You asked for – brace yourself!

I agree with Paul a bit here. I have downloaded, collected,
bought, and accepted so much Paid for & Free info., that
I haven’t missed too much.

Then my computer was hit, crashed and I lost ‘lots of
fantastic software programs, very valuable ebooks and
just about any subject you could imagine to make money
and grow my online business at home, but below is my
problem with what I know and what I do with what I know.

First to admit what I don’t know. Most think I am brilliant!
They are those who don’t know as much as I do. I made
Many mistakes for approximately 2 1/2 years working online,
before I learned what I know now – managing my own franchise
website, many domains, stores, malls, affiliate programs and
even (self taught) pc tech work, ‘Not knowing Didd-lie or what
I was about to learn or get in to.

That’s how I learned what I do know now. INSTANT Crash
E-Courses & inc., plus corp. style Tasks were put on me.

I didn’t realize how much I needed ‘A’ real teacher/instructor.
I ended up having to go back to college again to have a few
questions answered in person for me. Shame, huh?

Absolutely NO prior computer experience. I opened the door
on my new computer to every Trojan, virus also the worms
and parasites (the cousins).

I helped re-install my OS at least on three different occasions.
No Choice in the matter here. During this time, I learned
computer tech and now on my way back to college for
A+COMP -TS & RT soon.

Now I’ll still be able to teach others what I do know, and
what I don’t know, we’ll find the answer together.

I had no direct support or help, just emails. I desired so
badly to speak with a person who could understand my
simple page layout or setup, and I felt so alone, I did the
best I could.

Still have some renovations (work)to do on my blogs, but
everything there came from a ‘real green newbie’ 3 years
ago, me!
http://success2u-forthe.blogspot.com

You and Anyone can comment if you wish because your
opinions means so much to me and I appreciate them.

I hope it is OK to give my blog site link for feedback here
on Rich’s blog.

If I am wrong, I apologize deeply Rich, but Your Expertise
& Your Opinion, Comment or ANY Feedback is most
important to me, and Thank You kindly!

Healthy critiques are always welcome, plus respected.
Please no intimidating or rudeness!

I’ll respect your knowledge plus honesty in knowing
what I need to change or re-arrange.

Please feel free to leave comments or send your best
feedback, without ‘no sales offers’, because I probably
already have the software program installed on my pc.

I do have many tools to work with. Just ideas are mainly needed.

I will listen to you & check out what all of you have to say!!

You may post & leave a link there also of your choice, but
no profanity or disrespect to anyone who may read them.

Is there any such person out there who will seriously give
a courtesy phone call to a serious online business entrepreneur?

Does this person exist? I know everybody is busy, but what I don’t
know is keeping me from making thousands weekly myself, by my
Not working with what I have and know!

Some of your readers’ blog pages, and also your layouts are out

of this world in content, background, style colors and layouts.

My layout of my blog confuses me, and I cannot pinpoint what it is.
I am missing that real concerned personal – one on one voice with the
knowledge I seek.

I work well by seeing, but hearing someone speak personally to me
(phone or in person) is awesomely healthy, and oh so pleasant, for
the success of my online business. Selfish huh? :-)

Other Ways have been difficult for me. :-(
So I keep what I do know locked up inside of me.

I truly don’t mind assisting anyone myself and I have done so, yet
when I get Bom-barded with more info than I can handle – to add to
my overload, I become overwhelmed, seeing thousands of email offers,
of More Info..

I don’t need to buy any other ebook or program. I simply
need help with what I have now. Buying more – earning less
is what got me in to trouble in the first place.

Here again I started reading more new stuff, always felt
that one can never know too much. Thinking that I was
missing something that could get me back on track or
even put me on track.

Basically, It is what you don’t know that could hurt you
or frighten you – ‘thinking of the inevitable.
So we continue to search.

Rich put it to you straight saying “the way it is & was.”

Tell me, Exactly – What are we looking for anyway?

Instead of putting our resource center on our computer
to work for us, ‘we do buy more products’. We bought
them, so we should now learn to use them. All of it!

Totally impossible for me to use it all, point blank!

Personally, I have a medium to high self esteem, definitely
Not low. I need to use or should I say, Work with what
I already have, And can do. Somehow it is not enough.

Another believable saying – Many systems work – And
Many people don’t work! I believe this too.

I’d Do more (or maybe work Less) plus make more money
if I didn’t get lost in the instruction/directions on my way.

Thanks!! Right On Target again. That’s me alright!
You always describe me. I do know a great deal,
much more than I give myself credit for.

Also I have this unusual shyness within me when it comes
to doing business online when there is no person to answer
a question verbal, I become stagnated!.

Then, what do I do?

