When do you stop calling yourself a NEWBIE?

Here's a guy that knows what the hell he's talking about.

I think people are getting caught up in this, IF YOU'RE LEARNING YOU'RE A NEWBIE!

Certainly that's not true. Nobody is calling Tom Brady a newbie to football. Evolution is part of the skill set that makes him good. And there are plenty of newbies out there that don't actually learn anything...

Exactly!

I know a lot about somethings but there's always more to learn!

Then i guess i will be a newbie forever? I am a learning machine and will continue to soak up as much knowledge till the day I leave this earth!

You're never gonna lose the label NEWBIE, why?

because your for ever learning something new, in business your always learning, i believe there are different levels in any business be it online or offline.

Virgin for example, are always new into an industry, but they bring something fresh and take risks, and they are always learning no matter what industry they go into, so as not to make mistakes but losing that label as "NEWBIE" it has not.

Otherwise by now virgin should have changed their name to something like "virgin pro" for example. But they have not, because they are always a NEWBIE into any market

But you will progress at different levels.

Birdi

When you're an "oldbie."

Once you catch on to the fact that a high percentage of marketers don't actually do what they teach.

I think the difference is internal. It comes down to an attitude or mindset shift more than anything else.

Chris Farrell often says that he spent his first months chasing opportunities before he figured out what he needed to do was to become strategic in his approach. Once he changed his approach and dove in with both feet, worked his arse off, his IM career took off very quickly. Newbies often get caught in the opportunity chasing wheel until they catch on. I was one of them. I actually spent more than 3 years chasing opportunities online -- and I used to own a brick and mortar business. I was a newbie online, though.

There's a huge variation of people online who are curious/interested/passionate about marketing. Some are dabblers intentionally. They don't want a real business and they're clear about that. They make a tidy hobby income and it supplements whatever else they're up to and that's OK by them.

Others are dabblers by default because mindset or emotional issues hold them back. They spend an inordinate amount of time chasing tactics, some of which are get rich quick schemes. A lot of these people show up at seminars year after year and never seem to get past a certain point. Others never get to any seminars. I have been there. I was hypnotized by stellar, epic sales letters for ages. I could recite them in my sleep. I was on every guru's list, some for years without buying.

Then there's the engaged marketers who are in the early stages of a strategy, have seen some results but aren't where they want to be or still feel a little bit overwhelmed. They are often one good coach away from a breakthrough.

Finally, of course, you have the higher level marketers, some of whom are household names.

So, I think you're no longer a newbie once you shift from seeking out tactics and opportunities and begin thinking strategically, stand up at some level of leadership (a lot of people are hungry for help) and offer more value to others than you get back.

Also, I don't buy the idea that everyone should be an entrepreneur. Some people just are not cut out for it and that's OK.

I agree with you Jack learning is a lifelong experience when you stop learning you stop growing in knowledge and wisdom.