[Linda Buquet]

Hi mlabre20,

Welcome to 5 Star. Don't feel alone, everyone starts where you are - confused!

Tony gave you some good advice. Thanks Tony!

I recommend you don't start anything quite yet because there are a million variables and a ton of different ways to start. You need to read enough here that the light bulb turns on and you start to "get it." Otherwise you could be jumping all over trying different things or go in one direction that may not be the best for you to start with.

There is no one step-by-step plan that works for everyone. If there was,
everyone would be doing that plan of attack and it would not work for anyone any more.

Trust me when I say the most important 1st thing is to figure out the niche you want to start with. Picking a good niche that has demand, but is not terribly competitive (at least for starters, as you learn) is critical.

Once you find your niche, THEN you can figure out the the best type of site or blog and the best way to build it. THEN you can figure out the best way to market to get TARGETED traffic. THEN you can figure out the best network or programs to join. But it all hinges on the niche because a variety of things I mentioned in this paragraph could change, based on your niche.

So keep reading the stickies in the newbie forum. Then read some in the niche marketing forum to start to at least get an idea of what direction you want to go. Then ask more specific questions based on that. (Don't tell anyone your niche if you find a good one that's not too competitive, just talk in general terms.)

Hope this helps!