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About To Start An Online Business? Read This First. by: Steve Shaw I recently received an interesting question from a visitor to one of my web sites: 'If there is any advice that you wish you would have gotten before you started a business online, what would it be?'. Rather than write an extensive email on this subject, I figured my answer would be of use to many people out there about to embark on what for many could be a life-changing experience. =========================================================== It takes a lot more work than much of the hype suggests. =========================================================== If you think you can put in a couple hours when you feel like it and achieve any level of success, you have been seriously misled. You need to be prepared to put in some very long hours, and to go through a steep learning curve as you find your way. Establishing an online business is the same as setting up any other sort of business - it takes a lot of hard work and a lot of commitment over a long period of time, with many trials and tribulations along the way. Don't expect instant results, nor to sit on the beach after a couple of weeks while the money flows in - it doesn't happen. The current success stories on the Internet have got there through months, more likely years, of hard work. You should be prepared to do the same, and to make whatever sacrifices you may need to make in your current life to do so. =========================================================== Don't fear failure - just get started now. =========================================================== Many people do not start something because they are afraid of failure. They are afraid of looking a fool, afraid of their nearest and dearest saying 'I told you so
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