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As a new Internet marketer I’m going through my personal list of the doubts and worries in my mind as I start out.

Numbers five and six are, “Everyone else says I’m dreaming!”, and “Nobody will take me seriously!”

A month into my transit from the world of “real” work to online marketing (which I class as “rewarding” work even though I haven’t seen any profits yet) it’s starting to seem ridiculous that I ever held any of the concerns I’ve been discussing.

Now that I’m taking action I just don’t have the time to be worried. And because I’m putting the effort in on a daily basis I’m becoming more determined not to waste the hours (and money) I’ve invested by slacking off or giving up.

As I’ve revealed, I also have to hold down a day job. This is rapidly becoming a boring impediment to my progress. The thing I feared losing is now something I can’t wait to be rid of – so I can get on with doing the things I initially feared.

However, for family and friends that aren’t involved in the everyday effort and haven’t been exposed to the details of Internet marketing it’s understandable when they are a little sceptical of my intentions.

If we are unlucky, we get conditioned from an early age to believe a major goal in life is to get a “good” job. This is a definition of success for many people, probably most people. I was no different. It’s not that my parents and teachers were intentionally giving me bad advice, it’s just they weren’t aware of the alternatives that now exist because of modern technology.

It takes a lot to shake that mindset and I’m pretty sure only a healthy bank balance will convince the people close to me that earning an income online is viable. I’m not saying I suffer ridicule and abuse, but questions such as, “Are you sure you know what you are doing?”, are common enough.

These types of queries are valid when coming from people whose futures are tied up with my own. They are legitimate if I am spending a ton of money in the process of building an unconventional business. I wonder how many marketers hid their bank statements during the early days?

The good news is I’ve managed to pick up the basics without suffering any major financial loss. And I’m putting the effort in, so my best course is to forget about changing minds with words but rather to press on and generate results.

As for people not taking me seriously, either online or off, I haven’t had that problem with anything else I’ve done so provided I retain my character and nature and don’t try to become some artificial, hyped-up sales robot I’ll be fine.

Honesty is the virtue and it will be my primary weapon in this business. Coupled with providing value in everything I sell. After that, if people still have a problem, well – you can’t please all of the people all of the time, can you?