What is the ONE thing change you made that help you go from mediocre sales to $100/day?

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Pardon me if this have been asked before, but I want to know what is the one thing you made or know that help propel you from making mediocre sales to $100/day?

I started selling recently but I want to reach the magical $100/day soon...care to share your secrets?
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  • Profile picture of the author WillR
    The main thing I think we are all guilty of in the beginning - lack of focus.

    As soon as you stop looking for easier ways to make money and actually focus on one idea and one idea only, that is when you will start to see results. Nothing good can happen when you are jumping around from WSO to WSO. We've all been there but the sooner people learn that lesson, the better.
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    • Profile picture of the author Andy Fletcher
      Originally Posted by WillR View Post

      The main thing I think we are all guilty of in the beginning - lack of focus.

      As soon as you stop looking for easier ways to make money and actually focus on one idea and one idea only, that is when you will start to see results. Nothing good can happen when you are jumping around from WSO to WSO. We've all been there but the sooner people learn that lesson, the better.
      I agree with Will 100%.

      Do one thing consistently and get even vaguely good at it and $100 a day is really simple.
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      • Profile picture of the author paulie888
        Originally Posted by Andy Fletcher View Post

        I agree with Will 100%.

        Do one thing consistently and get even vaguely good at it and $100 a day is really simple.
        Same here, it's the lack of focused action that results in little, if any, results. The moment I hunkered down on doing just one thing fairly well is when I started seeing my income explode and become a lot more consistent as well.
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  • Profile picture of the author celente
    How I blew past $100.

    It was so simple, but I didnt take any action. When I did the results were tremendous.

    I will give you three things.

    1) More articles to more directories.

    2) Outsource more stuff to people who can do it better than me. So I spend more time on my business and not in my business.

    3) Work like a dog!, There are idiots out there and in the WF that will tell you it is all about luck if you want to hit it big time with your online business. What a load of bollocks!!!. Work your ass of, because Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity


    There are my secrets. Viola!!
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    • Profile picture of the author rammonster
      Originally Posted by celente View Post

      How I blew past $100.

      It was so simple, but I didnt take any action. When I did the results were tremendous.

      I will give you three things.

      1) More articles to more directories.

      2) Outsource more stuff to people who can do it better than me. So I spend more time on my business and not in my business.

      3) Work like a dog!, There are idiots out there and in the WF that will tell you it is all about luck if you want to hit it big time with your online business. What a load of bollocks!!!. Work your ass of, because Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity


      There are my secrets. Viola!!
      Hi i was never big on article marketing...can i please know more

      and yea..outsourcing gives you so much more time to think stuff up and work on more important things!
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      • Profile picture of the author celente
        Originally Posted by rammonster View Post

        Hi i was never big on article marketing...can i please know more

        and yea..outsourcing gives you so much more time to think stuff up and work on more important things!

        You want to know more...thats great, but I am not silver platter hand out guy. You must work hard and learn youself. There are many threads in here that show you the ropes and even advanced tactic.

        I suggest you use the search feature in here. There is alot of treasure trove of information on article marketing.

        Steven wag, or zeus66 are the guys with the best article marketing stuff.
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        • Profile picture of the author rammonster
          Originally Posted by celente View Post

          You want to know more...thats great, but I am not silver platter hand out guy. You must work hard and learn youself. There are many threads in here that show you the ropes and even advanced tactic.

          I suggest you use the search feature in here. There is alot of treasure trove of information on article marketing.

          Steven wag, or zeus66 are the guys with the best article marketing stuff.
          thank you for your help ill check those guy's out
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        • Profile picture of the author Coby
          Originally Posted by celente View Post

          You want to know more...thats great, but I am not silver platter hand out guy. You must work hard and learn youself. There are many threads in here that show you the ropes and even advanced tactic.

          I suggest you use the search feature in here. There is alot of treasure trove of information on article marketing.

          Steven wag, or zeus66 are the guys with the best article marketing stuff.
          Celente is being modest... I have seen him give a few juicy nuggets.

          If I am remembering right he showed us how he made "$xxxx in x days" with article marketing once that was pretty good.

          But he has broken it down for you here, lots of articles! Thats one method that I know works
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          • Profile picture of the author celente
            Thank Coby,

            Thanks my brother from another mother's lover!

            I did remember posting that.

            I am still using that tactic to this very day!

            using articles to sell high ticket items....not just $37 ebooks.

            Yes you can make good income selling $37 ebooks, but it is just as easy selling high ticket items with one article....as long as the right crowd get hold of it.

            Think about it, would you rather sell 40 ebooks at $37 a piece to make $1500.

            Or would you rather sell one product at $1500 a piece, just one!

            The writing is there for you on the wall.


