Getting “Real” Business Skills
Posted by Michael Ottman | Posted in In The Beginning | Posted on December 12, 2008
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I can’t believe it has really taken me so many years to finally “start” an online business. Yes I have created products and have also created cool graphics for many of the resale rights or private label rights products that I have purchased but I never ever got the business side of things started. I believe that’s why over 95% of people fail online. They never got the business side of things figured out.
For those of you who don’t know I have been trying to make money online for the past five years or so. I have done a variety of programs and purchased a number of books over the years but have not had success at any of them.
Every single one of them made tons of cash for other people but why not me? The answer is simple now as I had not been taught correctly that I needed simple business skills in order to succeed. “Just plug it in and it will make cash”, they said.
What nobody ever tells you is that you need to implement their plug and play system in just the right way in order to pull in sales. With so many other people selling the same system, it makes perfect sense that these people would not want to share exactly “how” they get their sales in the first place.
That’s why it is so important that you learn about business in general. I know this scares a lot of you but it is true. Too many people want to give their money over for the “perfect” money making thing” or the “get rich quick” business but what they don’t realize is the system behind putting that hype out there is the real money maker.
I promise you if you stop purchasing products and start paying attention to how products are made, presented and delivered, you will begin to see the real money making potential that you can soon replicate. Over the years I have purchased tons of products online and now that my blinders are off, I can see that virtually all of the business systems are the same, each with small variations.
The most powerful tool you have other than yourself is that machine you are staring at right now. The abilities of your computer are endless and it is so funny that most people just use it to browse and purchase stuff or chat with their online friends. Tons of people simply just play games on their computers.
You have a virtual workhorse in front of you and it’s your job now to use it for business. Yes, a “real” business. Find out the tools, software, and resources to put that computer to it’s potential. That potential is to replicate yourself and your business system over and over again, building relationships, providing value, and ultimately making sales.
As I learn from my mentor Alex Jeffreys, I will be providing the much needed business skills for all of you to see. So many people online are just looking for answers and I want to provide those answers as I learn them myself. So stay tuned and until next time…









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Tom Humes