the DON'Ts of online business... post yours

[RedMatrix]

• Don't be rude to newbies : you were one once.

 

[J-Tag]

Don't think that just because it's totally retarded Google's not really going to implement it, and the rumors aren't true.

 

[Rob_TID]

Don't waste money on ebooks.

Don't listen to *everyone* in forums - only listen to those who you know have had some success.


Don't over analyse - get in the game.

 

[MisterX]

Don't be a perfectionist if you don't have to.

 

[emp]

Be a perfectionist when you have to.

This probably boils down to:
Time is Money, produce first, then perfect when you have the time.

::emp::

 

[Dave]

dont post naked pictures of yourself on your company website (unless it's a porn site....)

 

[Ferraristi]

Don't go in all guns blazing on Adwords or other pay per click advertising solutions. Start small and only increase if you make a profit, otherwise you'll crash and burn

 

[GuyFromOz]

Find a healthy balance between reading industry sites/forums/blogs etc and actually producing sites/content.
I find myself spending too much time researching, and not enough actually producing stuff.

 

[rob]

Find a healthy balance between reading industry sites/forums/blogs etc and actually producing sites/content.
I find myself spending too much time researching, and not enough actually producing stuff.

Good tip. I do this too.

 

[matrics]

here's my personal favourite: Don't drink and post on forums... just DON'T.

 

[Andreas Bard]

Do not give up

//Andreas

 

[Mill]

If you dont know ask!

I always tend to reply to threads that I want to pick someones brain or get some guidance on.

 

[CollegeDowntime]

here's my personal favourite: Don't drink and post on forums... just DON'T.

haha, although it can be fun sometimes.

Don't mess with copyrights. Cease & Decist letters are not fun.

 

[ChrisS]

Don't put all your eggs in one basket. One algorithm change and your $1000-a-day site is worthless.

 

[Neosite]

Don't think the search engines are wrong if you don't show up on the first page and don't be afraid to change your course of action if the current one isn't working.

 

[Dave]

Don't eat coconuts whilst doing a headstand.



(it's dangerous, and you might die, meaning you can't profit from sites!)