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There's Nothing Like A Good Mentor To Ensure Your Success

22 juil

Anyone searching for a way to earn a living from home has come across a countless number of opportunities to search through. Even if they do make the right decision it is not at all guaranteed they will find success. Not at all!

There are so many reasons why people fail when they start a home business and I don’t have the time (or the space) to name them all. I’ll get to that in time. I promise.

One significant reason is the absence of a good mentor(s). I can’t emphasize enough how important this is to get anyone going on the right track in the beginning (and throughout frankly).

Starting a home business can be daunting for anyone but especially so when a newbie invests there money and has dreams and a plan to make this all happen. Unfortunately, the plan probably has nothing to do with the real way to find success with your business.

Here comes the mentor to save the day. A good mentor which could mean a sponsor in a program, another affiliate in the same program, or a group of people in a forum can point the newbie with the dream in the right direction. They will teach the newbie about some of the truly important aspects of marketing such as creating backlinks, blogging, writing articles, optimizing your website and all those things that the newbie did not imagine. Remember the newbie had a dream and it probably looked more like someone on a beach with a drink somewhere near as well as their laptop.

Seriously though, it is truly important to find a good mentor and one can do that pretty easily if you know a program you would like to more about. Check out most business forums and they will have threads on that program where you can read who posts, what they say and the general attitude of the individuals. Read everything you can and start to ask questions. Look at the kind of responses you get and who gives a thoughtful response and who does not respond at all.

If you do see one or two individuals who seem to be the type of person you would like to be your mentor, you can send them a private message (PM) and ask them a few questions. See how responsive they are and if they are willing to help. Technically, you are really interviewing them and you can choose the kind of person you want for the job. Hey, the shoe is on the other foot now!

Make sure when dropping that money down and prepping for your dream, you take all this into account. Your success might not be guaranteed, but your chances of success will be much, much greater.

Until the next time,

Laura Licata

See more of Laura’s posts and rants at www.moneymakingmathteacher.com and www.moneymakingmathteacher.com/blog

 
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Posted in Affiliate Marketing, Blogging, Guest Authors, Home Based Business, Internet Marketing

 

Take Responsibility For Your Own Business

03 mai

Well, I’m going on a rant…yet again. I find it amazing that when people drop the ball when it comes to their own business, they always look for somebody else to blame. Well, you can look no further than your mirror because the person you’re staring at is the ONLY one to blame.

True story. A guy over at a forum where I hang out made a post about how his hosting company screwed up by not sending him an email about his domain renewal. As a result, the domain lapsed and he lost it. Well, I don’t mean to be a royal pain in the backside but there is only one person responsible for keeping track of when your domain comes up for renewal…you.

I have a spreadsheet with all my important pieces of info, including logins and passwords, domain renewal dates, commissions owed and due, and so on. I don’t leave anything to chance or in the hands of others. It’s my business and ultimately, I’m the one responsible for making sure that my business doesn’t crumble to dust because I forgot to watch over it.

It’s kind of like needing somebody to remind me to feed my kids or they’ll die. Well, duh! It isn’t anybody else’s responsibility to remind me to feed my kids or take care of my business…or anything in my life for that matter. Ultimately, I am the only one responsible. In other words…the buck stops here.

What about you? Do you take care of all the things you’re responsible for? Do you keep track of domain expirations? Do you track your commissions that are owed you? Yeah, I know it would be nice to have the merchants pay us on time, but when they don’t, it’s up to us to contact them and say, « Hey, what’s the deal? Where’s my money? » Nobody is going to do it for you, that’s for sure.

Show me a person who is very successful and I will show you somebody who takes care of his own business and doesn’t leave it to others or to chance. That’s a sure fire way of losing your shirt.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I have some deadbeat merchants I have to get after for commissions that are owed to me.

Hey, somebody’s gotta do it.

To YOUR Success,

Steven Wagenheim
The Real Truth About Making Money Online Videos

 
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Posted in Ebooks, Home Based Business, Internet Marketing, Make Money Online, Work at Home

 

What Is The Magic Secret To Success?

28 oct

Everyone wants to know the magic secret to success. Why can two people start in the exact same place and one rise to great success and the other fail? Sometimes the person that succeeds is much less talented than the one that fails.

Why do you think that is?

I know the big SECRET and really it is not much of a secret. The secret is consistent effort. The person that gets started and consistently does something day by day for their business will win in the end.  The secret is consistency. All of the talent in the world will not help you if you are not consistent. 

If you never go to work and stick with something, you never win.  It’s just a simple matter of getting started and then going to work, and keeping on tract consistently. It does not matter how fast or slow you go, but what matters is the consistent effort you put forth.

I started in my present business 2 ½ years ago.  I do something each day, to share my business. Sometimes it’s only one or two things for 30 minutes or less. Other times I work several hours in a day. The one thing I absolutely do EVERY day is work my business. I show my product to someone each day, even it it’s just ONE person. I also talk to one person about earning income with my business. I’m not extra talented but I am consistent and the consistent effort has paid off.

I know of others that start things, work it for a few weeks or months, haphazardly, and then decide it does not work. Nothing works if you don’t give it your all and stick with it. 

Teaching people to be consistent, it the key to helping others become successful. I know of people that WANT success, but many times they are not willing to put forth the effort  to make it work. If you truly want to succeed at anything you simply have to stick with it long enough to get the rewards. ANYONE can do this business, but not everyone will. Learn to look for those that are coachable and willing to put forth the effort to stick around long enough to have success.

Think of this in terms of planting a garden. If you plant a package of seeds, some will sprout and others won’t. If you plant seeds, you have to take care of them. You have to water and fertilize them consistently and you will harvest a crop.  HOWEVER, you will never harvest 100% of all the seeds planted as not all will sprout.

A business is no different, however if you consistently plant new seeds, and talk to people about your business DAILY, in time you will be a success. There is simply no way to fail if you are consistent enough to stick it out.

So the keys to your success is simply BE CONSISTENT.

Go to work and plod your trail. Take action NOW and stick with it and in a few years, you’ll be a great success. It’s called « get rich SLOOOOWLY ».

Hope to see you at the top.

About the author:

Diane « AKA MLMBlonde » Walker is a professional network marketer who has built her business using the power of the internet. She has also developed MULTIPLE income streams and is committed to helping others reach their dreams. http://mlmblonde.com

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