Newbies: Buy Through MY Link & Get These Bonuses...

Here's one sticking up for the newbies...

It was only a matter of time before they infiltrated the WSO forum with the same old tactics that were used years ago in the selling of hyped up Clickbank products. They seem to think they are new and clever marketing tactics yet there is nothing even remotely breakthrough here. First it was the 'upsell hell', now it is the 'buy through my link and get a bonus' promotions they are pushing.

My inbox is now full of these offers every day.

I, myself, am not a fan of either -- especially not the second one.

Although bonuses might be tempting and look like something designed to 'help' you on face value, what they really do is make it even harder and less likely that a newbie will consume the original information they paid for.

It's called information overload and it's one of the BIGGEST things that prevents newbies from ever gaining any traction in this business. Don't believe me, then keep on signing up for all these bonus offers and see how far you really get. I find it quite interesting that these same guys who are trying to 'help you' are the guys trying to suffocate you with information.

Ask any Internet Marketer worth their salt and they will tell you exactly the same thing. Information overload IS your enemy. The quickest way to success is to laser focus on ONE thing and one thing only... and to not stop until you make it work. The quickest way to failure is to overload yourself with information, so much so that you lose your focus and direction.

I learnt this lesson the hard way. Years ago I was easily tempted by all these bonus offerings only to find all that stuff did was sidetrack me from my ultimate goal. So instead of adding value to my purchase it actually detracted from it.

You also need to think about it this way. If a product is really such great value then it doesn't need bonuses and hype to back it up. There is usually a very good reason why sellers need to rely on this stuff to sell and promote other people's products.

So, next time you go to click on a buy button in order to receive some bonus products, ask yourself this. Are these bonuses, or indeed even the original product you are purchasing, are they going to HELP or HINDER you ultimate goal? When you REALLY give it some honest thought, you will find yourself clicking on the buy button a lot less frequently and your business progressing a whole lot faster.