            Not many people realise this, that it is just as easy to sell a $1500 product as it is to sell a $37! Yes its true. You just have get your message out to the right highly targeted audience...and that is where most people fail.

            Love

            Celente.

            Originally Posted by Coby View Post

            Celente is being modest... I have seen him give a few juicy nuggets.

            If I am remembering right he showed us how he made " in x days" with article marketing once that was pretty good.

            But he has broken it down for you here, lots of articles! Thats one method that I know works
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    • Profile picture of the author Race2Millions
      Originally Posted by celente View Post

      How I blew past $100.

      It was so simple, but I didnt take any action. When I did the results were tremendous.

      I will give you three things.

      1) More articles to more directories.

      2) Outsource more stuff to people who can do it better than me. So I spend more time on my business and not in my business.

      3) Work like a dog!, There are idiots out there and in the WF that will tell you it is all about luck if you want to hit it big time with your online business. What a load of bollocks!!!. Work your ass of, because Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity


      There are my secrets. Viola!!
      This is the mentality that I am adapting. Currently I am just focusing on driving traffic to my squeeze page via article marketing.

      Then I will use money made to reinvest into more articles. I have a goal of writing 50 articles by 2/24/11
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      • Profile picture of the author celente
        Originally Posted by Race2Millions View Post

        This is the mentality that I am adapting. Currently I am just focusing on driving traffic to my squeeze page via article marketing.

        Then I will use money made to reinvest into more articles. I have a goal of writing 50 articles by 2/24/11

        smart man, that is how I went from $0 a day to about $50, then just ramped that up.

        it depends on your autoresponder copy and sales page copy too. But is a good plan.

        Once you ramp that up, you can make pretty much whatever you want. Like i said, outsource it. Find the right person and reinvest money back into your business.

        Good luck.
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    • Profile picture of the author Caragui
      Originally Posted by celente View Post

      How I blew past $100.

      It was so simple, but I didnt take any action. When I did the results were tremendous.

      I will give you three things.

      1) More articles to more directories.

      2) Outsource more stuff to people who can do it better than me. So I spend more time on my business and not in my business.

      3) Work like a dog!, There are idiots out there and in the WF that will tell you it is all about luck if you want to hit it big time with your online business. What a load of bollocks!!!. Work your ass of, because Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity


      There are my secrets. Viola!!
      Freezing up and not taking action. That was, and still is, my main probelm but slowly I've been able to get pass it.
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    • Profile picture of the author BruceWood
      Originally Posted by celente View Post

      How I blew past $100.

      It was so simple, but I didnt take any action. When I did the results were tremendous....

      ...3) Work like a dog!, There are idiots out there and in the WF that will tell you it is all about luck if you want to hit it big time with your online business. What a load of bollocks!!!. Work your ass of, because Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity


      There are my secrets. Viola!!
      Oh yeah.. maybe work like two dogs! That plus focusing on higher-ticket products = results.
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      • Profile picture of the author neodarth
        Originally Posted by BruceWood View Post

        Oh yeah.. maybe work like two dogs! That plus focusing on higher-ticket products = results.
        Better yet... outsource a pack of dogs!

        At the beginning work hard for each sale, think about what you need to accomplish in order to make a sale.

        - write two articles a day and subscribe it to X directories
        - make 3 blog comments
        - Answer 3 Questions on Yahoo
        - Follow 50 people on Twitter
        - Make 5 tweets
        - record a video
        - throw fliers from a Helicopter
        - Carve your site name on the moon...
        - Tatoo your site name on Pamela Anderson's breast
        - or whatever... just be creative! I once draw a graffiti on the bathroom in a strip club with the name of one of my 'penis enlargement' sites, big time sales!

        After a while it all become natural and the sales will flow consistently without you to do much work.

        As everybody has pointed well. Stay focus and take action.

        All the best

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    • Profile picture of the author yourreviewer
      Originally Posted by celente View Post

      3) Work like a dog!,
      I like this
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    • Profile picture of the author Hessein
      Originally Posted by celente View Post

      How I blew past $100.

      It was so simple, but I didnt take any action. When I did the results were tremendous.

      I will give you three things.

      1) More articles to more directories.

      2) Outsource more stuff to people who can do it better than me. So I spend more time on my business and not in my business.

      3) Work like a dog!, There are idiots out there and in the WF that will tell you it is all about luck if you want to hit it big time with your online business. What a load of bollocks!!!. Work your ass of, because Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity


      There are my secrets. Viola!!
      oh my god, your answer is the solution for 85% of internet marketing problems
      really helpful, thanks
      Hessein
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      • Profile picture of the author celente
        Originally Posted by Hessein View Post

        oh my god, your answer is the solution for 85% of internet marketing problems
        really helpful, thanks
        Hessein
        Isnt it funny that most the answers are just lying there for us. Plain to see, and the most simplest answer is usual the best solution.

