May 2, 2008
Are You Focused?
Here’s the truth.. “you can make money online.”
No shock there then!
But why do so many budding internet marketers fail to make any money or very little?
After a lot of thought and analyzing my first 2 years online I would honestly put the reason down to just 1 word…“Focus”.
As you know all too well, there are many different ways and methods to earn a good full-time income online.
Here’s just some of the more popular methods:
Ebay
Affiliate Marketing
Selling Information Products
Adsense
PPC
Membership Sites
Blogging
Selling Physical Products
There are plenty more to add to the list but the methods above are the ones that I personally have tried.
Yep, every one!
Here’s what happened..I became average at all of them, made a little money at first and then became disillusioned, bored, the money dried up and I looked for the next great idea.
My problem wasn’t that I choose the wrong business model; it was because I didn’t focus on just one method and become an expert in that model.
I am absolutely convinced that ‘focus’ is the number 1 quality anyone needs if they want to make a full time living online.
You don’t need to work 14 hour days, 7 days a week, you just need to focus on one thing and become an expert in that area.
My personal area of expertise is selling information products. I started my online business learning about this method and it is a business model that is still going strong today.
It is my number 1 method of making money online and is something that I really enjoy doing.
So if you haven’t had the success you previously thought you would have, ask yourself if you are making the same mistakes I made a couple of years ago?
If you are new to internet marketing, decide on a particular business model that you would be happy to learn about and work on, every single day.
Focus all your efforts on this one business model and don’t let yourself become distracted by any other ‘business opportunity’ that will inevitably come your way.
It takes discipline and focus, but you will succeed if you choose this route.
To your success,
~ Peter Tremayne
Filed under Blog, Internet Marketing by Peter Tremayne
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Comments on Are You Focused? »
Awesome post! You're absolutely right, focus is vital for anyone's business success both online and offline.
You are so right. It's not that people who make money online hold secrets that others don't know.
So true, Peter. And I am so guilty! Focus just tends to distract me from my real job of random internet surfing! Can I get a what, what!
Thanks for your input.
I agree with you. I've tried a lot of different things, and got nowhere. Now I am focusing on one thing, I get more done and finally am moving forward. Keep up the good information.
Hey Peter,
Great advice! This is the same thing I found out about myself in the first few years and exactly what I tell my members now… pick one thing and stick with it.
Thanks
Joseph
Very true, but i would like to add something, you need to know what ads work and what do not. People just get frustrated for a reason. Better writing skills and more exposure, yes more exposure, not 100 hits with mispelled words.