Use Internet Business Plans to Succeed

Do you want your internet business to succeed? Then use well-thought-out internet business plans!

When you’re just starting out, you’re easy prey to internet wolves and all their new products, launches, emails promising riches, and tantalisingly shiny new objects. Your own keen desire to be your own boss might work against you as you desperately want to believe all the hype put out there by unscrupulous ‘fleecers’ – who are very, very clever marketers.

Not all sheep are gullible and not all wolves are unscrupulous.  But knowing that in the beginning stages you are vulnerable gives you a head-start against those who are too lazy, too arrogant, or too impatient to stick to a mapped-out path; because forewarned is forearmed!

If you can include this in your budget, find a mentor. You don’t NEED one, you can succeed on your own with careful planning, attention to detail, and studying other successful internet business models.  It’ll take longer, and you’ll probably waste money on unnecessary products, but you’ll get there.  But if you can – get a mentor. The list of mentors on my blog are people who are honest, ethical, and very good at what they do.

That’s why I’m affiliated with them.  Without their expert tuition I probably wouldn’t have made it this far.

When I started my internet business two years ago, I felt that I hadn’t the money for a mentor, and believed that I was smart enough to figure things out for myself.  18 months later I REALLY had no money – being in debt up to my eyeballs!

I had been well and truly sidetracked and spent months information-gathering; I went through burnout after wading through TOO much information; then I became depressed thinking that this was too hard; I got caught up in technical distractions, mental blocks, and widgets that wouldn’t do what I wanted them to do (and were unnecessary anyway!).

We aren’t taught to be self-starters.  At school we’re guided with a curriculum; and at work we’re guided by our boss.  As entrepreneurs we’re totally on our own – and need to be continually self-motivating ourselves and eliminating distractions.

Use a business plan to send a message to your sub-consciousness that you’re serious.  Follow a good internet business plan to keep you focused and on track.  Long-term plans have daily, weekly, and monthly checklists.  It’s a great boost to commit to completing your checklist, and each ‘done’ tick gives you a taste of success. Keep your inner vision on your goal and your reward – this also helps you maintain focus.

When you know you’re avoiding a particular task because it’s one of your weak points, you’re able to forgive yourself (understanding is the foundation of forgiveness), and ask for help.  Use forums (Niche Choppers, Warriors, Backlinks, and Keyword Academy etc), while proceeding to the next item on your checklist.  Fivers is another great resource for limited budgets.

Post pictures or photographs or whatever means you need to keep focused on your long-term goal and make sure you know exactly what this is!  If your own home is your goal, place pictures of desirable homes where they’ll catch your eyes.  Ditto with cars, travel, – whatever your motivation is for wanting a successful internet business.

Visual reminders help us stomp on the voice that whinges – too hard, too tired, this won’t work.

There’s a lot to learn and do, and without a prioritised checklist you stand a chance of not concentrating properly on taking the right actions to bring you success.

With a properly constructed checklist, you’re free to concentrate on your goal – building a successful internet business.

To your Internetting success!