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Hi,
I'm creating a webpage on the top 10 newbie errors and it'd be great to hear your views.
We all spend so much time doing IM and loads of us keep making the same mistakes....so let's give all the newbies some great advice on this one....
Cheers
Marc
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  • Profile picture of the author jamesrich1
    Shiny new object syndrome
    Procrastination
    Lack of focus
    Lack of investing in marketing budget
    Those are just a few...
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    • Profile picture of the author AdenWhite
      Originally Posted by jamesrich1 View Post

      Shiny new object syndrome
      Procrastination
      Lack of focus
      Lack of investing in marketing budget
      Those are just a few...
      * No perseverance
      * No patience
      * Spending profits on more ebooks
      * Not sticking to one plan once they see it works (greed and boredom)
      * Eating all the ice cream
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    • Profile picture of the author World Marketing
      Originally Posted by jamesrich1 View Post

      Shiny new object syndrome
      Procrastination
      Lack of focus
      Lack of investing in marketing budget
      Those are just a few...
      Agree completely!
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  • Profile picture of the author Christines Dream
    It's sounds promising but I hope you'll include some advise on how to avoid / prevent / fix those errors.
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  • Profile picture of the author neilward
    My first mistake was using the Google keyword tool and not changing the match type from broad to exact. I bought two domains on the strength of bad keyword research.
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  • Profile picture of the author JulianKane
    Not building a list.
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    • Profile picture of the author orb
      Originally Posted by JulianKane View Post

      Not building a list.
      Can anyone please enlighten me about what you are building a list of?
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      • Profile picture of the author mbacak
        I think the answer to your question can be summed up to this:

        "Follow the piles of cash, not the piles of crap that come out of peoples pie holes"

        Originally Posted by orb View Post

        Can anyone please enlighten me about what you are building a list of?
        People in your market or niche. List of things like Names, Emails, Addresses, Phone Numbers and any other data.

        However, most people here will say... email lists.
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  • Profile picture of the author Arroway
    Not getting the right mind set first. People all want to have money right now, they don't even bother or come to the idea to work on their own thought patterns first. And yet, this is critically important.

    Allen
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    • Profile picture of the author AmraP
      Not having a mentor, some one to guide you is a cardinal mistake.
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  • Profile picture of the author JaredWCavalieri
    Jumping into it without a full understanding of what you are doing. When I first started I only had bits and pieces, so excited to start making money I didn't sit down and brainstorm. Needless to say, was highly unsuccessful. Also, find a mentor for sure. Luckily I had a family member in the field who slapped some sense into me.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jasonsc
    Lack of focus and not enough will to continue when things get tough.

    Lack of focus being jumping from project to project, idea to idea and never seeing anything through. It's important to stick with what you start, because most things in IM work if you just see them through.

    And that's the thing with IM, it all takes take time, effort and work. Stick with it and keep at it. Do whatever it takes to keep motivated, and just keep working. You'll succeed eventually!
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  • Profile picture of the author revstan
    1. Reading lists with noob-mistakes on them. LOL!!

    TRUE #1 - Not focusing on one tactic at a time & Buying everything in site.

    Simple Stan
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    • Profile picture of the author Jasonsc
      Originally Posted by revstan View Post

      1. Reading lists with noob-mistakes on them.

      Simple Stan
      Not being a war room member
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  • Profile picture of the author seobro
    Here are some new company errors:
    1) Create a company website without a dot com name.
    For example, they have a .org name. A competitor with the .com name steals much of their traffic.
    People are morons. They can forget your .org name. Dot com is necessary.

    2) Advertise on Google Adwords when most of your customers are less than seven miles away. Oh yes seven.
    That number is like magic. Ask dry cleaners and other services.

    3) Have a flash heavy site that takes forever to load for most users.
    This one is now common. Google penalizes slow loading sites in their search engine.

    4) Get an ad in a newspaper. People are lazy and will not type in your URL anymore.
    For some reason newspapers stopped making my URL clickable in their on line version.
    Sadly, as a result my sales crashed, I asked why - they told me Google orders em to get rid of links.

