How to avoid doing stupid things as newbie?

8 years ago

Originally Posted by sscot

Yes, fellow warriors...... Your old experiences will be useful to newbie Internet marketers.

Always double/triple check everything.. especially with paid traffic sources..

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Marvin Adam

8 years ago

Don't believe everything you read. Don't act like your goal was to make a full income in a heartbeat. Don't get too overly excited with things that already seem to be scammy. Don't invest thousands of dollars into coaching, unless you really have the time and can stick to a dedicated work ethic. Work on self-motivation all the time, if you're not disciplined, learn how to be it.

Most importantly: Don't give up.

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discrat 8 years ago

A little dearth with this Thread... Vague

But I will bite.

I think not being able to visualize the Success from the git go is a huge problem.

You have to truly believe that it is possible. Condition your Mind of that possibility.

Too many Newbies are just half- arsing it thinking well this may work but it may not.

That is a domed approach.

First get he mental picture that this can be done.

Once you have that you will be miles ahead of the Masses

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sscot 8 years ago

Originally Posted by Marvin Adam

Work on self-motivation all the time,

Totally agreed....... for me, this was something very hard to handle at the beginning till it brings some unpalatable bad bargains.
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- MikeVietri 8 years ago
  
  Do not buy a product unless it is in aliment with what you are already doing and if you think it can benefit or expand what you are working on.
  
  I have had the mistake serial times where I buy something new that has almost nothing to do with my current project and by the time I'm done reviewing it, I also always get a refund, just turns out to be a big mess in the end.
  
  Just stay focused, remain positive, do not try to "make it" instead have fun with what you are doing and enjoy helping people
  
  oh and ONLY WORK ON ONE PROJECT AT A TIME, specially if you are just starting out.
  
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  Jeff Schuman 8 years ago
  
  Forest Gump said it, "stupid is as stupid does", although the saying has been around longer then that. The only way to avoid doing something stupid would be to not do anything at all. What fun would that be.
  
  We have all done stupid things with our Internet business. Here is one of mine....
  
  I set up a Google Adwords account over 12 years ago without really understanding what I was doing. I went to bed and woke up $500 poorer the next morning with absolutely nothing to show for it. On a positive not I decided that day to learn how to rank web pages for keyword phrases so I could get free traffic and that worked for almost 10 years and made me hundreds of thousands of dollars off of that one site.
  
  Don't be insanely stupid and you will be alright.
  
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Jack Gordon

8 years ago

Talk less. Listen more. Read a lot.

Don't delude yourself into thinking you know it all. None of us do. Always be in learning mode.

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Dan Riffle

8 years ago

Originally Posted by Jack Gordon

Talk less. Listen more. Read a lot.

Don't delude yourself into thinking you know it all. None of us do. Always be in learning mode.

Also, never trust someone with two first names.

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JohnMcCabe 8 years ago

Almost by definition, as a newbie you will do stupid things. It's the cost of admission to the School of Life.

The trick is to only do them once.

Chris is right about double and triple checking things.

I once set up an Adwords campaign, got everything all set up, then copied/pasted the link to the download page as the destination instead of the landing page. Fortunately, a friend noticed and messaged me so I only lost a few hours worth of clicks.
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TheGMa

8 years ago

Originally Posted by Dan Riffle

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Originally Posted by Jack Gordon View Post
Talk less. Listen more. Read a lot.

Don't delude yourself into thinking you know it all. None of us do. Always be in learning mode... end quote

Also, never trust someone with two first names.

LOL! Cute, Dan

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JohnMcCabe

8 years ago

Originally Posted by TheZafraGroup

You can avoid stupid mistakes by going through trainings. It will save you a lot of time, effort and money by studying what works and what doesn't. Move the ego aside and watch what experts do. Take consistent action and build a list. Test everything and always check your links to make sure they work and you're sending the right one.

On the surface, this is good advice.

The problem is that taking many of the trainings out there would fall under the "stupid mistake" column, and most newbies don't have the experience or context to judge which trainings are worthwhile and which are useless or worse.

I would amend this to finding one teacher with whom he resonates and who is really succeeding. Not a "I made $10k last month and now I'm selling the method because I can't make another $10k any other way" flash in the pan. How does he tell? History leaves clues, and the basics haven't changed in centuries.

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Kurt

8 years ago

Originally Posted by mrvm1

Get a mentor who has been through it all before and listen , learn , be patient. At least you may be able to avoid most of the pitballs then.
But i concur with everything that hs been said here
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Mac

Originally Posted by mrvm1

pitfalls even not pitballs ( lol )

I agree that pitballs should be avoided no matter one's experience. Four out of five pitball doctors recommend penicillin.

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Jack Gordon 8 years ago

Originally Posted by Jack Gordon

Talk less. Listen more. Read a lot.

Don't delude yourself into thinking you know it all. None of us do. Always be in learning mode.

Originally Posted by Dan Riffle

Also, never trust someone with two first names.

As if someone whose motto is "enjoy every sandwich" could actually give reliable advice.

Get a job, hippie.
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Marvin Lex

8 years ago

Don't be afraid of making mistakes. Start a project that is in line with your passions and talents and then learn from your mistakes, you'll make plenty anyways. When looking back, I didn't learn the most from ebooks, coaches or courses, but when I did something and it ended up in a huge fail. Those were the most valuable lessons although I didn't recognise it at that time.

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mrvm1

8 years ago

Get a mentor who has been through it all before and listen , learn , be patient. At least you may be able to avoid most of the pitballs then.
But i concur with everything that hs been said here
good luck
Mac

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mrvm1

8 years ago

pitfalls even not pitballs ( lol )

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arrival7 8 years ago

Test, test, test
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TheZafraGroup

8 years ago

You can avoid stupid mistakes by going through trainings. It will save you a lot of time, effort and money by studying what works and what doesn't. Move the ego aside and watch what experts do. Take consistent action and build a list. Test everything and always check your links to make sure they work and you're sending the right one.

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Tony Marriott 8 years ago

You can't stop newbies making mistakes.
Everything you do to avoid making mistakes will inevitably lead you to a mistake.

So stop worrying about making mistakes. That is all part of your learning curve.

Often is your biggest and fastest learning curve.

Instead of trying to avoid all your mistakes jump in and do something. If it works great if not you will have learned something anyway.

Too many people spend too much time learning and too little doing. That's the real mistake.
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AmericanMuscleTA

8 years ago

How to avoid doing stupid things as a newbie??

Bahahahaha! We ALL did, and do, stupid things when it comes to IM.

It can't be avoided.

Some things... start building your list right away. And don't use free services, find a good service like AWeber.

Use tracking and make sure you install it right (after two years I found out I had my installed wrong and wondered why it seemed some pages weren't tracking... yeah, just found this out... STUPID).

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