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Levels of Making Money Online
by: Steve Thomas
The first objective to make money online for me was always trying to find the "secret". After finding out there was absolutely no secret to making money online, I took off and made my own site. I will talk a bit about the levels and methods of having an online income here in the next few paragraphs. It is not as hard as people think to making an income with your computer.
If you are like millions of others, ebay is the first place most people start to make money online, and that may be the place for most to start out. But that is just one method. The second method of making money online, and it seems to be the easiest after ebay is to do affiliate marketing. Affiliate marketing is the way to make money online selling other people's things. People like Rosalind Gardner and Ewen Chia have the status of super-affiliates and rightfully so.
They have learned how to successfully use their marketing talents to sell tons of things for other people. It is nice to be able to learn the methods of affiliate marketing, because it means you do not have to have your own product. No product of your own means you do not have the trouble of customer service. You can start this week, even in the next few hours as an affiliate and make money within a couple of hours. It is that easy, and you do not necessarily need your own web site.
Since I spoke on not having your own product to sell online, the obvious next step is to develop your own product and let others sell it for you. For me, this is the only way to go. This way, I can have thousands of people promoting my own product at a place called clickbank and immediately get sales. I will lose part of my total profit, but overall, I will be making more money. If you can also make your own downloadable product online, you should certainly try it.
We could go on to the next level of making money online, which is of course harder, but not impossible. You could make the website where everyone comes to sell their things, and find things to sell. This niche is fairly well taken over already, but if you have a better idea, you should hire the programmers to do it. If the current web sites like ebay and clickbank are not serving the world in your area, you could definitely become the person to make that happen for your part of the world. Competition is good for the web, and keeps the big boys in line.
As I said earlier, after finding out there was of course no secret to making money online, I took off and made my own site. I wrote my own money making report and published it online on my own site. I would suggest this to be the best method to have a good return on your own time spent online. Give the world good solid information about how to make money online and they will be glad to pay you to use it.
See how I Make Money Online at http://www.dontgivemethatbull.com/
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How to Master Affiliate Marketing Instantly
by: Vern How
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By far the most controversial topic of all would be affiliate marketing. You simply cannot trust every single article or material you read online to be of true content. What is available online today can easily be created by a prankster out to suck your resources dry.
Here is where the 3 steps to becoming a master affiliate marketer comes in. Do it right and you could reap a bountiful harvest almost instantly.
Step #1: The master affiliate marketer learns by doing
There is a loophole you can take advantage of today - the “taking action loophole”. More and more people are |
getting online and this means more and more information ‘noise’ is being produced by the second.
Here’s how easy it is. Just surf less and do more. If you’re someone who loves to check out nice sales pages, get involved with the latest product launches then make a decision to stop doing all that.
You need to start doing the action steps that lead to your affiliate success. As you do more, you unconsciously accelerate your learning curve too!
Step #2: Seek out mentors who will point you in the right direction
Now, before I go on, you need to know that mentors can be anyone you meet online or offline. Heck, it could even be your own brother or sister. Mentors will point you in the right direction in life that always aims to improve your character or results.
Seeking one is not as simple as going to a chat room and saying, “I need a mentor!”. You have to be specific and know what you need in terms of guidance.
Let’s just say you need help in terms of copywriting.
Join the copywriting forums and listen to their discussions. Pick out the answer or post you can identify with and strongly benefited from. If you want, send a private email asking that ‘poster’ a question about copywriting.
Then, develop and nurture that relationship as time goes by. Remember, a good mentor always looks out for your interests first before his or her own.
Step #3: Take risks often!
This is the final step but it certainly isn’t the last. You must be courageous enough to take risks and take it often.
Cowards simply lie in the cave waiting to rot away but winners make things happen. Master affiliate marketers are known as risk takers who have an optimistic intuition.
One more important point before we come to a close: the difference between you and your boss or your rich neighbor only comes down to one thing. Time management. It’s the way you use your time that determines who you are. Use your time wisely.
About The Author:
Vern How has been earning online since 2006. He is an Internet marketer who believes in giving back by helping others.
Find out the hottest marketing musings and tips at his Online Marketing Business blog. For more information on your proven secret to profiting massively on the Internet, check out more Affiliate Marketing Tips!
Make Money with Unique, Creative Gift Ideas
by: Brian Gidda
There are many ways to make money online. Some are easy to implement, others require more technical knowledge.
In some ventures you’ll act more as a salesman (as for example, in affiliate marketing where you make money by selling other people’s products). In others, you’ll actually be the business owner… and operate your own business.
The following is a quick easy way to start your own real business… selling real products… and for little cost. It’s one that will have you worshipped by your community’s leaders every time you walk in their door… you’ll be a real hero to them!
The idea is to simply set up a website selling your own community’s products. Every community has products that are unique to it.
