To late for beginners

It's never too late. Read hxxp://associateprograms.com/articles/1032/1/SBI-vs-Google-Farmer---Ken-Evoys-Response/

Slow And Steady Wins The Race!

Have patience, and build for long-term success.

I couldn't disagree more.

If you think an online business is a get rich quick scheme or if you want to just produce rubbish and spam the web with it, then yes, it may be difficult for you.

If however you think this is a business and it requires work and effort then it isn't over.

Did you actually read the whole article? It's actually a pitch. The last sentence is...

Finally, if you think it's way too late for you to try, you're probably right.

its never to late to start but it gets more challenging every day to rank well due to competition and algorithms - if you focus on creating original content for people to read and engage on your site and keep at it for years then even a beginner can find success.

everyones a beginner at some point.

And not everybody relies on Google for traffic. There are other sources.. perish the thought..

It has become a little harder especially if you are using Google for traffic but that does not mean to say it is too late.

As for recent algorithm changes, I am sure there has been some changes on the types of backlinks Google is willing to accept but most of the news has been about Content and the Farmer.

I don't think it's impossible to succeed now. In fact, the guys who started 10 years ago probably think that it's much easier these days to begin, with all the information available freely. They had to discover everything back then, remember?

Yes,

The easy days when $100 bills would shoot out of your USB port are behind us.

It was never easy. Not ever. Perhaps with enough horsehoes up you a$$ you could become that 1 in 5 000 000 who actually make "5 Figures In A Month Online" in a few weeks, but for the rest of us, IM is like anything else in this life. To get what you want from it, you have to put tireless energy into it - along with a belief in yourself that isn't easy for some.

Google's update only made things harder for people who have no business being in IM in the first place. Google just devalued one technique that was used by certain types to "game" the system. Expect more of this to come. So here's an idea... don't come at IM as a business you can "game" for quick cash. Come at this business adding value straight out of the gate, and you'll cruise past every single update google hands this industry, every time.

If you are one of those who want to add more crap to the internet you deserve to be hunted down by Google and be punished for it.

If you are not, the opportunity is there, you just need to add quality content to the web and you can succeed.

Its never too late. I have done some pretty bad mistakes and im not really happy right now. Work hard and try to establish a plan.

Its never too late to start. I am a beginner and started my career as a web developer but very much interested now in seo. I am learning new things every day and very much confident of my success. Whatever you do you have to start one day. It doesn't matter when you started but waht matter is how far you want to go.

Read all the post, that really cheered me up matter of fact. I really thought I had no chance of taking in part of the game only because I didn't start up sooner. I was better off regretting and whining but NO, there is still slight chance of making a dime on the internet.

But if you think about it, producing 'quality content' on a product which is already marketed is much more difficuilt instead of just publishing random content and boosting its ranking via backlinks. But now, according to the article regarding Google, the effects of backlinking seems to be turned off. Which now means spending MUCH more time on single piece of product and promoting it every time with unique 'quality' content.

All this means is now cash to time ratio is significantly should decrease i.e will take much more time generating money then before.

Also, we need WSO's VERISON 2.0 PANDA EDITION!!!!!

Just because Google has changed their algorithms doesn't mean it's too late for beginners. Somebody out there is doing something right to get on page 1. Find out what those sites are, reverse engineer their SEO techniques and duplicate the process as many times as you can until you achieve the same results.

There was an internet gold rush in the 90's, but that is over. OK so now you have to work hard for success. Still, it is not impossible for you. Key is to do what you enjoy. That way you will be very happy in your area.

Just keep this thought in mind, once you start your already half way done.

Cheers

Oh God yeah. If your business model was spewing SEO keyword garbage articles all over the Internet to get high ranking garbage delivered to searchers, then it's dead. Gone. Kaput.

A lot of people actually have written quality, interesting content all along and have only gained by the recent Google Panda Bear/Farmer change.

If you've already given up before you started, why are you here?

Google is just trying to make things better for people.

