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The more I get into marketing online, the more successful people I get to know. It's been very interesting to be able to chat become friends with 20-30 people who are making a very good living online, many in the 6 or even 7 figures a month mark.
That being said, I always pay attention to how these people act. How they compose themselves, how they handle business, how they think of the business, etc.
The more I think about these people, the more I realize a common thread between them all: dedication.
See, while I would say MOST of the people I know are creative, business savy, educated (in the sense of what is going on online), etc, some have these traits more than others.
However the one that I see in each and every one of them is dedication. All the guys that I know find their niche or area of expertise and dedicate hour upon hour to completely dominating that area.
NONE of the guys that I know that are really successful (high 5 figures+ / month) treat it as a side thing or a project. It's not some beach bum that works 1-2 (or even 4) hours a day and relax the rest watching television, playing sports and driving their exotic sports car. It's never been the case.
A lot of times I have friends (acquaintances might be a better term for them) that hear that I am earning a living online and then ask me to teach them because they just want to earn a little extra money on the side.
One great example was a older man who is a family friend. He heard I was making a living online and had a friend who was trying to start up a homeless shelter or something similar in New York. The conversation was something to the extent of, "Yea... He is trying to start up this ministry there and just needs some extra income while it's starting. He just wants to earn some extra income without having to work much. Can you help him out?" (Paraphrased)
I simply smiled and said that he could have my number.
While I'm not saying that you need to work hard in this business to make it (I consider hard work construction, painting, gardening, roofing, etc) I do think you have to be both dedicated (meaning longer hours) and work smart (meaning not spending your time writing some blog on green frogs when nobody is ever going to visit it or ever be a way to monetize it).
The best way to get started in this business is to start now. Read everything you can about it, emerse yourself into everything dealing with online marketing and you will achieve some degree of success, guaranteed or your money back.
Now, go make some money online.
You are completely right. I work 12h / day and sometimes more on my website & ppc marketing. You will not success if you think that working 4h / day is enough. The Internet is changing every day and you need to work full time job to get a long term success. It’s a job like every other job.
Very well said.. Dedication is necessary to achieve success..
Stellar post Jon! Exactly my thoughts. I try my hardest to practice this very thing in all aspects of business and life. I also like to take time each week and reflect where I slacked off or things I lacked in the previous week so I can prepare and educate myself to be even more prepared in the coming days.
I haven’t “made it” in my mind yet but I’m making money. This is a hobby at the moment. I work then hit up bball practice then after my lil belle goes to bed i hit the online marketing hobby. I prob. stay up until 12 and wake at 6:30 to do it all over again.
hey, i checked out the term “green frog” on the adwords keyword tool and it has about 50,000 searches a month. Why would you say it could not be monitized.
Great post. It’s very true that successful entrepreneurs are very hard workers and are the type of people to make something happen on their own, without a lot of direction or supervision. A true entrepreneur will have a very hard time working in a conventional workplace as it won’t offer enough stimulation. Successful people don’t wait for circumstances to come their way…they will go out and find success and work hard to achieve a goal.
Sure dedication is one of the keys to succeed, but if you don`t know the tricks then you might as well fail.
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Great points. While most characteristics vary, dedication is extremely important to becoming successful in any industry. There are a few who will make it by chance, but hard work and effort pay off.
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Great post, Jonathan.
It is quite hard to discipline myself to be successful entrepreneur. But I wiling to learn slowly.