John Chow says “there is no secret formula” and it’s something I believe to the very core of my being. I used to think there was some “magic” out there for just about everything. You go around reading up on anything looking for the key to it and you’ll find people trying to sell you their secret sauce. While there are certainly specific tips to doing anything worth doing the formula is always the same. John mentions diet as an example and I can testify to that. I’ve done a lot of research on losing weight and getting healthy, mainly so I knew what I was doing. I was never under the delusion that there was a magic formula to help me lose weight I was just looking for great exercise, healthy food choices and just educating myself on nutrition and health. Almost all the resources I went to were trying to sell “weight loss secrets”. There aren’t any.
The secret to succeeding at anything is putting in the hours and dedicating yourself to the process. For web sites that means create a good site, work at getting traffic and maximizing your ad space. That’s where the specifics do come in and you can learn from other people or experiment on your own. But the basic formula never changes. Of course you’ll hear people selling the get rich schemes and 99% of the time they’ll sell you an ebook on how to sell ebooks to people. If your not prepared to work for it then don’t bother trying.
We all sometimes wish there was a quick fix or wish we could get lucky when we see it happen to others. Because sometimes you DO just get lucky and that is what makes people start wondering how they did that,etc.
Nothing is more sweet though then setting a goal, putting in the time and effort, going through the trial and errors, and actually accomplishing it.
I agree. Luck plays a factor, but Rome wasn’t built by luck, it was built brick by brick. How do you make a million dollars? One at a time. It’s all cliche but the truth often is ;) I’m more than willing to put in the hard work and time to be successful. I’ve been part of several start ups and helped a lot of people make money doing exactly what I want to do. I know if I can do it for others I can do it for myself and hopefully share enough of the process to help anyone who wants to try.
Hear hear…
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