Not more information, you need More Action

by smile
15 replies
This week I have had a few people reach out to me and ask for some advice about making money online and after talking to them I am surprised how many simply weren't taking action.

They all knew a fair bit about IM and most even knew what to do, but just wasn't doing it. I know there are some ppl here just starting out in IM and there are soem things you need to learn, but I am sure there are many here that know what to do but are simply buying product after product thinking they are taking action, etc

Really it quite simple. All you have to do is send traffic (preferably targeted traffic) to an offer, either your own or someone else's as an affiliate. that's it. Even better sending traffic to an optin page and converting those subscriber into sales.

You don't need more information, what you need to do is take action and hussle your ass off EVERYDAY. use tracking software like ClickMetre so you can see what is working and then just hussle, if you got no money to buy traffic, then post your link in social media networks, make videos, post ad in classifies, write blogs posts, etc - get your links out there.

Yes its not sexy, its not shiny and new but if you are promoting a good offer and take action everyday and track what is happening very soon you will start seeing results.

So start hassling, do some work and get your link/offer out there
#action #information
  • Profile picture of the author jamesrich1
    I agree with you completely. Its a simple formula but many will overcomplicate it. Drive targeted traffic to a offer that is a solution for that audiences problem and build a relationship with that audience through engagement. You don't have to learn 50 billion things. Trying to learn everything before you start is a sure fire way to paralyze yourself with information overload. Take massive action on driving traffic to a converting offer and focus on building your following. Taking action is the most under utilized skill that a ton of people do not do.
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  • Profile picture of the author GoodFE
    I agree that not enough take action but another major problem is that some people within IM have really poor attitudes and low confidence.

    They seem afraid or unwilling to invest time or money in something in case it fails. In truth these people are unwilling to invest in themselves.

    Some come on here and ask if they can make money doing something and wait for responses. If you believe in an idea then it doesn't matter if nobody has been successful at making money with it, say to yourself that you will be the first.

    I think their is a huge self-confidence issue within IM and if you recognize it within yourself you should try to stamp it out before you enter a very competitive business.
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  • Profile picture of the author locke815
    Well, action speak louder than words.
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  • Profile picture of the author gpwilson
    Yes. You are right bro. All you need to do is to start whatever we have. We would learn eventually what we need to do. It is not as hard as it seems. So newbie, don't worry about the outcome.
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  • Profile picture of the author Tenzho
    Yes, you are completely right.

    All you need is ONE proven system and follow it till the end.

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  • Profile picture of the author CalinDan
    "Nothing will work unless you do!"
    ~Maya Angelou

    It's just that simple...

    Regards,
    Dan
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  • Profile picture of the author shintaiguy
    I guess a lot of people think that running an internet business means playing on the internet, quite simply turn it of when you can work without it and focus. You have to be online for some stuff so just limit your time and be strict.
    A lot of people take action but take there eye of the goal as a new shiny gets their attention.

    For some its just to much hassle

    Clive
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    • Profile picture of the author pego
      I think it's sad fact of human psychology. Most of people have access to important information for their success, be it money, wealth, health, etc.. but only small percentage take necessary action to achieve success.
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      • Profile picture of the author Horny Devil
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        Originally Posted by smile View Post

        You don't need more information, what you need to do is take action and hussle your ass off EVERYDAY.
        I had hoped to provide a laconic reply, but for the benefit of newbies and exasperated 1-5 year IM failures, a lengthier post is essential.

        EVERYONE needs more information. Action (or perseverance) without knowledge is futile, and many people waste years of their life with one pointless attempt after another at making money in IM.

        Taking action and hustling is one thing, but do yourself a favour and look around the internet where there are countless MILLIONS of half-baked, crap information products, which in the majority of instances earn very little or nothing for the people pushing them.

        You don't even have to leave WF to see this. Every other post is from a newbie with a signature link offering a product or service that they know nothing about, inevitably doesn't work, and ironically - in numerous instances - their post asks for advice on how to make money or get off the spiral ladder of IM failure.

        Originally Posted by smile View Post

        if you are promoting a good offer and take action everyday and track what is happening very soon you will start seeing results.
        The defining word is IF. A very small word but with so much meaning.

