Lack of a SELLERS Mindset

Lack of any solid Business Plan, Cash Flow Projection and Reasonable Budgets.

We stress these elements even before someone stars using their Pay pal and Credit Card.

Happy to say it has worked for many…..

Keep up your candor and integrity

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I’m glad I found your site. I happened over here from Rosalind Gardner’s NetProfitsToday where I’ve been fortunate enough to be featured as a “guest poster” on her site over the last couple of weeks.

I found this article interesting because it’s the reason why I wrote an article to Ros a few weeks ago (http://www.netprofitstoday.com/blog/how-jason-increased-his-affiliate-site-traffic-by-500/).

I’ve been making a nice second income online for over five years now, and until a couple of weeks ago, I had never mentioned my success online. But, I felt it was worth noting because the “get rich quick” and “internet marketing guru” spammers are all over the internet now. You can’t open up your email or do a search on Google without being bombarded with their spam messages.

The internet is a wonderful place to either make a second income or make a fortune. You just have to follow sound business practices and take your time. And, it’s important to always remember that it’s an online “Business”, not an online “Give me money for doing nothing thing”.

Again, I’m glad I found your site. You now have another dedicated and interested visitor.

Best Regards,

Jason Anthony

I’m in the “silent minority” – one who makes a good living online, but doesn’t broadcast it.

In my opinion, a lot of experts tend to focus on a single area, such as SEO, list building, web design, copywriting… the list is endless. But because this is their “passion”, they don’t fill you in on what they consider mundane. Those small daily rituals they do in a mindless way are almost always the things that new marketers need to learn!

I know it’s simplistic, but organization and a clear goal are really the foundation of what has made me personally successful. I also recommend finding a kindred spirit, mentor, friend, accountability partner – each can motivate and uplift the other, and finding one with complimentary talents is an awesome way to pool resources.

As someone else commented, there really isn’t a magic bullet. All of it is hard work, but once you master each area, it becomes easier. The items you don’t like doing can be outsourced later.

A final thought: Never stop learning. As a matter of fact, schedule at least an hour a day to learn something new! Read an ebook, check out a blog, ask questions about an area you don’t yet understand, and most of all, apply the knowledge you gain to your business!

Cheers!
Lisa Preston

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I am making money online as a RichAgent, I am launching a RichAgent training program on June 14th offering 3 Tracks. A new RichAgent apprentice will be able to choose one of the three tracks and become an expert in that vertical. Its exciting stuff. check us out.

Thanks.
Thatcher Michelsen – Your Wealth Coach
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I also think it’s much easier to read or listen to others tell you what to do, than to actually do it. It does take work! There is NO magic bullet.

I am thankful that Steve & I work together because we have someone to encourage us when we are down. I also find that having just a few friends and a mentor are extremely helpful once you learn the basics.

One last note…I think internet marketers also need to have practical business sense on making wise business decisions with their money. We find that too few people really understand income & expense concepts in a practical sense.

Thanks again for a thought provoking post. Your group sounds wonderful!

Kerry

I find your honesty and forthright approach quite refreshing. I get SO TIRED of being condescendingly marketed to by the world of Internet Marketing gurus.

In my experience, the reasons why I have struggled so to make money are as follows:

1. When I began, I didn’t have a CLUE what to do or how to do it. I greatly underestimated how much I would have to learn.

2. I did NOT have a well informed and trusted mentor. I tried learning from ebooks. Big mistake.

3. I tried multiple things that I thought would work, but didn’t. I did adsense sites. Google still owes me about 45 bucks but they won’t mail it until I get over 50. Simply not enough traffic to make any money on adsense. I tried some mini sites with affiliate products. Few sales, bad commissions. I tried SEO, got bad advice and my site remained like a lonely bus stop in North Dakota.

4. I didn’t understand the value of outsourcing OR paying big bucks for individual attention from a COMPETENT mentor. I paid some money to some grossly incompetent mentors because I made some bad decisions in buying the BS fed to me by salesmen for the incompetent mentors.

5. I am a technical moron and didn’t have the proper web tech training. On this one, I was sorta too stupid to know how much I didn’t know. Here again, I tended to underestimate how hard the tech stuff would be for me. I didn’t have enough money to just hire someone competent.

I have kept trying and I think I’m almost there. I feel like I have the attitude of a 49er. Mother load’s just over the hill! Some of my friends pitched in and bought me a straight jacket.

I’ll make it eventually because I have finally managed to wade through the gargantuan cesspool of internet marketing hype and come up with viable plans that I can implement.

So stay tuned. I’ll be rich yet. That is if I can find a place to plug in my computer once I’m living under that bridge.

Perhaps I’ve finally found a diet plan I can stick with! Eternal poverty.

There is no doubt in my mind that to really help your average person like me, it would take a mentor with tons of experience and the patience, ability and willingness to spend tons of time with them on an individual basis. Webinars and broad strategies are GREAT, and any good coaching program would have them, but each of us have our individual talents and skills and each business needs individual thought and consideration.

Too often, I hear gurus claim that none of their students succeed because their students are all too lazy to actually get off their tooters and work. Well, no doubt that happens a lot. Some people are glued onto their tooters watching trash TV. But it’s also true that many people are legitimately busy trying to survive and simply don’t HAVE the HUGE amount of time it actually takes to develop an online business. Sales headlines can scream all they want about how simple and quick it is and any monkey could do it, but that’s misleading sales hype in my opinion.

I think the truth of the matter is that it’s more confusing and difficult than sales headlines are willing to admit and most people give up against the overwhelming odds.

I guess I’ll quit whining now and get back to work!

Lorraine Grula

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I happen to be one of those people making a great living on the internet. No list, not smart enough to do real SEO and too lazy to do social site marketing. I get my traffic the old fashioned way. I buy it. I have recently started tutoring a handfull of other PPC marketers who were referred to me by one of my affiliate managers. These were affiliates who had the “drive” but not necessarily the skills or proper guidance. I set up my own “Pay for Performance” model with my affiliate network. I coach the students and get an override from the affiliate network on their performance. They are motivated because they are paying for clicks and I’m motivated to help them becuase I only get paid if they are successful. A system like this wouldn’t work in all situations, but it’s been good for me, the students and the affiliate network as well. The search engines selling the clicks can’t be dissapointed either. It’s a circular win!
BTW, I seldom post to blogs, but I saw you speak at a conference last year and really enjoyed your sense of humor and delivery. Keep passing out the good energy.

I’m a weight loss coach and offer unlimited email follow-up to my clients. I send reminders and my materials speak of the benefits from communicating with me to get more out of the process, yet, the minority take advantage of that important aspect to the coaching relationship. You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make them send you an email.

So, while you consider how many clients you could effectively serve, I’d still factor in the “no-shows.” I’ve done this myself and it made me realize how it is that someone can offer unlimited anything.