This is a strange post for me to write. I honestly don’t know where it’s coming from but I just felt like getting a bit more personal with you all. (..I just hope it doesn’t weird anybody out)
If you’ve watched my intro video (To The Right) which most of you have, you know I started getting visitors to this blog on April 10th, 2010. It was literally the most exciting day of my life.
Who Gets Excited Because Of 6 Visitors? Me, apparently..
I don’t know who those 6 visitors were, but I just wanna thank them right now for giving me that feeling of “I can actually do this”
Before that day I had countless failures, miserable results trying stuff out, and very little motivation to keep going. The story goes like this, please keep in mind I never share this with anyone before…
- Got introduced to online marketing
- Tried an automated system & it didn’t work for me
- Bought a marketing product
- Became an affiliate and made a couple sales
- Was happy for a couple weeks and didn’t make another dime for months
- …got really really SAD and overwhelmed :0(
I really felt like giving up. There was a voice inside my head telling me to call it quits. Then I reached what I consider to be the turning point of my life. The day that I made a DECISION.
Wow.. what a powerful concept, isn’t it? -
Having the POWER TO DECIDE.
That day I decided to stop whining about the things that weren’t working and start seeing these “failures” as lessons learned. That was the day I became Hector The Online Marketer.
You see… marketers are a rare breed:
- MARKETERS don’t care whether or not a capture page converts – they tweak it until it does
- MARKETERS don’t feel a thing when they get a refund – because it’s just how it works
- MARKETERS see criticism and negative comments as market research
- MARKETERS translate failures and errors into Valuable Experience they can share with others
So what’s the moral of this story?? Simple – Make A Decision Today, (…RIGHT NOW EVEN) - To Become A Marketer and I can almost guarantee that you’ll laugh at the thought of giving up.
Making a decision to become student of marketing and keep moving forward has allowed me to turn those 6 visitors into hundreds of daily visitors – and you can do it too.
You really don’t have to share this post since it’s not really content based like my other ones, but I’d still appreciate it if you did.
Question: Have You Ever Felt Like Giving Up?
Please share what kept you moving forward in the comments below..
Talk soon
Hector The Alexa Director
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9. June 2010 at 12:46 pm
Great post Hector,
Yes, at times I do feel like giving up but I simply “refuse” to. The vision that I have for my life is so clear and I will never give up until I make my vision my reality.
Fred
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Hector Cuevas Reply:
June 16th, 2010 at 4:20 am
Hey Fred..
I’m glad to hear that man.. let’s go for it!
Thanks for your comment
talk soon
Hector
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9. June 2010 at 1:15 pm
Hey Hector,
I think everyone who started online marketing at one point thought of giving up. I know at the beginning of Oct. ’09, I was overwhelm with the information I had to learn regarding How to create a blog, driving traffic to the blog, SEO, and how to maintain readers. After 2 months, I was only receiving maybe 2-3 visitors a day. It was discouraging since I was putting a good amount of time into it.
I just keep learning from courses and reading books. Thank God, that I didn’t quit. Today, great things are coming from it. Never ever quit!
Chat with you later…
Josh
Josh Garcia´s last blog ..5 Blogger Tips on How To Prevent Your Blog From Failing
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Hector Cuevas Reply:
June 16th, 2010 at 4:21 am
Josh,
Thanks for sharing your story with us..
To the TOP!!
talk soon
Hector
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9. June 2010 at 1:50 pm
Hi Hector,
I luv it! This reminds me of the Think and Grow Rich chapter on Decision.
Yes, I’ve thought about quitting many times. Months on end of writing ebooks and blog posts with no traffic, financial headaches and the continual reminding from people that it might be time to get a J-O-B.
I’m glad that I made a decision a long time ago to ignore these negative influences.
I’ll be happy to RT this to my 12K twitter followers Hector, it’s inspirational!
Ryan
Ryan´s last blog ..How To Use Forum Marketing To Generate Eager Leads For Your Home Based Business
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Hector Cuevas Reply:
June 16th, 2010 at 4:23 am
Ryan,
Thank for the share bro.. truly appreciate it!
Thanks for your comment
talk soon
Hector
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9. June 2010 at 5:35 pm
Great post, Hector. Nice, straight-shooting bit of sage advice.
