Hi. I’m Nicole Dean and I’m here as a Guest Expert this week, to talk about 5 of the biggest mistakes people make when first starting to work from home. Why am I here? Well, I am doing a Summer Blog World Tour where I hop from blog to blog as a guest expert all summer long. It gives me the chance to reach new people and it brings blog owners like Leslie the opportunity to add even more great information to her blog. Both Leslie and I will be promoting this blog tour, so she’ll have new viewers stopping by and I’ll get to meet her readers, too. She wins. I win. And, most importantly you’ll win, too.
Each blog owner along the way got to choose their topic for the week. I’ve got to say that I was very excited to see the topic that I received from Leslie about “Common Mistakes People Make When Working from Home”.
Last week, I taught about productivity when working from home at Lexi Rodrigo’s blog, and had a great response so I anticipate that this topic is one that people can relate to, as well. In fact, when I started to draft my list of big mistakes that people make, I ended up with more than 10, so it looks like I’ll start this series here on Leslie’s blog and finish it on anther blog. How fun is that?!
ok. Let’s get crackin’.
I’ll start with my biggest frustration. And, that is when I see people who’ve invested thousands of dollars into learning about internet marketing and are still not making even $100/month in their online business. I see it all the time.
Mistake #1: Investing without Taking Action
If you find an ebook that you think will help your business, ask yourself the following questions:
- Am I ready for this information?
- Will I take action on this information?
If the answer is yes, go ahead and buy it. BUT – only if you can afford and will actually take action on what you learn. If not, pass. Don’t buy it.
Did you hear the two important pieces of that? You’ve got to be both READY and WILLING to take action before getting out your credit card.
The exception is at the end of the year if you’re trying to run up expenses to lower your tax burden. Here’s a post on my blog that explains more about that:
End of Year and Panicking about Taxes? Read this.
What do I mean by READY and WILLING?
Well, if you see a great offer for an ebook all about starting a membership site, but you’re in the process of setting up your podcast, then hold off on the new course until you’ve successful completed the one that you’re working on.
FOCUS = Follow One Course Until Successful
You’ll hear me mention that a lot and I’d love to give credit where due, but I have no idea who first said that. I know many have said it since then. Let me know if you know who originally came up with that phrase.
The other part – Willing to Implement – means just what it says. Please do not buy my courses unless you’re going to take the information and use it. Seriously, I’d love to have you as a customer, but only if you’ll read my courses, apply them and benefit from them – and then you’ll be a fan for life! I don’t want my courses or those of my client, Jimmy D. Brown, to sit on your hard drive collecting virtual dust bunnies after you buy them.
Side note: If you’ve never heard of Jimmy D. Brown, click on his name and check out his blog. I’ve got one word to describe him: Inspiring.
So today’s mistake is investing in product after product without taking action on what you’re learning.
Learning is wonderful and I endorse it 100%. BUT – don’t become an infoproduct junky while letting your business (or business ideas) sit.
It’s story-time…
I have a friend. Let’s call him George. Everyone say “Hi George!”
He is a gifted writer. And, he’s a top-notch SEO expert. I’m talkin’ WOW! He’s that good.
Yet, he doesn’t have his first website up yet, making him money. I beg and plead and gamble with him as his coach and friend and he keeps coming up with reasons why he isn’t ready.
“I don’t know enough about that yet” he’ll say.
“YOU DON’T HAVE TO! You can change it later!” I’ll say.
And, the next time we speak… he’ll tell me about another course he’s bought. I kinda want to smack him a little.
I just wish he could see him through my eyes. He’s smart. He’s talented. And, he’s a gold mine waiting to happen. ((sigh))
You’ll never know everything – and you don’t have to. Just work on what you’ve got on your plate and move ahead. Dust off the courses on your shelves that you haven’t read yet before buying more.
And, I’ll be back tomorrow with more.
Warmly,
Nicole Dean
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PS. If you are ready and willing to learn how to get more done during the day and earn more money, I highly recommend Homepreneur Habits, a course by my mentor and friend, Jimmy D. Brown.
