Part of the guide: Affiliate Marketing
Building an online presence is not an overnight task. Contrary to what most people think about building a business on the internet, it takes time and persistence. A lot of people might think that the way I market is a lot of work, but I like what I do so much that I’d have to say I don’t work, I am work. When you have a passion for something other people may view what you do as work but you may view it as an outlet or something you just have to do in order to be true to yourself. Truthfully, I don’t think I could build my business any other way.
I have a friend who wants to take his business online but he doesn’t want to do the work. He just wants a program to go out and get leads for him. I’ve been trying to tell him that, while a program like that may work, those kinds of products usually won’t get good quality leads. You see a lot of people think that the internet is an easy way out, they think that all you have to do is buy the right program and push start. I don’t think I could do that because I have a need to give something of value.
From what I’ve discovered, building a solid online business can only be accomplished by taking action on a consistent basis. Personally, I wouldn’t have it any other way because for me, building my business and connecting with people on the internet is a great experience. Even if I knew of a “bot” that scoured the internet and gathered high quality leads I wouldn’t buy it because for me it’s about making a connection, it’s not about making a sale. Now, I do like the fact that a lot of the processes used on the internet can be automated, but at the same time it’s up to the person who is leveraging those systems to add value to the process.
I’ve found this business to be very rewarding. I like it when people tell me they got value from my content or they tell me that they like my analogies. I have yet to find an occupation that gives back as much or more than I put in, either. There has to be a personal element to everything you do online. If you take a look at all the successful marketers on the internet, you’ll notice that all of them are original and all of them have their own style. The people who are making the big bucks don’t rely on a program to get sign-ups and make to sales. They produce content that adds value to the marketplace which positions them as knowledgeable leaders. Don’t get me wrong, the top earners do leverage systems that give them more time freedom, but most of those systems work best if valuable content is submitted into them on a regular basis.
By now you should know that taking action and producing quality content that adds value to others is a better course than trying to find a futuristic program that does everything for you. The best attitude to have in this industry is one of servitude. If you’re main objective is to get rich quick, you’ll have a hard time in this business, but if you have an attitude of gratitude and a passion to help others achieve their dreams, you won’t be able to stop. I’ll tell you one thing I’ve got the bug, I don’t even view what I do in my business as work. I can’t stop it’s simply not in me to quit, and that’s why when it comes to this stuff I say I don’t work, I am work.
In Prosperity,
Eric & Lauren Kalberer
Comments
Mark Randall, October 18, 2011, 15:05
Great insights, Eric! I totally agree with the idea of integrating passion into what you do. It makes all the difference in both business and life. Keep up the great work!
Jessica Lin, October 18, 2011, 15:15
The statement “I don’t work, I am work” really struck a chord with me. It’s a powerful way to reframe how we think about our daily grind. Thanks for sharing this perspective.
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Samuel Peterson, October 18, 2011, 15:25
Building an online presence is definitely not easy, but your emphasis on consistency and quality content is spot on. It’s inspiring to see someone who walks the talk. Thanks for the motivation!
Amara Jenkins, October 18, 2011, 15:35
I appreciate your honesty about the realities of online business. It’s refreshing to hear someone admit that there are no shortcuts and that real value comes from hard work and dedication.
James Miller, October 18, 2011, 15:45
Your post reminded me that success isn’t just about the destination, but about enjoying the journey too. Thanks for the reminder to stay passionate and dedicated.
Claire Barnes, October 18, 2011, 15:55
This resonates so much with my own experience in building a business. The connection you build with your audience is invaluable, and it’s clear that you truly understand that.
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I tried the ‘don’t chase a bot, build real content’ approach for four months last year. Weeks one through six were fine, ideas flowed. Week seven is where it broke down — I ran out of original angles and started reposting variations of the same three points. ‘Produce quality content consistently’ is true and also the hardest sentence in this whole post to actually execute past the first month.
Four months, one data point. What was the actual output cadence — posts per week — before and after week seven? ‘Ran out of angles’ could mean anything from a genuine ceiling to a publishing schedule that was never sustainable past a two-month sprint.
Fine, the passion is real for him. But ‘I don’t work, I am work’ is also just what people say when they can’t clock out.
Strongest case for the thing this post dismisses: a founder with two hours a night and a day job cannot out-produce someone writing full time, and a well-built lead tool at least gets a consistent number of eyes on an offer while that founder is still finding his voice. ‘I don’t need a bot because I love the process’ is a fine sentence for someone whose entire business is the process. It’s a much weaker argument for someone with a day job, a toddler, and forty-five minutes most nights, who just needs a fair number of eyes on a page before the four-month mark this thread keeps circling back to. Loving the grind is not a strategy, it’s a description of how one particular person happened to get there.
Everybody he already knows personally is the whole population of a town like mine. There’s no ‘build an audience of strangers online’ phase to skip to — you either have something worth saying to people who already know exactly what you sell, or you don’t. This post is written for someone with a stranger to reach. That’s not most of us.