subject: 10 Untruths About Internet Marketing by:Sheila Berg [print this page] 1. You will get rich quick. Marketing on the internet takes a lot of work. This is not a get rich quick scheme. Your success is entirely up to you. You get out what you put in it.
2. You won't make any money. Again you get out what you put in it. Your key to success is through consistency and persistency. If you are willing to learn and accept failures from time to time, learn from your mistakes and apply that knowledge - the money will come.
3. Anyone can do this. If you tell yourself there is nothing to this, you will set yourself up for guaranteed failure. A profession such as this takes a lot of work and most of all the willingness to learn. You have to be willing to embrace new ideas as they come and take this seriously.
4. Not for everyone. As long as you free your mind of skepticism such as these, you have taken your first step. While this profession takes time to figure out, it is not hard to figure out. Remember the only person stopping you is yourself.
5. It is too hard. Look deep within yourself. Is an online business in you? What do you know? What do you like? What do you need that has not been created yet? Answers to these questions and similar ones, are the beginnings of you having the ability to set yourself apart from the crowd.
6. It will be easy. It will get easier, but you will have to do loads of due diligence. Spend many hours brainstorming if you want to do this right. You will spend many hours reading, writing, and learning what works and what doesn't. It will get tedious and hard to stick to. But you have to master some of the skills to earn a profit in business
7. It will only require 2-3 hours a day. At some point you will be able to automate most of your efforts. In the beginning, long hours are not unheard of. I have spent many hours in a day in front of my computer. But the rewards could be huge!
8. This is not a real job. You will come across many skeptics. Or worse than that, people who do not reveal skepticism but merely look at you funny. Believe me this is a real job. You work hard; don't allow the people who minimize your efforts get to you.
9. The only good reason to do this is for the money. That could not be further from the truth. There is a lot to gain; the money is a plus of course. Learning will always make you a better person overall. Then the most important is family time.
10. It takes years to learn online business. The best suggestion is to get a good coach. Listen to those who are already successful. They are already telling you what to do and how to do it. Success leaves clues. Now you just need to listen and learn but do be cautious as to who you listen to
About the author
Sheila Berg of Turbo Marketing is a savvy internet marketer who specializes in the mastery of pay per click and list building tactics. Grab a copy of her weekly edition of 'Turbo Marketing Profit Booster' Newsletter here http://www.turbotakeoff.com/newsletter
