If you are new to Internet marketing, I would like to
give you a little advice. Never, ever, ever give up! It was not so long ago that
I was a Newbie on the net. I was trying hard to learn everything I could and
then I started trying to get my site advertised. The veteran netrepreneurs may
intimidate you, but don’t let them.
I had been working very hard for the
past couple of years to build up my business. It was finally starting to pay
off. Then yesterday, I got a very nasty email from another web master It really
hurt my feelings. I turned the computer off and quit for the day.
Then I
thought, who does he think he is? He probably didn’t want to have to compete
with me so he wanted to discourage me. I picked myself up, dusted myself off,
and started all over again. I wish you success. I feel that if I help others, it
will come back to me.
If you want to be successful in this business, you
have got to keep trying no matter what the obstacles. I could give you a whole
list of all the faults that I have. But one virtue that I have is perseverance.
My husband calls its stubbornness but I call it determination.
I’m going
to share a very personal thing with you, I hope you don’t mind.
I have
multiple sclerosis. To tell you it has been easy would definitely be a lie.
However, I’m gonna keep on going no matter what. The last three years have been
very difficult. It was at this time, that I lost the ability to walk. Sometimes,
it was so difficult to push up to a stand, that I just wanted to quit. Sometimes
there’s just something inside me that makes me try again. At this time, I can
push up to a stand and sometimes pivot.
It would be so easy to say I’m
not going to do this any more but then where would I be today? I wouldn’t be
standing. I wouldn’t be able to.
So what I want to say to you is, keep
trying even with the hardships that come your way. If you want it, you can have
it if you want it bad enough to keep trying. If not, you might as well stop
right now.
If you’re really serious about making money online, then start
acting like a real business. If you’re serious, then get off the free Web pages
and get your own domain. If you want people to take you seriously, then
certainly a real business can pay 35 dollars a year for its own domain
name.
I started out with free Web pages from AOL so I know where you’re
coming from. I was afraid to put too much money into something that I wasn’t
sure of. I advertised in the newsgroups and all the free classifieds. Do you
know how much money I made? Not one thin dime. Then I read a book by Jim Daniels
called “Insider Internet Marketing”. He gave the same advice I’m giving you
right now. When I started getting serious, I got my own domain name, got a web
host service, and paid some money for some classified ads in ezines. Finally, I
made my first sale.
You can find Jim’s book at http://www.bizweb2000.com/d4146.htm.
I highly recommend this book. It made the turning point in my Internet business.
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So
what I’m saying is this. Get serious, pay $35 a year for a domain name, as
little as $36 a month for a good hosting service like Virtualis, http://virtualis.com/vr/ehatcher,
and determine an advertising budget. Then advertise. Don’t quit.
I read
something the other day that surprised me. Michael Jordan was interviewed and he
said he had missed thousands of shots. Thousands! He had lost many games. He had
been called on to hit the winning shot and missed many times. Do you think he is
a loser? Absolutely not! He just keeps going until he wins.
Don’t let the
“veterans” run you off. Pretty soon, you’ll be standing and you can tell your
scoffers and negative thinkers to go fly a kite.
