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Failed at Everything

by anion
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OK, so I am not the Brightest Bulb on the Christmas Tree.
Yes I fell on my head when I was a kid.

I have bought almost everything out there (Please don't ask me to buy yours... "I'm Broke now!)

I admit that I have failed at them all!
Not one red cent (Well $4.33 from Ad Sense)

So whats a Mother to do? (Yeah you can call me a Mother)

I do not think I am stupid or lazy. I followed each video and eBook to the letter.

I even went back and tried a second time on some... NADA! ZILCH! ZERO!

So before I totally quit and hit the delete key on about a KAZILLION dollars worth of S/W, anyone have a last ditch effort for me to try?

Thanks,
  • Profile picture of the author patelsagar
    May be you are not having patience to let the things start rolling. I say this as this is the most common problem I see.

    Also, let us know what's your aim for now? To make a passive source of income or just to work daily and earn daily?
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  • Profile picture of the author pcpupil
    Ive been trying for a year and havent even made $4.33.Ive made 0,nothing,anything.
    I have my own ebook store im writing articles to right now for some backlinks.
    I have a blogger blog im trying.
    And i have a free website up with weebly.com.Its not working either.Im going to try a differnet product i think with that.
    This is all about trying new ways and ideas.We have to try and see what works.Quit buying books and gadgets.
    How did yoiu make the $4.33.Was that a month,day,2 months,how long?.
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      • Profile picture of the author danolund
        I agree that you will need to QUIT buying every program that sounds good at the moment.

        Can I ask if you have a passion for anything?

        A marketable skill?

        Can you write articles, make graphics, program anything?

        Do you have pets, like to watch movies, skydive, garden, have a child, are you married, do you have any friends, do you travel, do you have a car, do you have any opinions?

        If any of this is true then find a forum that targets your passion and become active, not to sell something but because it interest you, your product will come to you in time.

        Selling IM products is a tough gig, you will need to find a need and fill it, the bigger the need the more money you will make. This will not be easy. Maybe there is a product on your hard drive that you like, but could use some improvement, tweak it, make it better, different, make it your own and then market it. If there is a need for it you will make money.

        If you are trying to do affiliate marketing then are you building a targeted list?
        Are you doing JV deals to expand your list?

        I think I have said enough, just one last thing, filling your hard drive with other peoples product will not make you money.

        Best of luck.
        Dan
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        • Profile picture of the author anion
          Boy, all of your replies are really good and I appreciate the feedback. I can relate to your answers and will work on following your advice.

          At 60 years old, I have seen and done a lot but nothing that would cause me to focus on it as a product. I can write articles, make graphics, program some in HTML and even build websites. I am not into that area as much, so I would like to concentrate on products I think.

          I have tried building a targeted list but not much luck there either... ergo, no sales!

          My article writing skills are just average and I'm not much into that.

          I WILL NOT buy anything else (Mainly because I am broke now) and use what I have to re-focus on and refine my IM skills.

          In other words... I will just keep at one product until it sells. Seems the consensus is to keep at one thing and give it time as I tweak the results.

          So "THANKS" again and best of luck to us all!
          That elusive residual income has to be there somewhere!
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  • Profile picture of the author nontemplates
    Don't buy anything more. Did you ever have a product or service that you really believed in? So much of what is out there is all about marketing without much thought being given to product. In fact to be flat out honest - theres too much products out there that are all about marketing nothing more than marketing. get a product and if you do tells us what it is.
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  • Profile picture of the author developerholic
    Hi there,

    Sometimes we do not need any product, services or report. Everything that we need is in "google" and through experience of course.

    My first blog earned $0.03 on it's first month, became $3.81 on the second and $13 on the third. Now my blog earns me $800/month with no work done on it(seriously)

    I have never bought any product or reports to be able to reach this "success" All you need is passion and love what you do
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  • Profile picture of the author markbrown0316
    You must have faith in yourself. Things will work out right, you must have patience. You can do it.There is a saying "Never lose hope and do not quit". You have to have the spirit and string will.
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  • Profile picture of the author kkchoon
    It has been 3 years for me to trial and error, and finally get it right, and I admit I am a slow learner, but never gave up!

    My health is now at some how critical level, nevertheless I never gave up myself or the business.

    John Reese work till he is in the hospital with 100K debt, and never gave up! Instead, he try to "review" and "refine" his skill, change the way his mind used to think, and finally work his way out of this!

    His story touches my heart, and I never quit until I am successful!

    Key to be successful:

    1. Never gave up
    2. Focus on one method, one guru, one traffic strategy, one method...
    3. Buy and learn only courses that are related to what you need, if you need traffic now, just learn the traffic skill. And if you are learning SEO, don't gave up and switch to PPC, vice versa.

    Work more and learn less, trust the result you see and use the e-book and course as reference. Scale up your result and you will be successful.

    Everyone has different experience, that's why you can't follow the exact formula.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mr Tomcat
    Don't buy e-books. Ever

    Google is your friend. Try and grow a project and then look how to monetize it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mr Tomcat
    Oh and don't pay someone 500 bucks to setup a wordpress blog for you :-)
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    • Profile picture of the author clint48
      Find something that people just have to have and sell it to them. A good example is the oil you have in Texas, people are buying it every day. If you don't have something people really want or need you will not make money on or off the Internet, Bottom Line.

      Clint
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