Every day out there in the real brick and mortar world,
millions and millions of people drag themselves from warm beds,
take a shower, grab a cup of coffee, and head off to their jobs
as they are thinking that there has got to be an easier way to make a living.
Every one of those millions and millions of people knows somebody who has quit the ‘get-up-and-go-to-work’ grind
and is making a very good living by working on their personal computers
from the comfort of their own homes.
Working from home sounds like an ideal solution to them.
Many of these dissatisfied souls will quit their jobs
and plunge head-first into internet marketing
with no preparation, no knowledge of what they are doing,
no education, and no hope of success.
Failure is their only option and they don’t even suspect.
The fact is that according to many sources,
more than 90% (Ninety percent) of all Internet business start-ups
end in failure within the first 120 (one hundred twenty) days.
Yes, you read that right. NINETY PERCENT!
This failure rate should be a warning to those who are considering trying their hand at making a
go of working on the Internet rather than at a job in the brick and mortar world.
Of course, success is possible.
There IS that other 10% (ten percent) that do succeed.
The thing is success doesn’t happen by accident.
And success isn’t just a crap shoot.
Success happens because of some very important factors.
Success happens because people have the right ideas
about internet marketing and how it works.
They do not expect to get rich quick
or be able to make a killing over night
and retire to a tropical isle.
It is strange but somehow the same people who wouldn’t dream of starting a real world
business,
think they can make a go of an internet business even though they have no business
background.
People will go into an internet business with the idea that they no longer have to get up and go
to work.
They think they can simply work when they feel like it and still make a good living.
They simply do not expect to have to work hard or work long hours.
Wrong Perceptions about the Internet
The 90% failure rate of new Internet businesses really isn’t all that surprising
when you stop to think about the people who are starting internet businesses.
For some unknown reason most people think that running a successful internet business
is as easy as getting a website built and hanging out an ‘open for business’ sign.
They couldn’t be more wrong.
Running a successful internet business of any kind requires self-discipline.
People will start an internet business and think that they can party all night,
sleep until noon and then make a living in 3 or 4 hours sitting in front of a computer.
They somehow think that the world is just going to line up on their website and hand over money.
It isn’t going to happen.
Internet businesses do not run on auto-pilot.
It is true that well established internet marketing gurus
do not have to put in long, tedious hours on their businesses
but it is a privilege that has been earned by putting in a lot of long and tedious hours.
It didn’t happen overnight for them and it won’t happen overnight for anybody.