Don't Focus On Trying To Make Money Today...

14 years ago

Yes you are right, I don't know why people are using shortcuts to earn money as there are lots of other simple ways to make money..

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RobertBayes

14 years ago

I agree, and especially dislike all the new product launches that try and play on the "instant" riches, wealth, rankings, etc. These not only give a false impression, but continue to emphasize the whole "instant" idea.

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PPC-Coach

14 years ago

Hang on, you mean if I wanted to build a house, I can't just go to the site and have it done in one day? I have to plan it, buy some material and either do it myself or hire some people to help me build it, then after probably 6 to 12 months minimum I might have a place to live?

IM newbies want money online yesterday and most have no clue how long it really takes to get a sustainable income stream up and running successfully.

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Boricua

14 years ago

Originally Posted by PPC-Coach

Hang on, you mean if I wanted to build a house, I can't just go to the site and have it done in one day? I have to plan it, buy some material and either do it myself or hire some people to help me build it, then after probably 6 to 12 months minimum I might have a place to live?

IM newbies want money online yesterday and most have no clue how long it really takes to get a sustainable income stream up and running successfully.

The same happens with article marketing. A great percentage of the people believe that creating and submitting 2-5 articles a month is enough for competitive niches and getting enough traffic/seo rankings to keep consistent sales.

And dude... if you want to build a good/great house(perhaps a profitable website) and have it done in one day only, I am more then sure you'll need to make quite a lot more modifications months to come. If a website gets done in only one day with everything required I am also more then sure you'll need modifications in the future also, unless you had 10 people that know exactly what you need to have the site making money and we both know that's unlikely. But I might be mistaken perhaps.

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bhuff85

14 years ago

Well, the thing is, while it is certainly possible to make money TODAY, most of those folks don't want to hear the answer that most people give them.

In other words, they want instant cash, but don't want to do the work to get it.

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Fernando Veloso

14 years ago

Hey Mike,

Thats exactly every profitable business principle: to deliver long term, to a wider market. But IM'ers really are short sighted and the fast cash is a common trap.

Guess thats our karma.

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johnapo

14 years ago

Cash comes with value and these articles, spins, whatever, can't deliver anything yesterday, today or tomorrow. They're just over-saturated information that the only good they provide is to filter newbies and people they don't have will to go on from the others.

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Troy_Phillips

14 years ago

I made the mistake of purchasing PLR one time .. won't be going there again. Some may find that is the route for them. I would like to hear from someone who has constantly made good money from PLR. With predictable monthly gains.

Some find it a necessity to focus on making money today. Instead of going the easy route, they could easily make that buck today and still build a long term business.

I just don't see them doing it by ruining their reputation by using dupe content or doing other things that ends up leaving a bad taste in more than a few mouths.

Big Mike is a prime example of the long term thought process. I am sure I was not the only one that thought he had went off the deep end by turning a successful affiliate program into a membership that allowed affiliates to keep 100% of the profits.

Just look at how his business has increased and how having that extra time has allowed them to really become the go to source for promotional software.

Even if you find yourself in the situation that requires money today, never forget the rewards of building that long term business.

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Ken Leatherman

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Troy_Phillips

I made the mistake of purchasing PLR one time .. won't be going there again. Some may find that is the route for them. I would like to hear from someone who has constantly made good money from PLR. With predictable monthly gains.

Troy I do understand what you are saying through out your entire comment and agree with you. However, I take a little bit of exception with the quoted part above. I have successfully made a long term business out of PLR, with a continuing growth month in and month out. This business has put me well up in the higher income bracket.

However, it's because I have offered a service to those wanting PLR. The ones who have rewritten the content are the ones who have built a long term business. Without risking their reputation among their peers, search engines and other places that will accept what they have written. And Kindle is one place that will take rewritten material.

That having been said, Big Mike, Troy and others are right. Frankly Big Mike is the one who got me working on a long time sustainable business mindset. Thanks Big Mike.

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NateRivers

14 years ago

This is so true. The other thing that happens is people get paralyzed sitting in front of their computer thinking "what can I do that will make money today?" - and then they don't even do anything. Then days and weeks have gone by and they haven't done a single thing.

You've got to dedicate the first 4 hours of every day to the "boring" stuff that actually matters like content and product creating.

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WebPen

14 years ago

Some PLR is actually pretty solid- you just have to know the source you're getting it from.

