What A Big World It Is

I just came back from a two-week vacation abroad. It's nice to take a vacation and have a fresh new start coming back.

At the airport, I saw plenty of people from everywhere, speaking different language, looking like the people of their countries of origin, thinking with a mindset of their cultures. But then I thought, as unique as any person is, almost everyone would have a Yahoo email account. It sure is a big world out there and there is an endless sea of people out there but the internet makes everyone of us share the same characteristic. Everyone uses the internet and it doesn't matter if it's for business, family matters, school, or leisure.

If there's an endless stream of people using the internet, then indeed, we, internet marketers, have an audience and a market out there. We just have to tap them. There can never be a shortage of consumers because there are more than we can ever handle. If we are doing the right thing, then we will be able to reach our target audience and be successful internet marketers.

Now, that's an inspiration.

Website Building

It's hard to design a website. For me, it's like an artist's job. In journalism, we call it lay-out design. And it is really. You think of all the elements that should work together to make the website visually fantastic -- eye-catching, eye-guiding, and eye-friendly.

Now let me explain those further.

1. Eye-catching -- your design must be visually appealing. If it is flat, no one would read it, right? But make it too decorative, and it's not going to work, either. Yes, it would attract attention but not readership.

2. Eye-guiding -- the placement of your articles, graphics, and other things that make up your website should flow smoothly.

3. Eye-friendly -- if the website tires the eyes, then who would read it? Do you like reading a website with a bright background?

Here are the elements that you should consider in designing your website:

color
placement
blank space

Blank space is important because it gives the eyes a resting place. It also makes your website a breathing space.

Choosing Your Mentor

In this field of internet marketing, it is impossible to get through without a mentor. But choosing your mentor well would benefit you in the end. And don't worry, there's a lot of them out there. Just do your research because all of them has a price. Don't rush as well, because when you rush, it affects your good judgment.

Also, before deciding if that mentor is right for you, think if the field he or she is into is what you really want to do, or you at least have a background on it. Make sure that you would also not tire of the work ahead. As much as possible, be certain that you pick something that you enjoy doing.

Of course, you can pick Holly Mann. Yes, there has been nothing negative that is said about her. I have long stopped researching about Holly Mann although she is the "name" of my blog. But there are plenty of her in the search engines. Now what would you be looking for? You should look at the success rate of the people who bought her ebook Honest Riches.

Yes, a mentor may have all the integrity and all the honesty in the world but think that your aim is to make money. If the techniques that she laid out are not making you any, then she is a failure. A successful internet marketer should be making money. That is why you are buying an eBook on how to make money online, much more about breakthrough money making secrets.

Choosing your mentor is the second step. Knowing which direction you want to go is the first.