I thought I would post this message in the hope it gives at least a few of my fellow newbies a bit of heart. It may make the ' seasoned professionals ' shake their heads but hey, they were newbies once you know.
I first heard about internet marketing a couple of years ago. Since then I have looked at several 'tutorial' sites but they quickly flew over my head and , I always became dejected and gave up. Then a couple of months later I would go back to the internet marketing idea and inevitably the same cycle would happen all over again.
Then about a monmth and a half ago I stumbled across this forum site by total accident. I sat and watched for a while before I had the courage to sign up and take part. My first post 'What should My content be?' was added on the 22nd of Sept. 2010.
Through the posts on this site I found a marketing site called 'The Mad Marketing Method'. It is a free tutorial ( at least it is so far ) which has taught me how to get articles I have written posted on to sites which also allow me to advertise products which I have decided to promote from clickbank. Don't worry, I am not about to tell you, " In the last 3 weeks I have made 5 million dollars. So sign up Now!" Far from it!!
In the last week I have written 4 articles on my favourite subject, golf. I have them posted on to the GoArticles site. As I write this, just over 100 people have viewed and read my articles. Don't get me wrong, no-one has bought the articles I am promoting but it's only been 5 days.
But here's the point of this story. In TWO YEARS of searching the net to learn how to get started in internet marketing I had managed to progress absolutely nowhere. The only thing I had done was become dissillusioned with the whole notion of getting into internet marketing at all.
Now, through the resources I found on this forum site, I have not only made a start, but I have 4 articles on the internet that have been read by over 100 PEOPLE. That idea just blows me away. Granted I have made no money from them, but 100 people have read what I wrote.
Now this may have some people thinking, "So what? You haven't made a penny." Well that's true. But the confidence this has given me is beyond words. If I can write an article that can be seen, then it means that I can write an article that will eventually SELL. I honestly have no words to tell you how much this inspires me. ( which may surprise you after the size of this post )
As I say, the ' seasoned prfessionals ' may not be too impressed, but I bet some of them are reading this with a little smile on their faces because they probably recognise themselves from the past in this .
I have INTENTIONALLY NOT put a link to my 4 articles in this post because as I say I am selling something in those articles. And trying to sell something is NOT the intention of this post.
The intention is partly to thank 5 star for that push forward but mainly to tell ALL newbies NEVER to give up. It might have taken me two years but at last I genuinely feel I am moving upwards and onwards. Can't wait til the day I come back to tell you all I have made my first sale. Thanks to all!!
Goodnight,
Gary
I first heard about internet marketing a couple of years ago. Since then I have looked at several 'tutorial' sites but they quickly flew over my head and , I always became dejected and gave up. Then a couple of months later I would go back to the internet marketing idea and inevitably the same cycle would happen all over again.
Then about a monmth and a half ago I stumbled across this forum site by total accident. I sat and watched for a while before I had the courage to sign up and take part. My first post 'What should My content be?' was added on the 22nd of Sept. 2010.
Through the posts on this site I found a marketing site called 'The Mad Marketing Method'. It is a free tutorial ( at least it is so far ) which has taught me how to get articles I have written posted on to sites which also allow me to advertise products which I have decided to promote from clickbank. Don't worry, I am not about to tell you, " In the last 3 weeks I have made 5 million dollars. So sign up Now!" Far from it!!
In the last week I have written 4 articles on my favourite subject, golf. I have them posted on to the GoArticles site. As I write this, just over 100 people have viewed and read my articles. Don't get me wrong, no-one has bought the articles I am promoting but it's only been 5 days.
But here's the point of this story. In TWO YEARS of searching the net to learn how to get started in internet marketing I had managed to progress absolutely nowhere. The only thing I had done was become dissillusioned with the whole notion of getting into internet marketing at all.
Now, through the resources I found on this forum site, I have not only made a start, but I have 4 articles on the internet that have been read by over 100 PEOPLE. That idea just blows me away. Granted I have made no money from them, but 100 people have read what I wrote.
Now this may have some people thinking, "So what? You haven't made a penny." Well that's true. But the confidence this has given me is beyond words. If I can write an article that can be seen, then it means that I can write an article that will eventually SELL. I honestly have no words to tell you how much this inspires me. ( which may surprise you after the size of this post )
As I say, the ' seasoned prfessionals ' may not be too impressed, but I bet some of them are reading this with a little smile on their faces because they probably recognise themselves from the past in this .
I have INTENTIONALLY NOT put a link to my 4 articles in this post because as I say I am selling something in those articles. And trying to sell something is NOT the intention of this post.
The intention is partly to thank 5 star for that push forward but mainly to tell ALL newbies NEVER to give up. It might have taken me two years but at last I genuinely feel I am moving upwards and onwards. Can't wait til the day I come back to tell you all I have made my first sale. Thanks to all!!
Goodnight,
Gary
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