| My wife and I are both active in the Internet | | | | discussion forums than you do in your own living |
| Marketing sector, my wife moreso than I. On | | | | room |
| occasion, when I reflect about what we have done | | | | 11) You believe there are ebooks available that are |
| during the day, I sometimes have to chuckle to | | | | actually worth $97, especially yours |
| myself. As you jump from one item to the next on | | | | 12) All of your products are priced ending in 7 rather |
| your "to do" list it's often easy to miss some of the | | | | than 9 |
| inherent silliness in our business, as well as some of | | | | 13) You have a spiral-bound notebook to keep track |
| our own foibles. | | | | of all your UserIDs and passwords |
| When I woke up this morning I just didn't feel like | | | | 14) You think "Winepress" is a new type of blogging |
| jumping into my normal activities of surfing traffic | | | | software |
| exchanges, posting articles, developing sites, and so | | | | 15) Your spouse tells you in the morning that you |
| forth. So, as I sipped my coffee, I gave some | | | | kept uttering the word "downline" in your sleep |
| objective thought to the business of Internet | | | | 16) All your "friends" on MySpace are Internet |
| Marketing. Being a fan of Jeff Foxworthy, I started | | | | Marketers |
| writing out some of the more comical aspects of | | | | 17) You don't see the irony of the words "bum" and |
| Internet Marketing in his famous "You might be....." | | | | "marketing" appearing in the same sentence |
| style. | | | | 18) You have the Paypal customer support number |
| This exercise provided a wonderful relief from the | | | | assigned to the "1? button on your speed dial |
| normal chaotic nature of being an Internet Marketer. | | | | 19) You believe people actually read every word of |
| I want to share these with those of you who are | | | | those mile-long columnar sales pages |
| reading this article. I hope it provides you a few good | | | | 20) Your family and friends suggest that you are |
| laughs. So, in my best Jeff Foxworth voice, | | | | becoming obsessive/compulsive with this Internet |
| YOU MIGHT BE AN INTERNET MARKETER IF....... | | | | Marketing "thing". You spend the next 3 days |
| 1) You are familiar with names such as Mike Filsane, | | | | developing an "Obsessive/Compulsive Internet |
| Gary Ambrose, Joe Vitale and Mark Widawer, but | | | | Marketer's" niche site with AdSense. |
| you think Barack Obama is a type of sushi | | | | 21) Unlike most people in the world, you use the |
| 2) You have more email addresses than silverware | | | | word "viral" in a positive context |
| 3) You are considering replacing your office chair with | | | | 22) When your teenager comes home from school, |
| a port-a-johnny because going to the bathroom | | | | he tells you he made the JV team. You ask him what |
| takes away too much valuable computer time | | | | his product is. |
| 4) You are actually able to convince people that they | | | | 23) You believe firmly that your products are worth |
| will make more money by reading emails at 3-cents a | | | | $97, $197, $297, or more, but you constantly ask |
| pop than getting a part-time job at a convience store | | | | others where you can buy a domain name for $1 |
| 5) You manage to get visitors to your splash page to | | | | 24) You think "I want to make money" represents a |
| believe that the mansion, sports car, swimming pool | | | | legitimate business plan |
| and yatch displayed on your page actually belong to | | | | 25) When you woke up this morning, your spouse |
| you | | | | reminded you that today is your 8-year old's 10th |
| 6) Words and phrases such as niche, matrix, double | | | | birthday |
| opt-in, and AdSense roll off your tongue effortlessly, | | | | 26) You think a Pop Tart is a new kind of floating ad |
| but you occasionally struggle to remember the | | | | 27) A month or more passes before you notice that |
| names of your kids | | | | your spouse has packed up the kids and moved out |
| 7) You consider 1:00am a reasonable time for lunch | | | | 28) You celebrate the freedom that running your |
| 8) You believe spending $5000-$10000 on a particular | | | | own IM business from your home gives you, while |
| "gurus" mentoring or coaching program to be a | | | | you sit at your computer for 80+ hours a week |
| better use of funds than spending it on a college | | | | 29) And finally, you understood more the 80% of |
| education, paying the mortgage, or food | | | | the above |
| 9) You use the term "guru" regularily | | | | You might just be an Internet Marketer. |
| 10) You spend more time in Internet Marketing | | | | |