New, Ignorant, Impressionable, Willing to Listen & Learn

[Craig Mattice]

Let me put this another way. I have begun a serious journey in learning internet marketing. I desire direction as to where you would point me to find the best "system," "program," or "product" of value to a beginner.

I have heard of PPC Coach, Wealthy Affiliate, MLM Leads System Pro, Site-Sell, Site-Build it, and Instant MLM Squeeze Pages products. To say I'm totally overwhelmed and confused is an understatement.

I'm looking to you for advice, insights, experiences, straight information.

I know there is a quality way to learn internet marketing and all it entails. I desire to exploit the internet, develop a business, expand on my existing home business and develop a consistent reliable income.

About all I can say about my level of internet experience, I started my own personal blog on Blogspot last April, I'm active on several forums, I've written and published articles and book reviews, and I do have an internet presence enough to garner the first four Google pages with my name. So what! Big deal, right? Help me out, please.

The above direction would include any other Warrior boards I should visit.

Thank you for taking your time to read and respond. Your comments are appreciated.

[radhika]

To say I'm totally overwhelmed and confused is an understatement.

Start with Autoblogging (do a search here on 'autoblogging')
Create your own product (on what you like + with demand)
Promote handfull of affiliate products (just few which gives you instant commission)

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[Sonni]

You didn't mention the 30 Day Challenge it's FREE and you will learn a lot about the basics of IM with Ed Dale and his team. They start newbies up with Wordpress Direct which is a form of auto blogging you get 3 free sites to start and plenty of how to videos on everything to do with affiliate marketing.
I'm and ex peep of the 30 DC and recommend it for newbies.
Sonni

[d.noland]

Craig,
Excellent question. I ask it every day, "what next". Personally, I like free stuff. IMHO free stuff is best unless and until it does not work. Free stuff teaches you more than buying some guru's product, and increases your personal value. I suggest associating with a good affiliate or two, not to make 'mounds of cash', but to monetize your efforts and keep money flowing into your marketing efforts. Hopefully, the income from the free stuff funds your paid stuff. There is also a lot to be said for offline marketing. So much is online these days, it seems that the olden days of offline marketing have been long forgotten.

Your best bet is to pick one thing and focus on it. As you have already alluded to, it is way to easy to get distracted. Whether you choose to focus on article marketing, posting, groups, etc.

The best program or system is one you learn a ton from that does not cost you anything. You can find most of your information for free on the internet if you just dig a little deeper.

My last comment would be, find a mentor if at all possible. This could help you focus and significantly decrease your learning curve. You can get there without one, but it will definitely take you longer and it will be more painful.

Good Luck.