7:40 am – Alarm goes off, but I hit snooze twice.

8 am – Call with Michael Cheney, approximately 45 minutes, while at the same time fending off texts and emails from Anik Singal.

9:15 am – Head to the office

10:30 am – 7pm – Doing my work thing at Lurn, Inc. I spent a lot of the day planning with Anik, traded a few emails with Mike Filsaime regarding Launch Tree, chatted with Michael Cheney a few more times about Delta Squadron, and finally missed a call from Frank Garon. I try to keep in touch with the marketers I have worked with, so I pepper my day with emails to Mike Ambrosio and a few others.

8 pm – Spent about an hour on the phone with Mike Merz, just shootin’ the breeze.

9pm – 12 am – Eat dinner, answer some emails, do some scripting, go to bed.

So, judging by my day I should be a millionaire right? That’s a newbie marketer’s dream come true, hob-knobbing with the big guys all day…

Unfortunately, that’s not quite how it works. I find that in this industry, people feel the need to namedrop, brag, and improve the truth to make it big, but I’m living proof that it’s what you do, not who you know. The rich didn’t get rich by giving away money, so hanging out with them does not generate revenue by osmosis. I have spent a lot of time dabbling in everything without forming a clear plan for success. Yes, it’s nice to know these guys, but without a product, list, or site, nothing is going to happen.

I need to take a more pro-active approach to marketing, it’s as simple as that. Everyone was a newbie at some point in time, and the big dogs only got big by building their business piece by piece. My intent with this post is to let the newbie’s out there know that no matter what people tell you, and how people act, everyone starts somewhere, and just because you don’t know anyone yet, that doesn’t mean they won’t want to know YOU in 2 years after a lot of hard work and some big launches. Hey, if you want to get to know me, come check out JVNotifyPro, I spend a lot of time there getting to know the regulars, offering help where I can, and just starting to immerse myself into the real nitty-gritty of building my business.