I’ve been working as an Internet marketer now for 3 years, and I love it!  However, even though I am making my living doing this, I still have periods of intense doubt.  Everything I’ve read about highly successful people indicates to me that this is completely normal, but it can be frustrating.

One of the hardest things about this business, especially if you’re on the SEO side of things,  is the waiting.

Right now I have my girl working on the new site.  It is a domain that I’ve had for while, and is in a highly competitive niche.  I’ve never done much with this domain, and I decided it is time to dust off.  However, she’s been adding content for about a week now and I’m still getting between 1 and 8 visitors a day (and one of those those visitors is her!).

The Difference Between Knowing And Feeling

The crazy thing is– this is really stressing me out!  :-) I should really know better.  In fact I do know better.

I know that when you’re building on the site, it is normal for to take 3 to 6 months before you see major gains in traffic.

I know that I can’t expect major gains in traffic in the 1st week when I haven’t done any promotion.

But all of this knowing doesn’t stop me from feeling frustrated when I look at my traffic stats.  Feelings can be kind of crazy!  :-)

In fact, I will often find myself arguing the logic against the emotion.   I say things to myself like “It’s okay.  You’ve only been working on the site for a week, you can expect any results yet.”  Usually it works, but sometimes I still feel that doubt creeping in.

That is when I just start putting one foot in front of the other…

I follow my plan and I get things working the way they should.

And guess what???

The results come.

It is so important to just keep the faith.  Do what you know works and keep pressing forward!

I always say the reason that I am successful in IM is simply because I am too stubborn to quit.  I am not brilliant, and I knew nothing about computers, SEO, or marketing when I started.  If I can do this you can too.

Keep the faith and you will get there as well!

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