Complete Newbie eCourse - Parts 1 And 2

Complete Newbie eCourse includes the following eCourses:
Complete Newbie eCourse - Parts 1 & 2
You Need A "Why" To Succeed!

Complete Newbie eCourse - Part 1 Step 1 Clear your mind of all the "garbage" you have been fed about the newest & best program to make you an instant millionaire with no work on your part, just a large investment of money! There is no such thing as a free lunch ticket. This is reality and not Lala Land. Most of what you have been told has been for the sole purpose of separating you from your hard earned money, not helping you gain more money for yourself. But... you may ask, "what about all the gurus making a ton of money on the internet?" Do you really believe that they decided one fine day to go onto the Internet, a complete newbie, and within three months they were millionaires? Not in the realms of reality! These guys failed, and failed, and failed some more before they hit on the right path to Internet wealth. I once spoke to a man who, at that time (about 15 years ago), was making a serious online income. I asked him the secret to his success, and this is exactly what he told me. "I tried different things. When I failed, I picked myself up, dusted myself off, and tried something else. I knew that every time I failed, I was one step closer to what would succeed, because I had eliminated one more method that didn't work. I just tried until I did succeed!" Lesson learned? There is no instant success. You have only a slightly better chance at getting rich online in the first few months , without a proven, well tested path to follow, than you have of winning the lottery on your first try! For Step 2, continue below. If you REALLY are completely new to the Internet, and need to know what everyone is talking about, and you have no clue at all because the meaning of a term is totally "Greek" to you, then visit our Internet terminology glossary HERE If you find a term of the Internet that is totally new and not listed in our glossary, please let us know! This site is here for one purpose only, to help You! Notice: Even though this section has a heading that states it is part of the Complete Newbie eCourse, I feel that this information is an important part of anyones business, whether or not that person has been marketing online for years, or has just begun. If you are not organized, you can not hope to be very successful. All those people who earn six and seven figure incomes on the Internet state that organization and consistency are major factors in their success. Step 2 If you wish to do more in-depth research on anything found on this page, please feel free to use the Google search form below to locate interesting facts, articles, and further useful information on the same, or related subjects: Custom Search Organizing Your Home Office Hopefully by the time you finish reading this you will have learned the basics of organization that are needed to be successful on the internet. You also should know what folders you need to set up in your browser. I also will give you my personal list of basic office supplies you will need to set up a smooth, well run home office. First Things First:  Write Everything Down! Yes, I know it is the 'age of computers', but the first time you have a complete computer 'melt-down' you will be grateful you paid attention to this all important step! Keep everything well organized in a binder or just pages in a notebook. This is important because you never know when and if you may go through a "Complete Computer Crash". These can destroy everything that you worked so hard for, and can leave you completely in the dark about your entire business. This is definitely not something you want to experience... When everything is written down it also allows quick access to information that you need, when you need it. For example, Keep a 3 ring binder with all of your important information in it, separating each section with page dividers. In the first section, have an alphabetical listing of all online businesses and affiliate programs you are involved with. For each listing, have the login URL, your username / ID, and password, and your promotional URL (This will save you more than once). This is also very helpful if you are communicating with someone and they ask about a program you are promoting. Your promotional URL is easy to locate and type into the instant messanger / chat / email for them. Keep all of your "Manual Traffic Exchange" programs in another section. Your "surfing" URL should be included in addition to the basic information you have in the first section. As before, this allows for quick, easy access, and insurance from crashes. For the third section, add all of your Safelists and opt-in URL's and passwords. Devote an entire section to your email addresses and their passwords. You can keep important emails that you have received and printed out in another section. Keep a section with items that you may not need to refer to very often. Label it "Miscellaneous." Even if you think it's not important, write it down and keep it in your binder, or that 'one time' you need it, it may not be easily found. Additional methods are: utilising a spreadsheet such as Excel (or the Open Source alternative, "Open Office," or Roboform - a program that keeps all of your login URLs, usernames, and passwords in one place (very convenient, but, won't help if the computer crashes). Save it to disk Save as much information as you can to a disk. If you have a floppy that's fine, but probably outdated now. A CD-RW or DVD-RW can be better because they are not as easily damaged and hold more information than Floppy's. You may not access these often, but, you will be glad to have them if your system ever crashes, or if you have information that mysteriously disappears. Keep A Neat and Orderly Work Area When your desk begins to get cluttered and you find yourself searching under piles of print-outs for things that you need, that should be a huge clue that you need a more organized work area. If you take a few minutes to "tidy up" before "shutting down for the day" this should eliminate any problems that you may have with clutter building up. Organize and Maintain eMail Files Set up separate folders in your primary business email account for each of your online accounts. Have a separate email account for personal emails. Nothing is worse than trying to separate business and personal emails in a single account (personally learned the 'hard way'). Also, have separate emails for Traffic Exchanges and Safelists. These will overwhelm your account with hundreds of emails per day - a situation handled best by keeping them out of your primary accounts. In your primary business account, filter your top programs to go directly to its own folder. That way it is easy to keep track of what is important and what can wait. If you use gmail for your accounts, you can even filter by the normal "notification" heading of the emails you get for newly referred members or for payments received! Keep Accurate Records Remember, that this is your business. Your "Home Based Business" has expenses just like any other business, so keep accurate records of your business expenses. There may be tax deductions that you qualify for, so check with your state and local tax laws. You may be allowed to take certain deductions for business expenses, for example: Office supplies, your ISP, depending upon the space a certain % for mortgage, utilities, dues owed....the list is pretty long. Believe me, when tax time rolls around, you will be glad you kept accurate records!  The point is, keep receipts for your expenses and file them. Keep all your receipts separated in separate envelopes by Month. Hopefully, you will follow these simple steps to keep yourself organized. Set up Browser Folders Organizing all of your favorite sites and pages is very important, especially since, over time, these can grow into hundreds of links. You should create a favorites folder called My Programs, create a folder for each one. Then as you join programs, find information and access sites you can store your new information under the appropriate folder. Make sure you backup your folders regularly in case of a computer crash. Office Supplies You are running a business - you need to get some basic office supplies: You will need at least two Three-ring binders with divider sheets - Use one of these to keep a hard-copy record of all of your programs, the login URL, your usernames and passwords for each, etc, and use the other to store all of your expense receipts, invoices etc., though, at some point, you may wish to invest in a file cabinet in order to further organize your documents (these can be had very inexpensively, and I feel that one is a necessity if you plan to be serious about your home business).  Three-Hole punch Microsoft FrontPage or NetObjects Fusion. Windows XP or preferably Windows Vista. Stapler Spiral Notebook (preferably with built in pouches) Other basic office supplies, such as file folders, color-coded tabs, hanging files, paper clips etc., as well as a comfortable chair, lamp, and, if you have the funds for it, a good computer desk. Whats Next? Click the link below to view the next Lesson: You Need A "Why" To Succeed!