Good morning
As we approach the New Year, it’s time to take stock of what
we’ve done in 2014 to improve ourselves as people, and as online marketers
Statistically close to 92% of people looking to earn more
money online will become frustrated with failure, and quit … I sincerely hope you’re not one of these people
The remaining 8% are those who learn from mistakes, and
continue on to realize their dreams and make money!
Earning money online is not easy in spite of what these so
called “guru’s” want you to believe and / or “instant, overnight miracle”
system they are trying to sell you ..
I've been marketing online for over 20 years and trust me
when I tell you, there is NO SUCH THING as “push button, do nothing and get
paid” systems or business’s online … Everything
we do as online business people will absolutely require us to put in time,
effort, and resources.
If you treat your business like a hobby, that’s exactly what
you can expect in return! If you take your online business as seriously as you
take your career and / or offline business, you will be amazed at how
successful you can and will become! This is what makes up the difference in the
“success / failure” statistics I mentioned early …. 92% of new marketers fail simply because they
do not take what they are doing seriously, and believe / fall for the sales
hype they see online. I’m sorry to say this but, these folks are victims of
their own foolishness and greed…. They will NEVER succeed because they do not
invest the time needed to educate themselves and learn from their mistakes
versus continuing to repeat them over and over again … Clearly understand the “guru’s”
know this and intentionally target these people by creating new system after
new system to take their money …
This is how THEY (the gurus) get rich!
So now it’s time to look back over the year and honestly ask
yourself “Am I one of the 92% or am I one of the 8%?” Your answers should come
easily if you take an honest inventory of how you’ve conducted your business.
Did you?
- Find a business / opportunity that match’s your personality and stick with it, or did you leap frog from one “shiny thing” to another chasing rainbows and unicorns?
- Develop a sales / marketing plan and set your marketing budget accordingly or are you one of those people that thinks everything should be “free” and buckets of money will fall from the sky rewarding you for doing nothing?
- Research your market, and find effective advertising sources to your target market or did you sit on Facebook all day posting free ads that real people never read or see?
Of the questions above, which person are you?
If you are the
“freebie seeking, tire kicking” type, I’d suggest you either re-think your
marketing strategies, or simply quit now and go find a job because you’ll never
be successful expecting maximum returns for zero investment!
If you want to be one of the 8% that makes it online and
achieves your hopes, dreams and goals, you need to put in the work /
investments REQUIRED to make that happen, PERIOD!
STOP chasing rainbows and jumping from one “get rich quick”
scheme / scam to another, find an opportunity or business that match’s your
personality, morals, and ethics and stick with it! Create an action plan,
develop a marketing budget (yes, you will need to spend money for GOOD
advertising!) search the net and find GOOD advertising resources and STOP spinning your wheels / WASTING your time
posting free ads on FB or other social media sites that NO ONE ever reads!
Place a value on your time, and adopt practices that will
bring a REAL return on your investments!
Albert Einstein once said “The definition of insanity is
repeating the same behaviors, and expecting different results” Stop doing what doesn't work, and start doing what does!
I’ve created a small series of articles on my blog that will
help re think what you’re currently
doing, and teach you effective new marketing strategies that will put you on
the path to achieving your online goals!
Lesson
#4: More Sales with promos and discounts
In closing, it’s all up to you to realize success or failure
….
Don’t blame the program / system you've joined and / or are promoting …
Look
in the mirror and ask yourself if you’re truly giving it your all or if you’re
just a “tire kicker” chasing dreams / putting in minimal effort but expecting
maximum results.
Remember what Einstein said!
I wish you all a safe, healthy, prosperous 2015 but again,
these things are up to you and the choices / decisions you make!
If you need help, visit my website at BigEdz.com or feel free to email me.
This is your “Man in the Mountains” signing off until next
time ..Good luck and God bless.
EJ "Big Ed"
Benko
Skype: Edward.Benko
