I have heard people say that they want to start their own internet business so that they won't have a boss that tells them what to do and when to do it. These people say that they don't want to have to 'punch' a clock.
Because they won't have a boss peering over their shoulder telling them what to do, they will be able to work when, and if, they want to.
How wrong they are! Well, if they intend to be successful they are wrong, otherwise they are destined to fail. The reality is that when you work for yourself YOU are the boss and you need to be a strict one.
You might no longer have a 9 to 5 job but you certainly have to spend a good number of hours working on your business. Since you're the boss now, you need to ensure that you spend enough time working on your business and ensure that that time is spent productively.
Before you could have come back from lunch a little bit late without any real drama but once you start working for yourself you will need to become a lot tougher on yourself if you have any intention of being successful in your online business, and your 40 hour week is now a thing of the past.
The online marketing scene is hard! Don't for one instant believe the adverts that promise you bucket loads of cash whilst only working part time each month. It simply is not true.
It is vitally important that you create a work timetable for yourself. You must be strict with yourself and remember that the time you finish is not determined by the clock but rather by when you complete whatever task you have set yourself.
Your time IS your own to manage. You must supply your own discipline. You are still accountable to someone. You are accountable to YOU!
The next point I would like to make is this: Guesswork and Becoming 'Cheap' is NOT Smart. Being wise with your pennies is a good thing but there is a world of difference between being thrifty and being cheap. The thing to remember in the online marketing game is not to hold on to the money you have, it is more a case of making more money than you spend.
Have you ever heard the adage, "You have to spend money to make money"? It is a true statement that has come about through the experience of those who have gone before you. You can't be so afraid of spending a few dollars that you prevent yourself from making money.
I have heard otherwise very intelligent people say that they didn't take a marketing course that had been offered because it was 'over-priced'. Now there is a dumb statement if I have ever heard one.
There are doubtless several things in that marketing course that would have enabled them to make their money back several times over, whether it was through learning how to streamline their business, thereby saving them many hours of work, or by discovering a new way in which to generate sales. Either way being 'cheap' has cost them dearly.
Right up there with stupid things I have heard are those people that say they won't buy a piece of software that will save them many hours of manual labor because they feel it cost too much and that maybe all the bugs aren't worked out of it yet.
What kind of thinking is that?
Would you keep cutting grass with an old fashioned push mower rather than buying a power mower because it cost too much and it might have a problem?
Here is the thing that you need to remember: Being thrifty is not a crime.
Being dumb isn't a crime either.
If you really want to be a successful internet marketer, you have to be willing to invest in your own knowledge and provide the tools for yourself that makes success possible.
Because they won't have a boss peering over their shoulder telling them what to do, they will be able to work when, and if, they want to.
How wrong they are! Well, if they intend to be successful they are wrong, otherwise they are destined to fail. The reality is that when you work for yourself YOU are the boss and you need to be a strict one.
You might no longer have a 9 to 5 job but you certainly have to spend a good number of hours working on your business. Since you're the boss now, you need to ensure that you spend enough time working on your business and ensure that that time is spent productively.
Before you could have come back from lunch a little bit late without any real drama but once you start working for yourself you will need to become a lot tougher on yourself if you have any intention of being successful in your online business, and your 40 hour week is now a thing of the past.
The online marketing scene is hard! Don't for one instant believe the adverts that promise you bucket loads of cash whilst only working part time each month. It simply is not true.
It is vitally important that you create a work timetable for yourself. You must be strict with yourself and remember that the time you finish is not determined by the clock but rather by when you complete whatever task you have set yourself.
Your time IS your own to manage. You must supply your own discipline. You are still accountable to someone. You are accountable to YOU!
The next point I would like to make is this: Guesswork and Becoming 'Cheap' is NOT Smart. Being wise with your pennies is a good thing but there is a world of difference between being thrifty and being cheap. The thing to remember in the online marketing game is not to hold on to the money you have, it is more a case of making more money than you spend.
Have you ever heard the adage, "You have to spend money to make money"? It is a true statement that has come about through the experience of those who have gone before you. You can't be so afraid of spending a few dollars that you prevent yourself from making money.
I have heard otherwise very intelligent people say that they didn't take a marketing course that had been offered because it was 'over-priced'. Now there is a dumb statement if I have ever heard one.
There are doubtless several things in that marketing course that would have enabled them to make their money back several times over, whether it was through learning how to streamline their business, thereby saving them many hours of work, or by discovering a new way in which to generate sales. Either way being 'cheap' has cost them dearly.
Right up there with stupid things I have heard are those people that say they won't buy a piece of software that will save them many hours of manual labor because they feel it cost too much and that maybe all the bugs aren't worked out of it yet.
What kind of thinking is that?
Would you keep cutting grass with an old fashioned push mower rather than buying a power mower because it cost too much and it might have a problem?
Here is the thing that you need to remember: Being thrifty is not a crime.
Being dumb isn't a crime either.
If you really want to be a successful internet marketer, you have to be willing to invest in your own knowledge and provide the tools for yourself that makes success possible.
About the Author:
Alan is a party wall surveyor with a firm of party wall surveyors. He is also responsible for the online marketing of his firm's website.
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