Archive for March, 2009

Regardless of what type of online business you want to run there is always one single truth that permeates all of them. It is a truth that does not matter if you are an affiliate marketer, a bum marketer, or an eBook creator. Social book marketing or Pay Per Click this single truth is the difference between the successful and all the wannabes.

Education. Now I am not saying spend every waking moment studying and never doing, you need to do, but doing along will get you nowhere. You need to educate yourself, educate yourself on your failures. Why did something not work? Why did something else work? How are the big players making money? But more importantly you need to know how.

There are people who want to become bum marketers (article marketing) but do not know how to write and submit articles. They will always fail, why? Because they do not know HOW to do the business model they are just trying to make money without any of the work.

Let us take a step back, do you think a doctor woke up one day and said, “hey there is money in helping the sick, ill be a doctor” and the next day people just started paying him to be a doctor? No! He had to get lots of schooling and education in order to perform the duties of the job or business that he wanted.

This is the big difference between all the people who want to make money online and all the people who just want the money without all the work. As a business you have to understand not everyone is cut out for it, just like not everyone is cut out to be a doctor. It takes time, some money, and a lot of education sometimes by trial and error.

The good news is internet marketing does not if come close to costing a fraction the cast of being a doctor. At least at first and you can learn how to be successful if you are willing to take the time to learn what you need to know to become successful.

Need more money? Who doesn’t, right? Well, one great way to make money is by using your computer from the comfort of your own home. While Internet Marketing is a great way to make a long term income online, it can sometimes take a little while before you start seeing money rolling into your bank account. But one quick way to make money online is by writing. Here are 3 guaranteed ways to make money writing online within a week.

Writing for People on Forums

A great place to find people who need writers is on Internet Marketing forums. You can put your writing offer in your signature. If you don’t have any then, offer to write for super-cheap. For example, you might want to write 10 articles for only $50 or $60. Then ask for 50% upfront before you start the project and the rest when you finish the project. This will put money in your pocket before you know it.

Writing on Freelance Bidding Sites

The second of the 3 guaranteed ways to make money writing online within a week is to go to a freelance bidding site on the Internet. Some sites are bigger than others. Some sites charge you to put a bid on a project, others don’t. If you promise fast turnaround and if you keep your bid low then you will get awarded a project in no time.

Submitting Articles to a Paid Article Site

You can actually write an article and submit it to a site for immediate payment. This will make you a few dollars per article as long as you write a good article on a popular topic. One such site is Associated Content. All you do is write the article, submit it, find out how much they’re willing to pay you, and then either accept or reject the offer. If you accept then you will be paid and have money in your pocket.

3 guaranteed ways to make money writing online within a week are to write for people on forums, bid for writing projects on freelance sites, and submitting articles to a paid article site. You can use one or all of these methods to make money online within just a few days. Then you’ll have money coming in while you get your Internet Marketing business up and running.

While it is true that a normal start up business would need at least a small amount of capital, which most of the times equals that persons salary, or double even, in a year. But online businesses are not like this. There are still expenses of course but a lot of them can be limited if not eliminated completely if you take the time to investigate and work on what you can do for free.

First off many people may think you need a huge advertising budget even to make a dent. I am sure if you have spent any time online you have heard horror stories of Google Adwords bills and vast amounts of money spent making nothing or only a little more than you budget.

While this method may work for those who have the money to spend it on it is not true for everyone who has an internet business. Not all advertising needs to be costly, there are ways to post in forums, respectfully, and that will give you credibility and free advertising. Writing articles about your particular business or industry, blogging, social networks. There are lots of ways to get advertising without spending any money. If you are not the greatest writer you can hire the work out, rather cheaply, and still get a great deal of free advertising with very little spent.

Maybe when you are at home you get distracted to easily and you do not work as hard as you would at work, so you think having a home business like this will take longer because you will be in a bad environment. Well, there are a few solutions to this. One is to create a designated office area where you only do work related to your business. You will work harder and be away from your “home.” The great benefit is that it is relaxing. You can work with music or movies playing. While you lounge in a comfortable chair with the quiet of the day around you and no distracting work buddies. That is a lot easier to work in than an office with stupid meetings all day.

With a little discipline and some investigating you can have viable home businesses and make money online without spending a fortune to get there. Like anything it takes work and long hours, but only at first. As things pick up it gets easier and you will wonder what you used to complain about.

Social Networking in Plain English Video
Do you know the meaning of Social Networking? Here is video that provides short and clear explanation of social networking websites and why they are popular. Very easy to understand and enjoyable.

The REAL SECRET To Consistent Commission Checks

It’s important that you understand something about affiliate marketing from the very beginning -

Earning affiliate income isn’t easy for the average person.

Let’s face it, there are 50 gazillion other people out there doing the exact same thing you are doing – if you could remember what it is that you are doing.

