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Easiest Way To Make Money Today Is Online?

by Adenrele Laguda
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I was just sitting here thinking about internet marketing, and what it actually means.

And then, I thought to myself, we are marketing, but just doing it through the medium of the internet.

For some unknown reason, a lot of people think that marketing online is easier than marketing anywhere else.

What is your reason for marketing online?

Why do you prefer to market online as opposed to anywhere else?

Is online marketing actually easier than other forms of marketing?

I am interested in your thoughts, ideas and opinions.

Just sitting here thinking...:confused:
#easiest #make #money #online #today
  • Profile picture of the author SamirSM
    I believe IM is easier for people who can communicate better with others in a non-personal manner.

    If you can use your personal charm to grab hold of others' attention, offline marketing might be easier. (excluding printed ad campaigns)

    In IM you can reach people more easily. And more importantly, you can reach them without any monetary expense!

    At the same time you can keep people interested more easily offline, when they are facing you or talking to you.
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  • Profile picture of the author Martin2010
    Hey Adenrele,

    Yes for me i'd agree with what has been said and it's far easier to market online than anywhere else. Also, it's only gonna get bigger with most things turning ti the net now rather than any other so watch this space man.

    Are you going to Mark Anastasi seminar down London at the end of the month?????
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  • Profile picture of the author acedring
    Hi Adenrele

    I find marketing offline is much easyier, a lot of people who browse online consistenly are well aware of all the others out there and have seem them time and time again. However when you have an irregular internet user all the deals and promotions seem new and exciting to them. Obviously it depends on your niche.
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  • Profile picture of the author RobusCop
    For me it's the fact that you can create residual income.

    You do work once and get paid over and over again.

    Plus it compounds like crazy.

    Do an hours work and make £2 today

    But you will also make £2 tomorrow and the day after and the day after that etc.

    so tomorrow I do another hour and make another £2 today and tomorrow.

    Now I'm making £4 a day

    Tomorrow I will be making £6 a day, etc etc etc.

    For example, if you create an income stream the creates
    AVG @ £2.74 per day it will make you just over £1000 per year.

    10 streams = £10,000 per year

    100 streams = £100,000 per year.

    1000 streams = £1,000,000 per year.


    A little often adds up to a lot regularly.

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    • Profile picture of the author RobusCop
      Originally Posted by londonwarrior View Post

      Good in theory but very difficult in practice. How would you manage 1000 streams? You'd need staff for that amount and that would cost money. Websites don't keep making money forever just because you did some work on them once. I'm guessing that you don't make much money online. Your theory is very simplistic and doesn't take into account any of the costs involved with such a huge network.
      Hey I never said it would be easy, or that I would do all the work myself.

      And what exactly is wrong with having staff.

      I personally like employing people.
      I employ various members of my family in one way or another, mainly in my Taxi Business.
      And even though I have to pay them wages they still make me a profit.

      My main source of income is not IM at the moment, but I do have a few things in place that create regular income.

      Note I said "AVG @ £2.74 per day" thats only about £80 a month.
      It could be one good commision or the sale of a product.

      Look at big chain stores like Tesco etc. Its small amounts of profit in large volume.

      My business is building slowly and some things take more work then others, but the theory is to build "income streams" in "evergreen" markets and maintain them.
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    • Profile picture of the author Kange
      Originally Posted by RobusCop View Post

      For me it's the fact that you can create residual income.

      You do work once and get paid over and over again.

      Plus it compounds like crazy.

      Do an hours work and make £2 today

      But you will also make £2 tomorrow and the day after and the day after that etc.

      so tomorrow I do another hour and make another £2 today and tomorrow.

      Now I'm making £4 a day

      Tomorrow I will be making £6 a day, etc etc etc.

      For example, if you create an income stream the creates
      AVG @ £2.74 per day it will make you just over £1000 per year.

      10 streams = £10,000 per year

      100 streams = £100,000 per year.

      1000 streams = £1,000,000 per year.


      A little often adds up to a lot regularly.

      Nick

      hi
      what type of IM is this? Whats the avenue to get the streams?
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  • Profile picture of the author Joe Benjamin
    "For some unknown reason, a lot of people think that marketing online is easier than marketing anywhere else."

