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Hello Everyone,

I am new to IM and really have no clue as to where to begin can some one give me some direction?:confused:
  • Profile picture of the author Jake Howard
    G'day Steph

    This forum is the most logical place to start. There is a wealth of information here for free. Take your time to have a look through it.

    Also, why dont you post a bit about yourself in order for others to help you.

    You say you are new to IM, but what angle are you coming from. Do you own a website / blog, do you sell things on ebay, do you write articles, do you sell products through affiliate marketing?

    Cheers

    Jake
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  • Profile picture of the author MouseandMice
    I would suggest the following...

    1) Find something youre passionate about
    2) Make a product about it
    3) Get a site, get a design (DesignGuruRyan.com... tell him Ali told you he would take care of you.)
    4) Launch.

    Rinse and repeat.
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  • Profile picture of the author lcombs
    Something you're passionate is a good place to start.
    But...
    Spend a lot of time learning about IM before you spend any money.
    My advice is to look over different programs, find one you like and follow it.
    Stick with the same program. Don't jump around looking for the next great thing.
    Frank Kern said the 2 most important words I've heard since I started.
    He said "We're marketers".
    Sounds simple I know. But, too many IMers get caught up in the other stuff and never get around to the actual marketing of their stuff.
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  • Profile picture of the author anonymous123567
    Hey Steph,

    #1 Head on over to Clickbank, have a good search through and find a product you're enthusiastic about and would love to promote.

    #2 Obtain your affiliate link, goto Godaddy or another service and register a domain relevant to the product. You'll then need to select domain forwarding and set that up with your affiliate link.

    #3 For now lets focus on free stuff, goto squidoo and register. Produce an INTERESTING lens that gives the visitor a very good idea of what that product has to offer and how it can solve whatever problem they have.

    #4 Once that is sorted, head on over to the sales page. Try and extract as many facts and unique selling points about this specific product. Research it, the reason it was put together, the company selling it and the niche on the whole.

    #5 Begin writing your first article, do not oversell the product but provide as much detail and rich content as possible. Try to get atleast 5 done in a couple of days.

    #6 Register at ezinearticles, submit your content. Also Goarticles and other directories you think look great.

    #7 Monitor your progress through the control panel, click through rate etc. While these articles are being processed check out the bum marketing method, keyword research and the guides over at Ezine Articles they're awesome.

    I've probably missed out quite a bit lol but its 2am! Hope that helps

    Alex
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  • Profile picture of the author TLTheLiberator
    You're on the right track by being interested in conducting business online.

    My advice on what to stay away from =

    mlm or model/system the requires you to recruit someone who must recruit someone in order for you to earn money.

    The niche for you?

    Also, you want to sell to people that are not trying to sell something to you:

    Ok...

    The simplest move for a newbie in my opinion is the niche affiliate system:

    Learn as much about it as possible and...

    It's very important for newbies to take strategic action and go through the simple process of...

    - Pick a niche: (10X easier for newbies if it's outside of IM )

    - Pick a couple of affiliate products for the people of the niche:

    - Slap up some type of landing/warmup page:

    ( it does not have to be your own website page )

    Here's a free marketing platform @ http://www.synthasite.com/googppc2

    - Generate visitors to that landing page:

    ( 4-500 visitors will tell you a lot about how people will react to your offer )

    - Review the results of your little test.

    - Decide what to do next.

    If you go through that basic affiliate marketing process you will be a changed person because doing a thing actually does something to a person.

    Get busy and create a profitable online based business cause times have never been better for newbies.

    Hope This Helps!!

    TL
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  • Profile picture of the author rename
    start with freebie!
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  • Profile picture of the author kishorem
    start with affiliate marketing
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  • Profile picture of the author Frank Bruno
    Shortcut your process and get with a mentor

    Frank Bruno
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