Why Do So Many Of Us Forget This Simple Fact?

George Wright

13 years ago

Thanks for the reminder.

You are right. I too complicate things when I don't have to.

George Wright

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tpw

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Zeus66

What is it about human nature that makes so many of us (myself included!) want to over-complicate things?

Because we are married men. Anyone who is married to a woman has already over-complicated their lives.... LOL

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jan roos 13 years ago

Originally Posted by tpw

Because we are married men. Anyone who is married to a woman has already over-complicated their lives.... LOL

LOL, thats funny right there.

To get back to John's point. Yeah, I agree 100%. People including myself over analyze things and get tuck on little technicalities and it paralyzes them. Do something even if you are not sure if it's right or whatever. Get that site out and then tweak as you go along. Making money online is not that hard.Once you figured it out, it's actually simple but most of us suffer from info overload and thats why we think it's super hard to make money online. I know because I was in that trap for 3 years solid.

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cashcow 13 years ago

Originally Posted by tpw

Because we are married men. Anyone who is married to a woman has already over-complicated their lives.... LOL

I think you type-o'd that Bill, isn't it supposed to be "Anyone who is married to a woman has already over-complicated the woman's life"

As usual John, you have boiled away the crap and given us a simple rule to follow. If only you would have posted this a couple of years ago, you would probably have saved me a lot of trouble!

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- Haphiza 13 years ago
  
  Very good advice John, which I intend to follow. Although I know it is not good to jump from one thing to another I still do it sometimes.
  
  I have to start being a little more constructive and stop jumping around.
  
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COBSolutions 13 years ago

Originally Posted by tpw

Because we are married men. Anyone who is married to a woman has already over-complicated their lives.... LOL

At least my man dont think so...
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King Shiloh Banned 13 years ago

Originally Posted by tpw

Because we are married men. Anyone who is married to a woman has already over-complicated their lives.... LOL

Bill, I totally disagree with you. And I'm sure that married women would agree with me.

I'm not yet married but I'm not finding it easy as a bachelor at all as I have to do my laundry alone, cook my food and all that.

I think bachelorhood is the best definition of making life over-complicated. LOL
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- CDarklock 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by King Shiloh
  
  I'm not finding it easy as a bachelor at all as I have to do my laundry alone, cook my food and all that.
  
  What you'll find when you get married is that each of you divides things into two categories: things that do not matter, and are thus simple... and things that do matter, so they are complicated.
  
  For example, you may do all of your laundry in a single load, or perhaps two loads: light and dark.
  
  But there is, in addition, a third category for white clothing, and both light and dark need to be separated into "red/orange/yellow base" and "blue/green/violet base" loads. There may be a sixth load which contains elements of both bases. Some clothing must be laundered inside-out to protect it. And all six of these loads come in heavy, medium, and delicate fabric weights. This makes a total of eighteen loads, in the worst case scenario, more likely four to six in the average week - and they all need different kinds of detergents and wash/dry cycles.
  
  If your wife thinks laundry is that important, then your "simple" laundry process will become complicated.
  
  The core issue - and the reason another human being complicates your life - is that at no time does either of you discard the things you find important for the other. You never decide that what is important no longer matters. But you expect your partner, at some threshold, to adopt an understanding of the things you find important. The complication only grows... never shrinks.
  
  Why, yes, I did do the laundry. And the ironing, too. Why do you ask?
  
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ArticlePrince

13 years ago

Not sure John, I'm pretty sure that the best way to make money is to try the first 10 pages of an ebook then give up, buy another one and try it again... 60% of the time; it works every time ;-) I'll try your way though, just for fun.

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TCrosby 13 years ago

Probably because every tenth word in IM literature is "system." Everyone wants to figure out a plan, bullet points, step by step procedures, etc
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- Diane S 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by TCrosby
  
  Probably because every tenth word in IM literature is "system." Everyone wants to figure out a plan, bullet points, step by step procedures, etc
  
  I couldn't agree more. When I first started researching how to make money online from home, I didn't know where to start. Oh how I wanted somebody to just swoop in and give me a to-do list of tasks that would be guaranteed to result in income. I was willing to work many many hours on tasks, if I only knew what to do that would actually produce income.
  
  Nobody ever swooped in, I did not buy how-to manuals, I read everything I could find for free and started applying and testing. Most flopped. Or I didn't like it enough to be able to keep doing it.
  
  Now when I sit down at the 'puter, it is not a question of "What should I do?" it is a question of "What can I do to work through this long list faster?"
  
