by Cliff Truss on June 23, 2010
by Cliff Truss on June 7, 2010
So, I feel that I’ve finally found some direction in internet marketing and have made a commitment to launch my first product by mid July 2010. This is going to be a free product and, although I haven’t quite decided the subject, it will be related to the basics of internet marketing
Choose Your Niche – And Stick to it!
The first point I would like to stress is possibly the most important…
Once you have chosen which branch of the IM tree you want to adopt, it is vital that you not only take action, but you stick with it. One of the pitfalls of Internet marketing is the availability of endless well written sales pages promising that you can make your fortune with X, Y or Z product.

Don’t get distracted…if you keep on moving between one business plan to another, from product to product, without actually completing what you were doing in the first place, you will almost definitely be doomed to failure (unless you can put a stop to it immediately).
The only time to move on to another branch of the IM tree is once you have “cracked it” in the branch that you were working on before.
I have to be honest here and confess that I’ve fallen victim to this “newbie’s nightmare” over the past few months but I am now back on track. I started the year off on Alex Jeffreys’ coaching and somehow got distracted into building content niche sites (after buying yet another product) , which resulted in me neglecting AJ’s coaching.
Do me a favour and give me a kick up the whatsits if you see me veering off the track again will you?
Thanks!
Helping You Succeed
The branch of the IM tree that I have decided to adopt is to do all that I can to help internet marketing newbies achieve success. I am going to do this by creating a lot of free content, such as eBooks and video tutorials. This will lead on to maybe a coaching membership site and / or some paid training / info products.
How to Register a Domain Name
If you haven’t done so already, you’re gonna need to register a domain name & create your very own Blog or website. I would recommend a Wordpress blog (such as this one).
I take it you’re serious about a long term internet marketing career?
Yes?
Fantastic!
I am not going to cover how to build a Wordpress blog in this post but my recommendation would be to use Namecheap for domain registration & for hosting it use Hostgator.
For assistance in setting up your Wordpress blog then follow Tommy McLaughlin’s Blog Set Up Tutorials,as I did.
Take a look at my first tutorial video, in which I explain the process for registering a domain name. This video is the first in a 3 or 4 part series on how to be a contributor to a giveaway event.
Look out for part 2 – coming soon!
Here are the links that I promised in the video…
Namecheap
Hostgator
Tommy McLaughlin’s Blog Set Up Tutorials
I hope you found the video informative. If so, please share it by clicking on the re-tweet or bookmark buttons below.
Until next time,
Cliff