Although I’m relatively new to the whole Internet Marketing game, newbies come along everyday who are at square one or close to it. Here are a few tips I would think are the golden first bits of info to latch onto when getting started in IM.

1) Start TODAY. Don’t put this off any longer. Find something to try and get at it. Don’t worry about getting it perfect …just get it started.

2) Beware of information overload. There a ton of posts on the forums….try to avoid getting stuck reading post after post when you should be “working”

3) Don’t spend any more money than you have to. There are many free ways to do things that cost money. When you first start, you have more time than money so use it to your advantage. Rather than pay someone $37 to do a header graphic for you, spend a couple hours making one yourself. It might suck compared to the others out there but you’ll have learned something and at least be a step closer to getting your site live.

4) Take everything you read/hear with a grain of salt. Anyone can say they make $97,658,420 per month in IM but the proof is in the pudding. Put their methods to work and see if they make YOU money.

5) Keep an open mind and open eyes/ears. Marketing is all around us online and off and you can steal….I mean borrow ideas from MANY places. Big earners don’t throw money at marketing systems that don’t work.

6) Seek out a mentor or mentors. There are lots of helpful folks on the forums. Find the ones that you like and find helpful and keep in touch with them.

7) Never give up….ever…..EVER. Quitting is the only way to really lose at anything. As long as you’re still trying, you’re still in the game.

That’s a pretty quick and dirty first few but it’s a good start and it’s also advice that if you follow, you can save yourself some grief in the coming months.

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