7 Months, No Sales, No Worries
The fifth of this month signified a huge milestone in my life, because it was7 months ago that I signed up for Wealthy Affiliate, and it's 7 months of basically no sales, basically no money earned (1 referral of a friend to WA).
7 months of diligent hard work has brought me to this moment right here. At this very moment I could say without a doubt that in terms of raw success, you could say I was a failure. General opinion would state that doing something for a long time with no results is failure.
But I don't really register what general opinion normally is, because general opinion is normally wrong.
While I passed my seventh month, I ran across a post in the forum the other day, where a very angry person was obviously ranting about why WA is a fraud and affiliate marketing is one big pyramid scheme.
As I was reading this I began to feel his emotions rise up in me. "That dude's right, these motherfuckers are ripping me off...etc,etc." For a moment I actually let myself indulge in blame and self pity and all that other crap that is useless is getting me from point a to b.
And just as all that was happening I realized that this was that exact same point where most people quit. That normal threshold of failure that the average person can stand is that moment. Most people can't stand doing something without a result for a long period of time. It's a reason why 95 percent of people fail at this stuff.
I don't know the purpose of this writing but I can safely say that I'll look back on this 6 months from now and laugh because I know that I'm really close to breaking through and I'll be damned if I become part of that 95 percent who give up.
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Man, that's a great post. It can be REALLY hard to look at the last 7 months and think that you've been successful, but sounds like you've been able to do that. Just remember this....how much more do you know now than you did 7 months ago? You're getting close. If you quit, you let the "internet" win and that is just not right!!
you'll learn a lot from this. You basically HAVE to. Set up new goals, blame yourself 5 sec and start working again. Write down the mistakes you made, try to understand and try differently. You seem like you've overcome the angry/loser stuff lol ;) Positive mindset is important! As Tony Robbins (my lord and master lol) says, it's when people don't believe anymore that they take wrong decisions and fail. Keep your belief high and keep working! :)
Hey man, I hear ya. I've been here 8 months and have had 10 sales with PPC. However, my ad spend was well over my sales. So, I've actually lost money.
Think of it this way... People go to a 4 year college because they believe that when they graduate they will recieve a great income. IM is no different. Just consider yourself in college. Where do you think you'll be 4 years from now? Well, if you work hard like you have been doing..... probably a lot better off than those who have a 4 year degree! Just think about how much you know now compared to 7 months ago. You are not a failure! You're just in IM College! It's the one's that want quick money for nothing that quit! You're not one of those! Quitting is not an option! Keep on working. It will come for both of us! :o)
You're going to break through and win because you "know" you are breaking through and winning.
Just keep learning from your failures and you will succeed in the end! You're right, don't become part of the 95% that are quitters!
If you give up you will never make it.. haha.. (: That you are correct about.. When one stands behind a car, one gets exhausted.. Stick with it!
Great post man. You are right, that is the point where many people quit. Getting past that point is probably the hardest decision to make. Your sales will start coming in soon. All the best.
Hey man...Failure would be if you quit...to me, it doesn't sound like your gonna do that... are you? That would be FAILURE...
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That's the spirit! I am moving through the learning curve too. But with every day comes a little more knowledge and a little more confidence. And with every failure comes a greater understanding and a greater determination. Keep at it!