Marketing on the internet is no joke. Over the years I have seen people come and go. To me it's no different than sales. It is said that "sales is the highest paid hard work and the lowest paid easy work." I would say the same is true for internet marketing. It takes knowledge, skill and passion to succeed on the internet.
Knowledge - Getting knowledge by watching others is one way to get it. A better way is to go to school and put into practice what you learn. There are several good teachers of internet marketing where you can get educated.
Skill - Knowing what to do with knowledge is skill when it's applied. Once you have the knowledge you need to market on the internet, you'll have to apply with certainty what you have learned. The skill gets better the more you apply yourself.
Passsion - The burning desire to learn and do things for a desired result is passion. Passion will not let you come up short in your internet marketing experience. You will find out very soon how much passion you have. It's more than being here a year from now. It's about being in it to win it.
Are you ready to get the knowledge you need?
Are you ready to develop the skill you need?
Do you have a genuine passion to succeed in marketing on the internet?
If you answered yes to these questions, you're on the right track.
Stay after it,
Ced Reynolds
8 Comments on Marketing on the internet is no joke
Cedric you are right, Internet marketing is not a laughing matter, we need to acquire the skill and knowledge to implement this successfully.
Jennifer,
Thanks for your comment. The good thing is the knowledge and skill can be acquired to succeed on the internet. Thank God...
And one more thing! You need a real cool picture, like Cedric's. :-) Great post, thanks for sharing.
Rebecca,
You're too kind...lol
Hi Ced; Liked your quote about sales being the highest and lowest paying job! Yes, Internet marketing does take alot of skill knowledge and determination!
Ced,
Passion is so important, because it feeds your determination. Without determination, we'd never get over those inevitable hurdles. thanks for the reminder.
Yes! I have the passion for this thing called Real Estate and technology just comes with it!
Ced,
You are absolutely right. People need that driving force. Thansk for sharing.