5 Steps to Avoid Internet Marketing Information Overload

[Dali Burgado]

If you are an Internet Marketer, or an aspiring Internet Marketer, chances are you’ve been sucked into the vortex of information on the best way to make money online and continue to learn about the latest and greatest best ways make money online programs. And even likelier it has led to some serious Internet marketing information overload!

It is super easy to get caught up in learning what others are doing to make money online and find yourself not doing the important things you need to do in order to build your email list or blog following.

I recently came across two successful bloggers who blog about Internet Marketing (Courtney Tuttle and Yaro Starak) and Personal Development who helped shed some light on this topic.

In a recent blog post, Courtney Tuttle speaks of an experience with a client that spent a good deal following “make money online” blogs and always looking for the hottest way to make money online. According to Tuttle, the main thing a new blogger should be focusing on is content creation and link building instead of staying on top of what others are doing to make money online. For a full view of this blog post visit:

http://courtneytuttle.com/2008/05/15/are-you-suffering-from-interne...

I also subscribed to Yaro Starak’s blog recently and read his “Blog Profits Blueprint” which not only speaks of information overload being a reason most bloggers fail but also adds “lack of direction” to the recipe.

When one does not have clear goals, a vision, or a plan it is easier to get sucked into the vortex of ever-changing Internet Marketing techniques and the best way to make money online strategies.

Below you’ll find 5 Steps to avoid Internet Marketing information overload that have greatly helped me achieve laser focus and productivity in my Internet Marketing efforts.

I look forward to your comments!

5 Steps to avoid Internet Marketing Information overload:

1) Set ONE Goal for the next 30 days. Don’t get goal crazy, but focus on one aspect of your Internet Marketing business you would like to grow. My goal the next 30 days is to create 1 Squidoo lens per week and an E-Zine article pointing to each Squidoo lens, which will point to my blog to gain readership and get more of myself out there.

2) Plan your week every Sunday or Monday. What action steps will move you forward in reaching your Internet Marketing goals? If you need more training to fine-tune some skills only focus on the training related to your goal for that month (i.e. if your goal is to build relationships with people on Facebook or Twitter stick to trainings that deal with online relationship building preferably on exactly Facebook or Twitter – not on creating squeeze pages).

3) Select 3 or 4 Tasks to Focus on Per Day. Don’t go crazy with a “to do” list. Really prioritize and select a few actions that will help you move forward in your Internet Marketing goals. Today for instance my goals were to: 1) Begin working on a new Squidoo lens (keyword research), 2) Submit my latest article to several article directories with my automatic article submitter 3) work on this blog post.

4) Find an Accountability Partner. An accountability partner is someone who shares similar goals and will agree to hold you accountable to what you say you will do – ideally on a daily basis. Accountability partners motivate each other and help each other prioritize. You should articulate your goals to each other and check in daily (via phone or Instant Message) to get pumped up for a productive day.

5) Don’t check email more than 3 times a day – Let’s face it, Internet Marketers like to opt-in to the guru’s email lists and learn from the best. While it’s important to stay on the cutting edge and learn from the top dogs, you have to be careful not to spend a good portion of your day in learning what’s the hottest Internet Marketing Strategy and what’s the latest make money online formula. Focus on your goals. If you notice yourself spending more than a half hour at a time in “learn mode” get back on track to content creation and link building, as Courtey Tuttle recommends!

I hope this helps you in your efforts to avoid Internet Marketing information overload.

Your Partner in Online Prosperity,

Dali Burgado

[Lisa Willlard]

Thanks for sharing Dali. I think it's important to remember that building an online presence is a journey. It doesn't happen overnight. In fact it takes a few years to build a solid presence.

I love your goal setting comments. Writing down my specific goals for each week/day is invaluable. It keeps me focused on the overall picture.

Each online activity is a piece of the puzzle. And it takes time to put that puzzle together. Track your progress and celebrate it each and every success - little or big.

BELIEVE Success!


Lisa

[Joan]

Great article, Dali. You're so right that we end up being overloaded! I've opted in to quite a few internet marketing info sites and get bombarded with articles to read, videos to watch, tips on things I should be doing, ebooks to read, etc. I ended up feeling like I just wasn't doing enough to be successful but felt if I could just read and master all that information, then everything would fall into place (which never seemed to happen)

I was really frustrated for a while from the overload. I decided to back off for a month or so and give it a rest. Now I've come back with a plan that's pretty much like the 5 steps you've given.

I made a list of the various priorities I have in things I want to promote and a to-do list for each day with goals. I think you're right that one important thing is not to have too many things on the to-do list so I end up feeling like i haven't achieved enough.

Thanks for the insightful article!
Joan