Open Letter To New Warriors

Kevin Riley · 10-29-2009, 02:02 AM

Jason

I don't believe that IM is hard. It is the easiest business I have ever built, and I've built a few. What makes it difficult for many is that they don't treat it like a business. They do a little of this and try a little of that. Never really have a solid action plan.

In the offline world that would bury you very quickly, and put you in serious debt. Online it just stops you from ever succeeding.

As for technical difficulties, if your hosting tech support doesn't help you, move to a better hosting company. Don't ever let tech stuff get in your way. You can always find someone who can help you out. That's what I do!

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Originally Posted by JMueller129

Kevin, that was enlightening.

As a new member of the forum, I believe I fit right into the audience you intended for that letter. I'd like to first thank you for your wisdom and secondly, I'd like to pose a question for you. If internet marketing is hard, then why is it so often touted as "easy"? I've seen that no element in marketing is truly DIFFICULT. Repetitive, yes. Complex, maybe. However, we're not dealing with Rocket Science, here. That's a large draw to the industry for me.

However, there are a lot of hidden "hitches" that've been catching me. For instance, I have three domains right now. Two of them are having some problems, and I believe it's my hosting but I'm not sure. Now I have to figure out what in the world is going wrong with the technical aspect of my business. Things that you figure are as simple as "point and click" usually aren't - you'll wind up moving mountains to make it work though if you're serious about it.

Jason Mueller

beerich · 10-29-2009, 03:13 AM

Hi Kevin. thank you for this one. Truly it hits me. I am a newbie.I've read a few internet money making programs, freebies and paid. But at the end of the day, I always get caught with new programs that I could came across, leaving the other products untouched. Every time I read gurus claiming how they earned hundreds or thousands in a day, it motivates me ,tried following their program, one guru from another and that led me to none. I always start and not finishing.

Thank you again . You are right in every sense. I am your fan.

Rachel Zaouche · 10-29-2009, 04:17 AM

This post should be a sticky. Thanks Kevin excellent advice for those who have just joined and those that have been here a while but are still suffering from magpie (shiny things online) syndrome.

All the best

Rach

jpwilliams · 11-02-2009, 03:36 PM

Thanks for the post.

After working as a marketer for startup companies, I would like to apply my general knowledge to my own ideas and business.

As with any new hobby, job, or interest, it is a natural human tendency to become very interested at first, and then lose interest and quit. Several books have been written about this very idea. The Dip by Seth Godin. Mastery by George Leonard, which I personally recommend.

In Mastery, Leonard says the key to getting past the plateaus is to look forward to and enjoy the plateau. He states that in most learning, the majority of time will be spent in a plateau. Therefore, you must enjoy those times to stick with the pursuit.

Thanks again.

andrew_writes · 11-02-2009, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by SandyDuPlessis

Can one be an Internet Marketing addict?

I know I am an IM addict.

I love everything about it and even the lies prove to be entertaining once you can tell them apart from the truth.

I would do IM stuff even if I could not make money at it but let's not test that theory.

10-29-2009, 03:13 AM	#102
beerich Warrior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: LA Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Open Letter To New Warriors Hi Kevin. thank you for this one. Truly it hits me. I am a newbie.I've read a few internet money making programs, freebies and paid. But at the end of the day, I always get caught with new programs that I could came across, leaving the other products untouched. Every time I read gurus claiming how they earned hundreds or thousands in a day, it motivates me ,tried following their program, one guru from another and that led me to none. I always start and not finishing. Thank you again . You are right in every sense. I am your fan.

10-29-2009, 04:17 AM	#103
Rachel Zaouche HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: , , United Kingdom. Posts: 308 Thanks: 32 Thanked 32 Times in 21 Posts	Re: Open Letter To New Warriors This post should be a sticky. Thanks Kevin excellent advice for those who have just joined and those that have been here a while but are still suffering from magpie (shiny things online) syndrome. All the best Rach

11-02-2009, 03:36 PM	#104
jpwilliams Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 22 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Open Letter To New Warriors Thanks for the post. After working as a marketer for startup companies, I would like to apply my general knowledge to my own ideas and business. As with any new hobby, job, or interest, it is a natural human tendency to become very interested at first, and then lose interest and quit. Several books have been written about this very idea. The Dip by Seth Godin. Mastery by George Leonard, which I personally recommend. In Mastery, Leonard says the key to getting past the plateaus is to look forward to and enjoy the plateau. He states that in most learning, the majority of time will be spent in a plateau. Therefore, you must enjoy those times to stick with the pursuit. Thanks again.