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Wishing and Hoping - Nan S Russell
Years after Disneyland was built, after the completion of Walt Disney World, the story goes that someone went up to Mike Vance, Creative Director for Walt Disney Studios and said, "Isn’t it too bad Walt Disney didn’t live to see this?" Without...
Is Your Ad Killing Your Brand? - Karon Thackston
by Karon Thackston © 2002 http://www.copywritingcourse.com It’s funny to me how companies spend thousands of dollars to develop a brand only to wreck it when they create their advertising campaigns. They pour over colors, fonts, logo designs, Web...
When a Stock Rises on Good News ...... Taking advantage of event driven trading - Greg Baker
Day trading momentum stocks can be a very risky adventure. You can lose a lot of money when you pick the wrong opportunities. The stock market can present you with a lot of hot stocks every day. Some of them are extremely risky while others are...
Fueling the Fire of Your Star Performers - Carole Nicolaides
by Carole Nicolaides © 2002 http://www.progressiveleadership.com Mary was a successful senior executive working for a large insurance company. She was the person that you wanted to have when things did not go well. Everybody loved her for her...
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Keys To Success -- #1 Commitment
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Written By:
Joe Bingham
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The world we live in is based on commitments. Businesses sign
contracts, banks sign us to loan agreements, couples agree to terms
of a marriage, and even our children are taught the ideals of keeping
commitments by having assignments due on certain days at school.
Why then, do so many view network or internet marketing
businesses as quick in and out ventures with no thought toward
actually committing to them?
The best online ventures are ones that do keep commitments and
expect the same out of their members.
Whether people realize it or not, a lot of business is built solely on
the basis of reputation, or at the very least name recognition. Can
you ever expect to get any kind of name recognition or to build a
solid business or personal reputation without a commitment to your
business? It's unlikely. Even those who simply work affiliate
programs are still bound by this principle. No, they may not have
their own business name or reputation, instead they are affiliated with
another who does.
Building the kind of online presence that it takes to be truly
successful does not happen instantly. It takes time to build. Some
have come quickly to success, true, but as you'll always notice, they
came online with prior expertise and/or skills in the area their
business deals with.
In working online, expect to be committed to your business if you
want to succeed. Dropping in and out of programs may net you
some profits if you hit them right, but there's no chance at the ultimate
goal of true lifetime residual income this way.
Expect to make a financial commitment. While Internet marketing
and network marketing in general requires very little investment when
compared to traditional self-employment, there still will be some
finances you must put at stake in your business. The key lies in
choosing wisely and then sticking with your choice and working it
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proves itself out.
Expect to make a time commitment. Sure, the Internet is automated,
and can produce large numbers quickly, but it still takes time to get
set up, to build, and even to maintain a successful enterprise. Don't
expect magic from little effort. Plan for time to be devoted to your
work on a regular basis.
Similarly, expect to work. Nothing is going to happen unless you
make it happen. Automation saves time, and through network
marketing you can leverage your time to where you can get more
done through others than you could ever do on your own, but there
still will be a role you will have to play. As with anything, the more
you put into it, the more you can expect out of it.
Last but perhaps more important than the rest, expect to constantly
be promoting yourself. You always need to be talking to more and
more people, more and more potential clients. Promotion is not
something you set up once and then let go on its own, it needs
constant attention and work. If there is anything you for sure need to
plan on doing every single day, it's promotion. It is the very basis of
what your business growth depends on.
There are many opportunities online, some more involved than
others, but I guarantee none of them will fly for you if you are not
willing to make a solid commitment to working them.
Decide before hand what money, time, work, and resources you are
willing to commit to your business. Then stick to your plan. As well,
seek out others willing to do the same.
Avoid the in and out, here today gone tomorrow crowd and make a
solid commitment to your future. Later on, I guarantee you'll be glad
you did.
About the Author
Joe Bingham, Editor of the NetPlay Newsletters
Publish Your Own Quality Ezine with Little Work and a Lot of Help
http://www.netplaynewsletters.com/publisher.html
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Venture Capitalists - William Cate
Venture Capitalists By William Cate Published March 1998 [http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/] [http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/globalvillageinvestmentclubwelcome/] They invest in less than 1% of the companies they review....
How To Write A Killer Sales Letter - Patric Chan
I sit down and look at my notebook. Then, I put myself into the ‘zone’. That’s how I start to write web copy that sells. Whether you agree with me or not, your web copy will determine whether your product’s going to sell online or not. Simple...
THE ONE PERCENT SOLUTION! - Philip E Humbert
Many years ago, someone told me that the key to success is not doing something big or spectacular, but doing the little things extraordinarily well. When we think of Olympic athletes, it's tempting to pretend that they are somehow "different"....
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