You are giving away free information (or entertainment) of value (hopefully!).

No harm in all this, is there? Now do you see benefits of article writing? Enough questions, Craig (like Spanish Inquisition!).

Lastly (and most importantly), writing ezine articles HELPS others out there in cyberspace. Though it takes quite a bit of time and effort (even for us writers). Though you don't have to be a writer to write good articles. I believe, virtually ANYONE can do it.

The results for your efforts don't usually come overnight. My advice is...Do a little writing and research on your topic(s) every day...even if its only an hour.

Just do it regularly and re-write your article (many times). Re-read it aloud, so that it flows nicely. With practice, you'll get better in your article writing and your confidence will increase in "leaps and bounds". Funny expression that, like a "runny babbit" (that's a simile, by way)!

Tourist to street vendor... "How do I get to Carnegie Hall?"

"Practice, Sir, practice!" Back to my point after that little interjection (my "grasshopper mind" at work - creative minds are rarely tidy, as my dear exasperated mother, Hazel, often said to me) .

Then just be very patient and results DO come.

As saying goes...

When you come to end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. Success comes to those who ride out "ups and downs, highs and lows" of life - ones who stick with their dreams, never giving up.

To your internet marketing dreams in 2002

Craig Lock

P.S:

Hope this helps and best wishes in your newsletter article writing and internet marketing strategy. Why not start writing articles for www?

The second half of year could be a new beginning.

YOU CAN DO IT.

Craig Lock http://www.craiglock.com

"Do not go where path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Craig Lock has been marketing products online for five years. Craig is a writer, who believes in encouraging and helping others to strive for and accomplish their dreams. He truly believes people can overcome obstacles, rise to any occasion, and accomplish their entire dream with enough faith. Creative Writing Course http://www.nzenterprise.com/writer/creative.html

Sunday I managed to get boys to look at who "they were...instead of who they were playing" and they came through with a very big upset victory over team that everyone thought was going to win entire tournament.

The only difference between first game and game on Sunday was boys mental attitude. On Sunday they were somebody. They were ones who were in control of themselves and game. They were in charge of their thoughts.

When they walked out on that field Sunday they went there with a purpose to be best they could be. And they knew they could play a good game against anybody.

They didn't look at adversity, they didn't look at opposition, they didn't see giants in other dugout..... they saw giant within themselves instead.

And so I'm asking you today, when you go to do your daily tasks with your marketing business, what are you looking at?

Are you looking at all past failures you've had, or at all adversity out there, or thinking about all reasons why you "can't make money" or "can't seem to get sales" or "can't seem to get your ads clicked on".........and all hundred and one other reasons why it's not happening for you.

Or are you looking at "giant" within you and who you really are, and what past victories you've already accomplished, and what future victories you will accomplish.

The game of baseball is 90% mental.

The game of marketing is 90% mental.

As Napoleon Hill said, "You can if you think you can...... if you think you can't, you won't."