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If you could go back in time and give yourself one

by Dexx
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If you could go back in time and give yourself one piece of advice to get you back to your current (or better) level in Internet Marketing/Offline Marketing, what would you say?

(I'm thinking this would be useful to many others who are just starting out and getting bombarded with conflicting messages/ideas as to how to get results fast)

If I could give myself one piece of advice, I'd say:

Don't over analyze and study every single piece of information BEFORE taking action. As you discover a strategy or idea...start implementing it immediately and adjust your future actions based on the results of that first implementation. Better to fail fast than waste time studying theory on something will eventually fail fast.


What advice would you give yourself?

~Dexx
#back #give #time
  • Profile picture of the author Nick Stentiford
    As a person that seems to be struggling (only been trying for 3 months though!) it would be learn traffic tactics and things would be dandy!!:confused:
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  • Profile picture of the author deeljea
    My one piece of advice would be to focus on one project at a time.
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  • Profile picture of the author alexbbbh
    Build a list and market to the same person multiple times. By taking into consideration the lifetime value of the customer your marketing budget will let you outperform all of your competitors.
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  • Profile picture of the author Maddi
    Get a Mentor, Unsubscribe from all the lists that keep pitching to me and then lock myself into taking action to whatever that mentor guides me.

    Its a different kind of mindset when you are following just One person and not the herd.

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  • Profile picture of the author Andrew_Wardle
    Stick to list building, product creation and driving traffic, and totally ignore everything else.

    Andrew
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  • Profile picture of the author LogoNerds
    Take action NOW! Don't be afraid to just jump right in and learn as you go (hands on)
    Stay focused & don't chase every idea that comes into your head. File it away for a later date.
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    • Profile picture of the author Ray Erdmann
      I would have to agree w/what you said Dexx...The whole "don't over-analyze things, pick one thing, stick w/it until you see some success and then and only then, try to diversify by incorporating other ideas/strategies!"

      Great topic by the way!
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    • Profile picture of the author theemperor
      Making money online is simple. It requires hard work, but the process is fairly simple. Stop trying to make it complicated!
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      • Profile picture of the author Bill Farnham
        As weird as this may sound it would be "keep your credit card in your wallet".

        I spent way too much money on products and courses trying to take my education to the next level it was insane.

        Once I found this forum in 2007 that changed and now the things I buy are a lot more focused, e.g. things I can actually put to use because I have a need as opposed to a want.

        ~Bill
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  • Profile picture of the author Diana Lane
    Back up. The smell of eighteen months worth of work sizzling away on your hard drive is never going to be fragrant or pretty, no matter how proficient you are at any particular skill.

    Oh, and back up. Definitely.
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  • Profile picture of the author E. Brian Rose
    To my younger self: Your number one priority should be building your list!
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  • Profile picture of the author OLOORE
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    If I could give myself one piece of advice, I'd say:

    Don't over analyze and study every single piece of information BEFORE taking action. As you discover a strategy or idea...start implementing it immediately and adjust your future actions based on the results of that first implementation. Better to fail fast than waste time studying theory on something will eventually fail fast.

    Keep my wallet and ask all the questions from at least two sources before I take immediate action for every aspect of IM.
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  • Profile picture of the author Rob Lee
    Spend more time doing IM and less time learning. Spend less time in forums.

    Work on long term campaigns that you can tweak overtime and build a large customer list and huge funnel. Then do JVs.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dexx
    Definitely less time on forums for sure!

    The forums are great for getting initial ideas/strategies...but then they are distracting as you are constantly then trying new ideas and strategies instead of seeing existing ones to completion!
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