Tags |
|
|
Links |
|
|
Casual Articles - 5 Basic Personality Characteristics Necessary to Earn An Income Online
Let us say that you are a wholesale distributor and your wholesale business runs out of free traffic? What do you do? Are you prepare to handle the financial scrutiny it could be for your more than likely present, better yet, are you having all your eggs in one basket?Very recently, so called Mr. big daddy search engine erased me from SERP results for my main wholesale sub-niche commercial businesses. From niches to sub-niches related, everything gone! Instead of girls gone wild, more like partners gone crazy since every work is based on commission price gaps.Can you imagine if this is you? Could be you paying rent, credit card bills, college, miscellaneous and business itself. What backup plan could you have right now if you have trusted and have been getting comfortable with only one source of marketing for your businesses?One of the things you should not do when it comes to search engine free traffic is trust in luck. Wa
4. Patient:
Patience goes along with perseverance. However there are a few differences. You need to be patient in all circumstances and have what it takes so you never give up. You are definitely going to learn a whole lot. Do you have what it takes to be patient if you are not earning an income right away while you are learning? Sometimes you will spend a lot of time researching or doing other tedious things to make your web page successful. You might go down one avenue only to find it leads to a dead end of web research. Patience is a necessary requirement. If you are working a full time job and starting to branch off into your online based career part time, then you must have even more patience, because there never ever seems to be enough time to do all you want to do.
You want your potential customer to purchase your product now. First, of course, you have to create a need for your product in your prospects mind. Explain the sizzle. Tell of the benefits. Try to think of any objections he may have and acknowledge them. Let him know you are looking at the situation from his point of view. Your on his side. Explain how the benefits outweigh the objections. Admit that everything is a compromise.When you think that he is seeing things your way, ask for the order and give him a reason to buy now. If you don’t get the order now, you probably never will.Selling on the net is more difficult than selling in person, face to face with a prospect. Since you can’t see your prospect and know nothing about your prospect, you have to put yourself in his place and try to imagine why you would not buy your product, then answer those issues. Chances are you won’t get a second chance. Use this advice only aft
1. Perseverance:
Perseverance is listed first because before you begin your journey to online success you should examine your past performance in anything you have ever attempted.
Did you finish it? If you are one who is determined to never give up, no matter what, then you have one of the personality characteristics that it takes. Earning an income on the internet is not simply building a website and then sitting back waiting for the buyers to break down your door. It involves much more than that. Of course there are secrets, but you can learn them. It just takes time.
There are many internet business opportunities such as opening an online store, or joining an affiliate program, or selling books that you write. Some programs are set up to help you and you can buy a website business that requires very little to start it other than the initial investment.
However many of these internet business opportunities will get you set up and then leave you to figure out how you are going to drive the traffic to your online business website. This is definitely the most difficult part. There is a lot to learn to be successful at driving enough traffic to your website then getting your visitors to turn into customers. Many people who are not persistent will give up before they give learn enough to be successful.
2. Teachable:
Maybe you do not think you need to be teachable to earn an income online, but you do. The internet is a funny place even beyond the joke sites. The internet does have a life of its own as the gurus (who do earn great incomes) will tell you once you pay for their courses. What do I mean by that statement that the internet has a life of its own?
The internet changes just like other areas of life. The internet started in 1969 by the US Department of Defense as a communication device. Then by the end of 1970 computer networks had become international. Now we see personal use of the internet and business use of the internet as a huge enterprise. Home pages have taken over as the ways to code and put up websites have become so easy that anyone can do it. Also an easier way to communicate and share information has appeared. Blogs have made it even easier for people to add information to pass along to family and friends with even less knowledge of coding and building technical websites.
Who would have thought that the internet would be a place where teenagers would want to spend endless hours hanging out? Now guess what? It seems the adults are finding out that they want to spend more time on the same sites the teens hang out on. However adults find other uses for social sites like networking with other people in the same careers or with similar interests. This is known as social networking.
If you are going to be making the internet your place of business, you need to be aware of the trends. After all you are going to want to reach people to come to your place of business. Sometimes you have to go out and find them so that more can find you.
3. Creative:
Are you creative? I am not talking about how well you enjoy arts and crafts, but it certainly helps to have a creative spirit, soul, or just enjoy crafting. To make a living online you will be coming up with lots of ideas for products you want to sell, how you want to promote them, and how to meet your target audience. Maybe you even want to sell craft supplies! Awesome! Of course if you are not all that creative you can always hire someone to put your ideas into Web Page format, or you can start out with a blog.
However, you are the architect of your business ideas. You must come up with the ideas to get your business going. You must be able to decide how to get these ideas down on some visible form.
