If only Thomas Edison back then, had all the knowledge of the internet at his disposal-what then? Would he of become the webs biggest marketing Guru? Just imagine all the e-books that man could of sold!
Do you have to be an incredibly smart person to operate a successful online home-based business? Do you have what it takes to succeed in an ever changing marketing environment? I've been told that some home business ventures require very little time or effort-is this true? Are the only people getting rich on the internet the so called Marketing Guru's?
I do not have all the definite answers to these questions, so lets go back to Edison. In order to define genius he made the statement "1 per cent inspiration and 99 per cent perspiration." He was obviously bright, talented, and of course very well motivated toward success. He made mistakes in all his endeavours, never once giving thought to the idea of failure. Failure never seemed to discourage Edison, and when 10,000 experiments with a storage battery produced negative results- "why I have not failed" replied Edison, "I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work"
Now you may ask yourself about the relavence of online marketing and Thomas Edison. Well I think that with the vast array of marketing information and online opportunity-we are all bound to encounter failure at some point with certain marketing concepts and strategies. But be like Edison. Choose triumph over failure even though it seems like you constantly make bad decisions.
People in business always make mistakes, some more than others. Online marketing is not that different from many other types of business. Ask any modern day farmer or retailer if a computer is an integral part of their venture. They probably don't surf the net every day in search of opportunity, marketing techniques or affiliate programs, but none the less-it is an integral part in the evolution of any business, home-based or corporate.
If anyone ever comes across a home business that takes little or no effort, and actually makes money, DO NOT let me know! There is no such thing. Money is work and work produces money. Do your home work before you venture into any situation requiring up front cash and the promise of a huge reward potential. The scams on the net are actually pretty obvious these days. Test drive opportunities that are free to join, or well established affiliate programs.
There are many people involved in online marketing making a very comfortable living. This statement is obvious because of the massive amount of traffic and sales that I have witnessed on many web sites. However-it would probably be reasonable to assume that these people have made online marketing their goal in life. To truly have passion and commitment are key ingredients. It's a lot of fun anyway, and I think Edison could of sold a lot of e-books.
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