If you just go on Tradebit and spend $1, then yeah it will probably be garbage. But you can join premium PLR membership sites or pay something like $10 to get a really solid piece of PLR.

Ebooks, sales pages, autoresponder messages, the works.

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Kecia

14 years ago

Using PLR for your business can actually help you decrease the amount of time spent creating content for articles, ebooks, reports, etc....but it will only work effectively for you if you use it the right way. It will not be very helpful if all you do is purchase it and immediately slap it on the internet as is. You must take the time to make it your own.

Add your own voice to it by rewriting it in a way that allows your personality to shine through. Create a different format of content, such as converting articles to a report or an ebook to an audio book. Taking the extra step to tailor the content to your business will allow you to be more successful in the long run.

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Ben Armstrong

14 years ago

Great advice.

In the first couple of months of my IM career I wrote a couple of high quality articles. They were buying guides for a product I was promoting on my site. I submitted those articles to a few of the better known article directories.

In the coming months I only received about 30 click throughs to my site from those articles and became disheartened and assumed it was a waste of my time.

Fast forward to 7 months later and every week I discover a stack of new sites that my article and link has been syndicated to. That's a stack of backlinks and a heap of resulting click throughs. Had I submitted a heap of junk to 10,000 article directories I doubt I'd have a single backlink or visitor to show for it.

I even find my guest posts on other blogs get syndicated because of the quality.

It's definitely changed my mindset on a few things and helped me refine my marketing strategy.

I'd been reading posts from Alexa Smith and TPW on this site regarding quality content and syndication but it didn't really click for me until I saw the results for myself.

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amarketing

14 years ago

When I read your post, it makes me re-think the idea of owning several niche sites.

Instead, it sounds like a better plan would be to start a site that will cater to broad keywords and spend a long period of time adding content, building backlinks, etc., until the site emerges from some deep page back in Google and starts to rank for the competitive search terms.

It's really got me thinking.

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juliettelixora

14 years ago

Originally Posted by BIG Mike

Exactly brother - you got it!

Slow, natural growth over the long-term will allow you to dominate your niche easily with no risk, if you do it properly.

The better quality the content, the more unique it is, will generate the stickiness (people bookmarking and returning) you need to build consistent revenue and and sustainable growth.

patience and hard work will be the key in spending the valuable time. In fact it should be stable since the foundations are solid. And after all the efforts and time exerted it will really pay off to something that will give you a piece of mind.

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Michael Mayo

14 years ago

Hi Mike,
Hey, Didn't you make this post back in 2007 here on the forum?

I believe you used a different site other than Kindle the last time.
Was this a PLR you purchased....lol just kidding.

Seriously, You are spot on with the post. Many new marketers tend to not
look past the end of their nose.

I've had many students with a narrow vision of how/what they could do
with their business only to finally see the light at the end of the tunnel.

It's refreshing to see you creating posts again, Thanks!

Have a Great Day!
Michael

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pablogy 14 years ago

I am a newbie on this forum and I don't really know where to start. Is there a step by step guide, that can be followed by someone who is just starting.
When someone doesn't know better they will tend to think most of what is said or being sold to them as what they need to do. I was actually going to get a PLR until I saw this post. Where do I start?

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Michael Mayo

14 years ago

Hi pablogy,

Using PLR is not bad.

If you choose to use it then use it as a starting point.
What I'm trying to say is to use it and add your own research to it.

Don't just place it on your site and try to sell it.
If you see something that you can add some valuable insights of your own
to it then do so and go for it.

One thing about PLR stuff is the fact that many others could have already
purchased the material and have it on the market. This is the reason that
you should change it somewhat to reflect your own personality related
to the market your are targeting.

Hope that Helps,
Have a Great Day!
Michael

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pablogy 14 years ago

Hi Michael Mayo,

In Internet Marketing what is the way start? PLR is appealing because it seems you can do it while learning the other stuff but would you recommend it as a starting point?

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Robert Puddy

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Michael Mayo

Hi pablogy,

Using PLR is not bad.

If you choose to use it then use it as a starting point.
What I'm trying to say is to use it and add your own research to it.

Don't just place it on your site and try to sell it.
If you see something that you can add some valuable insights of your own
to it then do so and go for it.