  My list is created by me, for me, through trial and error, testing and more testing... Read, learn, test, decide if it is worth repeating.... repeat if it is worth your time
  
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  digichik 13 years ago
  
  Ooh, what's that brand new shiny thing over there?
  
  Maybe ADHD is more widespread than first thought.;D
  
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  HelpfulHannah 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by digichik
  
  Ooh, what that brand new shiny thing over there?
  
  Maybe ADHD is more widespread than first thought.;D
  
  Bingo!
  
  You know what it is for me? I get bored super easy, I like new challenges, I like to try new things.
  
  Yes if you find something that works do it more... but I like...
  
  If You Have Found Something That Works
  
  Outsource It!
  
  That's what I want to do cause you can't get more time.
  
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tpw 13 years ago

Originally Posted by pradiprg

Had it been that simple there there would not have been number of threads related to it on various forums. It is not that easy, as it is made to be.

It is that easy, but few want to believe that it is.

Albert Einstein brought us E = mc2, and the beauty in that equation is in its simplicity.

Why must we believe Internet Marketing more difficult than physics.
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- FredJones 13 years ago
  
  Pradip, it is easy brother. Take one plan - a real plan that earns money as testified by enough other people - and stick to it like anything. It works.
  
  Just that, while implementing your system, keep your eyes and brain open. It can make a MASSIVE difference to the entire thing.
  
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Marx Vergel Melencio 13 years ago

Originally Posted by pradiprg

Had it been that simple there there would not have been number of threads related to it on various forums. It is not that easy, as it is made to be.

Don't think so, in my opinion. After all, the human race started out by just walking around, looking at things and checking stuff out, for countless years, just to survive, grow in number and satisfy themselves. And, where we're at, I think we did very well in terms of survival, reproduction and self satisfaction, though I don't think we, up to this day, do substantially more than what we primarily did: walk around, look at things and check stuff out... ;D You could check my sig below and see if I did more than just walk around, look at things and check stuff out, but I did less walking and looking than others though...
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Michael Shook 13 years ago

Originally Posted by pradiprg

Had it been that simple there there would not have been number of threads related to it on various forums. It is not that easy, as it is made to be.

John's plan is simple. He does not say in his post that it is easy. There are some things that are easy and there is no reason why people cannot make money from them. But there are lot more things that are simple and you can probably make money from them.

Take adsense as an example. Very few things could be simpler than pasting a few lines of code into your webpage. This is also a pretty easy way to make some money.

But then take article spinning. In order to do it so that your article reads well, you really need to spend some time with a decent spinner like TBS or something that will let you spin word and sentence level. You have to write an article, then rewrite the article by sentences and then use the synonym replacer function and then check it it to make sure the variations don't sound ridiculous.

It may take other people less tiem, but if I am going to do this so that the results don't sound ridiculous, it takes me at least an hour. Then I have to do something with the results otherwise I just have a spun article on my desktop.

That is neither easy nor simple, yet you see posts here every day saying that spinning is a great solution for getting content on the web. And it might be, it just is hard and complicated. Not easy and simple.
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donhx

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Zeus66

What is it about human nature that makes so many of us (myself included!) want to over-complicate things? You want to make money online? Just do 2 things...

1. Find one thing that works.
2. Do it more.

That's it! That's your business plan for 2011. LOL Yeah, I know you still have to test and try things to find what does work, but good Lord - this forum is chock full o' "hey, this works!" Pick something and roll up your sleeves.

If it flops, big deal. Move on, pick the next thing that appeals to you. Something will work, I guarantee it. But only if you really do follow-through to the end.

Once you find that thing that works and that you don't hate doing, DO MORE OF IT! If that means putting more time in on it yourself, so be it. But that's not your only option. Outsource it if you can. That's how a LOT of Warriors take simple ideas that make a little bit of money and ramp it up into a full-time income.

Find something that works.
Do it more.

No excuses!

John

Exactly right. People should not try to figure everything out before they try to make a buck. It all works if you work. As you say, get a little success, then build on it.

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timpears

13 years ago

As usual, John is right. I finally found something I liked to do and I saw potential. It took me a while to get it right, but finally I started making money with it. And in my first month I made just shy of $4,000.

I learned a lot as in the first week or so of making money, most days were less than $5, and some less than $1. but in my last week I had two $200+ days, and an average of $135 per day for that seven days.

I had an offer on the site and flipped it real quick. But I am on my way to doing it again. I know the process pretty well now, and I shall make more money the second time around. I like the build and flip model, so I think I shall do that again.

