"If you think you can or if you think you can't, you're
absolutely right"
The Big Search Engine Optimization Myth, Responsibility and
the Wrong Mindset.
It's amazing how much you can tell what someone's really
thinking, or what they really want, from what they say. You
don't have to be an expert or psychologist to work this out.
Here's is a tip for you. Whenever anyone says anything at
all, your wife, husband, friends, partners, you should
focus on 2 things.
1. What they're saying, and
2. Why they're saying it!
Most people don't know the real reason why they're saying
anything but you can learn a lot by studying this. They
certainly won't know how much they give away.
Here's what I'm getting at. The biggest, most asked
questions my new clients have when they want some advice on
starting a new business, marketing online or making more
money from their existing business...is..........
"Jimmy, can you tell me about Search engine Optimization
(SEO) Or, " Can you optimize my website for search engines?"
When I hear this I have to laugh, because I hear what
they're saying, but I know what they really mean is:
"Jimmy, can you sort out my website for me so I can just
sit on my backside while Google sends me lots of traffic
making me lots & lots of money for doing absolutely sod
all?"
Now, don't get me wrong - SEO is an important part of any
marketing strategy. But to think about basing your whole
marketing strategy around SEO and hope that Google will
send you traffic, and continue to send you traffic, means
you've got the mindset for running a business completely
wrong. You're doomed to failure!
But Don't Worry; It's Not Your Fault! Here's What You Need
to Understand
Without going into keyword research & testing strategies
and how to build a website around it, this is much more
important.
The qualities needed to set up and run a successful online
or offline business today, are exactly the same as it was
15, 50 or 2,000 years ago ....long before the internet
existed. Determination, persistence, burning desire,
continuous self improvement, hard work,continuous
education, testing & measuring, smart marketing etc, etc.
This still applies to running a business online!
Now that the internet is here, everyone thinks they can get
a piece of the action without any effort. Lets face it,
although everyone says they want to have their own
business, if you actually handed them a ready made, proven,
easy to use business template on a silver platter, most
people will run a mile....... or they'll give you 197
excuses why the time's just not quite right for them!
Why? Quite simply because most people are scared stiff of
taking on the responsibility for their own success and/or
failures.
So when they approach me about starting a business and ask
the big SEO question, from the offset they are
sub-consciously telling me that they want to hand all
responsibility over to someone else like Google........or..
ME!
At least if it fails, then they can conveniently pass the
blame. And if succeeds? Well, with that approach...It won't!
Don't worry, I'm sure that was the first question i asked
too. The point I'm making is, be prepared to embark on a
journey of self discovery and improvement before success
and happiness can be fully realised.
Most people are actually more scared of success than failure
Why do you think everyone spends all their spare time,
hours, days, weeks on social networking sites like
Facebook, online chatting, gaming, forums, blogs? The
answer is, the same reason they watch Eastenders, Dallas or
Coronation Street. It's not only to escape from their
mundane lives but it's to exonerate them selves from any
responsibility.
Don't get me wrong, some of this website stuff is fun. I do
like Facebook because it saves me time and makes it easier
to keep in touch with old friends. But spending all your
free time watching crap TV or on social websites is the
equivalent of sticking your head in the sand.
In the famous words of the great Scottish comedian, actor,
musician, Billy Connolly when asked by chat show host
Michael Parkinson;
"So Billy, as someone who came from a poor working class
background in Glasgow, an abused child with very little
education, how did you get to become so obviously very
talented & hugely successful?"
"Well" he replied "I didn't get it sitting watching the Des
O'Connor show"
That sums it all up for me!
So the point is, if you spent one hour a day, every day,
learning about marketing and the secrets of setting up an
online business, instead of hiding, how long would it be
before you could resign from your job? 3-6 months I bet!
How many people are prepared to do this? Very few, (which
is just as well)
It would be wrong for me to say it's easy to make money
online, but it's fair to say that it's easier now than it
ever was to start your own business..... IF.....and only
IF....you're prepared to commit, educate yourself and to
keep learning! These days, you don't even have to leave the
house or spend days in the library researching different
markets to get started (although you should maybe try it)
Any successful business (online or offline) must be built
upon a series of proven marketing strategies.............at
least ten!
SEO can be done last only when all the other strategies are
in place.
So let's get back to basics. If you really want to have
your own successful business, you must start with working
on your on self-image to convince yourself that you deserve
success and then develop the confidence within yourself to
take on the responsibility necessary to succeed.
I have read numerous books on this subject of self
improvement so I'll save you a few years of trial, error &
frustration by recommending THE book you must get which
will change your life. It changed mine.....most other books
I read didn't make much of an impact.
Run a search on Amazon for "The New Psycho-Cybernetics" by
Maxwell Maltz and get your attitude and mindset ready for
success.
It only takes 21 days!
To your success,
Jimmy Crangle
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Jimmy Krangol is becoming quite a buzz in the marketing
world. You can sign up to Jimmy's Free 7 day marketing
course "How You Can Make £4,297 Per Day Sitting at Your
Computer In Your Underwear" at
http://www.topsecretmarketing.com/courses
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