Nervous Newbie

Start somewhere. Anywhere. Don't try to build the Taj Mahal at this point. Building a site that you're interested in and can learn with is what you need now. Make 1 site and start doing things with it - create content, promote it, etc.

No one has a problem with you asking questions dangle, ask away (you can check if the question has been asked before, just use the search function at the top).

Check out this page, its got some quality content organised by topic.

That good start for you , keep learning seo by forums , blogs, and tips , slowly and you will be feeling your self fully getting involved in Search engine optimization .
don't rush any thing the one site at start and then blogs on wordpress and blogspot will help a lot for you

Hello and welcome.

From reading your post, you do belong here.

There are many newbies who do not have things working for them yet, but they have a plan.

So do you.

You want to move your blog to a wp blog. That is a good first step. You stated your goal and defined how you will accomplish it.

I spent several weeks here reading everything I could to further my education. You can do the same.

You do not need tangible products to sell to make money online.

There is so much information on this forum, it can be overwhelming. I made the mistake of trying to take in too much and was on information overload. Limit your time here to read and then take some time off here to learn what you have read.

I purchased one WSO - warrior special offering - and not the ones that claim you can make X amount of dollars in an hour! But rather one that was similar to my business plan so I can see what a competitor was doing. I would stay clear of WSOs until you are able to define exactly what it is you are trying to accomplish.

Good luck!
Stay positive.
You can do this.

There's your answer. This is where the money is. Given of course you are an expert in the field.

Try to keep your topics to a per site basis. In other words .. it will be easier to optimize a hair site and a different baby site as opposed to having one site handle two very different niches.

Dangle,

Don't be nervous!

100% of the girls I was too nervous to ask out when I was younger never went out with me!!!!

You have to swing the bat to hit a hom-erun, and remember ...

you are going to fail much more than you succeed, but in Baseball, a guy who gets out 7 times out of 10 will end up in the Hall of Fame.

Welcome to the WF,

Patrick

I'd like to go a different direction and say that hair just might be big business . . . IF you were to find a way to assist non-chain-store beauty supply stores with their advertising. To that end, it is a very unique niche within offline marketing.

I have gone into beauty supply stores, seen hair products (not hair care, but hair add-ins for weaves and the like) and been frustrated at not being able to get them to work when I got home. Sounds simple, just put it on your head and tuck your hair in and that's it. But some of the products are not that simple to make stay in place and look realistic. The people in the shops are good at it . . . after years of selling them! But I think there is a strong market for creating how-to videos for newer customers, which would draw a lot of traffic to a local beauty supply business website. There's making the videos (flip cams aren't that expensive but yield high return to you), there's maintenance of the site and the comments you might have beneath the videos, there's market segmentation that most people don't think about that can lead to OTHER profitable niches that people overlook.

I think most of the people here who are discounting the hair niche are not aware that some of the products in the hair industry cost hundreds of dollars, depending on the type of hair. Human hair products are quite expensive!

I'm not saying that being a life coach is necessarily a bad thing. It might actually be a better way to go. But don't automatically discount the hair niche. Depending on how you go at it, it just might have a faster track to profitability. And the maintenance can most likely be outsourced, freeing up time to do other things, including being a life coach.

dont be nervous. You have to read and follow some tutorials. You definitely need to move your blog to a self hosted wordpress blog.

I agree with Ramone Johnny--life coaching is an area where you already have credentials and expertise and it offers a TON of opportunities for expanding into related areas.

One of the things I do (offline) is ghostwrite health, wellness, and productivity newsletters and fact sheets for employee wellness programs.

There is an endless amount of content that you can generate in these areas. Brainstorming new content is easy--just set up a yahoo or msn homepage to take in RSS feeds from sources that cover these topics: blogs, newsfeeds, HR newslettters, etc...

Now you've got a daily source of inspiration.

Start using them to generate content for your blog. Once you've got some traffic, start list building by adding an optin box to your blog. The general tactic is to offer a free ebook or something of value in exchange for your readers' email addresses.

Then you put them into an autoresponder like aweber and start emailing them articles and content, mixing in product pitches for related affiliate products that you make commission on.

If you're worried about generating all that extra content, don't be. Most of your blog content can be repurposed for your autoresponder. Most people won't take the time to read all of your blog posts, so it's fine if you resend it to them via email.

I absolutely agree with keeping your personal site personal.

After you decide on a niche, take some time to do your keyword research. Find several different "Long Tail" (3 to 4 words) keyword phrases that are generating a solid amount of monthly search traffic. Then, try to secure a ".com" using the keyword phrase that is the most popular in the monthly search.

