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What type of business are you in?

by bydv
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I'm new here, so please forgive my ignorance... I read a few threads and it seems that most people are making their money telling others how to make money on-line. This makes me believe that most of those who are in that game are not making money - at least not enough to be a full time job (I'll just define that as 40K+ / year min.)

Another question I have is why would anyone living in developed countries write 500 word+ articles for $3-10/article.

I'll just be straight with my question... is IM really like professional sports where you have a small group of highly successful people and a whole lot more of wanna-bes? What is the supply and demand situation like for IMers? Is the market demand for IMers growing, or is it stagnant like the industry I'm in now - investment management?

Thanks ya'll!
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  • Profile picture of the author WillR
    Originally Posted by bydv View Post

    is IM really like professional sports where you have a small group of highly successful people and a whole lot more of wanna-bes?
    Hell yes, without a doubt. But I think that is the same with most things. You'll always have a small group of top performers and then a large group of followers.

    Originally Posted by bydv View Post

    Is the market demand for IMers growing, or is it stagnant like the industry I'm in now - investment management?
    With more and more people losing their jobs due to the economy, more people are being forced to look for alternative ways to make an income. I can only see working online getting bigger and bigger as the years go by.
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  • Profile picture of the author Randall Magwood
    I'm in the marketing business. It's more important to be an excellent marketer than it is to be a good product developer.

    For the most part, in any business there will be few people at the top... and 95% of everybody else at the bottom. Get in where you fit in. Do some good niche marketing and sell your butt off.
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  • Profile picture of the author Steve B
    Originally Posted by bydv View Post

    most people are making their money telling others how to make money on-line. This makes me believe that most of those who are in that game are not making money - at least not enough to be a full time job!
    Could it be that the successful Internet Marketers are very busy running their projects and don't have time to frequent the forum as often as those who don't have anything better to do?

    I can assure you that there are successful Internet Marketers all over the place, in many varied niches.

    There are also many here on the WF that have chosen the "make money" niche simply because they think it is overly lucrative, there are tons of products available (including PLR in the niche), and the barriers to entry are almost non-existent.

    I personally believe that the "make money" niche is a death trap for newbies and those who are not making money. It's easy to tell who's "making it" and who's "faking it."

    Good luck,

    Steve
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  • Profile picture of the author rondo
    Originally Posted by bydv View Post

    I'm new here, so please forgive my ignorance... I read a few threads and it seems that most people are making their money telling others how to make money on-line.
    You'll get that in an internet marketing forum!
    But there are many people here making decent money marketing all kinds of other things too.

    I'm in the education, software, and internet marketing fields, and soon to be in finance and realestate too.


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  • Profile picture of the author Willie Crawford
    My first product was a cookbook that I learned to sell by hanging
    out on forums like this. It's been selling steadily for 13 years, first
    as just an ebook, then in both ebook and print formats.

    Doing well with that cookbook got me invited to speak at an IM
    event, BECAUSE the seminar host wanted someone who was
    earning a living teaching something other than how to make money
    teaching others how to make money.

    There is nothing wrong with the IM niche, but those same skills
    and that same knowledge often pays off better in other niches.

    You can sell information on practically anything, so choose a niche
    that you'll enjoy.

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    • Profile picture of the author hsbinmarket
      Its your problem that u cannot trust warriors.
      "Cheap things are of low value".

      U may in WF without fees. So valuable experts are feeling valueless to u.

      Read the threads carefully. U can understand their knowledge depth.
      More u read, more u learn, more u trust.

      Keep in touch with WF.
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  • Profile picture of the author Coke
    Originally Posted by bydv View Post

    I'll just be straight with my question... is IM really like professional sports where you have a small group of highly successful people and a whole lot more of wanna-bes?
    I would have to disagree. There are so many rich, but not famous internet marketers.
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    I am in Internet Marketing and Web Hosting Business from 3+ Years and learned as well as earned a lot from it.
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  • Profile picture of the author nicholasb
    I sell how to make money online stuff, but I also am part owner in an online film school, a dating site, and a self help business just to name a few.

    When you learn how to market and sell stuff online, there is no limit to what business you can start.

    that's really what everyone does to make money, sell stuff using internet marketing strategies. It's really as simple as that
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