Good post! Yeah, I have been there buying ebooks and little programs that promise to do miracles for me but the bottom line is this: There is no easy way to make it in this industry!

One of the things that Google Reps at WebmasterWorld's conferece in Vegas couple of weeks ago talked about was Google's focus on rewarding good quality sites, heavy on UNIQUE content and banning template based websites. My advice to any newbies out there is to stay away from those type of programs. They cost $120 and up and there are not going to get you anywhere.

The best thing to do if you are a newbie is to ask questions from other people that has proven themselves in this industry and grow relationships into mentoring. Our focus here is to create such type of community. Post all your questions!