Buying internet business - advice please

by Vi22
7 replies
Hello,

I would be very interested in starting some Internet business, but the hardest thing for me is to start. I constantly procrastinate and do nothing. I looked across the Internet and found so many Internet businesses that are more like "turn key" business. Maybe this would give me the initial momentum that is necessary.

I looked at so many WSOs and even buy few of them, but it never went further than that.. The initial steps are so hard for me..

Maybe you could give me some advice on this. The scams are everywhere in this industry. I have no problem with putting a lot of work in. I can even invest lets say 2-3k Eur for start.

Maybe it would also be a good idea if I would have a partner/mentor.. I just don't know how to find somebody like this. I would be prepared to invest more work/money and split the profits 50/50 for some guidance.

I don't know. Any advice along this lines would be very appreciated.

Thank you so much!
#advice #business #buying #internet
  • Profile picture of the author dlundy1
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    • Profile picture of the author Vi22
      Thank you for your reply.

      As I said, I watched many of this programs and read many of this reports. Many free ones and I even payed for some of them. Maybe this one is different, but it is hard for me to know. From what I experienced, it is always the same. Big promisses and once you start to follow the steps it gets more and more complicated.

      I was burned few times. It says that no investment..just this 40 USD.. once you buy this.. they tell you that you need another 20 USD/month for hosting.. and another x-amount for another product that is essential etc etc..

      Right now I was just reading about another course where they payed 49 USD for course and they soon find out that they need to buy a licence for 2k to continue following the steps...

      The thing I am looking for is a business with more proven results. Where I can see that it generated x-amount in the past 6 months or something similar. But this can also be a scam.. so this is why I came to this forum.
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      • Profile picture of the author dlundy1
        Originally Posted by Vi22 View Post

        Thank you for your reply.

        As I said, I watched many of this programs and read many of this reports. Many free ones and I even payed for some of them. Maybe this one is different, but it is hard for me to know. From what I experienced, it is always the same. Big promisses and once you start to follow the steps it gets more and more complicated.

        I was burned few times. It says that no investment..just this 40 USD.. once you buy this.. they tell you that you need another 20 USD/month for hosting.. and another x-amount for another product that is essential etc etc..

        Right now I was just reading about another course where they payed 49 USD for course and they soon find out that they need to buy a licence for 2k to continue following the steps...

        The thing I am looking for is a business with more proven results. Where I can see that it generated x-amount in the past 6 months or something similar. But this can also be a scam.. so this is why I came to this forum.

        I totally understand you my friend. I have been burned too.

        But I am sure that you were not burned as bad as I WAS.

        When I first got started online I BLEW THOUSANDS of dollars before realizing I was "Dooped".

        But that is a part of the industry.

        Before you can figure out the "Trick" to make money online... you must get TRICKED a few times.

        There is not ONE internet marketer who has not been where you are now.

        But the only difference is....

        They KEPT going, even when tricked.

        But if I RECOMMEND something, I can Vouch for it.

        I'm not recommending anything to you that I have not already seen.

        And I have seen the e-course, and it delivers on its promises.

        But you are referring to upsells/downsells.

        But those people who scam beginners like you out of their money are not internet marketers... the are HUSTLERS

        and no matter how it may seem on the front.... they will not prevail in the END.

        ** But on the UP-side, Enternet Insiders offers a money back guarantee if you aren't satisfied! can't go wrong! **

        But whether you decide to check it out or not.....

        DO NOT lose faith, don't lose hope....

        Without those factors...

        you CANNOT succeed online. Plain and simple

        When you let "Fear" Dictate your decisions, you end up doing NOTHING....

        and Gaining a LIFE-TIME of regret.

        Remember:

        "It is more honorable to TRY and FAIL .... than to not try for fear of Failing"
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        Don't Give UP! See how I made mt first $69.73 online :)

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  • Profile picture of the author Marketing Fool
    There is no advice anyone can give you...either you're going to get off your rear end and start doing something...or you aren't.

    And it seems like you aren't.

    I suggest you just START. Build a web site, offer one thing for sale...what? It doesn't matter. Find an affiliate product that you're interested in and pick that...try clickbank for starters. It doesn't matter.

    Go from there...

    But you have to do it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jack Gordon
    You are doing this wrong. The world does not need more internet marketers. Nobody cares about you and your problems.

    So what do people care about?

    Themselves.

    If you want to make money, you are going to have to find a need out there that is going unmet. Then figure out how to meet it.

    Simple as that. Once you have solutions to offer, suddenly people start to care about you, at least long enough to buy whatever it is you have that they want.

    What are your passions? What do you have experience in? Start by answering those two questions. Then build from there.

    Don't buy someone else's "turn-key" business. A thousand others have bought the same thing - or something close enough - and will be your more-experienced competition.

    Instead, realize that when you bring genuine value to the world around you, then you really have something worth marketing.
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  • Profile picture of the author shane_k
    Originally Posted by Vi22 View Post

    Hello,

    I would be very interested in starting some Internet business, but the hardest thing for me is to start. I constantly procrastinate and do nothing.
    When I first started I also was a procrastinator. What helped me is a free book called The Pomodoro Technique.

    This book is based around the principle of working in 25 minute increments with 5 minute breaks in between.

    When I first started my work habits were so bad I could only focus for three 25 minute increments and I would quit and spend the rest of my day playing video games or browsing the internet.

    But I stuck with it and set goals to focus for four, five, then eight, 25 minute increments working my way up to 8 hours worth of effort.

    So I used this book as a way to train myself to focus and get over procrastination.

    It also teaches you how to deal with interruptions which I think is a great part of the book

    Anyway it is free so check it out.

    I looked at so many WSOs and even buy few of them, but it never went further than that.. The initial steps are so hard for me..
    This could potentially be a problem because pretty much every Internet Marketing course you buy is going to have the same initial steps.

    What steps specifically are hard for you?

    Setting up a website?
    If so you can hire someone else to set it up for you. You can pay as cheap as $5 all the way up to $250+

    Setting up a email autoresponder?
    If this step them find out if the site has tutorial videos, most services will have tutorial videos to help their customers.

    Setting up hosting and domain name?
    Again you can search youtube of Google for this step. There are tons of information about this.

    One great product that covers all of the initial steps like this and more is "The Promo Dashboard" by Marlon Sanders.

    This was one the first products that I bought and saved me tons of money because unlike others who have wasted hundreds and thousands of dollars I have only bought maybe $250-$300 in products since 2008 when I started.

    And another great thing about the Promo Dashboard is it is broken down into small bite sized pieces and daily action steps.

    When you check out the sales page look at the image of The Promo Dashboard and you will see what I mean.

    I think it is around $70 but that investment will save you tons in the future and you won't be like everyone else and buy product after product after product.

    You can find it here

    Promo Dashboard

    Maybe it would also be a good idea if I would have a partner/mentor.. I just don't know how to find somebody like this. I would be prepared to invest more work/money and split the profits 50/50 for some guidance.
    This could work. A mentor could be good.

    Another alternative is to join a mastermind group, or to find 1-2 people in your life who will help hold you accountable.

    your choice.
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  • Profile picture of the author sirtiman
    Don't too much buying, but focusing to do some act to create income sources.
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    • Profile picture of the author Tronn
      I would highly recommend you consider building an eBay business from home. We did this back in 2005 and have been full time ever since. Its a lot of fun and the hours are very flexible and you can start with literally no money.

      eBay is now a 14 billion dollar market place.
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