For example, in some communities farmers grow specially grown fruits and vegetables. Don’t you think they’d love to have help selling their produce? They have neither the time nor expertise to set up an online shop to sell their goods.
The same goes for other products farmers produce… natural grass-fed lamb, pastured farm fresh eggs, wool blankets made from sheep, specially grown cheese, local area maple syrup, and more.
Other community sources include specialties made by local creameries and bakeries. One place in Minnesota offers handcrafted toy boats. There may be tanneries in your area that make “to die for” cowboy boots. You get the idea.
Finding the products that your local community specializes in is really very easy. Merely thumb through the local yellow pages of your phone book! You’ll find tons of local products.
Once you find suitable products, contact the owners (many list an email address in their ads these days) and make them an offer. They have everything to gain… and nothing to lose by partnering with you!
Then take the following steps in order:
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Or, if you want to keep it even simpler, sign up for a PayPal account. With it, you can list your products along with accompanying photos… add a PayPal "Buy Now" button under it and you’re ready to go.
A PayPal account let’s you accept online payments… you can select whatever payment methods you like. Once a sale is made, PayPal sends the money to your account, notifies you by email… and you then ship the product. Very simple and easy to do; and
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Advertise your business. There are many ways to do that, online and off. For marketing online, the oldest… and still most pure way to advertise is by article marketing. So, write some articles and get the word out!
You may also, if your product is sufficiently unique, contact us … we may be able to generate additional sales revenue for you by offering it to our customers.
To summarize, with just a few dollars… and some initiative... you can own your very own lucrative online business. And, your community will love you as well.
To learn more about unique creative gift ideas, visit http://www.highrollertoys.com where you can review at your leisure, many unique creative gift ideas!
Article Marketing - Do It Right Or Don't Do It At All
by: Maurice Snell
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This may seem like a harsh title, tinged with arrogance, but like all worthwhile online marketing ventures, it hasn't taken long for the holes to start appearing in the fabric of the system once the benefits of article marketing were introduced to a much wider audience.
If you are thinking about entering the article marketing arena, or even if you've been at it for a while and are disappointed in your results, I hope that this article will give you some ideas on the way to go about things, as well as some things to avoid at all costs.
A lot of people will tell you that you don't need to be a good writer to use articles to promote your business |
This is rubbish, pure and simple! If you can't write at least reasonably well, your efforts will actually do you more harm than good.
Think about it - rightly or wrongly, your credibility will be affected by what you write and how you write it. As a reader, when I see things like "Are You Tired Of Loosing Money Online", my idiot radar switches on immediately, and I click away. It's true that you don't have to be Shakespeare, but if you can't spell (spell checkers aren't that difficult to use), can't punctuate and don't have a basic grasp of English grammar, you will appear, to a large number of people, to be an idiot.
People don't often want to place their trust in those they perceive to be idiots, much less do business with them. It doesn't matter if it's fair, or right or wrong, it's just true.
As an article directory owner and publisher of articles myself, I'm quite often appalled at the standard of writing on display. Having been raised to believe that if a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well, I can't help but cringe as an editor when I see so many poorly constructed efforts. So, if you struggle with writing, think twice about proceeding, and, if you prefer, use a ghost writer to create your copy. This doesn't guarantee quality of course. I've seen pieces by freelance writers and ghost written articles of a very poor standard too and can only admire the audacity of these people who are getting paid for what they do, and yet manage to do it so very badly.
If English is not your first language, submitting horribly mangled efforts is unlikely to work either. It's not that editors are unkind or unfeeling or don't understand and appreciate the effort you may have put in, but they usually don't have time to proof read every article they receive and poor translations are among the first to end up coming under the unforgiving hammer of the delete button.
As a writer, remember that the directory owners are looking for a reasonable standard. If they fill their directories with rubbish, they won't get returning visitors, and the usefulness of their site soon becomes questionable to anyone who drops by looking for some good content to republish on their websites or blogs. This is a serious threat to authors, publishers,directory owners and the entire fabric of article marketing.
Moving on, let's talk about keywords. So many people get this aspect wrong, it's worth mentioning it yet again. If you are targeting the key phrase "dog kennels" for example, you want to try and use it in your title, and to sprinkle it around in your content, probably ending up with a hyper-linked example in your resource box. However, overuse will kill your work and probably see your article rejected by any decent directory. If the following were to appear in the first paragraph, you will, in all likelihood, be zapped immediately by any savvy editor....
"Dog Kennels come in all shapes and sizes. When shopping for dog kennels you can often find them at better prices online. Dog kennels are important for your dog's well being and choosing dog kennels that are not suited to the dog you own is a common mistake. So, how do you choose dog kennels and where should you start when looking to buy dog kennels online?"...
Now, if you think that looks OK, I'll save you some time and effort. Don't try your hand at article marketing. This example is not uncommon. With the proliferation of automated writing software and the insistence by "experts" that keywords are vital, this is exactly the sort of dross that fills the moderation queues of directories everywhere. End result - cyber garbage tip.
