Advice for newbies!

I'm writing this hoping to save you some time.

Despite reading(here on this forum) over and over to focus on just one thing, after a month of being a member here I realise I have made a gross mistake in my whole approach to IM.

Two mistakes really (that i hope you will avoid):

Mistake 1:

This was my PRIMARY mistake:
PROBLEM:
I came here and immediatley saw $$$ signs....
My eyes glazed over as I saw the incredible potential of Internet Marketing and I started my efforts expecting to make money immediatley.

SOLUTION:
By all means, come here and get excited, but instead of seeing $$$ signs, see ways to build a valuable website or product or skill-set.
Build these so you can build traffic and lists. (Money will be a by-product AFTER you've supplied people with valuable, quality content!)

I have seen it written here - 'value first, money later' or similar concepts, but I just thought I'd run before I could walk.

Mistake 2:
PROBLEM:
Despite reading that one of newbies most common mistakes is to try too many things at once, I thought I'd start with a 3-pronged attack.
(I literally planned to build and promote 3 seperate websites while also promoting another warrior's site/product as well).

SOLUTION:
Work on one thing at a time.
It sounds simple and I knew I should have done this but I ended up getting over excited and now, a month after joining the warrior forum I have 3 websites which are all under construction, no subscribers and nothing sold.
If I'd worked on one site only, at the very least, it would be finished by now. At the very best, that site would be gathering subscribers and making a few sales.
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SUMMARY: Really do focus on just one thing.
Instead of expecting $$$, expect visitors and subscribers.

From now on I will forget about trying to make money, I will simply try to make the best damn site in my niche! I will even offer things for free. My new goal will be to build a big list, not to make money.

If you provide quality content and promote your site, as people here will freely advise you to, the money will follow later.

I know this is nothing new, but I'm posting it anyway as a case study example of someone who didn't follow the warrior's advice and sure enough, now has nothing to show for it.
SEE THEY TOLD YOU SO!