So, that’s what I want to address. Here’s the mindset that I want you to remember: there are only so many customers out there. And each affiliate in the program is doing basically the same thing to try to reach them.

That’s why you are going to be different. Got it?

Before I jump into what I consider to be the “real secret” to earning commissions with affiliate programs, let me share with you a basic concept that is going to be important to what you are going to learn today.

Here is how the average affiliate approaches promoting their affiliate link…

A) Send out a mailing. Purchase ezine ads. Get a few pay-per-click keywords. Post a few links. Make a small profit. Get discouraged. Move on to the next affiliate program.

Or, if they are slightly more aggressive…

B) Send out a mailing. Purchase ezine ads. Get a few pay-per-click keywords. Post a few links. Write a few articles. Create an eBook. Do a joint venture. Swap ads. And they continue promoting that same affiliate program until they (along with a few other aggressive affiliates) have found every potential customer on the face of the earth. Make a decent profit. Where do I go now? Move on to the next affiliate program.

While I certainly agree that the “slightly more aggressive” affiliate is on the right trail with their approach, it still leaves a common problem that all affiliates have…

Finding NEW customers.

You make an affiliate sale. Great. You make another one. Great. You keep working and working and working to make another sale and another sale and another sale. Now, remember, there are a gazillion others out there trying to do the same thing. And, even if all of these other affiliates only make one or two sales each…

..that’s a LOT of customers that you WON’T be selling to!

For example: If there are 10,000 affiliates promoting Product A and they all, on average, sell just 2 copies each, that’s 20,000 customers that are immediately unavailable for you to sell to.

Doesn’t matter how hard you promote and how much you do, you WILL NOT sell them a second copy of something they have already bought. Even if they love it. They won’t buy another copy.

So, here’s the “real secret.” While everyone is promoting the heck out of all of the same programs you are, you need to refine who it is that you are promoting.

***Bottom line: Start FOCUSING on those affiliate programs that offer MONTHLY commissions.

Here’s why. Let’s say you promote an absolutely awesome product by Mr. Guru that sells for $29.97. And Mr. Guru gives you 50% commission. By the time all of the processing fees are out of the way, you earn about $14.00 for a new customer.

And you’re done with that customer — it’s time to move on and find the next guy.

HOWEVER, if you promote an affiliate program that pays MONTHLY, let’s say a membership site, then here’s what you would find happens…

The membership site is $27.00 PER MONTH. You earn $13.50 per MONTH for every referral you make for as LONG AS THEY REMAIN ACTIVE!

With the $29.97 product, you earn $14.00 for all of your efforts in finding a customer. One time commission. That’s it. Time to find another customer. With the MONTHLY service, you earn
about the same commission for that same customer. Then, next month you earn that commission over again! Month after that, you’re still earning that same commission from that same customer.
For each and every month that the customer continues to use the service you continue to bring in the commission without finding a new customer.

Do you see the potential here?

It makes much more sense to focus on promoting affiliate programs that bill monthly and pay commissions monthly. That way, you continue to earn profits from the…

Same customer base!

If I am going to buy ads and purchase pay-per-click keywords and create eBooks and bust my behind to get those customers, I’d sure rather get paid every month (without doing a bit of extra work, mind you!) that to only earn a one-time commission.

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While this isn’t as good as MONTHLY income, choosing an affiliate program that offers you LIFETIME customers is the next best thing. For example: With some programs when you recruit a customer , they are yours for life. If they purchase future product releases, then YOU receive the commission as the original referrer. It’s a good second option, but it’s not as good as getting paid monthly!
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So, what should you promote? Your eyes have been opened. You’ve seen the light. You realize that what you’ve just read does make sense. And you want to get paid monthly!

So, what should you promote? While you definitely need to check things out yourself and make that determination on your own, let me give you a short list of TYPES of offers that you can promote that bill monthly and award monthly commission checks.
PLR AND RESALE RIGHTS CLUBS

• MEMBERSHIP SITES
• WEB HOSTING
• AUTORESPONDERS AND LIST MANAGEMENT TOOLS
• COACHING CLUBS
• PAID NEWSLETTERS
• SERVICES (AD TRACKING, LEGAL DOCS, MANAGEMENT, ETC.)

The important thing is for you to identify at least one really good affiliate program that offers residual income possibilities for you.

Once you find the right program to promote, it’s a matter of getting as many different people to click on your link as possible. How would you like to have someone teach you ONE simple way to promote your affiliate links every week? Read on for details…

=> Tell me more about how to make money by promoting others people products

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By Jimmy D. Brown of “Affiliatenaire”

Jimmy D. Brown is the author of “Affiliatenaire“, teaching you how to create big-time affiliate commission checks in only 1-3 hours each week. Discover how you can get cash in the bank without a website, experience or even an idea!

Visit How To Make Money Selling Other People’s Stuff In 3 Hours Or Less

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