Internet Marketing Benefits and Downfalls
Upside and Downside Of Internet Marketing
The biggest benefit of the Internet is that it is still very much a "free-for-all" opportunity resource for literally anybody to take advantage of.
The Web is constantly changing to accommodate the new players who arrive with new, innovative methods for tapping into the mesh, so who knows what will be around the corner to make it work better for us all.
The Upside of Internet Marketing
It is true that many opportunities abound for those who are serious to make the Internet their new marketing tool. Handled properly it really is a place were great fortunes can be made.
There are currently an estimated 1.4 Billion users online, and the internet is now the main information sourcing tool by most organisations around the World.
We have always experienced massive support from the many extraordinary contacts we have made around the Globe and feel a part of an elite on-line community.
Downsides Of Internet Marketing
Like many jobs ... internet marketing is hard, long work that involves setting up your site, designing your pages (many marketers do their own) and competing for the best spots available on the Web. It involves investigating the many THOUSANDS of sites available to gain coverage and these days maneuvering around the cheats and their tactics.
Computer Software and Hardware were the first products in the world to be released that were never going to work reliably. Sometimes my eyes roll back into my head as I wait for the computer to reboot after a glitch, a freeze, or an internet update to complete it's course (please, please don't upgrade again! The version I have works really well!)
You must pace yourself on your computer because hours seem like minutes on the Internet. To this day I can still spend up to 14 hours a day on the computer, some days wondering what I achieved.
Long periods in front of computers lead to addiction, aching necks, bulging eyeballs, crushing headaches, truck driver bellies(!), failing eye sights, heart attacks and what we call in the industry "Cyber Depression" i.e. we become vague to communicate with, depressed, moody and poorly co-ordinated.
Our motor skills break down, we become drawn, tired, bad parents and poor party animals.
Many internet marketers are fat because they gave up moving!
STOP! every hour to stand stretch, roll the shoulders and head, go do some physical activity every three hours.
Be good to yourself ... get a fast reliable computer, quick internet access and use ergonomic seating and a high quality screen.
Still Keen? OK, let's now move to the importance of Designing Your Website For Results.
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