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Posted in March 14th, 2008

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Many times we as successful people get into the habit of saying “I” alot and we pat ourselves on the back when we attain certain goals. But is it “I” who truly deserves to be thanked?

Let’s take for example internet marketing. I knew next to nothing about it when I first started out. While doing a Google search around late 2003 I came stumbled across an ad saying I could make money without my own product or a website. I’d simply promote one of their already successful products using their sales material and they would split the profits with me. Thus,began my launch into affiliate marketing.

I also found a service that would email my sales message to a large email list of people who already had an interest in what I had to offer.

-SIDENOTE: Of course this was before SPAM laws got tite

To my surprise,I actually made a few sales so then it was on! Too bad that particular affiliate offer turned out to be trash.

Nevertheless,further studies made me realize I had to have my own website,but I didn’t know anybody in that field and even if I did I had no funds to hire them plus I didn’t even have a computer.

-SIDENOTE: I used the local college campus computers and the workers there used to clown me because I put in more hours than them

I searched the web for hours and days at a time to learn as much as I could. Finally,I built my first site and even taught myself all those tedious HTML code changes. Boy was I proud of ME…although sales were less than desireable.

I tried Google adwords and went broker than I already was…still nothing. “Build it and they will come” was the naive belief I had back then. After all,I had put in so many long hours at this thing being self-taught while everyone I was reading about obviously already had capital to spend big on advertising and seminars.

-SIDENOTE: I still have yet to go to an internet marketing seminar

But what was I missing?

I wasn’t interacting with others in internet marketing…I wasn’t interacting with potential customers through forums and other sites…I wasn’t even building a list! True wealth -as I ended up learning through spiritual studies- is a cooperative effort. No billionaire got there solely all by himself. Their wealth came from investing into and with 100’s even 1,000’s of other people whether it was with or without their knowledge.

My point: they had to socialize with certain “communities”.

Why? Because no man is an island. Those other people in those communities are the ones who deserved to be patted on the back. Nowadays in this web2.0 era all we hear about are the many “communties” we can join which has allowed many small-timers to explode their sales. This would not have been possible for someone with small budget,small knowledge, and BIG ego to accomplish. My new belief quickly changed to: if you start socializing with internet communities,then they will come! Just remember No Man Is An Island.

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