Try to stick with ".com" if you can. That is the first thing web users think of when they are looking for a particular item.

Join the War Room if you haven't yet. There is so much information in there - you can find answers to many, many issues regarding internet marketing. It's really been worth the $$ for me to be a War Room member.

Hi Dangle,
I found your question whilst looking for anything to help 'newbies' as I too am fairly new.

I found an easy solution by building my first website with 'site-sell' and am still learning so much. It is about my love for French recipes. This was and still is, a start. Then I put google adsense on it.

However, I came across Tiffany Dow's website about writing PLR and as I love writing, this seemed a good choice for me too. But, not being very technical minded (which is why I use site sell as they give you all the tools needed) I was still not able to follow all Tiffanys instructions on how to build the wordpress stuff etc. This is not Tiffanys fault - mine entirely. So, as I did'nt want to waste any more time I went ahead with my plan to start writing plr but continued with site-sell and have only just put up my new website.

I have seen here in the forums that some dislike site-sell but for people like myself it is a Godsend as otherwise I would still be procrastinating!

I am quite happy spending my time learning and above all taking my time. I will get there in the end lol but if you have skills in doing wordpress etc I suggest you take a look at what Tiffany Dow teaches and you will learn so much from her.

Good luck.
Gaynor

Hi Dangle-

Don't worry about being a really new newbie. Sometimes newbies on the board look very accomplished because they were doing IM for quite a while before finding WF.

This link is for what some consider very good threads to read:

http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...2-24-11-a.html

I alway look for threads with gold stars as these have been voted by peers as good information. Sometimes it is hero worship but usually it is good stuff.

Join the Warrior Forum. I have not done that yet but plan to very soon. It is a very reasonable price and from what I hear that is where the really good stuff is.

Hey Dangle, don't worry about bothering all of the veterans on this forum. I do it constantly since I'm also a newbie and everyone here is generally friendly and helpful. Takes a while to get past of the information overload and understanding the acronyms and SEO lingo, but after a month or two of hanging around in this forum it becomes a second language.

Hope it all works out for you!

Best thing to do is get your toes wet!

Of course you belong here. Ask away we are all here to learn from one another.
Just keep reading around the forum and use the search feature at the top of the site.

But the most important thing to do is to take action

I regret not building a list from day one. So, don't make the same mistake
that I made and many of other warriors made. Build a list now!

You are in the right place and I would start my blog with Wordpress since it's easy to set and work with. I would monetize it with adsense or find an offer related to you blog to promote. Keep your blog update with fresh content to rank well in the search engines and link to other sites that similar to yours.

Hey There,
I'm really new to all of this also..Watch out for info overload...This forum is a really great place to learn..My best advice is to figure out yout niche, which it sounds like you have, & stick with it until you're making some money in it first at least...Also how you're going to market it...GOOD LUCK

Welcome to Warriorforum, and like all of them has said, don't let nervousness overcome you. Try to focus on 1 site first, then read threads, posts, forums on how it should be done. And also, building a site that you are interested with, so you can answer questions or explain the content of your site further to your client.
It is welcome here to ask questions, which are for people who want to learn more about the IM world. Fellow warriors are eager to help those who really need help. Listen to their advises and start working on what they will be advising to you.

You must get your direction right in the first place. It is not just creating blog or website. you don't want to waste your time writing again and again but has no income generated which is your primary goal of begin with online marketing. Sharing your info in the blog which related to some products will help you to make money online.

Starting with your interests in mind is definitely a good choice.

When you can write from experience and enjoy the process, people will feel that when they read your posts.

Passion is a great draw card, and if you are passionate about your blog, and it sounds like you are, then you're on the right course.

Take a look at this simple blog.

To start with, I don't know this girl, and I'm not advocating or promoting what she's doing, but I read an article about her humble beginnings, and she just posts about things that matter to her, and experiences that are part of her every day life.

She gets traffic from all over the world, and although she's only been at it for a short time, she's doing well with her blog.

Take a look:

my darling lemon thyme

Again, this is just an example of someone who writes about what she likes, and she discovered that a lot of other people like what she likes...and the traffic just comes naturally...organically.

Just a few thoughts, and good luck with your blog : )

You are in the right place - this forum is great!

I suggest picking up a popular course on the WSO section of this forum.

Studying it and TAKING ACTION.

You WILL FAIL at first but keep taking action, fine tune the method and learn from your failures.

