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Where do I start? I was looking for free traffic because funds are low. After implementing strategies how long before the money starts to come in?
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  • Profile picture of the author pmcfitnes
    Hi There,

    I am fairly new too. The best free traffic strategy I have found it to post to forums in your niche.

    You can usually find forums where you can put your URL in your signature. If you are therefore active on a relevant forum and providing great advice people will click through to your opt in page (and hopefully) enter their e-mail address.

    It's not just those asking the question either - think about how many people are viewing the thread - the more you post the most exposure you have. Also - ezinearticles is good. Wirte an article and have it published for free. That way you can drive more traffic to your website.

    I haven't made a good deal of cash right now, but it is all about learning. I think you need a list of around 1000 to start making money. The thing I am learning about now is click through and open rates for my messages. It seems to be that the stages are as follows:

    1) Get a great converting opt in page - this wil ensure that you are getting your subscribers whatever strategy you decide for driving traffic

    2) Get great content for your messages - this will start to build the relationship and drive up open rates, which gives you a chance for higher clickthrough rates to drive income

    3) Get some great offers - Cost per action offers pay more but they are generally higher priced and require the client to read through or watch a sales video and sign up with card details. CPL's are great - i.e. a relevant offer where they just have to enter their e-mail address. They pay lower but the volumes are higher so you can make some decent bank.

    4) look after your list so that they will take up the offers that you are promoting. The more they trust you the more you will sell and the more ambitious you can be with your offers (i.e. higher priced offers, or membership offers that give you some recurring income).

    I hope that helps - I am learning too so let me know how you get on.

    Thanks,

    Paul
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  • Profile picture of the author Ben Holmes
    Originally Posted by chloema1 View Post

    Where do I start? I was looking for free traffic because funds are low. After implementing strategies how long before the money starts to come in?
    If you approach this hoping to make fast money - you're in the wrong business.

    If you had all the basics down, and can create websites, email series, sales pages, and products, you can be in the black the second month... possibly...

    If you have funds to invest, you can start making money the first month.

    But realistically?

    I'd never promise someone that they will earn a dime prior to 3 or 4 months of working. That way, no one is disappointed.

    Perhaps the biggest problem facing people is that they've been led to expectations of fast results - and when they don't see it - they think that they're on the wrong path, and they quit.

    You can be in the black faster online than you can offline - but in both worlds, it's business, and if you don't treat it like a business, you'll fail.

    You need to set aside regular hours for the work, you'll need to have written down goals, you need to MEET those goals on a regular basis - and the money will come.

    But only to those willing to put in the hours and work needed.

    You want free traffic? Start posting good content that people want to read... either here, or on your website. (you do have a website, right?) As I recall, I made a sale before my Autoresponder even showed ten subscribers... to a $17 product I'd written myself. So the money can come fast, but there's a lot of work in the beginning setting everything up.

    Always remember, this is a numbers game. You're never going to sell to more than a very small percentage of people that read your material. (subscribers: the percentage will be higher) So if you don't have those hundreds of visitors to work with, how are you going to find the buyers?

    You really want free traffic? Sit down and type a 1,000 words a day or more. Whether website posts, forum posts, website comments, PDF sites, article directories, or product creation... don't evade it, at least 1,000 words every single day... and then you'll start seeing "free" traffic.
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    • Profile picture of the author Shane F
      Ben, you nailed it on the head with your advice and experience in this post ^^^^

      I wasted a few years chasing fast money and not treating this as a business. Now I have set hours, business plan and daily to do list. I don't chase strategy after strategy.

      Email marketing is probably the best place to start and build your business around. If I had done that from day one, I would have saved thousands of dollars.

      Realistically with a solid plan, and sticking with it each and every day. You can be turning a nice additional income within a few months that will make a difference in your lifestyle.

      Thanks, Shane
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      • Profile picture of the author chloema1
        Yeah Ben you nailed it but Im not really to good at the forums, article marketing, nor auto-responder. Where can I get help in those fields? I can do a blog or two, can I use those in a forum too?
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        • Profile picture of the author Ben Holmes
          Originally Posted by chloema1 View Post

          Yeah Ben you nailed it but Im not really to good at the forums, article marketing, nor auto-responder. Where can I get help in those fields? I can do a blog or two, can I use those in a forum too?
          If creating content is not your cup of tea, then you'll need to look into the 'Churn & Burn' method of list building... it doesn't require the amount of content that relationship building requires. You really don't need anything more than enough words for a squeeze page... you can direct that to an affiliate offer.

