Giving It Another Go

First of all welcome back. Second of all, you can start Internet Marketing with very little or no money it is possible, I know this for a fact because I did. However, I will agree that it's nice to have money for testing and such. You are correct when you say that it's important to have a positive state of mind when doing IM.

Watch and learn what the other members of this forum are doing. Learn as much as you can about a specific niche. They've already created a road-map, just make something a little better that provides something that no one else can offer.

You can really live the life you want. Wake up in the morning and somehow - there's more money in your bank account then when you went to sleep!

Good luck mate,

Jake

Welcome back Dargo! The game's a little different that it was 4 years ago (heck, it's different than it was 4 weeks ago!), but you can still make it.

-- j

Hey Dargo,

If you don't wont to overwhelm yourself and repeat what happened last time, don't get into buying the latest tools craze again or jumping from one thing to the next.

All you need to do is...

1) Pick a niche market - check out Amazon best sellers list to see what's selling.

2) Do some keyword research into the information that people are looking for in that niche (i.e. problems they need solved). Decide how you're going to position yourself in that market in terms of the information you'll provide to help people.

3) Grab a domain name, some good hosting, setup a wordpress blog.

3) Write (or outsource now that you've got some funds to invest) 1 highly useful article per day that educates visitors about your niche for at least 30 days. Post those to your blog each day. Aim to get 100 pages of high quality UNIQUE content up there over the long term (the more the better) and become a mini authority on your topic.

4) Setup a lead capture form and build a mailing list. In fact, do this as one of the first tasks so you're getting leads as soon as traffic starts arriving.

5) Build links by doing some high quality article marketing - get some high quality content published on niche related blogs. This will drive immediate direct traffic back to your site and help to prop up your SEO. You can outsource this content generation as well if needed (or as an alternative to the content you'll post to your blog if you want to write that all yourself). Depending on how agressive you want to get, that can be ALL you need to do in terms of an SEO strategy.

Continue to work until everything above is complete, forget about all the other crap out there and remain focused.

That's all you'll need to do.

If it fails in terms of making decent income, you've probably selected the wrong niche market (not a large buying market). Understand that can AND ACTUALLY DOES happen to even the most seasoned online marketers. It's business. Worst case you'll be able to turn around and sell this asset on flippa.com to recoup some of your investment.

It really is that simple mate.

Although some people might tell you things have changed over the past 4 years - the real truth is nothing has really changed over the past 12 years - things have just become a lot noisier. The above method works as well today as it did back in 1998. Most people don't stick to it however as it can get pretty repetitive and boring (if you're not that into your niche market). I mean it can be tough to produce all that content - but it is a must. Not too mention, people also get distracted by all the noise.

In fact, I'd say you'd be better off NOT coming back to this forum for the next month until you've done the above. Or if you do, limit yourself to 30 minutes per day maximum - keeping in mind that in those 30 minutes you could've produced another piece of high quality content to actually build a relationship with your new audience.

Best...

Duncan

Welcome back dargo72, I am glad you are back on your feet and not given up, Given up is not what you would want to do... do never let your dreams fade away I know that sometimes this can get a little difficult sometimes but as long as you keep moving forward nothing will stop you towards your success with IM

Kindest,

Adan

Welcome back man! And focus on one thing and keep doing it.

Thank you for all the replies.

I've been thinking about the logistics of what I want to do and how I can make an income/profit doing so.

I'm also slightly torn as what I'd "like" to do may or may not produce the "profit" that I desire.

Keep in mind, for all activities listed below, I would utilize both my own writing/IM skills as well as hiring out work to others. I will be stressing quality.

Here are my thoughts (comments are appreciated):

1. Start a blog related to history/politics as they apply and impact one's daily life. Compliment these blog posts with occasional humorous musing regarding the passing scene.

Pros: I am very knowledgeable in these areas and am able to write intelligent (and perhaps even interesting and humorous) articles related to almost any historical or political topic.

Cons: I have no idea if this website would generate the traffic needed to provide an income greater than the time and money effort required.

