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Problems people have with internet business
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By Robert Nixon
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Problems people have with internet business
The problems most have when creating and establishing theirpresence on the world wide web are:
1. Thinking they can achieve high income with little or noinvestment in a short time- Somehow this myth is still believedeven today. It is propagated by scam artist that tell you theygot X amount of dollars just by doing a simple thing in a coupleof weeks. AND for a price they will show you how to also. Whatmany of these actually do is sale the information, give you anaffiliate site, an E-book, a software program, or something ofthat sort and advise you to do the same. Let's face it, thosethat do this are not serious. They are chasing a desire with nofoundation. ANY business requires investment of money and time,and as your presence on the web is your website, then thisshould be as professional as you can afford or have the abilityto create and/or edit. If you want to do it yourself, OK, butexpect to spend quite some time in the 'learning curve' mode oftrial and error.
2. Failure to have their very own domain- Many think a websiteis a website is a website. They have one given to them by theirISP and consider this as the platform to use for their business.These are called 'home pages' and they do not know or refuse tothink that the fact that search engines will not accept themapplies to them. Homepages are used by internet surfers to findand give information about other members of the ISP family theyhave in common. They think that their homepage will be givenmore attention by their ISP than those that pay for theadvertisements at the ISP landing site, or those from 'General'searches on the internet. As far as the internet considers them,they do not exist anywhere except at the ISP server, which isthe truth.
3. Using their home PC location as their business site- This iswhat the 'hackers', ad-ware and spammers are looking for inorder to do what they do. You should keep your home PC as faraway from this sort of problem as you can. The way to do this isby getting your site 'hosted' and using your associated'web-mail' as your 'firewall'. Only use your personal e-mailaddress for friends and relatives. Even still, there are'Trojans' that will ping your home PC's IP and attack you fromthe web. You will need to put up a firewall, install a goodanti-virus program and anti-ad ware ( or spy ware ) program thatwill screen any attempts to attack you to load upon yourstarting your PC and monitoring as long as you are connected tothe web. The average time it takes to be attacked on the web isabout thirty seconds from the time you access it using anybrowser.
Once they have corrected the above, many still fail due to theirlack of the investment of time. The internet has spoiled peoplewith it's speed, the promise of instant returns, and it's volumeof growth. It has also made people think they are invisible fromothers by the use of 'nicknames' ,etc. People hide behind thiscurtain and think they will be taken serious. IF you can not useyour 'real' name than who will take you or your businessserious? When was the last time you purchased something from(not a real e-mail address) 'beerbelly123@yahoo.com'?
On the average, it will take at least two years to show aprofit, if you really work at it and follow a business plan. Canit happen earlier? Yes, but on very rare occasions ( the oddsare better winning the lottery ). Just getting your site listedon the major engines takes weeks, months or longer, if they willlist it at all. People get discouraged and either give up orblame the product or services they are offering INSTEAD ofthemselves. They do not want to admit that an internet businessis NOT for them. They instead cry and moan and blame everyoneelse for the lack of achievement. The sign of being an adult isthat you can admit to yourself and others that you fail, takemeasures to correct the problem and move on. You have to knowwhat your abilities are or are not, don't try to achieve yourinternet goal by doing more than you really understand. You canget into BIG trouble very easily by being over zealous andletting your desire outweigh your common sense. This is why wehave plumbers, electricians, programmers and other variousoccupations in life. You can not do it all yourself or think youcan do the same quality of work as someone with expertise in thefield. If you don't know how to do something, ask for and getsound advice from an expert in the field before you attempt ityourself, or even if you should.
More money is being made on the internet today by selling itemson E-bay or other on-line 'stores' than by associate websites.Is there still a 'niche' for associate sites. YES, but thesetype of programs take an even longer period of time to establish'downlines', and the pay-outs normally come from the paidassociates you sign up or refer after a certain dollar amounthas been reached. The secret to associate programs is gettingsign ups and training them to do the same. Don't worry about the'time wasters' that always have an excuse for not doing thingsthemselves. There are no free rides and everyone must do theirpart for all the achieve their goals with an associate program.However, when done correctly, an associate program will produceincome with many making a good living doing so today. Find oneyou like and stick with it and it will pay off for you. You willstill want your own website with a link to you associateprograms, never advertise your associate program directly. Ifyou do change programs, all the time and effort you have spentis lost and you will have to start all over. Get your siteestablished and the content will take care of your programs.
Set up a budget and time-table. Stick to it and don't put thingsoff. Once you get a schedule, then the couple hours in the amand/or in the pm doing your promotions is all you need to do.Spend other time doing research, getting training or advice onwhat you want to achieve next. THE INTERNET IS ADDICTIVE.Knowing when to get off is just as important as anything else.
Always remember: Never invest more than you can afford to dowithout. Any business is a gamble and most that make it on theinternet have done so by many failures, overcoming them andmoving on, trying not to make the same mistakes over and over.Example: I would love to have a Rolls Royce but can not affordit. Instead I own a Chevorlet. I own three vehicles, with eachbeing paid off before I purchased another. It is better to ownthan to rent ( the modern buzz word for renting is leasing ).However there is a catch. The more of a down payment you makethe less your monthly payments are, so make as large a down asyou can afford but don't borrow to do so.
Invest wisely, you don't have to spend a lot of money onprograms or tools for your website and it's promotions. What youshould look for are 'packages' of tools of various types, eachthat will do certain things for you. Example: Use a good e-mailprogram for your 'newsletter' such as 'Infacta' and not rely onauto-responders to do all the work for you. Use 'networked'submitter programs instead of going from site to site submittingyour domain's url. There are so many ways you can do things onthe internet and you have to determine which avenue you want touse. As your income increases, roll over your profits into 'up-grading' existing programs instead of getting new ones, untilyou can afford more.
If people purchase a package of internet tools from me, I willgive them on-line, live training on them, if they so desire. Notonly did I spend the time to learn the programs myself, theirproper application and what to expect in return, by using themand checking the results over a period of time ( as we oftenexpect more from something than it is designed to deliver ), Ialso have taken a course called 'train the trainer' so I couldlearn how to train others correctly. This course cost me moneyand time to complete. It taught me methods and presentations.The subject can change, just like your website and it's content.
I am amazed at how many enter this training that do not know howto 're-size' a window on their PC, how to copy and paste, etc.Every set of windows comes with a tutorial on how to do thebasic functions, or you can take classes. They just don't wantto take the time to learn or practice enough to become able todo what they need to do in order to do things correctly. Theyare in way over their heads and are not really serious, insteadthey are 'time wasters' for the other's in the class.
In other words, do your homework, be prepared and the test willbe a snap. Don't expect to get a one hundred on every test.Maybe in your studies you put more emphasis on the wrong thingsand the test asks for answers to questions you thought did notpertain at the time. Learn from your mistake, re-study andre-take the test. This works both ways however as a test resultalso shows the teacher how well they have presented theinformation how well the students understood the subject. A lotof poor results means the wrong approach was used and thestudents just aren't getting the message correctly and will haveto be re-done.
DEFINITIONS:
WORK and PLAY. These are the two most important words on most ofour lives. The first makes the second possible but you shoulddevote time to both. Other than your family, they are what isreally important in life. Keep them both in proper prospectiveat all times.
LIFESTYLE: This is how you live with what you have left overafter all the bills are paid. This is what you want to increaseby your work or you internet business.
Robert Nixon
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