What To Do When at First You Don’t Succeed
The nature of marketing is such that one must put forth lots of effort over time to get a small return. You need to build momentum and keep it going. It is no different with internet marketing. There are going to be peaks and valleys and I think we should prepare ourselves for this inevitability before we venture out into the world of the unknown.
Do you have that self-esteem and self-confidence that will get you through the dark days? Almost every successful person will say that they failed over and over before they figured out what to do. One quote I like is ’success is just getting past all the failures’.
Becoming discouraged is counter-productive to say the least. It could even prove fatal to achieving your goals. It is natural, if you have been really trying and not seeing any results, to be less willing to spend your time and resources, and you may begin to feel there is no sense in ‘throwing good money after bad’.
This is why you can’t allow yourself to become discouraged. You must consciously force yourself to become MORE DETERMINED than ever. ‘Quit’ is not in your vocabulary if you are really committed to your dream of having an internet business (or anything else).
It all boils down to faith - faith in God, faith in yourself, and faith in the process. Faith and common sense are two completely different things. While we need both, when it comes to not seeing results, common sense should tell you that you need to keep trying and try harder. Faith will tell you never to give up no matter what. Cut-back or make sacrifices, but just keep pushing toward your target.
Another saying I like is ‘you can’t fail unless you quit’. That’s right! Refuse to quit. Refuse to be discouraged. Don’t even get skeptical. Just know that sooner or later you will figure out what works, and you will triumph!
This is why it is important to try many different techniques at the same time. This is because even if each thing only works a little bit, if you put them all together they add up to something! Naturally you quit what isn’t working - but be sure to give it enough time to work before you give up on it. Even the ‘big boys’ think a 2% response is not to be scoffed at.
Sorry, one last applicable saying: ‘If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again’!
Patricia Brucoli
Internet Marketing Services
http://www.the3rdpartynetwork.com/
Hi Patricia,
This is a really inspirational post.
I really understand what you are talking about as I have worked extremely hard at this business and have kept up the faith.
It certainly is not easy to do when you are not seeing results (at least for the first while).
Here is what I do: Before I go to sleep at night, I visualize my internet business 2 years into the future with lots of affiliates joing regularly. This gives me a really warm feeling and I then go to sleep. I do this consistently every night.
It is now starting to pay off. Of course all of the hard work is the major factor here, but the visualization really helps.
Comment by Work From Home Opportunity — November 9, 2008 @ 9:34 am