Handle the Learning Curve in a New Online Business

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Handle the Learning Curve in a New Online Business

Monday, August 3rd, 2009    Subscribe To Our Feed

So you’ve decided to start your first online venture…  Do you want to good news or the bad news?  Okay, here we go:  The bad news is that you have an immense amount to learn.  The good news is that there is a lot of reliable information on the Internet that you can find for free or for relatively little money.  The bad news is that you can’t trust everything that you find on the Internet and that there are some unscrupulous folks out there.  The best news is that you’ll be able to distinguish the valuable from the worthless sooner than you now think you will be able.

One sensible way to start your e-business education is to find a free course with the fundamentals of starting online.    As long as you are diligent in following the lessons and applying what you learn as you go, that will get you well on your way toward distinguishing between the scams and the legitimate offers, between the metaphorical wheat and the chaff.

You will discover that the reality of starting your business will fall somewhere between the extremes of the unscrupulous types who tell you that you can work half an hour per week in your pajamas and retire in a year and the other extreme of thinking it is an impossible task, as you may be thinking now.  Yes, you’ll need to get organized.  You must manage your available time efficiently, and don’t forget about life’s priorities along the way (like family, your ethical standards and enjoying what you do).

Browse related topics (those you learned about in your short, hopefully free, course) on article directories, such as EzineArticles.com and GoArticles.com.  Consult blogs that you deem to be trustworthy.  Locate sources for information concerning topics such as your business niche selection, search engine optimization, design of business sites and many more topics.

It’s not yet time to go on a buying spree.  Put the brakes on any shopping urges.  The next step is to sit down with some paper and pencil.  From the list of things that you don’t yet know how to do, decide what you find interesting and what you might prefer to hire done.  I promise you that you can learn to do anything on your list; none of it is all that difficult.  It’s just a matter of deciding whether you want to learn a particular skill.

Now it’s time to spend money.  Fight any urge you have to immediately buy an amazing sounding product, whether it’s a course or a remarkable piece of software.  Instead of following your impulse to buy now, do these:  1) Bookmark the web page so that you can find it again.  2) Put on a pair of “critic’s glasses.”  Analyze the structure of the sales page that you found so convincing.  At some point in the not too distant future, you want to become a copywriter as skilled as the one that had you reaching for your wallet.  Now, go off to find some comparable products and go through the same process.

I force myself to abide by a three day cooling off period before buying an informational product or new software.  I make exceptions in the cases of a few people whose products I know well and always trust.  After those three days have elapsed, if I am still convinced by the miracle cure that I discovered, I use my bookmark to find it again, pull out my payment card and buy to my satisfaction.

The most important part is this:  Implement what you have learned!  Your new knowledge does you no good unless you act upon it.