Information Overload

[Woolly]

In this day of information overload, what concerns do you face
that could you back to from starting your business or further enhance your progress?

Information overload coupled with not knowing if I'm spending my time in the right direction. I would love to see online tutorials on how to build a web page from scratch with explanations of all the terms.
To me it is like teaching a child. You first start with the alphabet (on line terms) then how to put them together to build words,(?) then how to put those words together to form sentences (website building) then the basics of grammar etc.... I know this sounds simple but from all that I have read on the internet, the best things that I have come across are often in, simple terms with examples, definitions, videosetc. And with a clear cut start here end here descriptions. That way when ever you go through and complete it, you can read any book in that language. This case being online marketing......I have not found that. yet. That is in simple enough terms for me to understand.(I'm getting a lot of it from hard work and A LOT of searching) I think a lot of people that do this for so long (and understandably so) tend to use terms that no one knows what they are saying (or very little) EVERYONE that I have talked to about online marketing says the very same thing to me.....
Sorry.....I'm on my soap box........I will get down now..... LOL

[jrcwork01]

Time management is the key from what I've found. Choosing the most important thing that needs to be done and just "DOING IT" gets me the most results. However, it should be said that there tends to be a lot of procrastination!

[josh.josiah]

great input everyone... thank you. for those who want to do so many things at the same time, what solutions have you tried to do?

[Woolly]

Time management is the key from what I've found. Choosing the most important thing that needs to be done and just "DOING IT" gets me the most results. However, it should be said that there tends to be a lot of procrastination!

Time management has (almost) never been my problem.....Knowledge base IS my problem.
Think about when you FIRST started out and ALL the skills you had to learn on the computer to be able to get to the point that you could do what you are doing right now..........Those are MY frustrations. I never touched a computer until I was in my mid 40's and am now 52. I did not learn ANY of these skills that all of you are talking about.
I need clear cut (tutorials) start here (step A) then learn this(step B) etc.... I put 4-6 hours a day trying to learn all this each day but am lacking the Technical skills to accomplish this. I find Holly Mann's book excellent on explaining things but i need to be shown how to get all that accomplished on the computer.
I find it very hard to believe that ANYONE could just get on the computer with NO computer skills and put up website, create pages, etc....etc....
Don't mind me ....I'm just feeling a little stupid right now !
Just my thoughts on my #1 frustration. Once I learn all of that..........THEN I will be off and running.....................hahahah

[JamesT]

Information Overload is definitely one of my main concerns. It took me a lot of months to finally take action and do something for me and my business.

Not taking action was affecting a lot my emotional and mental energy, it is like a cycle you get into. When I realized that and started taking action, I built a lot of momentum and finally I'm starting to see some good results!

I recommend you TAKING ACTION immediately, dont over-analyze everything, just do it!
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[sidquill]

Not only is it important to take action,you need to take it one step at a time whether or not it's the best "fastest" way or not. This is really important when brainstorming you can investigate all sorts of possibilities but when working on implementation you must keep FOCUS!
sidquill

[entrepreneurforchrist]

Hi.

I have finally developed a schedule, since I would get distracted with all the free information being sent out, and I listed my business activities within seven days, with two of those days devoted just to reading books, or articles related to improving my online business. Best thing I have ever done, for it keeps me focused, as well as others can use the computer.

[josh.josiah]

Kewl input everyone... If I may add:

A planned set of both productive and energizing activities are needed so that we can feel fully maximized. Without these 2 components, it would be like walking on one leg.

What I mean by productive activities is anything that gives you quantifiable results that is related to your work, task or project. These activities require your expertise, skills or talents so that at the end of the day, you feel that you have accomplished something.

Energizing activities on the other had are something that requires little or no special skills. It's something that you love to do and energizes you after it's completed. To me this means watching something inspirational in online videos or reading a book that renews the mind. It can also mean spending time with people that you deeply care about and deeply care about you, so that at the end of the day you can feel replenished after engaging in these activities.


