What Roadblocks are Holding YOU Back?

Ok, let me start by saying – hindsight is so much better than crystal ball guessing. Agreed? And man – have I got some insights now that I did not have 2 years ago!

When I first signed up for a course about Internet Marketing, I did a few things wrong. For one, the course itself was all wrong for me. It was about doing email marketing partnerships. Might have been fine if I could do a couple simple things – like market via email, and form partnerships.

Then I struggled with hosting, getting squeeze pages going, and using traffic exchanges, Google Adwords advertising and other ways to grow my lists. And after all that, and when I had a couple lists of 100 people, I discovered that I truly didn’t know what to do with those lists. To be honest, I expect that this is a point that truly does stop a lot of people from making progress.

Technical Problems

So, here’s a good one. Have you had any trouble getting a domain name registered, a hosting account sorted out, FTP working and a page or two or three created? Oh, and you have to upload that page. Do you know all the magical incantations for it to appear on your hosting? Any issues with email, maybe?

Here’s a better question for you: Should *YOU* be worrying about that?

Even I probably should have said no to that question when I was getting started. I’ll be outsourcing a bunch of that type of thing here real soon. That work is not going to make you or me any money! That’s not business; that is infrastructure. If you had a restaurant, would you clean the toilets and do the accounting? mmm…So why are you doing your own “Internet plumbing”?

Peeling the Onion – Other Things Can Still Go Wrong

Here’s what I really want you to think about. What if you get that sexy minisite you purchased from Guru Guy or Guru Gal all installed on your domain, on your hosting? What will the NEXT problem be?

You will need to have payment buttons and autoresponders ready. You need to get buttons and forms ONTO your web pages. (Should you learn, or should you practice the success skill called ‘delegation’?)

Hey, so if that is done, have you checked to make sure your pages appear decently in the major browsers: Internet Explorer versions 6, 7 *and* 8; Firefox; Opera; Safari? Google Chrome?

Great. Now, how is your traffic? Is your traffic living up to your plan? (Doh! Did you actually have a traffic plan?) You did get a blog or some other traffic-sucking content site going about 3 months ago, right?

My Advice – Get Some Guidance & Get Some Help

You know why colleges do so well at training people? It is because knowledgeable, smart, wise people set up training programs for the uninitiated to follow. While the new person attending the college may not understand the need for various areas of study, the wise experienced people organizing the training DO. The new person does not NEED to understand; they just get to focus on the subjects in front of them.

Do you need a millionaire to show you how to make your first $3000? Nope. Can a guy or gal who has made $3000 off the Internet teach you a thing or two? Yep. And I can literally save you 6 months in the process.

By following a leader who has accomplished a few key things, like building a list and making a couple grand online, you can discover the mysteries behind some of this onion you are trying to peel.

It is entirely possible that you might progress and outgrow your first leader. Great! Then move on, and find a more experienced teacher to follow. But to START with that type of teacher can be much more expensive and you might not be able to keep up with their teachings.

You should take some time to consider how you learn, how fast you learn, and how well your background has prepared you to run a business, market a business, and compete on the Internet. If you truly will need some basics, and the interaction of a coach would be helpful, then don’t cheat yourself out of the huge benefits a coach can provide!

So what do you think? I’d love to read YOUR comments! Go ahead and add some comments here. I promise I will be reading every comment, and don’t be surprised if you hear back from me.