One thing about PLR stuff is the fact that many others could have already
purchased the material and have it on the market. This is the reason that
you should change it somewhat to reflect your own personality related
to the market your are targeting.

Hope that Helps,
Have a Great Day!
Michael

If only PLR creators would stop adding a pre made site design then those of us who use it properly would have even higher rewards from it.

The instant website part of PLR is what allows it to be mis used take note I would pay double i do now for top quality PLR that doesnt come with a site design option at all

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Michael Mayo

14 years ago

Hi pablogy,

Let me ask you one question.

If you were looking for information on a subject, where would you look for it?

Have a Great Day!
Michael

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pablogy 14 years ago

I would go to the library to find books or I would go somewhere I think a group of people may have that information, like here.
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jgant

14 years ago

Your main point about looking to the future to build a sustainable business is bang on.

My experience is that the more you work toward building a business online other opportunities arise. These opportunities arise from publishing quality content and/or providing quality products/services. Once you have momentum, new opportunities arise constantly.

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jcruz

14 years ago

I'm in this for the long haul. I have a lot invested into this, and i look at this like any other business. Something that has to be grown, gradually to build sustainable income, a real asset. And i hear what your saying, about wanting instant gratification, but that's just how our society is wired nowadays. Noone wants to go through the growing pains to get where they want to be. So they never get there. It's all fine by me, i know exactly where i'm headed.

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Targeted Traffic

14 years ago

It can be that there are also a number of IMers who badly needed the 'instant' money and thus...while it is true that people are attracted to get money fast schemes, it also can't be denied a number are in a position that needs immediate money...but yes I applaud your idea

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anthony2

14 years ago

Originally Posted by BIG Mike

I see all these threads and posts about "How can I do ________ today?" and I shake my head in wonder :rolleyes:

If you're serious about building a real, sustainable business online, you need to focus on tomorrow, not today. In other words, try your best to make everything you do today result in a residual benefit for the future.

It seems to me that IM'ers today are so focused on instant gratification that they're missing out on what the future could bring them.

For example, instead of submitting some PLR junk you never modified to 500 article directories, sit down and write a paragraph or two every day until you've got one original article. Long-term, that one article will out-perform all the PLR you've got on your computer right now.

While I don't want to turn this into another Kindle thread, this is the epitome of what happens to IM'ers.

1. They buy PLR content with suitable rights.
2. They submit it to places like Kindle without any significant modification.
3. They might make a few bucks short-term.
4. Kindle ends up rejecting it, banning the submitter for duplicate content.
5. They're back to square one, buying more PLR and submitting it.

Sound familiar?

The problem with all of these. "Instant Results" methodologies is that those instant results have absolutely no residual benefit. It's a vicious cycle that you keep ending up going through.

The sad thing is what drives this is greed and impatience on the marketer's part. If you simply stopped, focused on the long-term results and realized you do NOT need to flood the Internet with PLR or other content that's duplicated, you'd find that your own efforts have a snowball effect benefiting you down the road.

Think about it...

If they are new and looking to make money soon..i would just
tell them to find a job....Find a 9-5 and that will be your extra
money and from 5 to 9 you can work on building a real business
from home.

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fccs

14 years ago

As long as the real business doesn't affect your online stuff as well

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14 years ago

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Keith Boisvert

14 years ago

I use plr, but use it to generate ideas so that I can write my own content based on some of the topics.

When in a niche, at times I get brain dead and run out of things to write about. With a half-way decent plr pack I can sit down and look at the content topics(not the content itself) and generate my own content. Sometimes just a nudge in the right direction helps, and plr can do that so long as you use it for ideas...not content itself.

But yeah, people generally are very short-sighted when it comes to marketing and are willing to short cut everything to make a quick buck. While at times that does work, a "quick buck" is about all you'll get.

I treat this as a business and really enjoy long term income. Short term $$ may pay a bill or two this month, but long term thinking and actions will ensure that those bills are paid EVERY month.

If I want instant gratification...I'll watch porn.

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Ryken

14 years ago

yes that right, most people who jump in this think they will make money in days. While that can happen, they fail to see the long hall. Then again that's the society we live in, everything is now, now, now I must have it now.

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Nail Yener

14 years ago

Mike, you are absolutely right. And I was exactly like that once. Collecting PLR and MRR products and posting them on a few sites with the hope of making money instantly. Because that's what I've been reading in those ebooks which claimed overnight riches. But that never happened.