I know that I don't like to search for the answer to something only to land on a page with unreadable, unhelpful spun content. Do you?

When you pick a low competition niche that you really care about and now about, the game starts to change. You produce better content. Write content that gets shared. Enjoy it and make money helping people.

Don't give up, just keep digging and dig deeper!

This is scarcity thinking at it's worst. I have the complete opposite view. I've been online for over a decade and in my opinion, I see this period, right now, as the greatest time in history to get started. Even compared to the 1990s where all you had to do was send out an e-mail blast to your list and make an easy 3,4, and 5 figure payday.

Google is actually less than 8% of all internet traffic (most people cite the famous 15% but in reality it's far, far less, especially when you in throw in mobile devices such as smart phones and tablets).

Another thing to consider is that more and more internet marketers are using a hybrid model of offline and online marketing tactics. We use press releases, guest spots on radio shows, and are experimenting with local cable television. Mobile advertising is taking off, and these are just a few examples.

So, no, the sky-is-not-falling; if nothing else, jump in now with the abundance of opportunities that are out there. Being a beginner today you have 100x more information that many of us had 5-10 years ago. Don't allow other people or media sources to dictate your destiny. I sure don't.

Several new internet marketing millionaires are created every single day. And this trend will continue to grow, despite the economy because there are those that see opporunities and know how to jump on them.

RoD

Hi,

I totally agree with Richard.

Neo

From my point of view, this Google update was aimed only at content farms with scammy content and very low quality articles. If you write half decent content and publish it mainly on your own sites, not publishing badly spinned stuff in thousands of articles directories nothing much will change.

But in some google searches the quality is still very bad though. You see pages and pages of automatically made for google sites with no content at all but the keywords stuffed in the URLs. I hope the next update is aimed at those.

I forgot which speaker said this, but it made a big impression on me many moons ago:

"If Google going out of business puts you out of business, then you don't have a well-diversified, well-planned business strategy."

RoD

You can't worry about every little (or big) change google makes. I just read a Time magazine article that said google tests out something like 6000 changes to their algorithm a year and implements 500 annually. Thats like 1 and 1/3 changes a day. If you worried about everyone you would go crazy!

Another thing the article said was that even tho sites like ezine were droping in rank sites like e-how were improving. So there are still oportunities out there to use.

I dont know if all that is true. I'm sure there are some people here who know more but there is still money to be made out there sure it may take quality content but thats ok!

I'm sorry that you feel discouraged. You really needn't be. I think the point of Panda is that all of us should:

1) post decent, original content that makes sense for people to read & use, and

2) think very carefully about where you accept backlinks from.

We just have to have more respect for how we contribute to the Internet.

Mine is one of the sites that's benefited from Panda. That's probably because, as a copywriter, I care about trying to provide good, thorough content on my blog. (CopyClique.com). I also never chose to fill my site with ads.

I'm glad that "little people" like you and me have a more fair chance to rise in the SERPs. That's what Panda has done so far, in my opinion. It's giving exposure to people who really try to give quality content, and not just buy a bunch of links to rise on the search pages.

Forget the "too late" song and force yourself to do something... anything... that moves you toward positive action. I, for one, procrastinated for ... well more time than I want to admit online. I read everything, bought WSOs, studied, etc.

Then I realized that I was just putting off really getting started. Here's my secret: Take some action doing something that you believe will work. It it doesn't work, see what you can tweak. If all that fails, move to something else.

Bottom line: Most of us who are making shekels online didn't fall into success overnight. We went through the detour sometimes labeled "Failure." But it's only a detour, not a destination, unless you decide to quit there.

As Winston Churchill reportedly said: "Never, never, never give up!"

As many others have pointed out, it's never too late to get started in any business, online or offline.

We've seen fast-food places for DECADES, yet new ones spring up all the time. There are always new clothing manufacturers, retail stores, and even car companies (which require HUGE investments).

If it's not too late for those types of businesses, it's certainly not too late for an Internet business, which is still a relatively young industry.

Unique content blogs always there to compete.Try to avoid content farms