How The Internet Marketing Puzzle Caught Me
I still remember the first Internet Marketing related event that I’ve attended…
The year was 2006, an interesting advertisement in the Straits Time got me curious enough to register for a free 90 minutes workshop on internet marketing. That was a quarter page advertisement.. As if it knew us too well that the very word Free would generate some attention for most people. It threw in an over-whelming offer that make me read through the fine print to see where they hid the catch..
Nope, to my disappointment there was none that I spotted. It was true, free preview, free dinner, free door gift..
I saw that ads a year ago in 2005 but didn’t really thought much about it..
But this time I have to see it for myself.
It was an eye and mouth opener, yep the presentation went on as usual painting the potential of realizing your financial dream on the cyberspace with ecommerce.
Reminded you of how you are dragging yourself to work everyday, your job insecurity and how nice it would be if you can work anywhere, anytime and however you choose. It’s the ultimate internet lifestyle. Your laptop is your atm machine.
Hey, that makes sense..
Excited, I went to more internet marketing previews.. and they all seems to sing the same song!
And they are all very expensive (to me, cos prices are relative - haven’t you realize?)
And they are all selling you the dream,
But they all seems to make you think that they hold the secret to your dream!
The key is with them, without it your door remains locked and the “Secrets” eludes you.
So the fastest way to get the key is to surrender your wallet with wide open eyes and wait for the day when the truth will be delivered to you.
The twist ends here..
I did get the picture.. after a few months of research, purchase of information, sharing and asking around.
But I did not get the full complete picture.. what I got was 2 pieces of the internet puzzle that I could join together.
And I’m glad I did, cos I joined that 2 pieces together and went to work without complete knowledge.
Good thing I’m a web designer and developer, the technical part was a piece of cheese cake for me.
I’d say I have learnt more from doing based on the little knowledge I have then. The important thing is I got started..
Coming up next…
What was the first 2 pieces of the internet marketing puzzle?
