Online Marketing

There are many, and even a few making ten times that. Using the search function will possibly help you to find the threads with titles like "Who earns $10,000+ per month?" There are plenty of them, albeit not always easy to find. (You could possibly try a search of the Main Marketing Forum only for threads with "earn"/"earns" in their titles?).

What is "HTA"? (I suspect it's going to be something "terribly obvious" that I just can't quite place from its initials?!).

Yes. I make a very good living from it, anyway (by selling them as an affiliate), and so do plenty of others here.

It depends on your skill-set, the demographics of the traffic you want to attract, and your niche, among other things.

The "best" thing is not to depend on one method, and to try to concentrate on non-SEO-based methods. Businesses that depend on Google for their primary traffic are never completely secure, and in fact never more than one algorithm change away from a potential accident/disaster, as so many Warriors have learned (some to their very great cost) over the last couple of years. SEO traffic is also poor quality traffic, anyway, for many of us.

I get the majority of my responsive, productive traffic from article marketing.

It depends on the traffic you need to attract. If you're looking at SEO traffic, not-too-competitive is probably better.

Important: keep away from "Make Money Online" and "Internet Marketing Advice/Services" niches. Trying these first is (for fairly obvious reasons) the single commonest mistake that beginning marketers make, and a major cause of failure.

I'm not sure how to answer this, and don't really know "how to start". It's a terribly general question, and I'm struggling to say anything other than "It depends on what you want to do". I started as an article writer, and therefore looked for "something you can use to make money from article marketing", by investigating how my then article-writing clients were making money by using what I wrote. But ultimately I suppose it depends on your existing skill-set and/or the skill-sets you're interested in acquiring and developing. Nobody makes a proper living online without appropriate education (even if it's mostly self-education) and skills.

In the same boat as you are buddy. Been trying this for three years and haven't made a single sale. I have either bought, stole, or borrowed every course out there. The only money I make is through Adsense.

Here is what I predict because I've asked this before. All you're gonna get is a bunch of vague answers or affiliate links. And before I get criticized. I am not bitter and I still work at it. I spend hours implementing the techniques. No avail.

I equate internet marketing to playing sports. You have millions of amateurs and dozens of pros. You can make money online but typical results are a few hundred a month. They higher amounts are not typical and does not happen overnight. It's also not meant for everyone.

You are asking these questions, but you say you have studied online marketing for 2 years....

What have you learned in those 2 years? Who have you been studying? What can you do right now?

And What do you really want to do - write, blog, have an online store, do offline prospecting related to your construction expertise (might be a good idea!)?

And @fenway2k..If you haven't made a single sale in 3 years after having bought, stole and borrowed every course out there, as you say, then you are correct imo - this is definitely not for you, and you are right that it is not for everyone. Although many will say otherwise, it's a true statement. I'd even go further and say it is not for most.

Some tips to help you out they you may be doing...

1. Stop buying WSO's - stick to one method that has been proven to work, and continue until you see results

2. Build An Email List if you have not! One of the major mistakes most people do, is they sell directly to first time visitors. It has been pro

3. Traffic- Find 2 methods that you find interesting and focus all your energy into them. Track your results to see which one is doing better, then discard the one and focus more on the other. Then repeat the process.

4. Above all else over deliver good value to your customers! The more you help your prospects out - the quicker you will see the results you are looking for.