I was running on the treadmill tonight and thinking about the internet marketing challanges we all seem to face. Yes, sometimes we struggle getting online, yes we struggle to remember the usernames and passwords, yes we struggle with what to say when we tweet, blog or whatever. I realized it is a lot like running on the treadmill. It is hard to get started. We have all kinds of excuses to not do both , such as "I have no time' ,"I am not good at it", "I am afraid of how I will look", on an on.. The excuses are the same wether we are on a treadmill or trying to learn this online marketing stuff! But for those of us that work out once in a while, we realize that once we start, it is not so bad in fact it can be kinda fun. When we are done we feel like we accomplished something. Same goes with viral marketing. It may be time to stop the excuses and just start. After a short time of just doing a little, it will get easier and it will soon get to be a part of your everyday. You will find the time, the fear will go away and you won't care so much how you look. You will get better and you will become fit. Sure you may never be a pro athelete running on a treadmill but you can still be in shape and in the long run you will be better off for your efforts. We all seem to have something we are physical training for, for me it is hunting the big mountains and good health. My internet workouts are training me for helping the Shoremaster dealers in my group grow there business and inturn grow mine. What are you working out for? This is an opportunity for everyone to get off the couch and start doing both because there is a good chance your competitors are not. Now get to the gym and then to your laptop!
