Posts Tagged ‘fundamental truth’

Listbuilding may be the way to build an online business, but the major issue remains, “How do you get TRAFFIC to come?”  I’ve build several websites but, to be honest, I’ve never found the teacher who can actually tell me HOW to get traffic “in droves” to come the my website.  I have never found how to bring in significant traffic let alone “hungry customers with cash burning their pockets”.  In my dreams!

But Alex Jeffreys CAN drive traffic.  He can prove it, so I’m really looking forward to Module 4 of his coaching program tonight which deals with traffic generation methods.  Some of my fellow students have been receiving a couple of hundred hits a day to their blogs for a few weeks now – (I wish!) – and others have had dozens of sign ups to their lists and even some sales – but not me.

Actually, I did sympathise with one guy on Alex’s first brainstorming session who said he already felt like he was being left behind as everyone seemed to have very advanced blogs up and running.  I felt for him.  Alex had recommended we visit each other’s blogs and make comments.  However, this was a double edged sword as it was easy to get demoralised by how advanced everyone else seemed to be – OR else so caught up visiting everyone else’s blog that we did not focus on our own blogs.

Big mistake!  By not focusing on my own blog and being intimidated by just how well eveyone else is doing, I forgot a fundamental truth.  I am building my online business for my boys, for my future, and theirs.  So that they will have the time to spend doing vocational pursuits, or anything else they want and not worrying about the money or having to do a job they despise.  I want more for them.  I think everyone wants that for their kids.

Reality check.  There will ALWAYS be someone online more advanced than you.  It’s true that to make the really big bucks you need to be FIRST out the stable door – and YES, the early adopters ALWAYS make the most money.

But so what?  Building an online business is NOT a competition.  There’s a lot of money to be made online.  And the internet business is growing day on day.  Even if you’re LAST out the stable door, you will STILL make money online – I really believe that – but you DO HAVE TO GET OUT the stable at some point.

Alex has set us a challenge of 1500 subscribers to our list.  At this moment, I do not know what would be a realistic timeframe for me to get these subscribers.  But one thing I do know – I will move heaven and earth to get them by Christmas 2009.  Hopefully a lot sooner.

Listbuilding is the key and it will be my primary focus for growing my business next year and automating it is an important linked objective.  After all I want to work ON my business, not IN it!

If you’ve got any great traffic strategies you want to share, feel free to comment!