4 Bad Habits Newbies Need To Pay Attention

I'd like to add one...

Newbies don't stick to one game plan.

Great post.

I think #1 is the reason why so many people fail at internet marketing. The industry is often introduced to someone (or sold) as an easy alternative to getting a job or starting a business offline.

In reality it's one of the most difficult things to master and actually make money at.

There are not shortcuts here....but lots of money for those that realize this.

Phil

Something worth learning for a newbie like me, thanks MF, this one's a great help.

Hi Marcus, I think your generalizing here. Not all "newbies" possess these traits.

I'm not disagreeing with your argument that these habits have negative effects, but I don't like the fact that you've labeled all 'newbies' as doing this...

Joe

Good post Marcus. I would like to add "Internet Marketing Skills" which ties in with Habit #4 on learning.

As a newbie you have to develop Internet marketing skills. View this as going back to school and getting an education and then applying what you learn. Without applied skills you will never make any long term income online.

hey man....didn't I see this same post from you...on another thread already?...
..are you trying to position yourself as a newbie helper...?

....because some of the stuff you have on your list is highly debatable...

..specifically the shortcut thing..#1...

...if a newbie can shortcut years of frustration and trial and error by purchasing a decent product that will help them succeed faster....isn't that a shortcut...?..

....and I don't agree with you that newbies stop learning....where did you get that from exactly?...

...Or newbies want to steal money...? ....WTF...?

...If you want to help out a newbie...who is struggling to make this internet thing work...then why not offer useful advise instead....

...this looks more like an attempt to berade and belittle those that are starting out...

...Most newbies....from my experience....are overwhelmed with the amount of stuff you have to know..technical...copywriting...traffic...leads... .conversions..tracking..seo...and on and on...

...so instead of pointing out what a newbie doesn't need to do....or what their bad habits are....

..why not create a thread that will actually help a newbie succeed...make a list of items that anyone can do...starting from scratch..to avoid these bad habits...just a thought...

In defense of 'newbies' I'd like to add another reason:
"Oldies" get in the way and take advantage of newbies.

I'm new to forum but not to Internet Marketing.

I think the biggest lesson a newbie has to learn is : You have to put some hard work into Internet Marketing

Cheers!

I think your post is a good post with some interesting points. I especially like this one. Although asking questions is good and it can help you avoid certain mistakes. sometimes you need to quit asking and learn from your own trial and error.

We'll in my opinion number 1 on the list should be " Most newbies expect too much ".

Great info MilkerFocus!

Here's a guide to help any newbies (or anyone actually) focusing on their goals:

1. Visualize yourself as a success.
Get to the closest car vendor and get quotations on that next car you want to drive.
Write down all the dreams you want to achieve and the total amount of money you need.
This will be like your ultimate goal.

2. Come out of the average. Come out of the comfort zone. Successful people are very few. Take action

3. Decide to change your Daily habits.
e.g. if you like complaining others or blaming yourself. STOP IT TODAY

4. Do Not run against internal resistance (both internal and external). Just work, and move on. It will finally disappear in the end.
This is called homeostasis.

5. Change the way you approach your work.
Come out of the normality. Act to change

6. Avoid multitasking like plague.
Go for single tasking inorder to be productive in your business hours. Do one thing at a go.

7. Adopt the time slitting technique.
This is good for following up on milestones Download a pomodoro time manager

8. Stop taking too much time researching. Do time balancing for research and Productive
tasks like link building , posting on forums, tweeting. Do things that can get you more traffic to website or squeeze page.

9. A time balancing of 2:1 on study:Action Taking is Recommended. This brings in more
productivity way better than most newbies do

10. Do the New habits for 30 Days, and write a report comparing your performance.
If this indeed helps you, PM Me and say thank you

12. Block all notifications. Email and skype
Enabling these notifications can easily generate tension which will make you lose focus when building your online busniess

13. Set 2-3 Times of checking the notifications in your day so you have more time to do productive things.
You should also set the same time for coming here to read things instead of spending a whole day showing asking questions.
Make sure to ask questions, get answers and take action immediately on them before 48 hours elapses.

14. NEVER check your emails in the Morning.
Make it like noon and in the evening.

15. Do a micro goal setting plan.
Small clear tasks. get focussed and recalibrate the next action on time frams.

16. Make sure the micro goals are measurable.
e.g. build 100 links for my site instead of saying link building for my site. At 100 it is indeed finished.

