Having your own successful online business – sounds great doesn’t it?
By the looks of so many products out there, all you have to do is buy their product, click a few buttons and voila! you have a new online business pouring money into your back account.
Years ago I fell for that hype. I wasted SO MUCH money looking for the right instant business. I do not believe it exists – at least not from my experience.
It takes planning, researching and work – yes, that 4 letter word WORK – to create a successful online business.
In this series, I will be looking at what it takes to have a successful online business of your own.
Do You Have What it Takes?
Starting any new career is daunting enough, but accepting the role of a new entrepreneur where you’re not following a franchise blueprint can seem even more nerve-wracking. Luckily, there are many entrepreneurs who have succeeded before you and who can advise you of the pitfalls to avoid.
Being an online business owner means you have the world at your fingertips – not only in terms of your audience being global, but also the wide array of topics and interests you can tap into.
There are five core principles you need in order to have a successful journey into online entrepreneurship . Some might come easy to you, while others will require you to work on making them an ingrained habit.
I had (and still have to) work at some of these, while others come easily. Be honest with yourself as you take stock of your abilities in these 5 areas.
In this post we are covering the first attribute that you need to succeed online:
Willingness to Learn New Things
All successful online marketers absorb new information on a regular basis. They crave it and enjoy devouring new concepts and strategies. If learning sounds grueling to you, then you have to consider two things.
First, it may just be that you haven’t had the right teachers who inspire and educate you in a way that you enjoy. Learning can be fun when the right person is guiding you.
Luckily, with Internet marketing, there are many hundreds of individuals and companies to choose from who will steer you through your efforts.
If you want to learn how to create a blog, for example, you’ll find teachers of all types – some monotone and technical and some humorous and easygoing. You simply have to find the right mentor to listen to.
But there’s another thing to consider. If no one ever meets your requirements for teaching, then you could just be averse to learning in general. You might be the type of person who needs a step-by-step job that never changes.
If that best describes you, then you might not want to pursue an online marketing career – because it is always evolving and changing. While this is thrilling to many people who hate routines that become stale, for others, it’s too intimidating to consider and can become a nightmare.
The great news is, there are many media formats you can learn from. If you prefer reading, you can find guides in eBook format. If video is your things, you can watch tutorials that way.
Even podcasts or webinars are a popular teaching method for many mentors, so if you like to listen on the go, you have that option. Your biggest job will be using a search engine to find the right courses to learn from.
Think about how much you like to learn and how you learn best. As I said earlier, be honest with yourself.
Our next post will be about courage – something I have to work at everyday.
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