I've started IM sometimes mid last November, which makes me a 2 months old IM newbie :)
The first month was wasted simply because I was learning, getting fed - and overfed, and slowly showing symptoms of info paralysis, which led to action paralysis. I've simply wasted one month, but it's ok, newbies can do that, they're forgiven.
In the meantime though, I've started taking action. I joined various great IM forums (and left some that didn't give me what I wanted), started creating Wordpress blogs, posted Ezine articles, articles at AC, make Squidoo pages, landing pages, pretty much everything that an IM newbie can do to get started for real. Until quite recently, I haven't had any real 'success' in terms of money coming in. I was close to giving up. However, the last few weeks, money did start to trickle in. Not much, here an affiliate sales, there some Adsense, I see more visitors to my niche sites, and I know that I've finally beaten action paralysis. I've done something. And that is the most important thing a newbie can do: do something, anything, but don't procrastinate, don't just think and overthink, plan and overplan, because you're wasting time!
I've followed the Warrior Forum for a while now and I see all the time posts from people who started IM 2-3 years ago (yes years) and are yet to make a dime. So then I really don't feel bad that in 2 months I only made a total less than $100. Because it's a start. And as every start, it's a slow start. It's normal. And it will pick up. I consider myself lucky because I took steps, and I actually enjoy the process. And I started earning money. So I'm that much closer to my goal of leaving my regular job in 2 year's time, of 'firing my boss' the way they put it :-)
I've just read a post on WF about action paralysis, and I took the liberty to copy here the main action paralysis symptoms. Full credit goes to The 13 th Warrior on the WF for this list.
If you recognise yourself in some of these, please start taking action. Do anything, register some domains, put up a website, or a blog, add some Squidoo pages, do some article marketing (hey English is not even my first language so if I can do it, you can too!!). Just do something, get out of the 'newbie paralysis' and you'll succeed. I'm totally confident that I am on the road to success. I can see it in my Paypal account.
So here are the steps:
1) -overthinking,
2) -in-action,
3) -lack of action
4) -non-serious action
5) -planning on a plan to action
6) -planning to look for a better plan to action
7) -looking for better information,
8) -looking for the ultimate secret that puts it ALL together
9) -fear of failure
10) -looking for that "just one more thing...."
11) -...then a always finding a new "one more thing"
12) -overplanning
13) -planning to make a plan
14) -planning to make a perfect plan
15) -planning to make a "mistake-free" plan
16) -planning not to fail, rather than suceed
17) -planning on planning the right time to start
18) -planning to find the perfect tools before starting
19) -planning to find the best tools before starting
20) -looking for that "one" answers-to-all guru
21) -just waiting for that one "last" ,new, perfect advice from your go-to guy before starting
22) -looking for that one thing that will answer all questions
23) -looking for that one tool, that will find the holy grail of all before you start
24) -looking for that one thing that will solve all problems
25) -looking for that one thing that will solve and insulate all future problems before you start
26) -in-exhaustable searching for "THEEEE" lastest gizmo before you start
27) -researching and to make sure the info you start with is not too old, THEN you will start
28) -will start soon as you get a day off
29) -will start soon as your daily life calender is clear
30) -will start soon as you double check and research the info you start with is right
31) -too much to choose from, undecisive
32) -will start when conflict of two or more methods/tools/strategies are resolved
33) -researching for the research that tells you what to choose
34) -cross-referencing two or more pieces of info, once resolved, will start
35) -finding new, UPDATED info on researched info, and once THAT is resolved, will start
36) -looking to make sure everything is right before starting
37) -planning to gather all the best information, THEN researching HOW to narrow the confusion before starting
38) -Freezing up and delaying on 1st problem when action is "FINALLY" initiated
39) -Freezing up and delaying initiated action of 1st problem by looking for "PERFECT" solution.....
Do they sound familiar? Then do something about it!
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