    5) TV ads are another loser for me. People are too lazy to type in a URL now.
    I use to do great with small 3 letter .com names. Those were GOLD to me. Those days are over.

    6) Hoping that freebies can get you consumers.
    That use to work for me. I had 10% conversion. Another strategy that does not work anymore.

    7) Offering free shipping to consumers.
    That use to work ages ago. Shipping is now very expensive.

    8) Internet only discounts - a former winner.
    People now call up the 800 number and demand the internet discount and refuse to pay more.

    9) Adding products similar to a proven winner.
    This is like a lime coke, and is known as line extension. It use to work ages ago.

    10) Getting celebs to promote your products or services.
    I liked using this one in the 90's - good luck trying it now. People are cynics.
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    • Profile picture of the author Yusri
      Originally Posted by seobro View Post

      Here are some new company errors:
      1) Create a company website without a dot com name.
      For example, they have a .org name. A competitor with the .com name steals much of their traffic.
      People are morons. They can forget your .org name. Dot com is necessary.

      2) Advertise on Google Adwords when most of your customers are less than seven miles away. Oh yes seven.
      That number is like magic. Ask dry cleaners and other services.

      3) Have a flash heavy site that takes forever to load for most users.
      This one is now common. Google penalizes slow loading sites in their search engine.

      4) Get an ad in a newspaper. People are lazy and will not type in your URL anymore.
      For some reason newspapers stopped making my URL clickable in their on line version.
      Sadly, as a result my sales crashed, I asked why - they told me Google orders em to get rid of links.

      5) TV ads are another loser for me. People are too lazy to type in a URL now.
      I use to do great with small 3 letter .com names. Those were GOLD to me. Those days are over.

      6) Hoping that freebies can get you consumers.
      That use to work for me. I had 10% conversion. Another strategy that does not work anymore.

      7) Offering free shipping to consumers.
      That use to work ages ago. Shipping is now very expensive.

      8) Internet only discounts - a former winner.
      People now call up the 800 number and demand the internet discount and refuse to pay more.

      9) Adding products similar to a proven winner.
      This is like a lime coke, and is known as line extension. It use to work ages ago.

      10) Getting celebs to promote your products or services.
      I liked using this one in the 90's - good luck trying it now. People are cynics.
      i agree with the list.
      and interest with point 8 : Internet only discounts
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  • Profile picture of the author stephenwaldo
    Originally Posted by marc myles View Post

    Hi,
    I'm creating a webpage on the top 10 newbie errors and it'd be great to hear your views.
    We all spend so much time doing IM and loads of us keep making the same mistakes....so let's give all the newbies some great advice on this one....
    Cheers
    Marc
    Do you have any of your own that you'd like to possibly start us off with?

    I would say mine are:
    1. Procrastination.
    2. Not treating it like a business.
    3. Lack of follow-through.
    4. Putting all your eggs in one basket.
    5. Expecting to see success overnight.
    6. Shiny object syndrome.
    7. Not building a list from the beginning.
    8. Picking a niche to market in that they don't enjoy.
    9. Trying to learn too much at once without taking action.
    10. Spending too much time in forums and not enough working
    Hopefully that is at least somewhat helpful to you and your newbies!
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    • Profile picture of the author Ben Armstrong
      Originally Posted by stephenwaldo View Post

      Do you have any of your own that you'd like to possibly start us off with?

      I would say mine are:
      1. Procrastination.
      2. Not treating it like a business.
      3. Lack of follow-through.
      4. Putting all your eggs in one basket.
      5. Expecting to see success overnight.
      6. Shiny object syndrome.
      7. Not building a list from the beginning.
      8. Picking a niche to market in that they don't enjoy.
      9. Trying to learn too much at once without taking action.
      10. Spending too much time in forums and not enough working
      Hopefully that is at least somewhat helpful to you and your newbies!
      Pretty good list. I've been guilty of most of them at stages.
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    • Profile picture of the author johnjonas01
      Originally Posted by stephenwaldo View Post

      Do you have any of your own that you'd like to possibly start us off with?

