Focus to make money

I’ll be getting a check from clickbank in the next few days. It’s amazing what focusing can do for you and your business. Focus and consistency are key.

I unsubscribed from a bunch of email lists that I was on yesterday so I could focus better. There were some contributing factors, like the fact that I received no less than 50 emails about John Reese’s product launch, but that’s another story.

On a side note, most of the emails that I received, were the exact same email. That really bothered me. I know that marketers create affiliate tools for people to use, but the homogeneity of the emails bothered me.

Let me save you the $397 that John Reese’s product will cost you. Also, let me save you umpteen dollars that all the copy cat marketers will try to squeeze from you in the coming weeks. Oh yes, there will be more emails for products based on JR’s course, don’t be surprised by that.

Here’s my free advice for you:

1. Focus on the core. Be consistent in your efforts.

That’s all there is to it. Focus on your market, write articles, publish them, distribute them, get the word out. Believe in what you’re selling. Be commited to it.

2. Don’t be lazy.

Don’t think that writing 1 article is going to make you rich. Don’t think that 20 poorly written articles will get you traffic either. It takes work to get traffic, and it takes more work to keep it.

3. Have realistic expectations.

Don’t be the guy that dabbles a little and expects a lot. It’s pointless to do something half ass.

4. Don’t be afraid of failure.

Victory is so much sweeter in the face of defeat. Know when to call it quits. Like that Kenny Rogers song says: “you gotta know when to hold’em, and know when to fold’em.”

5. You have friends that you didn’t even know of.

Ezinearticles is your friend. Associated content is your friend. Articlesbase, is your friend. Squidoo is your friend. Hubpages is your friend. Twitter is your friend.

6. You also have some that look like friends.

Facebook, likes for you to think that it’s your friend, but it’s not your friend.

7. There are marketers out there that are your friend. I’ll tell you about them in a different post.

That’s it for now. I’ll be posting some follow ups to these within the next couple of days.