If you think of IM (Internet Marketing) as a get rich quick strategy, change your thinking. Everything I have learned as an IM has told me that, and I am convinced that if I had adopted that strategy years ago I would be in an even better financial situation than I am today.

So if you’re just starting out, make sure you have an income stream to absorb your basic minimum necessities/ expenses satisfactorily while you build your business. This, so you can focus on your long term strategy and you don't place dire financial expectations on your new business. Remember all along, you’re just out having fun.

Set attainable goals and a 6 month plan into the future. (Especially now that the new year is upon us.) Focus on your strengths (hobbies, things you like to do and know about) and see which avenues of internet marketing you will enjoy most.

Then break down your long-term plan into short-term tasks.

Also, you may list weaknesses in your knowledge that you would need to upgrade along the way to achieve your goals.

The purpose for this is to live proactively, not reactively. You want to have a part in your outcome.

Any entrepreneur has to have vision - believing with all his heart that something which doesn't exist yet is possible, and will happen as sure as the sun will rise.

My name is Lawrence Touitou. I am a website designer and internet marketer. But while I do this as a professional I still very much consider myself a student.

I have been at it for several years and those who know me know can tell you that I am a quick study, and certainly not new to marketing, business, writing and knowing what works in the real world.

You may be surprised to know that a lot of the same tried and true principles that apply to offline business, also apply to the internet. (So don't forget what you know.)

I don't believe in a lot of hokus-pokus, "get-rich-quick" schemes. I do however believe in creating wealth, knowing what works and being generous to others.

In the internet marketing arena, anyone with a strong desire to succeed, a willingness to learn and some business sense can learn to do exactly what I do.

For more information about Lawrence Touitou's Web Design, Internet Marketing or Online Publishing please visit myblueshoes.com

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