When you are going through all these forums and reading all these blogs don't get caught in the loop of reading and reading and reading and not implementing anything.
So many people out there, who are just getting their introduction to IM, absorb and become infohoarders and are looking for the,"next(shortcut, best, amazing, easy, step by step, etc. etc.)thing" and never actually do anything with all that knowledge they acquired. I used to be the same way until I just started throwing myself out there and figuring it out on my own.
That's the "secret" everyone is looking for. You're going to fail and things will be frustrating, but don't give up. Keep at it you'll find your "magic bullet" soon enough.
Check out
Shoemoney's Blog,
John Chow's Blog,
Seth Godin's Blog,
Johnathon Volk's Blog Darren Rowse's Blog, and
Uber Affiliate's Blog
Sorry for the links but these guys are pretty good places to shortcuts of learning the ins and outs of IM and related things. Hope it helps.
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