Doing It

This is an online record of my e-business progress.  I don’t know if anyone else has done anything like this, but here I go anyway.  This is not a carefully-prepared rehash of progress already made - this is it, as it happens!

I have spent a lot of time getting to this point.

I’ve done a lot of reading - stuff written by successful internet entrepreneurs (I’ll tell you who they are as we progress).  I’ve downloaded hundreds of articles, e-books, software etc, etc, over several years.  I’ve spent several hundred (possibly thousands) pounds sterling on courses and information CDs.  I even have resell rights to lot of this stuff.  Until now, I’ve done nothing constructive with any of it.  You know why?

I’m scared!  Sound familiar?  I bet it does!

I know I can do it.  I WILL do it!  But that first step is scary.  That’s why I titled this blog ‘Just Do It’.  Now is the time to do it, so here goes.  Travel with me, and learn as I learn - I promise it’ll be an interesting, educational, and ultimately very rewarding trip!

First off, I even have to learn this blogging software.  I’m using WordPress, supplied by my webhost, 1&1.  If you want to know more, follow the link  on the left.  They’re good, and not expensive - I’ve been with them for a couple of years.

You will find a growing list of links: I intend to build a comprehensive set of affiliate links to information I know is good, as well as develop my own websites as time goes on.  I will be promoting and selling primarily Information Products, but there will be quirky, personal additions as well - watch this space!

Let’s introduce some structure here.  I want you to benefit from this as much as I do.  Eventually I’ll probably edit it into a course or an ebook that I can sell.  Why not?  Plenty do, and while a lot of it is barely worth the money, the good stuff keeps selling, because it’s still relevant.  I can do that!  In the meantime, you can benefit from my learning curve, for free!

So I’m scared, right?  What of?  Failure, definitely.  Getting it wrong.  Letting customers down - I’m very customer-oriented, partly because of my job, and partly because of the way I am: I’m a customer, too, and I like to be treated with courtesy and respect - which is how I try to treat the customers I meet.  Do unto others…

So Stage One is getting your head right. You’ll find my ideas on the Easy Stages page.

Tell you what - WordPress may be a great blogging tool, but I don’t find it intuitive to use. It’s a steep learning curve! After one false start (deleted the whole blog and re-started from scratch), I’m getting there (I hope!). Please let me know I’m not alone…