I can further elaborate on this concept, but the bottom line really is balance. A combined balance of both productive and energizing activities usually produces better emotional state, and therefore feeling good about your day / progress. I would recommend strategically charting your Productive Activities and integrate a few minutes to an hour of Energizing activities throughout your daily schedule… if possible.

[Kevin Potts]

Good post Josh...your English just gets better and better. If I did not know that English was not your first language, I would now never guess.

It's great to see you grow in your knowledge and skill. By the way folks, Josh, started here as a newbie, learned, applied, stepped out, is now a full time Internet Marketer and growing his own home based business.

Kevin

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[anthony69]

Time management has (almost) never been my problem.....Knowledge base IS my problem.
Think about when you FIRST started out and ALL the skills you had to learn on the computer to be able to get to the point that you could do what you are doing right now..........Those are MY frustrations. I never touched a computer until I was in my mid 40's and am now 52. I did not learn ANY of these skills that all of you are talking about.
I need clear cut (tutorials) start here (step A) then learn this(step B) etc.... I put 4-6 hours a day trying to learn all this each day but am lacking the Technical skills to accomplish this. I find Holly Mann's book excellent on explaining things but i need to be shown how to get all that accomplished on the computer.
I find it very hard to believe that ANYONE could just get on the computer with NO computer skills and put up website, create pages, etc....etc....
Don't mind me ....I'm just feeling a little stupid right now !
Just my thoughts on my #1 frustration. Once I learn all of that..........THEN I will be off and running.....................hahahah

Hi, I know how you feel - but you can build websites at your age - forget your age its not important!! Find a video based tutorial (even if you have to pay for it - like I did
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)which steps you thru setting up a wordpress blog - it is so easy! Video based worked really well for me because you can follow along as you build yours - pause, replay etc. Then when you make some money perhaps look at buying some really flash themes with drop down menus etc etc. These look just as good as a full blown html website - and rank better to boot.

It is a great feeling to put up a website and get visitors to it - now I just need to know what to do with them when they come...!

Don't give up

[durksplace]

Hi Woolly,

"I need clear cut (tutorials) start here (step A) then learn this(step B) etc.... I put 4-6 hours a day trying to learn all this each day but am lacking the Technical skills to accomplish this. I find Holly Mann's book excellent on explaining things but i need to be shown how to get all that accomplished on the computer.
I find it very hard to believe that ANYONE could just get on the computer with NO computer skills and put up website, create pages, etc....etc..."


This is a great place to start.

internetbusinesstutorials.com/?rid=3196

Just cut and paste that into your browsers address bar.

The basic videos are free (23 of them), the advanced ones you have to pay for.

Hope this helps.

Richie

P.S.
This post contains my affiliate link. If you buy something I might earn a commission (this is how I pay bills). If you don't upgrade I get nothing, the basic videos are free. I just want to be honest and let you know.

[revmyoung]

I suggest a thread that takes you step by step through the process of your choice so that you can get focused.

[EYJeff]

I think is my lack of experience... but that can be arranged by practicing!

hear, hear

[EYJeff]

Analysis Paralysis is a strong (& popular) issue with me.

I avoid this by (are you sitting down?) - trying intentionally to screw up.

Let me explain that....to avoid getting bogged down by too much information, I will just try something with no expectation that I should get any profit as a direct result. Instead, I'm applying what I just learned. Even if it means I'm only 5 minutes farther along in a year long project. But at least I'm doing something.

For example, I learn about building a wordpress site, - immediately go to the host and start one up. Not to get too sidetracked, I'll stop after 10 minutes. But after reading the next section, I can immediately apply that on top of what I've accomplished.

Hey, there are results after a day's learning!

[josh.josiah]

Thanks for the encouragement Kevin. This forum indeed has been instrumental in helping people with their business. It has a welcoming atmosphere and ran by superb admin people.... I just hope it stays that way.

