I was computer literate, but didn'tDNA
Scalper Review know a single keystroke of any programming languages. With the new technology, it wasn't necessary (mostly). I took the plunge in early 2003 and bought licenses for several websites. The offer was that the company would put up a limited site for you for free, and then leave it to you to run it. The other option was to read the hundreds of pages of tutorials and do it yourself. I chose the latter since I felt that I should be a lot more self-sufficient if I did it myself and had the ability to change the site to my liking. I didn't want to depend on anyone every time I wanted to change the website. I soon discovered that it took more work than I anticipated to put the site together.
Once I picked a product, I found it was not as available as I thought and logistically it would be very difficult. I wanted to sell small appliances. The trouble was, there were sites selling the same products for less than they cost me. Back to the drawing board. I finally settled on watches as my first product to sell. It took 6 months to get the site ready to put on the internet. After all, I was working 50 to 60 hours per week at my main job plus about 20 hours a week of commuting. Also, my family wanted to see me occasionally. Rather than discourage me, these hours gave me the motivation to make the internet work for me. I couldn't keep up those hours forever.
In my many years of running various businesses, I discovered one great truth; you can only be in one place at a time. I made up my mind that the only business I would be interested in was one that didn't require my presence at all times. My criteria for any new venture is, "do I have to be there for the business to run?" The internet was certainly qualified based on this philosophy. The journey from seminar to running websites may be enlightening to those seeking to stake their claim on the internet.
Once I picked a product, I found it was not as available as I thought and logistically it would be very difficult. I wanted to sell small appliances. The trouble was, there were sites selling the same products for less than they cost me. Back to the drawing board. I finally settled on watches as my first product to sell. It took 6 months to get the site ready to put on the internet. After all, I was working 50 to 60 hours per week at my main job plus about 20 hours a week of commuting. Also, my family wanted to see me occasionally. Rather than discourage me, these hours gave me the motivation to make the internet work for me. I couldn't keep up those hours forever.
In my many years of running various businesses, I discovered one great truth; you can only be in one place at a time. I made up my mind that the only business I would be interested in was one that didn't require my presence at all times. My criteria for any new venture is, "do I have to be there for the business to run?" The internet was certainly qualified based on this philosophy. The journey from seminar to running websites may be enlightening to those seeking to stake their claim on the internet.
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