5 Things I Wished I had Know When I Started

Hey Guys. Just wanted to make a short post for all of you guys about five things I know about my website now that I wish I had known when I started.

1) The world doesn't revolve around you. Don't act like it does.
2) Things are permanent. If you get banned from a forum you can't just join it back.
3) Design is key. Many people interpret your design as how good your website is. If you have a terrible design people are less inclined to check your site.
4) Be patient. Things aren't instant and take time. Don't get in trouble for trying to overspeed up things.
5) Quality not quanitity. Having two very high quality posts a day is better than five terrible ones.

Thanks. Hope you guys enjoy.

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Can I add this too? Learn from others, but build the system that suits you. What works for others does not necessary works for you.

 

Sure, thanks for adding I have edited the original post to include.

 

Sounds like good advice.

 

Great wisdom!
Although to learn this you first must try it yourself. So now that you know about it it defiantly makes things easier.

 

Thanks for this info good advice

 

Glad you guys all like the advice. Sadly now I have to bump the thread to edit it, but keep the advice coming. People who are interested can scroll through and see it. Thanks for the support too.

 

You can have all the site traffic in the world, but if they are not interested in what you are selling, they are not buying.

 

Right on with design, especially now with all the Google updates.

 

Ok. Guys thanks for the advice. And cassoto this was meant about general blog sites not marketing sites so I'm not sure if that will work.

 

Adding on to something is always very good .
I would too like to add something -
# Always listen to everyone but always do what you wanted to.
# be a decision maker rather then an obedient boy.
# being a leader is always good, but let other too lead the way, it will help you in learning things.

and many others.

 

Number four really resonates with me. I find that when I try to rush projects I end up losing money unnecessarily.

 

good thread.

 

Agreed. We have people posting 100's of identical ads on our site thinking they can get more traffic that way. One good ad in LA can get you more traffic that 100 ads in Alaska.

 

Good tips for someone just getting started. Number 5 stands out because there are so many places where you can post stuff for free that you can lose focus. You can join too many programs and lose direction.

 

Thanks for all the support guys, glad you are enjoying them. Maneesh, thank you for adding a few points for other members and contributing to the thread, I appreciate that.

 

a well structured website will always gain more attention then a shabby year 8 IT class project.

 

Thanks for the reply toastie.

 

Hey, I found those same thing from a book I recently read...unfortunately I won't mention the title or the author's name unless there is a specific request from...

 

Thanks for your post. These are practical. Hope everyone can follow it. Good luck