I hope you enjoyed your weekend and are having a great Monday!
Today I have something to talk to you about that most Internet marketers DON’T like to talk about. But it’s extremely important that you address this issue head-on, or it can kill your dreams of success.
It was years ago now, but I can remember when I first got started online. Remember
it plain as day.
There was one word that threatened to kill every dream I had of being successful. I’d say successful online, but it really was bigger than that. This one word could have killed my success anywhere, doing anything.
Yes, it’s that serious.
The word is FEAR.
It’s a dream killer, no question.
What you need to understand, though, is why.
We’re all human, so we all feel human emotions. Fear is one of those. And when we try to do something we’ve never done before, like a start an online business, fear is a natural part of taking that step.
But it also can become a nasty beast that strangles every dream you have.
When most people start out in Internet marketing, no matter what their niche is, no matter what their product is, they fear:
* Making a mistake
* Losing money
* Being embarrassed in front of family and friends
* Not knowing everything they need to know
* Failing
And as crazy as it might sound, a lot of people unconsciously fear succeess. Odd, but true.
All of those fears are like road blocks. Without them you’d probably have a wide open highway right to what you want to
accomplish.
Now, I’m not saying all of those fears are unfounded. Some are real, and normal, and actually responsible.
Fact is, when you start an Internet business, you have to invest some time and cash. And there’s a real possibility you might lose some of that cash. That’s true for starting ANY business, not just an online one.
But what most of us tend to do is let those fears get big and mean, and keep us from doing what we need to succeed. That’s why fear is a dream killer.
When I first started, I knew nothing about business. I knew almost nothing about computers. I didn’t even really know what Internet marketing was. All I knew was that I wanted to change my life and my family’s lives.
So I took a step that scared me to death and started trying to learn and do and succeed.
Now I have a business most people envy.
I don’t say that to boast at all. I’m telling you that because I absolutely believe you can do what I did.
You’ll make mistakes. You’ll lose some investment now and again. Your friends and family might laugh at you, or tell you to get a “real job.” You’ll fail some.
And all of that is necessary if you want to be a long-term success. It isn’t fun, but it’s worthwhile. Looking back on it, I’m so glad I didn’t quit. You can feel that way too, if you’ll just take the first step and stick with it.
Like I said, though, we’re all human. Just hearing some encouragement from me probably isn’t enough, so let me give you some
practical advice to get past your fear.
First, make a plan. It doesn’t have to be formal. You don’t have to think of
everything. Just think about the big stuff:
* Your business model
* Your market
* Your product
* How you’ll get traffic
You don’t have to be the world’s expert on any of that!
One thing you can do is give yourself permission to mess up. I’m serious about that.
There’s no way you can know everything you need to know before you start.
If you try to learn it all, you’ll stay stuck in what lots of people call analysis paralysis. It could last a lifetime.
It’s smarter to get started and put your fear in a box.
It’s okay to be afraid, but remember that nothing worth doing ever feels completely comfortable when you start. Being successful on the Internet is no different.
So step out there boldly. Start simple, and focus your efforts on getting ONE product on ONE site to a profitable place.
Tell yourself that you can do it. Remind yourself that there’s no reason you can’t, because lots of other people very much like you have succeeded. Stop thinking about what can go wrong, or what you don’t know, or how it hasn’t worked before.
It can work this time. You can do better this time. You’re smarter than you were before, and you’ll get even smarter as
you go.
Once you do that, you’ll notice something. Your fear will start to melt.
And after you’ve sold your first product online, your confidence will soar.
Then, before you know it, you’ll be looking back like me and sort of laughing at yourself for being so afraid.
You may not believe that right now, but it’s the truth. I’d stake my reputation on it.
Have a great week and I’ll check in with you soon.
All the best, Michael Rasmussen
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Forex Megadroid is on its way to breaking the 1,000% net proflt level for 2009…
The reason this robot is one of the few that is capable of actually achieving this feat is simply because of its advanced Artificial Intelligence break/through: RCTPA.
What does this mean? Well, 2 things:
Megadroid is capable of accurately seeing into the immediate future… with a 95.86% accuracy rate, in fact.
It is a MULTI-MARKET condition performer… in other words, it adapts itself to any and every market condition (the first robot that is capable of doing this).
…because of these two unique features, this robot will outperform ANY robot on the market for quite some time to come.
