I sat down and thought a lot about what I was going to write in this post before I wrote it. You see, I recently had my “eye’s opened” to a few things that I had let slip by the wayside so to speak in the last few months.

Many of you already know me one way or another. It could be you bought one of my e-books The Newbie Workbook or Article Marketing Exposed, or maybe you joined my list where I showed you how I have been running my online business and how I have it structured through The Newbie University. Or maybe you don’t know me at all, and if so, let me thank you for stopping by and giving me a chance to get to know you:)

My story is pretty simple in that I started out just like all the other thousands of people who attempt to make money online. No clue of where I was going and no clue on how I was going to get there.  All I did in the beginning was soak up as much knowledge as I could, put my nose to the grind stone and get to work.  Luckily for me, I worked hard enough that I made money.

The harder I worked, the more money I made. Sounds like an old cliche doesn’t it. But the truth is for the last 6 months, I have just really sat back and profited from all the hard work I did in the beginning.

My wife had twins in October and with all that goes with new babies,  I got lazy in other words. You see there are so many things that I had planned and that I wanted to have done by now. Guess how many of them came to completion………..NONE.

I had a vision of creating The Newbie University into THE top membership site for new marketers to come and get a solid fundamental education on how to make money online. I know as well as all of you do, that there are a TON of scams and just flat out garbage on the internet when it comes to this area.

I figured who better to do it than someone who didn’t even have an email address the first time I looked into this. It’s true, I was THE ultimate newbie. I hated computers with a passion.  If it wasn’t for me losing 5000.00 in a scam called Ad Surf Daily, I probably would still be that guy to be honest.

I wanted to create more products that helped people and truly gave people a solid shot at making some cash from the internet. Sooooooo many things that I wanted to do and none of them got done. I flat out got lazy and content with the money I had coming in from all the work I had done when I first started.

All of this changed about a two weeks ago. You see, I’ve really only had one mentor since I started all of this a year and a half ago. Jeremy Kelsall took me under his wing a bit when I first started doing this and pushed me a long. Now let me say this, he didn’t “give” me anything that just automatically made me money. What he did was allow me to bounce idea’s off of him then he would give me suggestions.  It was up to me to figure out what worked and what didn’t.

I will always be grateful for the time Jeremy helped me and it’s something that I will never forget.  Through a lot of trial and error, I’ve managed to put over 100K in my pocket in that year and a half since I first started. BUT, it wasn’t until I joined Alex Jefferys coaching program that some serious light bulbs went off.

It’s not that I had been doing things so wrong, it’s that I hadn’t been doing much PERIOD! Just a few of his tips really got the brain working again and to say I’m 10x’s more focused now than in the last 6 months is a understatement.

Which now leads us back to The Newbie University.  I want  YOU to be a success online. I want you to be able to look your friends and family in the eye and tell them “I told you I could do it”. I think we all have heard the “what are you doing” line from someone who just doesn’t understand what it is we do on the internet. They think we’re just playing around or something.

As a newbie or someone who has been struggling, what would YOU like to learn? Be specific as I’m going to be creating something for everyone here in the next month that will help while I finish up the Newbie University. It could be something on article marketing, list building, traffic, seo or anything else you may think of.

Soon, The Newbie University will be what I intended it to be and that’s the best damn training ground for new and struggling marketers on the net!

So here’s your chance to voice what you would like to have in it. Leave your suggestions in your comments as to what you would really like to learn and I’ll do my part to help make sure that happens.

Plus this blog has a PR3, so you’ll get a nice backlink:)

You hear it all the time about how people want to start to make money online. They are focused on the fact that they can write their own schedule, make a ton of money and be ready to watch the game that’s on late during the week. Hell, why not? If you work online, you don’t have anywhere to be.

Then what happens is reality sets in and you realize that it’s not going to be as easy as you might have thought. Truth is, it is pretty easy, but most people leave out the most important part. They forget it’s called WORK from home. You still have to work, just like you would if you were at any other job you were getting paid for.  But, I realize that sometimes people will get down or frustrated and just want to give up. If you feel like your starting to step foot in these shoes, then here’s a few tips to keep you going.

1. Remember Why You Started In The First Place

Go back and look again as to why you started this. I’ll be after remembering for a few minutes, you’ll get a renewed sense of drive.

2. Put Yourself In A Position You Can’t Escape

Now, obviously I’m not talking about putting yourself into a financial position that can harm you or your family. But instead of buying 1 months worth of hosting, buy it for the whole year. Give yourself a reason not to just throw money down the toilet.  Post your goals in a public place that you frequent for everyone to see. You don’t want to be publicly known as a quitter do you? Well, unless it has something to do with a bad habbit:)

3. Surround Yourself With Motivated And Successful People

Believe it or not, this is one of the most important things you can ever do. Confidence breeds more confidence, so if you surround yourself with these type of people, you will begin to adapt their though process. This works in sports, business and anything else you are into really. It’s more powerful than most give it credit for.

4. Set A Time Specific Deadline For Everything

Another powerful step that many overlook. Give yourself a deadline for everything you do. It’s so much easier to just kind of mope around or procrastinate when you don’t have anything specific to do in mind. How many hours have you just wasted “looking around”? Probably more than most of us care to admit.

Remember, this is one of the few types of businesses that you can actually get more out of it than you put in, BUT only once you’ve gotten to a level that its possible.  Getting there just takes a little work:)