Creativity is the thread weaving around the other personality characteristics tying them all in together. If you are not feeling creative then maybe you are just too stressed out to free up your mind. Maybe you need some down time to get your mind flowing in some creative direction. Keep a notebook with you to jot down ideas, no matter how crazy they seem. Hey if you laugh at your own ideas, then that is great. Laughter is good medicine, and it burns calories and relieves stress. Laughter releases good stuff in your body, so don’t forget to laugh.
If an idea does not seem right for today, do not toss it completely out. It might be right in the future. That is why it is a good idea to carry some sort of notebook with you. Personal organizers are great, especially if they can connect to your computer. There are usually times during the week when you are waiting for something and a thought will pop into your mind. Jot it down. Some successful people carry pocket recorders for this purpose, too. Find something that works for you.
4. Patient:
Patience goes along with perseverance. However there are a few differences. You need to be patient in all circumstances and have what it takes so you never give up. You are definitely going to learn a whole lot. Do you have what it takes to be patient if you are not earning an income right away while you are learning? Sometimes you will spend a lot of time researching or doing other tedious things to make your web page successful. You might go down one avenue only to find it leads to a dead end of web research. Patience is a necessary requirement. If you are working a full time job and starting to branch off into your online based career part time, then you must have even more patience, because there never ever seems to be enough time to do all you want to do.
How many windows does it take to get to the center of a contact record?If you have spent a decent amount of time in the customer support business as either a technician, manager, or divisional VP, you should be able to relate to the above statement on some level. I can recall using one particular enterprise system (which of course shall remain nameless) that actually opened thirteen (yes 13) windows before I got the information that I needed. That did not count the ones that were online help!Cumbersome systems can push your CSR's over the edge when it comes to good service. Remember that these are people that are continuously beaten on a daily basis by customers and other dependent individuals - the very last thing they need is a system that is hard to use.When looking for Helpdesk/CRM systems, very often the focus is on the relationship that the tool will create between you and your customers. The truth of the matter is th
2. Teachable:
Maybe you do not think you need to be teachable to earn an income online, but you do. The internet is a funny place even beyond the joke sites. The internet does have a life of its own as the gurus (who do earn great incomes) will tell you once you pay for their courses. What do I mean by that statement that the internet has a life of its own?
The internet changes just like other areas of life. The internet started in 1969 by the US Department of Defense as a communication device. Then by the end of 1970 computer networks had become international. Now we see personal use of the internet and business use of the internet as a huge enterprise. Home pages have taken over as the ways to code and put up websites have become so easy that anyone can do it. Also an easier way to communicate and share information has appeared. Blogs have made it even easier for people to add information to pass along to family and friends with even less knowledge of coding and building technical websites. Who would have thought that the internet would be a place where teenagers would want to spend endless hours hanging out? Now guess what? It seems the adults are finding out that they want to spend more time on the same sites the teens hang out on. However adults find other uses for social sites like networking with other people in the same careers or with similar interests. This is known as social networking. If you are going to be making the internet your place of business, you need to be aware of the trends. After all you are going to want to reach people to come to your place of business. Sometimes you have to go out and find them so that more can find you.
3. Creative:
Are you creative? I am not talking about how well you enjoy arts and crafts, but it certainly helps to have a creative spirit, soul, or just enjoy crafting. To make a living online you will be coming up with lots of ideas for products you want to sell, how you want to promote them, and how to meet your target audience. Maybe you even want to sell craft supplies! Awesome! Of course if you are not all that creative you can always hire someone to put your ideas into Web Page format, or you can start out with a blog.
However, you are the architect of your business ideas. You must come up with the ideas to get your business going. You must be able to decide how to get these ideas down on some visible form. Creativity is the thread weaving around the other personality characteristics tying them all in together. If you are not feeling creative then maybe you are just too stressed out to free up your mind. Maybe you need some down time to get your mind flowing in some creative direction. Keep a notebook with you to jot down ideas, no matter how crazy they seem. Hey if you laugh at your own ideas, then that is great. Laughter is good medicine, and it burns calories and relieves stress. Laughter releases good stuff in your body, so don’t forget to laugh. If an idea does not seem right for today, do not toss it completely out. It might be right in the future. That is why it is a good idea to carry some sort of notebook with you. Personal organizers are great, especially if they can connect to your computer. There are usually times during the week when you are waiting for something and a thought will pop into your mind. Jot it down. Some successful people carry pocket recorders for this purpose, too. Find something that works for you.