Cheers,

~Gary

Maybe you could start with your blog right now instead of focusing on cretaing a website where you haven't have any product or service to sell. Don't push yourself too much as to monetizing your blog. Try to read about AdSense since your blog is currently focusing on information gateway. if you have well written and good content in your blog, many would look into it and start advertising on it. Focus first on improving your content and after sometime, I think you would be ready to create a website that would cater your "tangible" products/sevices. IMO.

The thing about Wordpress is you can start ugly. Just get the blog started. It's very easy to change the theme once you decide which theme you like. You're not locked into any theme. You can change it as many times as you need to get a good looking blog. Just get the content in there to start with.

I need some help guys. I have recently joined and i am little bit confused regarding signature. I want to link my text ( " web development " ) with this link ( " www dot candidinfo dot com " ).

Am i allowed to do this in my signature. ?

Just go for it ! Trail and error . Somethings will succeed and some will fail. Just keep you eye of the price !

I am also a newbie and I am not that so sure if I can last here. I have read the guidelines and what to do in exactly. And also some moderators are strict and I am also afraid to get ban here.

You already have 2 very good ideas. Hair/Beauty/Wellness is a very popular niche. Building an info product on your life coaching expertise would also be a good idea. If it's too much for you to develop both ideas, just choose one.

I've been most successful selling my own products, so I'd probably be building a dynamite life coaching product to sell.

If I was starting out

I would learn the basics of the following things

Domain name registration
cPanel dashboard
Wordpress installation from cPanel
Wordpress themes

Making a website is the foundation for everything you will do.

Sales pages
Membership sites
Blogs
Static pages can even be made with Wordpress

Wordpress has plugins for everything especially SEO related

Don't buy anything at first just do it manually and use freebies so you can get used to the process.

You will end up buying and buying and buying if you buy one thing. Don't listen to all thehype about "INSTANT SUCCESS" this road is hard and long and you really want to pray about it long before entering in because it is essentially like deciding to go to a 4-year college for any degree..

It will take that much work and effort.

Best thing I can say is get a realistic idea of what this is like.

Balance your reading 30 with action 70%

Buy physical books from Amazon for used prices that way you aren't reading on the Computer which can A) Be annoying on the eyes and B) Allow you to click click click on everything and end up with information overload

Books on:

Web design
Sales letters (Do a warrior search for intitle Books on this forum)
SEO
Graphic design (Even a Dummies book is good)
Marketing (I like Duct tape marketing)

Then get a Google calendar and set up a schedule for the next 4 months of what you will be learning, what you will be reading, and how long each day you will be working on it.

Don't expect any sales or income for at least 1 year that sounds harsh but really, this will be a safe blanket. Basically keep your day-job unless you have enough money to live cheaply while you are learning this.

Alright.

I can help you in the area of WordPress. You are on the right track although you should try not to take on too many things at the same time. Just concentrate on one area at a time and learn all there is to know, then move on to the next Good luck.

Thank you all SO much for the info.

Razza I really appreciate your post.

I am going to start with my coaching site/blog since that's my major offline venture anyway and my personal blog (just adding a bit more amazon links on it, and using SEO tools when I move it to wordpress nothing major there) and once I've learned tons and feel more comfortable (waaaay down the line) I'll go the way of the multiple niche sites if I choose to.

You all are SUPER wonderful and really helpful. thank you all so much!

Hi Dangle,

I just wanted to add something that I notice here. What is the big picture?
Do you see your life coaching as a business? What kind of business? where are the money going to come from?

From reviews of amazon products? From one on one coaching?

First of all welcome to this forum. I recently joined as well and my impression of the forum so far is that it consist of like-minded people like you and me who all have a passion of making it in this industry. Just by signing up to this forum shows me that you have what it takes to be successful. You are willing to learn, that really is huge key to being successful. And you know what, you might not know much about network marketing but you know how to be a life coach, you know some about hair products etc. those prospects you are chasing are someone who are looking for your advice your expertize. That alone gives you a head start. You know more about this than much people. Rome wasn't build in a day, but brick by brick and it all started with the foundation. That is where you are know, you need to lay your foundation for your business.

My first advice to make a plan for your goals. Right now it might seem like a waste of time, since you don't much about network marketing, but believe it is worth your time in the long run.That is what you need you need to have a plan for the long run. I always direct people to Frank Kern's seminar/course, whatever you might call it, entitled Core Influence. Search for it on google, as I cannot yet post links on the forum.

It is absolutely free and it is a perfect video for when you are new to this business.

After that I would as many of the other members have suggested, stay focused on one thing. Do you want to learn SEO. The learn all you can about SEO and become an expert in that particular area. Then you can move to other areas.

Hope this helps and always feel free to ask any questions.
Good luck with you business !