A few years ago, Steve Yakim wrote a really good article on the 7 Common Mistakes For Online Business Startups and it is ALL still relevant today…

How many are you guilty of?

“It is said that before we learn how to run, we must first learn how to walk. And in the process of learning how to walk, we stumble from time to time.

No big deal, though. It’s part of the learning process. Experience, as many claim, is the best teacher, and experience entails some failures here and there.

In this light, it is not uncommon to see startup Internet business ventures making some mistakes of their own.

The sad part however, is that other business people actually capitalize on these mistakes to earn some profit for themselves at the expense of the novice online entrepreneur who would just be left bewildered by so many promises that are bound to be broken.

Hello Everyone,

This is something I thought I had all worked out until very recently.

Now, I won’t go into the entire in’s and out’s of how this has come to pass as that would sentence you to about a years worth of my brain activity.

YIKES!

Due to recent events I’ve had to make some choices and changes, both personally, and in business. It’s that whole work smarter not harder schtick…..18hr days at the laptop ain’t gonna do it anymore.

A brief background and I’ll summarize to the best of my ability; strap in, this could get bumpy…..

My “niche” if you will is coaching (advising, mentoring, whatever; I’m not a fan of labels) marketers in the Direct Sales/Network Marketing industries.

(I’ve been in direct sales/customer service in one form or another my entire adult life, and even before.)

As an online marketer your customers do not know you. They cannot see your face. They cannot hear your voice when you are recommending your products, and they cannot see or feel your emotions when you are telling them about the benefits of your products.

The Internet is now a world game and it offers a level playing field for anyone out there who has a computer. This connectivity means that you have the potential to reach every individual in the world.

You are no longer limited by normal geographical constraints. Basically anyone can be your virtual customer!

The only problem with this new age of connectivity is that your competitors have the very same opportunities as you do. No longer are you only competing with your neighbors, you’re also in competition with every marketer in your niche around the world.