      I would say mine are:
      1. Procrastination.
      2. Not treating it like a business.
      3. Lack of follow-through.
      4. Putting all your eggs in one basket.
      5. Expecting to see success overnight.
      6. Shiny object syndrome.
      7. Not building a list from the beginning.
      8. Picking a niche to market in that they don't enjoy.
      9. Trying to learn too much at once without taking action.
      10. Spending too much time in forums and not enough working
      Hopefully that is at least somewhat helpful to you and your newbies!
      This list, plus the following
      1. not having a well-thought out business plan
      2. not knowing how to make sales
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      • Profile picture of the author Rich Shaw
        Here are a few that I could think of from the top of my head
        1. Information Overload
        2. Lack of a mentor
        3. Lack of patience - expecting to making money from the off
        4. No business plan - short or long term goals
        5. Poor research - niche or potential product
        6. Not sticking to one niche
        7. Not adding an opt-in form on their website!
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        • Profile picture of the author GeraldNitram
          Originally Posted by Rich Shaw View Post

          Here are a few that I could think of from the top of my head
          1. Information Overload
          2. Lack of a mentor
          3. Lack of patience - expecting to making money from the off
          4. No business plan - short or long term goals
          5. Poor research - niche or potential product
          6. Not sticking to one niche
          7. Not adding an opt-in form on their website!
          I agree with numbers 1, 3, 4, and 5.
          I'd change number 2 to something like not connecting with other people via blog comments, online communities, social media, etc.
          About number 6, there are people who are successful in the "general" niche. The thing here is that they should know how to categorize stuff.
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    • Profile picture of the author Cataclysm1987
      Originally Posted by stephenwaldo View Post

      Do you have any of your own that you'd like to possibly start us off with?

      I would say mine are:
      1. Procrastination.
      2. Not treating it like a business.
      3. Lack of follow-through.
      4. Putting all your eggs in one basket.
      5. Expecting to see success overnight.
      6. Shiny object syndrome.
      7. Not building a list from the beginning.
      8. Picking a niche to market in that they don't enjoy.
      9. Trying to learn too much at once without taking action.
      10. Spending too much time in forums and not enough working
      Hopefully that is at least somewhat helpful to you and your newbies!
      This is by far the best list I've seen on this subject.

      I would get rid of either shiny object syndrome or trying to learn too much at once without taking action because those two are awfully similar and replace it with...MINDSET.

      People underestimate how important mindset is.

      Or they think they have a great mindset, but have no idea why they can only seem to get 2 or 3 hours of work done in an entire day. Seriously?
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    • Profile picture of the author John Hocking
      Originally Posted by stephenwaldo View Post

      Do you have any of your own that you'd like to possibly start us off with?

      I would say mine are:
      1. Procrastination.
      2. Not treating it like a business.
      3. Lack of follow-through.
      4. Putting all your eggs in one basket.
      5. Expecting to see success overnight.
      6. Shiny object syndrome.
      7. Not building a list from the beginning.
      8. Picking a niche to market in that they don't enjoy.
      9. Trying to learn too much at once without taking action.
      10. Spending too much time in forums and not enough working
      Hopefully that is at least somewhat helpful to you and your newbies!
      This is a good list.

      For me the biggest problem was inaction. I got course after course in the beginning but never acted on it.

      Don't be afraid to fail. Sometimes it takes a lot of tries before you find something that works.
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  • Profile picture of the author marc myles
    Thanks for all the suggestions so far, guys. I have to say I think you've hit the nail on them. But do keep your suggestions coming.....
    Cheers
    Marcs
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  • Profile picture of the author aceofsaves
    Not creating goals is a big one. If you don't create something to shoot for how will you know if you are making progress.

