Internet Marketing For Beginners

Hi Thelma,

Welcome to the Warrior Forum.

If you are a complete newbie then you need to go here. Its free to join and you will get day by day & step by step info presented in video, audio and pdf.

I promise you will learn tons and never look at internet marketing the same way again.

Good Luck!

If your use of the word "Aloha" means you are in Hawaii I am jealous! I'm in Michigan and it's cold, dark, dank, misty, and dreary right now. I need sunshine! Welcome and great first post.

I'm sure others will give you lots of suggestions, but here are a few that come to mind...

(1) Learn as much about search engine optimization as you can.

(2) Join the War Room here because you can get the equivalent of a college education in affiliate marketing there.

(3) Think about getting a hosting account at somewhere like hostgator. If you don't design web pages yourself you can host a WordPress blog on your own hosting account to sell things from (go to wordpress.org). Or--you can use WordPress right out of the can and keep it hosted at wordpress.com. You have more control over your blog if you host it on your own account.

(4) Find a niche you're interested in and Google around to see how people are selling things there. Get ideas for pre-sell pages for affiliate products.

That's a start, but you'll get more good advice from others.

My suggestions as to what a newbie should know are more regarding attitude than the technical aspects of it. They need patience and perseverance, because success doesn't happen overnight. Being doggedly determined to keep going, even through the months when it seems nothing's really happening, will eventually result in success, as long as you're following sound marketing principles, that is.

I also think beginners need to have a decent understanding of the way the web and marketing works before diving into the deep end. I've found that with my students, some are more concerned about the teeny details than understanding the big picture. There's a place and time for details, but when you're starting out, you have to have a grasp on the overall basic idea so you know what you're working toward.

As for the technical side, I agree a self-hosted Wordpress.org site is a great place to start. It's not everyone's cup of tea but it's a successful platform for many.

1. Definitely go for the war-room, there's really a lot of information in there
2. Don't try to buy every system you see that promises making you money because you'll end up spending a lot of money and not doing anything.
3. I would personally recommend word-press over blogger because of the endless plug-ins that you can get.
4. spend a couple of weeks reading about how affiliate marketing works, how you can make money, how to generate traffic etc....and you feel like you have an over-view of how the system works, then you can pick a direction and a way to go...of course you can come back to the forums to consult your fellow warrior if you have any issues.

Hi Thelma.

My advice to any beginner would be to start building a list of subscribers straight away.

Choose one source of list building knowledge and follow it. As the others have suggested get web hosting and buy a domain name. On that domain name set up a squeeze page (a page that allows people to enter their name and email address onto it in return for some content that they will find useful and could preferably get good results from).

I would reccommend Aweber as the service to host your lists (they will "look after" all the email addresses that you collect) and you can use them to send out automatic emails.

List building and building a relationship with your subscribers is the basis of all IM businesses. In fact I think it is the basis of all business. Period.

Choose one person to follow. Find someone who feels right for you. A good choice would be someone who you have bought a product from and have been happy with, especially with the information that they have given you.

What did they do well?

What were their emails like?

How were their products and what was good about them?

Don't try to reinvent the wheel, just add your own twist to it.

Good luck and I'll always be around to help.

Reach new heights!

Nathan

I think Nathan has the right instinct, but building a list can be pointless for a total newb. What are you going to send your list members that will add anything to their knowledge base or fulfill their needs? You have to learn before you can teach (advise, recommend, etc.). I do agree with Nathan that too many marketers wait way too long to start building a list (guilty as charged here), but right out of the gate, I think it's a bad idea.

I would say check out the War Room here, but don't get lost in there! It's easy to do. Find something that looks appealing to you and that has a track record of success. Embrace it with all you've got in terms of your energy and time. Focus on that one thing to the exclusion of all else until you see it through. Probably the single biggest contributor to newbie failure is bouncing around too much and chasing the quick buck. Discipline yourself and follow through on one thing.

John

Find a niche, there is a lot of info on this.

Write a squidoo lense for a long tail keyword (1 lens per keyword)

Write Ezine articles and backlink to your lenses

Keep buidling the web

If you want to cut down on wasting a lot of time and trouble and get started in the right direction, ...

...you should study up on, and then select a proven online business model to conduct.

Doing a lot of reading and not actually knowing what you should be looking for will only lead you to lots of confusion and info-overload.

Here's a thread that has helped a lot of beginners get their head on straight - quick.

http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...hese-days.html

All The Best!!

TL

Ps. You may want to look into the domain name model also.

TLTheLiberator, thanks for putting that link in. It's an excellent post. Johnnnson, thanks too.

If you look in all these posts there is an overriding theme. We all know that the main problem for people starting to learn internet marketing is being pulled in many different directions and not starting to learn one subject and sticking to it.

This is mainly because there are so many good marketers out there that use the weapons of influence... scarcity, recipriocity, social proof and so on, and for want of a better phrase, we become suckers!

