It's All Up to You
Make it uniquely your own business...
One size does not fit all.
Channel everything you're learning at WA into a business customized and tailored to suit who you are.
Interact with local business? Of course, why not? Huge opportunity helping businesses get online and do well. But that's not all there is either.
Make it right for you. That's where the pot of gold is, the lucrative sweetspot we are all seeking. Have the business of your dreams. Sometimes it's as plain as the nose on your face.
Think out of the box. How can you marry online to offline and vice versa? What can you offer other entrepreneurs that they can't do for themselves because they either don't have the time and/or they don't have the experience. What about pursuing your niche, your area of expertise offline, but add the online component. For instance, if you are a plumber who now knows how to market online, offer your services to plumbing supply companies in your area, or construction companies. You can set up a blog for them. You know the subject, so you can write for it. Charge plenty for your services.
What special skill do you bring to the table that others don't have? We all have skills. If you've lived life and earned a living, you have a skill. What do you love to do? Have people paid money for that skill? They will continue to pay money for your skills.
Look at learning Internet Marketing as contributing to your bank of skills. It should expand who you are and make you a double, or triple threat...(just borrowing a show business term to make my point).
If you think of Internet Marketing as an end unto itself, then you are limiting your possibilities. You may be skilled at many of the components of being a good online marketer, but selling products and programs may not be your bailiwick.
Don't frustrate yourself with limited thinking. Expand.
You don't have to be an affiliate marketer to create the life you want using these new skills. Knowing how to create a list, reasonable knowledge of SEO, writing articles, building websites, setting up a blog, getting traffic, communicating with an audience are all marketable skills. They can be used in myriad ways to earn a great living.
Think about how you can benefit others and still make your business perfect for you.
Stream of consciousness. I talk to you guys like I talk to myself, and I talk to myself all the time. Just a reminder.