The word Tao means
Way.The Tao of
Internet Entrepreneur seeks equal exchange. If
exchange between you and your customer is not equal it Will not be valid even if you get away with fooling or short changing The customer. In
end it will come back to haunt you.
It is said that
man of calling succeeds without quarreling. So it is with engaging
markets of
Internet. It is possible to do business and succeed without alienating many potential customers.
The Internet is like any other large market in that you can not attack it all at once......... you must be patient with it.
Anything can and is sold on
Internet from sex to sealing wax,
Internet has become like
Winchester Rifle of old, a great equalizer for small businesses eager to extend themselves to
whole of
world. Like
Winchester, treat
Internet with respect and
will take care of you.
What is meant by Treat
with respect and it will take care of you. Simply this. This is first and foremost a network of networks of People.
Dealing with these persons via
net is almost
same as in person.
There are some simple guidelines I have developed from my experience in marketing and my studies of philosophy that you may find useful, like any would-be teacher I cannot teach you
Tao of
Entrepreneur but only
way to
Tao. So here it is.
Above all, The Tao of
Entrepreneur is to Do what is necessary regardless of what others think and to do what must be done regardless of
effect on others.
This dual notion may seem out of step with
spirit of Netique and selling protocols but it is not. The business of business is making money. If you go in to commerce with any other ideas in mind you are certain to fail.
1 .Be patient with
Internet and with yourself
Many people think they are going to throw up some web pages, put Together a package of reports or products they got from some vendor , Send out a billion Email messages and just wait for
checks to start Flying in.
Often what happens is a whole lot of nothing or worse, you get a mountain of hate mail for sending unsolicited Email until your ISP shuts you down.
2. Live in
Real world, not your own.
There are no get rich-quick schemes on
that work including
ones YOU create for yourself. Approach
net like you would a potential mate. After all you and
net are going to be together for a long time.
Spend time gaining a deep, genuine knowledge of
Markets, customers and products before you enter
fray.
* Find or create a unique product to offer. * Read up about
experiences of other marketers. * Learn about
latest bulk mailing programs and their Proper use. * Don't insult peoples intelligence with bogus offers of easy millions over night or Even a month or two, building an business takes many years of continuous Effort to be successful. You have to work years to be an overnight success!! * Avoid superlative language in your offers, speak plain and simple, keep
language of At a fifth grade level. * Talk TO your potential buyers not AT them with too much glitz. * Take as much time to attend to little things as big things in your business . Spell checking your text is just as important as how flashy you want your web site!
3. Thus also is
man of calling, He creates for
body and not for
eyes!