          Aweber is just a dollar for the first month, Getresponse is free for the first month... you need to simply allot an hour or two every day - and dive in.

          You can buy autoresponder email series emails, I've seen 'em for just a few dollars.

          But your time creating content, or money to invest in place of time - is an absolute necessity.

          There isn't any magic button to push.

          It really IS work.

          I discuss quite a bit about list building on my website, and I'm merely one of hundreds of excellent resources on list building out there. There's simply a ton of free information. You can shortcut your learning curve if you can afford a mentor, or even a good list building WSO or two... but it still boils down to one thing - take action.

          So when I ask the question before I turn in to bed tonight (as I do every night): "What did I accomplish today in my online business?" ... I will have the answer: "I re-wrote 10 of my buyer's list emails, I added one new email to the series, I posted a number of times on the Warrior's forum (to drive traffic with my signature links), and I added another 1,500 words to my upcoming WSO, and I upgraded my website to the latest revision of WP, and updated plugins..."

          What will you be able to say to that same question tonight?
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          • Profile picture of the author Javisito
            Originally Posted by Ben Holmes View Post

            If creating content is not your cup of tea, then you'll need to look into the 'Churn & Burn' method of list building... it doesn't require the amount of content that relationship building requires. You really don't need anything more than enough words for a squeeze page... you can direct that to an affiliate offer.

            Aweber is just a dollar for the first month, Getresponse is free for the first month... you need to simply allot an hour or two every day - and dive in.

            You can buy autoresponder email series emails, I've seen 'em for just a few dollars.

            But your time creating content, or money to invest in place of time - is an absolute necessity.

            There isn't any magic button to push.

            It really IS work.

            I discuss quite a bit about list building on my website, and I'm merely one of hundreds of excellent resources on list building out there. There's simply a ton of free information. You can shortcut your learning curve if you can afford a mentor, or even a good list building WSO or two... but it still boils down to one thing - take action.

            So when I ask the question before I turn in to bed tonight (as I do every night): "What did I accomplish today in my online business?" ... I will have the answer: "I re-wrote 10 of my buyer's list emails, I added one new email to the series, I posted a number of times on the Warrior's forum (to drive traffic with my signature links), and I added another 1,500 words to my upcoming WSO, and I upgraded my website to the latest revision of WP, and updated plugins..."

            What will you be able to say to that same question tonight?
            Couldn't have said it better myself!

            It really takes work and effort but once you start seeing small payments it keeps you motivated to grow. At least it did for me when I was starting out.

            Also one thing I notice is that a lot of people are jumping from one strategy to another resulting in failure.

            Whatever your niche or strategy is I think it is important to have a plan and a strategy and stick to it. Focus and grow that will help you a lot.
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  • Profile picture of the author pmcfitnes
    As Napoleon Hill said... the greatest people make decision quickly after they have the facts and change their minds very slowly!

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  • Profile picture of the author mrmaquilan
    Hi,

    First of all, why do you need the traffic? Do you already have a squeeze funnel in place? The traffic that you should get should be related to your offer. Highly targetted traffic converts much better even on small quantities than larger quantities that are not related to your offer.
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  • Profile picture of the author azizuz
    There's always a price to pay for success. You'll either pay with your time or your money.
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  • Profile picture of the author clint2387
    well, it takes money to make money,,,
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    • Profile picture of the author Ben Holmes
      Originally Posted by clint2387 View Post

      well, it takes money to make money,,,
      Oh, I think I'll politely disagree.

      It takes money, but time=money... or more precisely, work=money.

      So no, you don't need money... you need either work OR money... or a combination of the two.

      Takes hardly any "work" at all to deposit a few million in the bank, and draw the interest.

      Likewise, you can start with zilch, and work up to a living income. Having money merely makes it QUICKER to make money.

      With the Internet being so omnipresent these days, you could literally go online at a library, offer your services as a writer, and bootstrap that work into owning a domain & hosting... then building a list, and creating a real online business.

      Money merely helps things go faster... I don't need to work enough to buy a domain & hosting, I already have that money... so I spend it... and move quicker than someone who can't throw money at a problem.
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