Is Internet Marketing Dead?

No, not even close. Though based on what you wrote, I think you already knew that. IMHO, it's an even better time to start an online business than ever before in history. I see more opportunities today than I did just 5 years ago, even 3 years ago. With so many new market places, channels of distribution, mobile devices, tablets, etc. out there, it boggles my mind.

I've been at this for more than a decade and I've made just about every mistake in the book. There is certainly something to be said on focusing on one business at a time because you can scale up as high as the market (and your budget) will allow you to.

RoD

I dont think IM is dead. You have to change your tactis often if you are not successing. In my view IM is more challenging than what it was in 2009.

things have changed and it has become harder to make money but is it dead? definitely not!!!

LOL! It's just getting going! Can hardly believe how much has changed in the last couple of years even. Makes me wonder what will come next...

With so many different ways to market online - from mobile websites and QR codes to link building and the latest Google social media and everything else in between - IM is well and truly ALIVE!

It would certainly be more risky, putting all their eggs into one basket. Who knows what's around the corner.

Is this question at all even necessary?

Internet marketing is another kind of medium to utilize.

A good business can integrate online and offline marketing together. They operate synergistically and not treated as silos.

Instead of saying it's dead and creating hysteria on the warriorforum, what about saying IM is evolving instead as society grows and changes....

Is this thread some kind of prank???


Answer to question: NO

Next question, SMH.

Internet marketing isn't even close to dead, it's more alive than ever before. The only thing that might be dead is the idea of internet marketing as a way of making money without providing value. Well yeah, that may be "dead," but who was better off when it was alive?

It's not going to die any time in the near future. It is a huge field with lots of people in it. The competition is so fierce that it might appear to some as dead. However, there is a huge market for internet marketing, and there is a lot of money to be earned. However, only the most determined, hardworking and talented people will get their hands on it.

yes its dead, now scram pesky competition, be gone with you

Of course it is. But I am just too slow or stupid to quit.

j/k

Are threads that ask if something is dead dead yet?

It's definitely not dead! There may be more competition now, but there's also much more opportunity in terms of markets and platforms.

It's tough to make a start, but you're right - focus is the key. I think the reason so many fail is because of the sheer breadth of opportunity there is, actually. It's difficult to pin just one thing down and stick to it long enough for it to work.

No it's not dead and no it's not any harder. IMO anyone who says any of these things is either:

A) Terrible at marketing.

B) Uneducated on what "marketing" really is.

C) Lazy.

D) Content pirate.

E) Spammer.

F) All of the above.

I could probably go through the entire alphabet but you get the point...

Look around, is it dead. Yes we may be able to focus our attention on 1 aspect, just 1 niche and make money. I have noticed most Imers are a little hyper and need that constant choice. It is how you manage the choices and work them that counts.

For me, one of my resolves for the year is to finish one thing before another this time. I think this will help me do better and focus better.

I had five projects at the end of 2011, I put four in a warmer and working on one.
Also I never could do forums. I have been in internet marketing for years, before most knew what IM meant. I hated forums, mainly the low life's that crawl underneath the radar. I am doing good, about 150 posts and no infringements lol. My mouth usually overloads my brain.

I came here to help people though. I do believe I have to give, give, give before I should recieve, so my signature will be blank till I think I have earned my keep.

Thanks for asking.

Last I checked big firms are spending 50% - 85% of marketing budgets online. And that number keeps rising. Far from dead. Keep plugging away.

Yep, they buried it yesterday.

Thanks god the rest of the family is still alive so I have some to do tomorrow.

Did you already see the price of rice in China?

G.

No, not at all.

If anything, it has become more complicated and evolved.

I have been doing internet marketing for 12 years. It has changed a lot over the years. There is a lot more competition now, than there was a couple years ago. Everyday there are more and more trying to get the piece of the pie. With more players, the share of the pie gets smaller.

I can only speak for myself. I know it's not dead because I constantly scale up my efforts every month and am almost making 5 figures a month.

Losing my 9-5 was, in effect, the best thing that ever happened to me, because I know I never would have discovered Internet Marketing otherwise.

Since starting my business it's been an amazing and fulfilling journey, and not worrying about money anymore has improved the quality of my life tenfold.

In my opinion, internet Marketing is only going to get bigger and bigger as many folks find out that working for someone elsw just doesn't pay.

IM will NEVER die... well unless the World Wide Web does.

Internet marketing is still alive and kicking. As long as you have the ability to build a list, you're gonna have a money maker on your hand. Even though article marketing has taken a hit from Panda, it can still deliver traffic back to your website, and get website owners to put your content on their website. So IM is still good. A rugged marketing plan is necessary though.

Much better to concentrate on 1 or 2 niches in IMHO as you will be flitting around too much otherwise, nail one, so you don't have to do so much work on it and then move to the next one and concentrate on that

Another important point in answering this question is to understand the motives and intentions of those that participate.

A successful Internet Marketer might not just be the 1000+ Product Launch Gurus and might not equally be the ones that make a full-time sustainable income through their efforts.

success is very individual, for example success could be a blog that makes no money but has many followers, success could be recognition of a perspective, success could be a purpose to meet on line and feel connected, success could be finding friends of a simillar mind and success could be whatever success is to you.

