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Google announced today, Microsoft said they are going to, big shakeup today at Ask.com. I am sure you see the headlines everywhere just like I do, and I have to admit I am a tech junkie and have to go read the stories, but one of the things I have learned in my multitude of years on this planet include: The more things change, the more they stay the same. Big tech companies feel the ever increasing pressure to evolve and make announcements about that evolution, but more often than not that is all they are announcements. This first post for the new netrat.com is to give everyone an idea of how I feel about Internet marketing exactly.

You read all the time that it is better to bow out gracefully and end a dead product or project before you get dragged under. Which is absolutely correct if you have a real stinker on your hands, and everyone is telling you that it is a stinker. But it is absolutely not true when you really believe in something and know it has potential for greatness. In my experience it is the people who stick with projects and put the extra effort that it takes to push a product past mediocrity who are the true successes. Don’t make the mistake that is so common with Internet projects and give up on them right before the tide is about to turn. 9 times out of 10 that overnight success that you hear about has years of back end development and hard work to make it the overnight success.

So here it is, this is exactly how I feel about Internet marketing. Internet marketing is hard work; there aren’t any get rich quick schemes that won’t end with jail time for somebody. But that doesn’t mean that the hard work has to last forever and it doesn’t mean that you can’t make a very good living on the Internet, or maybe if you work hard enough or have that GREAT idea that you may even become extremely wealthy. Yes it really can happen even for you, if you are willing to put in the effort that is required. It takes more than luck and more than effort though. You have to know what you are doing. And that is where this blog comes in. This blog is for people who are serious about Internet Marketing and making money on the Internet. With the articles and directions you will find here you should be able to strike out on your own with the confidence that you know what the outcome will be even before you start the first project.

I hope that explains a little about this blog and this site, and I hope that you will find it worth you time to return and learn often.