2. I would set up an opt-in list and provide Free materials to subscribers. Over time, I would attempt to sell a quality eBook to this list and also advertise it on the website.

Cons: Are their even any quality PLR/eBook sources related to history/politics? There probably are some related to general lifestyle which may be related.

3. I would become an Amazon (or other bookseller) affiliate as person's reading a blog related to history would tend to be people who would go to Amazon and buy a book.

OK, That as far as my thought process has gotten. As mentioned, this is what I could see myself doing without becoming bored. However, this would be more of a long term endeavor (maybe not if I paid for lists, PLR, eBooks, Articles, etc.?)

One of the other options is to simple start a website (or buy one) to promote a single product and learn how to do that. It is a bit less elegant, but potentially faster, method for making money. But is it only a short term solution? Also, isn't that what so many others have tried (and failed) to do?

Thoughts, comments, rantings appreciated.

Thank you,

Sounds like you're in a much better place to try again. Good luck to you.

Don't spend too much time learning and not enough time doing. Focus on what it is you want to do and take massive action, and don't let the fact you don't need to earn right away slow your progress because it certainly can.

Hope all goes well with your return to IM.

Welcome back Good luck with your journey!

Awesome that you are back and in a better state of mind.

You know you have ALREADY got everything that you need and that is the state of mind you have.

Everything is directly a result of how you feel about things and how you react.

Add focus to a positive state of mind and you get determination.

Keep going, don't give up, focus on one thing till you see results and you will be back with a bang...

Chris

First off, welcome back, Dargo. I must admit I am pretty much in the same boat as you are. I wanted to start a new thread but you have expressed my sentiments exactly so I just chimed in and I thought we can both learn from what others here have to say :-)

I have been trying my hand at IM in and out for the last several years but life seems to be getting in the way... like my family, job, etc.

I have never gotten any real sense of support from family, saying that this "computer stuff" would not get me anywhere and just a waste of time... that I should concentrate on my job which brings food on the table and actually pays the bills.

I've gotten several domain names, installed Wordpress on them and let them rot and expire; not because I didn't want to do it; I really do and I know in my heart of hearts it is what I want to do.

I think my main enemy is not being focused. I've jumped on a lot of WSO's that I got so overwhelmed and I just got stuck. I didn't know where to start.

Then came health issues... to make the long story short, I have been unemployed because of health issues and medical procedures.

Whenever I try to open up my WSO files, I get terrified at the amount and I just freeze. I don't know if this is a common problem, but it is what it is for me.

The point is, I've been living off of savings and I'm just about to go poof!

I need guidance on where and how to start and actually do IM and not just do what I have kept on doing.

Thanks and I do hope anyone can help...

Good luck jumping back in! Sometimes a little break can help us get our minds right

Best of luck on your journey, mate!

Welcome Back Dargo, Glad you have decided to give this another go after all that you have been through. If you have any questions please give us warriors a shout we are always happy to help newcomers. ~Abraham~

If you want a real, sustainable online business, then create an authority site on a topic that you are passionate about. Start a blog, and write an article or two every day. Also write some product reviews of products on different affiliate networks (amazon or clickbank). If you do this, you are set to make money for a long time.

Hey dargo...congratulations!

I did exactly what you are doing not so long ago. This time I was determined to be a foundation that could result in a sustainable, profitable, long term online internet business that could sustain the changes in google, and other things that could unexpectedly impact my business. I highly recommend you do what I did and that is to enroll in Russell Brunson's DotComSecretsX 30 day training program. It will get you up to speed very quickly witht the latest techniques that are working today on the internet. It is to date the best online internet marketing training with which I have participated.

Much success to you!

Hi , welcome back and i hope you get your part of succes .

Big cheers and good luck

A big welcome back. We learn from our mistakes and your previous experiences will probably be the making of you. I really really hope it works out for you and that you star making money again soon

Welcome back! I'd suggest making niche websites. I've had a lot of success with it.

Hi and goog luck