You will also notice, through the painfully manipulated and halting style, that the article already sounds like an ad. That's because it is - it's not an article, it's poorly written ad copy and it won't work. Writing articles and writing ads are two completely different disciplines and you will do well to remember this if you want to succeed with article marketing.
Editors quickly recognize and reject such obvious ads. Sure, if you mass submit, one or two of your efforts will make it into some of the less discerning directories, but who is going to pick up your work and publish it elsewhere? Poor articles will deliver poor results every time - that's a guarantee I can give with confidence.
If it's all beginning to sound like a lot of hard work, well, it is. However, following a few simple rules will ensure that article marketing works for you. Remember that quality is always preferable to quantity and you won't go too far wrong.
Read the submission guidelines of the directories you submit to as they all have their own rules and getting off on the wrong foot won't help your efforts.
If you use article submission software, some directories won't accept your work, although the majority will. If you use an article distribution service, choose carefully as many directories view these in a very poor light due to extremely bad or non existent quality control. As you will be paying for the service, ask around about their reputation and effectiveness before buying.
Although it's tempting to want to get your article into hundreds of directories, it's sometimes better to be selective. Often, a well written article submitted to a handful of quality sites will be a better bet. There are plenty of niche directories as well as general ones, so your choices are plentiful. 'Good' doesn't always mean only those with high PR for example; there are plenty of lesser known and smaller sites where your work will get good exposure and not be lost in piles of dross.
There is a lot more to this subject, but these points should give you an idea of some of the pitfalls and help you to avoid making some of the more common mistakes. There is no doubt that article marketing can be a powerful and effective promotional tool for almost any business. Just be sure to do your research and provide a worthwhile product in your writing efforts, and your reputation will flourish.
Maurice Snell blogs regularly at his free article directory where authors and publishers can benefit from their article marketing efforts. Visit his article directory today at http://www.thecaymanhost.com/articles/
7 Easy Steps to Hiring a Virtual Assistant
by: Angela Wills
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There comes a point in every online business where you need to start outsourcing but the task can feel so overwhelming and time consuming that you keep putting it off.
You don't know who to choose to trust your business to, or where to find them and you definitely don't have the time to spend preparing materials to train them on what your business needs. |
Eventually you are just working too many hours a day and you must start outsourcing in order to keep up with your current workload and grow further.
How do you know you're ready to hire a virtual assistant? You may or may not be making a profit when you decide on bringing a virtual assistant into your business. It's more important that you have a process for creating profits then it is to have a lot of extra cash on hand. If you have an action plan for creating real income and making the investment of a VA back then you're ready to outsource.
Here are 7 easy steps to hiring a virtual assistant (or assistants) that will be a great asset to your business:
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Start Writing Down Processes - Any virtual assistant who becomes an important part of your online business will get to know it very well. You can help speed up the learning curve and the process of getting your new VA setup by writing down your business processes.
I know, you're busy, but if you just take a few minutes anytime you do anything important that you can eventually see yourself outsourcing it will save you a lot of time and money later on. Take a screenshot, or make a short video of each important task. Over time this effort will add up and you'll have a full stock of training materials. This is a big help to a virtual assistant!
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Ask Friends/Colleagues For Referrals - One of the very best ways to find a virtual assistant you'll be happy with is to ask other business owners you know who outsource.
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Look at Their Website - A virtual assistant should have a professional website, it is their virtual 'office'. Check out the website of the assistant you are considering. Do they pay attention to detail? What services do they offer? What is their availability?
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Interview a Number of Virtual Assistants - You probably don't want to hire the first virtual assistant you come across. Take some time to interview a number of VAs and compare the responses.
Most virtual assistants will have a free 30-minute interview which will give you plenty of time to give good consideration to what they have to offer your business.
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Ask for Portfolios or Testimonials - Most virtual assistants will have testimonials on their websites of satisfied clients. Have a look for these and read them through.
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Wait For a Follow Up - If you have some time before you need to hire a virtual assistant, wait and see if the VA will follow up with you. This shows that the VA you've contacted is organized and on top of things.
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Try a Trial Run - Before booking a 10 hour per month retainer, ask if you can do a trial run of working together. Tim Ferris suggests in his book, the 4-Hour Work Week, that you test your new virtual assistant by providing some small tasks and setting deadlines. Make sure the directions are clear and see if the VA follows them and gets the project completed on time. If the VA can't meet these expectations then move on to one who can.
Finding a virtual assistant who works well with your business can sometimes be a challenge. It will be well worth the time and effort once you do find the person who fits perfectly with your plans for growing your business.
Angela Wills is a Virtual Assistant specializing in Internet Marketing. Visit StarVA.com to grab your free outsourcing checklist now.
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