        I need to outsource my clothes washing....Ok, I need to get married!!! errrr problem solved:confused::confused::confused:???? errr maybe....LOL
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  • Profile picture of the author JHC81
    Take action and focus, I used to always work with the radio or my little tv on, but I noticed especially when I have my tv on I always get distracted so I started working without tv and by doing that I got more work done.
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  • Profile picture of the author clever7
    Daily sales depend on a business plan based on real knowledge about how the internet works. My field is not related to internet marketing but to mental health. This is a very difficult field because you have to build trust. Of course, building trust is indispensable in all businesses (online and offline), however if you lead with someone’s health and if you are not able to guarantee that you will really save this person without provoking any damage to their health instead of curing them, you will never make a sale.

    If I was an internet marketer, I could have made a lot of money online. However, I have mainly spent a lot of money online; I’ve helped many people without asking for payment, etc.

    So, now I’m caring about internet marketing online too, and easily making money in this field. My advice is that you should not get involved in any field that is not somehow related to internet marketing online, at least in the beginning. First of all learn how to be an internet marketer and get involved in this field because everyone online cares about making money.

    I started making money online when I stopped insisting on making money through a difficult field only because I have a certain knowledge related to this field, and I decided to work also on the simplest field online, which is the most demanded one: internet marketing. I’m helping the public with my knowledge (after spending and losing a lot of money online… I passed through many adventures also building 3 websites while depending on webmasters). So, now I can give lessons to the public, protect newbies from misconceptions, simplify complicated notions, explain how certain marketing strategies must be applied, etc.

    If you are not making so much money with what you are doing online, do something else in parallel, and your second income stream will give you more money. There are many ways to make $100 per day. You should not depend on only one income stream. Many times things will be fine, but everyday is different. You may make a lot of money today, or for a few days, but after this success, stop selling so much. This is life.

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  • Profile picture of the author GeorgR.
    Simple answer: SEO and LINK BUILDING. Period.
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    I added membership to my main site and included free SEO/marketing helpdesk support for members. Income has gone sky high by offering that interaction.

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    • Profile picture of the author Akin Alabi
      Changed my business strategy from selling what people NEED to buy to what people WANT to buy.
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      • Profile picture of the author cherry_b
        Originally Posted by Akin Alabi View Post

        Changed my business strategy from selling what people NEED to buy to what people WANT to buy.
        Hilarious but true!
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  • Profile picture of the author anthony2
    What propel me was getting more focused and getting more traffic.

    Remember traffic is the life blood of every business.
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  • Profile picture of the author Giani
    I use Video Marketing which is great tool for traffic and success. Though I have not yet reached the number $100 per day.
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  • I improved my credibility by greatly enhancing the level of detail in my posts. If I work hard and publish a great article then I will easily make $300 the same day due to the credibility it gives me.
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  • Profile picture of the author fated82
    Thanks guys, that was alot of information. As I scroll down the pages, I realize that focus and taking action is the main thing some of you do to see explosion in income. Thing is, for newbies, what are the actions you guys take? Is it focusing on email marketing? Is it driving traffic? Is it improving conversion rate?

    See, we may be very focus on something and still things don't work out, why? Coz we focus on the wrong things! Personally, I am going to focus on doing extremely well in email marketing....Any thoughts?
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    • Profile picture of the author anthony2
      Becoming better at email marketing is a plus
      but remember if you are not getting any traffic
      and leads then email marketing will just be a
      waste of time.

      If you are really good at getting traffic now then
      I would focus on email marketing. If you suck at
      getting traffic....then learning how to get more traffic
      should be your number 1 focus.
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    • Profile picture of the author MikeHumphreys
      Originally Posted by fated82 View Post

      Thanks guys, that was alot of information. As I scroll down the pages, I realize that focus and taking action is the main thing some of you do to see explosion in income. Thing is, for newbies, what are the actions you guys take? Is it focusing on email marketing? Is it driving traffic? Is it improving conversion rate?

      See, we may be very focus on something and still things don't work out, why? Coz we focus on the wrong things! Personally, I am going to focus on doing extremely well in email marketing....Any thoughts?
      The problem a lot of newer marketers run into is trying to do/learn too many things at once. You need to think more linear and focus on one task at a time.

      If you do more than one task at a time, then you should work from a to-do list so you complete one task before you take on another.

      As soon as you can justify the business expense, then start outsourcing tasks that you aren't good at or don't like doing and focusing on the what you do best and what brings in the sales.

      Personally, I try to focus on studying one thing at a time for my own info-product business. It's also a way to avoid going into information overload.

