Apr 11
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What Not To Do When Starting Out Online!
Did you come online in search of a way to earn extra income as so many others have? Are you looking for the right opportunity to help you to overcome your financial status and to possibly even replace your full time job?
In this post I want to share something I learned through experience. I’ve been online for close to four years now and recently found myself reflecting on how many different programs and ideas I had tried out in the first few years.
When I first started my search, I became overwhelmed at all the offers there were posted everywhere I turned. They all sounded so good that I would jump in and start working the programs and promoting them immediately.
Some of them had practical approaches but most of them were full of hype, vague promises, and more hype. It didn’t take me long to realize this but even knowing that I had basically formed a habit of joining everything until I didn’t have the time to promote them all.
If this sounds like you then I have some very simple advice for you…….
STOP! BREAK THE HABIT! Go through those programs and weed them out by really looking at each one again. Get rid of the ones that are doing you no good. It’s vital that you whittle them down to a handful at most; at least for when you are still just getting starting.
Here is a small list of what I felt to be of the most important questions I asked myself for each program I was in. The questions helped me to determine which programs I should keep and what to toss out.
- Is this program still online and active?
*Many new programs start up with a fury and fizzle out just as quickly.
- Is there a solid system in place that I can grow with, learn from, and profit with here?
*Is the income opportunity offered worthwhile? Are they supportive? Trustworthy?
- Does this program provide what they promised?
*Are the initial salespage promises and/or claims that were made true?
- Is this company, website, or program conducive to the overall goals I have?
*Is this website/program a candidate for a reliable stream of income?
*Am I learning anything valuable from this membership?
*What type of reviews have been written about this website?
Asking myself these questions about each and every program I had joined helped me to make good decisions whether to keep the membership or not. I also realized how important it was to remember another crucial lesson I had learned:
I should be asking myself those questions before signing up, not afterward!
I hope this post helps you to avoid having your foot into too many programs because doing it this way actually holds a person back from focusing on the truly important points of internet marketing.
Watch for my next post (I’m working on it right now) because I will have tips and suggestions to help you to get started out in a more organized way. It is very important that you are organized with all that you do online. It will make your life and your new job much easier!
I hope this has been of help to you to understand……
What Not To Do When Starting Out Online!
To Your Success,
-Carol
