What is the FIRST Rule of Internet Marketing???

Consistency and determination is rule #1!

The biggest reason most aspiring Internet marketers fail is because they give up on themselves and on IM without trying hard enough, way too soon.

So, rule #1 would look something like this:

1. Remain consistent and determined to succeed, and you will.

I agree with Orlando5... Be consistent..with one particular action untill it becomes your second nature. Then move on to second action..and then third... Keep doing this untill you achieve your first goal...

BernardR, you are right about building their list...

That is the number one and most important thing in internet marketing, or network marketing...

I didn't know this in the beginning...I wondered how some of the people on the leader boards were getting so many people in their down line so quick

They already had a list that they had built and nurtured, and by nurtured I mean provided value to consistently over time. People on their lists trusted them and joined programs under them because of the trust that had been established.

The first money a newbie needs to spend is on an auto responder, capture page builder, and solo ads.

A brand new newbie can begin providing value just by reading blogs and investing in ebooks and courses and sharing knowledge as they learn it.

Then, keep providing content in some form and stay consistent. To me, a newbie can't lose with this formula, if they believe in internet marketing at all.

Commitment , don't give up , reading !
try and error

For me, I always tell anyone to do things with good morals, Never cheat someone, never steal content, never bad talk anyone even if they done bad to you. *shrugs*

yep, i agree "Don't Give Up"

Give value

If you can ignore the paradox then:

Rule No 1: Always be testing because there is no one size fits all

Have t o agree with most here. Persistence is the key never give up and the money is in the list

By telling them that they're asking the wrong question. You don't start a business by looking for trite platitudes - you'll just end up with countless variations of "Don't give up" or "Take action".

Newcomers should be told that internet marketing is much like any other type of marketing in that you need to come up with a marketable product or service and find a cost-effective means of telling prospective customers about it.

If there's any "rule" at all (and this applies to all potential businesses), it's first find and understand your market.
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The first rule is: there are no rules

The first rule is, do not use blackhat methods, second would be, do not spam and third would be, invest time!

The FIRST rule of Internet Marketing is...

You do not talk about Internet Marketing...

Learn how to sell stuff...

Cheers,

C.G.

Easy, don't put all your eggs in one basket, or better explained as don't allocate all your resources toward a single venture or business idea. A division in resources will better equip anyone when dealing with a collapsed business.

That would be to find a hungry audience. The second rule is sell them something.

Less on 1: Find a niche that you can work in.

Lesson 1 part B: Learn it, research it, and dominate it as you become an expert in one industry you can then look to parlay your skills into other industries.

Focus on selecting a good niche. A good niche is one where people are willing to spend money to find solutions to their needs not wants. Then present them with a solution to their needs. Many marketers come up with a solution to problems that many people don't actually need. That is like trying to push a string through a keyhole! Focus on the niche and present them with solutions to problems they already have, not ones you think they should want.

Think like a seller and not a buyer/consumer?

The first rule of internet marketing is to have access to the internet... LOL

After that, there is no universal first rule... depends on what you want to accomplish.

If a newbie asked me that question I'd enlighten them with this
undeniable age old truth... the successful people aren't the ones
with all the right answers, they're the ones with all the right questions.
If you hope to become successful you need to develop better questions.

Although I agree with the comment made earlier by Orlando, which is commitment and dedication the real success online lies in finding one thing that works, and sticking to it like nothing else matters.

Most people bounce around from place to place and opportunity to opportunity, when the most important rule in my opinion for success online is stick to one thing until it works. Then once you find it working successfully, hire someone else to run it for you, then move on to something else.

This is a very similar way many of my offline clients have explained how they found success to me. And also how I find myself working with top tier high level corporate clients.

Stick to one thing until you find success, then expand as you see the need to do so.

Michael

Be honest.

Never Give Up!

1st rule would have to be: Dont' refresh your adsense or analytic's every 5 minutes, stop waiting for them to arrive,and go out there and bring them to you

Rule 1:

Find a niche that has a problem, then create or find a solution for it.

Don't create the product first, and then ask, "Who can i sell this to?"

You can teach a monkey how to post stuff in a blog 24/7 and by some advice given in this thread, I understand that monkey will eventually succeed on Internet marketing, lol

Don't chase easy money. Don't think that you can make money doing something that anyone else can do.

Never give up! And keep an open mind to new marketing methods. Never discount off-line either.

I'd say rule number 1 is: Keep it simple and avoid the golden object syndrome.

