The Value of Self-Teaching in Home-Based Marketing by Brian Moore

When I became a music teacher, I thought I had learned
enough in college to be an expert in my profession.
Was I in for a rude awakening. After a short stint I
realized what's more valuable in teaching is what they
fail to teach you in college - what you learn on your
own on the job.

I had a brimful of musical information and skill to
impart, but most of it meant zilch until I learned to
get along in the classroom. Many tools, tips, and
tricks in dealing with school age children came to me
after trial and error.

In home-based marketing, especially on the Internet,
the same idea holds true. Take as many Internet
courses as you like. Visit as many sites as you wish
to experience how others have succeeded. In the end,
it's what actually happens to you as a result of your
own effort that's going to be of most value.

Don't be afraid or ashamed to be perceived as a
"newbie". We all start out as such, even if to some
degree more or less. Reach out now to someone who can
take you around the block - show what's worked for
them. You'll be glad you did.

There's a lot to be gained from soaking in Internet
courses. And, yes, devour those ezine articles, scour
the newest ebooks available, and all the rest. Make
the most of it. Learn something every day.

But above all, look for individuals who will take time
to support you. Let them be your mentors. Be their
most eager students.

Remember, too, that not everything to be gained on the
Internet in a home-based business is free or easy. Too
many of us are desperate for quick sales when we set
up our businesses. We're sick and tired of the 9 to 5
grind and want instant profitability to rescue us from
our woes.

Even the most attractive programs, ones that promise
generous cash earnings, will take effort. Further,
even the best plans will have to survive trial and
error. But what you learn from that will benefit you
endlessly.

To illustrate this point, let me show you what
happened in trying to promote my business on a free
web site. Before we get into this, though, let me
assure where I'm coming from. It's not to persuade you
of the idea of paid domain names and site hosting as
the end-all, beat-all solution to success. There's
much more to it than that.

I've always been restricted by budgeting concerns.
Could I have taken food off the table to pay for
business expenses that may or may not have earned
enough to pay for themselves? For reasons too detailed
for this article the answer in the beginning was "no".
I'm sure most newcomers to this marketplace have the
same concerns.

On the other hand, when I finally did register my
domain name, I soon began seeing more traffic on my
site. My domain host is not the most expensive one out
there, but what paying for a web site gives me is a
shorter web address and less down time than with my
free hosting service.

Where am I going with this, you ask? Here's where. It
was the months of submitting to classifieds, free for
all links pages, and search engines with very little
gain that finally convinced me. Even though I used
funds from the family budget as a leisure expense it
has been worth it. I have made sales, and traffic is
improving.

For you it may be a question of advertising money, or
more basically, time to invest online. Whatever the
issue, it is the experimentation that pays off. Please
learn from activities that fall short of profit.
That's the extra value of self-teaching.

Don't be afraid to try and fail. Be more afraid of not
trying for lack of all the answers. After a
sufficient length of time in business - and I mean
months to years, not overnight - your efforts should
pay off. You will then be able to try and succeed.

About the Author

Brian Moore publishes 'BizOps Secrets', a complete
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