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Taking on Internet Myths and Partial Truths! Part 1
Internet myths abound. They exist on every level and come in waves.
The first wave holds the Big Three:
Myth #1. Making money online is easy! This is the wildest “fish story” of all. Truth is 90% of all people who try to make money on the internet, fail! The exact figure for those who really make it may be closer to 2% – 3%.
Why? Because it takes work, because there is a steep, ever-changing learning curve, and because information overload abounds. There is no one solution, no set-it-and-forget formula any more than there is one in any other part of living.
Another why? Because naïve, hopeful, hungry “ready to buy” prospects are drawn in by well laid out psychological sales pitches made by online “PT Barnums” – many of whom haven’t made a dime on the net, except for the one you’re ready to shell out.
Don’t get me wrong. There are very ethical people online who want to help, who offer quality information, step-by-step courses…but it is human nature to want to hear that it’s easy, that someone else will do all the work while we rake in the cash, drive the flashy car, live in a mansion and take trips to paradise whenever we get the itch. Hello…A little reality check is needed here.
And the story is a little more complex… The internet is changing so quickly that it’s difficult for even established marketers to keep pace. But on the other hand, if you’re willing to get with the program and move out of your comfort zone, it may be one of the most fertile times to get into marketing on the internet.
Myth #2. You can make a fortune overnight! Yup, you can! Just like overnight Superstars, who after years of struggling, paying their dues, refining their craft, and working their butts off, became overnight successes. When you know what you are doing, have the desire, the drive and motivation, and are willing to put in the work, odds are, the time may come when “overnight” fortune will too.
Myth #3. Anyone can make money on line! Anyone can live the internet “dream!” Believe it or not, this has some merit just as long as you add in the above qualifiers.
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