Saleem Rana´s last blog ..The Sedona Method
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Hector Cuevas Reply:
June 20th, 2010 at 1:11 am
Thanks Saleem.. Appreciate the comment
talk soon
Hector
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9. June 2010 at 5:42 pm
Hola Hector,
Thanks for being so open to sharing your feelings.. most don’t have the guts to open up and tell it how it is sometimes.
I think you hit on a great point with the “DECISION” line. I think that is a HUUUGE statement to make. If people just DECIDE on what they want to do; be it online marketing, network marketing, or affiliate marketing they will be a lot better off.
For example: If you have a bad day at your day job, do you quit? NO. Because you simply had a bad day and more than likely you’re gonna show up the next day because you have bills to pay.
People need to have that same attitude with their business or their marketing. You had a “bad day”. Whatever.. so what. BUT SHOW UP THE NEXT DAY WITHOUT FAIL. Most people quit because they can. It’s just a side project to them. It’s not paying the bills … yet.
I’ve learned to treat it “like” a day job and just show up everyday and like you said “start seeing these “failures” as lessons learned” and the success will come.
To the top guys,
John Garcia
John Garcia´s last blog ..Now is The Time to Crush It!
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Hector Cuevas Reply:
June 16th, 2010 at 4:24 am
John,
That’s a great way to put it.. “SHOW UP THE NEXT DAY WITH OUT FAIL”..
thanks for that great comment bro..
talk soon
Hector
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9. June 2010 at 5:48 pm
Hi Hector! Great Post and very inspirational! I can pretty much guarantee that every single Internet Marketer out there has felt this way before, and may even feel that way now. You just gotta keep pushing through and put your best foot forward, educate yourself, and stay focused! Thank You so much for sharing, I’m sure many people needed to read this Blog post to hear that they are not alone! Thanks again Hector!!!!!
Onward and Upward!
Maja McCabe
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Hector Cuevas Reply:
June 16th, 2010 at 4:25 am
Maja,
Onward & Upward.. thanks for that great comment.. I appreciate all the great responses I’m getting..
You guys are the BEST!!
talk soon
Hector
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9. June 2010 at 6:45 pm
Hi Hector,
Nothing wrong with sharing your personal story, I wouldn’t be surprised if this becomes one of your most popular posts.
Glad you decided to stick with it, buddy
Derek Alvarez´s last blog ..Monique Alvarez Interviewed by Sta.rtup.biz
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Hector Cuevas Reply:
June 16th, 2010 at 4:26 am
I’m glad to Derek.. thanks for stopping by
talk soon
Hector
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9. June 2010 at 7:16 pm
Thanks for sharing your thoughts Hector!
It’s ok to feel that way. Tell me about it, I have had times where I would say, is this really worth it? all the negative comments from your friends and family,the doubts you get in your head sometimes, and everything else that goes around your world. What has kept me going without quiting is my family. Picturing myself (autosuggesting) and seing myself almost there it’s what really keeps me focused, and plus Im just stuborn.lol I’m not a quitter, and I always ask myself if I quit I would never know how successful I could’ve been. Keep your head in the game and keep on fighting. We all have those down moments
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Hector Cuevas Reply:
June 16th, 2010 at 4:27 am
Katherine,
I should become stubborn like you.. maybe that’ll help with down moments.. ;0)
Thanks for your comment
talk soon
Hector
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9. June 2010 at 7:26 pm
Thanks for sharing this Hector. I WILL NEVER QUIT…right now, I am a bit confused. I’m at the crossroads to venture into online marketing…makes sense since I have an online business.
However, as one of your posts read, so overwhelmed with capture page, affiliate marketing programs, where to blog, what not to blog, etc., etc.
When can we chat? Gracias!
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Hector Cuevas Reply:
June 16th, 2010 at 4:29 am
Hey Gloria,
It’s definitely confusing at first.. blogging, affiliate marketing, capture pages, and all the other stuff can be very overwhelming..