    And they'd be dead wrong. It's actually the most DIFFICULT form of
    marketing. And, this is coming from someone who MAKES decent to
    good money USING online marketing.

    The unknown reason is "speed".

    When people think of online marketing, they automatically associate
    internet with "speed of results" or "ease of doing" -- by far the grand-
    est illusion most people fall for (including myself for some time).

    Yet, how can you NOT associate "fast profits and wealth" with the
    internet?

    Very difficult to KNOW the opposite is true until you're forced to see
    differently or you're pulling grey hairs.

    Most people, even on this forum, seem to "forget" the key word:

    Fast Changes. And that means "inconsistency".

    Online marketing is the most difficult ways to drive traffic and
    make money than any other way of marketing I know.

    Direct Mail, in comparison, is a "cake walk".

    ...because with online marketing, it's tough to land a skill that'll be
    useful to you for a number of years, even DECADES -- but because
    everything moves so quickly and rules come and go like the wind...

    you must CONSTANTLY stay on top of other company rules that make
    up a bulk of your income.

    For example, if you learn a twitter marketing "trick" today -- don't
    count on it lasting more than a few months at BEST. If you're lucky,
    a year or two.

    If you found a "loophole" in PPC or facebook, don't think either one
    of those companies won't shake things up a bit and put an end to a
    $20k monthly money maker.

    Sure, direct mail can be EXPENSIVE.

    ...but so is time.

    You can NEVER have too much money, but you only have so much
    time -- and if you're the type of personality who THRIVES off of the
    constant changes of the market online, than online marketing IS for
    you...

    but the reason most FAIL is because it's just not for MOST people.

    The ONLY sure-fire method that works long-term is listbuilding, and
    even THAT'S a toss-up because it still relies on "here today, gone
    tomorrow" marketing methods to drive the traffic to build that list.

    So, even though I'm going COMPLETELY against the trend here, it's
    safe to say my life is "stress-free" and I'm many more times wealthier
    BECAUSE of a skill-set that's been around for DECADES - direct mail.

    There are few, if ANY rules that can make or break your campaigns...

    There are few, if ANY regulations or "caps" on how much money you
    can earn -- except don't screw people and pay your taxes...

    and the market you can target is so much bigger, it's laughable how
    limited the minds of most people here are because they can't concieve
    how massive the offline industry is.

    It's like the difference between landing on the moon (online marketing)
    and landing on the sun (offline marketing).

    More expensive to GET there, but worthwhile when you ARE there. As
    long as you test and have a system, you can simply "mail out more" and
    do LESS work and have other people print everything for you.

    It's beautiful. It's duplicatable. And it works, as long as you have the
    balls to pursue it, the rewards are infinitly bigger than any you would
    get on line -- no matter how successful you are, there's someone (like
    me ) doing the same exact thing, for less than HALF the cost, in almost
    NO time, making 50x the money.

    Lol, looks like I went on one of my little rants again. But, hopefully, this
    will open up peoples eyes that there IS something else BIGGER out there
    to explore...take this as you will, but these are lessons I learned over
    the years.
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    • Profile picture of the author tnleverett
      Hey Ben,

      What do you recommend for someone wanting to get started in direct mail?

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      • Profile picture of the author Oxbloom
        Originally Posted by tnleverett View Post

        Hey Ben,

        What do you recommend for someone wanting to get started in direct mail?

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        Make the Gary Halbert Letter archives your new homepage.

        (Not that I'm Ben, but oh well...)
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      • Profile picture of the author Joe Benjamin
        Originally Posted by Chri5123 View Post

        Off line marketing is just as easy as online and having done both for a living I would actually say that there is not that much difference between them.

        They both have their pros and cons, for instance conversion rate I have always found higher with off line marketing because you can go and see the client etc...

        However the access to the amount of people that online marketing gives you - you can't beat it!
        access to the amount of people that online marketing gives, you can't
        beat it?

        Oh yes...you can.

        Targeting the whole "world" doesn't make the market bigger or better
        or more profitable.

        It just makes it "bigger".

