If a friend needed to make 3,000 per month what programs would you suggest?

[Craig Fenton]

Hi Weekend Warriors:

Hope all is well.

I got an email from a friend today that would like to generate about 3,000 a month to offset large expenses (kids in college), etc.

He and his wife could devote 25-30 hours a week learning and doing.

With the knowledge you have been afforded what Internet Marketing and related programs would you suggest they try?

The husband/wife are open to almost anything but will not:
Promote anything unethical
Do not want Multi Level Marketing

To start they would like to see if there is a program 200.00 American dollars or less that they can learn from.

Thank you for your time as always.

[AliciaSpringer]

It's really hard to say since there are so many programs out there right now that claim they'll make you money. The easiest way would be to probably start a service oriented online business such as a submission service or article writing, if they are willing to put in the necessary work to get started. Those services are always in demand, but the payout may not reach the 3k range unless they really pushed it.

With regards to a set program to recommend, sometimes a "paid" program is not necessarily the way to go. Before spending $200 on a system, they can read through the forums available here as there is lots of free and valuable information available that can help them get started with internet marketing.

[Craig Fenton]

Hi Alicia:

Thanks for the reply. I'll pass that info on to the friends and if any other Warriors have advice please give a yell, not actually scream but a few words here and there.

Thanks and enjoy the weekend!

[edhan]

To start off, why not suggest using Clickbank affiliate for your friend? Your friend can start selling others' products from Clickbank. At least they will get a feel of things and depending on what direction they want to undertake. Clickbank does have a good range of products or services where your friend can promote without having their own products. It is always a good start as that is how I began my journey with Internet Marketing. I have gone through the ups and downs, over-spending at times and now am more cautious to pick the right choices. I do believe being an affiliates will be a good start but choose wisely on what they want and start promoting. Do remember that it will take time for things to pick up so do not hop from one to another too quickly before success comes into play.

[Craig Fenton]

Hi Edhan:

Thank you for the information about ClickBank. I will forward this to them!

Have a great weekend!

[grover69]

I'm going to be straight with you. It will take you a bit to sort everything out and get to 3000 a month. This stuff is hard work. If it was easy I don't think as many of us would be on this forum trying to learn as much as we can. I learn something new everyday and that is with over a year learning this IM stuff. Just want to bring you down to earth. There is money to be made, but you need to be realistic.

[Johnathan]

Hi Craig,

What is their area of expertise? Just "jumping" in to make $3,000/month is not magic. It is possible, but not realistic if they have no computer background.

The closest they could do with literally no experience would be article writing (I've successfully done about $2k/month as an experiment so far) -- but it will actually be 'work'. There are a lot of other techniques to make a "quick" $2-5k here and there (but by "quick" it presupposes they have computer/marketing skills. If they don't have that, probably not too likely they'll pick it up in a month or so).

So article writing is probably the 'easiest'/'safest' way to get started.

[Craig Fenton]

Hi Grover:

Thanks for the post. The info on this one isn't for me. It is for the neighbor.

I will have my own Warrior Special soon and am an author and public-speaker. The neighbor has to get their kids through college and I don't have to tell anyone what that amounts to in dollars and cents.

Enjoy the weekend!

[Craig Fenton]

Hi Johnathan:

Thanks for the post. The neighbor could write articles and I could help them with that facet of the business plan without charging. You have a great thought! They are good with words and very people oriented. Without speaking for them it is possible that they could do well with articles but also find a system that would teach them about marketing products, pay per click, review sites, and so on. They (husband and wife) could give a good amount of time to make it work and they have each other to help with the learning curve.

Thanks!!

[blogonator]

Here's my suggestion. Get them 2 invest half that $200 in a good memberships script. Then, depending on what they are good at, ask them to post monthly content in the membership site, for example, yoga, site templates, kids stuff, etc. List the site on CB and Paydotcom, spend some time recruiting affiliates, and within no time, 3k per month should be reached!

[Craig Fenton]

Hi Hidman:

Thank you for the suggestions! They will be passed on to the neighbor!

Enjoy the weekend.

[Roy Carter]

Hi Craig,

Get them to get their own ebook product up there asap.

Tell you what. PM me and I'll send you my 6 Week Course Info Products Made Easy!

It sells for $97.00 but you can pass it on to them free with my compliments.

It's totally step-by-step so will help them whatever their level of experience.

[Shannon Tani]

I think it depends on whether they *needed* to make an extra $3000 a month or if it's more of a "it would be nice if..." situation.

If they need the money, I would suggest that they work for an article writing company, something where they'd be getting paid for their work and there is ample work to be had. This way, they don't have to mess around with getting writing clients.

