In 2004 my wife and I began seriously studying Internet marketing. We built a small website selling nutritional products -- CactusCanyon.com. We had great success with Cactus Canyon and began developing other online businesses as well. Within a few years we were both able to quit our full-time job…
What does it take to compete in a large, lucrative area online? In this epsisode I break it down and provide some "numbers" to put things in better perspective when deciding about building an online business in a large, highly competitve area.
I've helped many beginning marketers build a home Internet busiensses. In the beginning they often have this question: Should I build one or two large websites in a highly competitive area (with lots of long term income potential), or should I build many small niche sites? There are pros and cons for building online businesses using each strategy. I'll discuss those options in this broadcast. Both can work. But the choice of strategies has more to do with goals and the online marketer's personality.
The amount of work required to build an online business if far more than most beginners think. In the beginning I am 100% for having the beginner do virtually all the work However, as time goes on and the fundametals are learned for building an Internet business, outsourcing begins making more sense. I'll discuss in this episode how to find and get the most out of your virtual assistants.
Beginners have a really hard time wading through all the info and skills required to succeed when they try to build an online business. There is so much clutter and hype to filter through. Worse still, many beginning online marketers have the completely wrong ideas as to why the gurus are successful.
In this episode I'll discuss how to maintian focus as you are building your online business. Losing focus is probably the single biggest killer of success when are trying to build an Internet business.