Article Marketing - Here Is a Look at the Simple Math It Takes to Make a Good Living

Everybody has heard the 80/20 rule. One example of this is 80% of the work is done by 20% of the people. Now these have never been considered hard and fast numbers, I think that whoever originally came up with the rule probably used a little poetic license with their figures. It probably wasn't exactly 80% or 20% that was as important as the illustration that a few have always out preformed the majority.

I was also taught a couple of similar rules in the US Marines. One for example is the 10% rule. What that refers to is the fact that 10% of any group of people is always going to be the dirty birds. They're hard to work with, hard to motivate and can't be counted on.

I also learned in the Marines that the top 20% in any field almost never suffer long term unemployment and always are the top wage earners in their industries. Because of this, I have often thought about whether or not I am striving to be in the top 20% of my field. Sometimes, I have done better at this than other times.

It turns out that to be in business for yourself, requires that you be better than the top 20% just to survive. Actually, you have to be in the top 5% if you want to make it 5 years or more. What does all this have to do with article marketing?

One directory has published its statistics that only 14% of its authors ever write more than 10 articles. It doesn't say, but I'll bet only about half of those make a good living from the results of the articles they write. If you are willing to accept that there is no way to get a more targeted prospect for your website, blog, or ezine, then it is just a matter of simple math for you to be able to make a great living online.

Make your goal to get good at writing articles. Buy books, listen to audios, find people that can help you by offering to edit your work, so you can learn and get better, and then you will start to make money on the Internet, it's that simple.

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