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Newbie - how do I know what's a good offer?

by LC
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I've been doing my research before starting up and I know that at some point soon I will have to actually start the business. I'm not afraid of work, just afraid to take the leap.

There are always so many wso on offer and advice to read that I could be forever researching. I know that you need to take risks but when the cash is short to begin with....

For example, one wso gave the advice that you can set up your own site very easily. Say I'm looking to buy a site that is being set up for me. Is there somewhere I can check what a usual price is for a product like this?

I try searching on here but this forum is so popular and full of great advice that I end up spending even more time trawling the threads and posts to find what I'm looking for then I get distracted WILL POWER!!

I'm scared of being scammed I guess, like everyone and when you're just starting, you've no idea what you should be buying or what to do yourself.

I've set aside tomorrow to get started and have a plan (timetable) that I will stick to.

Does anyone have any words of wisdom for a fwikened wikkle newbie
#good #newbie #offer
  • Profile picture of the author Paul Hancox
    Hi LC

    You're asking for a internet marketing Sat Nav.

    Internet Marketing is like driving from A to B. There are plenty of routes to get you there, and most WSO's are giving you their roadmap for either getting you on the whole journey, or at least part of the way.

    But there is no one ABSOLUTE, DEFINITIVE way of getting from A to B. You can take the "highway", or the more scenic smaller roads, or some combination. Sometimes a particular road may be busy, in which case you're better off taking a quieter route.

    Where people get stuck is when they are given two different paths to the same route, and they don't know which route to take - so they end up not fully following EITHER path.

    They NEVER get to B!

    In my opinion, the best way of knowing "what's a good offer" is to have a general understanding of the whole map, before you embark on your journey.

    For example...

    Ultimately, there are only TWO ways of making money online:

    #1. Sell your own products and services.

    #2. Sell somebody else's products and services.

    Maybe there are more that I can't think of right now off the top of my head, but most things we do in IM have #1 or #2 as its ultimate goal.

    PICK ONE OF THEM. (Or pick them both, but focus on one at a time).

    Then write down all the things you need to know and do, in order to achieve #1 or #2, i.e. for #1 it would include...

    create the product
    build a list
    get the sales page written
    create content that presells my product
    launch the product

    ... and so on. There may be diifferent "techniques" we can use to achieve the above, but ultimately there are only so many "chunks" on your journey.

    Put together a broad road map, and only WHEN you understand the general journey, should you really get into buying products that go into more DETAIL about each of the "chunks".

    You are your own Sat Nav in this business, so you need to have a general understanding of the territory first, before you can decide which route you'd prefer to take on your journey from A to B.
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  • Profile picture of the author ChrisDouthit
    If your not sure what is a good offer or not, then it might be best not to buy until other warriors have posted reviews about the product. In most cases when someone links the product or service they will post after their purchase. They also post when they dont like it.
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  • Profile picture of the author LC
    Thanks guys, I'm really grateful for your pearls of wisdom. I guess the biggest part of anyone's journey is actually setting off. You might get stuck in a couple of ditches on the way but then you learn to avoid them.

    The problem with the reviews, someone posted that some people just review everything positively and the poster only includes excerpts from previous positive posts when launching the product again.

    What I'd like is a price list in my head (the cost of a website should be about xx) I guess that comes with time.

    I'll just have to take a chance and hope it's the right choice. I rely a lot on gut instinct (as well as other more tangible things lol) so I'll see if I'm right to do that.

    You get a feeling of who will help by the way they post, I'm more likely to trust their products (there I've answered my own question).

    Many thanks.
    LC
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  • Profile picture of the author rpraderas
    Research. Research. Research. Plus, do exactly what you're doing right now--i.e., go online and ask others. Always vet any business entity when considering buying a business.
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  • Profile picture of the author raylm123
    If you see a WSO you're interested in, send the seller a message and ask if it's appropriate for someone just starting out. Also, ask what skills you would need to bring to the table in order to be successful using it. For example, does the WSO assume that you already have a website in place or know html, or that you have a list to market to, or that you've already been accepted to a CPA network, etc.

    But I agree with the earlier post that says to pick one method and then find products/services that compliment your plan. If you're just starting out you may want to focus on things like how to pick a niche, find good keywords, the basics of SEO, etc. (Of course, I'm an SEO girl so I'm biased. ) For what it's worth, I started with Steve Weber's free tools at Free Internet Marketing Course (not an affiliate link).

    Wishing you success!!!
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