    The second is not having a business mindset. Many people think IM is the magic bullet to making money. What they fail to realize is that IM is merely just a tool that is to be used in a larger business model.
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  • Profile picture of the author Domainate
    - Procrastination
    - Being stuck in "read only" mode vs. using what you learn and taking action
    - Giving up when immediate results aren't reached
    - Not learning at least the basics of something before diving into it
    - Cheapening your image by using a poor domain for your site (or not using a domain at all and relying on only a Facebook page or blogspot)
    - Not acting professional with people or providing good service
    - Starting out with something you have no passion in (which causes getting bored or tired of doing it and giving up eventually)
    - Not planning or setting goals
    - Not evaluating what's working for you and what isn't
    - Undervaluing your own time and not taking advantage of outsourcing menial recurring tasks
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  • Profile picture of the author CircleofDocs
    Great list to read for all us newbies!!
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  • Profile picture of the author Des Lau
    Not dedicating time into it.
    Expecting money to fall in their lap
    No plan or vision
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  • Profile picture of the author Mike Ogbin
    It is absolutely critical that you take the Im seriously and actually put into action everything you've learned. Some of it may seem simple, and some might seem a bit complex, but just take everything one step at a time.

    Don't be more than 99.99% of online marketers that are too lazy to actually do anything with that they learn and get at there and start dominating your Business and your competitors.

    The first step is the hardest, believe me it is... making the first will help you with the rest of the steps. And once you start, the rest falls in place.
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  • Profile picture of the author David Mcalorum
    - Not taking action on anything
    - Expecting the world to be handed to them
    - Focusing on too many things at once
    - Not getting enough practice
    - Giving up too easily
    - Not finding what they actually like doing
    - Looking for quick cash
    - They've already heard that before and hense know it
    - Asking too many questions before getting the experience.
    - Fear
    - Lack of motivation
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  • Profile picture of the author buckeyes09
    Focus
    Persistence
    Dedication
    Action
    Vision
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  • Profile picture of the author planetlubs
    -Trying to make the website a supermarket (Selling all kinds or stuff), if they build any.
    -Start with poor quality traffic sources (T.Es, etc)
    -Lack of focus.
    -Choosing one of the most competitive niches (You know where they all want to be )

    -Downloading each and every stuff they find. They end up being over loaded.
    -Trying so hard to get rich overnight. They end up frustrated.

    And lots more.
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    Expecting too big results too quickly, and then quitting when they are not achieved.
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  • Profile picture of the author organise
    Originally Posted by marc myles View Post

    Hi,
    I'm creating a webpage on the top 10 newbie errors and it'd be great to hear your views.
    We all spend so much time doing IM and loads of us keep making the same mistakes....so let's give all the newbies some great advice on this one....
    Cheers
    Marc

    I like your depth of information very much,I would like to say many thanks to you for share it with all newbie on forums.
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  • Profile picture of the author BurtL
    Picking niches that they think will make money without doing the proper research to see if there's money to be made there.
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  • Profile picture of the author shireen
    -constantly looking for "push button" solution.
    -procrastination.
    -lack of focus.
    -information overloaded.
    -negative mindset.
    -lost faith easily.
    -.......
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  • Profile picture of the author John Romaine
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  • Profile picture of the author TedTheodore
    Sounds like a new WSO...or Free Product offering coming..!
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    • Profile picture of the author marc myles
      Actually, that wasn't my plan, but it's a thought!! Thanks for the post!
      Marc
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  • Profile picture of the author megawarrior
    Expecting make-money methods to be handed over on a plate. Giving up after attempting a saturated method. Not being creative enough to add their own *twists* to existing ideas to beat the saturation.
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  • Profile picture of the author Curtis2011
    Originally Posted by marc myles View Post

    Hi,
    I'm creating a webpage on the top 10 newbie errors and it'd be great to hear your views.
    We all spend so much time doing IM and loads of us keep making the same mistakes....so let's give all the newbies some great advice on this one....
    Cheers
    Marc
    I'm gonna say the best Top 10 list for this topic is Steve Pavlina's list which is located here.

