I wish someone would have told the Newbie this...

When I started online I was given a few bits of advice and I would like to pass them on to you.

Number 1) Keep items, documents etc., relevant to the project you are working on, in one place.

It is with this in mind, that I suggest you keep all of your Log-in details & passwords in one place.

Personally, I use a Word document but Notepad will suffice. When I start work on anything this is the first thing I open.

As a Newbie, there is nothing worse that making the effort to, get up early, in the morning, to work on something then waste 20 minutes or more trying to access relevant websites, that you don’t have the details for, needing to get new passwords, because you thought that you would remember them at the time you set them up. This, also, requires access to your email account, which, all takes time…

This discipline will help later on when getting your website online and you really use a Project Folder.

Number 2) Save your Password document to an external source, such as a Flash-Drive, so if disaster does strike you can access your work from another computer and keep it updated, regularly.

Number 3) Whenever you make a change to anything, remember to SAVE it before moving on to something else, or closing the App, program, document, etc,. I know that computers are supposed to auto-save, but in case lightening does strike twice!

Number 4) Concentrate on one subject at a time.

You may need to understand SEO, Social Media, Ad words, Blogging, but pick one and become proficient at it before trying to tackle the next topic. The tendency to hop from one thing to another can be great, but it should be resisted until the present subject is understood well enough to explain it to a friend over a pint…

5) Be prepared to INVEST in yourself – MONEY & TIME, learning and educating yourself.

Things change quickly on the Internet, so if you want to keep on earning, Keep on learning.

6) Be prepared for things not to work, for mistakes. We become conditioned to failure be something negative. Remember, it was what you were trying that was the failure, not you. History proves that successful people accept that something didn’t work and try something else. It’s called The Change of Approach.

Number 7) Give yourself enough time to carry out the tasks you have set yourself. Nothing is more demoralizing than finding you have made a mistake after hours of hard work and study.