In this article I am going to discuss what is the hardest part about Internet marketing. This is based on my own personal experiences and from those of other marketers online.
Often you will hear that the hardest thing about Internet marketing is a particular aspect of it such as building your list, driving traffic, product creation, etc. However, if you think about it the various aspects of building an Internet marketing business are things that you can learn about. There are plenty of information products available that you can purchase or sometimes download for free that teach you how to do the various tasks that are required in order to build an Internet business.
However, it seems that it is not so much the question of what do you need to do, as getting down to actually doing it.
The most common problem that many marketers seem to face is that of a lack of focus. Time management and learning to organize your work time seems to be one of the toughest things about Internet marketing.
I think one of the main problems is that when you have an Internet business your work tasks are often based on things that you need to do using your laptop or computer. It requires you to go online and visit various sites if you are driving traffic or communicating with potential customers.
So the very thing that you do to build your business can often be the very thing that causes you to get distracted and lose focus.
There are so many advertisements and flashing banners online that are very distracting. How many times do you open your email with the intention to spend only five minutes sorting out the most important ones and before you know it, three hours have gone by and you have not actually achieved very much.
Learning to be self disciplined and every day knowing exactly what you're going to do and actually doing it is I believe one of the hardest things about Internet marketing.
So here are a few suggestions:
- Never open your email until after lunchtime
- Always do the most important task first and by most important I mean that task that is going to build your business to get the most results, do that task first
- Take regular breaks
- Develop your own plan of action and break it down into daily tasks
- Keep a diary of what you actually achieve each day
Whatever you do online make sure that it is something that is going to be building your business and getting you the results that you want to achieve. If you are doing something that does not fit that criteria you really need to ask yourself – is it necessary?