        But compared to what? More potential profits? More opportunities to
        make money?

        Not necessarily.

        If anything, it confuses.

        Makes it harder for you to PICK a niche that works, and even more
        difficult to find one that works that's compatible.

        There's the idea that you get access to MORE people all around the
        world -- and this is true with the internet, but that doesn't make those
        people "instantly" qualifying for your product or service.

        Direct Mail is more "focused". And allows you to actually get something
        done with access to millions of people who are already proven to buy
        whatever niche market you're targeting...






        Originally Posted by Andyhenry View Post

        That applies online too - exept online is faster.

        I can have people viewing my ad before you've licked your first stamp
        Wanna' bet $100?

        You'd be surprised Mr.Henry how many responses you can get from a
        simple postcard...I mean, DEADLY surprised...but it's nothing surprising
        at all about if you're "doing it" -- but it just might blow you away if you
        were.

        It still blows me away. But you get used to it. And although you will get
        more traffic to your sight via a PPC -- nothing beats targeting a large
        group of buyers.

        Nothing.

        The only thing that comes close to that is having a list of buyers online,
        but even than it's a list YOU created you had to CONVERT into buyers ...not a list you can "tap into that is already proven to buy" (and forget about solo-ads because MOST are built around responders).

        Don't knock it till' you try it.

        Besides, you have the money to "DO" this if you like (I know you're a
        successful online marketer), what do you have to really lose when you
        can drive a side-income using direct mail?

        Originally Posted by Barb Thornback View Post

        Internet Markeing is not easy. It takes hard work, determination and a will to succeed.

        If you have all 3 of these traits you will make money.

        It has given me the opportunity to earn a full time income for the rest of my life. I don't have to answer to anyone, work set hours or worry about my future income.
        Congratulations.

        You deserve a standing ovation because you've achieved something
        MOST people never will because they ARE missing those 3 traits. I'll
        be the first to say that those traits are CRITICAL to your success...

        also, you have to have confidence. Without that, you have nothing
        because you won't DO nothing without it.

        Originally Posted by Oxbloom View Post

        Make the Gary Halbert Letter archives your new homepage.

        (Not that I'm Ben, but oh well...)
        Totally agree .

        Gary is where the idea came from to "consider" the business. And
        than it took almost a whole year to get out of my own way to try
        some of his direct mail techniques, and needless to say, they work.

        Almost EXACTLY as he writes in his letters.

        And that's what I was trying to express in the original post...

        here's a man who wrote these letters back in the late 80's early
        90's...and it's STILL relevent till this day.

        If you can name me ONE online marketing method that dates back
        10 - 13 years ago that STILL works to drive traffic, I'll eat my shorts.

        Originally Posted by Andyhenry View Post

        It's not easier or harder - just different.

        It's just a marketing channel - nothing more.
        I agree. To a certain extent.

        Because that's like saying going out there and manually putting flyers
        on car windshields or using traffic exchanges is "just a marketing
        channel"...

        that maybe true, but is it "efficient" and "effective"?

        If it doesn't answer YES with both questions, than you're going to be
        working harder to get results.


        Originally Posted by tnleverett View Post

        Hey Ben,

        What do you recommend for someone wanting to get started in direct mail?

        T
        Gary Halbert Letters and Postcard Profits by Luke Jaten.

        Both are FREE. But both are two similar, but different ways of using
        direct mail.

        Those 2 sources helped a MAJOR deal because neither one leaves
        out anything and BOTH give you a complete picture on how it works.

        The Gary Halbert letters are "complete", but you have to go through
        all of them to put together a game plan that works for you. (A good
        excersize anyway if you're REALLY serious about it).

        With Gary's training, it's based on mailing physical "letters.

        With Lukes training, it's based on mailing postcards         -- both require a
        unique way of setting it up for it work -- luckily, the steps involved
        are simple and straight-forward for BOTH.

        Yes, there ARE other people out there who teach this stuff, and I've
        read several of books, websites, AND blogs and nothing comes CLOSE
        to giving you a hardcore, real-life "step-by-step" example on how to
        make money with direct mail.

        and the trippy thing about it is those resources are FREE.

