A possible way of earning with nothing in pockets?

14 years ago

Have you looked at bum marketing? Just do a search in the forum for several threads on that.

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smokee

14 years ago

Thanks alot, Already on it.

Looking forward for more tips.

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smokee

14 years ago

If you aren't making at least $500 per month withing 2 months I'll quit internet marketing forever!

Thanks alot buddy. I really appreciate this and the big thing you wrote below.

Totally outstanding.

In addition to this, would you mind telling me which niche is a better option to work in and would you prefer affiliation over bum marketing?

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NewLevelMarketing

14 years ago

Bum Marketing is the way to go. Write or rewrite articles and submit them to all the major article directories. Then create your money page using Squidoo, Wordpress, blogger, or Hubpages. Link your articles to your money pages

Bookmark and ping all your articles and money pages. Then start building backlinks through blog commenting.

That's just scratching the surface but, it's all 100% Free.

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Ton Timmons

14 years ago

Originally Posted by NewLevelMarketing

Bum Marketing is the way to go. Write or rewrite articles and submit them to all the major article directories. Then create your money page using Squidoo, Wordpress, blogger, or Hubpages. Link your articles to your money pages

Bookmark and ping all your articles and money pages. Then start building backlinks through blog commenting.

That's just scratching the surface but, it's all 100% Free.

Ok! I like this one a lot! I was scratching my head for a moment trying to put it together... but I've got a question about "money pages" and "backlinks" I havent a clue... can you give me an idea of a "money page"... today, I'll be reading some stuff on backlinks that i rcvd last night

I'm totally brand new to IM.

Ton

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E. Brian Rose

14 years ago

I just posted a thread about doing exactly that... making money without dishing out any, or having talent for that matter.
http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...necessary.html

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E. Brian Rose

14 years ago

What people refer to as "Bum marketing" actually requires a lot of work. People are turned on by the name, thinking that it means they can be a bum and make money. The truth is that bums don't make money.

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E. Brian Rose

14 years ago

Originally Posted by John McEachern

How could anyone with any sense, let alone a large group of people (which is the implication of your post), imagine that it would be easy, by any stretch of the imagination, to enter into any kind of business without any capital to invest?

Holy cow, you have no idea! I would guess that 90% of the people that try to get into online marketing fail miserably because they think that there is some magic dust that instantly makes you profitable.

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E. Brian Rose

14 years ago

Originally Posted by John McEachern

Then what you are saying is that 90% of people that try to get into online marketing are knuckleheads - because only such a person could possibly think this way.

And, who knows? Maybe you are right. I just have no way of verifying this one way or the other.

Yes, this is exactly what I am saying! The actual number may be 89.8%, but I know I am close.

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Dana_W

14 years ago

Originally Posted by E. Brian Rose

What people refer to as "Bum marketing" actually requires a lot of work. People are turned on by the name, thinking that it means they can be a bum and make money. The truth is that bums don't make money.

You know, I wish more people realized this! I'm a former newspaper reporter, I write well and I write quickly, and even I would say - while "bum marketing" definitely earns money, it took me writing about half a dozen articles a day to start getting sales, some days I had NO sales, my income stream varies way too widely for me to count on bum marketing alone...and writing that many articles per day means I have less time and mental energy for my more profitable endeavors.

I'm not saying it's a bad idea, I'm saying that frankly, in my opinion, a normal job would almost always pay better then bum marketing, especially when you count in vacation pay, insurance and benefits. It's an extra income stream for me; it's not a living wage.

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smokee

14 years ago

Thanks alot for giving wonderful tips everyone.

@cjmo75
Now this is really mind blowing. I am following the exact path you've have provided. It would be great if you could just help me using Google Adword Tools. Btw, really nice niche.

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noodle2005 14 years ago

Originally Posted by cjmo75

I look for terms that have 500-5000 searches and 100,000 or less search results when searched in quotes

Hey cjmo75

Its great that you are offering help here, it really is

Question on your methods though

Why do you bother with the competition results in qoutes? Do you not just look at the top 10 on the first page of google for your particular keyword and look at them as thats your real competition?

Or am i missing the reason why you search in qoutes?
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- nubchai 14 years ago
  
  CJ,
  
  Are the 30 articles you eventually submit to Ezine Articles the same 30 that you use for the blog posts?
  
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WilliamL

14 years ago

Yeah, I started by building free blogs with Blogger and Wordpress and then I bought my domain name and saw how much more powerful your own domain name can be:
-Get an idea
-Without any money in your pocket, you should get as much money as you need to realise your idea.
-Realise your idea with an easy WordPress blog: What I did: Build a Wordpress blog, tried several traffic techniques, moved on.

