Building a business online has fast become the go to for many people these days. However, joining a platform, gathering some followers does not guarantee success.
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High Numbers Do Not Guarantee Success
You may increase your follower numbers very quickly but these numbers are not the doorway to success. Getting online and getting followers may take you a short while, becoming influential enough to sell stuff may not.
Sometimes the numbers maybe there but they may tend to be among people that do not match the people that want or need the product or service.
There are some instances people will give you work because of your numbers but there are some that follow a predictable path and reward those that have the target they are aiming for.
Also, know that being successful online means you have to basically compete with corporates, celebrities and ordinary folk that are dubbed as influencers.
You Will Need To Meet People IRL
There are no shortcuts to building success online but that does not mean that there are not people out there that will offer “hacks” or “shortcuts” but many of these tricks are not always going to work for your personal brand in the long run. This is because there are no shortcuts to building a reputation.
It takes time to see the kind of results you’re hoping for. And without putting in the work your campaigns will seldom suddenly take off. The work you need to put it in you will find may not be exclusively online.
Social media is something you cannot rely exclusively on to grow your reputation. There will be times you need to build from the ground up. You’ll have to interact in real life and have some face time with real people.
In some instances rewards come after putting in a large amount of effort and/or resources. However, know that there’s no guarantee that certain actions will lead to certain results.
