What does success look like?

[Lynn Terry]

this place is awesome ... I'm smitten anyway

- and that was hard work! quite proud of that turn-around!

So glad to have you aboard, Leigh!

[TomM]

Lynn - that video is one of the first things I saw on your blog. I totally agree with it. My passion is travel and you need money to do that!

[Lynn Terry]

I LOVE to travel. Almost as much as the chosen destination!

And I agree. It's definitely one of the things my success with "work" has enabled me to enjoy...



December 2008...
Ranelagh Beach, Mt Eliza Australia

[Gord Young]

Hi Tom,

Seems you've spawned a great discussion here by asking a very good question.
"What does success look like?"

You are taking a very good approach by formulating something of a biz plan.

Too often people come online looking for the "easy button" (and no plan) with
very unrealistic expectations. People with no biz savvy or experience have heard that they can suddenly start earning big bucks without any investment of time or money.

In the offline world it is not uncommon to have to invest large sums of both
without expecting to be in profit for years.

Some of the claims made on the internet are outrageous.

Online you are told you can earn many thousands/month if
you know how to copy and paste and send an email.
no website
no experience
no tech skills
no writing skills
no time
etc...

It's true that the internet offers some great advantages, amazing margins (ROI)
You can start with very little investment and build up to earning a nice living...
but there is a trade-off.

If you don't have money to invest then expect to have to do more work.

Online, or offline it is still a business.

You should first look at the ways to make a living online and decide what you
think might best suit you.

Often it is the affiliate sales model that is best unless you think you are ready
to start creating your own products. Lynn has already talked about the various methods of affiliate marketing.

Researching to find a market willing to buy is the first advice you should heed.

If you are listening to people like Lynn Terry and Ed Dale you are off to a great start. Andy Jenkins is another worth listening to. They have been successful for a long time and all offer trusted advice freely.

Don't fret about things like buying the fancy software and other time saver tools right away. There are basic tools that you will need to start.

This thread is a small sample of the kind of help you can get on this forum. If
you can afford it, I suggest you join the elite group. That would be the smartest investment in your biz that I know of. Membership can save you lots of money, time and headaches.

In the mean time you can also get good answer here.

Keep asking the good questions!

[TomM]

Lynn, I am totally jealous, Australia is one of the places I am dying to visit.

[Lynn Terry]

I was thinking of going back in a couple of weeks

I'm one of those strange people that ENJOY the 14-hour flight!

[TomM]

Gord,

thanks for the advice. I note that you were a machinist. I used to buy machine parts for Aerospace and Medical markets. How is your online business doing? I hope you are doing well because things were getting tough in the machine shop world with all the overseas competition. Best of luck!

[TomM]

Lynn do you have a travel blog?! I have to live vicariously thru others for now I don't enjoy long flights because planes were built for shorter people. My lower back doesn't agree with them either. But no doubt the destination is worth the inconvenience to me!

[Lynn Terry]

I'm short I am 5'5" - I used to be 5'7" but I shrunk!

My blog is at ClickNewz.com, and I often discuss my travels there as I meet with other Internet Marketers around the world or across the continent. It also ties in with my work-at-home and mobile lifestyle.

Here's an example:
http://www.clicknewz.com/1770/lakes-entrance-australia/

And another:
http://www.clicknewz.com/1779/while-...se-is-at-work/
(also taken in Australia - in Frankston, south of Melbourne)

[TomM]

Great vids

seagulls = rats with wings I love the far off sound of a seagull mixed with a warm ocean breeze and sunset. But don't want to get up close and personal with them.