Re: HELP...I need more info to give to NEWBIES, what have you got?

Hello Gordon,

I don't have much expertise to provide info for you. So, I will simply give you my thoughts. Value? Two cents. :-)

> I'd like to include a more detailed section
> for newbies, like how and where to get
> stuff, where to find useful HELP...and a
> Question and Answer section too.

Based on my own experience with the learning curve (of which I'm still in), what you are proposing would be EXCELLENT for newbies.

I know I could have used something like this when I began.

> What ONE piece of advice would YOU give to a
> newbie (other than telling them to get over
> to sowpub)???

DON'T get caught up in the Internet Hype!

> Let's say a person comes on-line. And they
> actually WANT to make money, not just talk
> about wanting to do it.

> What would YOU advise? Now, I'm assuming
> your experience is based on what you have
> done...

I don't feel qualified to give anyone that type of advice ... at least, not yet. :-)

> OR what TIME you wasted in the learning
> process.

My biggest problem was I didn't know HOW to get the info I needed. So, I spent WAY too much time digging, scratching, and trying to find someone who had the answers to my questions.

Which is why I fell into the trap of "Internet Guru Hype."

> Personally, I don't find people to willing
> to do what needs to be done, they seem to
> spend a lot of time getting ready to do, but
> never get around to it.

Hmmm, that comment makes me feel better. Why? Because several times I have thought about quitting. Yet, I keep on keeping on.

On a note: the one time I really thought about tossing in the towel, it was my ISP/Webhost provider who gave me an encouraging pep talk.

> We all have started and stopped projects,
> and gone off in search of something else...

> but what is it that you feel a NEWBIE really
> needs to know about the Internet?

1) That it is not simply a matter of putting up a web site, register with the SEs ... and bing, bang, boom ... the traffic FLOODS to your site.

I have gone to "Internet Seminars" where the speakers make internet success sound as easy as slicing warm butter with a warm knife.

Side note: Why do I go? I LOVE going to seminars to listen to the speakers ... and then I critique them in my mind. Hey, some people collect stamps and others collect baseball cards. :-)

2) Where to find HONEST answers based upon TESTING ... not theories!

> I've covered most of my opinions in BYBA,
> but I'm going to revise it, make it more
> readable take out most of the last section,
> increase the RESOURCES section, and trim it
> down.

> I'd appreciate whatever help and/or advice
> you can render.

I hope this helps. But as I stated earlier ... it's just my 2 cents worth.

> I'd be glad to include your web site in the
> resource section if you want.

Good luck with your new project, Gordon.

Diane




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