4. Patient:
Patience goes along with perseverance. However there are a few differences. You need to be patient in all circumstances and have what it takes so you never give up. You are definitely going to learn a whole lot. Do you have what it takes to be patient if you are not earning an income right away while you are learning? Sometimes you will spend a lot of time researching or doing other tedious things to make your web page successful. You might go down one avenue only to find it leads to a dead end of web research. Patience is a necessary requirement. If you are working a full time job and starting to branch off into your online based career part time, then you must have even more patience, because there never ever seems to be enough time to do all you want to do.
Every great corporation we see today started as a business idea. It must have started as a small business and developed into a large-scale business over time and effort. Having this in mind, success of these small businesses should be taken very seriously in order to have a virile and sustainable economic growth in any nation like ours.For example in Africa, Nigeria has about 35% return on investment, which is the highest in the world today, with this, there is room for small businesses to thrive and survive beyond 5 years of establishment. The government has also seen the importance of small business success that they came up with the idea that banks and financial institutions should set aside a certain percentage of their profit after tax (about 10%)to serve as loans and grants to entrepreneurs even without collateral or interests.i also know that this obtains in other economies of the world where small scale business owners are given everycan do it. Also an easier way to communicate and share information has appeared. Blogs have made it even easier for people to add information to pass along to family and friends with even less knowledge of coding and building technical websites. Who would have thought that the internet would be a place where teenagers would want to spend endless hours hanging out? Now guess what? It seems the adults are finding out that they want to spend more time on the same sites the teens hang out on. However adults find other uses for social sites like networking with other people in the same careers or with similar interests. This is known as social networking. If you are going to be making the internet your place of business, you need to be aware of the trends. After all you are going to want to reach people to come to your place of business. Sometimes you have to go out and find them so that more can find you.
3. Creative:
Are you creative? I am not talking about how well you enjoy arts and crafts, but it certainly helps to have a creative spirit, soul, or just enjoy crafting. To make a living online you will be coming up with lots of ideas for products you want to sell, how you want to promote them, and how to meet your target audience. Maybe you even want to sell craft supplies! Awesome! Of course if you are not all that creative you can always hire someone to put your ideas into Web Page format, or you can start out with a blog.
However, you are the architect of your business ideas. You must come up with the ideas to get your business going. You must be able to decide how to get these ideas down on some visible form. Creativity is the thread weaving around the other personality characteristics tying them all in together. If you are not feeling creative then maybe you are just too stressed out to free up your mind. Maybe you need some down time to get your mind flowing in some creative direction. Keep a notebook with you to jot down ideas, no matter how crazy they seem. Hey if you laugh at your own ideas, then that is great. Laughter is good medicine, and it burns calories and relieves stress. Laughter releases good stuff in your body, so don’t forget to laugh. If an idea does not seem right for today, do not toss it completely out. It might be right in the future. That is why it is a good idea to carry some sort of notebook with you. Personal organizers are great, especially if they can connect to your computer. There are usually times during the week when you are waiting for something and a thought will pop into your mind. Jot it down. Some successful people carry pocket recorders for this purpose, too. Find something that works for you.
4. Patient:
Patience goes along with perseverance. However there are a few differences. You need to be patient in all circumstances and have what it takes so you never give up. You are definitely going to learn a whole lot. Do you have what it takes to be patient if you are not earning an income right away while you are learning? Sometimes you will spend a lot of time researching or doing other tedious things to make your web page successful. You might go down one avenue only to find it leads to a dead end of web research. Patience is a necessary requirement. If you are working a full time job and starting to branch off into your online based career part time, then you must have even more patience, because there never ever seems to be enough time to do all you want to do.
Year 2007 and let's face it, lot's of information about Adwords and PPC marketing is out dated. Google has made so many changes to it's Adwords system that all the guides are worthless now.Many successful advertisers that used to make $10,000 and more every month lost their business in a day. All because if the 'Google Slap' which many people don't understand. Google changes are forcing people to change their strategies, create new ideas and find other ways to earn revenue on the Internet.But there are pretty easy steps to continue working with Adwords and making a living out of it. I would like to share a few that some of you may already know.Relevancy Adwords game is easy, if you're relevant to what you're selling, Google will reward you and your conversion rates will increase.Content Google likes content, either you use Adsense or Adwords, Google wants relevant contfor products you want to sell, how you want to promote them, and how to meet your target audience. Maybe you even want to sell craft supplies! Awesome! Of course if you are not all that creative you can always hire someone to put your ideas into Web Page format, or you can start out with a blog.
