Complicated Is Essential For Success

Hi Ken,

I'd like to offer my own personal clarification.

Your title mentions only 'complicated.'

Then further down you mention -

Then at the end you mention -

My personal point is this - it depends on what the nature of your business is. If for example, you were using a certain type of software to achieve a task (EG building sites) then I totally agree with this statement -

BUT I would then make an important distinction, if for example, the core component of your business was YOU, as would be the case in that of a writer or information marketer/writer.

I believe that people can succeed with the simplest of systems in those cases because it then comes back (partly) to your point -

...coupled with perhaps, education and personal character development in order to keep the competition at bay. The reason I feel it worth mentioning is because I myself, and others that I observe who's skills may lie in the area of writing/info marketing often get sidetracked with complicated technology and business models when in fact they can use a basic html editor and simple opt-in system and focus ALL of their energy on the wording that they use - and when done well, this 'system' is immune to competition as the writer themselves can only be copied, not replicated.

And as I mentioned in a previous thread, some IMers use complicated (sounding/looking) systems (where the complications are unnecessary) purely in order to make their system that they are touting look different and better than the competition's - and consequently many of their buyers spend ages trying to follow this unnecessarily complicated system, until they give up.

So to summarize it as -

is incorrect in my opinion, unfortunately. :rolleyes: It depends what type of business you are in, and there is a lot to be said for K.I.S.S. unless you are in the minority who are producing a software (or similar) that you don't want to be copied.

I don't agree that it must be complicated.

I'm not saying everything is easy, but I believe the most important aspect is that it takes WORK. Making money on the internet is not for the lazy.

I use very simple methods to make money, and they work. But I do put my time in, and I work very hard!

Just my opinion

It is really easy if you stick to proven methods. Yes you will have to put in the work but the more work you do the more money you will make money. It is easy once you know how.

Things can be simple, but not "easy". Complicated is NOT a given, when it comes to building a business. Persistence and work ARE.