Step 1 of my recovery to My Internet Marketing Addiction

Last Update: January 08, 2010

In an attempt to cure myself of my Internet Marketing Product Addiction my First Step was to Join WA (Wealthy Affiliate)

 See, in the past, I purchased every Internet Marketing Product in sight!  I spend a fortune and a ton of time on these products, yet never implemented any of the techniques I learned.  I just kept them sitting there on my hard drive, doing nothing.  I would open them up from time to time, read & study - and then lock them away.

I finally made a decision I was going to change!!  I was finally going to put these tips, techniques and methods into practice in my own Internet marketing business!!  Hooray!!

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Unfortunately, I couldn't pull the trigger on Joining WA!

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Like many of you it took me quite some time to actually join WA.    

 

Every day I would visit the site and read all of the benefits of membership and it was clear to me this was a program I wanted to be a part of.  The benefits of the membership were awesome, and there was a income producing <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document" /> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 9" /> <meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 9" /> <link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:/DOCUME~1/BELLHE~1/LOCALS~1/Temp/msoclip1/03/clip_filelist.xml" /><!--[if gte mso 9]> <xml> Normal 0 </xml><![endif]--> <style><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Wingdings; panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:2; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:0 268435456 0 0 -2147483648 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} /* List Definitions */ @list l0 {mso-list-id:1610310858; mso-list-type:hybrid; mso-list-template-ids:-907762064 1388321614 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693;} @list l0:level1 {mso-level-start-at:3; mso-level-number-format:bullet; mso-level-text:-; mso-level-tab-stop:.5in; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} ol {margin-bottom:0in;} ul {margin-bottom:0in;} --></style><span font-size:="" 12pt;="" font-family:="" times="" new="" roman="" ;="">Component. I wanted and needed that membership.  But, I told myself I was not going to join and spend the money unless I was going to put what I would learn into action.

 

So, I <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document" /> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 9" /> <meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 9" /> <link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:/DOCUME~1/BELLHE~1/LOCALS~1/Temp/msoclip1/03/clip_filelist.xml" /><!--[if gte mso 9]> <xml> Normal 0 </xml><![endif]--> <style><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Wingdings; panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:2; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:0 268435456 0 0 -2147483648 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} /* List Definitions */ @list l0 {mso-list-id:1610310858; mso-list-type:hybrid; mso-list-template-ids:-907762064 1388321614 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693;} @list l0:level1 {mso-level-start-at:3; mso-level-number-format:bullet; mso-level-text:-; mso-level-tab-stop:.5in; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} ol {margin-bottom:0in;} ul {margin-bottom:0in;} --></style><span font-size:="" 12pt;="" font-family:="" times="" new="" roman="" ;="">Procrastinated.

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The things that I especially needed/wanted were:

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The Click bank tool

Site Rubix

Rapid Writer

Niche Q

Forum

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And of course the idea that I could promote the program and actually get paid was also appealing (although in the back of my mind I knew I would never probably follow through and actually market the program)

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I still could not justify the price! 

 

So, I Procrastinated Some More.

 

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So, I signed up for Kyle & Carson's mailing list ..

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Every few days I would get a great email from them - not high pressure, just the facts.  I would go to the site, study the features & benifits.  Powerful

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The bonus’s – finally put me over the edge.  I got an email offering 3 free Information Products if I would sign up - Beating Adwords, Inside the List, and Who Loves Money.

 

I figured I would sign up, get the 3 info products, nose around for 20 days and then cancel.

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Boy, am I kicking myself for not joining sooner.

 

See, something was finally different!

 

See, my attitude had finally changed - and the message I received was just what I needed to get me to take action.

 

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The funniest part was the reasons I joined WA (The tools) have been the least helpful to me, what has been of more help is the forums, blogs & Community.  These are people like me – in the trenches – fighting the good fight and winning!  People I can relate to and relate with.  This is what I have been searching for.

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I Did not join WA for the business opportunity aspects (although I will be promoting the site via affiliate links on some of my sites) – instead joined for the tools & community – and I have not been disappointed!! 

 

This is a living-breathing community of like minded people. 

 

I am so glad I found WA and decided to become a member.  I cannot wait to see where this journey takes me and I hope to help as many of you along the way as I can.

 

Until next time, my recovery continues .....

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I hope everyone reading has a prosperous 2010!!

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My recovery continues   

 

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