You can read a lot more about these and many other features of Forex Megadroid here:
P.S. Forex Megadroid definitely establishes a new Artificial Intelligence standard in the industry. It is currently available at a very special launch price which is soon going up. Take advantage here:
Good extension – If a person is surfing around looking for a site, and they know its name, most people will try .com. So, for the web site owner who wants their site to be found, the rule is: if at all possible, get a .com name.
Short – Less than 7 characters, ideally. A simple name will roll off the tongue more easily in conversation, look more professional, and have less chance of being mis-typed.
Easy to spell – Make sure it passes the phone test: if you were to say the domain name of your website to a friend over the phone, would your friend be able to spell it correctly the first time without your having to spell it for them? If not, you’ve failed the phone test and should likely try a different domain name. Also, be careful about double letters. Take CyberRadio, for example. Their domain uses a double R, as you might expect, but there is an uncertainty there. The two R’s together look a bit strange if written without capitalization, and a good name will not force the user to assume anything about the name. If you must have a double letter, the best solution is to buy both versions of the domain. Avoid using dashes in your domain name.
Descriptive – A good site or business name will describe exactly what the site is about. In most cases it’s important for a person to be able to get some sort of sense what the website is about just by reading the domain name. Of course that logic doesn’t work for sites like ebay, amazon, ivillage, etc, but then again you likely don’t have a multi-million dollar budget to help you brand your name and teach people what it means.
Keywords– Include descriptive keywords that describe your business, product or mission in your domain name. This will play a very small part, in some cases, in increasing your search engine ranking for search phrases that include the keywords used in your domain name.
(Source from http://www.stir.ca/)
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>> Submit your website to Web Directories. This is the chance you can create a one way link to your site.
2.) Social Bookmarking
>> Bookmark your site in social network site & social bookmarking site. This is to create a one way link to your site and to build your site popularity.
3.) Search Engine Submission & Listing
>> Search Engine is where we all search for information & website. Submit your site to the major search engine and get yourself listed in the major search engine like Yahoo, Google, MSN, Altavista etc.
>> This is the most important open directory in the Internet. Major search engine like Google is referring to their data too. It’s not guarantee that your website will list on DMOZ after submission. So, I will suggest you outsource this job to the SEO service provider, they know better which category to submit and the chances is always higher.
5.) Article Submission
>> As I can say this is the most powerful strategy that will bring your website the real & targeted traffic.
Please be aware of the spam comment that post on your comment column. recently, I did received a lot of spam comments which promoting adult site and selling drug like vigra, dietpill etc.
For avoid these appear in your post, be advise to filter the comments before it show in your post. Make you had chosen the option of ” An administrator must always approve the comment “. So that, it keep your blog clean and always in good image.
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These are what you want your targeted audience type in search engine.
Let’s think in the other way round, what you will type in the search engine bar if you want to look for similar product like what you are going to promote.
Now, list down your 13 keywords start from the most important keyword that targeted on your site.
With your 13 keywords, now put it in the Meta Tag as shown below.
<META NAME=”KEYWORDS” CONTENT=”your keywords,go here,separated by a comma,but not a space“>
Description is what is all about your website. You going to write a short and important description for you website by using your targeted keywords listed in step 1.
Write your description with important keyword.
REMEMBER. The first 60 characters are VISIBLE on Google. So, make sure you slot in your important keywords n the first 60 characters.
This is the theory of LINK EXCHANGE, it may be BORING TO READ, but it’s GOOD TO UNDERSTAND! and sorry, in order to make you have a clear picture of link exchange, this post has to be a bit long!
Let’s start here…
You may think you know what a link exchange is, but I’m here to tell you, there is quite a difference in the type I’m talking about here.
A “normal” link exchange is one where you place a bunch of cruddy banners or extra coding on your site. This will detract from the professionalism you’re striving to preserve. There’s nothing worse than having a big old ugly banner plastered across your web site. And if you have several, well, that just makes it that much more unprofessional looking.
A “real” traffic-pulling link exchange is one in which you solicit linking partners on an individual and personal basis to place their link on your web site if they will do the same for you on their own site. Or, simply asking webmasters to post a link to your site on theirs as both sites content will compliment each other.
The wonderful, crazy place we call “The Internet” really was built on the power of the link.
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