It's very obvious. There's a common trend emerging.
From my experience in coaching and talking to others, I can see very clearly why people fail online. To sum it up, there are not more than three core reasons.
1) Attitude. I am not talking about positive thinking. I don't believe in all the hoo-hah of making you feel good. But I do believe that having the right attitude is the most important ingredient for success. You must believe in yourself that you can do it and you can achieve what you set out to achieve. When you are in the face of adversity and failure, you don't give up and keep trying until you succeed. You are responsible for every result " positive and negative. You don't blame others for your failure. You take failure as gracefully as success.
You take charge of everything within your control and make sure that you are on track to achieving your goals. You know that you have to give yourself enough time to try out something and you don't give up prematurely. If you have found something that works for you, duplicate what you have done and double your success.
2) Action. Many people dream of being their own boss and just that€¦ they dream. They don't take concrete action to make their dream come true. They fail to follow through a plan that brings them from where they are now to where they want to be. They give themselves excuses that are longer than shopping list " for not doing anything. They wait for the €best€ time to create a website, develop a product, or write a marketing campaign. However, it seems that the day never comes. They say they don't have time for their business because they have a job to do, a wife to take care of, children to play with, and a dog to feed.
They fail to realize that achieving a dream requires action. Only actions bring results. Find and allocate a time slot everyday to work on your online business. Move toward to your goal of being your own boss by taking action, right now right here. This is a phrase I like: When something gets done, even if it's not successful, is more valuable than something that is not done.
3) Focus. This is very common in Internet business. One day you follow this fail-proof strategy by Guru A. The next day, you dump what guru A teaches and listen to Guru B with his latest discovery. One good thing about the Internet is its flexibility. It's not as rigid as brick and mortar business. With online business, you can switch business model as often as you like. You can start a new website in just a few minutes. But there's a flip side to it. Flexibility is a double-edged sword. If you don't use it to your advantage, you'll find yourself end up with too many websites that don't generate income. If you want to succeed online, pick one model or better still choose one profitable market and reach out to them in many different ways. Stick to it until you succeed. Create add-on products to sell to the same market until you dominate the market. Don't swing from one model to another without really trying. If you do this, be prepared to face more failure. Focus on one thing until you make it. Stop blindly following the latest product launches because they do more harm than good to you. They distract you from your original plan.
As you read this, did you realize that I do not include €how-to€ as one of the reasons of failure? Because technical knowledge is aplenty and it has nothing to do with why people can't make it. If you need help in choosing a market or any other topic, just do a search in Google and you are good to go. Or go to an Internet marketing forum and post your question. I believe many are willing to help you there. Better still, in order to save time, you can grab a copy of the book from Clickbank Marketplace if your budget allows and that's all you need.
But all the information you have will not do you any good if you don't put it to use. Why? See Reason #2 above. Everything that prevents you from succeeding online can be boiled down to three main core reasons. If you can overcome these hurdles, the odds are in your favor.