Are you decisive? If you’re not, it’s going to be a long, disappointing road.
I have been in this online business for a long time now. You know what? I’ve made a lot of decisions along the way. Some of those were the right ones, but many were the wrong ones. The decisions we make define us.
There are a lot of opportunities out there that will promise you riches beyond your wildest imaginations.
That’s great! Except it’s not that simple. I don’t care what it is, it will take hard work, commitment and decisions… there you have it again.
As an example, let’s say you decide your opportunity is to set up a website to sell tennis rackets for lefties. How would you approach this? Would you just set up a site and boom the checks will start rolling in…?
No! First, you have to decide how the website is going to be set up. Are you going to build it yourself? If so, what’s best for your website? Do you want it set it up in PHP or do you want to use HTML/CSS? What editor will you use? Front Page (please don’t…)? Will everything be based on a WordPress platform?
Or are you going to decide to hire someone to build it for you?
How will you lay it out? Do you have a logo? Do you need one? What color scheme are you going to use? Do you know the effect of color on your visitors? How do you decide?
What e-Commerce solution is best for you? Consider your monthly volume. If it is going to be over $1,000, a merchant account is usually a good choice. You may consider Paypal in conjunction with a merchant account. If you do consider a merchant account, you also need to look into electronic payment gateways.
Then you have to market the products… Are you going to use pop-ups? Are you going to advertise with Adwords, Banners, E-zines, Article Marketing – and what about Joint Ventures…?
What’s my point…? You are going to have to make the right decisions for YOUR business. There are a lot of steps from getting an idea to building the proper platform for the idea and executing it.
Your decisions will ultimately lead to an end result… Did it work? Are you making money?… or is it a do over?
When you decide to pursue an opportunity, it’s your decisions that will make your site a success or not.
You must learn to decide. Indecision paired with inaction will find you broke and discouraged…
This is the best post I’ve come across in a while.
This is an area I am very passionate about–
Those who start out trying to find the path to riches on the internet absolutely have to be told early on that there are no shortcuts!
Every method of making money online requires hard work, dedication, and FOCUS.
Just like any business start up.
If you want to be your own boss, you have to be prepared to make all the decisions!
Keith deBolt
Hi Keith,
Thanks for the comment. Yes, it’s absolutely true what you’re saying. I often do repeat this to my subscribers because most of them are still looking for a quick fix rather than something that requires a lot of hard work and focus instead…
Detlev