I deal with many beginning Internet marketers. Do you know what the number one roadblock is which most beginners face? Learning web design and SEO are big hurdles to cross, but the biggest obstacle most beginners face is actually self-created.

Too many beginners handicap themselves from the very start by trying to make money. If you don’t understand how this can be true, keep reading!

I see it all the time; a beginner gets a new site and first thing out of the chute she has ads of one sort or another on every page. The beginner is spending valuable time trying to make money instead of devoting time to marketing. Plus there are very good Google related issues which make all the ads a very bad idea on new sites.

Not only does the beginner waste time trying to make money, he is setting himself up for major disappointment when no money comes in. Most beginners will quit Internet marketing because they don’t see the results they expected soon enough.

I hope you aren’t in this category. However, if you are, it’s not too late to turn things around!

Forget making money right now! Yes, I said forget about the money now!

Your number one job is to bring targeted traffic to your site. After all, no traffic means no $$$!

Focus on building a quality site with plenty of content. Install Google Analytics on your pages and watch the site’s stats on a regular basis so you can know all you can about your traffic.

The ONLY thing you should focus on at first is getting traffic!

Your job is to drive traffic to your site. Once the traffic comes, monetizing the traffic becomes the easy part!