An excellent post. I probably fall into most categories, FB, TV etc. I have just about finished a product.I had 2 previos ebooks but they’re still in the depths of my HDD and will remain there forever. The third attempt won’t, getting graphics this week (payday) and then add video links (someone else’s) and hopefully good to go. If you’re not happy about doing videos find a marketer who does videos on your niche and ask, just like I did. Add a link of his as a gesture. If you’re confident try Camtasia 3 or Camstudio, bothe FREE. I hope to do videos one day…..like John said, LEARN. My tuppence worth.

Regards

Donald

That’s an excellent article and something that everyone should read. From personal experience I can say that when you stop thinking and start doing, the profits come so much faster!

Like you always teach – creating lots of products and sites really is the key to online wealth, and hopefully your article will inspire others to take action!

Thanks

Lee McIntyre

Regards
Joe

I was one of the first people to purchase the powerseller package from John in 2006.
Had a website uploaded but can’t even get round to accessing my own webspace at 1and1 yet I have to pay business hosting fees on a half yearly basis,I even purchased my DD linked it to ebay and listed all the books that were included with the website but all I have suffered is the ebay charges and fees to date.
I was almost giving up but after reading this page today,I have swallowed my pride!
I will search for knowledge.It is a new beginning for me.
Beatrice.

I agree 100%. When you really break it down, it is all just excuses and nothing that can’t be overcome. I like to think in terms of analogies. So here goes. Think about the process of learning to ride a bike or learning anything really.

Everyone had a lack of confidence learning to ride a bike but we did it anyway. As a child we didn’t have the knowledge to ride a bike but we asked our parents and was given that information. And I don’t know any kid that said “well I’d like to learn to ride a bike because all my friends are, but I just don’t have time”. Finally, a child who desires to learn to ride a bike will keep practicing until he/she has enough skills to become an expert.

I have heard many times from different sources that “anything worth doing, is worth doing poorly at first”. And the people who have said this are all very wealthy. I think one of the biggest factors is the lack of clarity or direction.

With all the opportunities presented on the internet it is easy to have information overload and become confused. A person needs to take a step back and get that clarity. There are many ways to take an idea and discover whether there is a good market for it. If not, move on to the next one. And then stick to ONE. I personally have several ideas that are all pretty good, but I know that I need to focus on just one at a time, get it up and running, automated and profitable and then go to the next one.

John has an excellent coaching program that I am blessed to be a part of – Thank you, John. And even though I am just in the beginning stages, I know that I will become successful because of it. So find someone to model after or join a forum and just begin once you have your specific clarity. Don’t let fear and excuses hold you back from the lifestyle of your dreams.

Expect Abundance and Miracles,
Ken Schumacher
http://www.ken-schumacher.com

This is what has happened to me.

For the last two years I have been trying a few things, buying ebooks, learning, etc. At first I was totally lost until I finally found John T.
I am in the process now of installing the website that I bought recently from PlanetSMS and yes, I am still scared, but 8 months ago I had idea of how a website worked, now I understand a website is just a bunch of files and images.
My point here is:
After reading, watching videos, more reading, finallly things are starting to fall into place.
What I would do if I had to start again?
1) Find what you want to do. Do you want to sell physical products or do you want to sell and write ebooks?
2) Find a trust worthy marketer to follow (for me is John T.)
3) Once you find that marketer follow their advice and don’t deviate buying lots of other material that does not directly refer to what your want to do. I know there are thousands of way of making money but if you want to try every one of them you will never get anywhere.
4) You can read a couple of other marketers material just to see where the market is going but DO NOT jump into any new opportunity, keep focused on one thing at the time.
5) Read the books from John T. and listen to his videos many times over. I find that when things are not working properly for me I go back to the info and there it is, something is not working because I missed a part.
6) I believe that if we follow John’s advice we will get there. He is always there to help.
7) Must of all, the ebook business is not a get rich quick scheme, you need to spend time on it. Watch TV? I don’t know what that is at the moment. But I tell you what. I am so proud of myself for all the knowledge I have acquired in these last two years, I feel like I have been to university. Just keep focused and you will get there.
8) PlanetSMS membership is the perfect partner for MentorshipMonthly. Thanks Daniel for pointing this to me. You can get all sorts of help in the forum, AWEBER, MyDD and many, many more topics. Great helpful people there.

YOU ARE NOT ALONE, JUST KEEP GOING!!!

I would love to hear all your comments at the end of 2008, what have you done? Has this blog inspired you to improve your business? Maybe we can all get together here in December 2008 and look back and say “This is where I was in February 2008 and this is where I am now”, I am sure that then we can all measure our progress.

Talk to you in December.

Ana-Maria.

Where is the best place to go for multiple websites?

http://www.carpetmedic-norfolk.co.uk

So were shall I begin? Tell you what, I’ll just list EVERYTHING down!

Aweber – Let’s just start by saying that I’m NOT scared of it, but in a way…it’s kind of nervous investing in some equipment like that. I’ve looked around the site many times and have even talked to their ‘Live Support’ a couple of times.

Confidence – Put it this way, I like everything to be 200%. So if I write anything that could be used for say an article, I always need to go and rewrite it 5/6 times to get it how I really would like it.

This is probably something that I shouldn’t do, plus it takes up even more time. But at the end of the day, it’s the way I do things.

Experience – I would say that this is a BIGGIE! After all, I am only a 16 year old. If I was to get a few products out there, then I know that I’d be more inclinded to keep on going. I don’t want to stop, since I’ve met many great people in various places.

Writing Ability – Well, this maybe is what EVERYONE says…and I know that people think I can write. But inside me, I still feel that things need to be rewritten to reach my 100%! Might be strange, but again it’s me.

Too Many Ideas – Well that’s me! I have at least 6 other ideas that I’d like to do, possibly all the year…but at least 3. I do write the ideas down on paper so that I can come back to them at a later date.

While some would love to have too many ideas, I just can’t get these ideas out there, making me money and creating a brand for myself.

Funds – Now I’m sure when everyone started…they lacked the funds that are required to get started in this business. But for a teenager, it’s even harder…although I do have cash.

Starting Out On The Wrong Foot! – When I started, while I did search around eBay looking for something that took my fancy, I DID start off by spending quite a bit of cash on POINTLESS items. It’s only really now that I regret doing that, cause at the time…I thought it was going to work! As most people do… 😀

Inspiration – This really is a killer, I spend 30 minutes think what to write were an experienced marketer would have had a chapter finished in that time.

Personal Goal, But Nowhere Near It – For me, I think this is the real murderer! Now, for obvious reasons…I’m not going to go into great detail because afterall, it’s personal. (John, if you’d like to know a bit more…you have my email) I have only told a select few, well 3 people. ALL 3 of the wish me to succeed and do help me out whenever they can.

Well that’s basically all I can think of at the moment, so we’ll leave that now and get onto what John has already said.

DONT’T TAKE THIS THE WRONG WAY JOHN, OR ANYONE!

Sometimes I find that when people talk about them needing to get a Dedicated Server now because of all their sites and that, it puts me off. While I can understand what people like John says, I’m sure others will agree with me.

I know that they are trying to teach us, and help us succeed. Do you not think that it can be off-puting?

While I totaly understand the ‘Many Streams Makes A River’ effect with websites, it’s just trying to be as good as the experienced marketer.

So that’s me done, I’ve said my bit and would love to see what sort of outcome this post possibly brings. If you’ve still got some popcorn left then you’ve been eating it far too slow… 😉

Thanks
Mark