Words of Wisdom for those starting out in IM.
Here is what I have finally figured out after all these years:
Just because someone else is making money doing something doesn't mean you will.
I consider myself a relatively intelligent person but that doesn't mean I am going to make a living as an affiliate marketer because PPC may not be something for me.
A lot of marketers out there are making money with certain methods:
PPC/Affiliate Marketing
Site Flipping
Content Creation
Services (Web hosting, programming, design)
What you need to do is find out which one is right for you and go with it. The key is to focus and get good at one of these methods. Once you do that you will find that some of the skills you learn will crossover to other areas. For example, say you get really good at creating and promoting your products with PPC. You will have learned the ropes with PPC and have a better chance at being successful promoting affiliate offers through pay per click.
Other example is site flipping. If this is your method of choice you will probably need to learn about SEO because getting good search engine traffic to your site will allow you to sell it for more. You would then be able to have multiple streams of income by flipping sites and providing SEO services.
Just remember, focus and never give up and you will be raking in the cash selling your own WSO.
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