        I'm not saying I haven't learned anything from things I' purchased (if
        you're serious, you'll want to dig even deeper), but I learned mostly
        what works based on trying systems I paid for, systems I didn't, and
        I just recently learned that something I paid for doesn't work nearly
        as well as what I found for free.

        ...and that was the Postcard Profits system.

        It also happens to be the "simplest" system I've tried.

        Postcard Profits WAS on sale for $300 (and rightfully so), and than he
        started offering it for free literally days before I was about to pay the
        money to get it -- and it would have been worth every penny.

        As far as Gary's letter system...haven't done it yet honestly, but I've
        seen enough people who succeed using a similar system, plus I trust
        Gary so I seriously doubt the man would leave any holes in his stuff...
        especially since a lot of the stuff he teaches in his letters I've seen
        first hand from my own failures and successes with direct mail.

        I'm going to be doing a letter campaign side-by-side with my next post
        card campaign, so I'll have more information about that in a few weeks
        maybe.

        That's enough. Now. Get going
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        • Profile picture of the author Barb Thornback
          Originally Posted by WhoIsBenjamin View Post


          Congratulations.

          You deserve a standing ovation because you've achieved something
          MOST people never will because they ARE missing those 3 traits. I'll
          be the first to say that those traits are CRITICAL to your success...

          also, you have to have confidence. Without that, you have nothing
          because you won't DO nothing without it.
          Thankyou, and agree about confidence!
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          • Profile picture of the author jgant
            I fell into IM by marketing my offline business online.

            I find marketing my offline business much easier online than otherwise ... and much cheaper (I did most of the work). When my offline business website started attracting customers, I became interested in an online business.

            I'm not a fan of networking. When I discovered SEO and article marketing, I knew it was for me. I'd rather take 30 to 90 minutes to write a killer article and then promote it than networking in person.
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        • Profile picture of the author suemax
          Perhaps I am being dim, but surely there are considerable differences? DM will be well suited to local work - target all houses in a certain town, for instance, or all dentists in Scotland, whereas IM will be FAR better to work at long distance if you wanted - I could advertise in French on google, for instance, whereas carrying out a DM campaign would be far less easy (different post office rules, language issues, physical posting / printing aspects, etc). I could also target a GLOBAL audience, all at once, with IM that would be impossible with DM. The internet spreads into desert areas that nobody would be able to find me the postal addresses for, just as an example, and of course, people willingly put themselves in front of your ads with, say, Google. I can also advertise to an audience who uses English, even if they live in a deserted spot. English is the universal language of the net whereas paper means reach far more people who don't have English, without being able to decipher whether they squeak English or not.
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    • Profile picture of the author Andyhenry
      Originally Posted by WhoIsBenjamin View Post


      So, even though I'm going COMPLETELY against the trend here, it's
      safe to say my life is "stress-free" and I'm many more times wealthier
      BECAUSE of a skill-set that's been around for DECADES - direct mail.
      That applies online too - exept online is faster.

      I can have people viewing my ad before you've licked your first stamp
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      nothing to see here.

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  • Profile picture of the author WebPen
    I definitely do NOT think making money online is the easiest way.

    Is it the easiest way to make a TON of money? Maybe, once you learn what you're doing and scale it.

    But for quick or steady cash, especially as a beginner, IM is not it. You could probably make money a lot faster doing gigs on Craigslist, elance, Fiverr, etc.

    Thing is, those methods aren't as scaleable as a good IM campaign.
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  • Profile picture of the author Andyhenry
    It's not easier or harder - just different.

    It's just a marketing channel - nothing more.
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    nothing to see here.

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  • Profile picture of the author 100Bandz
    Haha, no way. If you're including illegal things, then I can list many things that will make a lot of money in practically no time.
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  • Profile picture of the author Barb Thornback
    Internet Markeing is not easy. It takes hard work, determination and a will to succeed.

    If you have all 3 of these traits you will make money.

    It has given me the opportunity to earn a full time income for the rest of my life. I don't have to answer to anyone, work set hours or worry about my future income.
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  • Profile picture of the author Chri5123
    Off line marketing is just as easy as online and having done both for a living I would actually say that there is not that much difference between them.

