I had better ways to spend my time.

Well, I guess everybody has different strength. It will be a problem if you abandon your personal strength to follow a route less favorable to you. So it takes understanding of yourself and the program.

It was an internet marketing course... very popular... the only thing i got from it was the math part... cost per lead, cost per sale, average lifetime value of a customer, etc. Other than that... the info in the course i already knew from free ebooks that i had read.

most of the ideas and courses I try I continue to push them till they make money and after I have made money I normally sit down and see whether it was worth the hassle....

every opportunity can be a money maker...

Danny

It was always shiny object syndrome for me. I'd get into a groove with a program and be moving right along and then I'd read my email.... A couple of weeks later I'd be in a groove moving right along and then I'd take a break to read my email again...

Darned shiny object!

Jon.

Oh man.....this is a tough one. Over the years I have been involved in many programs, courses, etc. Up until a few short years ago, I always found ways to do something else instead of actually going through the program.
I think with most products out there, they are very good at getting a person hyped up, but not so good at following through with the guidance, and help a newbie would need to follow through with the particular program or course. Most people that buy these products are new to the game. so what tends to happen is that as soon as they hit a hump, a bit of struggle, or misunderstanding of a particular task or activity, they give up because it's all too hard.
A lot of programs out there are actually very easy to do and follow if the person is ready for it, but they are also very easy NOT to do.
One of the biggest issues I found was procrastination, and that happens due to a lack of guidance and understanding of the steps needed to be taken.
The other big factor people don't follow through is due to the good old "comfort zone" I know this was a major issue for me because I had a good income coming in. I knew in the back of my mind that if the opportunity didn't work, I had something to fall back on.....I had a plan "B"
I have learned that having a backup plan is your sure fire way to failure. Eliminate all other plans, decided what you want to do with your life, and go for it. Jumping from one opportunity to another just gets you nowhere in the long run. I learned this the hard way.
To cut a long story short, I quit my job, and went online full time. You think that would have eliminated all forms of procrastination? You bet......no more regular income, a wife and 2 kids.....you bet that will give you a swift kick up the butt and make you get serious about completing a program or course. No plan "B" was the key to success for me. Sorry for the long post, hope this helps.......

At some point through the IM program/system i felt that i was being taken through what i already know and thought it was a waste of time..lol
But actually it was not a waste of time.

Information Overload! Too much info and not knowing what to really put my finger on. Bummer!

You see most people suffer from the shiny object syndrome. I agree that most people are embarrassed to request a refund because they feel like they failed. That is not it at all. Most people too are like Animals within marketing. You're either a Fox or a Groundhog.

A Fox jumps from hole to hole looking for their next meal. Most of these kinds of people are generally not focused and continue to buy product after product after product to supplement their knowledge. Most people will spend a small fortune trying to be a master at nothing and a jack of all trades.

If your a Groundhog then you commit to your success. This means you take what you have learned and duplicate it over and over and over. Now every product will not present the same kind of results simply due to people taking action on their own to make a buck.

Most people fail to realize that those people they purchased from simply became a Groundhog along the way and committed to their overall success. That is not to say they know everything about the subject matter but took action in order to become a success and put money in their pockets. That is the difference in someone who took action and someone who is still hunting for the next best thing.

Most people don't experience success because of a lack of focus and get frustrated because they took limited action and expect to make TRILLIONS online for minimal effort. These same people are scared to make a mistake like the person they just purchased a product from. That person decided they knew enough to take action and would deal with potential failure if they experience that.

So in short most people treat marketing like a hobby and are like a Fox in many ways. They will get varied success and may not eat very much along the way but will expend a lot of energy to eat. If you decide you can deal with making a mistake and committing to your success and become a Groundhog then you will eventually become a success and make the money you desire experience success over and over and over.

Just make the decision today that you want to succeed and declare how much you want to make. Affirm it and dedicate yourself to the process and you will eventually hit that number you wrote down. I can't guarantee you that but I will tell you that if you do commit to the process and duplicate your efforts over and over and over then you will experience success.

On a side note most people who are making the attempt to make money online are not experts at marketing and don't have a background in it. If you actually leveraged an experts time and outsourced to them to create your products or put your site online or SEO your site then you will experience far less headaches and have more success. Most people continue to spend money on product after product after product and forget that they jumped into Internet Marketing to stop working so hard. So switch up your focus from being a technician in your business to a business owner and leverage other peoples time to help build your business.

That is my take. I am a Groundhog and realized I had to stop being a Fox to achieve success. I hope my analogy with the animals didn't offend anyone but I threw in the technician vs business mindset at the end to hopefully make people realize that is what most people are doing.

I have not follow through with a particular course because it was too techie and difficult to understand...

Holes in the course, skepticism.

