What Is The Best Way For Me To Use 200-400$ A Month?

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I am trying to figure out some creative ways to invest some of the money I have made here on the forum writing articles. I have about 200-400$ to spend a month for now to start up an additional business. I was just wondering what some good suggestions would be to invest this money wisely. I can easily increase this amount after a while if the module was successful.
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  • Profile picture of the author MichaelParsons
    The possibilities are numerous pheonix.

    You could build an affiliate, CPA, product review site and use the money to drive traffic.

    Get MRR on a decent product ($200 max your cost) and do the same. Save up for a few months, get someone to write you a killer script that does some menial task you hate and market that with a 2 tier affiliate program where YOU ARE the product creator.

    Us the money to build a list by buying giveaway rights to something good and offering a massive value freebie for your soon-to-be "Teach you how to make money online writing articles" membership website.

    You could buy gold...
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  • Profile picture of the author CDarklock
    Give it to me!

    Oh, wait, did you mean the way that's best for you?

    My bad.

    (My idea of the best way to use something is not likely to involve the same incentives that would make you think it was the best way.)
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    • Profile picture of the author myob
      Don't do anything. Save it until you get more focused.
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  • You could use that money in various ways... CPA, Affiliate Marketing, etc.

    But since you already have positive progress on your article writing services that you provide on the forum, you could always expand that particular aspect of your internet business. What I mean by this is that you could advertise your services for article writing to get more business (Banner Ads, Warrior Forum Advertising, etc.)

    Or you could go into another internet marketing business... It just depends on what your goals are.
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    • Profile picture of the author dat9er
      The biggest thing, I would say, is to minimize the amount you spend on training.

      Spend the money on traffic, or products to sell, or outsourcing. That way you get real data and real experience, which is far more valuable than the little kick you get from yet another product.

      Education is essential but almost everyone goes way overboard without applying.
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      • Profile picture of the author WPMaker
        Originally Posted by dat9er View Post

        The biggest thing, I would say, is to minimize the amount you spend on training.

        Spend the money on traffic, or products to sell, or outsourcing. That way you get real data and real experience, which is far more valuable than the little kick you get from yet another product.

        Education is essential but almost everyone goes way overboard without applying.
        This is true. The best way to learn is by try and by doing mistakes. Experience is always priceless.

        And about that money, expand you article writing service to earn even more. It's the easiest way for you I think.
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    • Profile picture of the author Darla
      Originally Posted by Waddle View Post

      1a) Pay outsourcers to write you large amounts of articles and start making your own network of blogs with a mix of adsense, clickbank CPA offers etc.
      1b) Buy software or pay outsourcers to get you backlinks for both direct traffic and long term SE traffic. Turn your hardearned cash into a stable network of clean, long term niche information blogs.

      2) Get into PPV.

      I would also say PPC but it's highly competitive, expensive and very unforgiving.
      I agree. Invest in GREAT content and in backlinks. Those are the two basic ingredients that every solid online business must have to thrive and grow longterm. That's the best virtual real estate investment you can make.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dave90210
    Build business web site for article marketing and write articles on article marketing and link them to your company site and offer article marketing packages, I would use the $200-$400 on PPC ads to promote your new business web site. Grow your business and outsource the writing so you can take on more customers.
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  • Profile picture of the author paulie888
    There are many ways to utilize this $200-$400 a month in IM, but I truly feel that the most leverage you'll get is through outsourcing.

    It could be utilized many different ways, such as by paying for traffic generation to a site of yours that sells a product you created or own the rights to (best case scenario as there's no waiting around for commission payouts), or you could even pay for a full-time article writer to pump out 6-8 articles of your bidding daily, to be used wherever you see fit.

    It all depends on where your interests are, and what direction you'd like to take your business in.

    Paul
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  • Profile picture of the author FiveMe
    You can micro loan until you have the desired amount of cash that you are looking for.
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  • Profile picture of the author J Bold
    Go to Six Flags or Disneyland!

    Or, Vegas, baby, Vegas!

    And if you're in to the more salacious possibilities you can blow that at a strip club in one night!

    The possibilities are endless...
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  • Profile picture of the author pheonix44
    You can micro loan until you have the desired amount of cash that you are looking for.
    What does micro loan mean?
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