How come 90%+ of people just read and plan, but never actually 'do'?
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Most people probably don't have a game plan so they don't know where to start.
I started PPC in 2002 with Overture for a small business, so after I found this site and learned about affiliate marketing recently, it wasn't really anything new to me. I already knew that I was going to start with PPC first. For example I don't like SEO and I know many people prefer it since it's free traffic. I just like the quick sales that you can get from PPC and don't have to deal with the damn algos changing every hour and getting stricter by day. Not that I'm saying SEO is BS or anything, I still learn it and keep up with it to stay informed of what's going on in the industry.
I started PPC in 2002 with Overture for a small business, so after I found this site and learned about affiliate marketing recently, it wasn't really anything new to me. I already knew that I was going to start with PPC first. For example I don't like SEO and I know many people prefer it since it's free traffic. I just like the quick sales that you can get from PPC and don't have to deal with the damn algos changing every hour and getting stricter by day. Not that I'm saying SEO is BS or anything, I still learn it and keep up with it to stay informed of what's going on in the industry.
It's not isolated to affiliate marketing. Doing everthing but DOing is human nature.
People buy weight loss books, exercise equipment, diet books, watch Oprah, but do they ever hit the gym? Fuck no.
People buy weight loss books, exercise equipment, diet books, watch Oprah, but do they ever hit the gym? Fuck no.
Wadeaminnit!
You started a topless maid service and had no clue that the girls you were hiring AND the clients you would get for that kind of business wouldn't "go beyond the job description" and you're calling ME a jackass?!
HAH!Wadeaminnit!
You started a topless maid service and had no clue that the girls you were hiring AND the clients you would get for that kind of business wouldn't "go beyond the job description" and you're calling ME a jackass?!
That's why I said, most of my ideas don't work!!! Also they weren't reliable there was always an excuse as to why they couldn't make it or I couldn't get a hold of them.
I know of a sexy maid service thats doing quite well...
There are only a few cities in the country where a business like this could work.
Any place with lots of money, and plenty of wealthy young bachelors.
If I had the money and a place that was big enough to hire someone to clean, I'd get a sexy maid service.
There are only a few cities in the country where a business like this could work.
Any place with lots of money, and plenty of wealthy young bachelors.
If I had the money and a place that was big enough to hire someone to clean, I'd get a sexy maid service.
Ditto for my idea of a bikini carwash.
Back on topic, I think a lot of us have big ideas but there are usually road blocks to putting them into practice. Or, like ubaidabcd did with his topless maids, we jump in to something blind and get burned.
Then, some people get gun shy, thinking all their ideas are too grand or maybe simply run out of money after chasing so many rainbows.
Too many ideas, too little focus, not enough time, too few skills, too little money... the list goes on and on and on.
For me, there are just too many distractions, too many options. What seems interesting and do-able today becomes overshadowed tomorrow by another great idea that begs for my attention. I'm always pulled in too many directions and have difficulty focusing on a single task until it's completed. I recognize it as a problem and struggle to force myself to stay focused.
+1 for what springer said.
I have the same problem.
I have a notebook full of potential million dollar ideas.
But it takes money to take money.
Right now I'm going from dollar to dollar, and just trying to get to the point where I can sustain myself financially, as well as my business, with all expenses and bills accounted for, and still not be broke at the end of the day.
I have the same problem.
I have a notebook full of potential million dollar ideas.
But it takes money to take money.
Right now I'm going from dollar to dollar, and just trying to get to the point where I can sustain myself financially, as well as my business, with all expenses and bills accounted for, and still not be broke at the end of the day.
I have a notebook with a million ideas too, but over time I realized that the key to productivity isn't coming up with brand new, innovative ideas for the masses, but to laser focus your creative thinking on the project at hand.
With each brand new idea, you have to start at square one. If you stay focused on a single project, then you begin to come up with tasks to do that will actually make your project go forward, rather than whole new business models that require a shit ton of work to accomplish. When you start innovating on what you're already doing, then that's where the magic happens.
I guess this applies to those heavy thinkers (i'm on of them)... you eventually get stuck in an idea overload, and never getting shit done. Stop that and FUCKING FOCUS! Too much thinking is just another name for procrastination!
"Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration"
With each brand new idea, you have to start at square one. If you stay focused on a single project, then you begin to come up with tasks to do that will actually make your project go forward, rather than whole new business models that require a shit ton of work to accomplish. When you start innovating on what you're already doing, then that's where the magic happens.
