One of the greatest things
about being an online entrepreneur is the freedom it gives you. Whether you are
in online marketing, SEO, lifestyle guidance or any of a number of other
relatively new and fast growing industries you have a huge amount of choice in
where and how you do business.
In fact most digital
entrepreneurs have no set place from which they work or set time at which they
have to get that work done. As I am writing this for example I am sitting
sipping coffee in my backyard on a surprisingly mild autumn evening.
For many of us the choice to
leave a career that was if nothing else a steady job that paid the bills was a
hard one. It is a natural fear to leave behind a steady income, even if it is a
job you have come to despise, for a less certain one that offers you more money
and far more importantly, more freedom to choose the direction and style of
your own life.
The reason why people decide
to make, what for most seems an irrational choice, varies greatly from
individual to individual but from talking to others who have ditched the desk
and are now building businesses and income streams from wherever they can get
wifi I think there is one key theme that ties us all together.
Unhappiness. Of all the
people who I know that have made it in this industry I am yet to meet someone
that says when asked about their previous job or life "Yeah, I loved it,
it was great". In fact most people have a kind of burning dread of the
life they used to have and in many it is that fear of falling back to earth, or
maybe rock bottom for some, that keeps them hungry for success.
Of course, not everyone is
cut out for this kind of life. Those who do fly and who refuse to end up
crawling back to their nine to five have a few traits in common that make them
continue to climb and be successful when so many others have fallen by the
wayside.
Stubborn. The first trait I
think that is a must have has got to be stubbornness. I am yet to meet a
successful online entrepreneur who isn't as stubborn as the proverbial mule.
Here though it is important I draw a distinction, stubborn is good, arrogant is
not. Those that are stubborn are the ones that persevere no matter how hard it
gets. Stubborn are the people who refuse to listen when friends and family tell
them they will never make it and maybe they should ask their old boss for that
job back. Those that are arrogant though refuse to take help when it is offered
and this can be a deadly mistake.
Passionate. Having, as I am
sure we all have, worked with people who see a job as a pay check as well as
those that see their job, no matter what it is, as a crusade and a lifelong
passion it is easy to see the difference. There are a vast and every growing
number of people trying to sell you something online. What separates them into
two groups though is passion. Those without it will sell any tuppeny trinket to
anyone without a second thought while those with it match seller to buyer and
are proud to provide a service rather than spraying spam and hoping something
sticks.
Adaptable. The last trait
that is a must have for the true digital entrepreneur is adaptability. The
internet moves fast and the rules and strategies are forever changing. One day
you have a great ad running on Facebook the next it gets pulled down for no
apparent reason and you are staring at having an account blocked. For most
people this sounds like a nightmare but for us this is the daily dance, the area
where we let our talents shine and the area where all three of these traits
come together to create the perfect storm.
So why tell you all of this?
Well we need more, more entrepreneurs more people considered a little crazy by
friends and family, more people fed up of a boring life where the biggest
choice you get all day is decaf or regular.
You see almost two and a
half billion people get online every single day, and the forecast shows that by
2020 that figure will reach somewhere close to five billion. This means that the
Internet provides an effectively limitless source of potential customers and
clients for us. With this in mind it is easy to see where the profits can be,
and are already, being made.
So why share? I'm going to
be honest, online income or not, I'd be a millionaire already if I got a pound
for every time someone has asked that. So let me put it simply. For internet
entrepreneurship to survive and thrive we need good people to guide it. People
who have empathy and passion, people who want to help make online marketing,
lifestyle advice, social media and all the other joys of the internet safe and
enjoyable for themselves and their kids.
One big difference between a
digital business and a physical one is that the internet provides far more
opportunity to spread good products and information but it also has the ability
to push bad information and products just as easily if not more so. As Uncle
Ben said "with great power comes great responsibility".
So here you stand, and if
you've come this far then maybe you too are ready to make the jump. To take
that first step out of the nest and learn as we
all must how to flap your wings and fly. It won't be easy, but then
nothing worth having ever was. The only difference is that unlike that little
bird there is no need for you to go it alone.
Already there is a community
of experts, of professionals, who have taken the leap first. They can't
guarantee you a soft spot to land on but they can at least be with you on your
journey and show you how it works.
So, if you are ready to take
a chance then come and join us and let us show you how to truly get the best
out of yourself and how to make a real change in yourself and in your life.
Find us at The Online Business Expert or you can get our 7 day video seriesand orientation webinar.
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