Your own website has several advantages: At least you can sell it at Flippa for a high price, even if it was only a "test" blog...

William

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smokee

14 years ago

William, Yes indeed. I was also having a look at flippa.com seems like a profitable work.

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smokee

14 years ago

How would you take the niche "Learning Adobe Photoshop" as compared to the ones you have given or others?

I tried the keywood tool, the competition bar is full green "dont know what that is" for some of the keywords.

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smokee

14 years ago

If you could just help me explaining the Google Keyword chart.

1) Competition Bar
2) Globally Monthly Searches
3) Local Monthly Searches
4) Local Search Trends

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jdjenkins

14 years ago

Might be useful to look at Youtube:

YouTube - How to use google keyword tool

- this has the old layout of the Keyword Tool, but the principles are the same,

best wishes,

Jon.

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Delta223

14 years ago

I know you don't like freelancing but IMO its the best way to start. with NO money you will have to work harder unfortunately

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CDarklock

14 years ago

Originally Posted by smokee

Coming back to the topic, is there any possible way of earning money online when you have nothing "I MEAN NOTHING" to invest.

Zombie Blogging. There's a freely available pair of threads in the forum; they're linked at the top of the WSO for ZB. Use the search to pull it up, and you'll find the links.

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Hugh

14 years ago

I have it from a reliable source that when Travis was explaining his
strategy on Article Marketing to his wife, she said "You could even
take a bum off the street and teach him to do this with no money".

"Bum Marketing" was born.

Hugh

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ChidoOne

14 years ago

Thanks for the info. Im going to try the method.

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smokee

14 years ago

I have actually started to take interest in this. Perhaps, is it me or it happens with everyone that In the beginning It seems like a wonder but at the end of the day, its all "crap".

@cjmos
So what would you suggest i.e Adobe nichefor a perfect start?

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juansaldivar

14 years ago

It's possible but it's more luck than skill, there is so much competition, get some small capital and start building a list and drive some traffic.

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smokee

14 years ago

A small capital maybe around??

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Guni

14 years ago

Well, you always get to learn so many new things? I am quite curious to know about flippa? Honestly I have never heard about it.

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mga678

14 years ago

You need to start from the beginning of internet marketing. You should build and cultivate a list of prospective buyers. You can do that very cheaply if you do some research. All you need is a splash page/squeeze page you can find free templates all over the place. A free ebook to give away. And the only real money output will be with an Autoresponder.
I host my own splash page for free with Blogger. After you get a nice size list then you can start sending your clients money offers. I know this is a broad out line but with a little homework it can be done.

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biz4bucks 14 years ago

Originally Posted by mga678

I host my own splash page for free with Blogger.

That seems to be a good strategy -- How about 100 blogs with a splash or squeeze page with just enough unique content to be picked up by the search engines.

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smokee

14 years ago

I am quite confused over here with a landing page, niche website and a squeedo page.

It would be great If I'm given examples.

So here it is what I've learned so far :-

1) Find your targeted niche market (Which I'm still confused at, or How do we find the best niche market)
2) Afterwards, I buy a domain related to the niche market
3) Do I make a blog/landing page/squeedo/niche website on it? *Confused*
4) I write 20-30 articles filled with keywords (from where do I find the keywords e.g Google Keyword?)
5) I re-write my articles and submit them to different article directories.
6) Join forums, comment and etc to promote my page.
7) I smile

Correct me if I'm wrong anywhere.

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ozduc

14 years ago

Originally Posted by cjmo75

3. Start a free blog and put all 30 articles on your blog. write a review of the product you are promoting and make that your last post (so it is always on the home page). Set the blog up to display 1 post per page (so the review alone is on the homepage).

4. Go to GoDaddy and but a .info domain for $.89/year ($1.07 with tax).

5. Set up the domain to re-direct to your Clickbank affiliate link (hoplink).

In my opinion this is building the foundation of your business on sand.
Why would you spend the $1.07 on your own domain, only to re-direct it.
I think you would be far better off spending an extra $5 a month and get your own hosting and host your blog on the .info name and then you can put as many affiliate links in each post without the risk of being shut down for spam.
Also once the money starts rolling in on that one you can buy another $1.07 domain name in another niche and do it all over again without the cost of additional hosting.

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harro1

14 years ago

Rather than selling someone's else product, sell your own products, it's not difficult to create your own product.

