You are right on the money with this post.

So many people keep looking to the next big thing that is going to finally make them the money that they feel that they deserve. Most of those people do not even apply the process from that product and then wonder why it didn’t work.

Don’t get me wrong, I am just as guilty as the next person. I have finally gotten to the point that I can avoid the bright shiny object (usually) .

You need to pick a particular area and stick with it for more than a couple of weeks. It takes a lot longer than that to excel at something. If you can stick with that one process for an extended period of time you will start to see the parts that work and the parts that don’t. Just get rid of the parts that don’t work (or make some changes to them) and expand on the parts that do and before you know it you will have a successful business.

At this point you can expand into a different area and repeat the whole process.

Thanks for keeping us in line Mike! Can’t wait for “the rest of the story”.

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My background is technical, so I don’t have any real problem building a site. What I’m slowly learning is the marketing side of the business.

Your advice to define your business is an excellent start. After years of online marketing – profitably, I might add – I’m just now doing two things that are important, and which fit in with this series you’re writing.

I just defined my business this year (1. affiliate marketing, 2. promoting local businesses) and I’m starting to follow your advice about systematizing my marketing and building funnels.

I don’t know why this has been so difficult, but it has.

Just defining my business will save me hours of trying to do more than I need to do and will help me focus more. I’m sure it will do the same for anyone else who is following along.

Act on your dream!

JD

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I have been guilty of buying the “next shiny thing that promises the big red easy button:”

In many cases I can’t blame the product for not succeeding – I just never used it. I have finally zeroed in on a particular area. And at least my concentration is focused. I only work with things that apply to my area.

Good advice: “Decide if the item will help you and add it as one of the items to start applying to your newly defined business”

I would add that one of the things I have learned since I zeroed in is that, you can have too many items that may apply, but time will not allow you to implement all of them.

Thanks and keep the planning ideas coming.

Lonnie

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