    They both have their pros and cons, for instance conversion rate I have always found higher with off line marketing because you can go and see the client etc...

    However the access to the amount of people that online marketing gives you - you can't beat it!
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  • Profile picture of the author Jennie P Butler
    Well one HUGE benefit is that online marketing is far more targeted than traditional marketing... I know there are exceptions, but that's largely the case.
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  • Profile picture of the author TBInternetMarketing
    Originally Posted by Adenrele Laguda View Post

    I was just sitting here thinking about internet marketing, and what it actually means.

    And then, I thought to myself, we are marketing, but just doing it through the medium of the internet.

    For some unknown reason, a lot of people think that marketing online is easier than marketing anywhere else.

    What is your reason for marketing online?

    Why do you prefer to market online as opposed to anywhere else?

    Is online marketing actually easier than other forms of marketing?

    I am interested in your thoughts, ideas and opinions.

    Just sitting here thinking...:confused:
    Well done for working this out. This to me is the biggest secret in internet marketing. Basically it's just getting any product you like in front of people that want to buy it. Simple as that...not magic at all.

    I think why I prefer it online is because it give you the chance to start a business for free, or at least very little start up.
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  • Profile picture of the author donhx
    Originally Posted by Adenrele Laguda View Post

    I was just sitting here thinking about internet marketing, and what it actually means.

    And then, I thought to myself, we are marketing, but just doing it through the medium of the internet.

    For some unknown reason, a lot of people think that marketing online is easier than marketing anywhere else.

    What is your reason for marketing online?

    Why do you prefer to market online as opposed to anywhere else?

    Is online marketing actually easier than other forms of marketing?

    I am interested in your thoughts, ideas and opinions.

    Just sitting here thinking...:confused:

    Good questions, but most people have a very narrow view of IM.

    Actually, Google is IM. Most people think of it as a search engine, but actually the search part is just the bonus they offer to get you to view and click on their paying ads.

    Done right, IM is not easier than other forms of marketing.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jamaican2011
    I market online because as one person said, it's kinda easier for me, to not really meet n' greet someone face to face and try convince them to buy from me

    I think most people find it alot easier this way, plus the internet is basically limitless!! I could probably show my product to 1000 people online and prolly only show 100 the most in person


    just using hypothetical figures
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  • Profile picture of the author clever7
    Offline marketing is easier because you are in direct contact with the customer. This is why a store doesn’t need more than a few customers to make good money, while a website needs more than 1000 visitors per day. The personal contact is more effective for selling something to someone.

    However, offline you have to pay a rent, and work doing manually many things that cannot be done automatically. You need merchandise, you need a place to keep it, perhaps a different place to sell it, other people, and many other complications.

    Online all these complications are easily solved.



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  • Profile picture of the author feliciayapsl
    Marketing online is limitless. You can target the whole world.
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    • Profile picture of the author lonicera
      I don't think that marketing online is any easier then marketing offline, both are businesses, and to be successful you have to work.

      The big difference which makes online marketing a no brainer is - your audience is huge and you can market whatever you want, you don't have to be an expert to sell stuff.

      But, I wouldn't call it the easiest way to make money, no way.
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  • Profile picture of the author masterjani
    Today its getting tougher to compete,You need to be something different than others to get in to top and make some real bucks.
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  • Profile picture of the author ydsimple
    Well I think reason number one is because its much cheaper to market online than offline. And reason number two is that nowadays if people want something they go to Google and search for it, search for the best proce or best place where they can get this or that. And that's when we coming in - ONLINE MARKETERS! ;-)
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  • Profile picture of the author shuvo
    I think online marketing is easier than other marketing methods and it s cheap and most cases its free.However the number of internet users are increasing rapidly and people are more keen to buy a product sitting at home and this is why internet marketing is getting immense popularity.
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  • Profile picture of the author alcymart
    Marketing online is "Not" easier for the average Joe, but Marketing online "IS" easier for the PC, OS, Internet literate. Thats my opinion.

    There is also street smarts when IM'ing online just like there is offline. A talent that can only be learned through trial and error.