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Jamian

14 years ago

You can setup blog for free @ Blogger or Word press after that open an account with Click Bank find a product in the niche that you comfortable to work with and start writing articles submit them to Ezinearticles.com and backlink it to your blog also you can do blog commenting and forum posting you can use so many free methods to drive traffic to your blog also you can make money from adsense same time too. It's not the money, it's all about action though. Don't worry about making mistakes, just take action correct the courses along the way. Good Luck.

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smokee

14 years ago

Thanks Jamian.

Can you guide, what is exactly backlinking?

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lookhyip 14 years ago

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Wayne OS

14 years ago

smokee my new WSO for only $7 teaches you exactly how to make money the free way. I show you step-by-step pictures & video included on how to pick products, pick your keywords, build your site and market it using only free tools available and when you start making money you can invest in some other stuff that helps. This is the exact process I use and it works! You can start by using free web 2.0 pages and when you are making some money then buy your own domain...

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ladyspinner

14 years ago

Article writing is the way to go. In the beginning you will do everything yourself, but don't be fooled. It is a lot of work.
You have to sign up on click bank, write the articles, make a website, buy a domain, redirect, and then keep submitting articles to either ezine or article base (there are others as well), and then you have to write blogs and link back to your page so you can get backlinks.

When you start making money, then you can outsource a little like buying articles, or using a backlink service, but for now you can do everything yourself and it is all free.

If you don't know any of this terminology, then I suggest that you check out some utube videos, and if you are still confused, you may have to shell out a little money for a webinar. There are some good ones that are not scams, but I don't think I am allowed to tell you on the forum.

If you want to send me a PM, then I can give you some to try out. They worked for me.

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E. Brian Rose 14 years ago

Originally Posted by ladyspinner

Article writing is the way to go.

This cannot be a blanket statement. It is all relevant to what you are marketing and what your goals are.
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smokee

14 years ago

So even before I buy my own domain, I start writing articles for the particular product I want to promote and submit them?

@ladyspinner
So nice of you, but I can't send any PM until I reach 50posts.

Now as we approach on Articles. Article writing is not a born expertise, correct? How can we learn on writing qualitative articles?

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smokee

14 years ago

I have a feeling that I am very bad at producing good articles. Do we all learn as we keep on writing articles or is there any specific current which you have to follow while writing an article.

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Johnny Slater

14 years ago

Do some research on how to write an essay. That will give you the training you need to write quality articles.

Originally Posted by smokee

I have a feeling that I am very bad at producing good articles. Do we all learn as we keep on writing articles or is there any specific current which you have to follow while writing an article.

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smokee

14 years ago

Thanks everyone.. I am doing some research. Lets see.

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JackPowers

14 years ago

When you say you've got nothing then you're not right. I assume you have time and determination and that's all you need.

Here's a simple plan:

1. Write 5 articles daily on a chosen keyword or product

2. Put those 5 articles on Squidoo, Blogger, Hubpages and 2 more Web 2.0 properties and link them together

3. Submit those 5 articles to Ezinearticles, ArticlesBase, GoArticles, IdeaMarketers, ArticleDashboard, Article Alley and a few more of your choice pointing at the 5 Web 2.0 properties

4. Bookmark the lot with OnlyWire or similar.

5. Repeat

That's going to earn you some money. Next, invest in a domain, buy an article submitter, hire somone to do the Web 2.0.

As for writing articles, just rewrite articles in the beginning while paying attention to what makes a good article.

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Ton Timmons

14 years ago

Originally Posted by JackPowers

When you say you've got nothing then you're not right. I assume you have time and determination and that's all you need.

Here's a simple plan:

1. Write 5 articles daily on a chosen keyword or product

2. Put those 5 articles on Squidoo, Blogger, Hubpages and 2 more Web 2.0 properties and link them together

3. Submit those 5 articles to Ezinearticles, ArticlesBase, GoArticles, IdeaMarketers, ArticleDashboard, Article Alley and a few more of your choice pointing at the 5 Web 2.0 properties

4. Bookmark the lot with OnlyWire or similar.

5. Repeat

That's going to earn you some money. Next, invest in a domain, buy an article submitter, hire somone to do the Web 2.0.

As for writing articles, just rewrite articles in the beginning while paying attention to what makes a good article.

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Great advice... clean and focused. I really appreciate it! Being a newbie to all things IM, you remarks are what I needed to get off to a better start the 2nd time around.

Ton

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JackPowers

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Ton Timmons

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Great advice... clean and focused. I really appreciate it! Being a newbie to all things IM, you remarks are what I needed to get off to a better start the 2nd time around.

Ton

No prob, don't expect the $$ to come easy though.

Though the plan outlines the mechanics, the real challenge is choosing a niche -> choosing keywords -> writing persuasive targeted content.

