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Planning
For The Success Of Your Internet Based
Marketing Business
(c)
by John Colanzi
This
is the second in a series of 8 expert articles on Business
Building Tips. If you have any questions about anything in this article
or
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reading and learning.
When potential
new marketers come on the
Internet, they are typically very impatient to make money. In their
hurry, they
forget a very important success principle.
What they forget is that they need a clear action plan. They have a
rough idea
of what they want to do but they neglect to sit down and write out a
road map
for themselves.
This is like being on a ship without a crew, and not knowing what
direction you
are traveling in.
You'll need a written plan if you are going to get serious about this
Internet
based marketing business.
Think of your action plan as a well thought out battle plan. If you
have no
plan, then there will be heavy casualties.
Your written plan will ultimately facilitate an increase in:
* Money
* Free time
* Opportunities
Just as an experienced warrior prepares for all possible circumstances,
you
must be prepared to survive the slow times, and capitalize on the good
times.
Take some time to think about who you are, and what your strengths and
weaknesses are. A well known key to success is to know yourself. Always
keep in
the back of your mind, "your WHY" - in other words, why do you want
to do this Internet based marketing business?
Now it is time to evaluate how much money you can invest in your
venture.
Only use extra money so that you don't compromise your basics such as
mortgage
and food payments. There is an old saying among traders: "scared money
never wins".
Don't over extend your finances or max out your credit card.
This will just cloud your judgment.
When you want to test out a particular paid marketing method, only
utilize your
non-essential money.
Then, when your testing lands you on a winning formula, you can focus
your spending
here. At this stage, you should put at least 50% or more of your
profits back
into the winning method for 6 months to a year.
If you don't need to draw money from your Internet based marketing
business
right away, then it would be a good idea to re-invest 100% of the
profits for a
while. In this way, you will grow your business faster.
A final step in your overall action plan will be to keep a log book.
Just as the great generals have kept log books to record their battle
plans,
you must keep records as a key step to surviving the battle of an
Internet
based marketing business.
You don't want to count on your memory!
In your log book, you'll want to keep track of all of your advertising
campaigns. Try to be quite detailed and make note of what works and
what
doesn't.
You'll want to remove any campaigns which are not profitable, and keep
the ones
that are.
With some thought, planning and plain old hard work, you'll always be
ahead of
your competition.
Here's
To Your Success,
John Colanzi
Copyright (c) John Colanzi.
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