      As a copywriter, I do a lot of research and studying my client's products, answering emails, etc. so I often have more than one thing I'm studying, but I keep the multi-path education to the absolute minimum.

      Hope that helps,

      Mike
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    • Profile picture of the author celente
      Originally Posted by fated82 View Post

      Thanks guys, that was alot of information. As I scroll down the pages, I realize that focus and taking action is the main thing some of you do to see explosion in income.
      Big time!

      Ever heard the saying "ACTION BREEDS RESULTS!"

      Who would have thunk!!!
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  • My advice: create something worthy, like a good product or a good news letter. Stop browsing the WSO section for the magic pill. If you add value, and you know how to market it, you will make money.
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  • Profile picture of the author Barry Unruh
    I just watched this video again a couple days ago by Mario Brown called the IM Wake Up Call...I think it sums up the biggest fault better than I can say it..

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  • Profile picture of the author Edie47
    Although I am not at the $100/day level yet, my income greatly increased when I narrowed my focus. I was spread way too thin.

    Choose one or two areas to really focus on and work those areas hard!!! The income will follow. Then you can go on to the next area if you are still interested.
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  • Profile picture of the author Rod Cortez
    Originally Posted by fated82 View Post

    Pardon me if this have been asked before, but I want to know what is the one thing you made or know that help propel you from making mediocre sales to $100/day?

    I started selling recently but I want to reach the magical $100/day soon...care to share your secrets?
    It was two basic things:

    1. Creating new products (anywhere from 5% to 33 1/3% of your customer base will buy from you again and again).

    2. Scaling up (example: you find a winning campaign ad on an advertising network, you then run that same / similar ad on another network).

    RoD
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  • Profile picture of the author Lou Diamond
    Hello,
    I work from home and when my 18 year old son went away to college I started to make some real big money.
    Just get rid of any distractions and it can happen.
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    Something new soon.

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  • Profile picture of the author ShaneRQR
    It's been said before, but for me it was also focus.

    I'm still guilty of doing too many things, but I'm much more focused now than I was a year or two ago and even though I do many things, I do them sequentially (one after the other) rather then trying to do all at once.

    Even so, I bet I could increase my income by increasing my focus. If I did only niche marketing and ditched everything else. Or only product creation and ditched everything else.
    But I like to have a bit of variety, so I still do both.
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  • Profile picture of the author NikkiDelgado
    For me the key was Facebook.

    But also consistancy and scheduling. They were both very important
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  • Profile picture of the author Steven Miranda
    I dare to say the biggest leap into $100+ days is to change your THINKING- YOUR MINDSET. This is the key people... Of course you need a good business plan ad strategies but if your thinking is negative you will continue to fail unless you hit lucky breaks.
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  • Profile picture of the author Bruce NewMedia
    Unsubscribe from all guru emails...
    Allow no distractions during set periods of the day...
    Work a schedule, not when you feel like it......
    and as others have set, become all about FOCUS.
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    When I stopped f5'ing this forum.
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Forey
    The first thing I learned was the web hosting matters. People put tons of $$ into SEO, linking, etc and then buy the cheapest hosting they can find. Page load time matters. When I moved to a dedicated server and cut my page load time to a few seconds my conversions increased without an increase in traffic. Then i did everything listed above.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jeremy Barker
    All,

    This is a question that I had also and saw this thread and had to get involved. I am not at $100 a day yet but have goals set for this. Everywhere I turn (mentors, coaches, etc) I see consistence is key. I also am told to find 1 or 2 directions (banners, social media, etc) and stick to them until you have mastered them.

    The biggest problem is people jumping around and not getting really good at one thing!
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    • Profile picture of the author LilBlackDress
      Organization. I completely organized my websites with spreadsheets.
      I mapped out a clear plan of action for each site.

      My keywords, action to take, action taken, main article directory URL's such as EZA, amount I can make per keyword etc. are all clearly defined on the spreadsheets.

      Each day I approach several of my sites. I check my rankings with Rank Checker. Then I go to my spreadsheets and focus on taking keywords to the next level in the search engines following my mapped out plan.

      It boils down to very organized massive action.
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  • Profile picture of the author Wayne-JJ
    Like what many have mentioned, it's about focus.

    Other than that, there's another thing but this is just me. I like to go about finding that ONE business model that can bring the highest ROI.

    E.g.

    Model 1 - Writing 10 articles for $100 in 5 hours

    Model 2 - Creating and putting up your own mini $7 report in 2 days

    I'd opt for model 2. Even though it took longer, I'd sell much more den $100 with proper marketing, not to mention building a list that I can sell to in future.

    It's ok if I don't any idea about product creation at the beginning. It's all about the willingness to learn and implement. There's no such thing as "I'm not good at this....I'm don't know how to do that". There are only lazy people. Just my 2 cents.
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