The pain in his head started to throb, each day it seemed it was growing much worse than the last. Then one day as he sat at his office chair, the anger and pent up frustration finally exploded into one, big climatic explosion. The man threw his arms in the air and screamed to the top of his lungs "ENOUGH!" Sadly, you have just witnessed the death of another online marketer.

This very thing happens to countless new Internet marketers each and every day. The culprit is unseen, but deadly. Its name is "information overload". Responsible for destroying the dreams of many, information overload will afflict almost every online marketer at one time or another.

The symptoms usually include a state of utter confusion, paralyzing fear and most of all, lack of action. If this sounds familiar, you are yet another victim of information overload. The good news is you can do something about it.

Trying to learn about Internet marketing can be overwhelming for even the most resilient and intelligent of individuals. The problem is that the "Net is so filled with various strategies and how to guides, that most people simply don't know where to begin. This of course is why many online marketers give up after only a few short months, if that.

Like any business, or sport, the best way to gain the experience is to actually be thrown into the fire. You can watch from the sidelines, but until you are in the action, you will never be able to really learn from your mistakes. This is why I tell all new online marketers to pick a niche and start to market to it as quickly as possible.

Of course, once a niche has been chosen, most new marketers struggle with the countless promotional strategies they can use. Remember, keep things simple at first. Don't try to master every marketing strategy under the sun at once. Pick one and stick with it until you have it mastered. Then move on to the next strategy and master that. Avoid the temptation to try the flavor of the month marketing fads. Once you lose your focus, you will simply be running around in circles.

The formula for online success is simple. Action + hard work + focus= success. Once you burn this formula into your mind, you will start to see dramatic results for your online business.