You Want To Quit, Think Again
You Want To Quit, Think Again By: Michael Farley copyright: 2004
I hear about so many people that give up on so many things
before it even had a chance. Why did they even start? Did they
research to see how long it would take for their project to
blossom? Most likely they did not.
Let me briefly tell you a story. After High School I went
immediately into the U.S. Marines. Around the Fifth week at
Parris Island during bootcamp I wanted to quit. I went to my
Senior Drill Instructor and to his face I said I wanted to go
home. What he said and did during the next 5 minutes changed me,
Well the entire 3 months of bootcamp changed me, LOL. Seriously
though, He told me that he was not giving up on me cause I had
more potential than anyone he had seen and he was going to
forget we had that conversation. He refused to let me quit. I
thought afterwards why had I given up, no one else had given up
on me.
I gave up because I was looking at the now (the pain, homesick),
You know all the negative things. Had I quit I would have missed
out on so much in life. I traveled to 7 different countries. My
college was paid for. I get many benefits as a veteran now, etc.
The same applies to your Online Business. We look at the now and
quit. You think that no one is paying attention to what you have
done so you quit. The website is shutdown and than the
advertising you did, the people you thought were not paying
attention and many others come to your site for your services
and you are gone. The money you could have made, you now will
not make. The extra time you could have spent with your family
and on vacations will not happen. The financial freedom, being
your own boss (what I call true freedom) will never be. Why?
Because you quit way too early.
You ask well I have not made any money in six months what am I
suppose to do? The answer .. Before you started you should have
researched to see what kind of demand was in for your business.
Set a schedule up for your business and stick to it. (ex. follow
a daily schedule and set aside 1 hour for emails, 2 hours for
advertising, etc.) The Internet is full of easy tools for
building websites and you can find people that will help you.
You have got to continue to advertise, build up an opt-in list.
These people will become your support, customers and some may
become your business partners through Joint Ventures. If you
have did everything possible and still are not getting any
sells. I would say take a close look at what you got and see
what is wrong. Then nothing may be wrong it could just be your
market and you should try looking into something else.
If you do not quit, keep looking for your perfect niche than you
will enjoy success on the internet and I challenge each of you
to do this. The easiest way to find the perfect product and
business is to just ask....go to forums and ask people in your
opt-in list. Ask them what do they want or need to help with
their problem. Take the answer you get the most and find a
solution or a business to cater to it. You will be successful
this way majority of the time I guarantee it. Give it a try.
Most of the people that fail with their online business fail
because they quit. You can join them or stick it out, achieve
your goals and ultimately your dream of working full time from
home. Don