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What does it take to be Successful Online and in Life? Do you need Persistence? Do you need to be Patient? Or is it something else?

The dictionary defines Persistence as “the firm obstinate continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition…”

And in some cases, this is true.

However, here is the danger. Some people with be persistent at the expense of being aware of very real facts that could change what the outcome should be.

So what does that mean?

Not exactly words that would describe a person who is supposed to be a visionary…an entrepreneur, right?

After all, I’m sure that there were plenty of folks who were obstinate about the future success of the automobile, desperately clinging to the manufacture and sale of buggy whips. Where will persistence get you if you fail to see the bigger picture?

Do those kind of limiting words describe a visionary leader? Or a tyrant?

So…is it possible that being “persistence” could actually get in your way or progress and your goals?

Now ask yourself: Does building a business really need to be this hard? Is being “persistent” the best way to get from where you are to where you want to be?

What if, there is a better way to get to your goals? And what if the only way you will be able to see that better way is to take a step back. Is it possible that you will be able to take stock of all the conditions and tools you have at your disposal and then proceed toward your goal on a better path?

Now, notice what I said there. I didn’t necessarily say that you needed to change your goal or give up on your dream.

And this is where Patience comes in. Yes, even in business, Patience is a virtue. (even though it may not win you any medals…)

It takes practice (or persistence) to become Patient! Patience is the “capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset…”

When you experience patience, you invite a better rhythm for doing business. Now some people may think that being patient is the same as being passive.

Not true!

In fact, being patient as you build your business, and heck, even building your relationships, takes an enormous amount of confidence and faith. And being patient can also result in even better opportunities…and wealth. You have to be confident that your product and your service are needed by the market. They provide value. You have to know that what you have provides value and benefit to someone (hopefully many someone’s) and that because of that, you will be successful.

It may take longer that you originally hoped; you may need to travel down different paths to get there; but because you are patient, confident, and have the ability to be flexible in your approach and adjust your sails as different and better opportunities present themselves, you can become successful.

I know; and I know that the confidence you think you have can be tested when things start to get rough. Especially when “life” pulls the rug out from under you.

I’ve been there!

But even when that challenge presents itself; even when you don’t know when (or if) you’ll reach your desired result; when you are open to the journey and patient with the challenges (ie…lessons), you will get to where you’re going.

Ask yourself: If you knew that you couldn’t fail; that success is inevitable in your business…what would you do differently?

Would your daily priorities change? Would you embrace the tools and training you needed to get to the next level? Would you create that product, write that book, or reach out and call those potential clients that showed some interest in your services?

We all have a million reasons why we “can’t” do something. Rarely is it really about external factors. Remember, even the people who faced tougher challenges than you or I have been able to accomplish much through Patience. Martin Luther King, Jr. did not make changes that are still occuring today by saying “I have a complaint…and I want y’all to fix it now!” So it’s got to be more than obstinance or persistence. And I’m sure you can agree that many people have accomplished much through Patience. Successful people.

Be patient…with yourself and with your business.

Set your goals; form good habits to get to those goals, and enjoy every step along your journey!

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Ready to begin or ramp up your current online business?

With so many tools and one-click promises, it’s super easy to get overwhelmed with choices. When you experience that, one or all of these things can happen: 1) you waste time on tasks that only serve to drain your energy 2) you waste dollars on tools that don’t work and 3) you avoid doing anything out of shear mental exhaustion!

b) waste time on activities that drain your energy more than they increase your profits or

Build Upon What you Own: Your Blog

Build Upon What you Own: Your Blog. There are lots of web platforms to use such as Scribd, Blogger, Weebly, Facebook, and YouTube. How do you know where to plant the flag for your online business? The answer is: somewhere that you have the most control.

Why is “control” so important? Just like in the real world, there’s always a risk to building a business on someone else’s real estate. On someone else’s terms. Sure, you can get a lease; but when that contract comes to an end, you can be left scrambling for a new home. You have to think ahead. I always way plan for the worse-case-scenario and then get on with the business of business. For Online Business activities, that means paying attention to building your list and the relationship with that list.

If your business is online, then this can happen as well. So the best practice is to have a “home” online that you own or have the most control. That means a blog. One that you own, with a domain name you’ve paid for, and where you have paid for hosting. Your blog is your main hub. It’s your content platform. And it’s the foundation of your online business growth. Here are the online tools you should be using –

With so many platforms to choose from online such as Blogger, Weebly, Facebook, YouTube and so many more, how do you know where to really “build” your online business? The answer can be found where you have the most control now and into the foreseeable future.

Just like in the real world, the more control you have in your business the better. There’s always some risk when you build your online empire using on someone else’s real estate. If your business is online, then this can happen too. The answer? Create an online “home” that you have control of. That means your own blog, with your own domain, that you have hosted on your account.

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Build Your Customer Base

You’re primary goal is not traffic because traffic is not enough! Once your potential customers click away, you may be forgotten…no matter how awesome you and your content are…UNLESS…

You provide a simple way to join your community. This is achieved partly through an opt-in page (the mechanics of list building) and partly by content (the art of list building). They need a “why” and a “way” for opting in!

This is your virtual guest book and it is a key component to building a business online versus having a really fun and time consuming blogging hobby. The website tool you can use to quickly incorporate great looking squeeze pages is www.LeadPages.com.

Not long after you start populating your website with content in the form of video, articles, graphics, and trainings you’re going to wonder how you can actually make money with all this information you are creating. The answer is: Selling!

Not long after you start building content for the web, you will wonder how you can actually make money with all this information you are creating. The answer is:

You gotta sell something!

How you make money depends on your business model and your niche. You may sell a product, a service, or a piece of software that’s going to benefit your future customers in some way, shape or fashion.

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So how to you set it all up? Don’t get stuck here…hire someone to do it for you! You can find someone who does this stuff for a living that will take that template and make it come to life on your site!

Once you invest in the templates don’t get stuck because you don’t know HTML! There are plenty of talented people that can help you with coding and implementation of your templates.

How to you increase your company value?

Offer extra value on a subscriber-only or paid basis!

Paid content requires that you protect that content behind a “wall” or password so that only those who have paid for the content have access to it. A great freelancer can help you put the moving parts for this together. The tools you can use to put it together are:

WordPress.org

Themeforest.net

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Now it’s Time to Put it Together!

There you have it! While you may use other tools, these are four of the basics for building an online business.

This information, and the “secret sauce” you bring to your business, is what you need to get everything on track. This could be the beginning of a better business!

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