Actually, some people were making really nice money out of it but it didn't work for me, at least the way I tried it. In time, I noticed that if I was serious about making long term money online, I needed to start building long term income streams and that's how I started 1) building my own web properties and 2) offering online services.

Now, even if I don't make thousands a day, I know that I am on the right track and my income is growing steadily.

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shuvo

14 years ago

Yeah I agree with you.Those PLR contents cant give you long term benefits and you have to give something from your own hand.

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Justin Newcastle

14 years ago

Good thread.

What really keeps me going is constant comparison to a physical 'brick and mortar' business. I wouldn't set up shop and expect to become a millionaire overnight. It's about gradual but persistent improvement - not hopping around to different niches and strategies ever time there is set back.
Sometimes when I get frustrated I just have slap myself around and remind myself of this.

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Jaymark

14 years ago

I agree totally. As someone who got distracted by the "shiny objects" syndrome, I've learned that you need to find something which works for you and then stick with it. There are not miracle or magical pills which will bring in instant wealth with no effort.

You have to apply yourself and build your business every day. it doesn't what technique you are using. If it makes sense for you, then stick with it and keep going! It will eventually pay off.

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supernal

14 years ago

I thanked you for your post OP. I think the most important kernel of wisdom to take from this is that people need to start thinking about long-term investments and benefits instead of short-term payoff.

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Fazal Mayar

14 years ago

i fully agree, you have to think about the longterm. its like working for minimum wage while you can go to school and win a big salary in the future.

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emmndi

14 years ago

The long term is of paramount importance here. The need to put in good works, that will make one monies in the long run is much more better than short time benefits that will only last for a short time.

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J Bold

14 years ago

The best way to use PLR is to use it as a base. Or use a couple of PLR products and edit them a bit to make one unique product.

Nothing wrong with PLR if used correctly and smartly.

Also, there are people who are having trouble finding a job, and need money now.

I agree that mindset can be dangerous. But some people absolutely need ways to make money as fast as possible. The easiest way, I think, is to offer services.

It's not going to make you rich overnight, and far from it. But sometimes, you just need some money!

However, I agree that the best way is to build a long-term business. And if you do this purely online, it takes time to setup traffic and creating content to attract and keep website visitors. Even PPC takes a learning curve that involves time and testing and a budget.

Offering services offline, if you are good at getting clients, may be an even faster way, but it still needs time to grow, and you need to know what you are doing to be able to offer services to brick and mortar businesses.

Anyway, that's my 2 cents worth

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jon poland 14 years ago

Great post, Mike.

I think the problem a lot of people have is that they are thinking
like "opportunity seekers" and not "business builders." I suffered
from this limited thinking at one time -- and believe me, it takes
you absolutely nowhere.

One of the first things that new internet marketers must do is
answer this question: "What business do I want to build?"

Unfortunately, most struggling marketers are thinking about
"making money" and not "building a business."

A money maker is not going to get you where you want to be.
It's a "business" that will get you where you want to go.

Mike -- I want thank you for this powerful piece of advice:
"try your best to make everything you do today result in
a residual benefit for the future."

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blillard

14 years ago

I found out the hard way that if your serious about your business, you have be willing to give at 30-90 days of working on just your business. I don't mean go from this to that for a month, you'll be running in circles before you ever make a buck. Find out what its is you want to do and just do that until it is proven failure, but give at least that amount of time frame before switching methods right away.

I had that thought at first, but soon realized that it does not happen that way anyone new to this. You can get lucky but I wouldn't bet on it.

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Gary Ning Lo

14 years ago

I always think about long term...

For me you should build an online business not a part time job...

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Daniel Harper

14 years ago

I like this post. Long term you'll measure your success by how much money you make, but in the short term your success can be measured by accomplishing tasks that will lead to sales.

For example, instead of thinking, "Well I didn't sell any copies of my product today. I'm not seeing success," take the attitude of, "I got 4 articles written and posted. I'm succeeding at building content."

I think most IMers should pretty much forget about making a dime for 6 months and instead measure success by what they can accomplish today and the next day and the next.

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xnice

14 years ago

So instead of complain why we do not make money, make a plan and do it now. With IM, it requires patience, hard work and some tricks also.

