Every day our mail inboxes are full of new offers, buzzwords, ideas and latest software utilities. With all confusing array of offers, it's easy to get sidetracked by constant fear of not catching "next wave."There is always new technology on horizon. RSS feeds, XML, SmartPages and never ending stream of things all marketers say you can't live without; it's enough to scare daylights out of you! Nobody wants to be overtaken by technology they know nothing about!
Of course, one of greatest - and most effective - tools Internet marketers use is fear of being left behind. Experienced Internet Marketers will plant not-so-subtle seed of fear to get you to reach for wallet
All those things conspire to create an atmosphere of uncertainty in most individuals, with good cause! Just reading my email make's me feel so hopelessly inadequate! Like rest of Internet got away from me while I was fooling around with "basic concepts."
With constant assault of thinly veiled fear and intimidation reaching your inbox, how in world should you map a course of action? I mean, it seems like web changes overnight, while you sleep!
All above fears - manipulated by skillful operators - resulted in one of greatest predatory feeding frenzies that led to DotCom bust of 2000. Many Venture Capitalist and a slew of others lost gazillions of dollars.
They invested in a technology they didn't understand and believed Internet represented a new business model. The liars, thieves and scoundrels took full advantage and soaked anybody with capital that simply wanted a piece of Internet action! Ouch!
The sad thing is that very same mentality survived alive and well and is into Internet Marketing! Yes, same predatory politics of fear and intimidation are at work here with us, today!
If seasoned, well groomed investors lost their shirts, it should come as a warning to others: Yes, Long Time Tested Business Principles Apply To Any Business, Web or brick and mortar!