Most people who are new to internet marketing never really think about their weight when they get into this profession. But let me tell you, if you’ve come from a job where you performed manual labor to the internet marketing career, you’re going to pack on some unwanted weight fast. Think about it for a second. What’s the life of an internet marketer like anyway? Here’s brief synopsis.

• Wake up between 5:00 and 6:00 a.m.
• Go to the computer and read some emails or motivational material
• Begin to write blog posts for their chosen niche
• Write articles for their chosen niche
• Comment on other blogs in their niche
• Venture over to the Warrior Forum for a few moments and pick up some new ideas and post some comments
• Submit their articles to article directories
• Work on getting traffic to their site(s)
• Work on product creation
• Review other niches to work in
• Write some more articles
• Rinse and repeat…

All the while you are doing this while sitting ON YOUR ASS! Don’t get me wrong, I love working online and I love talking to you all about how to grow your online income. But it will come with a price if you don’t watch it. And that price you’ll pay is weight gain.

So Now What?

Personally, I go to the gym 4 days a week, sometimes 5. I work out for about an hour when I go, sometimes more. I also had to change my eating habits too folks, because my diet was nothing shy of horrible.

But I can assure you that if you’ve never really been the kind of person to go the gym, then this will be even more difficult than growing your online income. You’re going to need some help. I wouldn’t really recommend a personal trainer right now because they cost too much. Maybe you can read some books about diet, nutrition and exercise and get motivated, maybe not.

Most books I’ve read on the weight loss and build muscle category are boring and their methods are old and don’t really fit my needs. However, probably the coolest program I’ve come across is from Joel Marion.

He has this program called Xtreme Fat Loss Diet. I’m not much into watching the workout shows on TV, what I can tell you is this guy’s been featured on Oxygen, ABC, CBS and FOX. And his product is pretty freaking good.

The coolest thing about it is that right now he has a $5 trial offer. That’s cheaper than any weight loss or exercise book I’ve ever read or bought. So for 5 bucks you can try his workout and diet program and if you don’t like it…just refund it. But I doubt you will.

Hey, your online income is important…I know. But your online income won’t amount to a hill of beans if your health sucks. So just for craps and laughs, go check out The Xtreme Fat Loss Diet and tell me what you think.

To your success in growing your online income.

Peace,

Shane

P.S. For 5 bucks, what have you go to lose. Go check out the Xtreme Fat Loss Diet now.

Okay, you may be wondering what you can learn from your dog about growing your online income.  There are two things actually.

# 1  Stop Sniffing Around So Much

This may sound corny, but many people who start an online business act like dogs circling around trying to find a place to pee.  I told you it was corny.  Allow me to explain.  Have you ever seen a dog go pee?  Be honest.

Alright, the dog will circle around and around, sniff, sniff, sniff, then circle around some more.  All the while you’re thinking “just go already will ya!”  It’s almost like your dog is looking for the perfect place to pee or something.  When in reality, any place will do (except for the carpet).

Well, people starting their online businesses are similar.  They hee-haw around and dilly dally wanting to start the business but they never do.  It’s almost like they are looking for the PERFECT time to start the business or waiting for the PERFECT product to come around.  Sometimes people are waiting for somebody to hand them an opportunity on a silver platter or something.

I see folks who have a truck load of talent, but never use it.  Like a dog, they keep circling around to find the perfect spot or the perfect, whatever, when all they really need to do is just piss already!

Start by doing something, ANYTHING!  Write an article and post it on a directory.  Start a blog, join an affiliate network and promote products, write some Squidoo pages, design some Wordpress blog themes and sell them.  Just do something.

There will never be a perfect time or place to start your online business so stop looking for it.  And yes, when you start your first online adventure, odds are your product WILL SUCK.  But so what?  Just put something out there in the marketplace and begin.  Like I said before in other posts, you need to take ACTION.  Bad action is better than NO action in most cases.

# 2 Mark Your Territory

I told you there are 2 things you can learn from a dog about growing your online income.   So here’s number 2.

Have you ever wondered why a dog sniffs before he urinates?  According to Answers.com (and countless dog training books and pet stores), they are marking their territory. They will either smell another dog’s urine and urinate over that or, they will mark their own territory such as the backyard/front yard, etc.

I can totally hear what you’re saying.  “Shane, what the hell.  You’ve lost your mind and your post makes no freakin sense.

Let me explain.  The dog is sniffing to see if he has any competition in the area.  Almost like researching your niche.  Face it; if you have NO competition then odds are there really won’t be any buyers for the product either.  That’s not always the case, but most of the time it rings true.

Let’s say for example you’ve found a niche you would like to work in.  But there is NOBODY advertising that niche on Google adwords, or Yahoo, or Bing.  Well, odds are there probably won’t be many buyers either, if any at all.

Now let’s say you’ve found a niche you would like to work in and there IS some competition.  You see Google ads and Yahoo ads and Bing ads.  Well, like the dog, mark your territory!  Who cares who’s dominating that niche.  Frank Kern can’t own ALL the online marketing stuff can he?

The dog doesn’t worry about who the other dogs are that are pissing there, he’s just marking his territory.  Period.  And so should you.

In conclusion.  Go out there and find your market and the hell with the competition.  Take action and mark your territory, savvy?