Thursday, June 3, 2010

LESSON #1: Don’t Believe Ad-Copy

This is not to say that the programs are not good, it is just that these programs are trying to convince you to buy their product. You’ll see testimonials of people showing their $5000 checks and sitting on a lounge chair in Bermuda. And to some degree, this may be true! I have given testimonials before and I do have checks that have thousands of dollars written on them, but understand that I did not make this money overnight nor did I do it with just 2 hours per week of work. From this point on, understand a few things: Nearly no one makes money at first (a few exemptions, but usually that is luck) Just because you buy into a program for $50 does not guarantee you wealth. You will need to work and spend time learning, testing and building your venture. You will need to spend some money and expect some initial financial losses in these ventures (not much…maybe a few hundred dollars, but that is fairly tiny!) You will have days of excitement and joy and days of frustration, anger and desperation. Unfortunately, you will probably experience the latter much more at the beginning, but this WILL reverse as time goes on.
6  Perseverance and determination is crucial! I spent hundreds of dollars over a few months before I even made a single cent. Now I make THOUSANDS with much less effort. Organization, a plan and, of course, GOALS!