5 Top Internet Marketing Newbie Mistakes
Are you learning from mistakes made by other Internet Marketers (so that you don’t make the same) when you first started your Internet Marketing Business or constantly repeating them?
This post is written specifically for Internet Marketing “newbies” – for those who have absolutely no experience or are just learn about Internet Marketing Business for the first time in life.
Like all of you, I was once at the initial stages of starting up my Internet Business – “The Learning Phase” and “The Confusion Phase”. I really wished it could be smooth sailing for me, but was absolutely not. I’ve certainly made some common mistakes made by newbie Internet Marketers. Unfortunately, I’ve also seen many newbies keep repeating the same mistakes…over and over again, too.
Here, I’d like to share with you the 5 top mistakes most Internet Marketing newbies make so that you don’t have to!
1. No Clear and Compelling Reasons – WHY
This is the very first mistake that usually newbie Internet Marketers make, that is without clear and compelling reasons why they start an Internet Business.
A “Compelling Why” is a term used for an emotionally-linked reason or motive that drives a person to do something in order to achieve something. Without a clear and compelling reasons, it’s very hard to have a burning desire and enough motivation to drive through all the hoops and obstacles that you’d encounter during your journey to Internet Success and Wealth.
Why having clear and compelling “WHYs” are so crucial? Basically, they could provide you the basic needs to survive, gain personal power and most importantly have fun in your business. So, before focusing on the ‘HOWs’ – ideas and strategies, ensure you list down all the reasons why you want to start an Internet Business. Please take note that the ”WHYs” have to be crystal clear and compelling.
2. Employee Mindset
Another common mistake newbies often make is adopting an employee mindset into a business. No doubt that Internet business is a fantastic business model that allows you to work from the comfort of your home in your own convenient time. However, thinking like an employee while trying to start an Internet Marketing Business will get you nowhere.
Start adopting a business owner mindset now and treat your Home Internet Business as a real business. The same thing applies to your website or blog, you have to treat it like real estate.
3. Instant Gratification
Many newbies started their Internet Business without spending enough time developing knowledge and basic skillsets needed for them to survive in the first year. Instead, they are too immersed in the Internet Marketing hype and spending too much time searching for easy and fast ways to make money online. This can be a costly mistake to make!
In reality, there is no such thing as overnight or instant success in Internet Business. Building an Internet business is like building a tower. You first have to lay a solid foundation before you can build your online business into tower of undeniable profits.
4. Lack of Self-Discipline
This is another major mistake made by newbie Internet Marketers: Not doing what you know you should do due to lack of self-discipline. I understand that sometimes Internet can be just addictive as gambling. Without a good level of self-discipline, most of the time you can end up wasting time doing other stuff that is not related to your business such as instant messaging, online games, Facebook and YouTube.
In business, time is about money. You have to cultivate self-discipline to help you to accomplish the tasks that you have set for that day. And you should be only allowed to use the time left over for your own leisure.
5. Give Up Too Easily
The biggest mistake ever made by Internet Marketing newbies is giving up too easily when they don’t see any results in just few weeks or months.
Always bear in mind that “Online Success Is A Journey, Not A Destination”. When Thomas Edison failed 999 times to invent the lamp, he was asked why was he not giving up, and his answer was, “I have discovered 999 incorrect ways to invent the lamp”. Basically, he knew that he would invent the lamp eventually, but he just needed to find out the correct way to do it. So, you should see this as an education process and opportunity to review your business and find out what need to be done to improve the results.
This is another well said quote by Vince Lombardi: “Winners never quit and quitters never win.”
These are just some of the top mistakes I know most Internet Marketing Newbies (including myself) make. Are you making any of these mistakes? I really hope, after reading this post, you will avoid them.

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Give up too easily is the common mistake…Be patient =)
Patience is the greatest of all virtues!
Alvin:
Until recently, I had made all 5 mistakes. I have failed several times. I look at this list and think how could I have ever let these happen, but in the back of my mind I really know.
I have just recently began to understand how to be successful. I created a blog to start building relationships with people.
- Rick
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Glad to hear that you’ve learned from the 5 mistakes. Knowing how to overcome failure is part of being successful!
Thank you for sharing such an topical article with all of us. I’ve bookmarked your blog will come back for a re-read again. Keep up the great work.
I’m glad to hear that you’ll be coming back to read my blog. Thanks!