Things I Wish I Had Known About Internet Marketing Three Years Ago

[djbaxter]

7 Things I Wish I Had Known About Internet Marketing Three Years Ago
by Court @ The Keyword Academy
January 4th, 2010

1. Search traffic is king.
2. Social traffic doesn?t pay.
3. People that own successful sites are regular people.
4. Google isn?t that complicated.
5. Volume matters in a huge way.
6. Outsourcing is also king.
7. Thinking doesn?t pay nearly as much as we wish it would.

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[Ron Bechdolt]

7. Thinking doesn’t pay nearly as much as we wish it would.

Darn! Now you tell me!!!

Great list

 

[Joseph Ratliff]

1. Search traffic is king.
2. Social traffic doesn?t pay.
3. People that own successful sites are regular people.
4. Google isn?t that complicated.
5. Volume matters in a huge way.
6. Outsourcing is also king.
7. Thinking doesn?t pay nearly as much as we wish it would.

Read full article...

Interesting. I disagree with #2, and I partially disagree with #5.

#2 Social traffic does pay, just in a different way than IM'ers like to believe it would or should (and sometimes a different "currency" like brand-building, exposure, interviews, additional JV's and consulting opportunities etc...).

#5 Volume does matter...but leverage matters more (especially focused leverage).

Good article to reference minstrel.