Marketing
The *One Hundred Percent Rule*
By Darrell Finkeldei

Have you ever heard the famous quote from the legendary hockey great Wayne Gretsky? It goes like this:

"100% of the shots you don't take don't go in."

I don't know if Mr. Gretsky knew at the time how profound of a statement that would be. He might have just been talking hockey. Then again, he might not have been.

Read the quote again and think about what it says. It's what I like to call an *absolute*. The truth involved in those words cannot be altered in any way. The quote will stand up to any test ALL the time! EVERY time!

I thought it might be fun to change the words of this great quote and apply it to our Internet businesses. Especially for those of us just getting started.

Think about these....

~ 100% of the business ideas you don't act on don't work. ~ 100% of the articles you don't write don't get published. ~ 100% of the web sites you don't build don't make money. ~ 100% of the newsletters you don't publish don't get read. ~ 100% of the ads you don't place don't work. ~ 100% of the links you don't ask for don't get placed. ~ 100% of the products you don't develop don't get bought. ~ 100% of the affiliate programs you don't' promote don't earn income. ~ 100% of the Internet marketing skills you don't learn don't move your business forward. ~ 100% of the email lists you don't start don't grow. ~ 100% of the marketing manuals you don't study don't teach you anything. ~ 100% of the efforts you don't make don't produce results.

And lastly....

~ 100% of the Internet businesses you don't start don't get you out of your *nine-to-five* job.

It's so easy for most of us to procrastinate getting something started. It's so easy to think that our ideas won't work, or that we can't accomplish what we'd like to do.

Just remember this....the *hundred percent rule" will ALWAYS apply.

Starting any business is a challenge. Maybe even more so on the Internet. But it's possible for almost anyone to do. Ask the thousands who've already done it. The ONLY difference between them and you is this one simple fact:

~ They took a lot of shots and some of them went in. ~ ********************************************************** Darrell Finkeldei is the publisher of the "The Start Advisor". This exceptional newsletter delivers helpful "hands-on-how-to" specifically for e-business starters. Stuff you won't find in other ezines. Subscribe at: http://www.netprofits4beginners.com/ **********************************************************