I would consider myself a newbie who
hasn't done much ;-) (no vanity here)

when I first came on line looking for
advice I felt overwhelmed. I spent a
lot of *time* searching around...here
are some questions I would have liked
answered:

1)Which websites should I view which would
give me the best ideas of how people make
money on the web?
2) Which website scams should I stay away
from? Which websites would give me the best
advice on scams?
3) When is a good time to start thinking of
building a website? or what things should I
do before even considering a website?
4) How do you decide if online or offline
marketing is best for you?
5) Give some examples of how people started
marketing and making money with ezines?
what is an ezine? what ezines should you
subscribe to right away?
6)At what point do you need a coach and what
criteria should you look for in one?
7)Which forums,message boards are a "must
see"?
8)If I have an offline business what technology
should I be familiar with if I'm thinking of
coming on line? (e.gs autoresponders)
9) which kind of businesses work best with
"free" webhosting versus "paid' webhosting?
10) Which kind of products sell best on the
net?
11) What are some myths about Internet marketing?
12) Is there a website which gives an overview
of the whole internet marketing spectrum?
13) Is there such a thing as the ideal "business
model" for beginning websites? What are some
examples of websites which are making money
and breaking all the "rules"?
14) How much time should you spend on the
internet before thinking about building a
website or starting an ezine?
15) Which sites are the best ones for learning
about ezines?
16) If you have just 100.00 to spend which
courses would be the best to invest in and why?
and If you have just 500.00 to spend ......
17) What software knowledge is a must before
doing business on line and where are the
tutorials?
18) Are there any sites where I can listen to
entrepreneurs live?
19) Which message boards are the best to
participate on in the beginning? Which message
boards are the best for lurking and observing?
20) Where can I find a list of internet marketing
message boards ?
21) Which message boards,ezines and professionals
are sensitive to the questions,needs and concerns
of newbies?

I'm in the process of revising BEFORE YOU
> BUY ANYTHING.

> 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.

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

> 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...

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

> 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.

> 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?

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

> Thanks,

> Gordon Alexander

> PS. My next e-book will be
> about_____________??

> Any ideas?