    I pretty much agree with all of his points and if I were to make a list from scratch, my list would contain several of his points anyways.

    Of course, that doesn't really help you if you're trying to come up with an original list. Then again, Steve recently released all of his copyrights on all of his blog material, so if you wanted to, you could just copy his!
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  • Profile picture of the author itrepreneur
    I've been messing about with the net for about 2 years with not much success...YET.
    Mindset
    Focus
    Action
    The money is in the list!
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  • Profile picture of the author HorseStall
    I think an early affliction for me was biting off more than I could chew, instead of gradually ramping up - I would try to do everything all at once.

    I agree with all the other points as well. I'll also say to diversify and choose things that scale!
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  • Profile picture of the author HarrieB
    1. Be a jack of all trades- Do everything from SEO to SMO to facebook applications to website design to making links... Newbies wanna do everything not just because they are fools but because they tend to talk with fellow people who all are in different niches and end up confusing the newbie.

    2. Investing in free domain and free hosting- yes, most of the newbies hesitate to get a .com domain as well as a good hosting coz they are afraid to invest their money.

    3. Think IMKT is a rocket science and they will be able to make $2000 every month easily without lifting too many fingers and using automated softwares.
    4. Read too many free Books- yes if we search Google, we can find tons of free books, that eventually ask you to purchase the book for more info or even upsells to the free books.
    4. downloading every free internet marketing software on the planet.

    Well I can go all day, coz I tried to do all this when I was also a junior a cpl of years back :-)
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  • Profile picture of the author Flores
    Making false claims. I just left a thread where someone was asking for help making 1K a month, and was advertising a one on one coaching program in his sig! needless to say, he got eaten alive.
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    • Profile picture of the author mbacak
      Originally Posted by Flores View Post

      I just left a thread where someone was asking for help making 1K a month, and was advertising a one on one coaching program in his sig! needless to say, he got eaten alive.
      Amazing... I was just at an event this weekend. Person walks over to me, (fairly large person - like big belly) and says, "hey I teach weight loss secrets". I just shut my mouth.
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    • Profile picture of the author megawarrior
      Originally Posted by Flores View Post

      Making false claims. I just left a thread where someone was asking for help making 1K a month, and was advertising a one on one coaching program in his sig! needless to say, he got eaten alive.
      Yes I saw that thread too, it was classic. It was such a lazy attempt in making false claims - the person didn't even bother to mask it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Noel Cunningham
    The lack of a clear goal and then a plan to help them reach that goal.

    It has to be written down with some old school pen & paper and then they have to join the dots so that they have a roadmap to success.

    Once I got a handle on this I saw my progress come on in leaps and bounds. It's so simple but it really does help.
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  • Profile picture of the author IJR112
    Trying to take shortcuts. This game requires patience and there should be no shortcuts. That's the mindset to have.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jennifer Koebele
    I know you are just generating a list to help you develop areas to focus on in your project, but reading these suggestions has already helped this warrior newbie. Thanks.
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  • Originally Posted by marc myles View Post

    Hi,
    I'm creating a webpage on the top 10 newbie errors and it'd be great to hear your views.
    We all spend so much time doing IM and loads of us keep making the same mistakes....so let's give all the newbies some great advice on this one....
    Cheers
    Marc
    Giving up.
    I gave up when I first started because I wasn't getting results. The truth is I wish I had just stuck at it since 2006 when I began. I'd be a lot further along.
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    • Profile picture of the author dbarnum
      Just posted about this in another thread (linked it below in case you find more there from other Warriors, too):

      Know the difference between "types" of newbies, as there are types of other people, too, and act accordingly.

      There are newbies who are needy, whiny and / or need hand-holding and they may be at a disadvantage. Likewise newbies who are not into learning via videos or reading (ie which means they may thus need lots of hand-holding), may also be at a disadvantage, as many programs, products and services are not geared for those types of individuals. Some offer customized help (like phone support or direct email), but costs are often higher and spaces for these types of services are often limited, if offered at all, and carry an expiration date to offer limited one-on-one time segments of help.

