As more and more people begin looking for additional streams of
income in a bad economy, many people are apprehensive wanting to know
whether or not internet marketing is a legitimate business or not? In
this article we will discuss some of the pros and cons of internet
marketing.
The first thing that I feel it's important for anyone reading this to understand is that ANYTHING that you have to do in order to make money is some form of a job. For whatever reason, there seems to be some odd sort of stigma attached to earning money doing anything that is not deemed as "traditional" in the eyes of society.
For this reason many people miss out on some of the most amazing opportunities every single day. All because they are "conditioned" to go to work and build someone else's dream. All in hopes of having their "guaranteed" paycheck every week or two.
No matter what you do for a living, in most cases you are paid based on your performance. Even if you earn an hourly wage, if you aren't performing the duties of your position you will be replaced quick, fast, and in a hurry. This is one of the major disadvantages to having a traditional job - absolutely NO CONTROL
This is one of the many reasons that people are turning to alternative sources to earn income because as an entrepreneur you are in total control of your success or lack thereof.
If you really want to be successful with internet marketing or anything else for that matter you need to understand that the true champions are constantly learning. You have to get started and continuously work on improving your skills on a daily basis. Internet Marketing is not something where you take a course or two and will have then mastered all of the elements required to be successful.
Without the constant and never ending improvement required, you will be on an emotional roller coaster throughout your IM career because you will have spans of success followed by periods of inactivity. The stress that comes with having a $500 month after previously having a $5,000 month is enough to drive the average man or woman insane. So I reiterate, always be working on getting better.
Once you've been doing IM (internet marketing) for some time, you'll start to learn that the name of the game is TRAFFIC. The more eyeballs that you can get on your "money site" (whatever it is that you're selling) the better chance that you'll have of earning a significant income. Unfortunately, for so many, their website is sort of like an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean that nobody knows about, and the only way it will be noticed is by giving people a means of finding it.
In this case, people find your website through many different methods such as the following:
So the large majority of your internet marketing career will be based on learning how to get people to be able to find what you have. After you've become proficient in getting someone to find your website, the next step is for you to get them to take the action that you want them to take when they get there (which is typically to send you money) - this is also known as "conversions" or converting.
To be quite frank, 9 times out of 10 the people that tend to call home based business of any kind a scam or illegitimate are those who've "tried" working for themselves but did not have the discipline that is required in order to succeed. It's important to understand that many people are literally programmed to work for someone else. Without receiving direction from someone else many people do not have the drive or the will power to get themselves to do what they know must be done. For that reason, many people must have a boss in their lives due to lack of initiative.
So in closing, I want to be the first to assure you that internet marketing is definitely NOT a scam. Are there some bad programs and companies out there? Sure there are... but at the end of the day, internet marketing is more than just an additional income source - for many it has become a highly esteemed career. I believe as the economy continues to worsen you will see an even larger influx of individuals who are attracted to internet marketing and take control of their financial situations with the unlimited income opportunity that is available only in a profession with such a broad reach to the rest of the world as internet marketing.
The first thing that I feel it's important for anyone reading this to understand is that ANYTHING that you have to do in order to make money is some form of a job. For whatever reason, there seems to be some odd sort of stigma attached to earning money doing anything that is not deemed as "traditional" in the eyes of society.
For this reason many people miss out on some of the most amazing opportunities every single day. All because they are "conditioned" to go to work and build someone else's dream. All in hopes of having their "guaranteed" paycheck every week or two.
No matter what you do for a living, in most cases you are paid based on your performance. Even if you earn an hourly wage, if you aren't performing the duties of your position you will be replaced quick, fast, and in a hurry. This is one of the major disadvantages to having a traditional job - absolutely NO CONTROL
This is one of the many reasons that people are turning to alternative sources to earn income because as an entrepreneur you are in total control of your success or lack thereof.
One Critical Factor to Your Internet Marketing Success
If you really want to be successful with internet marketing or anything else for that matter you need to understand that the true champions are constantly learning. You have to get started and continuously work on improving your skills on a daily basis. Internet Marketing is not something where you take a course or two and will have then mastered all of the elements required to be successful.
Without the constant and never ending improvement required, you will be on an emotional roller coaster throughout your IM career because you will have spans of success followed by periods of inactivity. The stress that comes with having a $500 month after previously having a $5,000 month is enough to drive the average man or woman insane. So I reiterate, always be working on getting better.
Your Website Is Like An Island?
Once you've been doing IM (internet marketing) for some time, you'll start to learn that the name of the game is TRAFFIC. The more eyeballs that you can get on your "money site" (whatever it is that you're selling) the better chance that you'll have of earning a significant income. Unfortunately, for so many, their website is sort of like an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean that nobody knows about, and the only way it will be noticed is by giving people a means of finding it.
In this case, people find your website through many different methods such as the following:
- Videos
- Articles (like this)
- Blogs
- Podcasts
- Document Sharing Sites
- Social Media
- Radio
So the large majority of your internet marketing career will be based on learning how to get people to be able to find what you have. After you've become proficient in getting someone to find your website, the next step is for you to get them to take the action that you want them to take when they get there (which is typically to send you money) - this is also known as "conversions" or converting.
Why Do People Call It A Scam?
To be quite frank, 9 times out of 10 the people that tend to call home based business of any kind a scam or illegitimate are those who've "tried" working for themselves but did not have the discipline that is required in order to succeed. It's important to understand that many people are literally programmed to work for someone else. Without receiving direction from someone else many people do not have the drive or the will power to get themselves to do what they know must be done. For that reason, many people must have a boss in their lives due to lack of initiative.
So in closing, I want to be the first to assure you that internet marketing is definitely NOT a scam. Are there some bad programs and companies out there? Sure there are... but at the end of the day, internet marketing is more than just an additional income source - for many it has become a highly esteemed career. I believe as the economy continues to worsen you will see an even larger influx of individuals who are attracted to internet marketing and take control of their financial situations with the unlimited income opportunity that is available only in a profession with such a broad reach to the rest of the world as internet marketing.
The author of this article is a professional internet marketing
with over 10 years of experience working online. Going from a meager
lifestyle working as a waiter barely earning $2,000 per month, to
earning over $2,000 per day utilizing the internet. To learn more about
the author you can read his Make Money Online Blog to learn how he can help you too earn a minimum of $100 per day online.
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