I’ve surfed a ton of marketing forums in my time. Not really an insanely long period of time – and for good reason (s).I’m not sure how folks have the patience to build up thousands of posts – personally, that would drive me insane. It’s no secret how they do it though, a ton of short 1 sentence answers and maybe a longer one for good measure.
How tool-ish.
Anyway, if you’re a forum’er, (especially on internet marketing forums), you need to keep yourself in check otherwise you’ll waste a LOT of time and money.
While forums can be useful, you should be careful, and keep these things in mind…
- They’re redundant
- People try to give advice like they know what they’re talking about
- “Elitist” assholes
- A huge time suck if you look at mildly interesting topics and end up crashing your browser because of too many open tabs (maybe that’s just me, lol)
But perhaps the most annoying thing of all is this… folks who whine, bitch, and complain that they can’t “make” it online. I used to jump into these things to try and cause an intervention – but my own, and others efforts usually go unappreciated.
If I had to pinpoint an exact reason, it would be that they are stuck in the “employee” mindset. As an employee, you do what you’re told. You show up at 9. Clock off at 5. Get paid and go home. The human robot.
While there’s nothing wrong with having a job (all business owners need the worker bees to keep everything running smoothly), the type of people that usually complain about how they can’t make any money online is that there is nobody to tell them what to do… nobody can keep an eye on you to make sure you’re doing something and force you to be productive.
You are free to surf the ‘net without restriction and piss time away facebooking about stuff that doesn’t even matter.
So what does it really take? Does your success really depend on some groundbreaking magic pill that will send money tumbling down from the virtual heavens of profit?
No.
But what it does take is a solid grounding in the mindset of a BUSINESS owner and ENTREPRENEUR.
How do you know if you fit the profile or whether you should just give up now?
Here’s a small list of things that most business owners I know share…
- Tenacity to succeed… you don’t just give up once you hit a roadblock. You pack your shit, and find your way around it ’til it’s working properly. Unless…
- You know when to quit… if something isn’t working (or you found out it’s not going to work) – you have your head on straight and don’t attempt to beat the dead horse. Because…
- You value your time… you’re not afraid to put in a little elbow grease – but if something tedious like web design isn’t your strong suit, you know when to let a pro handle it. You’re not worried that you’re “spending” money – you see it as an “investment” because it’s saving you from frustration that someone else can deal with for a small fee.
- You want revenge… OK, so maybe this is just me. But honestly… who doesn’t have something to prove? Don’t you want to laugh in the face of people who once told you that “you’re wasting your time”, or “you’re just lazy, this internet marketing stuff is bullshit”. Maybe it was your parents. Your friends or other family. Whatever the case – you want the last laugh, don’t you?
- You suck as an employee… about 3 years ago, I lost my job as a warehouse worker for a large electronics chain. It was a cool job. Laid back with some hilarious people to work with… unfortunately, I was busting my ass and my efforts went unappreciated because often times the boss would come to “look over my shoulder” at all the wrong times. OK, so I showed up late a few times too. But I got my work done and picked up slack for others too.
I HATED following the rules and watching one man take my efforts and line his own fat ass (wallet) up with cash. That burned me up inside, and he did me a favor by firing me (although I didn’t know it at the time). That followed a long period of time applying for jobs, facing rejection, and dealing with people who thought I was just a lazy SOB because I had so much free time on my hands… I felt like one too – but it all lead me to where I am now.
Now I get work when I want without some jerkoff giving me a mean mug because I hate following the rules (another reason why I hated school – another story for another day)… all in all – it’s been one hell of a journey. Hopefully, you share a few of these traits yourself.
I want to hear your story… comment below!
See you in the comments Hombre,
Dean
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