What kind of products are most effective for email marketing?

Now for some reason or another, it always seems to be that a "new" person coming to online marketing, thinks that they need to be in the "Internet Marketing" (site and list about internet marketing) niche.

I was in the IM niche for 6 years or so, and actually either partnered with, or was a JV/affiliate manager for several of the big names in the niche at the time.

However, I completely walked away from that niche roughly about a year ago.

Simply put...I wasn't happy being in that niche at all. There's so much BS and basically crappy (if not downright damaging) information being given as advice or being sold...I found myself disgusted with it, and no longer wanted to be involved with it at all.

Also, there's many of my friends from the early days, who also came to the same conclusion after being in it for several years themselves.

I know this may sound like a bit of a "cliche" because we hear it all the time, but you'll be
much happier if you have a real passion for something, and it makes you feel really good
about yourself, for helping people in certain areas of their life.

Also, often people fall into the IM niche, selling marketing products, when they've really not even experienced any "real success" with it beforehand, which in my opinion...makes them complete hypocrits!

The old "do as I say, not as I do" crap...

That said, whatever you niche you choose to be in, you NEED to be sure that it's a PROFITABLE niche...because not all are.

I'm sure you can find loads on information about niche selection even just right here on this forum...

My point is, don't think you have to just "follow the herd" of what most "newbies" do...

As a matter of fact, I'd say you would be smarter "not to"...and get your feet wet to learn how to market effectively in other niches outside of IM first.

That's my two cents worth...

Yes, I know your friend Becker is highly successful in the IM niche. I'm actually a customer of his as well.

One thing you have to remember about him as well though...he has the chops, and success with his businesses to ethically back himself and his claims up, and for most new marketers in the IM space, that simply isn't the case

This really depends on what niche you're in but I think in affiliate marketing you mainly want to create curiosity and excitement about the products you're promoting. As someone else pointed out you're not writing a sales letter you're just trying to get them to the sales letter which hopefully will convert them to a buyer.

Hey Joe... I'm also a start up online marketer myself. So let me share with you how it all started:

Last year, I decided to go with mini sites... I've hired a guy from the Philippines who run a team of VAs to build me 200 mini sites promoting products from clickbank.

I thought that if I have the right people and the right amount to invest I could scale up in about 6 months.

I was dead wrong!

It took me 9months or so before I finally understood that things don't happen that easy. Well if it was, every capable soul will jump right into the wagon (no questions asked!).

I must say, it has a lot to do with what your passion is... it doesn't have to be online. Just as long as you're madly inlove with it. If money is what this is all about, I can guarantee you right now you will but fizzle out faster than you will know.

This was the turning point for me... I realized that it was more of a fun thing rather than a means to an end. I may or may not keep my day job for long, but it really did not matter.

So after realizing what I really wanted to do... I stepped back and regrouped and now I've re-committed.

A couple of months back, I've invested into MOBE. Primarily not because of the commission and the opportunity they offer, but because the products are but the real stuff!

I'm re-inventing myself and getting to the heart of the matter.

If I where to walk a mile on your shoes, I'd say go mess things up a bit. If you decide to market a product, create a branded blog, or set up niche sites, it does not matter. What matter's is that you do something about it.

I hope this light things up for you.

Cheers,

Anthony

P.S. One way or another you will end up investing, be it your money or your time. So make sure you are prepared!