Other options, whether affiliate marketing or creating their own info product, often take longer to get going and can be hit or miss.

Love,
Shannon

[reynald2790]

If a friend needed to make 3,000 per month I suggest him/her to go online job hunting just like me I am a online job hunter and it makes me 3,000 per week or more.

[Craig Fenton]

Hi Roy:

Thank you for such a kind offer! I will send you a private message but I think it is only fair to do something in return so I can give you some plugs on my website, blog, and Twitter, etc.

Enjoy the weekend! One PM coming up.

[Roy Carter]

No problem Craig, like I said, I know what it costs to put kids through college!

Glad to be of help.

Answered your PM and sent you an email with access details to my course.

Hope your neighbours enjoy it.

regards
Roy

[blogonator]

Another method would be to get them to sign up to as many CPA networks as possible, and then promote the CPA offers. This method also enables one to earn quick cash pretty fast..

[NetMediaGeek]

Originally Posted by reynald2790

If a friend needed to make 3,000 per month I suggest him/her to go online job hunting just like me I am a online job hunter and it makes me 3,000 per week or more.

Hi, could you please elaborate on the online job hunting it sounds really interesting ???

[Anomaly1974]

Yes, I am definitely interested in what you mean by online job hunting?

[Dana_W]

Like anything new that they are learning, it does take a while to figure out what you are good at in internet marketing and what works for you.

I started out by writing articles and ebooks for other people, and by doing that I learned how THEY made money. Starting out doing services has a lot of advantages - it's sort of like a low-paid internship. Low-paid, because when you are brand new and not well known yet, you can't command high prices - but it is SOME money which is better than nothing.

They could start out by joining the Warrior Forum, posting on here and asking questions, and when they have enough posts, running a WSO for some kind of service they can provide - say, article writing. They need to do some research first to find out what other people are charging for that same service.

[MeTellYou]

Why not try some article marketing. It is a great and easy way to make money. If they generate content easily and quickly, I recommend that.

[Curt7]

It seems to me that they should spend their money learning how to get traffic. If they can get traffic nothing else matters, because they can always monetize their traffic.

On the other hand, if they can't get traffic, nothing else matters, because they can't monetize anything.

[Kay King]

Seems to me if your neighbors want to know how to get started - you should tell them to GET INVOLVED. They should join the WF, join the War Room and be proactive in asking questions themselves and in learning the basics.

Asking "how do I earn" or "what should I buy" - will get the same suggestions and responses every time. Asking about "programs" will bring on "check out my signature", "buy my ebook" and affiliate links.

THEY have to decide what area they want to pursue - THEY have to learn the basics of what to do. It's hard enough for someone new to get started online - trying to do it "once removed" by having someone ask for you won't work.

Why do they think they need to "join a program"??? Unless they want MLM (which they don't) that's not necessary. They need to spend the money on domains, hosting and software/tools and design their own program/plan of action.

kay

[DonDavis]

I am not sure you are doing your friend any favors by simply passing on everything that is posted in here. Are you experienced in internet marketing yourself? Evidently they think you have the experience or they wouldn't have asked you for advice in the first place correct? I think your best advice to them would be to come here and setup a Warrior account. Then join the War Room and start reading.

The problem with passing on advice from a forum like this is that you are conveying advice from people that may or may not have the knowledge needed to produce the income you are looking for.

It's great to have an income goal, but without knowing their experience level, and how hard they are willing to work, who is to say if they can earn the money they need? I really think posting a question such as this is futile. They need to explore the possibilities for themselves and the war room is a good place to get started with that exploration.

I can however tell you from my experience that the quickest way to make that income goal is to do market research to discover a demand, and fill it with a product of your own. They will then have the potential to earn that much and a lot more.

[cclou]

They should keep affiliate marketing of physical products in mind. Amazon's affiliate program is pretty easy to get into and they sell almost everything.

The products tend to not pay as much as a digital product, but there are so many to choose from and you can find some niches with little competition. A product like Micro Niche Finder might be a good investment.

I've done a little bit of everything and I find that preselling physical products is the most enjoyable for me. After dabbling in everything, it's where I've decided to place my focus.

[martin_boyd]

Hi Craig,

Article marketing, as already suggested is a very strong avenue. If, as you say they are good with words they can sell their skills on elance.com.

Thousands of dollars can be made on elance writing articles, however it is a lot of work, skilled work. If they are experts in a field, they should sail this.

Have a look at elance,com....

Kind Regards

Martin Boyd
The-Entrepreneur-Club.com

[Craig Fenton]

Hi Dana:

Thanks for the post! All the great information is being passed on to the neighbors!

