Is there anything more discouraging than putting hours and hours of effort into your online business only to see it creep along like a snail?
Or maybe you have experienced the quick burst of growth followed by a dip down – a cyclical effect that sees your internet business profits taking one step forward and then two steps back? I call this the “tease and please” cycle, at first it teases you with profits and then leaves you pleading please to help rescue your dying profit the next month.
Like A History Lesson, But More Fun…
I remember when I started online back over 10-years ago I did some things extremely well (like recruiting partners and affiliates and creating a product that was super strong), but other things I did very poorly like generating content, understanding the value of keywords, staying consistent, engaging more with my market, and list building.
So yes, I quickly turned up a 4-figure per month profit, but getting to 5-figures took far longer than it should have.
I know many other online entrepreneurs are in the same boat – they are either stuck at a few hundred dollars or low 4-figure income wondering what it takes to be more consistent and continue to grow their online profits toward the next level.
The Secret To A High Performance Internet Business
For the high performance engine to run, many factors come into play…a clean air filter, high quality fuel, perfect timing, good design, etc…
The same thing goes for your internet business…for most people their online business never fires on more than 1 or 2 cylinders, they never get to experience a high performance business machine in action.
This is what Mike Cliffe-Jones over at one of my favorite blogs “Mike’s Life” is getting at with his post “How I Managed To Leave A Full Time Income On the Table This Year”
Not many marketers would share their mistakes with you, after all as entrepreneurs we are all pretty ego driven creatures that rarely admit our mistakes even though we are more likely than anyone to make them…
Mike is spot on though when he mentions some factors that MUST be in place if you want your internet business firing on all cylinders:
- Effective list building technique
- Learning to get the attention and engage your market
- Developing products – a must for any internet entrepreneur and the focus of InfoMarketer’sZone
- Mixing high-value affiliate products to help provide value to your market and monetize your effort
Everyday I talk to new and long-term internet business people who still struggling to make a living online, and in 99% of the cases it can be traced back to absence of or inadequate methods such as the ones listed above.
So, make sure you read Mike’s post, but most of all take a good look at your own business and ask yourself, “what pieces am I missing that would prevent me from having my own high profit, high performance internet business?”