17. This is one secret to doing procrastinated tasks.
JUST GET STARTED ..... I know this could be your greatest problem so far
Secret to kicking off procrastination is breaking a task into chunks and allocating
timeframe

18. Make the tasks as micro as possible,
This is important to reduce the resistance rate.

19. Let your skills match the difficulty level of a task.
Optimal skill Vs Optimal task = Good Results
Less skills Vs Diff. Task - Frustating Attitude
More Skills Vs Easy Task = Boring Attitude

20. Do quick reviews on every task daily

21. Speed of implementation is a core habit of highly successful people. You learn, your apply it immediately.
You MUST know whaat to take action on though

22. THERE IS NO MAGIC BUTTON in Internet marketing. It is all about acquiring the
right skill.
If you are looking for those SUPER NONJA techniques for making $4000 overnight, then JUST forget it.
Infact never believe anyone promising such things. This is will take time to stick to your head lol

23. Pick a skill and Take action on it Massively , REPEAT
Basically, Try and avoid the shiny object syndrome.

24. Have an Engine to filter all the crap that you come across.

25. Ignore eveything unrelated to your focus

26. Apply everything that passes through, your filtering engine.

27. Thank all the people who help you along your way to the top.

28. GET SOME PHYSICAL EXERCIESE daily. Maybe you are suffering from work stress.

29. Emotional exercise is also key. Talk good about yourself

30. By the time you are able to do all these things OR Most , you will have started making reasonable income online.

I personally use this guide and it help me to stay focus.

Hope this will help...

Haha, I bet at one time or another we all had a little bit of a few of these points in us. I remember starting out I had a main goal and challenge I set myself but what I really needed was a smaller number of plans to stick to, to build up to the main goal - which I never created or when I did never stuck too.

So, yea you need a plan and smaller ones to build upon.

I want to see your next post how veterans works.

Great tips! I have learned that even when you become a veteran of the game the one key tip there is to never stop learning. No matter how much we know, the greatest wisdom to have is to know that we don't know everything and that there is always room for improvement in every aspect of your business and your life =-)

-Will

Most newbies need results, they are not ready for action.

Worst of all, they are just looking for an opt to steal, they don't have any plan to make money

Keep it up.

Agreed! One should focus at becoming a master at a particular technique rather than doing multiple things at once!

Three important success factors
1. Avoid procrastination
2. Self discipline
3. Don't work hard, work smart!

A great post, helped me get a clear perspective of what to expect from the near future. What is your take on how should a newbie start

I agree with most of what you said. But not all newbies are like this. I was one once as well as every body else. Lol:confused:

Very interesting your point of view. I think you're right.

I like to consider myself newbie because I do not want to fall into the trap of believing wise.
At first, I always asked a lot and one of my grades every day problems was that I had a "business" again, better than the last. Obviously, I can never finish any until the day I dialed a specific start and end.

Thanks for your post.
PS: So I can remember what I shouldn't do. jejejeje

... most newbies learn TOO much, and DO too little...

just my 2ct

Thanks a ton, I am a newbie, but I do love learning and helping others. Keep up the good work

Newbies and non-believers believe that the whole 'Internet Marketing' revolves around the 'get-rich-quick' concept and wants to get their hands fast on cold cash :p

Thanks.

The worst habit for me is inaction and too much "mental masturbation" i.e.. think too much before action.
A defeat teach more than anything else.

Good stuff! I would also add in being afraid to fail or letting failure cripple you. It's about the long term process not the short term profit!

Sometimes we have to try everything to know which way is best to earn money online. There are legitimately ways to earn money online but only one we are the best at. Unfortunately it seems we have to pay newbies due before we even know or realize what we are doing can't bring in any money. I feel newbies or not newbies, one must try to create relationship and I feel that it's one of the most important habits success online people must cultivate. We must make friends and not enemies. I made mistake a long time ago about that. You can't succeed if you make people feel bad. The one you tried to help - is always the one who can't help you further your career. I guess it's how we deliver. Whatever we write it has to come from the heart and sugar coating with respect.

Newbies tends to loss focus on why they enter IM, keep on moving from one method to another instead of making money in IM they spend more money to find the Magic Bullet courses or softwares that make fake promises

Some Inspirational quote I don't remember who said it but it goes like this
"There is no elevator to success, you have to take the stairs"

Thank you Marcus, what I have searched in this forum is what you wrote about newbie. That is very true and seriously now I am re thinking about myself.

Kind regards and Thank you.

I have to agree with you on all 4 counts. It's a good thing people learn no matter how stubborn they might be. I believe being successful on any area of our lives, career, family or business would all depend on having an open-mind and doing something about it.

Milker focus i totally agree with you. most newbies have no patience to stick to one marketing strategy and jump to a new strategy when the see a new ''guranteed marketing strategy'' ad. Great information here for newbies who are starting IM

Cheers.

You forgot the fifth newbie bad habit 5. Don't expect too much.

I have these problems, especially since I can never stick with one method
But I think I'm gonna try making a site and driving traffic to it and stick with that.

You mentioned learning; I think learning is the one variable that determines whether or not you become successful longterm.