To many newbies move from one system to another without ever mastering one method. Once you start making money you'll be motivated to work harder to achieve your goals.

The first rule of IM is not to talk about IM.

The second rule about IM is not to talk about IM.

Joking aside ...

The first rule is that you're going to suck in the beginning. If you believe that with a poor mindset and a very limited set of skills you're going to earn even $1000/month, good luck with that. But the more you work, the less you suck. You start in the pit, you work hard and then you get to the surface. Then you start building your ivory tower.

The first rule of internet marketing is....

you DO NOT talk about internet marketing.

Rule #1: Keep it simple stupid

Rule #1. Whatever works

al

It's very simple, really --- find a mentor! I struggled on my own for years and spent thousands of dollars looking for the one thing that would make me rich and, of course, I failed miserably until, quite recently, I found a mentor --- someone to show me what to do and how to do it.

Work smarter, not harder.

Rule one in my book!

I would say the first rule for internet marketing is quality and consistency. If you consistently deliver quality content to a bunch of interested people, then you'll be sure to find some form of success!

Deliver genuinely valuable content to a starving qualified niche

Rule #1 of IM is don't talk about IM.

Wait, I think I confused that with a movie....

Don't spam people

My first rule in internet marketing:

BUILD A LIST. The money is the list. Trust me, its gonna be the most important asset you'll have. Why? It falls to 2 words: Protection and Promotion.

Protection- even with the changing google algorithm, you'd still be able to promote your product or services through your list.

Promotion- nothing builds a deeper relationship with your customers with email marketing.

Ok, you all have some good points, but you have missed the boat! The number 1 rule of Internet Marketing is to be honest and up front. Transparency is the most important thing because even though you may be building a list, monitizing your sites, using SEO and such, if you're not honest then none of that will work well for you.

We have all heard that honesty is the best policy. Well that also stands on the Internet as well. Even the scammers and con artists of Internet marketing build lists, do SEO and all that other stuff but because they're not honest, their businesses are in heaps of trouble, and these people have a very bad reputation online.

Therefore, honesty in your business is of the utmost importance. Without it, you might as well kiss your business goodbye because once a bad reputation starts to spread, it spreads like a wildfire and those are very hard to stop.

So if you don't want your reputation tarnished in any way, then it is best to start your business on honest ground instead of dabbling in black hat or gray hat techniques and strategies just to make a quick buck.

So like I said, honesty, sincerity, and transparency are the number 1 rule of IM.

1: First rule: build your list

2: Second rule: Give value to your list, share helpful tips and focus on 80% value 20% promotions.

3: Take profits, reinvest, scale up and go to rule 1

First Rule Of internet Marketing: Have a working Internet.

Second Rule: You know what Marketing means

Third rule: You can put them together.

Fourth Rule: You are not smart so don't be.

Fifth Rule: You want to make money have some money, if you don't have money put some time.

Sixth Rule: Copy someone else success, this is not school you will not be be punish if you copy.

Seventh Rule: Fake it! Fake it! Fake it! until you make it. It takes 90 days to be used to what you are doing until it became your routine. If you fake that you are successful you can get used to it. Until you become successful. And then you can preach.

Eight Rule: Be Stupid and do what other people are not doing and stick to it. Soon you will become a unique in your niche and you become an original, people loves first.

Ninth Rule: Be persistent. Nobody beats persistence but success.

Tenth Rule: Don't follow the rules that I just laid out because it is true and nobody wants the truth.

That's easy...make sure you tap into strong desire/demand to buy something when you setup your business (regardless of what you are selling)

Jeff

Assume nothing. Test and let the results speak for themselves.

#1 Rule to Business: Focus On The Customers Needs.

You cannot have a business without customers (Clients, visitors, whatever you want to call them).

It doesn't matter what Niche you're in, or what business model you're using. The customer should be your main concern. It's their problems you are solving. It's their needs you are attending. Without them, you're dead in the water.

The first rule in internet marketing is "PROVIDE VALUE" to other people's lives. If you will ask the second rule, that is to WORK with INTEGRITY ONLINE.

I'd say:

- Don't overcomplicate things
- Finish what you start!

Be determined, never stop learning, applying and helping others. Set your system up and be consistent with its growth.

Bernard

My answer is find a profitable niche market to work in.
Build a list of people interested in your niche
build a relationship with your list
market related products to your list

I hope this helps

Kevin

The first rule is a compound rule. Pick one plan/path and stick to it!

Follow one plan from A-Z taking action steps everyday.

The Golden Rule:

The objective is to get traffic to an optin page.

The End.