I sent you an email.. let me know what you need help with.
thanks for your comment
talk soon
Hector
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9. June 2010 at 10:59 pm
Thanks for the frank and thoughtful piece. Yes I’ve had to – on a few occasions – tell myself that no road is going to be smooth or easy to navigate. It can all appear overwhelming at times but the successful people be able to look back with a smile. Like you say, criticism is research and failures are just experience.
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Hector Cuevas Reply:
June 16th, 2010 at 4:30 am
Lou,
That’s right.. it’s just in the way we look at things..
Only we can control how we feel about certain situations and I’m glad you stuck with it
Thanks for your comment
talk soon
Hector
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10. June 2010 at 9:38 am
Hey Hector,
This is a great post!
Oh the power of making a decision! In our minds we are right. It’s not easy for someone to convince us, as humans, that we’re wrong. So making that decision that you CAN and WILL do this with SUCCESS, is one of the most powerful things you can do.
Once you really do that, no one is going to convince you otherwise. It has to be a solid decision.
I love the part about looking at negative comments as “market research”. lol Too true. I can’t say I enjoy them, but when I get them I do take a serious look at where they are coming from and how I can improve.
Thanks for telling it like it is!
Susanna
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Hector Cuevas Reply:
June 16th, 2010 at 4:31 am
Susanna,
I couldn’t agree more.. once we establish what we want.. there’s no one that can change that – but you’re right, it needs to be a solid decision
Thanks for your comment
talk soon
Hector
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10. June 2010 at 1:22 pm
Hey Hector,
Thanks for sharing and I like the point that “MARKETERS” see criticism and negative comments as market research. It kind of opened my eyes that just about everything can be looked at as “market research”.
Coach Freddie
Coach Freddie´s last blog ..Thoughts Create Your Life
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Hector Cuevas Reply:
June 16th, 2010 at 4:33 am
Freddie,
EVERYTHING you do to market your business has a result – and EVERY result has a lesson attached to it..
We just need to look hard enough to see it
Thanks for your comment
talk soon
Hector
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10. June 2010 at 11:34 pm
Hector,
Thanks for sharing, i know for myself and my success, had a lot of failures along the way but criticism and able to listen to others and take action on it as well as refining and improving and not settling as truly helped me to where i am at today.
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11. June 2010 at 1:04 am
What a great post, Hector! My blog is almost a whole month old
and I’ve already ran into roadblocks that have had me tempted to give up. But I made the decision when I started that I want to see this become big. When the roadblocks have come I have had to pick myself up out of the hole I was in and just decide to keep going.
In life we will always have challenges to our steps toward success. What we do with those challenges are what will make us successful or unsuccessful.
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11. June 2010 at 4:02 am
Thanks for sharing Hector, very inspirational.
You asked “Have You Ever Felt Like Giving Up?”
To be honest, yes, but not for the standard reasons.
Sometimes I feel so much of internet marketing lacks integrity.
But then I read posts like yours and I realize that there are true professionals like you out there.
Peter R Fuller´s last blog ..Secrets of greatness: Practice and hard work bring success
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12. June 2010 at 1:19 pm
Hey Hector,
Thanks for sharing your story. There are a lot of people who can relate to that feeling of wanting to give up…including myself. The problem is that most people do actually give up on their goals and dreams only to return to a life of mediocrity.
You never know how many people you will inspire to overcome their failures and achieve massive success…all because you shared your story.
Thank you for this post.
J
The Cartoon Coach
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14. June 2010 at 11:49 pm
It takes alot of guts to share your ups and downs of marketing but truthfully I think everyone goes through that. I certainly have. Got in, got involved with a company, had NO idea what I was doing, tried another company, failed at that as well, got frustrated, and finally found Katie Freiling and started blogging.
It’s a journey, and when you decide that failure is not an option things get that much more interesting.
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Hector Cuevas Reply:
June 15th, 2010 at 1:07 am
They certainly do get very interesting.. When you DECIDE nothing will get in your way – you’re unstoppable!
thanks for sharing that with us
talk soon
Hector
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31. July 2010 at 7:56 am
Wow, great, great its nice opinion I love your thought its encouraging. But marked you I am not an active marketer I am learning I am also following up I am yet to decide its a serious obstacle refused me a chance, but as time goes by I would cope and restore of attaining the long standing dreams.
thanks.
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