5 Fatal Mistakes For A Newbie!

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I'm starting anew thread to discuss the five most fatal mistakes a newbie marketer can make that will stunt their business growth. I'd like you all to think outside the box on this one. These can be technical, financial, emotional, mental, spiritual, professional, etc., you get the point.

I'll list mine, then you list yours...

These are by no means in any order of significance, just my five fatal mistakes

1.) Spending money on advertising before you know how
2.) Not believing it's possible to make a decent income online (this one will happen to most eventually)
3.) Trying to do everything you've been pitched
4.) Getting into a niche you don't know well
5.) Giving up too soon

Ok, its a start, but I think it'll provide some great reading material for new marketers. If you have any specific questions please post them in this thread. It's not just for people how have lists of mistakes, but an source of information and networking to help you get your start!

Enjoy!
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  • I think these are my top five

    1.) Not knowing how to write successful and powerful ads that sell to the masses.
    2.) Not being 100 % original in your product and your ad write up.
    3.) Not having a great Product
    4.) Bad PR with Customers
    5.)Not Knowing how to use the INternet and a Computer --in other words......NOT - Having any Internet Marketing web skills, no website design knowledge, not knowing how to use scripts and codes and not knowing how to create huge traffic back links, and not knowing how to create top ranking websites ranked on googles search engines with top keywords and content....not knowing anything about article submissions and all in all....not knowing much about the Internet and Computers....PLus......another 10,000 things I can think of.....not to mention....YOU MUST have a gift for selling !!
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  • Profile picture of the author lpstoops
    So, Cash Blaster, sounds like you have more than five reasons (as we all do), why newbies fail. And it appears to me that you may have had personal experience with some of the (as we all have)?

    What's your suggestion to help the would be marketer not get 'burnt out' by some of these (mostly you number 5 reasons) mistakes?
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  • Profile picture of the author onera
    1. I can become rich overnight
    2. I will spam all blogs by posting useless comments
    3. I will start 1000 splogs and use adsense to make insane amount of money
    4. I will buy all ebooks I can find and never follow through even one idea.
    5. I will waste my time by reading all make money online blogs and only dream of making money online
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    • Profile picture of the author lpstoops
      Originally Posted by onera View Post

      1. I can become rich overnight
      2. I will spam all blogs by posting useless comments
      3. I will start 1000 splogs and use adsense to make insane amount of money
      4. I will buy all ebooks I can find and never follow through even one idea.
      5. I will waste my time by reading all make money online blogs and only dream of making money online
      These are gems. I think you've touched on many emotional responses that a ton of new marketers (eve seasoned) marketers feel and/or do. Your last one is an infection too many marketers are ill from. They spend all their time reading a dreaming, and with the site of work, they find something else to buy and dream about.
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  • Profile picture of the author cj9253
    1. Lack of FOCUS.
    2. Taking no ACTION.
    3. Lack of Business Fundamentals.
    4. Not outsourcing any tasks.
    5. Perfectionism (in the aspect of not finishing any projects in fear of them not being perfect, therefore you are left with a lot of wasted time and you might as well have not done anything in the first place.)
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  • Profile picture of the author bekkinz
    Taking no action i would think be a main one. there is soo much info on the net for anyone to make $$ but the majority don't do anything but "read"
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  • Profile picture of the author Scott_Thomas
    SOS - Shiny Object Syndrome...being easily distracted by all the amazing offers appearing every day and jumping from one to the next before giving any a real chance. TIP: There will always be better offers and even more opportunities; don't worry that you will miss out!

    No PLAN - shotgun approach instead of a detailed plan for success and building a business

    Impatience - wanting it all immediately...get rich overnight...100K list in a week...Google #1 ranking in 2 days...etc...etc...etc

    Not Taking ACTION/Analysis Paralysis - spending all your time learning instead of applying (knowledge is not power...APPLIED knowledge is power). It's OK to make mistakes. If you learn from your mistakes you will ultimately be better off

    Giving Up - You must be persistent and believe in your success. It takes time, there will be setbacks, there will be frustration...but, if you persist and you continue to learn you will be successful.
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    • Profile picture of the author lpstoops
      Originally Posted by Scott_Thomas View Post

      SOS - Shiny Object Syndrome...being easily distracted by all the amazing offers appearing every day and jumping from one to the next before giving any a real chance. TIP: There will always be better offers and even more opportunities; don't worry that you will miss out!

      No PLAN - shotgun approach instead of a detailed plan for success and building a business

      Impatience - wanting it all immediately...get rich overnight...100K list in a week...Google #1 ranking in 2 days...etc...etc...etc

      Not Taking ACTION/Analysis Paralysis - spending all your time learning instead of applying (knowledge is not power...APPLIED knowledge is power). It's OK to make mistakes. If you learn from your mistakes you will ultimately be better off

      Giving Up - You must be persistent and believe in your success. It takes time, there will be setbacks, there will be frustration...but, if you persist and you continue to learn you will be successful.
      I think you hit the nail on the head. Five remarkably contactable symptoms symptoms of the new internet marketer.
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  • Profile picture of the author blueberry62
    Spending too much money on advertising is the death of a newbie. It is so easy to go thru all your cash and not have money to make a go of it. I started to do that at the beginning and stoppped it.
    Most newbies also do not have a great site. Better to spend money on a great user experience and optimizing. Otherwise, people will not buy into whatever you are trying to sell!
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  • Profile picture of the author Allurre
    Another mistake is greed and lack of patience.
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  • Profile picture of the author The G Man
    1) Quiting before they get going
    2) Treating new business like a hobby and not giving it the time necessary to see success
    3) Spending money on advertising before they master free or low cost methods
    4) Trying to master everything at once, rather than picking a couple of new disciplines
    5) Listening and taking advice from people who are not qualified to give it
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    • Profile picture of the author seobro
      From having created several firms I can say that most people want success using an ebook or software. That way they do not need a warehouse or inventory.

      This is mistake number one. You need a physical product to sell.
      Think of the internet like the wild west. You have an orchard people steal your apples, you have cattle, they steal those too.

      It is better to produce an item like suntan oil and sell that, but then comes mistake number two. The guv will claim that you cant say sun tanning lotion prevents cancer. You can only say "Helps promote healthy skin cells". There is always another rule and another fine.

      For example. I had to install wheelchair ramps at my business in case a disable person needs to see me.

      Three, the banks will not loan you money. They always have some pathetic excuse.

      Four magazines get your 800 number wrong and address wrong, also put the wrong picture in their electronic edition. They are always sorry.

      Five, vendors send you damaged product. They do this on purpose because you are small/new.

      Typical conversation
      ME - The box is smashed and you sent me the wrong items.
      VENDOR - I didnt do anything wrong and its not my fault. Call Fedex.
      ME - OK, so what am I supposed to do with the box?
      VENDOR - Well, thats your problem, all I know is that its not my fault. I'm real busy...have to go to a meeting. CLICK
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  • Profile picture of the author jayden.fellze
    Trying to grab too many things to do at the same time, without studying the nature of job properly, trying too many ventures going by books (which are mostly only theoretical and not practical), wanting to make quick money, and without proper verification of sites indulging in working with them, could lead to total disaster for any newbie.
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