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WebPen

14 years ago

Even though I agree Big Mike for the most part, I'm also gonna play devil's advocate-

Building a solid business takes time- got it.

But cash flow is also very important.

When you're broke- absolutely broke- and you want money THIS WEEK- do you want everyone and their mother to tell you "theres no way to make money fast- you have to build a business that takes months and months"?

Probably not.

You're worried about having money to eat this week, or pay the bills.

Anyone who says that you can't make money in a week isn't creative enough.

Is that income going to be passive or recurring like a website at #1 in Google? No.

Are you going to make thousands or even hundreds of dollars with a few hours of work? Probably not.

But there ARE ways to make money quickly- its just not what most IMers think of.

What can do you?

-Sell services (the Warrior Form, elance.com, all kindsa places)
-Get a gig on Craigslist or from a friend
-Sell stuff around the house
-Sell cold water or hot chocolate on the corner (depending on the time of year)
-Etc.

I know someone who had almost nothing his name:
-A couch
-A tiny TV
-A computer desk
-CPU
-2 monitors
-Some clothes

He needed some fast cash, so what'd he do? He sold one of the computer monitors and just used the older one.

Fast cash isn't impossible, and you don't have to get a ridiculous loan charging 20% a day or whatever those places charge.

Its just that if the person is always stuck in the "fast cash" mentality and never look long term, then they're in trouble.

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WebPen

14 years ago

Originally Posted by BIG Mike

And that's exactly the issue - the focus is now, this minute I need results.

I agree coming up with quick cash is easy enough to do, but it's not sustainable as a business model, at least not without always scrambling to make it.

Right!

I write to make some quick cash, but I'd be silly to not be setting up more passive/bigger scale income streams with that investment money

I think the hardest thing about IM is focusing on one thing for a length of time.

Say you're designing a killer piece of software- you can't expect to have the plan, program, and sales funnel put together within a week.

Or maybe you're doing SEO to build up a site. Unless its a keyword with really weak competition, it'll take at least a few weeks to build it up.

There's always 2 things you can trade to make money: time or investment money

Unfortunately most people in their haste to have a successful business NOW forget that little truth

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nohypetraining

14 years ago

I agree with bhuff85 comment above.... it IS possible to make SOME money TODAY...but stop thinking that it will be 5, 6, or 7 figures.. Just not going to happen.

And IF it does happen for you, that means you have been in the game for a LOOONG time, and you have a MASSIVE list that you have given sooo much good content to that you have earned their trust, and they will do whatever you suggest to them. You can send an offer to them and they eat it up...but that does NOT happen in 1 day.

There are a few decent CPA programs that pay today, or If you have a good product and know how to advertise in the right places online, you might get a sale, or 4 or 5....but thats pretty much the extent of the "get paid online today" deal.

Learn and implement today, This is like sowing seeds in the spring... Keep consistent, control your environment and the voices you listen to, don't get distracted, do actual WORK everyday...then when harvest time comes...you will see your return.

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Truxx

14 years ago

Great insight!

It's so important to separate in your mind the seduction of internet marketing and focus on it as a long-term sustainable project. It's sometimes hard to do when the underlying message is "now", "instant", "no effort", "easy money".

Being the message creator is work. Being the message receiver is.. well... costly. Costly both in terms of truly learning the industry and in shelling out your hard earned money.

Decide to look from the other side of the looking glass Alice. The rabbit hole is filled with riches when you do.

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Ansar Pasha

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Big Mike, good post man!

But I do think this needs to be clarified. There is a BIG difference between opportunity seekers and people who actually want to build a successful online business (and no, cranking out a bajillion WSO's isn't a "business" if you're judging my status right now).

I've studied a lot of marketing and copywriting over the last 2 years, and one thing gamblers, financial fat cats, and even "biz-opp" seekers have in common is the constant NEED for risk and the "adrenaline" of putting something on the line... in hopes for a massive return.

... "business builders" on the other hand tend to take more calculated risks... plan things in advance... and eventually make it work - and if that doesn't happen, they can it and move onto something else (after it's proven to be ineffective).

Both need 2 different marketing approaches.

And the WF is packed with biz-opp seekers which is why those instant money claims constantly outsell information that's useful, but doesn't guarantee a tangible return on your investment.

That's why you see Warriors getting pissed off about crappy "guru launch" push button products... because they're not geared towards savvy internet marketers. I'm not advocating bullsh*tting, but you get the idea.

