Are we getting rich yet?

November 25, 2009

The following passage quoted below is from the 1910 publiciation ”The Science of Getting Rich”, by  Wallace D. Wattles. Although it was written in 1910, it rings as true today as ever, and is particularily relevant to the field of online marketing, where doing things in a “certain way”  makes all the difference….

“Getting rich is not a matter of environment, for, if it were, all the people in certain neighborhoods would become wealthy; the people of one city would all be rich, while those of other towns would all be poor; or the inhabitants of one state would roll in wealth, while those of an adjoining state would be in poverty.

But everywhere we see rich and poor living side by side, in the same environment, and often engaged in the same vocations. When two men are in the same locality, and in the same business, and one gets rich while the other remains poor, it shows that getting rich is not, primarily, a matter of environment. Some environments may be more favorable than others, but when two men in the same business are in the same neighborhood, and one gets rich while the other fails, it indicates that getting rich is the result of doing things in a Certain Way. “

“And further, the ability to do things in this Certain Way is not due solely to the possession of talent, for many people who have great talent remain poor, while other who have very little talent get rich. Studying the people who have got rich, we find that they are an average lot in all respects, having no greater talents and abilities than other men. It is evident that they do not get rich because they possess talents and abilities that other men have not, but because they happen to do things in a Certain Way. Getting rich is not the result of saving, or “thrift”; many very penurious people are poor, while free spenders often get rich. “

“Nor is getting rich due to doing things which others fail to do; for two men in the same business often do almost exactly the same things, and one gets rich while the other remains poor or becomes bankrupt.From all these things, we must come to the conclusion that getting rich is the result of doing things in a Certain Way.

If getting rich is the result of doing things in a Certain Way, and if like causes always produce like effects,then any man or woman who can do things in that way can become rich, and the whole matter is brought within the domain of exact science.

The question arises here, whether this Certain Way may not be so difficult that only a few may follow it. This cannot be true, as we have seen, so far as natural ability is concerned. Talented people get rich, and blockheads get rich; intellectually brilliant people get rich, and very stupid people get rich; physically strong people get rich, and weak and sickly people get rich. “

So what is the takeaway for beginning online marketers?  There are so many “Gurus” out there that claim that their method is the way to online riches, and they will teach me their system in exchange for my hard earned cash.

Before you sign up for an expensive course, or any course with ongoing fees consider the following:

  1. Did/does this Guru make their money by practicing what they preach? or does most of their income come from selling their method.
  2. Don’t fall for “testimonials” on sign up pages, instead check out the popular webmaster forums to see what real end users have to say, and don’t by shy about joining the forum and politely asking newbie questions.
  3. Don’t buy an expensive course, or a course that requires  monthly fees until you have built up some basic knowledge about what information is available for free, you might be surprised at how much information is available  for free if you are prepared to look. The major affiliate networks, such as Comisson Juncton, and eBay Partner Network,  and others provide extensive free information and advice for a start.
  4. If you don’t have a hosting account, or a  blog with your own web address   (or you dont know how to get them) you don’t have to sign up for a course or pay anyone to tell you how to do this. Go to www.GoDaddy.com and buy a URL(web address), get a cheap hosting package (you dont have to have your actual website at www.GoDaddy.com ),  For example you can set your URL’s to point to a cheaper external hosting account, such as at Hostgator (Link Direct to Order Page at Hostgator ),  In the Cpanel setup on Hostgator, it just takes a couple of clicks to install a basic wordpress blog.
  5. Ask youself are you prepared to put in the work? online marketing  can be done in your PJ’s but it’s still work.

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