I found what works, and I am going to do it, and do it again. Lots of things work, it is just that some things are more suited to some people than others. You got to find what you like to do and do it. That is all I did.

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Zeus66

13 years ago

Originally Posted by timpears

As usual, John is right. I finally found something I liked to do and I saw potential. It took me a while to get it right, but finally I started making money with it. And in my first month I made just shy of $4,000.

I learned a lot as in the first week or so of making money, most days were less than $5, and some less than $1. but in my last week I had two $200+ days, and an average of $135 per day for that seven days.

I had an offer on the site and flipped it real quick. But I am on my way to doing it again. I know the process pretty well now, and I shall make more money the second time around. I like the build and flip model, so I think I shall do that again.

I found what works, and I am going to do it, and do it again. Lots of things work, it is just that some things are more suited to some people than others. You got to find what you like to do and do it. That is all I did.

That's awesome, Tim! I know you've been searching and working hard for a long time to find something that would really work for you. I'm so happy for you that you found something and are doing well with it! ROCK ON, BROTHER!

Another Warrior success story! I freaking LOVE those!

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KevinTorrence

13 years ago

That's the part that's awesome, but kinda sucks.

"Find something that works" (for you)

Yes, there may be "patterns" to pick up on and try to follow ... but you'll find over time that there's little nuances that you tend to do better, and there's ones you wish were working better, but they just don't quite work out for you. It's a process of finding patterns and tweaking to make it work optimally.

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TimG

13 years ago

John,
Very sound advice and exactly what I intend to do in this new year. Having had some time to reflect on my IM business while recovering from my recent illness I realized I had drifted off my own path and am now fully committed to getting bac on track.

For me personally that means unloading about 40 of my domain names that I have yet to do anything with and focus on 4 specific niches for the time being. I have realized that it is infinitly easier to use article marketing as a promotion method for a small group of sites instead of trying to promote 75 different sites.

Respectfully,
Tim

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JohnMcCabe

13 years ago

Originally Posted by tpw

It is that easy, but few want to believe that it is.

Albert Einstein brought us E = mc2, and the beauty in that equation is in its simplicity.

Why must we believe Internet Marketing more difficult than physics.

Why must we believe Internet marketing is more difficult than physics?

Simple. Compare these two statements...

"...And people pay you money for that? Geez, anyone can do that."

"Wow, you must be really smart to do all that. No wonder you make money at it..."

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XRay

13 years ago

Originally Posted by TimG

John,
Very sound advice and exactly what I intend to do in this new year. Having had some time to reflect on my IM business while recovering from my recent illness I realized I had drifted off my own path and am now fully committed to getting bac on track.

For me personally that means unloading about 40 of my domain names that I have yet to do anything with and focus on 4 specific niches for the time being. I have realized that it is infinitly easier to use article marketing as a promotion method for a small group of sites instead of trying to promote 75 different sites.

Respectfully,
Tim

Tim,

I came to the same conclusion after my own health setback (BTW, I hope you're feeling/doing better

). I got off track because I had money to throw at different ideas across different niches. After some reflection, I've re-committed all of my efforts to a few (as in 3) niches that I find fun/interesting - which IMO makes the 'work' seem not like work.

Funny that you mentioned article marketing in your post. I've had some good results with it, but struggled with the article creation side. But now that I've regained my focus, it's a lot easier for me to write/rewrite/spin my own articles as well as outsource them.

All the best to you in your business in the New Year!

Ray

P.S. - John thank you for posting this simple but very sound and timely advice!

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igorGriffiths 13 years ago

Having just watched the Muppets Christmas Carol, it struck me that far too many of the failing Internet Marketers like myself are stuck in the here and now.

We get presented with a new system and instantly latch onto this, forgetting all the skills and little moments of success that we have had in the past and of course the plan for the future goes right out of the window if it ever existed in the first place.

Success is built on your past, the current market and the future you are travelling in.
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arslih

13 years ago

Yes you are right. But what is constant in IM. I guess nothing. Because if some method is working now....it wont work after 4-5 months. So we get fed up with low income by the current method....which end up in changing the new one.

No offense....hheehehehe

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HelpfulHannah

13 years ago

Originally Posted by arslih

Yes you are right. But what is constant in IM. I guess nothing. Because if some method is working now....it wont work after 4-5 months. So we get fed up with low income by the current method....which end up in changing the new one.

No offense....hheehehehe

Good call, this makes a lot of sense. Yes it does make sense to diversify as well.