If you set achievable and realistic goals along your way to success, at each step you will find success in a minor way, have something to celebrate and the motivation to continue. If you set the target to earn 7 figures a month, then you will more likely fail to achieve that target, so again success is relative to your dreams or destination.

My next goal is to be in attendance at the next Warrior Live Event in March 2012. this is achievable but, being from the UK, is not as low a destination as some might think. My estimated budget will be around $5k and so that is my aim for now. If I am there, I have succeeded and if I see 250 other marketers there then Internet Marketing is certainly not dead in their eyes.

I belong to several Skype chatrooms and each day, more people join, starting off on their search for their dreams, whatever they might be. These people will all buy IM products, these people will all fuel the market and these people will become the market. And these people will be followed by more people and more people.

Everyone knows this question was just a stimulant and a way maybe to increase post counts but judging by the number of responses, it is also a question that is worthy of some consideration further than a one liner.

Ok, nuff said.

Internet marketing will never die, it is just going threw a massive change cycle. If a person is not updated to constant changes of demographics and what makes the wheel go round then they will be out of touch very swiftly.


John

Internet marketing is growing and it's going local.

I've written a blog about this new local component blog dot getseconds dot com

There is huge opportunity in the new local marketing component for people who want to come up to speed and start servicing local business owners who, for the most part, will want to pay a professional to handle the technical stuff.

I'm not very creative so for me it's just a numbers game. Use a tried and tested model that works and scale it up. That's the only sustainable method that works for me. Everyone is different though.

As above, internet marketing is just a means to an end. Its no different in fundamentals from any other form of marketing. The only things that 'die' are the services and products, not the marketing.

Kev

internet marketing is not dead, I think that thinks change ad we must do things different and adapt

Yes, it's definitely dead. Quit and go home!

(...and leave more for me. )

Not dead. Just like always it requires hard work and perseverance.

Internet marketing has just begun.

It is no secret that the Internet has changed (a lot) over the past several years. And due to the changes in technology and how consumers buy, the Internet marketing world has had to change too. Change is good though and it does not mean that a certain field is dead, just because it is not exactly the same as it used to be. I also have to question the motive behind those out there who do claim that the field is dead due to several reasons.

I think its more powerful than ever but as one commenter posted - the programs are over saturated, for instance trying to run a website traffic exchange or mailer program is pretty much worthless, it costs more to operate than the profits warrant.

Do you know what you are asking? If Internet Marketing is dead, there will be no URL which you see advertising online, there will be no online shops or websites selling stuffs, no more banner or adsense seen on the internet, you will never receive an email which promote something, and there will be no one visiting warriorforum, so do you still think that Internet Marketing is dead?

The internet business is only growing especially with all of the mobile devices being produced each year...It is livelier than ever!

I think posts like this should be dead, they are used only as a way to get the forum into a heated debate over nothing. These outrageous and misleading headlines are rather annoying and this is coming from a new member. Seems to me this method of posting is a chance for some to puff out their chests like roosters in heat, "I'm right and this is why..." or to spam with one liners to increase their overall post count.

If IM was dead you wouldn't even have to ask the question to begin with. You know it's not, I know it's not and any smart marketer knows it's not dead it's just not for everyone. I would liken IM to the gold rush, some people will be smart in their choices they make online and find gold while others will chase wild dreams and end up with a bunch of useless fool's gold.

Which do you want to fall in?

Internet is just a media, and marketers use it to advertise their offers, so it is no much difference from advertising on traditional medias.

What you mean if you say Internet marketing is dead?

This media is dead, absolutely not.

Marketing is dead, no way.

Dead? Good question. Nope.

It's Only getting better!

More people are starting to use the Internet every day. So there is a constant rise of traffic online now and one that will 'keep growing'

As long as there are websites making money, it's not dead.

And since we are here on a website....well I think it's safe to say that it's alive

Is Internet marketing Dead? Is Email Marketing Dead? Is (fill in the blank) _____ DeaD??

NO.. Never WAS "Dead" and never will be "Dead". It's dead in your mind.

When you have the wrong mindset and a losing mentality you are fighting an uphill battle. The only time something is ever "Dead" is when you give up and quit!

Internet marketing will never 'be dead' the way that i see it is that internet marketing is only growing.

And fast!

You see all around you, computers, mobiles, tablets all these different devices that you can advertise to. allowing yourself to generate more income and leads!

So i would say keep going with internet marketing.

Its the only place that i know to date, that you can reach highly targeted visitors for extremely low prices.

Hope this helped.

Hi,
I don't think Internet Marketing is dead because currently I am doing it in a position of SEO. So No Internet marketing is not dead.
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Internet Marketing Strategies Analysis

Like anything, some aspects that used to work in internet marketing have died. That just means others have come alive and replaced them. Internet marketing doe not die, it evolves.

No, Internet marketing in not dead. It is a better time to start online business and earn money faster. Some ideas and strategies are changed now but internet marketing is still working.

Internet marketing is on life support with orders to not resuscitate.