Seems like everyone here only succeeds
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That's the way I do it, too. I'd never succeed if it weren't for the many failures first.
Failure means trying something and learning what doesn't work, then trying something else. Stupidity is giving up completely. One never knows when the very next thing will be a huge success.
Who could ever imagine where we might be today if Thomas Edison had not persevered after all his failures? We'd all be building web sites by candle light!
What's that bs line about Babe Ruth striking out a bunch of times?
Anyways... 2 things to remember. 1 - This is the internet. All the guys have 13" cawks and date supermodels. I know I do. 2 - If everyone shared every one of their failures, this forum would be overwhelmed with 20,000 posts reading "Well, here's another list of what doesn't work!"
Anyways... 2 things to remember. 1 - This is the internet. All the guys have 13" cawks and date supermodels. I know I do. 2 - If everyone shared every one of their failures, this forum would be overwhelmed with 20,000 posts reading "Well, here's another list of what doesn't work!"
"If it was that easy, everybody would be doing it"
It takes hard work, time, and dedication.
I post about my depressing failures all the time, but I'm specific with exactly what I'm trying to do and exactly what's not working, and I get good advise. Just keep asking questions, and learn.
Here's an example of one of my many threads that I made from being pissed about current failures, and pay attention to how detailed I am. I did get insults in the beginning and was about to delete my thread, since when I do create threads like this I get dumb answers such as, "you suck, die". Although fortunately that thread turned out well and gave me some ideas.
Here's the thread: "What could I be doing wrong?"
http://www.wickedfire.com/shooting-shit/17273-what-could-i-doing-wrong.html
It takes hard work, time, and dedication.
I post about my depressing failures all the time, but I'm specific with exactly what I'm trying to do and exactly what's not working, and I get good advise. Just keep asking questions, and learn.
Here's an example of one of my many threads that I made from being pissed about current failures, and pay attention to how detailed I am. I did get insults in the beginning and was about to delete my thread, since when I do create threads like this I get dumb answers such as, "you suck, die". Although fortunately that thread turned out well and gave me some ideas.
Here's the thread: "What could I be doing wrong?"
http://www.wickedfire.com/shooting-shit/17273-what-could-i-doing-wrong.html
90% of what I start fails, and 100% of the time it is my fault. Live and learn, just always learn from the mistakes you make. The 10% of success pays for all the failures. Research, and planning is the key to being successful (and a lot of other stuff).
Every failure is a step to success. ~ William Whewell
PS: I'm no high roller BTW.
Every failure is a step to success. ~ William Whewell
PS: I'm no high roller BTW.
In this webmaster/online game throughout the years, I've failed a lot more than I've succeeded. But those little successes are the things that carry you through and motivate you. Everyone goes through trial and error. If someone claims to have come into this business and be a success right off the rip, they are probably lying or just got extremely lucky.
Learn from your mistakes, test new ideas, and move on.
That's really the only thing to do. I'm in a pretty good spot right now, but that's only because I've learned from my mistakes and dealt with a lot of failure. There's still a ton of room for improvement though, and I work on that a little at a time.
Learn from your mistakes, test new ideas, and move on.
That's really the only thing to do. I'm in a pretty good spot right now, but that's only because I've learned from my mistakes and dealt with a lot of failure. There's still a ton of room for improvement though, and I work on that a little at a time.
I'm sorry, but you're just doing it wrong.
My fail rate is around 15%. In otherwords, 15 sites out of 100 sites I launch don't pay their rent (domain dues).
Even then, a year later, those 15 sites come from the dead and start paying their rent. So.. yeah.
If every domain I have makes a profit after hosting, registrations, and other bullshit, I don't call it a failure. Power in numbers my friend.
I am currently getting my ass kicked on some DTM (Direct to Merchant) PPC on Google. A complete fucking failure. But if / when I get a few conversions it will hopefully break even. Come on 60 Day cookies.....I set up the campaign with tons of grouped categories, thousands of keywords, and lots of personalized ad text. It still sucks ass.Yes I have been doing PPC for like 7 years and still fail sometimes.
That's the thing. It's easy to get discouraged when you are surrounded by success stories (TV, radio, internet) 24/7 and here you are failing miserably day after day... until you see the light, which gets brighter the more you see of it
Besides, nearly everybody is exaggerating their success, so a lot of it is just smoke and mirrors, but what you don't see is behind the scenes - hard work, dedication, years of experience, a lot of failures...
Yeah, but keep in mind that some people consider not letting them retire failing. I live like you do, pay their own rent. I have a year to make it work
Plenty of time for experimentation!As for failing in general, I'm down about 3.5-4 grand. Don't feel bad, just keep trying - one of them takes off, and it's all momentum from there.
I've invested thousands of hours in things that have made me NO MONEY at all. Which is why I make sure that when I'm doing a project I'm learning something at the same time. Then I can take that knowledge on to my next projects and I'm aquiring new skills. Recently I invested 4 weeks coding and testing something that turned out to make less then 100$/day when I thought it was going to make in the $1000's. Lots of testing and it all showed positive signs. But when I scaled it it went to shit. On to the next project.
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