My 1 Year Anniversary: 10 Things I've Learned Since Joining The Warriorforum.
Just having started in Internet marketing some time prior (several months, perhaps?), the name of the forum threw me off. Warriorforum? Sounded like some fighting arena! Nope, it was for Internet marketers. And darn are there a lot of you out there! The more the merrier - especially on here - people being able to ask questions and instantly get numerous responses is wonderful. It's really a great place for learning... can't think of a more interactive and fun-loving forum. Some out there (won't name any names!) are downright MEAN!
I figured a "1 year anniversary" post would go over well and provide some insight to beginners (or whoever else reads it)... so I thought why not. It's 10pm and I have nothing else to do until I fall asleep!
Without further adieu...
- Internet marketing is WEIRD. Sure, any business (whether online or off) will have its ups and downs... some things will go great whereas other things not so much... but with online business, you're floating on a cloud constantly and can fall through to the ground at any point! Like Google's algorithm. You put your eggs all in one basket and all of a sudden BAM! You're on the 10th page of Google and made 1/100 of how much you made the day prior. Talk about a cut in earnings. You could, depending on your lifestyle, be almost stranded on the street after a disaster like this. Diversify. Don't just rely on Google's traffic or any traffic source for that matter. It could disappear overnight.
- It's true, the money IS in the list. Piggybacking on my first point, your traffic could vanish instantly. Your email subscribers, though? Nope, they're there to stay... at least until you start throwing a million affiliate offers at them. Keeping a good relationship with them is SO important. If they're not expecting your life story that's fine. I'm not saying you have to let them know about your dinner every other day. A lot of people couldn't care less. But, whatever they DO want, you have to provide. As some will unsubscribe from your list no matter how great your emails are, keeping that list constantly growing is very important as well.
- Making money online is becoming harder and harder. While the pie isn't becoming smaller (if anything it's growing), the number of people desiring to make money online is increasing fast. A lot of beginners are being guided in a billion directions... most of which are bound for failure... but eventually they'll catch on. Hopefully. And it's true that the majority never make anything. A lot of people make a small amount of money, but you've gotta be something truly special to make the BIG bucks. It doesn't happen overnight no matter how great your product or service is. It's a process. It could take over a year - EASY!
- The Warriorforum really has a lot of buyers. I've been on other forums plenty... though not as activiely as on here... and there are many IM-related forums with members who seem like they're bots. I mean 99% of these members are just stagnant! You post an offer and you get 1 sale if you're lucky. On here, offer something truly of value and it WILL sell. Offer a wonderful service and you'll start getting great testimonials... then your pool of buyers will increase. It's then a snowball from that point. Same with a product. Don't forget that a single product isn't going to make you rich. It's a process. Every hugely successful launch out there involved a plethora of affiliates. You NEED affiliates - don't forget it. Keep pushing and NEVER sacrifice on quality.
- Social proof is everything. Launch a WSO with 4 "thanks" and 52 posts and you're not going to be very happy. People buy from people they know and most importantly like. Or at least trust in terms of their knowledge. PROVE what you know before SELLING what you know. Help people out... answer questions... just be kind! Be generous. In the long-run it's going to come back to either help you or haunt you. Don't be shy either. You can send people messages to chat. Ask them questions, or just strike up a conversation if you live in the same city... have the same views... they'll probably end up replying. Maybe even in 5 minutes.
- If you're planning to earn your full-time income online, don't quit your job right away. Like I said above... making money online can take a year. It can take longer... even a couple years. You might earn $100 bucks the first year and $100,00 the next... who knows! It's random like that... and of course your skill has a lot to do with it, but really creating your own brand can take a long time. Don't risk everything by quitting your full-time job before you're able to support yourself and your family. And that first month you "think" you might be able to support your lifestyle financially doesn't count. You should have consistent success for months and you should know (well... you never KNOW... but can reasonably assume) it'll last long into the future too.
- The COOLEST thing is getting talked about by others. You can pay for advertising on every website out there but it's going to come out your pocket. The coolest thing in the world is seeing a thread along the lines of, "who should I buy PLR from?", and seeing someone randomly write your name. With no incentive or anything! Free advertising? Heck yes! You've gotta have some extremely happy customers for that to happen, but it's worth it to overdeliver every time to make it happen. That means NEVER cheat ANYONE... they "leak" the word about your behavior and you're DONE.
- Shiny object syndrome happens to all of us. It's an issue, but don't regret "being diagnosed with it" for the rest of your life. When starting in IM you're bound to buy a bunch of info products to learn. Down the line you'll probably kick yourself and think, "why did I buy this?"... but the reality is: it helped you. If you read it, learned from it, you became a more knowledgeable person. Maybe that's not the business you're in now, but getting those "nuggets" of information you wouldn't have found anywhere else could have gotten you to where you are today without you even knowing. I'm a strong believer that everything happens for a reason. Anything you DON'T do in life, and of course DO do, changes the path of your life forever... whether for better or worse. Never regret. It won't get you anywhere.
- Put your loved ones before your online career. You know those long hours? Those long, strenuous hours you put online to enhance your business? Sometimes they can go all night... then you see it's light out and you think CRAP! You just screwed up your sleep schedule, you're going to feel SO tired the next day, and it's certainly not good for your health. Great. What did you accomplish? Finish a blog post? Things can wait until the morning. Make sure your dog isn't starving. Walk him! Talk to your kids, wife, husband... let them know you love them. Call the family, friends, whoever else is important in your life. They might not be around next week. We NEVER know what can happen the next day. Cherish EVERY moment like it's your last.
- Stand up. I had mentioned this in in a previous post several weeks ago (click here to read it) and in short: sitting for a large chunk of time every day is not good for you. Stretch. Walk. Run. You have legs for a reason. Getting sucked into the PC for hours at a time is so easy... so maybe you need some sort of timer. Whatever it is, do it... down the line you'll be very thankful you did.
To your health, enjoyment of life, and an ever-increasing bank account,
Ross Cohen
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