What's Wrong With Slow Money?
As someone who has written most of his own copy, I certainly understand the appeal of "quick and easy" when it comes to marketing, but I have to say that when it comes to creating your own business, slow and steady can be pretty nice too.
Here's what I mean...
Our primary businesses have always been information publishing - our own products, and that business has been built slow and steady over nearly 8-years now. Sure, there were some nice results right off the bat, but largely the more you build, the more involved you get with your market and the more time you spend, the better results you get. I know several other "guru's" that fall into this category as well, most are at least 2-3 years into their business before they make it big.
We also have dozens of e-commerce sites, primarily selling real stuff as an affiliate (Amazon, Commission Junction, and some direct licensing deals) - again, many of these sites have taken 6-12 months or more to really become solid money makers. But they have...and that makes it totally worth it.
Finally, our third main income stream (coaching and consulting) only came about years into participation in the various markets in which we operate...again this wasn't a "get rich quick" profit stream, but rather came naturally out of participating (aka Working HARD) in a given market.
So, am I the only one that builds businesses this way? I don't think so, but I would sure like to hear from others...and in any case, thought is was worth sharing that there is another approach for those of you getting started. An approach where you invest your time, sweat and energy today for something much sweeter 6-months + from now.
Jeff
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