        The problem is that the majority are not promoting a good offer. Indolence might not prove you would be a bad internet marketeer, but indolence coupled with ignorance would.

        Would you show a feckless attitude by climbing into a boxing ring with a professional boxer . . . being unfit and having had only a few lessons yourself? No, of course you wouldn't. Why then would it make sense to enter IM without adequate knowledge, and having had only a few basic self-taught lessons or what you've bought or gleaned from others with limited knowledge.



        Originally Posted by GoodFE View Post

        I agree that not enough take action but another major problem is that some people within IM have really poor attitudes and low confidence.

        I think their is a huge self-confidence issue within IM and if you recognize it within yourself you should try to stamp it out before you enter a very competitive business.
        Poor attitudes and low confidence can be a major issue within any business or industry. It may only appear more prevalent within IM because of 2 reasons:

        1) You're in the IM business yourself and are more exposed to it.

        2) IM attracts a greater percentage of newbies, lured by false promises and over-statements of rich pickings.


        Originally Posted by locke815 View Post

        Well, action speak louder than words.
        I'd rather be a proficient speaker than an action man with insufficient knowledge and no direction.


        Originally Posted by gpwilson View Post

        Yes. You are right bro. All you need to do is to start whatever we have. We would learn eventually what we need to do. It is not as hard as it seems. So newbie, don't worry about the outcome.
        More of the blind leading the blind.

        You add extensive knowledge to your IM arsenal BEFORE contemplating it as a career. Better to have a steady day job income that pays the bills, then study, study, and study again in your free time, rather than waste years in attempting to eke an existence within IM without adequate knowledge . . . eventually being forced back into employed work, both disillusioned and poor.


        Originally Posted by Tenzho View Post

        Yes, you are completely right.
        All you need is ONE proven system and follow it till the end.
        Another small word with so much meaning.

        If it were that easy everyone would make money, and the system would be saturated.


        Originally Posted by pego View Post

        Most of people have access to important information for their success
        Exactly. All the information you need is right there.

        Web building tools, forums, marketing strategies, products, blogs, programmes, ideas, etc, etc, and over
        8 billion web pages
        to immerse yourself in.

        Just think, your parents and grandparents never had that advantage. Never had smart phones, never even had a computer. Heck, some never even had a television.

        IM is like any other business or trade. You learn it first before practising it. Otherwise you can't possibly hope to be taken seriously and you WILL fail.

        So don't be pusillanimous or downhearted. Look, listen, read, learn, then do it again and again and again. Gain your knowledge first. Come into IM with definitive overall skills, enjoy the experience, and reap the rewards. If you haven't got that patience or mindset then maybe . . . it's not for you.

        I don't want to burst anyone's dream bubble because you really can make a great living from IM, but it's knowledge first then action.


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  • Profile picture of the author ProducerK
    People that take action are the ones who really want it, and want to achieve financial freedom. When there is a will, there is a way.
    I hope you all are making money, and the ones that are not yet, I encourage you to dive in head first and begin your journey to financial freedom.
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  • Profile picture of the author KaplanT4
    Originally Posted by smile View Post

    You don't need more information, what you need to do is take action and hussle your ass off EVERYDAY.
    I'd agree with the taking action everyday part, but not the information advice. I think it's better to put it as "you don't need more information that won't benefit you, that you won't act on and therefore not retain, ultimately wasting your time and not contributing to your bottom line".

    Fact is, the person that reads 1 or 2 books a year, or replace books with whatever source of information you want, is doomed in the long term in their competitive field.
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Ten
    Taking action is so important! I wrote 2,775 words today, about. If I write that much everyday, then in a year I will have written one million words! How is that for taking action?
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  • Profile picture of the author Randall Magwood
    I got a friend of mine who asks me internet marketing questions. But he never takes action on my advice. So i give him the most crappiest advice just for him trying to waste my time.

    I got a lady friend who took action on my very first initial advice. She's on the path to making alot of money soon. I give her my very best advice.

    So yeah.... no more information.. MORE ACTION.
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  • Profile picture of the author travlinguy
    Just like that old saying goes, "action speaks louder than information!"

    And if it's not an old saying, it sure as hell should be, dammit.
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