Should that be you sitting in that computer desk chair building your affiliate business?

If you are reading this and taking offense, please understand that it’s to help illustrate the difference between people who actually end up making a living for themselves online, and those who drift off into the darkness.  There are a lot of people who have went on to work full time from home as a result of having their own affiliate business, or another type of online marketing model.

Every once in a while I get letters from members of my subscribers on my list. A lot of these letters are either thank you letters..or they could be letters asking for help. Hey, I get the odd “I hate all marketers” types to! But, I think most list owners come across that every once in a while.

It’s funny though, but, for every great letter I get, I probably get 5 or so that go something like this.. (yes, there is sarcastic pun intended here)

Hypothetical But Realistic Letter From Subscriber

“Hey, it’s been about a month now and I’m still not making any money from that one web site I built with like 5 pages on it. I went through the gruelling effort of building 3 backlinks to it as well.

Still no money! I’m in dire straights here and I need to pay off a $5500 loan in 3 weeks. I thought this was going to do it for me.

What a scam that product is that you sold me..I want my money back and I’m going to request a refund!”

(I want a refund so I can go buy some more marketing courses from somebody else..and request a refund for those to)

Sincerely,

Lost In Space

The Opportunity Seeker Or The Business Builder – Which Are You?

Over time in marketing you come to realize that there are two types of people who are into this Online Marketing thing.

1. The Opportunity Seeker
2. The Business Builder

It’s unfortunate, but, the reality is that “the opportunity seekers” outnumber “the business builder” by the thousands.

The Opportunity Seeker

So what’s an opportunity seeker? Basically, it’s a person that wants success and is thrilled about how wonderful the whole experience may be, but, they either aren’t ready or willing to actually work for it. These are the people that seek the “quick fix” or that “push this red button and poof”..”I’m rich” type.

Now the sad part is that this makes up the majority of people trying to work their own affiliate business from home. It doesn’t matter how many products and courses they buy, “coaches” they may try, or anything else. Most of the time it’s not the courses they buy either. There are tons of great courses and products out there. But, they won’t succeed because they WON’T work..or at least they won’t work hard enough or long enough at proven methods until they start having success.

Until such people take responsibility for themselves and their actions to do whatever it takes to succeed, most simply they won’t. These people can’t be helped until “they decide to help themselves and get things done…then keep going until they succeed!” They waste their own time, other people’s time, and essentially could be called an energy drain.

Can you imagine what a lot of these people would actually accomplish if they put all of that energy they use into blaming others for not having success, blaming the products they bought and requested a refund, and the countless complaint support tickets they put in, and actually put it into building their affiliate business?

I’m sure you get the point. I’m not trying to be harsh here, merely trying to shed light on an all to common situation.

The Business Builder

Now, the business builder is a whole different blend of cloth. He/She understands that whether it’s an offline business, or an online business, it’s going to take time to build.  They also realize that the building of such things take a lot of work, and they are willing to do it.

People like this, once started, don’t know how to..or even want to quit. They are willing to make the sacrifices needed. If they fall on their butt for a while because something isn’t working, they get right back up and keep fighting for what they want. They realize there are no secrets and magic pills, and know by diligently applying proven methods they will eventually get the success they deserve.

The truth of the matter is this, “You aren’t going to be a success until you decide you are going to be a success!” It’s that simple..no more statements need to be said.

“The Opportunity Seeker” or “The Business Builder”..who are you?

I wish you all the best in your success with your affiliate business, or any of your online ventures..never quit!