Comments on: Why Neophyte Web Marketers Fail …

By: Andrew Cavanagh

Andrew Cavanagh — Sat, 31 May 2008 08:34:11 +0000

Great post Daniel

Many online marketers and offline business people fail to take two simple steps:

1. Deciding exactly how much money they want to make and how many hours they want to work to make it.

2. Taking action that will realistically take them towards that income goal.

You have to take measurable, real action, track your results and then do what works and dump what doesn’t work.

Kindest regards,
Andrew Cavanagh

By: Troy

Troy — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:22:23 +0000

Great article.

That is probably the best description and explanation of people using ‘busyness’ to avoid fear that I’ve read!

"yes, but is it measurably adding to the bottom line?" should be asked of almost everything we do.

By: Lori Snyder

Lori Snyder — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:03:22 +0000

Colin,
Could you check that link in your post? I clicked it and got a "sorry" page.
Thanks,
Lori Snyder

By: Colin

Colin — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:33:33 +0000

Brilliant comparison Daniel!
In the complimentary book The Constant Conversation downloadable at no charge from http://www.constantconversation.com, the author shows exactly how to bridge the Web 2.0 promotional tactics with a sales angle similar to what you have so wonderfully observed in your article.
Thanks for inspiration
Colin Arthur

By: Tommy

Tommy — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:43:50 +0000

I can spot her problem…she is a shovel salesman who has no business selling marketing advice.

Why is it everyone thinks there’s no ethical problem with selling to people who know less that you?

My daughter is in the 5th grade and would get straight A’s if put back in the 1st grade…does that mean she is qualified to teach the 1st grade

The internet is full of pretenders. Talking the talk is not walking the walk.

By: Daniel Levis

Daniel Levis — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:39:45 +0000

Hi Brian,
Claude Hopkins book Scientific Advertising would be a good start.

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:48:13 +0000

Another great article, Daniel! Let me ask you a neophyte question: If there’s just one program/resource/book that Sally could have read to give her just the minimal information she needed to get there and start selling stuff, what would it have been?

By: Nathan

Nathan — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:46:16 +0000

Wise words Daniel… in the modern 2.0 of the web it seems that everyone is caught up in trying to build community and links etc - and forgetting that without sales - there is no purpose in being in business - unless you are a charity. With sites out there with millions of visitors (and obscene corporate valuations) and no revenue - i say - watch for Bubble 2.0 - but the great thing is - all the hype attracting the foolish is just another step in the evolution of the internet - survival of the fittest sales machine… So let all those people keep chasing community and users - and the canny among us can be out there snatching potential sales from them - cause we have something to sell.

By: Larry Foster

Larry Foster — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:21:53 +0000

Good one, Daniel.
I’m still trying to figure out the point of all this Web 2.0 stuff.
It seems like it takes a lot of time and not sure about results.
To me Twitter is the dumbest thing I’ve seen.
Larry Foster