    All this favors higher IQ's you may say but that's the way it is! Future generations will be getting smarter and smarter...

    However in 20 years, it will be hard for even the old folks with higher IQ's. The new generation by then will have become much smarter than us old farts and the earth will continue turning for all unless we are doomed on the 21st of December 2012!

    Whats more to say...

    Take care,

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  • Profile picture of the author 007oo7
    Online marketing is like anything else you want to do. You need to learn how to do it. Despite how it is sometimes labelled, it is a career option and a proffession. We would all like a surgeons income but that is not going to happen unless you learn how to.

    My opinion is to learn how to become a marketer online. It will take a little time and you will hit speed bumps, but this only makes you stronger. Be persistant and commit your time towards it daily and your knowledge and skills will develop.

    Dont be frightened to get your hands dirty. Dont sign up to programs which promise everything on auto. Dont use black hat techniques. Be honest and work hard and you will be rewarded.

    Have a great day all.

    James :-)
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  • Profile picture of the author Jeremy Barker
    The easiest way to make money online today is to spend money. As in any business. But if your anything like me when you started out or are just getting started now you don't have a big marketing budget. That is when you need to take advantage of the free training opportunities that avail themselves to you.

    If you follow the link below you can register for some of the free marketing training opporunities offered through CarbonCopy PRO. This is what I did and I still use the information today.

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  • Profile picture of the author aawarrior
    We chose to be online marketers because that was the next best thing to getting what we wanted automated. In our own time, at our own pace to reach our desire goals. There are only 3% of online marketers who are doing this right-- so fight and fight to do it right too. Passion and Goal is what drives us everyday. You have to know what you are doing.

    Good Luck
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  • Profile picture of the author William Prawira
    Well, I choose Online Marketing because :

    I can avoid traffic jam without any cost. If you are doing an offline marketing, consider the time needed to move from one spot to the other spot. By using online marketing, we can even target multiple prospects at the same time.
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  • Profile picture of the author Rory Singh
    Online marketing is not easy at first. There is a learning curve that takes some people years depending on their experience and mindset.

    Online marketing is not for everyone. There are many of other marketing methods that can be successful for different people. It is not a cheap way to make money either. Remember that nothing is cheap. If you are marketing online, you either pay in money or time. It has a cost that can be very expensive until you really learn what to do and get a handle on things.

    The great thing is that a lot of people are actually sticking it out and seeing results nowadays. People only fail if they quit.

    With that said, not every marketing method, idea or opportunity is right for everyone. The only way to learn in this industry is by doing. Most people are trying to stick to the 'safe' route and compiling info for months and some will even do this for years.

    The truth is nothing is safe online or in life. There is a risk in everything: a job, a business and even walking across the street. However, once you take the fear out and replace it with perseverance, risk is eliminated and success is born.

    I prefer to market online because the possibilities are endless for traffic and leads. I just love it!
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    • Profile picture of the author Gijsbertus
      Originally Posted by Rory Singh View Post

      Online marketing is not easy at first. There is a learning curve that takes some people years depending on their experience and mindset.

      Online marketing is not for everyone. There are many of other marketing methods that can be successful for different people. It is not a cheap way to make money either. Remember that nothing is cheap. If you are marketing online, you either pay in money or time. It has a cost that can be very expensive until you really learn what to do and get a handle on things.

      The great thing is that a lot of people are actually sticking it out and seeing results nowadays. People only fail if they quit.

      With that said, not every marketing method, idea or opportunity is right for everyone. The only way to learn in this industry is by doing. Most people are trying to stick to the 'safe' route and compiling info for months and some will even do this for years.

      The truth is nothing is safe online or in life. There is a risk in everything: a job, a business and even walking across the street. However, once you take the fear out and replace it with perseverance, risk is eliminated and success is born.

      I prefer to market online because the possibilities are endless for traffic and leads. I just love it!
      This answer puts it all into focus and thanks Rory for posting !
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  • Profile picture of the author theory expert
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    Online or offline business is about as difficult as the person who is the executor of the information. Ben speaks on Direct postcards as a Godsend...yet many people in this room used to be in the same industry and prefer online marketing because it is cheaper, so, go figure. :confused:
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  • Profile picture of the author Andrea Wilson
    I prefer to earn online and so far although it has its own complexities I can say that this is easier and cheaper than doing everything offline.

