Wow!  What a journey!  What an incredible ride!

I would be really thrilled please,  if you would read on!…

I would be so pleased, if, after reading, you feel similar has also happened to you on your journey to make money online, then  it would be great if you could leave me a comment about this please, and I really look forward to you doing so.

In order for you to understand a little of the background to  my journey to make money online so far, I am going to share this background briefly with you over  the next few paragraphs, however, I have also discussed much of  this journey in more detail in my initial postings that are now housed in the archive section, with some also still showing on the main page.

I want to share with you that thousands of our hard-earned dollars had  been lost over a couple of years, up until recently, during my journey to make money online, and I was really going absolutely nowhere on this Internet Marketing/making money online venture I had commenced after my 6 years’  hospitalisation, which I had invested  in in order to help us financially, to survive, give us an extra needed income, and so we would  not lose our beloved home of 31 years.

To briefly share with you,  I had to spend the majority of 6 years in hospital as the result of a freak accident I had at school when teaching, which resulted in me not only losing my beloved teaching career, but also in me undergoing, during that time, over 45 anaesthetics, 3 major surgeries, several almost critical blood infections, several dangerous overdoses of my essential medication, 100s of canulas, portacaths etc and, to be honest, I was an extremely ill person, lucky to be alive, and in loads of pain, having to have special strong pain medications given to me that could only be given in a hospital environment.  It really was an incredible journey.

How did this all happen?   Well!  I  had had a freak accident at school several years ago (teaching was my wonderful career until then.  I totally loved it and miss it terribly), that was to hospitalise me for the majority of 6 years after.  I really was a very sick person indeed over these years, as well as after, and my family and I definitely went on an incredible journey for survival during that time, and with legal bills, medical bills, teenage children to bring up, as well as supporting my Mum who came to live with us who developed Alzheimer’s, the loss of my income, and my husband trying to support all these family members and financial issues on only his salary, this all became a huge challenge, that is for sure, with the result it ate heavily in to our finances, investment, and our property etc.

I am not, and never have been, and never will be,  a person to sit down and feel sorry for myself and so investigated, when I had good days/ times -  numerous ways I could perhaps build a second much-needed income for us in order to assist us to pay the bills etc, but, sadly, I was to come across many shonksters on this journey, and many sham programs as well, that were out there that cost money with most of them disillusioning me.

During this time, being extremely green about Internet Marketing and how to do it, but genuinely wanting to learn about it so much,  we spent thousands of dollars in the belief that these programs would work, as we trusted they were created by experts so, having no fears about my commitment to anything, my stickability, my no-give up character, my hard work ethic, my eagerness to learn, grow, share and teach others what I have learned, and knowing I would put my heart and soul in to anything that was presented to me we were told would work with such  input, we went along with these programs only to actually lose thousands of dollars on this journey, and these were thousands we definitely could not afford.    It was shattering too as some of these people were to have knowledge, in brief, of our journey and my health etc. to this date.

I did not give up because I knew this is a big world and not everyone involved in this business is a shonkster – that there had to be genuine people and programs out there.  I am so glad I believed that – that all is not bad just because of a few.

What was missing with these other programs and people who sold them then?  I believe it is because they did not show themselves as genuinely wanting to build a relationship with the people they were selling to, nor really care about people’s current or future success with their programs, but, instead, seemingly just  taking the money as that was all they really seemed to have been interested in, with them just disappearing off the scene.   Also, no support is a big factor.  It is not good at all realising you are just – the money!!!    Then, when you are lost?  Well!  Bad luck about that as there is no-one there to help you with the follow-through of their program, as they are long gone, counting their money.

But!  There are genuine people out there – so please don’t stop reading, but please keep believing…

I never taught like that in my classroom and never would have,  and as I continue on my journey and continue to grow, as I will, I know I will never do that to the people who invest in their belief and trust in me, and  I know I will always share things and learning curves with them to make their journeys a great deal easier than mine has been.

