Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Your Comfort Zone Hinders Your Success

By Alan Edmunds

A comfort zone is where we feel the most comfortable being ourselves and doing the things we feel we are good at. We are often happy to complete tasks that fall in our comfort zone as we are confident we can complete them well.

Maybe affiliate marketing is your thing. Maybe you're very good at it. You may even be making a very good income from it, but are you sure that you are doing the best you can? Could you earn more by learning about marketing using a different method?

Perhaps you could earn much more by learning the art of public relations and applying that to your existing business model. Of course this may be outside your comfort zone so you're going to have to grow a little.

Never used Google Adwords? Does the very idea intimidate you? Do you immediately think that you could lose loads of cash in failed campaigns? The reality is that if you allow your fear to hinder you you will never really achieve huge success.

You absolutely should not just jump in blind. Research, due diligence, knowledge and cautious action are the secrets to treading new waters successfully. Risk is a fluid thing and can be reduced significantly by proper research and small test ventures to build confidence.

Perhaps you have never thought about writing eBooks relating to the products or services that your website promotes and submitted them to various article directory websites. Or maybe offering the eBook as a free gift on your website?

The chances are that this is outside your comfort zone but you can increase your bottom line significantly by doing it. Don't worry if you feel you can't write well, there are many PLR products available which you can rewrite in your own words.

Thought about adding a blog to your website? Feel it's a little too complicated for you to do? Overcoming these feelings may give you the boost in traffic to your website that you're looking for.

Stop procrastinating and get on with it. You can increase your income exponentially as you increase your comfort zone by learning new techniques, marking you out as one of those people most likely to succeed. - 16069

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