The Internet Marketers Guide to The Galaxy.

With more network marketers than ever joining the industry, the new people are scrambling to find out what really works and how to launch their new venture off on the right foot.  I have to be honest, when I first got started with this whole online marketing I was a little overwhelmed by all of the moving parts that had to be in place for me to even make a dent in what I was doing.

I had to learn how to put up a blog, how to get setup on the big social networks, how pay per click worked, what SEO was all about and many other things.  Yes I was overwhelmed, but I realized that was a good thing.  It caused me to dig deep within myself and realize just what I was capable of accomplishing.

What I hope to lay out for you, if your new , is a high level roadmap to getting started  if your new to internet marketing.

In the Beginning

When people first get started they want to get everything done like tomorrow.  They want to learn how to drive traffic right off the bat and how to sponsor new reps into their business. 

What they fail to realize is that there are steps one must take in order to be successful, especially in today’s internet age. You must learn the basics.

Branding and Positioning

The very first thing people need to do is start the process of branding themselves online.  Getting signed up on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and your own personal blog are the first steps in your journey to success in your business.  You want to own the first page in Google and the other search engines for your name.  Signing up with these social networks is a start.

How you brand and position yourself will determine your online as well as offline success in your network marketing or traditional business.

Getting Educated

There is so much to learn when first getting started that it blows most people out.  People are used to being told what to do and are waiting for instruction.  Having a solid training and marketing program put together for your team is essential to ever have duplication take place in your organization. 

There is a learning curve and everyone has to go through it.  This is what blows most people out of the industry.  They are all Gung Ho for the first month in their efforts, but when that month goes by and they don’t see any results, they quit or make an excuse as to why things are not working out for them, rather than pushing through the obstacles and becoming an over comer. Education is the key.

Choosing Your Marketing Strategy

There are many ways to market your self online.  You can blog, write articles, make content rich videos, training tutorials, Pay Per Click, Banner Advertising, and the list goes on. What you want to do is master one area of marketing that you’re comfortable with and that gets you results.

I have to be honest with you.  I initially tried about twenty different types of online marketing when I first got started.  I realized through the process that I couldn’t possibly become successful or gain any leverage by using all of them at once.  There just was not enough time in the day to do all of them in any way that I could be productive and not all over the place.

I chose four.  Blogging, Video Marketing, Article Writing and Pay Per Click Advertising.  These are the ones that have produced the best results for me over the course of time.  Will they work for you?  Only you can answer that question.

Getting Busy

I see a lot of people getting paralysis by analysis when first getting started.  Don’t feel like you have to read every e-book, go through every course, etc… before getting started with your marketing.  You have to realize that there are only two things that make you money in this industry. The first is marketing and the second is talking to people.  Marketing will attract those people to you, and then you have to learn how to “Connect” with people.

Stop checking results on an hourly basis.  Just get to work and become production oriented, not results oriented.  Take the emotion out of what you are doing and everything else will fall into place.  Emotion is what blows people out of business.  Every no they get puts them one step closer to quitting.  You have to be a tough, productive, confident and decisive person in this business or you will never make it.

Make it happen

Your either going to say what is happening, what happened or why did that happen.  How about making things happen.  Decide that you’re going to do something great and don’t stop until you achieve your desired results. 

Internet marketing is not for everyone but is for anyone who wants to take charge of their financial future and learn where the money is today.  There has never been a recession on the internet.