Internet Marketing or, How To Scramble Your Brains With Information Overload

The following is a copy of a post I make on the Wealthy Affiliate forums 14 months ago. This 'article' is a bit off the cuff. But it demonstrates what newbies in the field can, do, and ARE going through regarding information overload-and how they can rise above the overwhelming aspect of it and become successful. Here she goes.......

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by ForMyFamily on Sat Mar 08, 2008 8:36 pm

WEEK 4 JUST ARRIVED!!!!! LOOK AT THIS LIST! O... M... G...! IS KYLE & CARSON SERIOUS?! WHO DO THEY THINK I AM ANYWAY?! EINSTEIN?!

• What is Internet marketing and how does Wealthy Affiliate fit into the mix?

• How WA can help • Using your time wisely • Understanding why WE (Kyle & Carson) create resources

• Benefits of WA Spaces, Jobs, and taking full advantage of the Forum

• How to get help (using help, site map, and contacting us...rules)

• Learn the inner workings of Internet marketing & Affiliate marketing

• What are Affiliate Networks, and how can you leverage them? • The different "types" of Internet marketing

• Choosing your direction • How to become an expert, not a generalist

• Choosing an industry and product to sell online • Begin understanding consumers

• Setting up a Pay-Per-Click advertising account • Squidoo.com

• Understanding the importance of market & keyword research • Using keyword tools

• How to leverage your competition • Understanding market research

• Hyper-Targeting consumers (understanding the WHY)

• Relevancy = Success (broad marketing vs. targeted marketing)

• How a website will benefit you as an Internet marketer

• Setting-up your FREE WA Hosting & choosing domains • How to build a website

• Different types of webpages • How to create landing pages that convert • Using the feeder sites here at WA

• Creating free marketing campaigns (how to structure them) • Creating paid marketing campaigns

• Organizing your campaigns using WA tools • Creating long term income • Should you become a merchant?

• Providing quality customer service • Email marketing • Creating squeeze pages that convert (with examples)

• Which autoresponder to use • Effective communication skills • The importance of understanding results

• Determining the effectiveness of your campaigns • How conversion tracking works

• Proper split testing techniques • Refining campaigns

• Bridging campaigns between different IM techniques & platforms • Creating "Your" business

• Success lifecycle • Advantages to running an Internet business • Become inspired

I'M FREAKIN OUT!!! BIG TIME!!! MY HEAD IS BURSTING - I'M HAVING AN ANEURYSM!!! I CAN FEEL THE VESSELS POPPING

Reachin for the Advil, Aspirin, Tylenol, Ibuprofin... the booze.... and the... (Oh... I quit that a long time ago)

ok ok ok ... calm down Cliff... take a deep breath... that's it... now take another one... ahhh yes.... thaaaat's better. Now.... OK... think... think... think... what to do? what to do? I mean, I have to get SOME sleep. I can't give up the only 3 hours I'm getting now! What are they trying to do to me? I'VE GOT TO SLEEP! MY GOD, I HAVE TO SLEEP!!!

Whoa... eeeeeesy big fella.... take another breath.... ok ok think... think... Ok.... I got it..... I think I know what to do... maybe I know what to do.... I hope I know what to do... I pray I know.... (all of sudden I'm religious)

1) Maybe I'll take just one step at a time... baby steps... yeah that sounds good... yeah.... baby steps. I'll go slower... What's the rush anyway? Where am I goin? Cliff? yeah... that's the ticket... take it sloooow man... I'll just back off a bit...

2) Maybe as I get introduced to week 4, I'll head back to weeks 2 & 3 and begin reviewing everything there . I'll make sure that MOST of its understood. yeah, that's it!. Just MOST of it. I don't have to master ALL of it before I go on. Right? Right? Yeah, that sounds about right. I don't think Kyle or Carson think I SHOULD know all of it, knowing that I'm a newbie. Would they? Nahhhh... I don't think they'd be mad or anything? I don't think so... ok ok ok ok

I think that at this point, I should just have a basic understanding and just get a feel for what 2 & 3 are teaching. Right? Well.... that makes sense. (takes a little pressure off) I might even pop out a few articles or ads, or, even create a real bad landing page, (LOL) just to get my feet wet... Yeah... now I'm laughing a little... Good... humor is good... right?

And who cares if I did it wrong and don't make a penny... that's ok too... I didn't have that penny yesterday either..... so... go for it baaaaby......If I'm not sure bout things, I'll just hit the forums. Yeah.... I can't forget about the forums and my friends there.... whew... ok... I think I'm feeling a bit better.... (or maybe the two glasses of wine helped some, who knows?)

3) So... Now, I'll take just one or two of the subjects of week 4 at a time, as I do my previous 2 & 3 weeks review thing. Ok, that feels right... a little of the new.... while reviewing some of the old... yeah... I like that! I really do! Takes a little more pressure off.... sigh... now I'mmm REALLY cookin!

4) And Hey! How bout this? Do I have to keep pace with all the weeks, as they arrive? Do I have to finish week 4 by the end of week 4? Eyeeeee don't THINK so..... and they can't MAKE me anyway! LOL If I want to go slower and extend one of the weeks a bit longer (as long as I want to as a matter of fact - until I'm clear) I WILL DAMMIT! ahhhhh, that's good..... yeah, that makes me feel muUUUuuch better.

I mean, after all, what's the big deal? It's not like I'm going to be left back a grade if I don't finish it in a week. Nobody said I had to finish in a week anyway. I never read that on WA... So there! That's it! I can go slower..... absorb more ... ahhhhhh

5) Hey, I got another good idea... maybe I'll take notes on what I think are the main points. I'll print them out and make a WAU booklet of what I'm studying.... I'll carry this thing with me everywhere I go... and I mean everywhere! I'll read it on lunch & coffee breaks... I'll read it in traffic jams... I'll read it in the Doctor's waiting office... on jury duty... yeah man... I'm being creative nowwwwwwwwww!

I can even carry it to the 'can' with me... (If I ad up all my 'can' time.... yeah... wow!... that's a lot of reading)

And.. OH MY G-D!!! YES!!! During SEX!!!!!!!!! oh... oh...... wait... wait just a minute... maybe that's not a good idea.. (maybe that one came from the 3th glass)..... And anyway... that wouldn't ad up to much reading time anyway!

Ok, the good ideas are flowing now (well, most of them) with how I'm gonna handle all this info.....(some not so good - Huh?)

6) So, to collect my thoughts (what's left of them at this point) and put this into perspective... I decided that if I freak out and run for the door, I get bubkus! And I'll never know... I'll never know... but if I follow my plan, and it happens to take a month or two, or three, or four, or a year longer, hey... I could have a great story to tell one day, and i.... i.... I CAN BE A STAR!!!!!!!!! YES, FAME AND FORTUNE CAN BE MINE... ALL MINE MINE MINE!!!!! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA!..... oppppps, sorry, that might have been glass 4 talkin....

Anyway - looking forward to week 4 with great anticipation - and when I'm stuck - I'll beeeee baaaacckkk

Thanks to all for all your patience, help and guidance....... again & again

(I'm better now)

regards

Cliff

(Cliff's forehead now slams down on the desk until awakening to the WAU sign-n screen - g'nite)

The point my friends, is to 'take it slow'. There IS, a lot of information to learn in this field. If you push it, and push it out of desperation, you will fail. Remember the old riddle.... 'How do you eat an elephant'? 'One bite at a time'

Good luck.