You may recall that back in the beginning of January I challenged you to make 2010 the year you finally got a business started online. Well, the first quarter of the year is now over, and I really would like to know:

… Are you making money on the Internet yet?

How much have you accomplished since January? Are you proud of what you’ve achieved — or frustrated by how little you’ve done?

If not, do you feel like you’re constantly burning rubber and going nowhere?

You need to ask yourself: Why?

There are 5 main reasons you may be suffering from “failure to launch”…

#1: You’re Overwhelmed and Don’t Know Where to Start

So many different experts say you have to do THIS first, or THAT. And you absolutely MUST buy THIS product, and THAT service — and here’s one that you can’t live without! If you’ve been on a list of the mega-launches lately you’ll know exactly what I mean.

It’s enough to drive you BATTY.

My advice is do some research and find a proven, step-by-step method that walks you through every stage of building a business, so you know exactly WHAT you need to do and WHEN.

… Then stick with that system and follow it straight through from beginning to end — without getting distracted by all the other possibilities out there.

Keep it simple and follow the basics… otherwise, you’ll find yourself trying to run in a dozen different directions at once… and going nowhere fast!

#2: Fear of Technology

I see it when I talk to people at my seminars…

… I suggest they learn to do it themselves first — so they can do as much of their own site management as possible — and their eyes get that “deer caught in the headlights” look.

All I can tell you is, don’t be afraid to learn something new! That old saying, “old dogs can’t learn new tricks” doesn’t apply here.

If you know how to use the computer to write letters… send emails… and surf the Internet, then you have ALL the skills you need to start an online business.

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Are you making money on the Internet yet? How much have you accomplished since January? Are you proud of what you’ve achieved — or frustrated by how little you’ve done? If not, do you feel like you’re constantly burning rubber and going nowhere?

You need to ask yourself: Why?

There are 5 main reasons you may be suffering from “failure to launch”…

#1: You’re Overwhelmed and Don’t Know Where to Start

So many different experts say you have to do THIS first, or THAT. And you absolutely MUST buy THIS product, and THAT service — and here’s one that you can’t live without! If you’ve been on a list of the mega-launches lately you’ll know exactly what I mean.

It’s enough to drive you BATTY.

My advice is do some research and find a proven, step-by-step method that walks you through every stage of building a business, so you know exactly WHAT you need to do and WHEN.

… Then stick with that system and follow it straight through from beginning to end — without getting distracted by all the other possibilities out there.

Keep it simple and follow the basics… otherwise, you’ll find yourself trying to run in a dozen different directions at once… and going nowhere fast!

#2: Fear of Technology

I see it when I talk to people at my seminars…

… I suggest they learn to do it themselves first — so they can do as much of their own site management as possible — and their eyes get that “deer caught in the headlights” look.

All I can tell you is, don’t be afraid to learn something new! That old saying, “old dogs can’t learn new tricks” doesn’t apply here.

If you know how to use the computer to write letters… send emails… and surf the Internet, then you have ALL the skills you need to start an online business.

… You just need to know how to put them to good use!

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Hello, Marlon here. I’ve been in this business of marketing online since before the world wide web existed. How? Because I was marketing on AOL and Compuserve. I’ve been full-time so many years I don’t remember NOT doing this for a living. So you might say I know a few things about how to build a business that will be here tomorrow and next month and next year and five years from now.

Let’s talk about how you can build one step at a time from  scratch.

1. Learn to acquire new customers

This is the heart and soul of your business. It’s your engine. If you learn to do this, you have a business that runs. If you don’t, you fail. Getting new customers requires several things:

a. Figuring how WHERE to find ‘em. If you can’t target them, you can’t get ‘em on your list.

b. Figuring out WHAT they’ll respond to If you’ve “tried” squeeze pages but they didn’t work for you, it’s because you never figured out what they’ll respond to.

c. Making irresistible offers. This involves figuring out their hot buttons and pushing them hard!

So the other day I visited the blog of a customer just out of curiosity. This person is still in the process of “getting it.” She’s getting closer but isn’t there yet. I looked at her blog and honest-to-goodness, I had NO IDEA of who she was targeting with her blog. You don’t write a blog or any communication just to blab. You target.

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Finally someone has come out and just said it! Today’s article from Marlon Sanders hits on so many of the issues that marketers experience and he gets to the heart of why so many fail online. It is one of the longest articles I have ever posted, and worth the read. It is packed with solid info to help anyone understand and get back on track and stay on track.

If this article helps just one of the people on my list I will be thrilled. You see, we so often get caught up in the frenzy of sales  letters telling us that riches will come overnight. Well here is the REALITY CHECK! Over night success happens to such a small percentage of those who start an online business. I mean a tiny percentage. If you simply listen to what this article says, and take it to heart, you will get on the right track and fast. You will be leaps and bounds ahead of the pack.

What No One Else Has The Guts To Tell You Because It Isn’t Popular To Say!

I call it a Game. Internet marketing that is.

I’ve been in this Game since day 1. Since it was, I was. Some of you are new to the Game. You don’t know how I am nor the innovations I’ve made and contributions I’ve made to the Game.

All I can is that people forget fast. There is no loyalty amongst players in “The Game.”

For many of the guys and a few girls, it really is just a Game to see who can get on top. Who has bragging rights.

“The Syndicate” is on top at the moment. And rather smug about it. But they deserve to be there. I’m not complaining. It’s a good Game that in spite of the beliefs of a small minority has helped tons of people make full or part time living online that is decent, respectable and helps others. If you’re a newbie and I use terms here you don’t understand, go snag BestofMarlonSanders.com. I define terms in there. It’s a freebie download.

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You’ll see me talking a lot about affiliate marketing and more and more people these days are turning to this business model as their main source of internet income and as with any other business model there are certain things that you must have going for you right out of the gate help stave off failure.  Affiliate marketing is one of the most popular and lucrative businesses around.  In order to succeed, you only need the necessary tools.

There are basically five things you can’t do without, if you want to make it in the business of affiliate marketing. Below, you’ll find each quality you’ll need.

1. Desire to learn

having a desire to learn, coupled with the willingness to be trained is pretty essential, and if you don’t like to read and learn than the internet may not be for you. If your unfamiliar with how things work there is no other way I know to get the task accomplished. Read the rest of this entry