One of the more common posts you'll find in Internet marketingforums is an expression of frustration in that marketing effortsare not producing any results.I was there once and I completely empathize!... One of the more common posts you'll find in Internet marketingforums is an expression of frustration in that marketing effortsare not producing any results.I was there once and I completely empathize! But I perseveredand, while I'm not a millionaire, having an online business doeshave its rewards.Frustration doesn't have to dictate upon you and declare it's theend of the road. Look at it as a call for a hiatus or a breakfrom your work. It's that time in your labors when you merelyhave to take a breather and give renewed thought to yourbusiness.Here are a few helpful brain food:1. What is your motivation? Is it merely to earn money?Ultimately that's every marketer's goal. However, there are manyways to meet that goal. You can take small steps or variousturns. Perhaps you can first build a web site that shares whatyou already know and then go on from there.My first site on a free web host was a inspirational site. It wasput up not to make money but to inspire. Eventually, it broughtin some earnings from affiliate links placed here and there. Butmy motivation was to inspire. Earning money was the bonus.2. Reset your goals. Don't as yet go for the big ones. Accomplishthe small ones first by doing small tasks each day. When you getthe hang of accomplishing the small tasks, you'll naturallyprogress to achieving the larger goals. Try earning first smallamounts then graduate to the bigger ones.3. Assess your strengths. Some years back when frustration wasabout to compel me to throw my computer into the trash can, Iwrote an article to myself (my outlet when frustrated, depressedor such is writing) and entitled it, "The Essence of Success."I took a chance and submitted it to the defunct Internet Day,which had thousands of subscribers then. To my surprise they e-mailed me the next day to inform me they were publishing it andit came out on the next issue. That article garnered for me morethan 200 subscribers when it was published.Writing is my strength and I use it often in my marketingefforts. You can read that article, "The Essence of Success,"through this link:http://powermarketingtools.com/articles/essence.htmlMany publishers still request to print it.4. Assess what you're selling. It just may not be you. Theaffiliate programs that are not making money for me, I learn inhindsight, are programs I don't feel strongly about. This meansyou have to buy the program you want to sell and be passionateabout it.If you're selling a service or your own product, assess it. Is itsomething people need or want? Are you mentioning its benefits?Look at it inside and out. Perhaps you need to re-package it.5. Learn some more. Study the sites of successful marketers,their copy, their products, their methods. Visit the forums andask questions.There are also marketers out there who aren't well-known gurusbut they sure know their stuff and are just ever willing to spillthe beans. In truth, it's from these unknown marketers that I'velearned the best marketing strategies.So there! Frustration is just an emotion. You can conquer it. Forall you know, it could be a sign that success is just around thecorner.Copyright 2003 Dean F. Mapa Source: Free Articles from ArticlesFactory.com