This is completely off topic for this blog but I just had to post it.
I have been marketing online for about 4 years now. In that time
I have learned many things. But the one thing I have learned that
still drives me crazy when I think about it is this;
You are not ready for success.
I know the statement sounds silly, but it’s true. I know this is true
because I conducted an experiment. It concluded that even if
someone was offered everything they needed to be successful
in marketing online and didn’t have to pay for any of it, they
would fail. Not only that, but over 93% would actually pass up
the offer!
Why do you think this is?
No, it’s not because they thought it was too good to be true.
This 93% of people passed up the offer because it threatend to
do the one thing that they are terrified of most.
You see, they were afraid that if they had everything they needed
to succeed and still failed…then what? To them, it would mean
that there was no hope in ever being successful online and
destroy their dream.
So what happend to the ones that took the offer?
They failed too because of the same reason. They accepted the
offer but did nothing with it or did not do everything they should
have with it in case it might fail, destroying their dream of success.
I know it’s hard to imagine when you see it typed in black and
white but I could conduct the very same experiment on you and I
would bet that you would fail too! Not that I don’t think you are
capable. I just know that you are “your own worst enemy” and it
will always be “you” that keeps you from your dream.
So, what does this mean?
Well, if you take the stats for what they say then it would mean
that someone is more likely to spend money on something that
has very little chance of helping them succeed then they are
accepting something for free that has every chance of helping
them succeed because it does not “threaten” their dream.
Their dream of success is the driving force for them to persue
it, but only to the extent that it “justifies” they are doing something
to work towards it…not actually accomplish it!
Example; Mr. Successful says to Joe Marketer that he will give
Joe everything he would ever need to be a successful marketer
for absolutely nothing. Joe thinks about this and for some reason
he has this feeling that he does not want this offer. (the threat)
Now, Joe is one of the very few that is able to overcome this and
decides to take the offer. Over the first few weeks, Joe gets
right into it. As time goes on, Joe has started to see some
results. As more time passes, Joe is still getting results but then
something happens.(“your own worst enemy”) Joe starts to think
that he should have gotten more results then he has been getting.
Joe stops putting in the effort required to succeed. (justification)
Joe fails.(dream saved!)
Since even the best prospects online are like “Joe”, the question
is “how do you promote and market to people like Joe?”
Because if you answer that question, then you will be successful
in one of the largest markets online today!
Would you like to be part of the experiment?
Just email me at angman.experiment@info.trafficwave.net and I
will send you the information you will need to see if you are ready
for success…
Andrew Harris
