Straight Talk on Internet Marketing

Ok...

Here is the deal as I see it for a lot of the new people out there.

It does not matter WHAT Product you choose to buy, join as an affiliate to promote, niche you choose etc.

You have to generate visitors and traffic...Yes I realize that you all know this.

But here is the bottom line....it comes down to two principles

You either pay for your traffic...so figure out how much you want to spend on a monthly basis and develop a plan...do some more research on effective marketing and do it.

OR

You have to generate traffic through free methods. Which is Content Generation...I don't care what it is. Squidoo, Blogs, Websites, HubPages, Social network sites....what ever.

At the end of the day...before you pick a product for your business make sure you know the business...and how it is that revenue is generated.

If you have "Advertising" dollars to spend then focus on PPC techniques that get results and do that first...then move on.

If you are on a limited budget...and cannot contribute to an "Advertsing" budget then focus on learning "Bum Marketing" methods first until you generate some cash...then move on from there.

There is no need to get overloaded with information. Keep it simple. Every product that is being promoted has bells and whistles...and unless it is specific to a "True" need to help you manage and grow your business such as A Keyword research tool, an affiliate manager software etc...then do not mess with it ..YET> When you see a sales page for stuff like that...if you are new...hit the big green back arrow and don't even read it. Why?
Because you do not need that stuff...YET>

Thoughts?
Sean