Knowing your niche is really important. Also, go for a sub niche in a big niche.

My example is just to show how to get the most of your content. I think it's a big mistake when people say just to submit to Ezinearticles and then redirect to an affiliate offer.

Get a domain as soon as possible and then point all of your Web 2.0 properties at it.

The thing is though, if you write 5 articles a day, that is 150 articles a month submitted to Ezinearticles, 150 keyword optimized Web 2.0 properties, 650 article directory backlinks + whatever gets published. Consistency is the key here. You're probably not going to be writing 5 articles a day in the long run, but then you'll have tools to help you so you'll get more back.

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smokee

14 years ago

Submitting my articles to article directories are the same I would post on squidoo etc?

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theemperor

14 years ago

Bum marketing is so named because a tramp/homeless/bum person of the street could go to the local library, use the free internet connection and start making money without spending anything. You can set up an email account and EZA account for free, and send traffic to a blogger blog which is also free, get a clickbank account (also free) and get going. Once the bum has made some money he could get the cheque sent to a friends house, cash it in at a local cheque-cashing shop and spend the money. All without spending a dime from his or her own pocket at any point in the process.

However I would advise buying a .info domain for $2 at least so you own the website, even if it just directs to the blogger site. Then at least if blogger takes down your site you can get hosting and put something else in it's place without losing the traffic. However the "BUM" could come on WF and ask for someone to sponser him with a namecheap gift certificate for said domain too!

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humbledmarket

Banned 14 years ago

There are many free wasy to make money the most common are bum marketing if you know a little designing skills or even if you don't there are also website flipping or managing website for adsense revenue and affiliate revenue both work good as well.

The list is endless. I actually regretted going the money route starting out what I soon realize was I wasted a lot since I was so inexperienced I didn't know where to spend my money and wasted it on hosting I never used on content which was useless.

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ScottGordon 14 years ago

Also, consider taking Public Domain material (most anything published in the US before 1923, plus many--but not all--items after that date which didn't renew their copyrights) and republishing it.

Many of the classics like Acres of Diamonds are just 100-year-old publications that someone has republished.

You can also find recordings of public domain works which allow you to use them however you want. You can turn them into audio downloads on iTunes, etc. Some people take public domain info and put it into a publish on demand book on Amazon's Create Space "publish-on-demand" site.

Not only books, but music, posters, artwork of all kinds that are in the public domain can be re-purposed and resold.

It's one of the easier ways of making money "out of thin air." Check it out.

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smokee

14 years ago

Suppose, I write articles and submit them to article directories then do I have to post them on a blog/website aswell?

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noodle2005

14 years ago

Originally Posted by smokee

Suppose, I write articles and submit them to article directories then do I have to post them on a blog/website aswell?

You should post them on your own blog / website before submitting them to any article directories

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smokee

14 years ago

Originally Posted by noodle2005

You should post them on your own blog / website before submitting them to any article directories

or they won't accept it?

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noodle2005

14 years ago

Originally Posted by smokee

or they won't accept it?

Yeah of course they will accept it, but, its your material so you should put it on your property first so you get the credit for it from google. What i mean is, overtime, your blog or website will rank for the keywords of that article if you build links etc whereas if you put in on a directory first, you are helping their business and site rank instead of your own

make sense?

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smokee

14 years ago

Originally Posted by noodle2005

Yeah of course they will accept it, but, its your material so you should put it on your property first so you get the credit for it from google. What i mean is, overtime, your blog or website will rank for the keywords of that article if you build links etc whereas if you put in on a directory first, you are helping their business and site rank instead of your own

make sense?

Defo makes sence now..

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brieat

14 years ago

Sure you can. Get those ad-free webhost (50webs.com comes to mind) and set up an opt in page with a free autoresponder (there are free ones out there, perhaps someone can fill me in on a good one!) and then build a list using article marketing or youtube traffic. I made a little over 1k a month on a dating niche describing what I told you, promoting dating leads and ebooks.

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smokee

14 years ago

I write articles and along side I create a opt in page related to my niche. Would I be giving a source of the page I created?

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filiks

14 years ago

you can as well go into plr marketing. doesnt take much from you and the ROI is awesome!

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Marian 14 years ago

There are literally thousands of FREE PLR articles on the internet. You can download them, rewrite them and publish them on free blogs like Blogger.com and Wordpress.com.

Put some Adsense blocks and/or affiliate links and build as many backlinks as you can. If you're consistent you'll make money - that's for sure!

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smokee

14 years ago

Whats PLR?
A little introductory lesson would do good for me.

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