Information overload is something that's been around for ages, but people have always found ways to cope. That's beauty of the human mind... we adapt, we explore and we grow. In the work at home industry, it's easy to believe that you can do it all the activities of a business… after all, the business model is simple:

Website - Product - List - Pre-Sell / Hard Sell - Download / Delivery - Profits. It seems that one man can run the show.

In reality yes, a one man team can indeed run the show, however that man is stuck doing the activities he may not like doing just because he has to do it... Sounds familiar? It still sounds like a JOB. But it has to be done to sustain the business. These activities become a taxing responsibility. It’s what I call the Circle of the Mundane because you keep doing it over and over again to the point that the activities become common place, regular and boring. And as far as entrepreneurs are concerned, we don’t like common place, regular and boring. In fact it drains us of creative juices.

So with that case in mind, I see 2 options:

1.Find a deeper meaning behind the Circle of the Mundane… deeper in the sense that you see it as a major contributing building block to your bottom line, bigger picture or overall goal. I find that people who find meaning behind the task will have regenerated passion to excel and perform with GUSTO. Once you’ve found that meaning, keep visualizing it in your mind’s eye as you perform the Circle of the Mundane.

2.This is option is my preference and I have to admit that I’ve been blessed with opportunities to pursue this track. 2 Words – Out Source. I have come to terms that I'm not the best website designer and programmer so thankfully, I met a partner who’s good at it… very good at it. Together we developed a mutual coherence of vision and purpose. At the end of the day I get to focus on developing my strengths in product development and strategic marketing.
My partner gets to play with the designs.

Oh…another thing I noticed in business – any business. If only one person carries all the responsibilities to keep and build the business. That person gets overloaded with information that needs decisions. This I believe has become one of the major contributors to our Information Overload dilemma.

Strategic and Fulfilling time management is also one of the weapons to master the monster of information overload. But vision and purpose for me is really the A-Bomb.

[GustafE]

I think information overload works in different ways depending on how you are as a person. To make it clear using an example - when my kids learnt to ski downhill, my daughter (the younger one) basically put the skis on and went. She fell lots of times, but learnt quickly.
My son, in contrast, wanted everything explained, started out cautiously, tried easy slopes first - but now he's as good as his sister.
Different minds, different attitudes.
I think the problem is that it takes such a long time for some - me!! - to find out what kind of attitude I had, and adjust it so it is cost effective.

After all, becoming an Internet marketer means I have a day job that I want to have less of eventually, so I cannot afford to be to perfectionist. I have to have more of my daughters attitude than my sons.
Does this make sense?

cheers

[chathura]

Actually these days we have lot of information to learn on such subject. But i don't like to read much. I always like to read small explanations with pictures. Long and big stories keep for back up.

[GustafE]

Yeah,
Problem is, you save long articles etc in a folder to read later .... two months later you have 1025 of them, and you say " #"€&*Å)/ and bin the mall without reading them!
At least that is often what happens to me ..

cheers

[josh.josiah]

After all, becoming an Internet marketer means I have a day job that I want to have less of eventually, so I cannot afford to be to perfectionist. I have to have more of my daughters attitude than my sons.
Does this make sense?

cheers

Great insight GustaFe... I just did an experiment with my grade 7 and grade 5 cousins today on a report (more like a mini book) that I'm working on. It was enlightening and helped me understood an aspect of puberty.

You insight makes great sense. I see it as something to be wise and motherly. It focuses an the issue that delves into the inner roots of grasping information and processing that information - our personality. Personalities are unique and shaped by the circumstances we've encountered that even dates back to the day we are born.

Out of curiosity...
Is your daughter more of a person that is a go-getter, athletic and free spirited?

How about your son? Is he analytical, reserved and at times repetitive? and even maybe more like his dad?

Note: It's ok if you don't want to respond and I apologize if I crossed the line.
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[markom]

Actually these days we have lot of information to learn on such subject. But i don't like to read much. I always like to read small explanations with pictures. Long and big stories keep for back up.

This is a tough business to work if you don't like to read. In fact I can't think of another that would be worse.