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Zeus66

13 years ago

Originally Posted by arslih

Yes you are right. But what is constant in IM. I guess nothing. Because if some method is working now....it wont work after 4-5 months. So we get fed up with low income by the current method....which end up in changing the new one.

No offense....hheehehehe

Lots of things in IM stand the test of time. Spend some time here absorbing the info on this forum and you'll see many constants over the years. You might have to tweak some of your methods of promotion, but much of the core stuff doesn't change.

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WikiNoobie

13 years ago

I totally agree with you. If you find something that works, just rinse and repeat! Till you find the method is not relevant anymore, STOP! than find a new method that works.

That's how we evolved in IM world.. You must be up to date..

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ryanbiddulph

13 years ago

Hi John,

Anxiety, panic, worry, mental hurry. These emotions cause people to stop doing what's working.

Embrace these emotions, release them and keep doing what's working. Persist with what works through thick and thin.

RB

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Miriam Higginbotham

13 years ago

John,
You hit the hammer on the nail!! Find what works and keep on doing it!
Thanks for the reminder!!

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13 years ago

Worked for Steely Dan...

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Colin Y

13 years ago

Oh so simple, but yet so hard for many to follow (include myself).

Over the past few weeks I have taken sometime to review what sites I have earned my online income from in 2010, and have eliminated the dogs and will only focus on my top 3 sites during the first half of 2011. This will mainly be don't with help of an outsourcer.

I will personally be only work on one project for the first quarter of 2011. Then I will decide to if its worth while moving forward with it.

Thanks for the timely reminder John.

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you2life

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Zeus66

What is it about human nature that makes so many of us (myself included!) want to over-complicate things? You want to make money online? Just do 2 things...

1. Find one thing that works.
2. Do it more.

That's it! That's your business plan for 2011. LOL Yeah, I know you still have to test and try things to find what does work, but good Lord - this forum is chock full o' "hey, this works!" Pick something and roll up your sleeves.

If it flops, big deal. Move on, pick the next thing that appeals to you. Something will work, I guarantee it. But only if you really do follow-through to the end.

Once you find that thing that works and that you don't hate doing, DO MORE OF IT! If that means putting more time in on it yourself, so be it. But that's not your only option. Outsource it if you can. That's how a LOT of Warriors take simple ideas that make a little bit of money and ramp it up into a full-time income.

Find something that works.
Do it more.

No excuses!

John

Your advice is absolutely on the button. I agree. Just want to add that you also need to keep an eys on tracking the processes that didn't perform well and caused reduced productivity & therefore taking them out of your process lists.
btw, nice reminder at the right time.

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madison_avenue

13 years ago

Making money is not like studying for and passing an exam. Which many of us have been programmed to do, you must break out of that mind set. The conventional approach is: If you want to pass an exam you have to systematically study a course, revise and you will pass.

Making money is nothing like that: After studying and research you may fail to make any money, there are no guarantees. studying-researching more does not make you more likely to succeed it may even make you fail.

There is no course yet invented which will teach you how to make money. You only make money, by attempting to make money, i.e taking action, then learning from your experience.

Making money is not like studying for a college course, there are no answers in the books as there are for college learning. So a different approach and skills are needed.

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flipstroman

13 years ago

Well put! I think I need to put that on a post it next to my laptop.

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Steven Wagenheim 13 years ago

The problem that many people have (especially those claiming it isn't as
easy as John says) is that they confuse simple with easy.

They are not the same thing.

Internet marketing, running your own home business, whatever you want to
call it, in its pure form, is simple.

1. Find a problem people are having
2. Find or create a solution to that problem
3. Get that solution out to the people looking for it

Sorry folks, but that's how simple this whole thing is.

Easy?

No...not even close. It requires many things that a lot of people either
don't have or don't want to put in to make the process works.

THAT is when it becomes difficult.

I'll be the first to say that there are some people who have no business
trying to start their own home business.

They are missing one or more of the following:

1. Smarts
2. Money
3, Work ethic
4. Communication skills

And this list is not all inclusive.

And for all of you about to blast that list saying that you don't need
money, no, you don't. But I learned the hard way that trying to make
a significant income without spending any money at all is close to impossible.

My expenses, in comparison to many (about $200 a month) are a drop in
the bucket. But I have found that this is the least I can spend and get
the return I want.

Point is, as simple as the process is, that little list of 4 things kills most
people. And trust me, they are all almost equally as important.

One of them missing? You might get by.

Two of them missing? You've got some serious problems.

** DISCLAIMER ** This is just my opinion based on almost 8 years of
busting my ass to make something of myself.

Simple? Yes.