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  • Profile picture of the author testaccount1234567
    I think the reason people think it's easy is because when it's done right it is made to look easy.

    People don't see all the hard work that goes into it.

    Product launches are great examples, when you sit there and say I done a product launch and I made $100,000 in 24hrs. That sounds easy because it's a lot of money, more than most make a year, in just a short amount of time.

    But obviously that launch has been a result of often years of work leading up to that point.

    I also think it seems easy to people who have normal jobs who have to work 9-5 every day and only get 4 weeks holidays per year and then they see these guys make more than they do per year in a month and even more so for those who have labor intensive jobs. Who are physically working hard to make their money.

    I think that is why people assume making money online is easy.

    A farmer for example has to get up at 6am and work until the late evening and at then end of the day he is exhausted but in theory a product launch only requires a few mouse clicks and sending out a few emails then just sit back and watch the money roll in.

    Obviously you and I know there is more to it than that but I can understand how people think it's easy.

    But at the end of the day I still think that IM when you know what your doing, is easier than a lot of jobs out there.

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  • Profile picture of the author testaccount1234567
    Another thing I just thought of and something that is a huge benefit is that it's a lot cheaper to start your own business online.

    If you want to start your own offline business you are looking at a $100,000 investment up front.

    If you want to start an online business you are looking at a few bucks for a domain name and hosting...
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  • Profile picture of the author Marketing Ignite
    Online is quicker, cheaper and more measurable...If you know how to do it, then you can reach the whole world (mass market)...Competition is higher online but then again, if you use more intelligent strategies compared to your competitors, you are the winner...
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  • Profile picture of the author aawarrior
    There is no safe route. You just have to trust your good judgement and go for it.
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    • Profile picture of the author jayalaxmi
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      for everything it takes to time to learn.we dont simply make money online.for example we can master chess game when we know how each coin can be moved ,are we moving in right direction etc.we need to research and test a lot to make $$$ through online marketing
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  • Profile picture of the author 007oo7
    The net changes so fast, you have to master to go with the tide first. Once you learn to change direction at the drop of a hat and learn new skills you can then master making money online.
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  • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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    Originally Posted by Adenrele Laguda View Post

    or some unknown reason, a lot of people think that marketing online is easier than marketing anywhere else.

    What is your reason for marketing online?
    Of course it's easier. Without spending a huge amount of money you can reach millions of people as opposed to reaching far less pounding pavements or spending a lot more sending out postcards, brochures, going to conventions, etc.
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  • Profile picture of the author Danceraaq1
    I started with IM because I wanted multiple income streams. I had tried MLM and I HATED it. You cannot imagine.
    I want most of the streams to be residual but I don't mind getting paid for other skills that I have built up.
    Is it easier? For some maybe not, but I spend 100% of my working time online so it's more convenient for me to market my services online. When I started IM with Clickbank, I was in a real bind and I just wanted to see if I could make some money quickly. Well I made my first sales quickly but it still took Clickbank a while to send my cheque. But I had to put in some serious work at the beginning for those sales and that cheque.
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    • Profile picture of the author Kange
      Originally Posted by Danceraaq1 View Post

      Well I made my first sales quickly but it still took Clickbank a while to send my cheque. But I had to put in some serious work at the beginning for those sales and that cheque.
      Is this through writing ebooks on clickbank?:rolleyes:
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      • Profile picture of the author Danceraaq1
        Originally Posted by Kange View Post

        Is this through writing ebooks on clickbank?:rolleyes:
        LOL, no I really mean to do that though. I should write an e-book.
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  • Profile picture of the author gentryliving
    Marketing offline is more easier than marketing online. With online you have to gain trust first from your clients before you can sell anything. Especially that you cannot directly and let them see in real the product that you are selling.
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  • Profile picture of the author Oliver Williams
    In order to have the lifestyle that I need and freedom to travel and work my own hours on my own terms as my own boss with a income potential that is directly related to my own actions, there is no other alternative.
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