Could A Person Like This Do Internet Marketing?

Given the above sentence, I don't like your chances. That is one of the things that separate the men from the boys in this type of industry. If he can't keep motivated or interested without seeing any results then he won't last long.

You could always get a new boyfriend?

Being in IM can be a mundane task. It may not keep him interested. As you mentioned he's a go-getter & has positive attitude, he can succeed in this business. If he can look beyond the mundane tasks.. then he'll definitely succeed.

Never ever mix personal things with professional things. It could be a big mistake if you have decided to mentor him in one way or another. Not only will it greatly impact your relationship but you will keep running into problems over and over again.

Also, if he is more interested in being a businessman, he will figure out ways himself to do it. And if his present belief system isn't letting him then you can give him 101 ways to open his own business, he still won't know what to do with it.

Stop trying to teach him. If he ever asks again just redirect him to a product you recommend. Of course with your affiliate link...

I think that he can do whatever he decides to do and keeps at it. Just because you two are so close and have totally different styles does not mean he cannot do well.

If he really wants to do it, let him come on this forum and search on Google and figure out his own methods and his own ways.

I have had many very close friends who had totally different styles of learning and aptitudes and when we ever tried to do anything together, it just didn't work but each of us in our own fields learning and doing it our own way were quite successful.

@ClaraH You just described me I have ADD. I lose interest fast and have an extremely short attention span. To combat this I have found a way to motivate myself. Without motivation he is dead in the water.

I hate the act of reading, but I love to read, when I do actually read. Fortunately, I am a good writer.

People can not teach me things - I do not pay attention. I need to learn on my own. You have to guide him.

To motivate someone like that can not be from an "External Stimulus" he needs to be internally motivated - Research, "Internal Locus Of Control"

The next most important thing is how you treat him as a student. If your mentality is "He needs to be fixed" or "You will never succeed if you don't..." that will not work. You need to find his strengths and highlight them.

I hope I'm helping - I have thousands of thoughts and theories exploding in my head right now, I hope I am telling you the best ones haha.

--Psychology Major

Well.. this will be entirely his choice. Not everyone is made to manage a personal business, I see many people everyday that just enjoys his/her full-time job as an employee, only because they are comfortable and not taking any risks at all.

If you really believe that he can get in charge of a business of his own, then I would encourage you to "work his head" to let him discover by himself all the benefits of being self-employed.

Please don't make the mistake thinking that interest in a specific topic is MOTIVATION to start from scratch and work on it. Maybe he is just analyzing possibilities and if he don't take the IM thing seriously, he will never accept that you can make a fantastic and successful career in this business.

As said above, I should try to investigate further what's going on in his head, and try to motivate him with every aspect that you see he likes about this online world. And if he doesn't seem to show much more interest, then I would say that he is just the type of persons that likes to think of "financial freedom", but can't make their decisions to work hard on it.

Being a full-time employee with comfort and security is very VERY tempting for a lot of people. Believe me, I've been there and I am working today my ass off to get rid of that status and become a self-employed person.

I hope you can make him realize the power of this place, and if he understands that this is just like any other "off-line" business, then he maybe take this more seriously.

Regards!

He'll do something awesome when he finds what he looking for

Well, maybe he should take a video course? Listen to podcasts? Find his own niche market to offer a video course to himself? And, best of all, hire someone else to create the videos?

Haha at directing him to your affiliate links...

Does he like conversing? What about helping you in your IM business in the support aspect.

Does he like arts and designs? Maybe he would like to learn adobe photoshop.

Ask him what he really likes and try to connect them in IM.

Well, the only constant is change. Let him feel that being an Internet Marketer/Entrepreneur is much advantageous than being an employee. Let him see some results of your business. Then eventually, he could get some motivation from you.

If you could still expand your patience, go for it.

Just my 2 cents!

Thanks,
Louie Tugas

the three character traits that you referenced describe a person that is looking for a get rich quick solution rather than a business. HAve hime save up some money and have him buy a business that requires little to no maintenance if anything. There are very few things in the world that require no work. To many "gurus" claim they have a push button system but there really is no such thing.

Your boyfriend reminds me of me. I used to be just like that. But ever since I've mellowed down and really put focus on my websites and other aspects of life, I've made progress in many areas. Give him an assertive, serious, truth-of-life, motivational talk. He can dream all he wants, but with no actions, he'll go nowhere.

And I agree with ryanman, don't mix it up with personal stuff between you two.

I know it will be difficult to accept that but that's not entirely his fault. He's probably not cut out for product creation, which by the way is not the only way to make it big online.

What comes to my mind is to push him hard on affiliate marketing, and I know a few marketers who don't even have a single product, yet bank hard on this model alone.

Once he can drive traffic to squeeze pages, he's good to go.

I believe if you want something bad enough, you'll find ways to get it.

Fantastic answers, thank you everyone!

Some other traits he does have is he is a risk taker (in other words, he's not afraid to lose the security that a job has), has social skills and he does have the technical skills of Photoshop and web design.

From the answers here, it sounds like the best thing for me to do is guide him, but not teach him. I can help him lay out the thoughts going through his head and help him find a path that suits his strong points. If he's seriously interested in Internet marketing, he will delve into it and research and take action himself.

If he is more of a businessman person, he should create a team of people that runs an internet business for him. A writer, a marketer, a programmer and a manager. He just needs to know the basics of running an internet business, then he can make a business plan, find the right people and start doing business.

Since he doesn't like reading, he should get training by audio-video courses, webinars, live seminars, podcasts, conferences and YOU. And if his attention span is very short, I know you know how to keep him motivated on the topic being his girlfriend... if you catch my meaning

He sounds like a potential affiliate marketer IMO - all he needs to do is outsource his writing. About the motivation, well that might be a problem unless he learns how to self-motivate. Like someone mentioned above, there are a lot of mundane stuff in IM and that's what he'll have to overcome.

Anyone can do internet marketing. He will just have to get things to start working out for him and once that happens, he will find it easier

I was in MLM businesses some years ago.
When I could't close a deal or talk someone through, I would either ask my upline(s) to help me or simply bring that person to a meeting for 'brain wash'.

In your case, you can bring your bf to some I.M seminars/meetings for a 'brain wash'...lol

Just my 2 cents really