I never did this when I was involved in Network Marketing MLM either, and would never have dreamed of doing so.  175 people joined my team in a 2 year period by me merely speaking with them over the phone.  I apparently broke a record in Australia for this during this time, in this type of Marketing.  I could not build Network Marketing MLM the way others could because of my physical disabilities but I did not let this bother me.  I found this way using the phone to be able to do so.  I loved meeting people this way.  I had never met them before my phone calls to them which resulted because they had been interested in my ad about working from home.  I, right from day one, knew Network Marketing was about building relationships, genuinely, with people who trusted me, knew I would train them, that I really would follow through with them, that I would always continue to be there for them and knew I would be their friends, and I knew, and loved the fact, I was building a friendship that would last forever and that I would always be there to help them on their journey.  They are still my friends to this day.

To me, Internet Marketing is no different.  This is a business about building relationships too.  People need to know that they can trust you, and that is what I want people to feel about me, and that is what I want to feel of others.

Back on to my journey to making money online in the Internet Marketing world, and why I am so glad I did not give up because of those previous shonksters, and did not continue thinking nothing, and no-one out there, could ever be trusted, then, as if by magic, along came some absolutely fabulous programs and mentors who didn’t charge an arm and a leg for their programs and are truly there to assist and support you on your journey, which is so vitally important.  They care about your journey and success and continued success.  They are there for you to assist you and support you .  You are NOT just the money!    How totally refreshing!!!

I just wondered, you know,  if similar may have happened to you on your journey, and whether you may have lost money along the way, or maybe even sometimes a great deal of money, and whether you believed there was nothing and noone in this business to trust, and would truly love you to comment on any of this and share this with me or anything else you would like to share.

It is so refreshing to have finally found people and programs I really do trust and am truly achieving with.  I am not a guru, and I know I have a long way to go as life is about learning, growing and sharing this with others, but I know I  have learned a lot now and have made much progress, and those things I have learned I am looking forward to sharing with others, which is fabulous, that is totally for sure.

I joined John Thornhill’s Mastery Coaching Class early this year, after not being able to complete his Coaching program last year due to chronic illness.  John is an eBay PowerSeller and a very successful Internet Marketer.  I have nothing but the greatest faith in him and his team – Dave Nicholson, Steve Barrows, Daniel Sumner.

I am about to launch my 1st eBook very soon and also launch my first website related to that eBook.  It will be launched in a couple of weeks.  John and Dave have said it is a very excellent eBook, innovative,  and they are going to support me in its launch, which is a truly great honour.  I have them, and their team,  to thank so much for reaching this point.  I also have others I have built friendships and relationships over the months who are going to support me in the book’s launch – Avril Harper, Tony Sharpe.

I have created my own Sales Page, with Optin for a 7 Part MiniCourse I also created, and installed my Buy Now Button which is actually linked to ClickBank, and, wow – it actually works.  I am in the process of getting ClickBank approval for my product.  I have also created my own Affiliate’s page, Thank you page, videos, audios etc for the book and the site – have tested all the links and they all go to the place they are supposed to go to – Wow!

I tell you this feels like a miracle because a few weeks ago I did not understand anything.

Of course, none of this would have worked if I had not been prepared to go through the learning curves, jump the hurdles, stick with it all, seek out help if needed and NOT GIVE UP.

John, a few weeks ago recommended, and he does not recommend lightly, Alex Jeffrey’s coaching program to complement his.

I am totally blown away by Alex and his program and his support and also to Garry Parkes.  I am sooooooooooo thrilled I have joined.

I was extremely scared and tentative about my knowledge as compared to others in Alex’s program, but Alex took the time to personally contact me and explain how it is ok to be where you are at as everyone is at a different place on the journey, but that as long as you stay on the journey and keep working at it, you will succeed.

I feel so incredibly positive about this program and working with Alex and Garry, I know I will be able to continue to move forward even more.

Since I joined Alex’s program, and as a result of  his training, I have set in place my Goals for the next year, next 90 days, next month and also work my daily plan, as well as my to do list and my done list for each day.

I must admit I was already in the habit of doing this kind of thing fairly similarly as I was always a Goal Setter during my teaching career,  and actually taught many other teachers Goal Setting techniques in the schools I was teaching in,  and also taught other teachers and executives in the district how to do this, and the importance of doing it, but Alex highlighted numerous other ways of doing this as well, which I have also begun to implement.

