General advice for newbie in IM?

focus and determination - too many people get sidetracked by the next shiney thing and therefore loose focus. Ive done it several times. Be determined - in my experience it takes time any IM business needs constant work even when you think Oh I can't be bothered because Im not getting anywhere - so many people give up just before its starting to come together & work out

Always have a Plan and Stay Focus on your plan. Do not keep jumping from one project to another project, and master traffic generation. With this two, i am sure that you will be earning your first dollar online very soon.

CY

DO:
- focus;
- work on ONE method at a time;
- rinse and repeat.

DON`T:
- quit if it seems to be "too hard" some days.

Hi Arcanetyro. Hmmm...

Sit down.
Do extensive market research.
Sit down.
Formulate product/service, website and onsite and offsite content development plans.
Sit down.
Formulate business workflow systems.
Sit down.
Formulate marketing campaign plans.
Sit down.
Formulate business growth and expansion plans.
Sit down.
Optimize your plans further.
Sit down.
Implement those plans.
Sit down.
Monitor the results of your implemented plans.
Sit down.
Constantly improve your plans...

Yes, I was like you before, chasing after the shiny penny, but now I get myself more grounded to focus on just one thing. It takes more effort to keep starting something new and it's also less productive.

My mantra now is Make a written plan, Be accountable to it, Stay focus, Keep at it to master it well and Never give up.

Wishing you the best in restarting IM!

When I started IM, I wasn't successful at all. My main problem was obviously I didn't take action at all because I was too busy trying to learn the new technic and endup not using it because I had to learn the next one again.

At that time, I was definitivly younger than you and I couldn't understand how to stick at something even if their is only a long-term benifit.

do have a lead capture page and auto responders. Don't pitch, try and focus on your prospect, what they like, where they're from etc and you should see results!
All the best

Stay positive, keep trying and don't give up too quickly.

Focus stands for Follow One Course Until Successful.

seomoz (whiteboard friday videos), backlinks hydra (terry kyle) and google channel on youtube. start learning.

Start with one method that fit you the most, that means if you have a lot of time and less money to with articles and seo, if you have more money less time go with PPC, PPV, SEM
Those things are TRAFFIC METHOD ONLY!
your Business will be the sites you will build.
There are Thousand sites you can build, sell products, collect leads, build a blog and put adsence in it, build a forum at you niche.....you just need to be creative...

i'm a newer, for your question, I think I temporarily couldn't think of a good proposal, but I think they are reasonable

Write down things that you know best, then implement them. BUT one by one, do not bounce from one idea to another. Stick to the best topic you know, do a research, read and constantly learn new things. Have passion about what you are doing. Good luck!

take massive action.

stop writing asking for tips and start testing things out for yourself

Focus ...

Always , work one project at a time .

Research is they key, try not to waste time on ideas that have been used a million times already. Everything you do will be trial and error as something that works for one person may not work for everyone.
Don't take on too many things at once, keep it simple until you find something that works.
If you have trouble doing certain jobs or don't have the time(some jobs take forever to complete), outsource. There are plenty of places to get work done for you at very good rates, I use Mturk and Fiverr for many jobs that I don't have the time to do myself, or don't have the ability to do well enough.
Keep to ideas and niches you have a passion for to start with as it will work out much easier to keep that quality content flowing.
Enjoy what you do, the last thing you want is to spend your time doing something that bores the hell out of you, you may as well get a normal job if you want to do that,lol.

+1

You need as well to make a plan of action. Set yourself a goal and what you need to do to reach this goal. Then everyday work on this plan.

I think the most important is to believe in yourself and to keep going.

Even if your parents or your best friends discourage you, if you believe in yourself, you will succeed.

Hey there, welcome to internet marketing!

A lot of people have already said it - but stick to it, don't give up, have a plan of action, and execute it!

If you run into obstacles, just keep going.

Okay... not tangible advice (like go to x site and do x step for money) - but honestly these fundamentals will help you everywhere in life.

Try to learn as much as possible, try new things and never give up!

Hi arcanetyro,

I'm a beginner too, and like yourself, I too started poking at IM a while back, but hung it on the shelf when it didn't produce the results I wanted as fast as I wanted. And again, like you, I've recently returned, although this time with a different mindset. I purchased some software and courses, some were good and were kept, some I returned.

Then I started crawling WF, reading everything I could come across that interests me to update myself and pick up new tips. And the more I read, the louder this voice inside my head became,; "Stop reading and start working!"
I realized I'm doing the same mistake that I did the first time; I'm looking for a "get rich quick" solution. The helpful tips and replies of the more successful and experienced marketers in here started to gradually blend and get focused and narrowed into this; "Stop waisting your time reading on what you already have found the answer and solution for, create a business strategy and a plan of action, and then execute that plan! Set it into action, the landing pages won't build themselves, and your list won't magically have hundreds or thousands of subscribers in it over night, and your page won't rank on the first page of Google all by itself! Get to work! And keep working!"

I think that most of us beginners become too easily mesmerized by all the flashy stuff that keeps distracting us while we keep running around like headless chickens trying to figure out the next best way to have 500 sales in our CB accounts in a week. All the pro's in here say the same thing: think ahead and start working.

I believe that one of the main reasons why so many of us beginners fail in this industry is because we don't enter it with the right mindset; we think like gamblers, looking for a quick buck, not like marketers who make long term business plans and strategies and work consistently towards the end results of those plans, constantly monitoring and tweaking the results for maximum impact.

So, get to it fellow marketer. Get started. And remember; there is nothing called "get rich overnight on autopilot". Time to roll up the sleeves and start working!


Alex

I believe it all starts by finding the correct niche/subniche etc then by eyeing up the competition.

You also have a very simple option to get you going, and that is the WSOs.

Try HEAVILY researching methods in one area of internet marketing, learn it until you'd consider yourself a pro in the area then create your own WSO from it. (warrior special offer)

The best thing about WSOs are you have the traffic, you have the sales platform and you have people who are looking to buy. All you need to do is create a product that is worthwhile. That does take time and effort, however if you work hard, you could potentially break even just from a single sale (if your WSO is $40). It is very low risk, very easy to create & can give you some extra startup capital.