Do’s and Don’ts for the Internet Marketing Newbie (Part 1)

I, myself, being an internet marketing “newbie” (endearing term used to refer to people who have just started their own internet business and don’t know what ---- they are doing) have learned a few things and would like to share my observations, tribulations, and triumphs with my fellow “newbies”. In sharing my experiences I hope I can help you avoid some of pitfalls and obstacles you will face. Let’s try to avoid some of those “Information Overload” headaches as well. I don’t want you to walk through same mud puddle if I can point it out and help you avoid it.   First, in article which is Part 1, I will list some important “DO’s”. Part 2 will cover DON’Ts.   · Do take your time, one step at a time. Do understand that building your business is not something than can be done in a matter of days, not even months in most cases. It’s going to take time, lots of time.   · Do practice Patience! I know it’s not one of my virtues either and it’s really hard to put into practice, but to save your sanity, try to be patient!   · Do understand in beginning you will be suffocated with so much information and resources your head will hurt (that’s where Information Overload headache comes from) and you will not know which direction to take first. You’ll just be spinning your wheels if you try to go off into 20 different directions at once. Remember, concentrate on one thing at a time!   · Do use your best judgment when weeding through all of information. Throw away obvious hype and keep what you feel is resourceful and useful.   · Do make it a goal to accomplish one task each day. Later when you can handle it add one or two more tasks. Progress slowly.   · Do look for free resources, there’s plenty out there on internet to help you build and promote your business. There’s also a lot of hype and misinformation and just plain bad information, so definitely use number 4.   · Do join some good internet marketing forums. You will find a lot of advice and tips on how to promote your business.  Many people there are also “newbies” and you can bounce ideas off of each other. Many will post what has worked or hasn’t worked for them. Learn from internet marketing experts, they were in your shoes at one time, benefit from their experiences.

How to Set Up Your Home Office

You will need to find a quite place within your home where you can work. If you have a desk great, set it up in area you have decided to work from. If however at this stage you do not have a desk then earmark a table top as your primary workplace. You will no doubt need to use your telephone and internet to run your business so enure that your computer, and workplace are neighbours. Your computer must have internet access and I would recommend that you have at least two email addresses if you are going to take advantage of many free internet advertisements available. Remember that through these ads you will receive a lot of junk mail so I recommend that you do not use your main email address when advertising. If it is within your start up budget I would recommend installation of a business only telephone line.