I Quit And Now I'm Back With Two Tips If You Are Starting An Online Business

This is pretty embarrassing, I have been lurking around the Warrior Forum and other IM forums since 2004, and now almost ten years later I am finally earning an online income. I remember when I first started reading about marketing online, everything was so fascinating and the hardest thing to do was focus on one thing. This lack of focus basically is one of the things that eventually made me leave it all behind and quit taking action. I say quit taking action because I have continued to lurk on the forums for years.

I want to share 2 things that have helped me make a come back and start taking action in the past couple of months.

1) Focus on one thing first:
This probably sounds like beating a dead horse but it is so true. I don't want to set any rules and I know that many people advise on how you should focus on selling your own product, that's fine. However, I personally think that it is very important that you learn how to market online effectively first.

Learn how to build a list, copyrighting techniques, building a squeeze page, and starting as an affiliate is a great way to do this. One of two things can happen, you can become really good at marketing other people's products and make a nice living from it, or you can choose to create your own product later. The point is to start with one thing and become good at it.

You can have the best product in the world but it doesn't matter if you don't know how to market. You may decide to focus on providing a service or writing articles, but give it some time before deciding that you need to jump to something else. And be honest with yourself, don't say that you have done the best you can when things start getting difficult if you really haven't. Once you grasp one thing and are having success with it, by all means go ahead and try something else that will complement what you are doing.

2) Take action and don't be over analytical
It's okay to measure risk, but once you do that go ahead and take the risk. Do some research, read reviews, do whatever you have to do, but don't be afraid to stumble. This is probably even more important than my first point. Imagine this, I have been on the fence lurking IM forums since 2004 without taking any action. If you quit in the past or let me say better, took a break, and you really have a strong desire to market online and have had a chance to reflect on your past mistakes, make the come back. I am much better at picking and weeding out things now, than I was in the past.

That's it. These are the two things that I did not apply in the past, but I would love to hear what others can add to this list to help out the newbies.