How to make it in the IM world!

don't get me wrong I am not trying to teach or tell anyone how to make it in this industry because I have not done so yet myself I am only sharing my observations.

One thing I have noticed is that too many newbies are being suckered into thinking making money online is easy and quick, but like my mentor has told me making money on the internet is SIMPLE but it is not EASY, ever successful marketer I have spoken to have all said the same thing to me that they had to work their asses off to begin with and you MUST treat it like a business, it is more than just a website you slap up on the net and drive traffic to, you have to plan out your marketing campaign, your sales funnel, up sells, down sells even sides sells for flaming sake and not to mention your back end.

There is so much that has to go into this to become a real success I came up with the analogy (if thats even the right word :-s lol) that it is like pushing a boulder up a huge hill, at first it is VERY difficult and takes work but after that, you get to the top of the hill and it is easier going thats when you can send out that 1 email before you jump on a plane and by the time you land you have made thousands.

Just throwing in my 2cents you may totally disagree but please share your view