Making Money With Passions As Your Guide

Dec 19
07:21

2008

Mark Barkow

Mark Barkow

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Too many people jump into trying to make money online without being properly prepared. We know all there are prerequisites to all professions, whether it is being a doctor, bricklayer, office worker, etc. There are certain things you must learn to be successful. You cannot just dive in and expect to be able to be successful.

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The Internet marketing industry is no different even though there are so many out there that try to tell you different and try to sell you the idea that it’s a cakewalk and want you to believe that you can do it as long as you buy their course.

I will admit that it is a lot easier than working for someone that could care less about you,Making Money With Passions As Your Guide Articles having to punch a time-clock, but still, there are rules you have to follow and pitfalls to avoid to truly make this marketing online thing work for you.

We all know that most people will not make any money online, but on the other hand some will make more in one week more than others can make in a whole year. Why is this so?

Let’s start by thinking in terms of what came first, the egg or the chicken. I don’t know and I don’t really believe anyone has any intelligent points to prove one way or the other.

But I do know one thing, to be really successful at what you do online, you first must have a true passion for what you are doing, meaning the Internet company or project you are working with must really have your interest if you plan on making money from it.

In this sense passion means you have looked into the company, its products and its services. At that point you can develop a passion through the excitement and work that will be required to work the project that you are truly interested in.

It is true that many online entrepreneurs are so good at what they do that they can block out any need of passion and be successful. However, I don’t think this is possible for those not as highly skilled or knowledgeable at online marketing.

We all know that it takes more than passion to market successfully online. You must also have a decent website, use good marketing methods, do smart and sufficient advertising, have good company support, good keyword research, etc. These things can be acquired with your relationship to the company you are working with, their support. But, without the passion, you reduce your chances of success dramatically.

The problem is, if you have no passion for  that company, its products or services you need to market, you will find doing that a chore rather than something agreeable. It will affect the time and effort you put into it greatly.

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The work involved in Internet marketing is typically not all that difficult or take that much time but it does require motivation that comes from the passion you have for doing it so that you get off to a great start that sustains you and your work effort.

The Internet search engines provide a great resource for information on the Internet marketing industry. You should take advantage of it by using it.

 Try to find a company that stands out in your mind for some reason and seem to develop a liking for. It should be shown to be a solid company, not some fly by night outfit, it should be founded on great principles, its marketing program easy to understand, and should have great products or services that you deem to be readily sellable, if you find all that, the passion should be there. If you don’t find those things, keep searching until you do. With so much out there, you will in time what something that fits what you need to see in a company.

If you are just saying to yourself things like, the compensation plan looks good, and it sounds good, that is not enough, there is no passion there. You are not basing a business decision here by taking passion into account. Don’t forget, when you hear that an Internet guru is able to do it, don’t think you can also. Like I said , they are experienced and can make selling just about anything successful without having any passion for what they are doing.

When you think of it, it is your goal to get to the point where you can just about sell anything without passion. When you reach that point, you too will have the experience required to market anything and be successful at it. You will be a guru! That is an end skill you should stride to reach.

Remember, there are lots of other steps that must be taken before you get involved with a  Internet marketing project. But if you don’t find the right company and products that you find that passion for, your work may just cause you frustration and not the success you are trying to achieve.

So, unless you are highly experienced like the gurus, you must avoid those companies and products that you do not feel a passion for.