
as learning experiences or tools in their toolbox of success
* Understand that they must be "results driven" enough to
utilize other successful people's examples and experiences
* Never give up
* Remember why they started their business in the first place
when things get tough
* Reflect on how they have personally grown as they get further
along
* Crave and dissect lots of information
* Be sensible and realize that things are not what they seem
* Be prudent with all expenditures
* Realize that there will be many time when they have to make a
hard decision and that those times demand a well thought out
cost benefit analysis of each possibility
* Give to get
* Be humble and work smart
* Realize we're all in this together, there are people who will
help
* But most of all, the newbie's mindset must be optimistic and
perseverant. Without optimism and perseverance, the tough times
seems tougher and the journey seems longer.
Newbie's should focus on the end result as well as the path to
that end result.