October 22, 2005

Making Money Online - How To Find Your Best Choices

"...there appears to be a sense of frustration and lost goals among newbies. People are worried about making millions. I am just worried about making anything that will give me satisfaction.

There is just so much to learn, so many systems for making money, and so many gurus that I almost want to back away and hide. Some tell you one thing and then you are told completely the opposite by someone else.

The problem with learning to make money on the web is the equivalent of doing a major course where half the students are the professors and everyone has something to say. Its a case of selectively picking through the brambles to find the road.

I have joined a system that is all laid out for me and, hopefully, I am told that all I have to do is follow the one guru and it will succeed. Its all I can handle at the moment and even that, at times, seems like too much.

How many feel like I do?"


This post on one of my favorite forums made me think.

We had a power outage at home that lasted a couple of hours. It gave me time to re-evaluate my strategy for the coming year.

And I realized something startling... I'm in the same boat!

It wasn't easy to choose one or two from among the various 'models' of generating online profits. I've tried out many - and they work. But when it comes to integrating all my online activities, and implementing the best, tested and proven, highest yield strategies in ALL of them, I'm finding it a bit hard.

It's not surprising how much MORE difficult it must be to someone new - who doesn't even know if any of them will WORK in the first place!

After a couple of hours of brainstorming with my wife about the direction we should take in the future, we've kind of settled upon going the Adsense/Pay-per-Click / Affiliate / Direct Selling route... in different niches.

Does that mean others are wrong or won't work? Absolutely not. The choice we made was based upon our own unique resources, skills, and goals. And yours should be based upon yours.

Sadly, too many folks begin venturing into online marketing without a clue about what they want, where they are headed, how long it will take them, and how badly they want to get there... and most critical, WHY they want to do it at all.

It's close to the time we all make New Year's resolutions - but nothing prevents you from taking stock and setting course today. In fact, I should have taken my own advice sooner - thanks to the power cut, I got it done.

So, sometime soon, take the time out to ask yourself these questions. They appear simple - but when you think hard about it, they aren't so simple, or even easy. But answering them honestly and completely could change the way you go about your work online.

Why do you do what you do/want to do online?

What income targets do you need to reach? When?

What resources do you have, or have access to?

What are you willing to do or give up to get there?

How much knowledge do you plan to acquire? How?

Who are the people you will work with?

Once you've got these things clear in your head, you'll find yourself automatically being attracted towards certain systems, specific 'gurus', particular models to adapt and adopt to your online business.

Set your goals. If you don't know how, here's a short little guide to help you along - Your Goal Setting Guide.

Review your progress. It helps you keep on track, retain focus. It also helps energize you as you reach each milestone on target.

Make changes. Adapt to the course. Tweaks and twists help you navigate the rocky path surely and steadily.

Choose your mentors carefully. It's easy for anyone to claim success with a system. You must be convinced it is one you can translate and employ in your business.

Learn constantly. Things change. Effective strategies lose effectiveness. Don't waste time blaming or crying. Adapt, modify and forge ahead.

And to keep you motivated and inspired, here are 2 things you can do:

Download and read 'How Long Does Success Take' - it's FREE

Subscribe to your 'Daily Inspirational Quote' - it's FREE too

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