Mind Mapping is something I also taught at school and I found it to be a brilliant tool .  I used it frequently in my classroom with the children and taught them how to Mind Map.  I was fortunate to also be able to teach children to read, the Gifted and Talented children in the school, the Opportunity Class children as well as children who had learning and behavioural challenges.  I used this Mind Mapping technique with all of them.  It is fantastic.  I had not used it for years since the accident so am just getting myself back in tune using it again.

Already I have learned so much from Alex and I thank him very much and look forward excitedly to learning and growing even more, which I am sure I will.  Thanks heaps also Garry.

I am definitely a beginner at getting traffic to my blog and my sites but I am a willing learner.  I have never understood  Social Networking and how great it is for building relationships, which in turn creates genuine traffic for me and me for others, but Alex is teaching it to us.  I have now joined Twitter and continuing to learn about it.  I will be Twittering to build Internet Marketing business relationships.

I had joined FaceBook in the past, but did not understand what to do with it but am also learning about it.  I also joined YouTube ages ago and created about 4 videos there and, after learning how to take the code correctly from there, used a couple of the videos on websites and also on my blog.   I have learned so much about the power of YouTube from Maria Andros and Alex and will be putting those ideas in to action as well.  So much to learn but soooooooooo exciting.

I am looking forward to keeping you updated with how I am going with my learning and how I am building relationships and traffic.

Just over 3 years ago I was to meet a very special friend, and also clever Internet Marketer called Tony Sharpe.  He lives in the U.K.  He is brilliant, and a truly great and loyal friend.   He created The System G Formula – The ULTIMATE Make Money Online Video Course! which is really excellent, and he also really helps me along my learning  journey too,  for which I am extremely grateful.

I also have the greatest faith in Avril Harper an eBay PowerSeller, Writer, Mentor, Trainer and Internet Marketer, also from the UK.

I am so glad I have met all these people and am working mostly with John and Alex at the moment, with Tony always there to help me too with his great knowledge and brilliant ideas.

I feel truly blessed. I know I am in the right place at the right time now.   I really want to be the best marketer I can possibly be and emulate Alex, John, Avril and Tony.  I also know I will be able to work Avril’s program in the future as I trust her implicitly too.

It is a fabulous feeling when you feel, and know, you are now even further down along the road to understanding and succeeding, when it truly all seemed just  like double-dutch before, and with no money at all being made, and with it never seeming like it was possible that you would ever make any money,  nor ever understand it all I reiterate it is now so truly great to be where I am now.  As I said before, I still have a way to go, but I know I have also made much headway, and am beginning to gain confidence again.  Thanks so much Alex.

I also started working eBay late last year, and am having success there too now.  That was an immense learning curve before it all gelled it was really not as hard as I had thought it was, but this also being after I had spent a fortune on trying to learn how to do it, as well as being overwhelmed with all the information that came at me during that time.

But all this learning and journey has positive results as it  is now the focus of my first eBook I am just about to launch, so I can share with people how they can make money with eBay quickly and easily without having to spend thousands on finding out how to, nor have to be overwhelmed by, with a person who is a real person and is there and cares.  My eBook will simplify this journey for sure at thousands cheaper than it cost me, but more about that when I am ready to launch it.

So if you have a story to tell also please leave me a comment and share this with me.  I really am interested to know.  I think there are a number of us out there who have had similar experiences and it is great to know there is hope and all will work out over time, one step at a time.

Just a few questions -

1. Have you, like me, ever outlaid vast amounts of money in the past only to be disillusioned and think it all will never work?
2. Have you ever felt like me, and felt lost on the journey, feeling there was no-one out there who genuinely cared about anything more than taking your money for their product/system, nor who would assist/ stayed around to assist you, even though they had created this product/system they said would work yet it didn’t seem to be doing so and you had no way of overcoming the stumbling blocks without their assistance to do so and they are long gone?
3. Do you sometimes feel you won’t ever get there and make a success online?
4. Do you feel you will never be able to earn a good income working online?
5. Has similar ever happened to you?

I will continue to share with you my exciting journey and also continue sharing things with you I have learned along my journey.

I really look forward to doing so.

Until next time…