Remember, you're only "old" when you stop learning.

There are a lot of bad habits that newbies have to battle when they start in the IM world.

-They jump from one shiny thing to another

Everything and anything will earn you money if you actually implement it. Dont just read the WSO, go out and do it. Buy/Come up with one money making system and work at it until you are the BOSS of it. Then only then can you go on to another project. Don't do anything half assed and wonder why you did not succeed.

- They don't write down golden nuggets

There are a million golden nuggets on this forum. There is such an influx of valuable information here, and on other parts of the internet. Always write everything down that seems valuable to you, or that others are praising, because they may know more than you. Afterwards look back at your notebook/pad and you will see that you can pull a tactic out of those notes that can potentially earn you a higher conversion rate, or just simply not allow you to made horrible mistakes.

- Inability to TAKE ACTION

I used to suffer from this. I would read so much, take so many notes. I have tens of notebooks that I wouldn't sell for a hundred thousand dollars because they are filled with such valuable information. My only problem was going out and doing something. I kept putting things off, wanting to perfect my outline. In the end things happen, nothing is ever perfect. You will be waiting forever for the stars to align. It is better to have low conversions rather than no conversions. THEN work on how to increase the productivity of your venture.

- Not having the right mindset

In the beginning you get sold on so many nice shiny things. All of these success stories. So many things looking easy. Those people worked their butts off. The blueprint is simple, and you may have thought that you will start earning a thousand dollars a day 24 hours after just buying your domain. When it doesn't happen you get discouraged. It is rare that things happen quickly. It takes time and patience. Always be upbeat, and know that you will succeed if you believe you will. Make it not a fantasy, but a fact in your mind.

- Not doing your own research

Take everything with a grain of salt. There are so many viewpoints, and strategies out there. Do your own research, and structure your business how you think it should be structured. Different things work for different people.

You forgot procrastination and not taking action, being stuck in the information zone.

Great post. I agree with everything you said. Newbies really have to learn that it takes hard work and dedication to be successful online. There are absolutely no shortcuts.

I really liked the 3rd point....we should focus on how to provide value with our product/service rather than think about how to earn money with our product/service

Hi MF,

Your post is one of the most helpful for us newbies.
I will put that in my mind and make sure that I will not going in the wrong path.
Thanks MF!

Keep it up!

You forgot procrastination LOL But great post! Im saving this to keep a reminder of the DONTs

thanks so much for this insight. it came in handy. I must add, the best way to succeed is to persist until something happens. stick to one game plan until it yields results. none of the ways to make money is easier than the other. they all depend on your effort you put in.

Information addiction and not taking action

I found opportunity hopping can be a real distraction. It is all over the place.. Nice piece

the biggest newbie mistake:
jumping from one method to another, thuinking "this one will work".
there is no magic trick. every method works, but some method are more successful for some marketers than the other.
Stick to one method, read case studies about it, try it and try it again and again and again. until you perfect your method.

thanks for the tips. i'm newbie and have to learn many things before becoming successful.

I think one major issue is that many newbies stay in "learning only mode" and dont get into "action mode" I say this from experience of a group I recently worked with. They tend to think they dont know enough, instead of deciding what to sell, and learn one strategy to market it and do it every single day, then learn and master another marketing strategy and do that everyday, etc, etc. They want to do everything all at once, get totally overwhelmed, dissapointed and frustrated that things arent happening quick enough, then unfortunately give up. They need very clear set of goals, a plan to achieve those goals, and a marketing strategy to make the plan happen.

great thread; saved me a lot of time and got me in the right mentality

I think that the helping people part is the most important one. The money comes if you are always concerned about your customer's well being. Great observations.

The list is really a wake up call, not only for newbies but for experienced marketers as well. Right set of mind and perseverance to reach one's goal is really needed to be able to become successful.

Here's another:

Newbies PAY too much!


I see them buy service after service after service - but only end up using 1 or 2 of them that are truly useful.

Or, end up finding a cheaper one a couple of days/weeks later.

Or, find out that there was a free option.

Been there.

After reading through your whole thread, I've found out these are actually very good tips for newbies, but I doubt they will really give up on finding shortcuts in internet marketting tho.

Interesting article Marcus, thanks for sharing. Let me push back a little bit on this though, while newbies may do this often I would also add that experience online marketers can do this just as well...we all need to focus and become very clear on our goals and objectives.

I agree about habit number 2,

the most important for newbie to do is... be brave to take an experiments about only one idea, then make it reality,

although wrong or failed, is better than ask too much

Something that I would like to add-

Focus on content first, not monetization.
Making money is easy, but only if you know how to help people and solve a problem.
It's not, how can I make money, it's how can I help people; Then its how can I make money.

I know only three things
Self confidence
hard work
knowledge.
Your all point is out of syllabus.