| your time off when it gets dark in your mind, get | | | | 4.Have a game plan - Just as an australian cricketer |
| relaxed and you will have the ideas and energy to | | | | may make it look effortless, they never take the |
| conquer the world. | | | | field without a game plan. Business, like cricket, is a |
| Why i consider internet marketing to be an extreme | | | | game of strategy. Plan ahead. Study the competition. |
| sport? | | | | Know your strengths and weaknesses. And most |
| As it turns out, plenty! I went to a IPL T20 cricket | | | | important, execute. |
| match final in mumbai with my friends and, in | | | | 5.Team game - No matter how good the individuals in |
| between buying outrageously priced food, I thought | | | | the team are, it’s the team that wins cricket |
| about what cricket (or any sport) has in common | | | | matches. While this is painfully obvious, you need to |
| with internet marketing. I know, you may think | | | | ask yourself how teamwork can benefit you. How |
| it’s a bit of a stretch, but these simple | | | | can you use the combined efforts of your team to |
| analogies will make all of us to consider internet | | | | win? |
| marketing to be an extreme sport. | | | | 6.Life lesson - The players we most admire are the |
| 1.Enter the ground with determination - Let’s | | | | guys who are as great off the field as they are on |
| start with most apparent. You need to have sheer | | | | the field. You’ve got to bring your A |
| determination to rich the finish line or score the | | | | game every day, both in business and in life! |
| winnig run. You’ve got to have the same kind | | | | 7.Never give up - As they say in cricket No game |
| of determination to your business and your | | | | is over till the last ball is bowled, to succeed as an |
| marketing efforts. | | | | entrepreneur, you’re going to need that same |
| 2.Take proper stance and be ready - It takes an | | | | kind of dogged persistence and determination. |
| intense focus and concentration to hit a 100 | | | | 8.Be aggressive - Good players always plays |
| mile-per-hour fastball.You must be on you toes, ready | | | | agressively. They run hard. They stretch full. They |
| to respond, and completely ready for anything that | | | | don’t let up. How are you playing in your |
| might be hit his way. Are you paying attention in | | | | business? Can you put in even more effort? Can you |
| your business? Are you nimble, prepared and ready | | | | push a little harder? |
| to react? | | | | 9.Use a variety of weapons - A champion |
| 3.Give it a real go - It’s not the half-hearted | | | | team uses many different ways to win.They have a |
| shots that wins you matches, you need to swing | | | | variety of weapons in their arsenal. Are you using an |
| hard for that. In your marketing efforts and in your | | | | assortment of marketing weapons in your business? |
| business in general, you’ve got to take big | | | | Look for ways to add some depth to your armoury |
| swings. If you want to hit winning runs, | | | | and don’t rely on just one or two methods. |
| you’ve got to swing for the fences! | | | | |