Getting started on the internet is in reality a daunting prospect. As I mentioned in my 1st article: The First step in your Internet Marketing Adventure, I am undertaking this adventure and getting involved. The plethora of options on line means that focus is a key component to moving forwards. Once you have made a decision on which model you would like to follow. The next step is to get involved. What do I mean by this? Well, the first step is getting yourself into the right frame of mind. If you decide to go into business online, you have to shift your mindset and believe without doubt that you can make it work. This can be said of anything you decide to do. If you feel you are ready, you need to find a guide or mentor to help get you to the next stage. At this point in time it is very hard to come up with new ideas. As we move forward, we are exposed to more and more technology that makes the implementation of an old idea, seem like something new. Within the internet marketing arena a common phrase for success, is Wash, rinse and repeat. In other words, when you find something that works, do it over and over again. But how do you know what works? How do you know what should be rinsed and repeated? What you need to do is find someone that is already successful in your chosen area, whatever it might be. You need a mentor.

Mentor is a word loosely associated to many people that do not really fit the mould of a true mentor. What you are looking for, is someone that is already doing what you are thinking of getting into, is successful within that market and perhaps most importantly can teach it to you. The difficulty is finding that right person for you, you will be exposed to many 'mentors' claiming to be the one for you when in reality they don't know what they are talking about. It is a common human characteristic. We take advice (mentorship) from those least qualified to mentor us. Take your next door neighbour or your friends – most of whom at this stage are probably struggling to make ends meet, pay all the bills and keep a roof over their heads. These guys are the first to give you pinpoint accurate opinions on when the stock market will recover, when the economy will recover and what to invest your money in, should you ask them. We all do it, it's socially accepted human behaviour. The problem with that is your choice of mentor has got you to where you are today. Why do you listen to the unsubstantiated opinions of poor people, when you aspire to being a wealthy one? You need someone that has done it before, can prove they have done it before and can then teach you exactly how to do it.

Now you may have read the above and discard it as nonsense, but for those of you who are ready to make a change in your lives and start living the life you have always wanted – TAKE ACTION.

 

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