Just remember, and this is not to scare you but inspire you. YOU ARE IN A REAL BUSINESS. Cut out all the noise of "instant millions" and "push button profits" and instead try for incremental success. Try to improve your business every day.

I believe in being honest. Zeuss doesn't agree that you should start building a list straight away as you may not have anything of value to give to the people who are subscribing to you. I see his point.

But I think, no matter what type of business you have, whether it be offline or online, or whether you choose one of the business models given in the link by TLTheLiberator, they all have one thing in common that would make your success with them a whole lot easier.

That would be having a list of potential customers (or prospects if thats what you want to call them).

Choose a subject you know about, or want to learn about.

Make something, of value that people can use to get a result.

A PDF report on the 10 best tips...on weeding your garden.

Record an audio (using free software called audacity (pc)) about how to get your kids out of bed.

Make a video (free screen recording software called camstudio and powerpoint) showing the best business models for an internet business, see above :-)

This forum is an excellent example of the fact that there is always something that you know that someone else doesn't, and vice versa, and anything that you learn you can share that with your subscribers, when they're on your list.

The beauty of it is. When you start to build a community, you can then ask them specifically what it is they are after.

What help do they need? What problems do they face?

When you get your replies, you can then use one of the business models in the link to provide your subscribers with the answers they are looking for.

Whether that be through affiliate marketing and finding somebody else who has created an "answer", or whether it be product creation and you creating the answer yourself.

You can be the goto guy/girl or you can be the middle man/woman. Your choice. But the point is you are being told what to do by the very people you are going to be serving, YOUR CUSTOMERS.

There is always something that you know, that someone else doesn't and wants to know.

Sorry for rambling guys.

I should have been in bed at least three hours ago.

Reach new heights people!

Nathan

Aloha Kakou
To all of you who provided valuable information, reaction, interaction, a bottom from my heart thank you.

I agree lots of information to sort through but definitely relevant to what a newbie need to know.

Mahalo nui loa (Thank you very much).
Aloha
Thelma Gima

I totally agree with Shannon. It's never too early
to start building a list.

Brian Edmondsen is the perfect example that you
don't have to be a "guru" to build a relationship with
that list, and it doesn't have to be a giant either.

Just pick a niche and get started.

You can study ahead of your people and send them
articles and info as you come across it.

Sure, a few people who join your list will know more
than you, but most won't so don't let it worry you.

I also agree with the Wordpress blog as a website.

If you host with a compnay like Hostgator, you not only
get low cost professional hosting, but you also get
added "plug in" software and scripts (like Wordpress)
that you can install with the click of a button.

In the beginning, you'll probably have to do everything
yourself, so a good bit of computer savvy is absolutely
necessary in my opinion.

You'd be surprised how many people come online to make
money or build a business and can't use a computer.

Now, if you got money, you can hire everything done.

Yanik Silver did/does.

But if you're like most of us, there's no money to hire
people to upload your files and set up your autoresponders;
build your websites, compile your ebooks, etc..

These are things you need to know if you can't afford to
hire it out.

Fortunately, there are hundreds of resources available for the
newbie in the form of videos and ebooks that show you
everything you need to know about these.

And yes, definitely join the War Room ASAP. It's worth every
penny, and then some!

Finally, welcome to the forum, and good luck. We're all here to
help in any way we can.

Michael

ThirtydayChallenge is great for beginners. I used it to study to promote my Own eBook that I've written, and I researched things brought up in it, like choosing a domain name, and now I'm making some nice additional income for a micro niche eBook that I wrote. All of the information is pretty basic, but good solid information.

...and no, I'm not affiliated with TDC.

Here is a repeat of what you have heard so many times.

The money is in the list. No list - no money.

To build and keep a list is not difficult, and not all that expensive to mantain ( I use Aweber), and if you send your subscribers just one newsletter a month, that will keep them happy so long as the info is of quality. On the other hand you can forward products to them, that you sign up as an affiliate and earn commission until you are in a position to teach others. When you feel ready you will create your own product from your own knowledge and experiences, whether it be information products or physical products. Your list of subscribers should be bringing you some sort of revenue every month.

Hey,guy.I think you'd better first focus on one thing and then work hard for it.Internet market is so wide,accordingly,there are so many chances for you.But at the same time you have to face various obstacles.Therefore,it's necessary for you to learn some basic skill first to get a good beginning.Thing related to websites,promotion on the Internet or market research are all very important to you.What's more,it also needs your devotion and focus.

Hi i am a newbie,
This is excellent help & contribution. Thank you everyone. I am gratefull on behalf of all newbie going through the same issues. Cheers to all.
Gautam

For all of you who continue to share/add to this post, thank you very much.

I appreciate the wide range of information presented. I do know that some of the info I will use NOW and some I will use later.

Take care of yourselves from within.

Thelma Gima