Let me explain the next key to the Internet Answer Key. This may seem like I am going off on a tangent, but I really am not. In this or any other venture, there are going to be distractions and a ton of opportunities to make excuses. "well, I was looking into this" "I had this great idea"
Probably the single most important key is going to be focus/singleness of purpose. Write out your GOAL. What is it going to take to get this project done? You are going to have to see the end result and not take your eyes off of it. You are going to have to have it written down and make an action plan. Break that down to a specific period of time and commit to it. Otherwise, here is what is going to happen: you see this great idea come along and want to try and implement it. Here comes your buddy/girlfriend/boyfriend "let's go golfing, play poker, shopping" Not bad things and I am not trying to get you to not do these things. I am making you aware that what these distractions will do is stop your momentum.
You know you want to build your online business. I am doing this personally to integrate my real estate investment business. You may want to do the same or something similar. What you are going to see as you do it are all the great ideas that are out there that marketers are using. You'll certainly want to write them down as you go. But stay the course. Get your first project done before tinkering with it. Once you have your first project up, you can then tweak it.
Here is an example action plan for you to copy if you like. Adjust the time frames according to your own ambitions and time constraints:
Week 1: design and build your landing page
Week2: familiarize yourself with the autoresponders
Week3&4: development some real content for your subscribers
Week 5: put some time into understanding marketing and copywriting
Week 6: compose a sales page for your offer
This is just an example, but you need to write yours out. Shut off the television. I know Grey's Lobotomy is a good show. It won't do much for your campaign though.
Make the commitment to not worrying about getting it right, but to just getting moving. Write out your plan. A George S. Patton quote that I recently saw was "A good plan violently EXECUTED NOW, is better than a perfect plan next week."
I'm going to give you my blueprint in a coming post so make sure to come back and check it out.
In the meantime, all the best.
David Bridge, Jr.
Answer Key Author
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