James Burt’s latest ‘e-Wealth Daily’ article is titled “How to Move Forward After Your First Big Break”. [‘Online Marketing’ Article]


James Burt’s latest ‘e-Wealth Daily’ article:

How to Move Forward After Your First Big Break

The optimists of business always say, “The sky’s the limit.” If you’re really good at what you do, there’s no reason you can’t have what you’ve always dreamed of.

But what happens when those dreams come true? That is, what happens when you get the offer to go big — nationwide, mega, huge — with your business?

I read how a now famous journalist once slogged it out for years as a magazine writer and part-time columnist, holding down other jobs he didn’t like for years. Finally, after years of hard work, a newspaper with a big circulation offered him a full-time job. He was shocked and scared at the same time. He wanted to do it, but was afraid he couldn’t make the grade. But he wound up going on to a lucrative career doing what he loved to do.

I hope every info marketer reading this gets an opportunity just like this one. Information marketing is often seen as just a job you do at home and only get to a certain fixed point of success. Not true. A huge company or magazine might want you to provide info regularly to their web site or publication and will compensate you quite well for your efforts.

How do you rise to the occasion? Well, first, relax and pat yourself on the back that you’ve gotten this far. Then stop and do the following:

— Find out exactly what is needed: You need to know what the job is, right off the bat. As an info specialist, you are used to a certain way of working and completing certain tasks. If those interested in you want just that, do what you’ve always done to their format. It might be a regular column-type contribution or a whole contract of info content. Either way, find out what is needed.

— Ignore the thought of failure: Getting cold feet happens to everyone. The old joke about grooms or brides backing off right at the marriage ceremony has happened. As funny as these jokes and stories are, don’t let them happen when you get a big offer. You are being hired to apply your talents to someone else’s product. Do what you are being hired to do. Thinking that you can’t do it will only give you stress and paranoia you don’t need.

— Add suggestions and look ahead: Professionals don’t want robots. They want another pro to come in and help make their venture more successful than it is. While it is good to be polite and to follow a certain routine code of conduct, info marketers should not be afraid to offer new ideas and suggestions to their clients, no matter how big. Think you can make the business better or provide something new to an existing info format? Why not politely suggest it to your superior? You might be on to something good.

— Rise to the occasion: Once you know what you are doing and how far your information is going to reach the public, get down to the job. No doubt you are going to be busy, and you are going to need to focus on doing good work immediately. Even if the road ahead seems daunting, if you are working with professionals, there is no reason that you cannot rise to the occasion. Stay focused, stay strong, and do good work. It’s your pride and joy in life.

In the end, if you get the chance to go big, you should go for it. In all likelihood, you are really going to do what you’ve already been doing before. The only difference is that now you have the chance for something greater, with more success and merit to come your way as an info marketer. When this happens, just do it!

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