{"id":64,"date":"2008-11-26T00:23:56","date_gmt":"2008-11-26T00:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leadsleap.com\/blog\/internet-marketing-newbie-step-by-step-guide\/"},"modified":"2014-09-04T06:34:40","modified_gmt":"2014-09-04T06:34:40","slug":"internet-marketing-newbie-step-by-step-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadsleap.com\/blog\/internet-marketing-newbie-step-by-step-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Internet Marketing Newbie &#8211; Step By Step Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>&#8220;I am an internet marketing newbie. All I am asking you to do for me is to  introduce me to the internet marketing from scratch, that is leading me step by  step to the internet marketing system. Presently, I have no website, no list and  no business yet.&#8221; &#8211; Akinbiyi Yinka Akinrinola<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Many internet marketing newbies have been asking me similar questions and I  usually do not bother reply.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>Because the question is too general. Also, I got a feeling that anyone asking  such a question is usually not serious in internet marketing.<\/p>\n<p>But today, for the first time (and also the last time), I&#8217;m going to answer this  question and post it up on our blog, so that I can direct whoever asking such a  question back to our blog.<\/p>\n<p>For all the internet marketing newbies out there, there are only 4 steps to  making money from internet marketing from scratch.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#ff3300\"><strong>Step 1 &#8211; Make a decision<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p>Step 1 is to make a firm decision that you are going to make it in internet  marketing, no but, no however, no unless, no excuse!<\/p>\n<p>If step 1 is not accomplished, there is no need to proceed to the other steps.  Quit now and go back to your comfort zone. Internet marketing is not for you.  Nothing is, until you make a decision.<\/p>\n<p>Let me tell you something I&#8217;ve never told anyone.<\/p>\n<p>I started to explore internet marketing back in 1999, made my first $100 some  time in 2004, made my first $1000 in 2006 and made my first $10k in the same  year.<\/p>\n<p>What happened in 2006? Did I stumbled upon a secret formula? Not at all.<\/p>\n<p>What happened was that my offline business failed in 2005. I was $50k in debt  and I desperately NEED to find an alternative to make money, so as to pay back  my loan and keep my company alive.<\/p>\n<p>For the years before 2006, I had been exploring internet marketing, but I was  doubtful whether internet marketing was for me. Moreover, I had many other  opportunities available and frankly, internet marketing was the last  option in my list.<\/p>\n<p>By 2006, I&#8217;d tried 3 different offline businesses, failed at each one of them, and  owed $50k to the bank. With little cash on hand, I ran out of all my offline options.<\/p>\n<p>I was in a situation where I either make it in internet marketing or quit my  entrepreneur dream and look for a job.<\/p>\n<p>Not to give up my last option, I turned to internet marketing, with no other  backup plan!<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a little secret about the universe:<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8220;Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.&#8221; \u2014  Ralph Waldo Emerson<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Opportunities will be open to you. Ideas will come to you. Your saviour will  appear.<\/p>\n<p>So, before everything else, make your decision first.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#ff3300\"><strong>Step 2 &#8211; Stop looking for shortcuts<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/font><br \/>\nForget about shortcuts or quick cash. There is no shortcut. What does exist is  leverage.<\/p>\n<p>To make money fast, you need to leverage. You leverage on advertising to bring  you more traffic in a shorter time. You leverage on freelancers to save your  time and provide skills that will otherwise take you time to learn.<\/p>\n<p>Other than leverage, there is no shortcut. You have to take the down-to-earth  &#8216;boring&#8217; steps of building websites, promoting them and doing all the  maintenance work.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not saying internet marketing is tough. It is tough initially because you&#8217;re  still learning. Just like the first time you ride a bicycle. It was tough isn&#8217;t  it? But once you get used to it, it&#8217;s as easy as ABC.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#ff3300\"><strong>Step 3 &#8211; Decide on a business model<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p>There are too many ways to make money online. You can make money from Adsense,  PPC ads, Affiliate Marketing, Ebay, MLM etc.<\/p>\n<p>So your 3rd crucial step is to decide on the business model that you want to  adopt.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to make money fast, one way is to become an instant guru!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve seen many newbies who position themselves as a guru and start teaching  people how to make money online. It works! Many of them who &#8216;dare&#8217; to pretend to  be a guru eventually becomes a real guru.<\/p>\n<p>As a guru, you need to have your own website, your own product and your own  affiliate program. That&#8217;s why I invested money to create the free M.Y.O.B List  Builder Script for our members. Make this script work for you and you&#8217;ll become  an instant guru overnight.<\/p>\n<p>Read these two articles if you haven&#8217;t done so. They will shed some light for  you.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.leadsleap.com\/blog\/what-are-the-steps-in-creating-an-online-business\/\"> What Are The Steps In Creating An Online Business <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.leadsleap.com\/blog\/how-to-drive-traffic-to-your-website\/\"> How To Drive Traffic To Your Website <\/a><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#ff3300\"><strong>Step 4 &#8211; Keep learning and keep working<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p>Remember, there is no shortcut. You got to work hard and you got to learn fast  while you work.<\/p>\n<p>In offline businesses, you can hardly learn because very few people are willing  to teach you.<\/p>\n<p>The good thing about online business or internet marketing is that many people  are willing to teach you, for free or for a very small fee. As long as you have  your own business set up and are willing to learn the ropes, you will eventually  grow and become another guru.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, after today, don&#8217;t ever call yourself an internet marketing newbie  again. The faster you believe you are the guru, the faster you can succeed  online.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I am an internet marketing newbie. All I am asking you to do for me is to introduce me to the internet marketing from scratch, that is leading me step by step to the internet marketing system. 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