Why am I so mad I could throw my computer right out of my upstairswindow
Well, Ill tell you. But first I want to tell you who I am.
My name is Cathy Smith and I work at Lake Superior StateUniversity in Sault Ste. Marie Michigan. In the past two yearsthe Governer of our state has cut the state funding for higher education by a whopping 20%. This has resulted in layoffs andjob eliminations at our university.
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We used to have a four person office but now thanks to university DOWNSIZING we only have a two person office.
I am one of the lucky ones who survived the cuts and still have a job. I not only have my own job but the jobs of the two people in our office who were eliminated. So now I have threeFULL-TIME jobs. See how lucky I am
I am so lucky to come home very night too exhausted to spend quality time with family and friends, too exhausted to devoteany time to my hobbies, too exhausted to do any of the thingsI love to do. My health is suffering from stress and overwork.I have developed migraines and IBS. I cant sleep at night.
Are you a victim of downsizing Do you hate your job Areyou sick of coming home too tired to enjoy your life
Then listen up!
I decided to do something about it. I got on the internet andstarted looking for ways to start my own home business. I figured if Im going to kill myself working, it might as wellbe for myself!
I typed in home business and a whopping 40,000,000+ webpages poppedup. Wow! I thought I must really be on to something.
So I started to read some of these webpages.
And thats how I found the Golden Carrot!
Heres how it goes...
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Make $10,000 While You Sleep! (or some other jazzy title)
Hi
My name is (insert name here) and I am an internet marketing(insert expert, guru, millionaire). I made millions lastyear selling (insert program, ebook, software, etc.) and I canshow you how to do it too. Its so easy a baboon could do it!
For only (insert price here) dollars I can show you how to make (insert a large dollar figure here) in only a few weeks.
Quit your job and have your own home business. Make a fortune.Learn how to do it from an expert.
Send me (insert anywhere from $9.95 to $5000) of your hard-earneddough and Ill show you how to get rich in 7 easy steps.
Click here to order!
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I figured that Im at least as smart as a baboon, so I ordered!And I ordered, and I ordered, and I ordered.
Now I have an entire collection of Golden Carrots taking up hard drive space on my computer!!
Am I rich NO! Am I still stuck in my exhausting job YES!Am I $4000 poorer YES!!
Now do you know WHY I want to throw my computer out the window
So what is the Myth of Internet Marketing
The Internet is NOT a Magic Carpet that can help you market some program, product, ebook or widget and guarantee overnight riches.
Internet Marketing is still MARKETING. HELLO!!
Do you have a degree in Marketing No Neither do I.Do you have a degree in Advertising No Neither do I.Do you know how to design a website No Me either.Can you write sales letters No Nope, Me either.
But if you believe the Internet Marketing Experts who dangletheir Golden Carrots in front of your face youll believe thatyou can be successful in internet marketing. All you need are enough carrots and you can realize your dream.
Have I given up on my dream to have my own home business
Absolutely Not! Im working at it everyday but Im doingit the right way. The way I should have done it in the first place.
If you have a Golden Carrot story, Id love to hear it.Ill be publishing the best ones in my GoldenCarrotMonthlyNewsletter.
No this isnt a ploy to collect your email address and send youMY Golden Carrot!! I genuinely want to share the experiences of people just like you and me who are looking for help in realizing their dream of a home business.
email your story at cathy@upwholesalers.com
You have permission to publish this article electronically, inprint,in your ebook or on your web site, free of charge, aslong as the author bylines are included.
About the Author:
Cathy Smith really does work at Lake Superior State Universityin Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan located in Michigans beautifulUpper Peninsula. She owns her own business, UPWholesalers.UpWholesalers specializes in offering only the best affiliatemarketing programs available on the internet. Get details at
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The Advantages Disadvantages Of Internet Marketing are many.
A few Advantages Disadvantages Of Internet Marketing are:
* Its on the internet so its low cost
* Very fast
* And you can reach a global audience
However it:
* Can leave the businessman feeling isolated
* Hard to tell if people are lying because you cant see their face
* And you can be overloaded with information.
There are more Advantages Disadvantages Of Internet Marketing, but I wont cover them all in one article. However I will focus on a few important ones.
Positives:
Low cost:
The internet is made up of electrons, so there is not really anything physically to grab hold of like in a brick and mortar business. This considerably reduces your costs as you dont really need many materials or buildings. Just a computer with world wide web capabilities : )
Very fast:
A great advertisement I saw once said If you were an electron, you would be there by now. This was an ad at an airport. Its referring to the internet. Its made up of electrons so its VERY fast. Click a link, and you could be looking at an Australian website, click another one and you could be in America. If you wanted to get information any other way from these countries, you may end up having to go there.The world wide web eliminates the need for this. Go any where you want with the click of a button.
You can reach a global audience:
By this I mean, you dont have to set up shop somewhere and sell to the locals. You can set up an online shop, and sell to anyone in the world. This means a huge increase in potential revenues and a fraction of the cost it would take for you to set up shops all over the world.
Negatives:
Can leave the businessman feeling isolated:
This is very common. Because the world wide web is faceless (In most cases), it can appear cold and inhuman. This can leave you feeling isolated and very inward. Not a nice feeling at all. Everyone likes to socialize and meet people, but in this case, its quite difficult to, in business anyway.
Hard to tell if people are lying:
There is so much information on the world wide web now, its sometimes hard to tell the difference between crap and quality. A lot of the crap is targeted at newbies. Heres an example Make money fast by doing NOTHING, sound familiar I bet youve had a ton of emails saying something similar.
Information Overload:
Once again we get to the part of there being a lot of information on the world wide web. There can be too much good information too. There can be a lot of competition for an industry, this can leave you more confused than if there were presented with loads of crap. You might not be able to tell who to chose. If you are a veteran of the net, you wont have much to worry about, however if youre a newbie then this is a problem.
The above are the positive and the negatives. Overall, I would definitely say that if you can do business online, then definitely do it.
By Stephen Warren, the creator of , the completely FREE guide to marketing online, with useful articles and links.