Enjoy the weekend.

[Craig Fenton]

Hi Martin:

Thank you for reminding me about the idea to send them to ELANCE. I certainly would be willing to help them in any way get situated with article writing.

Enjoy the weekend!

[Craig Fenton]

Hi Kay:

Thanks for the post. I don't believe the neighbors feel they have to join a program but their thought (it made sense to me) was if you had a program called Kay's ABC Internet Course and the contents included how to pick a product, how to develop one, getting traffic, videos, audio, emails responders, Private Label Rights, Special Offers, etc they would encompass a lot of information in one place and learn step by step what systems to put in place, what take the most time, how to allocate a budget and so forth.

That was their general inclination.

Thank you so much for taking the time on a weekend to help them! Enjoy the day.

[Craig Fenton]

Hi Don:

You bring up articulate points, thank you. By the way good afternoon.

It is a tough call about do I pass on information or should they post the question. My decision to do the beginning leg work is because often people that have a great work ethic and solid intelligence can be overwhelmed by information and hurt by negativity.

As a writer, public speaker, and motivator I didn't want them to have their thought of attempting internet marketing/home based business derailed if there were no responses to the thread or people saying "If it were that easy pal everyone would do it."

Thanks to the great Warrior folks like you, I have a tremendous amount of material (all positive) to go over with them and if they have follow-up questions there is a good chance I can explain in the comfort of their home.

It is greatly appreciated the excellent post you took the time to pen on a weekend!

[mogili]

Hi Craig,

Article marketing seems to the best buy for your neighbors. But, It's a time consuming process. In the meanwhile, they can try for writing jobs on sites like odesk, getafreelancer, rentacoder, and elance.

They can also learn the tricks of the trade and also make some money.

Hope this helps.

Best wishes.

[Craig Fenton]

Hi Mogili:

You information certainly helps, thank you. Any person kind enough to respond is a great resource for the neighbors!

Enjoy the weekend.

[bannor32]

If they are looking at building multiple income streams then I'd suggest they become affiliates with EPN (Ebay Partner Network). By doing a little research on Ebay Pulse and Google's Keyword Tool it is pretty simple to come up with niches that they can build a profitable little store around. With a Wordpress blog and a tool like PHPBay Pro they can be making money in short order. Once they've started making money with one niche store site it is pretty easy to replicate multiple times over.

The key is to have relevant content on the niche store sites so Google doesn't penalize them as "thin content" sites. Build some backlinks (social bookmarking, dofollow blog comments, article directories etc.) and, assuming they've chosen a niche without a lot of competition, they will quickly rank high for their chosen keywords.

Ebay is a trusted name, so I find conversions to be higher than most other affiliate programs I've tried. Also, if the buyer isn't already a member of Ebay you get a nice commission when they sign up. Just another potential income stream for them to consider.

[Craig Fenton]

Hi Bannor32:

Thanks for great information! Could you be kind enough to let myself and other fine Warriors know more about PHPBay Pro? When I give the information to the neighbors I want to be comfortable with all the data.

Have a fantastic weekend!

[syncjam]

Originally Posted by reynald2790

If a friend needed to make 3,000 per month I suggest him/her to go online job hunting just like me I am a online job hunter and it makes me 3,000 per week or more.

Are you talking about a "regular" job?

[bannor32]

Hi Craig. PHPBay Pro is a Wordpress plugin that allows you to inject live Ebay auction listings into your pages or posts based on the keywords and/or Ebay categories you specify. The plugin is very customizable allowing you to display listings in rows or columns, exclude certain keywords, specify how many listings you want to show. It also includes a widget that allows you to display auction listings in your sidebar if you prefer.

There are a number of similar scripts including BaNS (Build a Niche Store), but I only have experience using PHP Bay Pro. The script costs $79, and that gets you the plugin itself and also access to their forum, which has a lot of fantastic information on how to really supercharge your earnings. If they don't want to shell out for the Pro version then there is also a PHP Bay Lite plugin which has limited functionality, but will give you a taste of how it works.

One thing that I have learned in my experimentation is that PHP Bay Pro works best when you build a store and add some blog posts to it, rather than building a blog and adding auction listings to it. Reason: People come to a blog looking for information, and rarely become buyers. People coming to a store are already looking to buy so the conversion is much, much higher.

I've heard that it is more difficult to get into the Ebay Partner Network these days, but the same guy that built the PHP Bay plugin also has an Amazon Associates plugin now, so that is another option as well.

