The 2 Essential Steps to Internet Marketing Success

Success author Orison Swett Marden once wrote, the first part of success is get-to-it-iveness. The second part is stick-to-it-iveness. Did you know that only one in ten people who want to start their own business ever develops enough courage to begin and enough persistence to continue? Get-to-it-iveness and stick-to-it iveness.

"The first law of success is concentration-to bend all the energies to one point, and to go directly to that point, looking neither to the right or to the left." William Mathews

The more thought you invest in planning and setting priorities before you begin, the more important things you will do and the faster you will get them done once you get started. The more important and valuable the task is to you, the more you will be motivated to overcome procrastination and launch yourself into the task at hand.

Often it is the fear of failure, more than anything else, which holds people back. It paralyzes action. And it makes failure inevitable.

One of the biggest reasons internet businesses fail to meet their objective is not the effort but the lack of focus. In the internet marketing category you may find yourself inundated with offers right and left. One can spend literally hours going through emails and checking out enticing offers only to find the day has slipped by.

Years ago I was an avid scuba diver. It was our mantra (a commonly repeated phrase) to "plan your dive and dive your plan." This not only gave us direction but kept us safe in the underwater world. This same credo can and should be applied to your internet business. By doing so, you will reach your goals and keep your business on course.

Implement your plans with courage and persistence. Have complete faith in your ability to succeed and never, never give up. What good is it to have a dream, a goal or a plan and not follow through? Make a commitment and stay committed. Success is not for the weak; it is a marathon. Olympians train for four years often to run a ten-second or a four-minute race. You are training and working for a lifetime, a lifetime of success.

Here is a powerful priority-setting technique that I use every single day that has helped me stay focused and accomplish more than I could have imagined. This technique is so simple and effective that it can, all by itself, make you one of the most efficient and effective marketers in your niche.

The power of this technique lies in its simplicity. Here's how it works: You start with a list of everything you have to do for the coming day. Think it out on paper (in other words, write it down!). You then place an A, B, or C before each item on your list before you begin the first task. This is known as the ABC Method in time management. It's not new but often forgotten.

An "A" item is defined as something that is very important. This is something that you must do. This is a task for which there can be serious consequences, if you don't do it or fail to do it.

If you have more than one "A" task, you prioritize these tasks by writing A-1, A-2, A-3, and so on in front of each item. You're a-1 task is your biggest or most important task. If you can complete your ABC's, you will conquer your tasks at hand.

A "B" item is defined as a task that you should do, but it only has mild consequences. This means that someone may be unhappy or inconvenienced if you don't do it, but it is nowhere as important as an "A" task. Returning an unimportant telephone message or reviewing your email would be a "B" task. The rule is that you should never do a "B" task when there is an "A" task left undone.

A "C" item is defined as something that would be nice to do, but for which there are no consequences at all, whether you do it or not. This sort of activity has no effect at all on your internet business life.

After you have applied the ABC method to your list, you will now be completely organized and ready to get more important things done faster.

Set a goal, make a plan and then launch your plan. Get started. Do something. Begin on a small scale with limited risk and investment, but get going!

Resolve that, no matter what happens, you will never, never give up until you are successful. Before you accomplish anything worthwhile, you will have to pass the persistence test. And the test will come far sooner than you imagine.

As simple, easy and obvious as this method may seem, it does work. If you will set out or "get to it" and persist or "stick to it" you will find yourself right where you had planned to be. It's a universal principle for success.