Ladan Lashkari Internet Marketer from Iran
In Malaysia, a lot of people are quick to give excuses on why it’s so difficult to make money on the Internet.
My friend Khai said on his blog of a particular incident:
At that time we were asked to sit in a large circle and discuss what are the major problems faced when starting your Internet business for the first time. My girlfriend and I were sitting there stumped, unsure what to say as we were swamped by the whole thing.
I kept on hearing complaints about how to start a Paypal account in Malaysia. People kept on discussing about it until Fabian had to interrupt them and get them to stick to the important issues.
Way before I wrote the Paypal for Malaysians ebook, I already heard all those complaints. In fact I still hear them today. A couple of cheapskate Malaysians discussing how to create a free website, find a bank that does not charge them anything, free payment processor, free ebooks, free seminars, free this, free that…
When in fact, most of them should really be focusing on more important issues.
And today I learnt about Ladan Lashkari, a young woman from Iran who is actively building her Internet business with no complaints at all. You’ll be able to tell from her life story that it was not a joy ride for her either, but she’s not complaining 
Some parts of the story:
Although you wouldn’t know it from her articles and sales letters, Ladan was not born into an English-speaking family. She started learning the language at eight years of age, and devoured every English book she could get her hands on.
Even at such a young age, she began to realize that her fluency in English would open up more doors of opportunity throughout her life. Throughout her teen years, this fervor grew as she tackled the language head-on.
A true entrepreneur, she decided that she wanted to become independent and produce her own income. When her family bought a computer, she quickly began experimenting with ways she could turn it into an income stream. She tried all kinds of business; teaching Windows, graphic designing with PhotoShop, website design, and even learned C++ programming.
Even though she was able to make money through those avenues, she knew that there was a bigger opportunity out there.
At sixteen years of age, she discovered the world of Internet marketing through the late Cory Rudl’s website. She bought and studied his internet marketing course, along with other ebooks and resources.
She knew right away that THIS was the business she wanted to be in.
Some of the problems she has faced:
- She has limited rights as a woman in Iran
- She couldn’t get a credit card.
- She can’t open a PayPal account.
- She can’t get a merchant account
- She can’t have a bank account in US dollars
- She can’t cash any USD checks.
- She can’t travel / get a visa to many countries
The good news is that she will be at World Internet Summit in Singapore. So I wish her all the best, hopefully I’ll get some inspiration from her story. And hopefully, you will too..
Read her complete life story here.
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Yes, Gobala. Ladan’s story is very inspiring and one of the most amazing stories I found on internet marketing. I wrote her story on early March in my blog… http://edy4life.com/ladan-lashkari.html Hope Ladan’s story will inspire more people in third world countries.
Hi Edy,
You’re from Indonesia eh? Nice write-up, I can understand most of it, Bahsa Indonesia is just a little bit different from Bahasa Melayu..
Hey, Gobala! Great Post. I can’t wait to meet Ladan at Singapore this month.
Edmund, Vince, Melvin and I will be travelling in the same car together. Let us know if you need a ride.
Did you know that Zamri, you and several other Malaysian bloggers in JUST ONE WEEK have help catapulted Ladan into becoming among the most popular Persians for Malaysians! This week, her web log is officially more popular in Malaysia (#1) than in Iran (#1)! Malaysians also contributed second biggest traffic to her blog (~15%) behind only the USA (but that’s a no-brainer because this nation has no less than ten times Internet users compared to Malaysia, and the article you excerpted was authored by an US-centric blogger).
I’m sure she’ll soon thank you for that, now that she’s a newfound celebrity in Malaysia and Singapore - a perfect poster icon as an aspirational young woman from a controversial (but Malaysian favorite) nation of Iran.
Hmm… I wonder where you got those stats from, Nasir?
Gobala, it’s a truly inspiring story. I was touched too when first learned it from Eric. It seems that everything will only go smooth when you are in the most unbeneficial environment.
Great share!
This really a very inspiring story. The way Ladan gone through her adversity to came on top of it really inspires me a lot.
As I’m starting off my online adventure now, I have another source of inspiration from her.
Cheers. Great stuff.