However, you are the architect of your business ideas. You must come up with the ideas to get your business going. You must be able to decide how to get these ideas down on some visible form. Creativity is the thread weaving around the other personality characteristics tying them all in together. If you are not feeling creative then maybe you are just too stressed out to free up your mind. Maybe you need some down time to get your mind flowing in some creative direction. Keep a notebook with you to jot down ideas, no matter how crazy they seem. Hey if you laugh at your own ideas, then that is great. Laughter is good medicine, and it burns calories and relieves stress. Laughter releases good stuff in your body, so don’t forget to laugh. If an idea does not seem right for today, do not toss it completely out. It might be right in the future. That is why it is a good idea to carry some sort of notebook with you. Personal organizers are great, especially if they can connect to your computer. There are usually times during the week when you are waiting for something and a thought will pop into your mind. Jot it down. Some successful people carry pocket recorders for this purpose, too. Find something that works for you.
4. Patient:
Patience goes along with perseverance. However there are a few differences. You need to be patient in all circumstances and have what it takes so you never give up. You are definitely going to learn a whole lot. Do you have what it takes to be patient if you are not earning an income right away while you are learning? Sometimes you will spend a lot of time researching or doing other tedious things to make your web page successful. You might go down one avenue only to find it leads to a dead end of web research. Patience is a necessary requirement. If you are working a full time job and starting to branch off into your online based career part time, then you must have even more patience, because there never ever seems to be enough time to do all you want to do.
Laser cutting is a technology that uses a laser in cutting different kinds of materials, mostly metals such as carbon steel, aluminum, stainless steel and copper alloys. It is widely used in the metal fabrication industry to increase cutting speed and cutting capacity, reduce production costs, increase productivity and improve cutting quality.A laser or LASER (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) is a device that generates a highly concentrated monochromatic and coherent beam of light. The light is produced through the process of stimulated emission.Among the most commonly used laser in cutting is the carbon dioxide laser (CO2 laser), a kind of gas laser that is also used in welding. It is capable of emitting a maximum of 100 kilowatts at 9.6 µm and 10.6 µm and of cutting 20-30 m of one millimeter-thick material in a minute.Cutting is done by aiming the energy produced by the high-power laser at a small ood idea to carry some sort of notebook with you. Personal organizers are great, especially if they can connect to your computer. There are usually times during the week when you are waiting for something and a thought will pop into your mind. Jot it down. Some successful people carry pocket recorders for this purpose, too. Find something that works for you.
4. Patient:
Patience goes along with perseverance. However there are a few differences. You need to be patient in all circumstances and have what it takes so you never give up. You are definitely going to learn a whole lot. Do you have what it takes to be patient if you are not earning an income right away while you are learning? Sometimes you will spend a lot of time researching or doing other tedious things to make your web page successful. You might go down one avenue only to find it leads to a dead end of web research. Patience is a necessary requirement. If you are working a full time job and starting to branch off into your online based career part time, then you must have even more patience, because there never ever seems to be enough time to do all you want to do.
5. Ambitious:
Ambition is the driving force that will keep you on task when common sense might be telling you to quit. There has to be a reason for you to want to pursue your dream of earning an income online. If you are not highly motivated it will just take you longer to reach your goals. How do you stay motivated? Celebrate each success along the way to reaching your goals, or create mini goals along the way toward the one main goal of making a living online. If you find your ambition is not as strong as it was when you first started then perhaps you need to take some time to regroup. Keep records and notes of your progress. Sometimes it helps when you look back and then you realize how far you have advanced. Even minor setbacks or having to start over should be considered progress. Everything is a step towards success because we learn each day from our results.
To summarize the five basic personality characteristics necessary to make a living online include perseverance, being teachable, creative, patient, and ambitious. Of course there are more characteristics that successful online entrepreneurs have, but these five seem to be the most widely shared. If you are not sure if you are suited for a lifestyle of earning an income online, but you want to attempt it, then chances are that you do have these characteristics, but maybe they just are not developed yet. There are several books that have been published to help you develop what you need to survive and succeed online. Take that first step forward and you are on your way.
First published on October 21, 2006 at http://www.babyboomernewsletter.com/articledir.html
HTTP = HTML link (for blogs, profiles,phorums):
<a href="http://www.casualarticles.com/article/49702/casualarticles-5-Basic-Personality-Characteristics-Necessary-to-Earn-An-Income-Online.html">5 Basic Personality Characteristics Necessary to Earn An Income Online</a>
BB link (for phorums):
[url=http://www.casualarticles.com/article/49702/casualarticles-5-Basic-Personality-Characteristics-Necessary-to-Earn-An-Income-Online.html]5 Basic Personality Characteristics Necessary to Earn An Income Online[/url]
Related Articles:
Entrepreneurship: The Super Career of the 21st Century
Customer Service Starts in Selling
Bookmark it:
|