Want To Be An Internet Mogul? 7 Non-Easy Steps That Work

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By: Rick London..

Suddenly you are unemployed. Maybe you worked hard for your money forever it seemed. Possibly your company downsized, or you were fired, or your health declined. In any case, you found yourself at home watching cable news, yet still receiving the same bills reflecting your previous lifestyle. Aside from the obvious ego-blow, you feel confused, sad, and overwhelmed.

It's now time to look at it from "other eyes". Though it sounds trite, for certain, this ending is your new beginning. Now is the time to do just what you wanted to do in the first place with your life. But wait, you still have the same bills. What about that new German car in the carport? What about the fact that you have gone green and will only ingest organic foods now? What about associating and keeping up with old friends and your comrades that were a major part of your career? That is now history. I am sorry, but it is a reality.

I'm not going to sugar coat it. You suffered a real trauma. I just want you to know what to expect, and that it is very do-able no matter what resources you have or don't have. A lot of it depends on various factors such as savings, return on your investments, are you a trust-fund baby? Do your friends and family have resources and willing to help?

Only a few friends were helpful to me. One bought me a new computer without having to pay back for it, out of the goodness of his heart. I had saved very little money. I didn't know the Dow Jones from The Tao Of Zen.

These are the 7 Steps To Internet Success:

1. Downsize your life: Think about selling the suburban home, furniture, and take a modest apartment. I am single and this will not work for everyone. You may decide to keep your house and find another job to pay the notes. I did not have that luxury as my health turned into an official disability. In any case, one's level of living may decline. Get it in your mind this is not the end of the world. In fact it is a chance to truly show your resourceful/creative self.

1. Amend your lifestyle: I made a small office in my apartment and put my computer there. My biggest "luxury" was now cable Internet. I adopted a rescue dog to keep me company and remind me of what was important. I had a living creature for which to care, and I could not take off on a jet any time I had the urge.

3 Research: I studied everything I could about online businesses. Since I happened to be a cartoonist, I found POD (Print On Demand) manufacturers willing to try my images on such products such as t-shirts, mouse pads, buttons, magnets, posters, and other items that people love to purchase on the Internet, mainly because they cannot be found elsewhere and they are considered valuable collectibles by many. I realize not everyone is a cartoonist. Maybe you are a plumber or banker or psychologist. In any case, you now have a skill that can be purveyed as information on the Internet. The Internet is now where people go mostly for information. Long gone are the days of newspaper for their major news source.

5.Research More: Just a little research is not enough. You are embarking on a whole new career journey. Read all the major trade magazines online. Read articles from major online ezines like Ezinearticles.com and Helium.com and others on your topic. Google "how to launch a newsletter on banking or law or whatever field you were in. You are still in it actually, but now you are simply in it in another form. A purveyor of information. Possibly a creator of goods.

5. Investigate P.O.D. (Print On Demand) establishments. You can sign up free. You may have slogans, art or both that can be sold on various products. Such companies include Printfection, Zazzle, Cafepress and others. Maybe you've written some slogans, designed some graphics or both. Great. You can open a free store with your copyright/tradmarked items. Bingo. You've started.

6. Don't just read about SEO (Search Engine Optimization), blogging, ppc advertising (pay per click) etc. Read all you can, but more importantly, then "do". Yes you will make some errors along the way, but they will be educational. Errors are not so bad. The Internet is self teaching. We often learn as we go.

7 1.Write an e-book on what you know and sell it on Clickbank (they specialize in digital products). Don't know how to write an e-book? There are plenty of articles on it. Don't want to sell your own? Sell someone else's. Most have affiliate/associate programs

Staying "in the game" during this downtime is hard work, but very do-able if you practice a discipline way of working at home. You may find you never want to go back to "corporate America". There are now more than 30 million Americans working in home offices according to statistics. And guess what. These people are the ones creating the most jobs, while the large companies continue to downsize. It might be time to re-evaluate what "security" really is. In a nutshell, all you have to have is a little belief in yourself, the ability to organize yourself, and act on the information your are absorbing. If I can do it, you can do it. And I did.

Information about the Author:

Rick London is a cartoonist/entrepreneur and founder of the most visited offbeat cartoon site on the Internet. His award-winning original gifts are critically-acclaimed. Click here to visit Rick's newest store:

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