Matt Levenhagen Blog Post (Reprinted with Permission)

Are you decisive?

If you’re not, it going to be a long, disappointing road.

I have been online pursuing opportunities now for a long time. You know what? I’ve made a lot of decisions along the way. Some of those were the right ones, but many were the wrong ones. The decisions we make define us.

There are a lot of opportunities out there that will promise you riches beyond your wildest imaginations. That’s great! Except it’s not that simple. I don’t care what it is, it will take hard work, commitment and Decisions…

As an example, let’s say you decide your opportunity is to set up a website to sell golden widgets. How would you approach this. Would you just set up a site and boom the checks will start rolling in!?

No. First you have decide how the website is going to be set up. Are you going to build it yourself? If so, whats best for your website? Do you want it set it up in PHP or do you want to use CCS? What editor will you use? Front Page?

Or are you going to decide to hire someone to build it for you?

How will you lay it out? Do you have a logo? Do you need one? What color scheme are you going to use? Do you know the effect of color on your visitors? How do you decide?

What eCommerce solution is best for you? Consider your monthly volume. If it is going to be over $1,000, a merchant account is usually a good choice. You may consider Paypal in conjunction with a merchant account. If you do consider a merchant account, you also need to look into electronic payment gateways.

Then you have to market the products… Are you going to use pop-ups? Are you going to advertise with Adwords, Banners, E-zines…

What’s my Point!? You are going to have to make the right decisions for you business. There are a lot of steps from getting an idea to building the proper platform for the idea and executing it.

Your decisions will ultimatly lead to an end result… Did it work? Are you making money?… or is it a do over?

When you decide to pursue an opportunity, that is the decision that will trigger the rest of them.

You must learn to decide.

Indecision will find you broke and discouraged…