[Black Hat Cat]

As a writer, public speaker, and motivator I didn't want them to have their thought of attempting internet marketing/home based business derailed if there were no responses to the thread or people saying "If it were that easy pal everyone would do it."

How old are they, 12? If they're that easily dissuaded, they probably aren't ready to run an internet marketing/home based business.

[BJ Min]

i would suggest checking out WARRIOR FORUM best threads....and pick ONE strategy & pick ONE niche & focus on that ONE project ONLY....and make sure to FORGET about all the other tips and tactics and launches...

i notice focusing on ONE project is MUCH better in the long run than trying to do multiple things at same time...

BJ

[Justin Jordan]

Jeremy Kelsall and Donald VanFossen (zerofill here at the forum) have a marketing bootcamp and an article bootcamp that I'd recommend. They also have a CPA bootcamp, but I haven't tried that one - too busy.

But the marketing bootcamp, which focuses on article marketing, is a pretty great introduction to the basic skills you'll need to do any kind of internet marketing - finding niches, keyword research, how to get traffic.

Article marketing and the like may not ultimately be the way your friends will be able to make money, but it is a good way to learn the basics, because it doesn't require a huge financial investment.

[Craig Fenton]

Hi Justin:

Thanks for the response. There is a large consensus for the article marketing route. Great suggestion about a couple of the Boot Camp programs.

Enjoy the weekend!

[Craig Fenton]

Hi BJ:

Thanks for the advice! The thread has gotten a myriad of fine Warriors giving superlative thoughts.

Enjoy the weekend!

[ktlasm]

If he needed cash right now...this may come off as a joke(it is a lil funny though), but I'm very serious. With all the spring training camps in baseball going on in hot weather climates. Go sell bottled water for the next couple months(in the parking lot) to get some seed capital and then go crank out on Clickbank with a killer PPC budget...Ciao

[W.P. Allen]

1. Learn how to build websites (XSitePro, Dreamweaver, etc.).
2. Learn how to sell (basic copywriting).
3. Learn how to monetize (affiliate links, adsense, etc.).
4. Learn how to create a list (aweber, content, etc).
5. Learn how to drive traffic (link building, article marketing, etc.).

Also...

6. Learn how to create your own product.
7. Learn how to use Adwords.

And...

8. LEARN HOW TO STAY LASER-FOCUSED ON CONCRETE, ACHIEVABLE GOALS!

[Craig Fenton]

Hi Bannor32:

Thank you for elaborating on the PHPBay Pro. It sounds as if it could be a phenomenal tool for not only the neighbors (if they go that route) but many of the fine Warriors.

I appreciate you explaining it so that I actually comprehending everything on the first read.

Have a great Sunday.

[Craig Fenton]

Thanks for the answer to the post. It looks as if the neighbors would enjoy writing articles, having a blog, posting on forums, and building a website. They aren't sure on the niche for the site but as for the articles they have a background that is impressive and can use their skills to create the income they need.

It is tremendous how the fine Warriors gave so many usable responses and the amount of views for the thread have been growing.

May you all have a fantastic Sunday.

[xwindowuser]

Originally Posted by Roy Carter

Hi Craig,

Get them to get their own ebook product up there asap.

Tell you what. PM me and I'll send you my 6 Week Course Info Products Made Easy!

It sells for $97.00 but you can pass it on to them free with my compliments.

It's totally step-by-step so will help them whatever their level of experience.

Roy, I just sent you a PM but I can't send PMs until I reach 15posts... can you PM me? I have a favor to ask you.
Thanks.
LArry

[FranMurray]

Originally Posted by Dana_W

Like anything new that they are learning, it does take a while to figure out what you are good at in internet marketing and what works for you.

I agree with this statement wholeheartedly. It does take time.

Dana would you mind elaborating and commenting on where to set up thier own article writing service? I am assuming elance and places like that?

Thanks
Francis

[Roy Carter]

Originally Posted by xwindowuser

Roy, I just sent you a PM but I can't send PMs until I reach 15posts... can you PM me? I have a favor to ask you.
Thanks.
LArry

Just PM'd you Larry.

Roy

[JohnMcCabe]

Craig, have them take 10% of that $200 kitty and invest in Willie Crawford's 'how to make $100 a day' ebook. That will give them a great overview of some of the possibilities and how to take advantage of them. If they find a plan they like, then they can focus on learning the ins and outs of that plan.

Just buying some IM course without knowing what they want to learn could really set them back. (No disrespect to the folks here selling legitimate info - much disrespect for the clown with the MMM naked affiliate link.)

[Craig Fenton]

Thank you! The posts always help. Anyone that takes the time to articulate thoughts deserves a thanks.

May you have a fantastic Sunday