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07-17-2009, 11:37 AM
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4 Mistakes While Starting The Internet Business
There are some potential mistakes that you do when your new internet business started. At the beginning of the process, the mistakes can make your online business step obstructed.
What is it? See 4 Mistakes while starting the internet business.
The first: spend all the funds for the ads in one place.
This can happen on the newbie. Perhaps because the spirit of the internet business started, and all funds for the ads is only spent to advertise in one place. With the expectation that the size of the ad, the ad can get great success. This is very dangerous.
Solution: broken funds for the ads you into some parts.
Testing and measuring the results. If successful, continue to try to increase big ad.
But if not, you can try to move to other ad providers. Thus you can measure and compare the level of effectiveness of other ads. If there is a new ad service, do not be ashamed to try.
The Second: Does not want to buy products of learning in the internet.
does not want to buy products of learning in the internet, either the ebook or video training or membership training.
Solution: Buy it.
Why should buy? Simple, reason is to shorten your study time. That's it. As you all know that many internet marketing products is a summary of the various forms of knowledge from teachers online business. You can see many products of learning in programselection.com/online-business-collection.html
the third: give up after trying only once
Many people give up quickly because the results have not appeared. Suppose a new post the article once, then immediately want a blog make money. follow-up once, then never do it again. Hopefully this never happens to you.
Solution: try again, again, again and again.
Never give up! continue to post consistent.
the fourth: does not follow up the prospects.
Prospect is a potential user's product or service. No follow up or make a bid as well as doing something, but half way. Maybe they forget or are busy, so you need to remind them through the follow up.
Solution: do follow up. And not just once.
When you need up to 10 times. If not successful, provide the product or offer other services that may be needed by the prospect. Therefore, some products have become their own advantage. When the prospect has not be paired with one product, may be paired with other products.
How do you think?
have a list of mistakes that beginners usually do in the beginning of the internet business?
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07-18-2009, 02:57 AM
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Lack of patience is the first one which commonly see to a newbie.They tend to expect bigger things in a short time.We must remember that every business takes time to be successful enough.
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08-01-2009, 04:40 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by grazhie
Lack of patience is the first one which commonly see to a newbie.They tend to expect bigger things in a short time.We must remember that every business takes time to be successful enough.
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I have to second this ^^ I have several clients which have purchased my SEO and link building services who get frustrated days after the campaign has been accomplished. It takes months to see the full effects after a marketing campaign.
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07-18-2009, 06:58 PM
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Very very true..
especially the one about trying and trying again
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07-20-2009, 02:56 PM
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Thanks for the advice. I'll keep it to mind. These are the more frequently mistaken ones, I'll agree.
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07-20-2009, 11:06 PM
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It is true. Most of us made that, but i believe, out of this 4, there must be more and we have not encounter yet.
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07-21-2009, 12:15 AM
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The 4th tip is what really makes business grow. It makes your conversion to soar higher.
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07-25-2009, 07:34 AM
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The biggest mistake I see is people not measuring the results of efforts/advertising.
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07-25-2009, 09:19 AM
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A friend of mine recently gave up, or is in advanced stages of giving up. It's sad to watch, especially since he had some pretty decent national marketing. Sad but he likely won't start another business after this experience.
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07-25-2009, 09:49 AM
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I would say lack of planning is a good way to kill a business.
I get clients that have a great idea, and tell me about it and just expect it to take off if they build it.
You must develop a business plan, figure out to make money from the business and how to drive traffic to the site/biz
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07-25-2009, 01:17 PM
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The biggest mistake made with a newbie e-commerce owner is giving full confidence in a professional service because most of the time you will never get your Return Of Investment (ROI).
My advises are:
Before starting an online business, take the time to do you homework and learn the basics of how an e-commerce works.
Don't wait more than 3 months to see results from SEO services by a pro.
Do you link campaign yourself and make unique each anchor link and description unique.
The professionals will do your link campaign by submitting the same link anchor text and description hundred times which will provide too little power for your site.
Don't fall in the marketer games who sell professional Google adwords certified without proofs of their work.
Avoid PPC on network that don't provide quality traffic.
Learn from internet professionals and experimented e-commerce owners in forums.
Never ever listen to people who say that you just need to build a website to make money, because they don't have a clue what they are talking about.
A business plan is a good way to plan what you want to achieve, but you need to know first what to plan.
And the last tip, never sign a contract or if you do ask your attorney to look it over, before your sign.
Last edited by Natural Elements; 07-25-2009 at 01:24 PM..
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08-01-2009, 10:22 AM
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thanks natural elements for your advises....
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08-01-2009, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by chrisdina
thanks natural elements for your advises....
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You are very welcome Chrisdina 
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08-01-2009, 03:20 AM
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Make mistake is not really a big deal, important is we must obtain the experience there and carry on with a more roper and better way.
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08-01-2009, 11:02 AM
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Great post.
I think planning, being realistic and try again after failing is the things most people don't do.
Oh yeah, don't forget to have fun as well.
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08-05-2009, 12:29 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Linkoroo
Great post.
I think planning, being realistic and try again after failing is the things most people don't do.
Oh yeah, don't forget to have fun as well.
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08-01-2009, 06:18 PM
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I will add something!
1.Create your goal..
2.Focus on your goal..
This will lead to your success because you give your every best on that goal. You have your target.
It's hard to start a job, project, etc. without a goal. isn't?
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08-05-2009, 11:11 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mindfrost
I will add something!
1.Create your goal..
2.Focus on your goal..
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Everything does not have meaning without a goal ... you right, mindfrost. thanks
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08-06-2009, 04:09 AM
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wish i had known some of thes way back in the beginning!
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08-10-2009, 01:47 PM
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yah, a lot of people fall for or get seduced by the 'I'll make you $34.627 in 10 days' websites and, of course, get disheartened when it does not happen.
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