      So it will pay to take things slow and steady, thoroughly reading documents, watching training videos, taking notes on their own, etc. to get up to speed and stay there, even if other people report rapid success. IE patience is needed - with themselves and with others (i.e. other programs, services & people) out there today.

      More:
      http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...-friendly.html
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  • Profile picture of the author pizzatherapy
    Great list. There are some gems here.

    My list:

    1) Mindset (Sorry John Romain, you said it much better than I ever could)
    2) Not having a plan (Who said: if you fail to plan, you plan to fail?)
    3) Thinking you will be able to sell your stuff to other Information Marketers
    4) Not choosing the proper niche
    5) Thinking that if you build it (website or blog), they will come. Believe me, they won't.
    6) Not investing in yourself and business
    7) Chasing the next "big thing"
    8) Not realizing that everything you do on-line is based on sound business practices.
    (Read the masters to learn about copywriting ie Claude Hopkins)
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    • Profile picture of the author wilsonljx
      - Not taking enough action
      - Spending lots of money on information products
      - Wants to save money but ended wasted money on information products since there were no results
      -Allow distractions to control your mentality
      -Not having specific goals and deadlines for completion
      -Having the impression of "Make $1000 a day for newcomer" is possible
      -Fear of investing a sum of money
      - Trading time for money which means spend more time but use lesser money which results in slower results.Therefore,they give up before they even succeed
      -Setting low goals and it is easily achievable
      -Not willing to outsource to people that are better
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  • Profile picture of the author Thrasher66099
    1) NOT TAKING ACTION!!!!!! <---- this one is the absolute killer
    2) Giving up
    3) Not building a list
    4) Not having a mentor (You must have someone to learn from)
    5) Not creating clearly defined goals
    6) Afraid of outsourcing (you can't do everything)
    7) Shiny new object syndrome (Stick with 1 plan until it works)
    8) Treating IM like a hobby rather than a business
    9) Chasing money rather than positioning themselves to have money come to them
    10) General lack of focus just like everyone else stated


    Hmmm, maybe I should make a blog post about that.
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  • Profile picture of the author Anurmedia
    1. Mindset.
    2. Not taking action.
    3. Not treating online business as a serious business.
    4. Believing that you can make a million bucks with just few clicks with some magic software.
    5. Not having a website or a blog.
    6. Not building a list.
    7. Buying to many coaching programs or products which will overwhelm you.
    8. Focusing on wrong things.
    9. Using to many services. Technology will not make you a better marketer.
    10. Not researching the market and type of costumers that buy in that market.
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  • Profile picture of the author digichik
    Not taking the time to learn the fundamentals.

    Can anyone name a wildly successful Internet Marketer, who is making huge amounts of money without utilizing the fundamentals of IM?

    Most people are so anxious to make money they don't take the time in the beginning to really learn the basics, they figure they can learn on the fly. Then they wonder why they aren't making any money.
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  • Profile picture of the author loi77
    Losing focus! There are so much information out there and a million things you have to learn and do. It can be overwhelming and you can lose sight of the most important task at hand.

    Focus on 1 thing at a time; master it and then move on. Put in into action and learn as you go.
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    • Profile picture of the author AdenWhite
      Originally Posted by loi77 View Post

      Losing focus! There are so much information out there and a million things you have to learn and do. It can be overwhelming and you can lose sight of the most important task at hand.

      Focus on 1 thing at a time; master it and then move on. Put in into action and learn as you go.
      Absolutely agree. But never underestimate the difficulty of focusing -- it takes some real mettle.
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  • Profile picture of the author mediadeveloped
    #1 Newbie Error= trying to learn everything at once instead of slooooowing down, and focusing on one aspect at a time.
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  • Profile picture of the author JasonGrimes
    Lack of keyword research.

