For the last couple of months I’ve been pretty much out of the loop in marketing. I had an international house move in December which certainly takes up a big chunk of time. Been ill too. Then I followed it by feeling depressed. I don’t know if I had actual depression, but I’ve never felt so blue in my life before – ever.

Winter can be a miserable time for a lot of us, especially in colder climates. For me it has come at the same time as moving countries. I didn’t really want to do that, but for the sake of my family (mainly my kids’ education) I’ve done it. We’ve moved back to a cold – very, very cold – climate from a warm one in Spain. And we’ve moved back to the hustle and bustle and road rage that we’d previously left behind. The shock of the cultural differences has reminded me how much I loved the Spanish lifestyle. It suited me.

This picture shows you the view I used to have:

I now have a view out onto a busy main road. It’s not as attractive!

But when I see how happy my family is I’m glad we made the move back. It came at a cost to me though. I’ve left behind friends, a climate and location that I loved and a lifestyle that fit me like a glove. To be honest, I wasn’t prepared for how low I’d feel with this move.

Luckily for me I’m not really someone who ever gets down – I can’t remember ever feeling like this before in my whole life. And I’m getting used to all the differences now, so that initial depression has lifted and I’m getting back into the swing of things. My usual cheery self has returned, just about.

It does mean that an upcoming project has been delayed, by about 6 weeks or so. I’m creating a new product – a service that builds niche blogs for you, automatically. It should be ready, live and available in about a week, hopefully. There are a number of unique features that will prove invaluable, I hope. But more of that nearer the launch time.

To anyone affected by delays in my doing things I’d like to apologize. Sometimes life gets in the way of the best of plans. And it reminds us to enjoy the day, while we still can, because tomorrow might bring changes.

To those of you who are thinking about breaking into internet marketing for the first time, I would say jump in. Learn as you go. There’s never a better time than today to get started. You almost certainly won’t make $100,000 in your first month – or even your first year. But you’ll never make a penny until you’ve taken your first steps.

Why not take your first steps today – I’ll even help you out by providing software to get you started.

To anyone who leaves a genuine, engaging comment to this post I’ll offer you a free copy of my e-store shopping cart, SublimeSalesPro – yes, it’s a bribe to encourage more comments. And just so we’re clear, ‘interesting post’ as a comment does not qualify for a free copy! If you can’t genuinely contribute to the discussion, don’t. Buy the software instead.

I know from my site statistics that quite a few people read this blog, but very, very few leave any comments so I’m willing to bribe you to interact. If it works, I’ll probably offer more such goodies in the future – good stuff. If it doesn’t work out then I won’t offer such freebies.

Oh and by the way, if I get more than 10 genuine comments I’ll pick my favorite one and put together a package of resell rights material for setting up an online store using SublimeSalesPro – I’ll also do the script install, if required. And just to encourage people to comment sooner rather than later, if I get 30 comments I’ll close the offer. If you want a copy of the script, comment early!

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It was delicious, too. Sweet and juicy and it quenched my thirst beautifully.

So what does that have to do with internet marketing? Let me explain…

The end result, eating the orange, was very satisfying and delicious. But the process I had to take to get there was a little messy and definitely required some effort. I was sitting in a car and had to peel the orange. I had no knife with me, so I had to use my fingers and just dig in.

Little drops of juice squirted out as I applied pressure and the skin did not peel of in one go. There were several sections that I had to take care of before I could get to the good stuff.

It’s the same with internet marketing: there’s a lot of stuff to wade through and learn before you can get to the sweet and delicious good stuff.

But if you take the time to peel away the layers and tidy them away you will be rewarded with an end result.

I’ve seen too many people give up because instructions were a little hard to follow, or something was a little difficult to do – the first time. That’s a sure recipe for failure on a consistent basis. But just like the steady progression of peeling an orange, you will arrive at your destination if you just keep at it.

That’s when the good stuff happens.

So if you have a PLR product sitting on your hard disk and you took a look at the instructions and felt overwhelmed, why not try again? Only this time take it one step at a time and keep going until you get it. Not only will you have  wonderful sense of achievement, but you’ll also have your product online to sell.

You’ll even find your marketing muscles are stronger for the next time you need to do something.

Now, where did I put my apple?

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I just finished installing a site for a new client.

After installation, as I usually do, I see whether the site is something I would like to recommend to my other clients. In this case it was.

Brad has a site which overlaps with one of my own, but fortunately it’s a co-operative overlap rather than a directly competitive one, so I don’t mind sharing his site with you!

It seems Brad is on a quest to help as many people as possible achieve their goals and he’s written software to help them do just that. It’s a specialised goal setting and tracking application. I’m going to post a full review as soon as I’ve put it through its paces, but the screenshots look excellent and when you read his blog it’s obvious this is a chap who thinks deeply about the elements that go to make up success.

Much like myself, in fact!

My own software for helping you achieve takes a slightly different approach and is for use by people who spend a lot of time working at their computer.

If you’d like a software program that can pump success into your head while you’re doing the rest of your work, Achieve-It-Now may be just what you’re looking for.

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