Just some food for thought

Thanks for the post Mike.

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josoave

14 years ago

@ Big Mike,

Being a novice to WF I noticed how you have a number of followers and your high quality posts. Would you please share with us what you do for IM? I am eager to learn more and could say that I am not the only one waiting to hear from you. Thanx

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josoave

14 years ago

Originally Posted by BIG Mike

Actually, I'm not an Internet Marketer - really

I own a number of businesses online and offline. They're all reasonably successful long-term ventures I've been developing over the past ten years.

I couldn't agree more with your first post. I am working on building a blog with relevant articles and eventually will put adwords in it to bring in some cash. It is definitely something that takes time to build and once it's profitable it will take some minimal up keeping to maintain a relevant search engine position.

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Shafiq Kamal

14 years ago

Absolutely correct said...

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14 years ago

Originally Posted by BIG Mike

I see all these threads and posts about "How can I do ________ today?" and I shake my head in wonder :rolleyes:

If you're serious about building a real, sustainable business online, you need to focus on tomorrow, not today. In other words, try your best to make everything you do today result in a residual benefit for the future.

It seems to me that IM'ers today are so focused on instant gratification that they're missing out on what the future could bring them.

For example, instead of submitting some PLR junk you never modified to 500 article directories, sit down and write a paragraph or two every day until you've got one original article. Long-term, that one article will out-perform all the PLR you've got on your computer right now.

While I don't want to turn this into another Kindle thread, this is the epitome of what happens to IM'ers.

1. They buy PLR content with suitable rights.
2. They submit it to places like Kindle without any significant modification.
3. They might make a few bucks short-term.
4. Kindle ends up rejecting it, banning the submitter for duplicate content.
5. They're back to square one, buying more PLR and submitting it.

Sound familiar?

The problem with all of these. "Instant Results" methodologies is that those instant results have absolutely no residual benefit. It's a vicious cycle that you keep ending up going through.

The sad thing is what drives this is greed and impatience on the marketer's part. If you simply stopped, focused on the long-term results and realized you do NOT need to flood the Internet with PLR or other content that's duplicated, you'd find that your own efforts have a snowball effect benefiting you down the road.

Think about it...

awesome awesome post. I was doing the whole PLR thing and I agree that I should instead be focused on long-term sustainability.

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Jaymark

14 years ago

As someone who is still on the trail towards Internet success, I have seen most of the shortcuts and scams out there. Unless another new "secret" is exposed, the only real secret I've seen is... (drumroll please)

HARD WORK. Over time you can can afford to hire help to assist you. But this is a business and it requires honest effort and hard work to be successful. Can't really add to the earlier comments but I'm glad to see these frank comments. Hopefully they can keep others from making the same mistakes which set you back, discourage people and ultimately cause 99% to fail.

The key is to find a system (legitimate one) and stick with it. Don't get enticed by all the new programs you see. Stay focused, work hard, and you'll get there.

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momo1978

14 years ago

Great post and I would like to add that fast money like instant today, i dont think its possible without having to go out in the street sell stuff or on online auctions 24 hr auction & Craigslist , Etc. Other than that I think IM is a huge world that need to be well understood and take one a step at the time and you can see some constant income with consistent hard work.

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bobbobson

14 years ago

Good advice mike - it's kind of like when I see people asking how they can make money WITHOUT building a list. As if building a list is some awful by-product of online marketing. Financial stability in the long term is way more important.

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Ben Armstrong 14 years ago

Bull****!

Stop trying to hide the magic button, and just tell us where it is!
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Goldenboy

14 years ago

The best advice for the people who wanted and are starting to use IM as their way of earning money. People, who are mostly trying to venture into the IM world, will always have this perception that it is instant money in here. Some of them prefer PPC since they will automatically earn some dollars from it.
But the basic question to that is what really drives them to be in the IM? Services, money or enjoyment? Reality will say that it's the money, but if you are really interested in the IM world, after you start to earn, it becomes your interest that you provide services to other people.
As far as I have read some articles and heard some of my friends talking, they wanted like to earn $100 - $300 a day in a span of a week or two. You need to have patience and perseverance to start earning. One must have to work on it, and commit to that work to simply attain success.
Thanks for the thread Mike, it should be a very good advice to people out there.

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