So persistent & tenacious, to keep going, I jump to ‘crash
learning something else I feel could help me, then BOOM!!

Stuck again on somewhat another simple task, not fully
understanding how to make a software program, etc work
for me, instead of against me, except – once again ‘One other
small task that holds me back from succeeding in my business.

I think I know so much that I don’t grasp any of it 100% completely -
only about 98%. That 2% is what does it. Day Dreaming & Scratching
my head the other 2%.

Maybe one of the other readers can identify with this ‘true to life’
statement here! Sort of hiding within myself. Not sharing or having
anyone to share this stumbling bloc!

Hard to explain. I have every ‘how to earn a living from home -
working on the internet, information report programs, packages
and tools, that’s out there, coming from all directions on the market
today! Offers coming at me for ‘what is resting in my folders already.

I accept them, but I can use a few answers or help that doesn’t
encounter the selling of anything to either party.

I have and have read some of everyone’s internet marketing strategies
to make money on the net, and where I stumble on problems is when
I have problems implementing, building handsome content web-pages,
and so forth when it is all there in my face.

So, what I do…run into that same info some where else, only to find
out I have the same to similar valuable content or software downloaded
& saved on my computer.

I know enough to teach others a thing or two, but I need help implementing
text images, links on my own site.

What it looks like to someone else – is that I may be inexperienced.
To set the record straight, I am a literate computer intermediate user,
with some tech experience.

So I truly think I devalue my knowledge and expertise in many areas
of the use of systems and tools in marketing on the net!

Bettie,
http://ezrssmedia.com/betwyl611.htm

That’s just how I was with the info overload and the only $197 or only £6 or $9.97. so I became word and number blind. No list money depleting, the candle of hope struggling to stay alive.

Then my computer crashed, I lost most of the info I had. Then I had to wait for the computer be repaired and oh what bliss, the pressure felt lifted from my shoulders. I knew then that something had to change; and that something was me.

My senses now restored, I only stay subscribed with the people who have supplied me with useful and helpful info and that includes you Rich, and a big thank you for being there.

Paul (U.K)

One of the problems with the Internet is that there is so much FREE stuff. We’ve become like gluttons at an all-you-can-eat buffet. Better eat all you can, you might miss something. Throwing up is hardly a consideration. . .at the time.

We are all ignorant of different things. This makes it very difficult to discern a lot of the info offered up, both free and commercial.

My challenge in learning about Internet marketing in the beginning was that hardly anyone (the gurus) wrote understandable (the the newbie) prose. It was like buying a manual on how to fly a plane and the very first page starts with, “Once you reach 39,000 feet, level off.”

It’s all one step at a time. Take only that which you need, chew (read) slowly, swallow, then pause to enjoy.

If something doesn’t taste good, don’t eat anymore. You’ll know if the first few minutes.

And, instead of looking for low cost poorly cooked, find good tasting, well prepared items already favorably reviewed.

Then, when you write about it, try not to mix up your metaphors. Well, what do you expect for free?

I love this clean page.

I’m new to your blog, but not your subject matter.
Like the others, I’m plagued with it daily! :)

I’ve actually written about it myself.

I’ll give the link, just in case anyone would like to read it. I’m sure
you can take it out, if you like?
http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Carolyn-Permentier-2201/copywriting-17807.php

As one person said, I’ve also started to unsubscribe
to those who are always selling something … like every
other day or so!

I think you’re so right, when you say that it’s just part of the
entrepreneural spirit to ‘want to know/do more.’

For me, as a writer, what I struggle with are the technical
aspects.

I’m not a techie, yet because of my individualist,
loner-type nature … I’ve been trying to do it all! And I’m
drowning! (Gurggle, gulp.)

So, one of the cures is to find someone to
handle the technical aspects for me, so I can be
freed up to do what I do best … write!

I tell clients to stay in their “core competency,” and
let me handle their copywriting. (But do I follow my
own advice? Nooooo.)

So, John Carlton writes for you? What a legand!
(We have kickass in common.) :)

Thanks for your no BS-type of delivery.

Great blog!

Ciao,

Carolyn Permentier
http://kickasscopywriter.com

A very wise teacher in the personal development arena showed me some processes to stop myself self sabotaging. He said that anything I do must be consistent with my internal values and morals. If not, then i will constantly self-sabotage as deep down I will see them as nopt really being worth my time and effort.

A good way to do this is to picture your own funeral – wwrite down what you would like the key people in your life to say about you as a eulogy – family, friends, mentors, colleagues, acquaintances – make it personal. AFter you do that, you will notice certain things repeating amongst all this. Write them down, then prioritise them. Tehse are the attributes that your work shopuld contain in order to make you happy to be doing it.

Hope this helps.