I doubt that anyone is trying to stifle noobs since
most of them aren't going to do anything anyway.

It is your responsibility to educate yourself so that
you know the difference between a con job and
legitimate information.

And if you are not able to do that, I suggest that
you stay off YouTube for marketing tutorials.

IMO you don't really have any trust issues, you
are just looking for excuses not to get started.

I could write a list of excuses for inaction as long
as your arm, but I won't.

Making excuses is human nature, so you're fine.

DABK has it right - at least in terms of your one example of what you perceive may b e misinformation.

Choosing a niche you are passionate about is convenient and is absolutely wonderful if what you are passionate about is something that gets a lot of traffic, has great profit potential and has low competition. Unfortunately, those three things have never been a perfect match in my decades of experience.

I stopped worrying about selling things I was passionate about in my first year of eCommerce sales and found out something you seldom read about from the "gurus" - find a niche with decent traffic, fairly low competition and good profits, regardless of whether or not you know a thing about it. Learn the basics from the sites already ranking for that niche and launch your site. I assure you, when you start getting sales, you'll become FAR MORE passionate about the niche and you'll do everything you can to learn as much about it as you can in order to make your site even better. I've built more than 150 profitable websites using that as the basis for choosing a niche.

You made some valid points .

I will say that there are a few influencers online who are genuine and want to see you win .

Yes,trust plays a major role in being successful online especially seeing the way things are with people and money .

Not everyone has your best interest but don't think that everyone is,out to get you .

People will follow you for years or months and won't say a word or buy anything from you until they have.enoigh confidence to trust you .

Do your research on people and you'll be alright

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In other words, so many noobs stifle themselves...they don't need our effort.

definitely don't rely on YouTube for marketing advice. Well, don't rely ONLY on yt. You should always do your own research and on the trust factor, I'm with you. You can never trust "free" tips or similar unless they are from a legitimate source. Which again, there have been scandals involving "legitimate sources" numerous times. So these days it's become increasingly difficult to build trust.
But sometimes having initiative is more than enough to get started with something. If you have a specific liking and attachment to something and believe you could do good, go for it. You will be better and have more motivation to work on that niche.

I would suggest stop overthinking, sometimes making mistakes can make you more aware of what you want to follow. Pay attention to actually being active on the work you are putting and not being idle. Most people these days just idle because of lack of motivation, and their excuse is that it's difficult. Ofc it is, not everyone can take the extra step. Step out of the majority and be an achiever, a doer.

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I think they just want money.

They try to give some valuable info about the topic they cover and have some knowledge about that, but in my opinion they don't cover the juicy stuff of how does the thing work so you have to gather different info and make a picture of the situation by yourself and you can try out different strategies and just keep going till when you find the solution.

What insight! To think that INTERNET MARKETERS would go online to sell to noobs (and others) just to make money!


Almost like having a JOB, isn't it?

This thread is ridiculous. Sure, I suppose there are a few losers out there trying to cash in on noobs and gain a quick buck in the short term. It's a bad business model, however.

Anyone who is trying to make real money coaching noobs is going to do everything they can to provide value and make it as easy as possible for them to succeed. Doing that makes it possible to make even more money with upsells and obtain referrals from those noobs.

Really, who is going to to be a better long term customer - one who has seen some success from what you have taught them or one who has failed?

Even though I have sold courses, I have always bought plenty of them from others, too - not only to broaden my horizons, but to, perhaps, get some new insight into models that I teach, myself. That said, I'm not sure if anything I have ever purchased didn't provide some value.

Frankly, the vast majority of noobs fail because they do not implement what is taught in courses. They skip steps, they try to do things an "easier" way or they just don't understand that part of the process IS failing. Any course that promises that you will succeed no matter what niche you choose is a red flag. You may have to toss up 3-5-7-10 websites until you find the golden ticket. It's real work, it takes time and a bit of a thick skin (and often, some luck) .

We have been in eCommerce for many, many years and have built more than 200 websites. They all are not winners. The key is finding out relatively quickly whether the niche you have chosen has potential and if not, dumping it and moving onto the next potentially viable niche in your list of things to try. If you hit on 10-20% of your ideas, you're doing pretty good!