Many people have an aversion to 'clocking in' to work everyday and this is one of the main reasons why people decide to start up their own online business. Plus the fact that they don't want to have a boss constantly telling them what they can and can't do every day.
Because they won't have a boss peering over their shoulder telling them what to do, they will be able to work when, and if, they want to.
They are wrong! Or, at least, they had better be wrong or they are doomed to failure. The fact is when you work from your own home, YOU are the boss and you had better be a darn demanding one.
You, the boss, must see to it that sufficient time is invested into the business every single day and that the time is used as productively as possible. You might no longer have working hours as required by others but you sure better have working hours.
Before you could have come back from lunch a little bit late without any real drama but once you start working for yourself you will need to become a lot tougher on yourself if you have any intention of being successful in your online business, and your 40 hour week is now a thing of the past.
Being successful in the internet marketing industry is very hard. There are many many adverts out there promising that you can make thousands and thousands of dollars each month just by working part time. Don't believe them for a second!
You absolutely need to create a working schedule of some sort for yourself. You need to stick to it and understand that your work is done when it's done and not as soon as your 8 hours is up.
Your time IS your own to manage. You must supply your own discipline. You are still accountable to someone. You are accountable to YOU!
There is another point I would like to make and it is this: Guesswork and Becoming 'Cheap' is NOT Smart. Looking after your budget is a wise thing to do but in the internet marketing game you need to spend some money. Your focus should not be on holding on to every penny you have but rather to make more money than you spend.
I'm sure you have heard the saying, "You have to spend money to make money"? It's a statement that has been tested countless times by those who have trodden this path before you. And it has proven itself to be true time and time again. You can't be so afraid of spending a few dollars that you prevent yourself from making money.
I have heard otherwise very intelligent people say that they didn't take a marketing course that had been offered because it was 'over-priced'. Now there is a dumb statement if I have ever heard one.
What they could have learned in that marketing course would make them many times over the cost of the marketing course. They 'saved' a couple of hundred dollars and prevented themselves from making many thousands of dollars by being cheap. They were certainly 'thrifty'!
Another really ridiculous thing I've heard many many times is that a marketer didn't buy some software that would have saved him hours of manual work simply because it cost too much and maybe it wouldn't even work properly.
What kind of thinking is that?
Would you keep cutting grass with an old fashioned push mower rather than buying a power mower because it cost too much and it might have a problem?
Here is the thing that you need to remember: Being thrifty is not a crime.
Being dumb isn't a crime either.
If you really want to be a successful internet marketer, you have to be willing to invest in your own knowledge and provide the tools for yourself that makes success possible.
Because they won't have a boss peering over their shoulder telling them what to do, they will be able to work when, and if, they want to.
They are wrong! Or, at least, they had better be wrong or they are doomed to failure. The fact is when you work from your own home, YOU are the boss and you had better be a darn demanding one.
You, the boss, must see to it that sufficient time is invested into the business every single day and that the time is used as productively as possible. You might no longer have working hours as required by others but you sure better have working hours.
Before you could have come back from lunch a little bit late without any real drama but once you start working for yourself you will need to become a lot tougher on yourself if you have any intention of being successful in your online business, and your 40 hour week is now a thing of the past.
Being successful in the internet marketing industry is very hard. There are many many adverts out there promising that you can make thousands and thousands of dollars each month just by working part time. Don't believe them for a second!
You absolutely need to create a working schedule of some sort for yourself. You need to stick to it and understand that your work is done when it's done and not as soon as your 8 hours is up.
Your time IS your own to manage. You must supply your own discipline. You are still accountable to someone. You are accountable to YOU!
There is another point I would like to make and it is this: Guesswork and Becoming 'Cheap' is NOT Smart. Looking after your budget is a wise thing to do but in the internet marketing game you need to spend some money. Your focus should not be on holding on to every penny you have but rather to make more money than you spend.
I'm sure you have heard the saying, "You have to spend money to make money"? It's a statement that has been tested countless times by those who have trodden this path before you. And it has proven itself to be true time and time again. You can't be so afraid of spending a few dollars that you prevent yourself from making money.
I have heard otherwise very intelligent people say that they didn't take a marketing course that had been offered because it was 'over-priced'. Now there is a dumb statement if I have ever heard one.
What they could have learned in that marketing course would make them many times over the cost of the marketing course. They 'saved' a couple of hundred dollars and prevented themselves from making many thousands of dollars by being cheap. They were certainly 'thrifty'!
Another really ridiculous thing I've heard many many times is that a marketer didn't buy some software that would have saved him hours of manual work simply because it cost too much and maybe it wouldn't even work properly.
What kind of thinking is that?
Would you keep cutting grass with an old fashioned push mower rather than buying a power mower because it cost too much and it might have a problem?
Here is the thing that you need to remember: Being thrifty is not a crime.
Being dumb isn't a crime either.
If you really want to be a successful internet marketer, you have to be willing to invest in your own knowledge and provide the tools for yourself that makes success possible.
About the Author:
Alan is a party wall surveyor with a firm of party wall surveyors. He is also responsible for the online marketing of his firm's website.
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