Beginner Dilemma

This begs the question - is it in the service providers interest to have newbies promoting their products? The best sellers out there are very choosy about who they want to promote their product and affiliate links aren't publicly available.

In my view, newbies need to learn by working hard, learning their craft, making mistakes and developing their skills over time. If they are on a low budget, they should spend what little funds they have on coaching to improve their skills, as this is money that they will get back many times over. Anyone who starts out with zero funds just isn't taking their business seriously and is unlikely to achieve what their goals.

I get the first part of your question, but not the second.

What do you mean by the last sentence?

Conversion isn't usually the newbie issue...Traffic is.

Pre-qualified traffic, and enough of it.

Several problems exist here, though. The newbie:

1 > can't afford paid traffic

2 > has to wait while a sufficient quantity of traffic accrues for them to get an order

3 > prices so low that when they do finally get an order, the revenue is too small a bump to enable them to do anything about #1.

The root of a lot of this is inability to solve a significant problem for a target market (leading to #3), and the incorrect idea that it's easier to make a low ticket sale than a higher ticket one.

Simply put, the newbie's head is focused on the wrong things. Like shiny objects and how the next techie thing is gonna make them a zillionaire without even trying. And that's why they keep getting lousy results.

The newbie has to figure out a way to create enough value to justify a higher price tag, and then get in front of a pre-qualified audience, so that when they do finally get an order it bumps them past their everyday expenses. Then they can afford to beat problem #1.

But as long as their mind is focused on the wrong things, they'll keep getting the same poor results. And you can't incentivize that beyond common sense, which seems in tremendously short supply.

Well, there are many service providers in e-commerce, many of which offer free trial period of their premium product - depending what you need.

Cheers
Adam

The only thing you won't be able to do while having a low budget is to buy paid traffic.

Otherwise, a lot of the tools now are free to use (at least until you start to grow and need to upgrade).

What is your budget?

IMO you pick your path based on your budget and goals. It's possible to make money with not as much to invest, however it will likely take much longer, but that's life.

I started my online business with no money. Free traffic generation strategies is perfect for newbies. Once you start making money you can re-invest into paid traffic slowly.

I think you're asking the wrong question, seriously.

If you think about it, most beginners actually have the best resource for Internet marketing.

The best resource, believe it or not is not money.

The best resource is time.

A lot of beginners who may be short on cash tend to have quite a bit time.

If you have the time, then that's all the investment you need.

Even if you use free online resources, you can make money with Internet marketing.

As long as you're able to maximize the value out of your time in terms of learning and mixing things up to identify strategies that work, you should get favorable results.

Never underestimate the value of time when it comes to Internet marketing.

Don't get too caught up in the fact that a lot of people who try their hand in this way of making money, don't start out with much capital.

If the beginner is really willing to learn he should always re-adjust his budget as he/she keeps making headway in this business.
Just like in offline business, there are business that run on losses for years before they stabilize.....so a beginner should see it as such......

I personally depend on udemy for this. When a new course is published, to get good review the trainer provides free course. A beginner can enroll into these courses to learn things at free of cost. Moreover, you will get a lot of resources here in Warrior Forum War Room, I think this is a great idea.

You can start by selling your skills as freelancer then use that money to reinvest back to your IM business.