Will the next WSO (or other IM guide/course) be the key to earning online??

Yes that is poverty mentality at its worst.

As for the oversaturation:
I know most people are too lazy to take action, very few actually go and implement everything 100% and see results. The things that get saturated easily are lazy spamming tactics, anything that requires serious focus and discipline doesn't get so easily saturated.

I strongly agree. Some don't realize that the efforts they put in the IM business don't simply stop with that one guide. They must continue to invest in their business and go BEYOND the recommendation and guidelines of that IM product they've just purchased to help them get started. Expectations are unrealistic and some fail because of it.

Hi shabit87,

I've got a fair bit of experience of trying to find (and then testing) ways to make money via other peoples' guides/products and I'd have to say that although I think people should get a good all-round understanding and working knowledge of the primary methods/systems/tools (which can be done for free) in the first instance, if I had to pick one or two products or things for them to do, I would suggest putting the products on one side and focus solely on -

a) learning how to use search operators plus the search engine results combined with other free (usually web-based) simple analytical tools/methods in order to reverse-engineer what is working, how it's done etc. This doesn't have to be complicated - you can learn a hell of a lot just by analysing -

• onsite & offsite SEO
• copywriting
• source code (html, mainly)
• the funnel (sign up to lists, analyse the offers etc)

I focus mainly on the first two, I avoid signing up to lists/wasting time in peoples' funnels as much as possible and I learn the most from using backlinkwatch.com to examine offsite SEO. You can go as deep as you want with this method - for example, it's not just about finding backlinks, it's also about finding networks, strategies, alliances, connected niches and business models.

For example - how helpful is it establish that a site is simply a 'feeder site' for SEO, rather than a 'money site'? If you're not aware of the difference, it's harder to reverse-engineer and come to useful conclusions.

You want to be asking how the site got the backlink - organically or not? Did they buy it, exchange it, borrow it, steal it, force it or was it given? If so, why was it given?

How do you learn to reverse engineer?

a) by first developing the desire to do it
b) then by doing it
c) also by keeping your eyes wide open while doing it - it's a learning process in more than one way - you learn about the sites, but you also learn how to reverse engineer more efficiently while doing it

You can even learn a ton more just by also examining public feedback to marketer's work via forums and the comments on blog pages - particularly if you've reverse-engineered their business as much as possible beforehand - then when you view the feedback it's possible to gain similar insights to the marketer who is actually running the site and conducting their own tests.

You just have to apply initiative, curiosity, intuition and a few other traits and by doing so you nurture and develop those traits - (that's a 'golden nugget' if you're looking for them - by increasing your independent abilities in just the right areas, you increase your worth exponentially.)

Quite often, reading a bunch of ebooks actually dumbs you down and keeps you addicted to the 'teat' - it destroys your initiative and confidence in your own ability by putting you back into 'schoolkid' mode where you are (allegedly) spoon-fed knowledge and continually told what to do. It's preferable to spend your time on things that reverse the effects of the conditioning most of us suffered during our childhood education.

The second activity I would recommend would be -

b) applying, testing and analysing what has been observed/learnt - mainly in order to verify any findings

If people starting out just focussed solely on those things they would be streets ahead of those who are looking to buy the golden ticket, a lot less out of pocket and massively less misinformed and misled.

What I've explained above is worth multiples of the cost of the average WSO and it only took a couple of paragraphs and it's FREE!

Stay away from the "get rich quick" types of WSOs.

Instead, focus on ones that teach

But you don't need to spend money on WSOs - instead use the money to build your busiuness with what you've learnt free from the warrior forum.

E.g search this forum for seo and article marketing. Make a list of the best tips and posts on here.

Take action and apply them - you're bound to succeed! No WSO needed.

Most WSOs serve the "magic pill" mindset.