If there is one thing that is very hard to maintain online is integrity and honesty.
And also patience..
Patience in waiting for those sales to fly in.
Hoping that you do not get so frustrated that you close up shop and never venture online again.
We all go through this every now and then. The frustration sets in and you just don't know what to do.
We all learn through various methods how to get started online but there are a few things that people don't teach you.
Normally when you look at other ways to make a profit, the first thing most people do is to go to those sites and publishers who they believe can steer them in the right direction.
But then you start to see certain sales tactics that you become hip to and wonder why they do it in the first place.
Some are ethical and some are not. The legality is not the issue, but it does raise a few moral eyebrows.
Although I am sure it is billed as a good sales tool, what I get tired of seeing sometimes are the ezines that start out by giving you a good speech about changing your life and making money and to not fall for the hype, and it all ends with a link to some new ebook or a new private site.
As if that is supposed to be the answer to all your business and financial problems.
It is at that point that I think to myself, " did this publisher even care about me in the first place to actually give me free advice or is it
"FREE WITH A CATCH MARKETING "
Oh I see what you want. Sucker me into thinking you really have the fix for a great business online when you are just trying to sell an ebook or a course.
Now of course one of the main goals in a free ezine is to hopefully generate an income through advertising and other forms of back end sales
But at what cost.
I grow tired of some people telling me this is THE book for you when last month you were telling me about another book that was THE ONE.
Remember of course the one has to be an ebook priced at least $90 so they can get a great commission from it.
No one says you are not supposed to sell ebooks, I have sold enough in my days, but it is just the way you present yourself.
I know that there are marketing methods out there that I have not even begun to understand but I understand common sense and that alone knocks out a lot of the so called marketing methods.
I know from a stand point, anyone who has been online for less than 2 years is a Newbie and they prey on this.
I don't like that method, thinking we are too stupid to figure out the basics.
Now I do feel that you should learn the basics of human behavior to understand the psychology of why people buy and what helps them to buy. People do buy on emotions and it just depends on how bad you want to play on that factor.
Just as when you are looking to see what is wrong with a person, you have to look at their background ( childhood) first before any assumptions are made.
That is just plain old business common sense right there. But I am not talking about that but the whole concept of :
"You are too stupid to know why I am selling you this over hyped book which contains nothing more than a bunch of fancy words and still no real help"
I can't tell you that the money is in the list and then expect you to just figure out how to start a newsletter.
I can't tell you to join every high paying commission affiliate program and then not tell you how to market the site.
I can't tell you that this book will make you rich when all it may do is lead you down a path that you didn't want to take in the first place. ( We have all been there, you wanted to sell some teddy bears online, next thing you know you are members of a bunch of forced matrix programs that have nothing to do with your original purpose)
I know most of us want an easy way of living so they assume that they can find it online.
Remember a lot of these "experts" became that way years ago when no one knew any better. No one knew about spam, pyramid schemes, and other cons, so it was easy back then.
When there was free web hosting, free internet service, free everything.
Now folks are trying to make us pay to send email. It has become a mad rush to grab everyone's attention because the next month our brains will no longer have an interest.
NOW I SEE THE PROBLEM
Remember in the beginning, you have all your morals and ethics intact and they are not changing.
6 months down the line, you are getting discouraged and you start to look at those other programs you were not going to get into.
12 months down the line, you are running yourself ragged trying to build a downline.
18 months later, you wonder, what the heck am I doing.
I am still broke, and I can't figure out where I went wrong.
But all your morals and ethics flew out the door about 9 months ago and you didn't even realize it.
There is nothing wrong with reading ebooks, eCourses, or any other type of help to get you started online
But do not expect it to solve your problems.
EXPECT NOTHING, STAY HAPPY
Instead of complaining about how many people DID NOT sign up for your ezine this week, be grateful for those that DID sign up.
Instead of complaining of low traffic, low sales, be grateful for what you DID get.
Am I established?? Some big marketer going around buying flashy cars, and going on expensive trips.
Oh please I am just getting started.
Even after a year and a half I am still learning the ropes.
I still have my no sales days like everyone else.
But this gives me a chance to take care of things that I wouldn't have the chance to do when everything is hectic.
Like they always say.. Everything happens for a reason.
Don't try to figure it out just stick to your goals.
THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK AND WATCH YOUR BACK
Now here is a topic you don't hear about much often. As with any business, there is always competition and competition is rough out there.
It can get pretty cut throat at times.
Remember in the office when you had an idea to tell the boss but you told your co-worker and they in turn took the idea to your boss before you had a chance to even print out your proposal.
Same thing online.
WATCH YOUR BACK ON DISCUSSION LISTS, CHAT ROOMS, MESSAGE BOARDS
You never know who is reading. Remember most of these forums are public forums. Just because you don't see that person post doesn't mean they are not reading.
I have seen people talk all types of trash about others on these boards only to see their same words come back to haunt them later on. Be careful
Don't be so quick to throw names with situations
Don't be so quick to respond to certain sticky situations, it comes back to haunt you in the worst ways.
This isn't like in high school, if you talked trash, kids were waiting for you at 3 o'clock in the playground ( Hey I'm from Brooklyn, it's a New York thing)
Well now they wait to get you where it hurts, your business, and therefore your pockets.
False spam complaints
Server Issues
Stealing Customers
You know... the business version of Backbiting.
Because we are online, our words count for our reputation, our business, our livelihood. You are judged by your words first, everything else comes second.
Remember that the next time you want to:
Trash a competitor
Develop a new product or service
Reveal information about yourself that can give someone access to your accounts and your pc.
It still takes a lot for me to trust anyone, sending a few emails back and forth does not mean that you are now my buddy and you should have access to my business deals. The ones that I trust I have known for years, so just keep certain things to yourself no matter what.
THE ONLY TRUE PERSON STOPPING YOU IS YOU
If you want something done, you are going to have to rely on yourself
DIG DEEP DOWN to find the strength to continue.
When another day goes by without a sale and you are ready to seriously just cash in your chips and bow out, hold tight
DIG DEEP Within Yourself And Pull Yourself Up.
No one can do it but you.
No one knows what you really want but you, so who is going to help you first and foremost. you
Of course you should have a great support network of friends and family who are there to help you and guide you.
Not those who are happy to see you fail.
Those are the toxic people you need to avoid.
So for all my online friends who are always there to help me and to pick me up when I am down, thank you.
Trust me when I tell you I get to the point sometimes where I am ready to just completely throw the towel in and just accept failure and stand still.
To accept failure is to stand still in your emotions and goals.
Me, nope sorry I will never stand still, no matter how hard it seems.
EXPECT NOTHING, STAY HAPPY!
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