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July 1, 2008
 No, you can't sleep: get up and go to work! You take another swat at the alarm clock and after 30 more minutes of "snoozing" you finally drag your tail out of bed and head to the shower. After you dry off, you check your inbox to see if you have any of those ever-so-rare emails "you have money". Nope... not today.
Funny, that $3999 you spent last month on the sure fire millionaire package is not working. Are you sure they only sold 300 of them? What was that fine print about anyway?
That wasn't the first one you've purchased either.
You say it's just too much. You drive to work kind of numb, like usual. You feel like there must be something you're missing. You can't ever seem to get ahead, and each time you have an idea that you think will work, you find that someone has already done it, and, done it much better than you ever could.
You work all day and spend most of the evening and half the night reading forums and product ads trying to figure out what you're doing wrong and what you're missing.
Rinse and repeat. Day after Day.
This is what I call "Miserably Failing". You're failing and you're miserable.
It does not have to be this way.
It's better to be Failing Miserably! What?!? Yes, by this I mean that you try something, it fails miserably, and you learn from your failure and try the next thing. Each thing you "fail miserably" at will increase your knowledge of what does not work and therefore will increase your chances of success on the next attempt. You wouldn't really expect to win a marathon, much less even finish it, if you've never trained for long distance running. The same is true for an internet business.
For starters, most people who post in forums are not doing any better than the above. So take what they say with a huge grain of salt. Better yet, just ignore what they say and stop reading the forums. Read high quality blogs, like I list in my Blog Roll instead (my blog roll is in the right column of this blog).
Work on creating a product to sell. It's doubtful that you'll actually sell many, or, make any real money from it, but it's possible. The real purpose of your first few products is to get your feet wet, to get all the things in place you need to actually succeed and get comfortable doing it. Get my free course to learn the basics: Making Money Online. This will give you enough information to get started. And, it's free.
Work on setting up a web site and a blog. I have two other free products that teach basic html Web Site Creation and beginning Interactive Web Site Scripting. No matter what blogging platform you use, or what type of web site you want, these courses teach fundamentals that will help you get an understanding of how it all works. Look at the items in my Products I Use and Recommend section in the right column: they can help you succeed.
Don't expect to go from broke to millionaire overnight. Remember, those sales letters where you read how Joe's System filled his bank account like he had a cash pump, are optimized to get your mouth watering and your trigger finger clicking. Maybe Joe's system did do that, but what you don't realize is that Joe tried for 3 or 4 years to get it right. There are always exceptions, but they're rare: that's why they're exceptions. Keep your expectations in check and you'll be much happier as your small steps yield small gains.
The big gains will come as the small steps accumulate. So get out there and fail miserably: just be sure to learn something from it!
Until Next Time,
Fred
About the Author
Fred Black is an experienced programmer, web site developer, online business operator, systems integrator, father, husband, musician, and songwriter. Visit his Internet Business Blog at: http://www.pqInternet.com.
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Comments:
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Oh you are right on with this post man.
It took me 8 years to learn this lesson, and since 2001, I have earned more and have more free time than I can imagine because I chose to fail miserably.
Excellent!
Joseph Ratliff
Author of The Profitable Business Edge 2
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Great coaching Fred.
What I frequently see is "systems" being sold which can't be reproduced by others - or which focus on the wrong elements (e.g. say only a few words on product creation, and spend all their time on product promotion - important, but there's loads of information already available and free on the subject).
My experience is that in order to seperate the wheat from the chaff you must ignore all the claims of fantastic profits, the glowing testimonials and even the "proof" (the overflowing bank account statements).
Instead, look at the advice the vendor gives for free on their site or via downloads. Does it make sense? Try it out: does it work? The best guide to the quality of the advice you pay for is the advice they give out first.
Ian
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I found your blog for the first time today. I really enjoyed all your articles, but love the sincerity of this article. I hate the get rich quick stories that circulate on the Internet. Money falling out of the sky as their is no work, or commitment involved. It takes education and a want to succeed in this business. Thanks for the sincere post!
Megan Vaillancourt
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