| Let's talk about what you should be doing in the event | | | | problem with the DSL switching system, you may |
| that your Internet access goes down during your | | | | experience an Internet outage. As a result, I highly |
| workday. Why should we even talk about this? Isn't it | | | | recommend that you also have a subscription to an |
| fair to assume that there will never be any interruption | | | | old-fashioned dial-up Internet access account. The |
| to our Internet access given the fact that we are now | | | | reason why you want to have this kind of access in |
| approximately 15 years into the Internet revolution? | | | | place is because you can typically still access the |
| Please, don't make me laugh out loud. You've been | | | | Internet through a traditional phone line even when your |
| living in a cave or are completely clueless if you think | | | | cable and/or DSL system have gone down. |
| that this is an irrelevant topic -- especially for Internet | | | | What if you cannot get online at all? Then I want you |
| marketers who make their living on the Internet. You | | | | to have a list of things that you need to get done that |
| absolutely need to have a plan in place in the event | | | | you can start working on the do not require you to be |
| you lose your Internet access. I'm going to share one | | | | on the Internet. This can be organizing files, mapping |
| critical tip with you that I have personally used and I find | | | | out a new strategy, or any number of other activities |
| it to be extremely valuable. | | | | that do not explicitly require you to have Internet |
| Most of us have high-speed Internet connections. For | | | | access. In other words, use your time as productively |
| some of us, our Internet marketing Internet connection | | | | as possible even if you cannot get online. |
| is through our cable company. For others, it is through | | | | In conclusion, you should have a backup dial-up Internet |
| our phone company and accomplished via a so-called | | | | system in place. You should also have a list of things |
| DSL line. What you need to realize is that if there is | | | | that you can do without needing to access the Internet. |
| any interruption to the cable system, or if there is any | | | | |