| > | | | | "I thought I'd just, you know, get a few patients, bring in |
| I'm afraid Internet Marketers are an extremely | | | | a littleincome, and then finish. Heh, heh. I didn't know one |
| unfocused group ofindividuals. I know I can be anyway, | | | | of them wasgoing to end up needing open heart |
| and from what I've heardfrom others, it seems I'm not | | | | surgery." |
| alone. | | | | [Have you really learned ALL you need to know about |
| I don't think there's any one of us marketing online that | | | | marketing? |
| didn't getsuckered in, at least to some degree, by the | | | | Do you learn from the right sources, and put continual |
| promise of big moneyon only a few hours of work per | | | | effort intoexpanding your education? Or is something |
| week. | | | | you haven't learned yetkeeping you from progressing?] |
| Well let me tell you something if you're just starting out | | | | POLITICIAN |
| and that'swhat you still believe. Those of us that have | | | | "Campaign? What campaign? I registered as a |
| been around a whilehave all washed that hog and are | | | | candidate, whatmore do I have to do? Can't I just vote |
| sick and tired of hearing it squeal! | | | | myself in?" |
| There are no 'quick profits' until you've spent hours | | | | [Are you continually promoting, making new contacts, |
| upon hoursbuilding a system that can provide them for | | | | and buildingbusiness relationships?] |
| you. Unfortunately,that's where many of us get lost. | | | | CONTRACTOR |
| We don't spend enough time 'building the system'. Oh | | | | "Ok boys, we need to build a bridge over that river |
| sure, webuild all the time, but not always in the same | | | | there. The citydidn't bother making any blueprints for |
| direction as we didyesterday or the day before. In fact, | | | | this project, though. Theysaid to me, 'You've all seen a |
| most marketers I know haveseveral systems they are | | | | bridge before, just go put one up'. |
| working on all at the same time. | | | | So, let's get to it!" |
| It sounds good. I mean, heck, the idea of 'multiple | | | | [Do you have a business plan that you work from? Or |
| streams ofincome' is a sound one, but let's get real | | | | are you justtrying to build what you've seen done |
| here. What if other peoplewith other jobs took the | | | | before?] |
| same approach many of us do with our | | | | SWORD SWALLOWER |
| Internet marketing businesses? | | | | "Here he goes ladies and gentlemen. Zando the Great |
| FARMER: | | | | is attemptingto swallow 7 razor sharp swords all at |
| "Are you kidding? I'm not going to spend all summer | | | | the same time. |
| out there inthe heat watering my crops. Remember old | | | | "He's got them up, he's opening his throat and inserting |
| Ted up the road? Hespent all summer out there | | | | them in. |
| watering and come harvest he onlyended up with | | | | One wrong move means a trip to the hospital for this |
| 50% of what he expected anyway. | | | | magnificentperformer. He's got the seven swords half |
| "Of course, he only planted corn on every other row, | | | | way down now and... |
| but what'sthat got to do with anything?" | | | | "Oh no, what's he doing?! He's smiling and waving at |
| [Ever get all excited, put money into a program, then | | | | that prettygirl in the front row! OUCH!!! Oh, that's going |
| lose yourmomentum and never really promote it?] | | | | to be a nasty cut! |
| ARCHITECT | | | | Oh, how horrid! What a spectacle! What a tragedy! |
| "Here's you're building, Mr. Finney! And we came in at | | | | What a...huh? Oh, so that's what lungs look like?" |
| only 50%of the estimated expenditures, too!" | | | | [Are you focused when you get online? Do you set |
| "Wow, how did you manage that?" | | | | and accomplishgoals in a timely manner?] |
| "Well, you'll see as we move down the alley to the | | | | Now, of course, these examples are on the edge of |
| back of yourbuilding that... it isn't there!" | | | | ridiculous. Ok,so they're over the edge. The point is just |
| "What?!" | | | | as with any business, ittakes focus and persistence to |
| "Oh, it will be fine, Mr. Finney, you'll see. Just make sure | | | | succeed. |
| yourcustomers use the front entrance at all times, ok? | | | | I know I'm guilty of some of these failings. Yes indeed, |
| I mean we usedsome sturdy cardboard to close in the | | | | I'm a onelunged sword swallower myself, and I'm not |
| back of the building, but youdon't really want to have | | | | much of a contractoreither. |
| anybody knocking on it or anything, if youknow what I | | | | The Internet is, to put it simply, WAY BIG!!! There's no |
| mean. | | | | way youcan read, see, do, or get involved in |
| "You might want to get some sort of windbreak set | | | | everything. Set your focus andkeep it somewhat |
| up on that sideas soon as possible, too." | | | | narrow. Not to the point of tunnel vision, ofcourse, but |
| [Honestly, how many of us have started in a program, | | | | maintain a constant direction. |
| built a smalldownline, and then left it for the next best | | | | It really is the faster way to get to where you want to |
| thing to come along?] | | | | go, and you'llbe able to breathe easier when you get |
| DOCTOR | | | | there, too! |
| "Ok, I've breeched the pericardium and I'm ready to | | | | Written by Joe Bingham of the NetPlay Marketer |
| start thebypass. | | | | Sick of Internet Marketing HYPE? Sick of people who |
| "Ahem, uh, does anybody know how the rest of this | | | | say theyare sick of Internet marketing hype just so |
| surgery goes? | | | | they can hype youanyway? Me too! The NetPlay |
| I dropped out of medical school right about this point | | | | Marketer is guaranteed to be themost HYPE busting |
| because Ididn't want to have to spend any more | | | | Internet marketing ezine around. Find out foryourself. |
| money until I made some. | | | | Visit and subscribe. |