When I started out my internet marketing career I got to meet and be mentored by some of the best marketers on the planet including;

Jeff Walker (the product launch genius behind countless multi-million dollar launches)

Mike Filsaime (co-founder of the Marketing Genesis brand and host of the annual Marketer’s Cruise )

Joel Comm (superb marketer and New York Times bestselling author)

And I’ve even shared the stage with marketing uber-star Jay Abraham.

Over the years I’ve learned a lot from all of these guys.

Not just from observing what they do.

But more importantly from observing what they don’t do.

So I thought it would be kinda fun on this Friday to share with you my Top 5 Things Never to Do in internet marketing.

If you’re doing any of these no-nos then you’re on a collision course with failure.

Just sayin’.

So let’s get stuck into them…

#1. Hanging out on Forums

Trolls. Wannabes. Fakers.

It’s a big, fat waste of time. If you’re looking for free information go grab a job and save up to buy the real stuff.

If you’re selling a product – stick it on your own domain to avoid the forum BMWs (bitchers, moaners and whingers).

Need I say more?

#2. Hanging out on Facebook

Any more than fifteen minutes a day and you’re in deep doo-doo.

I’m not talking about personal Facebook on personal time.

I’m talking about frittering away valuable business hours on the black hole which is – the dreaded Facebook Newsfeed of doom.

Facebook Likes don’t pay the bills.

(Nor do dancing cat videos or pictures of Patrick Stewart)

#3. Over-Learning

If you’re spending more than 10% of your time learning stuff you’ve got it wrong.

Yes.

You need to learning new stuff but too much learning and you get hooked.

You get addicted to the education merrygoround and start confusing that warm fuzzy feeling with earning.

Learning is not earning.

Don’t spend all your time in internet marketing school.

You need to graduate into the real world and start applying what you know.

#4. Consuming Instead of Creating

Don’t get me wrong.

You still need to consume – you need to learn things. But all in moderation.

All the leading marketers I know are great consumers.

But first and foremost they are great creators.

So consume then create.

The more things you create (websites, content, products) the more cash you will have coming in.

#5. Thinking You Can Succeed Without a Website

You can’t.

Having your own website is where it all starts.

I built my first in 1995.

And it’s easier than you think.

You can stop learning and start earning today.

You can graduate from the forums and Facebook and finally start creating.

In fact, you can have your own website up and running and ready to make sales for you in just 60 minutes by doing this;

http://www.michaelcheney.com/60minute-money-method/

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