Newbies - Where You Should Start

I wanted to start this thread because I keep seeing the same questions from newbies, wondering where to start making money online, being dazed and confused.

Here's what you need to know:
1. You will most likely not make a lot of money in a few weeks, or possibly a few months. Yes, there are a few exceptions, but that is not the way it works. Internet marketing is like starting any other business from scratch. It takes time to mature and develop, but once that happens, it can snowball quickly.

2. That being said, IM takes a lot less time than traditional businesses and also takes a lot less money. But usually, it will take some money, but like I said, wayyyyy less than other traditional businesses. If you have the time, you can work day and night, and still won't produce the results that you would if you could invest some money.

3. The best way to make money, IMO is to find a niche, find a need to fill within that niche, construct an offer to sell, whether it's an affiliate product, or your own, build a website and sales page to sell that offer (this could be a blog or not), drive customers to that website and sales page, people buy, add customers to your list, keep emailing them and selling to them over and over again. Keep driving new customers, keep building your customer list.

That's really it. That's all you need to do.

I know others do make money in a variety of other ways - selling Kindle ebooks, CPA offers, website design, offering services, etc. etc. BUT, the true business model, the one that can sustain a real business for years, and make you a lot of money, is the one I mentioned above.

This model is followed by all successful businesses, whether online or not. Every business sells products to fill a need, then they develop a list of customers to sell over and over again - every single one. Think about all the businesses out there, and how they do that. They all do it. You should too!

Don't get stuck in the circle of one make money online method after another.
Don't do it.

Take that business model above and research all you can about how to do that. Buy courses, search this and other forums, etc. etc. There are many ways to implement that business model, and you'll need to find the one that's best for you. Don't get sidetracked by other things.

That, IMO is what I would do if I were still a newbie. Trust me, I've tried almost every way to make money online there is, and in the end, it all comes down to this.

I hope this post was informative, and by all means, starting a thread on the topic would be a great way to help newbies.