The seven levels of Internet marketers
Level 1 – The Mooches
The “Mooches” are people at the very bottom level of marketing. They’re clueless and sit around wasting their time. Most are completely ignorant of the moneymaking opportunities available on the Web. These people spend their time whining about their financial status without taking the time to evaluate what they need to do to get ahead.
Most Mooches don’t have a clue about Internet marketing. If you ask them what the Internet is for, they’ll say, “to chat” or “to e-mail friends” or even better, “to watch porn”. You know, something useless.
Lever 2 – The Wanna-Be
The “Wanna-Be” has ambition, but not enough. They wander around in the dark looking under stones for a magic treasure box. They want to make money, but don’t have a clue how. They get sucked into ridiculous scams and waste their money on garbage ideas that won’t get them anywhere. They need to get smart quick about where they need to go to turn their life around.
Most Wanna-Be marketers have heard of the Internet and know people who make money on the Net, so they are easily excited about opportunities. Unfortunately they spend most of their money on MLM and other moneymaking scams rather than chasing real opportunities.
Lever 3 – The Pretend To Be
The “Pretend To Be” is living a lie. They pretend to work hard, to do what it takes to get where they need to be. But they don’t actually DO anything. Most are perfectionists, worried about getting it right the first time. They don’t realize just how much they can learn even by making a few mistakes.
Most Pretenders are waiting for the perfect time to start a new business. They don’t realize the perfect time is NOW. They talk talk talk about starting an Internet business but lack the guts necessary to DO IT. Many have successful offline businesses and spend lots of their hard earned money attending seminars and buying e-books about Internet marketing.
A good example of a Pretender is a successful overworked doctor who spends $20,000 on info-products but doesn’t develop a website. The Pretender doesn’t understand a key principle of this industry… You don’t have to get it right the first time; you just have to get started.
Level 4 – The Newbie
The “Newbie” is on their way to the fast track, they just lack experience. They have the desire to learn and grow, and may have the skill and talent necessary. They jump into opportunities with all the freshness one would expect of an eager beaver in the industry. They have done some homework, but lack the technical know how to get where they need to be.
There is hope for the Newbie. They feel excited and probably have read a few books about Internet marketing. Unlike Pretenders, they are willing to invest a lot of time in themselves. They will buy resale rights, reprint rights, licenses of many products… but lack the know how about how to market them.
Level 5 – The Marketer
The “Marketer” is well on their way to victory. They are making some money. They are strong marketers. They still lack the ambition necessary however to get off their butt and do what they need to do to truly realize victory.
Most Marketers have a website or a moneymaker but don’t have a business. They posses a strong understanding of marketing, copywriting and traffic generation and have a clear sense of what their audience is looking for. They are often leaders within their niche and make good money.
They enjoy a comfortable living. The problem is they are sitting on their “ass-ets” and thinking what they have accomplished so far is all they can do. They fail to realize there is more opportunity available if they are willing to put in a little extra effort.
Level 6 – The Master
The “Master” is a smart marketing agent. They are making good money, and can teach others how to do the same. Most are visionaries, charismatic leaders who have a good handle on everything they need to succeed. They’ll fail only if they stop thinking about what more they can do. There is always more success just around the corner, if only one takes the time to look.
The Master marketers are millionaires, or at least making 6 figures a year. They are leaders in their industry. They are well versed in direct response marketing and can teach others. They have a vast amount of knowledge both online and offline and experience working in different businesses.
Most have experience working with adversity. They are high performance people who make great mentors. Most understand traffic conversion and traffic generation.
The Master marketer can get into any niche and make money, even if they don’t have any affinity or experience working with a niche.
They recognize the Internet is nothing more than a medium they can use to make money. They integrate online and offline marketing. They posses a solid understanding of copywriting, testing and tacking. They build a team of experts around them and delegate responsibility to talented people.
Level 7 – The Entrepreneur
This is where everyone should aspire to be. The Entrepreneur has already achieved true victory. They are the models that others try to mimic and follow. If you ask me, your goals should be no less than achieving “The Entrepreneur ” statue.
These are the multimillionaires, the master sales people and the master marketers. They have a strong team of talented people with different expertise surrounding them.
These are the people taking their companies public. They are raising capital and selling to the public… to shareholders… but not to customers.
They have an exit strategy in place before starting something new. They recognize the purpose of a business is to sell it or put it on autopilot so they can enjoy their lives to the fullest. This is where you want to be.
So now the question: Which level are you in now?
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Thanks for leaving a comment on my blog. It is always appreciated. I started monetizing my blog right at the time Google dropped the page ranks. I started at 4 am now a 0. I am a bit fed up about it, especially as after I tried PPP for the first time I decided I didn’t like it that much. I preferred Blogsvertise and Smorty. I have since removed PPP stuff from the blog and plan to do a sitemap of my blog for Google, something I had not done before and then ask for a reconsideration. I will stick with Smorty as they have stuck with me but Blogsvertise dropped me so I will do likewise. I don’t really need to earn the money I just thought it would be fun. The Google page rank is not that important to me either but it does help me judge how popular my blog is. The challenge now is to rebuild the rank and that is a lot of hard work, especially in a niche blog like mine. In answer to your question I guess I am a newbie.