Being an internet marketing newbie is the toughest place to be. We are in the worlds most competitive market. So don't despair if you don't get there immediately. These are some common problems that we face everyday.
Traffic no enough.
This has to be the number 1 complaint of all newbies, I guess. When you have a new site, you want to be indexed by the major search engines. Then after you are indexed, you are still not happy because when you do a Google search, your site is found on page 194 for your main keyword, and you don't get any organic traffic. To get organic traffic, you need links from sites with some page-ranks. And that's where all your hard work begins. You need to get busy submitting to article directories, site directories, social network, put up classified ads, post in forums, exchange links, buy links.you get the idea.
Content no enough
Where do you find things to write about if you are not an expert in that field? that's one thing. And supposedly you managed to find enough stuff to blog about everyday, how do you overtake those granddaddy sites that have been around for 5 years or longer, and have hundreds of indexed pages? You can try to cheat by syndicating content, but seriously I don't think that's a long term strategy. Some say that it is a matter of finding out what your readers want to read and give it to them. don't be upset if you don't know what they want, I'm trying to figure out that one too!
Time no enough
Is it any wonder that time is not enough? Not only you have to update your blog with fresh content, you need to do all you can to drive traffics, look for products to sell, and even plan your business. Ever since i got on the internet marketing bandwagon, my newspapers have been piling high, the dust on my furniture are also getting thicker as I have no time to clear them. I have found these tools quite handy in saving my time to do everything. My favorite: Roboform. Be prepared to fill up tons of forms in this business. This little toolbar saves all my logon password securely and fills up forms automatically. You know how some silly website will force you to re-submit the entire form again if you miss out one entry? My little Roboform will come to the rescue will just a click of the button Another great tool is KEYSOME's free article submitter. It listed out about 80 article directories in terms of page rank and Alexa ranking, and cut down my time in manually submitting articles. I like it that it keeps a record of what has been submitted all on one page, so that I can keep track of my submission. The free directory submitter does the same thing for directory submission to 350 directories.
Focus no enough
In internet marketing, everyone is trying to sell everyone else something. Just Google for free stuff and I get an avalanche of free newsletters, eBooks, articles and software to download. Everyday, it is a tough job fending off the temptations to buy, buy, buy And the more you are distracted by all these offers, the less time you have to get any work done.
Money no enough
Of course the last problem has to be the lack of money. Why are we here if we don't need some? The paradox of internet marketing is that you need to spend before you can earn. I have not heard of any newbies that can start an online business without spending any money.
Final Notes
For me, I always try to minimize my spending by using free resources if I can. But there are some basic necessities that you have to spend on, such as domain names, web-hosting, internet connection that's why you should keep your day job (no matter how boring it is) to fund your online business. The gurus will advise you to quit only after your online income match your day job pay. I know its human nature to go for easy money, but be very wary of get-rich-quick scams. They will empty out your wallet before you can blink. How do I know whether it is a scam? Ill usually just google for the product or its review and that should give me some idea.
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