Experienced Marketers - What's Your One Biggest Tip - Newbies Take Note...

My main tip: INTEGRITY MATTERS. Everything you do online either pushes your brand forward or pushes it back. There is no such thing as a neutral action. Pack as much quality into what you do and the rest will follow. Too many people shoot for MONEY FIRST and they are way too eager to cut corners. INTEGRITY should be your first focus and it will become the cornerstone of a SOLID business that can withstand the test of time.

Never giving up.

I've spent thousands of dollars plus hours of time and failed quite a bit before I was able to finally make a living off IM a year ago.

Get knocked down 7 times and get back up 8.

Find a niche you will enjoy.

Build a list where you create good relationships.

Out source to the things your not good at.

Build partners in your niche that are other marketers.

Just be yourself, be genuine and enjoy what you are doing.

The best advice anyone can get when you're just starting out is to follow things through!

It's easy to learn about a whole bunch of stuff and do a little bit here and there but you'll never actually set up an internet business by doing that...

All that's going to happen is you will constantly be bombarded with information you think you need and you'll have a severe case of overwhelm. So to sum up in one sentence my advice would be to pick ONE business model, set up everything you need to run that business, and then drive traffic or do whatever you need to do to run that particular business properly.

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Imagine yourself being the market you are selling to. Say what you would want to hear, and sell what you think would be the best to your viewers.

Build a list from the very beginning.

Good beer.

Only drink good beer.

Best tip I can give you.

Get started, get into it, don't over-think, but learn from your mistakes. Keep the motivation there, by thinking of your goals and dreams regularly.

my advice is for newbies to start reading forums, read and understand. it's all in there. need not ask questions or whatsoever, the threads all in all will answer it.

I basically agree with this, but would change it in one very specific way:

Get one thing done every day. Having an hour set aside is fine, and a definitely step in the right direction, but I prefer to set a results-oriented target. An hour spent reading about IM may or may not produce money in the long run, but an hour invested in writing a blog post, or getting another couple of pages of your ebook done, or setting up an opt-in page, is another concrete step toward pulling in some money. Stack enough of those steps together and you'll have something up, running and earning soon enough.

Take action and never give up

Build a list, promote your own internal products to it, always have a premium offer to be pushing at buyers.

Have a clear plan for the 1 hour per day workload.
My recommended plan for free traffic methods:
1. 15 mins x forum posting(good quality posting, please)
2. 15 mins x create a 400 words article in your blog
3. 15 mins x search for new keywords to target
4. 15 mins x backlink works (blog comments, directory submissions)

I do that for 3 months for my website consistently. And it become increasely profitable ever since for the past one year.

I guaranteed any newbie follow this faithfully, he will get results.
There is no need to look for special method way for making money online.

At least you get it Joseph... The rest of the sheep, MEH...

I've got lots of tips but I'll focus on one...

Be careful who you take advice from. There are many people that theorize and "play" business without actually having any experience at all, and they always love to give advice.

Instead, use common sense, build relationships with people over time, and don't take anything at face value...test everything for yourself.

I am agreed with you people.i dont know that much about IM as well. but one thing I personally believe that if you stick with the winners and you will definetly win ....

Don't try to re-invent the wheel. When you're starting out, replicate what already works until you're ingrained in the industry enough to make something new.

If the first time you learned walking and fell flat on your face you said to yourself: "this walking thing doesn't work" you wouldn't be where you're at today. And the same thing is with your online business: The more challenges you can overcome the further you will go. So never give up if this is really something you want to know, do and master for the rest of your life.

Relationships,relationships,relationships.Building quality relationships is very important.The better the relationship you the better you get and ultimately the better the results you get.
This is the key to repeat sales from a customer and also it helps your business grow through the word of the mouth either online or offline.
It is an indispensable route you must tread to your overall success in any business.

GET A MENTOR

Always start your day with a big, inspiring thought of what your life will be like when you get really good at this internet marketing thing, then go to work to make thought become your reality.

Stop always looking for the GOLDEN opportunity, find a good one (a sales funnel or process depending on what you want) and stick with it, build momentum.

1. Find a good offer
2. Create a sales funnel
3. Drive traffic
4. Analyze & tweak
5. Repeat steps 1 to 4

As someone who's spent 7 years in this, I have two tips really, and believe they're extremely important.

1) Don't be afraid of competitive markets. You don't stand to make hardly any money if you're not in one, and there's so many ways to compete that you'd be surprised. I repeat, don't be afraid of the competition-that means there's money being made!

2) Find out what part of IM is for you, and I really mean that. I tried all types of things that just didn't suit me. Part of it really comes down to what personality type you are, and some things are much more difficult than others.

I tried some things, such as affiliate marketing over and over again, and it was a long road till I finally found my "thing", which is product creation.

Look at two key areas: find a subject you enjoy (one which has a lot of competition and money in it), and find what angle to approach it from-i.e., are you going to create products about it, become an affiliate marketer and promote existing products on the subject, create custom made videos about it for marketers, etc.

Understand that there are tons of different ways to run an online business. Find what reasonably fits you, instead of going after something because that's what everyone else is doing. But just remember that being in a busy market is key!

Take advice with a grain of salt because you don't know who you are listening too on the other side of the screen. If it feels right do it, if it don't, don't do it. Keep it simple.
Pick a business model and do it consistently everyday.

The "doing" is the hardest, but, if you do it, then you wont be among the posers, you'll be among the ones who really make money online, or, at least taking action, (they aren't just typing in a forum), they actually are who they say they are.

My half a cent advice.

#1 tip: less analyzing and reading and get more doing. Roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty.

Find one of the "good guys" that have integrity and really care about people. Learn from them, for instance Chris Farrell, Mark Ling etc. Learn their way of marketing and don't stop until you can duplicate their success. Then branch out with your own ideas.

In other words, don't try to re-invent the wheel. It's all been done before!

Hope this helps,
Patti

Don't build backlinks. Build relationships and diversify your traffic sources.

For me by biggest advice is to "work harder on yourself than on your job" - Jim Rohn. You need to train your mind for success. If you are trying to learn something and its not working but others are doing it the problem is not the program but its the approach you are taking. You THINK you are taking the correct approach but.... Work on developing a different mindset and you will get different results with what you are doing. I guarantee it...

Internet marketing is NOT a business. It is NOT an opportunity. It is NOT a way to make money.

It is a way for already established businesses to market themselves on the internet.

FOCUS FOCUS FOCUS

My advice, pick a single topic and technique and stick with it until it succeeds or fails. There are too many distractions and shiny objects that take away your focus. If you try to dabble in all of them you won't make enough to survive.

Instead focus on one niche and one method of driving traffic while building a list. Get good at one thing before moving on to the next.

There are some really good tips and advice in this thread; very enjoyable.

My tips would be:

• Research, Organize, and Execute
• Always know what your next move will be
• Don't be afraid to take a risk
• Knowledge is power; be powerful
  

Always deliver VALUE.

Do not go ONLY for the MONEY.

Do something you ENJOY and MONEY will come down your way.

That's a Promise.

Dimitris