It was 1979 and I was fifteen years old.
I remember staring at the magazine in pure lust.
I turned page after page, gawking at the pictures and wishing I could have what was on them.
You would think the pictures would have been enough, but I also read every word.
I knew that this was something I would be willing to spend my money on. This was worth saving for.
$500 may have seemed like a lot of money, especially when minimum wage was only $2.65/hour, but at the young testosterone-laced age of fifteen I was up to the challenge.
Now before you go judging me, realize that this was not an ordinary teenage boy fantasy.
This was special.
As I turned the pages of the Radio Shack catalog and drooled over the pictures of the TRS-80 Model I with 4k of smokin\’ hot RAM, I could only think one thought… I have GOT to have one!
Once I finally had saved enough for this \”dream machine\” I remember my mother asking me \”what are you going to do with a computer?\”
Needless to say, I believe she now has the answer. In fact, she has come to depend on the Internet for so many things.
I remember dialing into BBSes on my 300 baud modem thinking it was the coolest thing ever.
Technically I have been dialing into online services for over thirty years. Wow, I feel old.
Fast-forward to 2010 and see just how far technology had come.
I am sitting on a beach on the island of Oahu, soaking up rays with my wife and enjoying some downtime.
This blog entry? It is being written in the palm of my hand via my iPhone 3GS.
What was once only stuff of science fiction stories has become a reality.
We are connected to a global network of computers and use handheld devices to perform a number of ubiquitous functions.
Email, web browsing, photo and video sharing, text messaging, entertainment and even making phone calls from remote locations. It\’s all part of where technology has brought us.
This is one of the things I love most about having an Internet business. I can work from absolutely anywhere.
And in spite of the troubles in our economy, I still believe the online biz opportunity is still a viable model for anyone wanting to generate additional revenue streams.
There are no guarantees in life, but you\’ll never know if you don\’t try.
I can promise you this. If you don\’t attempt to do business online you won\’t make any money online. You have to deliver a product or service that brings enough value that people will be willing to pay for it.
The rest is up to you. How much effort you put into your business is your decision.
Want to generate traffic to your sites? There a numerous ways to do it. But it will take time and perhaps some money to get the results you desire.
Regardless, it will cost you far less than most traditional offline businesses.
As part of my desire to help as many people as possible I have dramatically lowered the price on some resources I believe you will find very helpful as you seek to build your online biz.
What are your thoughts on where technology is headed? Do you see yourself leveraging technology to build your own online business?
I\’d love to read your comments!