Let's face it folks, how long does it take before you become an internet guru from being a newbie. The facts. The internet has been in existence for about ten years. A lot of technology has happened since then.

Phase one. When I first began, I believed everything that was on the internet. Spent hundreds of dollars on software and joined every group imaginable who claimed to make money. Years later, I do it all for free. From putting together a website to putting it up on the web server and promoting it. I don't spend one dime on it any more because I know that success on the internet is not a guarantee on investment.

Phase two. Going through all the things that all internet marketers went through in the last ten years. From pop up makers to different types of traffic tricks, learning about how your ISP cuts you off for bulk emailing to getting banned from forums for blatant advertising. The school of hard knocks. You have to try everything to understand what it takes to become successful.

Phase three. Being knowledgeable about most of what's on the internet these days. Knowing how to differentiate hype from the real thing. Understanding that having a successful website takes years to build from achieving link popularity to building an opt in email list. From joint ventures to understanding why 10% of websites make 90% of the money. It's seeing beyond the computers screen to dealing with real people and real customers.

Now you're on the verge of becoming an "Internet Guru" from being a newbie just years before. Every day there are hundreds of new sites and realizing that the competition of newcomers and the turn over rate is what makes it all worth while.

It's like that janitor who never cleans computers at work, and when I asked him why, he just replied, "It's simple,we don't do windows..."

Norman Dreamer has 2 websites. http://www.MidnightFantacy.com, http://Wxyz.0moola.com