Easy? No way in hell.
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Bill Farnham

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Zeus66

What is it about human nature that makes so many of us (myself included!) want to over-complicate things? You want to make money online? Just do 2 things...

1. Find one thing that works.
2. Do it more.

Well, are you going to tell us what that one thing is or are you going to leave us on pins and needles waiting?

And please don't say we have to find it out for ourselves. I've got a hard drive full of ebooks that say the same thing and we all know how that works out...

YouTube - Finding your one thing

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82ana

13 years ago

Ok!
My philosophy is more about constant innovation.
Looking forward to something new each day is a thrill instead of rinse, repeat.

But you are right... Being left brain pays off.

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Najmi

13 years ago

It sounds simple enough
But the "finding" part is giving me hell
Haha
Once you found it,its a piece of cream pie
Thanks for reminding me!

-Najmi-

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kewad

13 years ago

That is so true but as a newbie, when you have people throwing all sorts of information at you, it can be terribly hard to stick to one thing. I found it hard to begin with, especially when the products claimed to give massive results overnight, only to end up with zero sales for months. The temptation to try the next big thing was enourmous. I am wiser now and glad I found this forum.

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Zeus66

13 years ago

Originally Posted by kewad

That is so true but as a newbie, when you have people throwing all sorts of information at you, it can be terribly hard to stick to one thing. I found it hard to begin with, especially when the products claimed to give massive results overnight, only to end up with zero sales for months. The temptation to try the next big thing was enourmous. I am wiser now and glad I found this forum.

Yes, and we've all been newbies. Even the Frank Kerns and Mike Filsaimes of the IM world were greenhorns once upon a time. And not that long ago, actually.

There really isn't any teaching of discipline. You gotta find that within yourself or you'll flounder. Get stubborn with yourself and hold yourself accountable to finish the next thing you start. And I mean finish it! All the way to the end. Don't let anything else distract you. It's harder than it sounds, but that's how you get from here to there.

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ChiTownRoc

13 years ago

As IMers we LOVE systems but we would be successful in rememberingt to do what John said and also remembering what Zig Ziglar says:

Help enough people get what THEY want and you will get what YOU want.

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netlexis

13 years ago

Good business plan and one I'm working on. No reinventing the wheel for me.

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Rob Anderson

13 years ago

Exactly right.
If you wanted to become a carpenter...
you learn how to make a chair
you make
you sell it
you make another

then why do IM people stop halfway through making the chair - and say that it does not work?

you want to be a hairdresser?
you learn how to cut hair..'

etc etc...

Stil
I am as guilty as the next in becoming hectically distracted
go figure

of course this does not help

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dbarnum 13 years ago

It's the steadily-working part, or the time in between product sales peaks and valleys that can be daunting. Having a business model helps, not just one thing that works today.
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Janice Sperry

13 years ago

1. Find one thing that works.
2. Do it more.

If you had offered this as the shortest WSO ever created I would have written a "RAVE REVIEW"!

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KatyaSenina

13 years ago

You're so right. I should apply the KISS-principle more often.

I'd like to look at IM this way...

- Find a hungry market (people with a desperate problem/passionate buyers)

- Find a solution (great product that will help them get rid of their problem)

- Get in front of them!

That's it! That's IM simplified.

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BrianMcLeod

13 years ago

Originally Posted by KatyaSenina

You're so right. I should apply the KISS-principle more often.

OMG... put THAT in yer pipe and smoke it Fagen-Fanboi

(Inside joke FYI: Zeus LOVES to bust my man parts about my childhood worship of Kiss versus his unbridled manlove for Steely Dan...)

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Brian McLeod

Direct Response Copywriting

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Zeus66

13 years ago

Originally Posted by BrianMcLeod

OMG... put THAT in yer pipe and smoke it Fagen-Fanboi

(Inside joke FYI: Zeus LOVES to bust my man parts about my childhood worship of Kiss versus his unbridled manlove for Steely Dan...)

I proudly admit my full-on mancrush for all things Steely Dan. GUILTY!

And if we're going the homophobe route, McLeod, only one of those bands wore make-up.

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Nick Brighton

13 years ago

Hey you copied my business model. Except mine was...

Find something that doesn't work, and do it less.

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TurnKey Internet

13 years ago

I agree 100%. I also feel like I'm constantly making this point in forums: just because it's the Internet doesn't mean you don't have to work! Sure, there is a once-in-a-great-while person who makes money fast without working hard but that is not typical. Besides, all the time you spend trying to get rich quick could be spent getting rich by actually working. Sheesh.