Getting started. This
seems to be a big hang up for a lot of people.
Many of us get so constipated with information overload, we
fail to take any action. We buy the
books and courses and watch a ton of YouTube videos, but when it comes to
execution, we fall short.
Failure to Launch
I remember buying a huge Internet marketing course for about
$400 and diving into it with excitement and passion, only to let it sit there
for about 2 years before taking any real action. I had a problem getting my ideas off the
ground.
And even though a course like that was very well done, if you
don’t take any kind of action, your results will be null, and if your results
are null, you’ll get depressed, and if
you get depressed you probably won’t take any action…
And the process repeats itself.
An Easy Way to Get
Started From Two of My Readers
Yesterday I ran an article asking readers to share their
stories and ideas about how they made their first dollar in Internet Marketing.
I’m encouraged by the fact that at least a few of you have
contacted me with their ideas and I really appreciate it. This information will definitely help out your
fellow entrepreneurs and it is a clear and shining example of how kind some
people can be in helping others.
If you would like to contribute to this blog, please send me
your ideas on this subject and I will gladly post it. Either post your idea in the comment section
or write it up and send it to:
In the subject field put: “Mark, How I Made My First Dollar”
- That way I’ll be able to see it amidst all of the email I constantly
get. Ha-ha!
So, I got two emails
sent to me (no signature or web address, which I would have gladly posted) that
said just about the same thing. The emails
were basically one or two lines, so I’ve embellished on their ideas to help get
the message across.
So, thanks so much to Ryan and Blake for sending these. In the future if you want me to put a link to
your sites on this post, just let me know.
Start Hocking Your
Skills and Talents
Sit down and dash out on a piece of paper all of the skills
you possess. Here’s a list of ideas to
get you thinking:
Writing –
Articles, blog posts, advertising copy, etc.
Graphic Arts –
Logos, banners, buttons, scanned art, etc.
Speaking – Making
how to videos, pod casts, interviews, (even public speaking)
Web Design – Any
skill you may have that contributes to building websites
Programming Skills
– Java code, HTML, Flash, etc.
If you don’t have any skills ACQUIRE THEM!
You can learn everything you need to know from a laptop
these days, so no more excuses. Get busy
and start learning!
What you can do immediately is start marketing your skills through
a variety of channels like Craig’s List, Elance, oDesk, and if you just
absolutely want to get started and make your first few dollars, market yourself
through Fiverr.
In my opinion, making a living on a site like Fiverr would
be very tough, however some people have actually done that. But I look at sites like Fiverr and opportunities
for making money with Adsense ads as a springboard to get you started. That certainly shouldn’t be the only way to
make money to survive on.
True Story about
Acquiring Skills
A couple of years ago, I was rehabbing a house with my
family. We had purchased a home that we
had bought from a foreclosure. We got a
super deal on it, however, it had severe leak problems with the roof.
We decided we really wanted to have the roof work done by
contractors, and we had a neighbor tell us that we needed to install a metal
roof. Our rehab was on top of a tall
hill and it as susceptible to high winds from time to time.
So we ordered a metal roof from a local contractor. However, the company we got the contractor
through ordered the metal for the roof AND the porch and the contractor was
never told about the attached roof. So
we had a big extra pile of metal roofing and no roof for the leaky porch.
I told my son we would try to do the porch roof ourselves
because if we got that wrong and it leaked, it would only be the porch area
affected. So, we pulled up YouTube and
watched every video we could on how to install a metal roof and we installed the
porch section perfectly.
It was also great that he had a cell phone with video
capabilities on it because many times we would access those videos while we
were on the roof working.
Aren’t we living in an incredible age?
By the way, here's a video from the porch of that house right after we bought it.
By the way, here's a video from the porch of that house right after we bought it.
The Sooner You Do
This, The Better Off You’ll Be
The sooner you get started, the sooner you’ll learn how to
market your opportunities online and gain skills others don’t have. When I got started I knew nothing about
Internet marketing, creating blogs, HTML, advertising copy, how to make
graphics for websites, how to use Photoshop, how to use Social media, etc.
I pretty much knew nothing.
But I learned by doing. If I didn’t
know how to do something I bought
books. (For Dummies books are great for
learning certain subjects!)
And yeah, I failed a bunch, but I also learned a lot from
those mistakes. And quite frankly, it
was a far better education that what I got in an expensive college.
Once again I want to take this opportunity to thank the two
gentlemen that sent me the email with their story on it - Ryan and Blake!
And if have a story or a comment about how you made your
first dollar on the Internet, please take a few moments and share it with
us.
Please send it to:
elmo033057@gmail.com
(In the subject field put: “Mark, How I Made My First Dollar”)
To Your Success!
Mark “Elmo”
Ellis
"When
it Comes to High-Response Copy - I've Got Your Back!"
(859)
797-9560
elmo033057@gmail.com
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