There is always something missing. You ask for real world examples of something in the material and it can't be produced.

Anyone that's makeing substatial amounts of money, enough to justify creating a course and selling it, should be able to whip our entire examples of what's been presented no problemo.

Then there is always the obvious business knowledge that you don't share what makes you money. YOu avoid competition at all costs and you certainly don't voluntarily give up your secrets.

By the time I finish a course I'm wondering, why aren't they doing it if it works so well.

So the skepticism steers me away from it.

Heavy Sigh, my quest continues.

Peace

The course/program/system made me invest a lot more than it had brought in, when reaching steps that should get me in profit.

I have trust issues.

Because it the same from the way that we think on how to attract the costumers purchase and to go back again to our site.

No immediate results!

I'm not going to name names, but I have seen too many Program/System/Course(s) that try to take me too far outside my comfort zone.

I remember spending $1997 on a marketing course, that was very good, but I went on holidays after....and did not put it to use.

STOOPID really.

make sure before you buy, you make time to read and implement what you are learning. If you spend money to leave stuff on the digital shelf collecting dust you are better to go down the backyard and throw money into a fire.

When I was just beginning I lacked the money needed to truly test out the method or business model.

Also, some methods promised a specific income in a specific time and I was working harder than advertised to reach that income and I either made no money or very little money at all. Looking back I realized that I "could" actually make the money advertised by the sellers but, not in the time frame that was specified.

Why pay for something when there are free information on the internet. There are dozes of free ebooks on how to make money online. For a system, I don't think we should implement what somebody else is doing but our own way to success.

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Lack of Focus.

Most of us jump from 1 course to another, without going into depth

• Initially: Not knowing how to stop buying products and become a seller of products instead. Not realizing I was merely doing the first and needed to cross over to the latter...if that makes sense.
• Once I understood the above, problems choosing a niche I was truly interested in. Now that I have, I still fear it's too broad and struggle with narrowing it down.
• Interest in several different categories and niches, wanting to do everything and trouble narrowing my focus.
• Wanting instant gratification. Boredom with the time consuming effort that it truly takes to build a biz in IM. There are tasks that I have learned are part of the game, that I simply don't like to do. No way around that, except to do them.

Lack of focus and/or money for other investments which I wasn't aware of from the start. This is something I've seen tons of times the past months.. Things that requires an extra investment to work in full..

yea I think when one is new and see the shiny opportunity to make big money you jump right in because almost everything is promoted as it is the easiest thing ever.... but after weeks and month you realize you have almost no clicks on your links, no traffic and no signups.... so you think this was not the right one and move to another one with the same bad result.
the part about driving traffic and the amount of traffic needed is a struggle
So most people give up to soon .... and end up in the information overload evil circle

of the 3-5 courses that I actually didn't take action on it was because of these reasons

1) Because of the ad copy I thought the product was one thing but after I bought it, I found out it was one another business model that I had no interest in at all. So the only action I took was to ask for a refund.

2) I bought an ebook on Media Buys and the editing in the ebook was so terrible that I couldn't take action. As an example, the author would start explaining a concept on page 20, and then you go to page 21 expecting the rest of the explanation for that concept or strategy but instead there is a new headline about a new concept. So there were obvious gaping holes because of the authors lack of attention to detail.

3) And finally, I bought one course that taught a strategy that used a particular websites affiliate program that could only be used within the US. And since I live in Canada I couldn't access that strategy. I tried explaining this to the seller but they said that's too damn bad and wouldn't offer a refund when asked.

Well, I actually did follow through on mine, started in early 2011 and its an on going project. With all the new changes to Facebook PPC and Google Places/Local/Brand pages, I have to consistently record new training videos and update with fresh content.
My next step to get a support staff to handle customer service. I highly suggest everyone sticking with it and I wish you success. :-)

The number one reason for me quitting programs has got to be the fact I joined the wrong ones. The kind of systems that entice you to come in as a newbie, then once you are in you realise it's so saturated that to have a chance in hell you would have to spend a lot of money trying to out do the competition.

is this a survey question? Well, if it's a good program and I haven't had any follow through, then it would be because I was too lazy.

Joined the wrong programs, Shiny object (few times just), lack of action, lack of determination, info overload... I manage to cure myself from all those... Nothing better than realization You are too old to suck You parents blood and money.
After that came kick to butt and severe damaging of spine due to extensive sitting on chair for countless hours

I have followed through, but before I did, the #1 reason was my lack of belief. Anybody looking for a way to make money online, has to find something they believe in and stick with it. Don't worry about the family and friends that tell you it won't work. Stick to it and prove them wrong!

Benjamin Ehinger

Most courses will leave you in one state or the other. You will either know a little about a lot or a lot about a little. I think that is where most people are and represents the main reason follow through is difficult or not possible.