Comments on: Are You A Big Dog – Or Just Their Chew Toy?

By: Terrance Charles

Terrance Charles — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:04:32 +0000

Great post Doug, that’s true. What seperates the advanced from the beginner is the action that they take, keyword being “Action” and not just any action, the “Right” action and that’s how the beginner can become advanced and get serious results. Like it is said, if you want to be successful, do what successful people do, don’t re-invent the wheel.

By: Fred Lotgering

Fred Lotgering — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:04:43 +0000

It is not easy to get there and it certainly takes time and patience. You need advice and coaching along the way and to be reminded often to stay focused.

Great post and great timing for me to benefit from!

Thanks
Fred

By: Mike Paetzold

Mike Paetzold — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:05:36 +0000

Great post Doug. Agree with most of the comments but the key for me is to finish things. Too easy to keep trying to get things perfect instead of finishing it, testing it then making it better if it sells.

By: Brett McEllhiney

Brett McEllhiney — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:54:10 +0000

What an incredibly powerful post Doug!

So powerful in fact that I just printed it out, highlighted the information I want to focus on and just taped it to the wall by my desk to refer to.

I have heard a lot of these different parts over time, but having them all laid out here in detail is fantastic.

Looking forward to more posts like this one to keep me focused on exactly what I need to be doing!

Thanks,

By: Luca

Luca — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:40:40 +0000

Hi Doug,
Well to answer your question I sure don’t want to be their chew toy. I think a lot of people who get into business (online or off) start out with a plan in mind but many as you say the fail because they loose track of their goals or just don’t have clear set goals. your point is well taken and it’s time to look at and refine my goals again.

By: Earl Netwal

Earl Netwal — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:11:49 +0000

Thanks Doug. Just spent some time today organizing all my twitter tweets by categories of stuff I want to promote. It was part of a challenge of getting one thing done before moving on to another with it half Done that I picked up from Mike Paetzold. Now I am faced with another challenge and as importantly a guideline. 40% on Buidling Opt-in 40% on Promotion and 20% on everything else. I think my immediate challenge is figuring out how to separate out the difference between Building opt in and Promotion since some thing do both. But it’s clear that I need to do some hard thinking about Goals and Production. And doing one thing at a time.

By: Joel Osborne

Joel Osborne — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:49:10 +0000

Very good advice again Doug!

Just one thing to add to the amount of time that’s needed… it’s either time that you need to put in, or it’s money (or both). The more you put in of one, the less you need of the other.

It comes down to focusing and planning it out… then taking action on it!

By: Lonnie Minton

Lonnie Minton — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:08:23 +0000

Doug, a very good post. I particularly like “Being indecisive & failing to ACT NOW.” I have bought way too must stuff without really considering what you say here as well as can I implement it into my business now. I also like your Time breakdown:

40% on building your opt-in lists
40% on promotional efforts like branding yourself and driving traffic to your squeeze pages, sites, salespages and affiliate links (your short, medium and long term weapons)
20% for everything else.

Thanks for this encouraging post.