I guess this applies to those heavy thinkers (i'm on of them)... you eventually get stuck in an idea overload, and never getting shit done. Stop that and FUCKING FOCUS! Too much thinking is just another name for procrastination!
"Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration"
Yeah but you get tips about how to make money through new ways from WF Community...so i do not think your wasting time + you meet so many people on Instant Messenger
MDSandB
Adderall. Strattera. Pharmaceuticals. :bowdown:
Nothing has helped me become more productive than to get on a concentration-enhancing drug, and I'm serious. While I don't condone taking psych meds daily, especially stimulants, taking them when you really want to get something done is really priceless. I think you brought up a good point. Especially with beginners' enthusiasm, or the enthusiasm you get when you get your first content live or your first internet paycheck, ideas start manifesting and branching out. I think we all have our notebook of ideas whether it be written down or swirling in our heads.
The hard part is picking one and running with it. I have a SEVERE problem with starting a project, getting the hard part done (the setup, the initial content, initial execution) and then start another project and lose interest for the easy part (the site and PPC campaign are online but they need a little tweaking). In fact, I have a content MFA site that is STILL waiting for me to insert some of its meta html (description, keywords).
I have a forum that I should update to the latest version. But I'm so busy working on websites in Dreamweaver (most of which arent even online) I haven't been focusing on what HAS been making me money. I haven't been tweaking what I already have to maximize it's output.I recently got a perscription for Strattera (a non-stimulant, uncontrolled substance for ADD/ADHD) and nothing really beats going to the library on campus (or wherever you prefer to work), set up the laptop in a quiet corner, and GET THINGS DONE for once.
I'll join the dicking around ...
True, true. However, if I have a stupid yoga site (yogareflections.com), and I suddenly have a brainstorm about an _exactly similar_ site for a different topic, I don't classify two MFA sites like that as two different projects; they're branches from the same tree. But I can focus and build on the mfa sites each too.
True, true. However, if I have a stupid yoga site (yogareflections.com), and I suddenly have a brainstorm about an _exactly similar_ site for a different topic, I don't classify two MFA sites like that as two different projects; they're branches from the same tree. But I can focus and build on the mfa sites each too.
I think I would add a couple things.
1. Internet marketing tends to attract people who want large amounts of easy money and when its not there they think it's a scam. (This is largely due to the way marketing is about making money online - make a billion dollars in 12 days type things)
2. I think that internet marketing just isn't for some people in the same way that plumbing isn't for some people. It requires a certain personality, an ability to be self motivated and follow through, and lack of sociability. They say anyone can do it but it is like saying anyone can be a lawyer, or a teacher - yeah anyone can do it but some people are going to be miserable and suck at it and some are going to be naturally great at it. So again, the claims attract many types of people who just don't fit the description for internet marketing and then they wonder why they can't make any money online.
1. Internet marketing tends to attract people who want large amounts of easy money and when its not there they think it's a scam. (This is largely due to the way marketing is about making money online - make a billion dollars in 12 days type things)
2. I think that internet marketing just isn't for some people in the same way that plumbing isn't for some people. It requires a certain personality, an ability to be self motivated and follow through, and lack of sociability. They say anyone can do it but it is like saying anyone can be a lawyer, or a teacher - yeah anyone can do it but some people are going to be miserable and suck at it and some are going to be naturally great at it. So again, the claims attract many types of people who just don't fit the description for internet marketing and then they wonder why they can't make any money online.
Honestly, I think far too many people in online marketing do too much DOing and not ENOUGH thinking. I've seen so many crap blogs and half-assed websites day in and day out. To top it off, most people in online marketing aren't even trying to solve problems - they're trying to fill niches because they were told "find a niche and go do it" rather than what most business professionals do: Find a problem that needs a solution.
I think this article can be a live-changing read for 90% of the wickedfire community:
Sex Energy
...but serisouly its a pretty clever article read it through.
Sex Energy
...but serisouly its a pretty clever article read it through.
While true, that's not the reason people generally don't DO anything. Most people will be enthusiastic about something and spend their free time READING about it and mining FORUMS for information regardless if they have a full time job or not and never do anything. Just like people will read BOOKS and MAGAZINES about weight loss but never hit up the fucking gym. When you ask them why... "bubububut I have no time. bububu it's too sunny outside. bububu i have no money."
Besides, with little expendable money, you can get results in this field. I made my first MFA years ago that has made me about $4 a week. that's a lot of money for a website that took me an hour to make, if even.
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