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Stop Guessing In The Dark

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Internet Marketing Beginners
Stop Guessing In The Dark

The following article is one of a series of articles which focus on Affiliate, Article and Internet Marketing. All of the articles are based on real experiences and research done over twenty years as a personal and business coach. They are also written in response to questions which I have been asked as well as address common challenges that people have with affiliate marketing, article marketing, internet marketing or running an online business in general. I sincerely hope that you find the following information of value. One idea, one tip, one clue can make all the difference.

Did you know that in the early days, guessing was considered to be the smartest thing to do? After all, we needed to start somewhere and develop ourselves from scratch so we were ready to find out what works and what does not.

But today, guessing is the least smart thing do. In fact, it can be the most expensive thing to do in terms of time, effort and maybe money.

So, what has that got to do with you and starting your Internet Business?

Most Internet Marketing beginners prefer to take the guessing path even when especially there is a lot of uncertainty when you first step into the internet marketplace.

I think I will never find out why, but I believe the reason is that they would prefer to save the little money they have rather than to invest in the essential education they need to succeed online.

Money is another subject by itself that I cannot cover in this article but I would like you to know that it is actually "time over money" and not "time is money" dogma that most of us subscribe to.

If you do not believe me, here is a case study for you.

John has $500 to spare on his Internet Business. He wants to start an Internet Business but he does not know how to. He came across a $97 E-book that can teach him how to do just that, but he decided that $97 is too expensive and decides to take the free way. Ed wants to get web hosting and domain name but since buying a domain name has a price tag on it, he decides to use a free web hosting service at Yahoo! Now, John does not know how to get started let alone recognize his available options. By luck, he has heard about affiliate marketing and decides to be one. After a couple of months without much success, John decides to create his own information product but does not know how to. There is a paid guide on how one can create his own information product but decides that $37 should go to filling his stomach.

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Now let's zoom into year two, and what are the results for John? A lot of precious time wasted shooting in the dark, lousy results, a hole in the pocket, and maybe a swell in the pride. What an expensive price to pay for a cheap skate!

By the way, the name "John" is a fiction, and NOT related to anyone in particular. However, the case study is REAL. And I don't know how many more people are just like John in the case above.

Even after a few months in business online, the Internet Business novices are still just that, Internet Business novices. This explains why we still have people complaining in public forums about not heading anywhere with their Internet Business even after a couple of years working online.

Is that what you really want? I do not think anyone wants to remain an amateur for the next three years, let alone forever. Not you and me, that is for sure!

I would prefer to pay for information that can save me from doing the guesswork. You can say that in a way, I would rather pay other people who have done the guessing for me so I can get ahead quickly. I do not mind forking out the money as long as I get to save my own time and effort.

However, most people just do not seem to value their time. This is evident as most novices prefer to save the few dollars they have than to invest their small sum in saving their time from guessing. This explains why we have people whining about not progressing much online even after a couple of years working online.

If you have been trying to save the few dollars you have from investing in the essential education you need to succeed online, you are guaranteed to have little or no results with so much of your precious time wasted.

So, are you going to guess in the dark or invest in your essential education to succeed in your Internet Business? It's your choice from here.

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