Internet Marketing - No Retirement Without Purpose

Why have I joined the millions of others who decided to jump into internet marketing? For me this was never a position in which I envisioned myself. All my life I was an active worker, the early part of my life being spent as an ocean lifeguard for fourteen years. From there I became an elementary schoolteacher for 9 years. Ultimately my journey led to my becoming a restaurant owner.

The restaurant business, as anyone who has worked it knows, is fast paced. It is not for the lazy or faint of heart. There is always more to do than time allows so you always find yourself playing catchup. Over a period of 25 years I had owned or operated 5 or 6 businesses. (who’s counting) The last one proved to be my downfall and I was forced to go out of business.

I had been my own boss for too many years to now work for someone else. I searched about for something to do. One of my restaurant customers had told me about a business he had started on the internet. He was selling retro bowling shirts and other associative products. He told me, he and his wife had bought a bigger house with a barn they converted to a warehouse. He was "making a killing."

That’s when I decided to get into internet marketing. Little did I know what I was in for. I had about as much knowledge of the internet as a roach. Oh, I knew how to send an email and get around a little. I had no knowledge of how to build a website, what was involved in selling etc. I didn’t know the difference between a search engine and a search warrant. I had two failed websites before I started to see some success.

There was one thing I did know however, and that was this, I’ll never quit. I was aware from the beginning this would be one of my life’s toughest challenges. I have read about why people don’t make it on the internet. From what I gather, most are afraid of failure. Well it has been my experience that failure is not to be shunned, but rather embraced. Without failure there is no success.

Initially I couldn’t envision myself sitting for hours in front of a computer. I had been too active. However, as the saying goes, "invention is the mother of necessity" and it was time for me to get inventing. Now it is nothing for me to spend 8-10 hours a day working on my internet business.

I relate this only to let you know we are all in the same boat and there are plenty out there to throw you a life preserver when you're feeling frustrated. Don’t be one who throws in the towel. Any new endeavor is not without its trials and tribulations. The internet may just be a little harder. Hang in there and we’ll see this thing through together.

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