A personal Pet Peeve I have with the Warrior Forum
I am writing this not because it is impossible but because it cheapens all the hard work that most of the warriors who do make money online for a living and gives the impression to new warriors that "making it" is as easy as doing a couple steps.
Here is my list:
1. If you are starting without a budget, set reasonable goals- Sorry, capital means everything. You can't expect to make thousands of dollars in a couple months if you have no budget. The smarter option would be to build up things in increments and than allot part of what you make into a budget to build it up quicker.
A more reasonable expectation would be to make a couple hundred bucks in a couple months if you start with nothing....it isn't sexy but it is more manageable
2. If you don't know much about the internet (how to build a website, how to optimize a website, how to create a/b split tests, ect), you are going to have to learn eventually....or pay someone else premium dollars to do it for you-Run far away from sales pages that advise otherwise (ie. no website and NO money required!)
3. If you don't know how to market, you will need to educate yourself don't call yourself an internet marketer if you don't know how to test and track your results...if you don't understand how to utilize white space..if you don't know how to target your market..ect...Educate yourself...immerse yourself in reading from the greats...learn how the master's (which happen to be direct mail advertisers) write ad copy.
4. Focus on your strengths Bum marketing is not for you if you can't write. I know a lot of people here make it sound like anyone can do it, in reality it just isn't the case. That is not to say that just because you can't write, there is no place for you though. Maybe you have a great voice (voice over work)....maybe you have a knack for website design or logo design...the point here is to focus on your strengths.
5. Building anything worthwhile takes time If you don't believe me, ask Steven Wagerheim how long it took him to make what he makes now. Same things go with building profitable websites or membership sites. Same thing goes with writing ebooks, building a following, getting ranked in the SERPS for targeted keywords.
6. Even if you do KNOW these things, nothing is a slam dunk I have failed more times than I have succeeded. I have had to go through the ropes of following people who claimed to know something and have gotten derailed into thinking that this "new thing" would be worth more than what I was doing. I have built sites that I just knew was going to make me rich only to watch it being a money pit in spite of my efforts. I would imagine that my failures are no different than most of the senior warriors here. It happens. Get over it and move on.
I hate to sound so negative but because internet marketing and make money online niche has such a low barrier of entry (you don't need an education to become one), there seems to be this assumption that anyone can do it even if you don't have the skills to facilitate the things that need to get done It simply isn't as easy as that.
I know a lot of senior members who read this will automatically think I am one of those naysayers or trolls that like to dash the dreams of new internet marketers. I don't. I just think that all of these posts that make these bold claims aren't being very realistic or fair to those who are just starting out.
You aren't going to get rich in a couple months if you are starting with $0 and are unknown. In fact, chances are you are going to be holding onto your day job a little longer than you think. I challenge anyone to prove me wrong
Bare Murkage.........
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