Competitive Edge Of A Newbie

Good video that explains the advantages of being new. It's about new college professors, but it could be applied to Internet Marketer newbies as well.

Notice how each main bullet point advantage can be applied to I.M if you're new. Notice anything else shocking in the video? Let's see who has the sharp entrepreneur's eagle eye.

Hi, thanks for the generous input and video clip. Agree a new person is likely to be more open, willing to try new stuff and possibly more hungry than others to succeed. Will keep this in mind


In CPA marketing, think a newbie has some advantages. Of course, not necessarily true since as green as leaves. Below is what thinking aloud:


1. Firstly, would be unrealistic that majority of newbies are as good as the established affiliates. After all, the latter group has gained precious experience in terms of offer selection, targeting, optimisation etc.


2. This leads to the thought that perhaps a good idea not to compete head on at the beginning while giving some time for the newbies to polish up their IM skill sets.


3. Putting in the established affiliates' shoes, they probably like to specialise in some evergreen niches like dating, games and dieting. So that they could just take an easier path of plugging in new similar offers to replace those which have either expired or reached their caps.


4. Thus, perhaps newbies could use this to its advantage and avoid such niches when they start out. Reasoning is that it's better to earn less $ and in a much harder way than in the red for a much much longer time. And possibly get demoralised and give up.


5. Another way to avoid a head on clash is in the ad network used. The better guys are more likely to go for network which offer them high quality traffic so as to maximise their profit. So can a newbie starts with a network which has lesser traffic or not so good quality traffic? Think worth trying out since such traffic probably costs lesser too.


6. Does a high payout equate to higher profit? At least theoretically, a high payout seem to give more room for a fatter profit margin. If the big boys are going for that, should newbies start with lower payouts first? Moreover, lower payout also mean smaller testing budget which in terms translate into the ability to test out more offers with the same budget.


7. As pointed out in earlier posts by the rest of the gentlemen, another way for the newbies is to think out of the box since they can bring fresh ideas into IM.


In summary, newbies has an edge to think out of the box since they can bring in a different perspective. To avoid a head on clash, they could consider starting out with less popular niche, lower payout and work with a less established ad network. This might allow them to polish their skill sets and get profitable in a shorter time frame.


And when they are ready, they could always consider going mainstream. After all, with more competition, it means they could grow faster professionally.

Think below can also bump up one's belief:


a. Read on success story of established marketers, especially those which details how they started out and the obstacles they overcame.


b. For more recent success stories, can turn to those recent follow on campaigns of newbies. If they can do it, why not you if the approaches are similar? Firstly, it beefs up confidence. Secondly, can learn from their experiences.

Some good comments here.

Take note that one thing that matters is the attitude of the newbie. If the newbie has the attitude and beliefs that "this is too hard" or "I can't do this" than that can hinder progress drastically. However if their attitude is that they can do this and they lack fear of the obstacles ahead--this can be a serious advantage.

Some of the biggest breakthroughs in human history have been from people that were ignorant to the fact that they "shouldn't have been able to do that". They pushed forward with absolute certainty. Fear and doubt is learned. That doesn't mean you want to keep touching the hot stove, but a newbie's blind determination can definitely help them make progress quickly.

You speak truth, but I see from a different perspective. Those are not marketers imho, they are followers and be as such do not even have that mentality to begin with. They are nothing more than a self employed employee.

I do get it though, most wont even get to that point. Most will fall by the wayside claiming IM is a scam and for fools only. LOL, All it takes is one person to show that it can be successful and then it is possible to succeed.

I dont look at the "gurus" so that I can copy them. I look at the gurus so I can understand what separates them from those that are not successful. Its not their methods or strategies that will get you to where you want to be, but their attitude and decision making that will.

I have read about some marketers spending thousands and thousands of dollars. Endless sleepless night. Drowning in debt. Yet they never stopped. They never thought this is a scam or impossible. They just kept going until they finally found the path for them. Why does that even matter, because when all those people where ridiculing them, when all those people were standing alone, they didnt allow the BS to overtake their drive to achieve their goal.

A strong suggestion to anyone reading this. If you cant stand on your own two feet and be ready for the hardships and difficulties involved in this industry, then maybe you should just go get a traditional job. This requires much more than "copy & paste" tactics and $7 ebooks.

Skip to 20:20 in this vid:

Cool, slipped the mind newbies have the advantage to ask questions as they come across them :^)