    Jason
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  • Profile picture of the author John Marshall
    Information overload.
    Not having a plan.
    Spending too much time surfing.
    Unable to get traffic of right variety.

    John
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  • Profile picture of the author AC21DJ
    I will list the Top 10 of my mistakes. I wish there were only 10 to choose from.

    1) Starting IM out of desperation and not setting up a solid business plan in the beginning.
    2) Buying domains without having a plan for them already established.
    3) Getting caught up in "get rich quick" schemes.
    4) Forgetting that it takes time to be good at a new career.
    5) Allowing myself to be discouraged at my failures.
    6) Not getting a "mentor."
    7) Lack of focus.
    8) Getting "information overload" to often.
    9) Spending to much money with quick decisions on bad products.
    10) Taking too much time thinking about the work I need to do rather than doing the work that I need to do.

    These are a few of the many mistakes that I have made.
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    • Profile picture of the author rmaxsg
      Hey guy thank you so much.
      Right now i'm having all this problem


      Top 10 Day Problem For me as Newbie in internet marketing!! :p

      1. Day 1 No sure where to start.
      2. Day 2 Look everywhere for new method for earning money online.
      3. Day 3 Download all kind of software for SEO but never use.
      4. Day 4 After buy domain and host, few day later feel the domain is S**ks. lose interest build a good site.
      5. Day 5 Reading people journal how to make money
      6. Day 6Wasting time talking with friend, Facebook, watch movie.
      7. Day 7 Buy a theme, see that is so much thing to learn. tomorrow learn. Just rush site. faster it is better it is. finish with 10mins. winner. then relax have cup coffee watch movie facebook.
      8. Day 8 No website plan, after create a site hope the money will come.
      9. Day 9 Dreaming Dreaming Dreaming and Pray very hard.
      10. Day10 No Money. What the F*K, Internet Marketing is b**l****. Give up. Start thinking what other way can make money.


      This happen to me, no sure about others?



      Can Anyone suggest any good internet Marketing Video Course for beginner? AND Solve the problem like day 1 to day 10 what should i do? What need to be Done?



      Thank you so much
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  • Profile picture of the author Daystar11
    Buying too many WSOs and information products without clear direction. Many of these are really not newbie friendly, and if too advanced or specialized, can cause great frustration and stopping dead in your tracks.
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  • Profile picture of the author OnlineMkter
    Waiting till gaining the perfect knowledge before taking the action. Should take the action when things are not perfect!
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  • Profile picture of the author MaxBounty
    One common error I've seen is when new affiliates learn a method from a mentor or coaching program, but then follow the method literally step-by-step without adding their own twists or tweaks.

    Take all that amazing information you just found but add your own skills, knowledge, and talents to the mix, ending with something more unique (and hopefully less competive)!
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  • Profile picture of the author ExpertSEOServices
    I would say mindset and lack of focus are 2 of the biggies!
    Getting distracted and overwhelmed is very easy when you are new to internet marketing. When I started out 2 years ago after buying loads of products promising a quick fix or magic button it can be very easy to go chasing after the next great product.

    Remaining focussed and routine I believe it very important.
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  • Profile picture of the author Randall Magwood
    Looking for instant traffic from classified ad sites.
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    • Profile picture of the author showweb
      wow. i feel overwhelmed. i just joined the forum and thanks to the seasoned pros here, have a solid idea of what not to do.

      so it looks like i'm not going to be a millionaire come next monday. i'm disappointed. jk

      i just had one quick question....how does one find a mentor?

      thanks.
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  • Profile picture of the author salegurus
    Originally Posted by marc myles View Post

    Hi,
    I'm creating a webpage on the top 10 newbie errors and it'd be great to hear your views.
    We all spend so much time doing IM and loads of us keep making the same mistakes....so let's give all the newbies some great advice on this one....
    Cheers
    Marc
    There have been some great posts, but where's your advice for Newbies?
    You started the thread but have not contributed yourself, people often do this when they are looking for WSO/product ideas.
    Am i right?
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