Can you explain in detail to someone else how you are going to make money online? If you can’t you don’t have a plan. Without a plan you simply don’t know if you are going in the right direction! Most successful marketers that I have come across achieved success as a direct result of planning and taking action. Without a plan you are only going to be wandering around aimlessly.

Many new internet marketers simply do not have a plan. What often happens is that they need to earn money, and start thinking about possible ways to make money. Online marketing seems like a good option. They think about it and come up with an idea. Sometimes it is their own idea but often it is an idea that another marketer has planted in their heads. A marketer that is not making any money himself…

“Great”, they think, “I have found an easy way to make some quick money online”. What they don’t realize is that they actually only have an idea at this stage and not a plan.

An idea without a plan is like wanting to go to New York but not knowing how to get there.

Imagine someone telling you that New York is a great city that offers many opportunities to make money. The statement may be correct. The problem is that the person making the statement might never have been to New York and might never have made any money in New York. In fact, he may not even have an idea of how to get to New York. There is nothing wrong with having an idea but you need an exact plan on how to monetize the idea. Sadly, many marketers simply seem unable to get any further than the idea phase. Having a detailed plan helps us to focus and to take action.

If you know where you are right now and you know where you want to be then the only thing missing is a plan.

The following steps should help you prepare:

Step 1: Set clear Goals - What do you want to achieve?

Step 2: Draw up a Business Plan - What are you going to do?

Step 3: Choose a Strategy - How are you going to do it?

Step 4: Decide on an Action Plan - Implementation!

It is often said that most internet marketers fail because they do not take action. However, there is little point in taking action if you do not have a plan.

Francois du Toit is a full-time internet marketer and the author of “Digging For Gold Nuggets — Lessons Learned In Internet Marketing” (This article is a small extract from this brand new book).

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