17 February 2010 | Vadym
For every person that has ever asked me, “is Internet marketing real”, “can I make money with it”, “is it a real job”, and the other hundreds of forms of those same questions, here’s a little test for you to conduct.
Get an Aweber or a Getresponse account.
Pick a product to promote within that niche.
Find a couple of PLR ebooks, audio or videos, and set up a squeeze page.
Now drive some traffic to it, in the form of forum marketing [simply write a couple of free reports and plaster your site name all over the reports – then distribute them all over the forums], article marketing [lots of articles – lots of article directories, you know the drill], or any other means that you prefer. [I like PPV right now, but that’s just me.]
Yes, I know, it’s slow and boring to build traffic, but just do it to get 800 – 1,000 subscribers.
Make sure that your AUTORESPONDER goes something like:
1. Introduction – give them the goodies.
2. Talk a little bit about who you are and how you’ll help them – and give another PLR/your own report that’ll help.
3. Teach ‘em something.
4. Teach ‘em something.
5. Start teaching them something that your CHOSEN AFFILIATE PRODUCT elaborates and expands upon clearly. In this email, simply stick a “if you want to read more, go here…” type of link. NO hard-selling.
6. Hype up and rant about how great the aff marketing product is. Hard-sell. Review it. Do whatever, and insert plenty of links and reasons to WHY ITS BENEFICIAL FOR THEM TO BUY THIS EBOOK.
7. Start from step 3, but include an extra information phase or two [totaling 3-4] before pitching them that same, or a different product again.
Okay, got all that?
Here’s the shocker.
I guarantee you that you’ll make money from that. And prove to yourself and everyone else that it’s possible to make money online.
And from there, all you do is SCALE. Forget the 1,000 list. Get a 100,000 list. If you made $350 from that 1,000 list, you can add a couple of zeros to your paycheck the day you send out an affiliate ad to your 100,000 list, right?
I just wanted to clear this up for everyone. You can make money online. It’s not a myth. I don’t see how people are STILL asking whether it’s real or not.
DO THIS. And then come back and tell me that IM isn’t real money.
13 February 2010 | Vadym
Sorry that I haven’t posted anything in a little while now, but I’ve been in a little bit of a rut.
That’s right! Even after 3 years of Internet marketing, I still have ruts. I still can’t concentrate some days. I still stall, and procrastinate.
I’ve been thinking for the past couple of days, reflecting on what I’ve achieved in IM, and what I still WANT to achieve.
I’ve also been thinking about what I’ve sacrificed to get where I am.
I’m talking girl friends, I’m talking friends, I’m talking a part of my school years that I should’ve been enjoying myself while I was sitting in front of the computer, learning a new source of traffic generation. I’m talking beaches, vacations, parties and just about everything you could do to relax.
I’ve made a lot of sacrifices… and hell, I haven’t even hit 20 yet.
And were these sacrifices worth it?
Simply put…
YES.
Because now, my life is beginning to shape EXACTLY the way I wanted it to.
My disposable income is flourishing. I have MORE time to do the things I enjoy, and to accomplish things that I want to do.
I am slowly achieving permanent FREEDOM, which is the one thing in the world that I want more than anything.
To be able to pick up and go on a vacation tomorrow. To see the new toy and grab it without thinking twice of it.
I’m getting exactly what I came into the Internet marketing game for.
Which brings me to my main point…
If you want a BETTER quality of life, and you’re determined that Internet marketing is the way you’re going to get it, don’t be afraid of work.
Don’t be afraid of your projects and don’t be afraid to fail.
Don’t be afraid to sacrifice a part of your life to improve it on such a large scale.
Because you’re going to do all of this any way… Why procrastinate, waste time, and achieve your goals 5 years later than you could.
Even in my young age I realize that we don’t stay young forever, and the more time we waste now, the less time we have to enjoy ourselves when we DO have the means to do it later.
If you’re willing to sacrifice something to better your life, spending hundreds of hours that you could be spending with your friends, family and beloved pets, you’re going to see results.
Now it’s only up to YOU to decide if the sacrifice is worth it.
3 January 2010 | Vadym
As we all know, Internet marketing is one of the BEST ways to make money from the comfort of your own home. Working your own hours, living your own life, taking your own vacations, and a lot of the time, having a LOT more money than people with regular day jobs ever do.
Sounds great, right?
There’s just one problem. It’s friggin’ HARD to find a good Internet marketing guide.
One that’s not trying to sell you anything… an Internet marketing guide that will explain everything as it SHOULD be explained, without cutting corners, or leaving out any important parts.
A good Internet marketing guide should do the following:
- Explain the different types of Internet marketing.
- Explain the risks and rewards of Internet marketing.
- Give detailed explanations of the specifics of Internet marketing, and guide the reader through the courses with solid examples and easy-to-understand explanations.
- Answer any questions you might still have in terms of Internet marketing, with a solid host to guide you along your journey!
How does that sound?
Great?
Well… there’s still just one problem.
FINDING such an Internet marketing guide. And that’s not easy.
But please… do not buy ebooks!
We’ve all seen those Internet marketing guide books. The ones that promise you easy, fast riches, damn near overnight… and although they might contain some good starter info, they’re not worth the money you spend on them, and usually are advertising ANOTHER product, promising that THAT one will have all of the answers you need.
And although that seems evil, it makes sense. After all, if the goal of the ‘guru’ is to make money with his Internet marketing guide, he’ll make sure to make as much money as POSSIBLE… even if a couple of people get screwed over in the process.
So please, don’t Google “how to make money online” and spend $500 on the first ebooks you see. You’ll be disappointed.
So what CAN you spend your money on?
For now, if you don’t know anything about Internet marketing, you should NOT need to spend your money on anything.
After all, would you EVER buy a car without taking a test drive?
Would you ever buy jeans without trying them on first?
Would you ever buy tons of Internet marketing software without testing to see if Internet marketing is right for you?
Exactly.
But.
This does not mean that you should pinch your pennies.
There’s a GOLDEN rule on spending money in terms of Internet marketing… and that is, “if the tool will help you accomplish your task faster, and therefore give you either a greater return, either through taking less time to do the task, or through a higher return on investment… buy the tool”.
If the automated link building software will build your links and save you a dozen hours a week… buy it!
If the tool is useful to track your PPC campaigns… buy it!
Don’t be afraid to spend money to make money… just spend it wisely!
And that was an example of a solid Internet marketing tip from a guide that answers the questions people REALLY want to know.
But back to the original problem…
Where do we find a complete Internet marketing course?
Well… after trying to find a good course for the dozens of people asking me each week…
I couldn’t.
There were no COMPLETE and FREE Internet marketing courses out there.
So… I made one!
It includes detailed overviews, guides and examples of bum marketing, email marketing, and cpa marketing.
It is the FIRST and ONLY complete, and free Internet marketing course on the web!
So… read it! Read it now!
Read it here!
