A new marketer looking for advice and help.

Hi David,

How much experience do you have? What are your skill sets? You failed to mention that part...

If your a good writer there are many places to start out. If your a web developer then again there are ton's of places to start.

Start by letting us know what skill set you have, and how much knowledge you have on IM and we can better point you in the right direction.

Have you thought about teaching oral english to wealthy Spanish people, while you try and get the internet marketing business up and running, just to start with this way you can also get your Spanish speaking skills up a level... win win for both situations, Internet Marketing is not an over night fix especially if you are new, it will take time and dedication to succeed. Just a thought. Hope this helps and good luck buddy.

Hi all,

Thanks for the fast responses,

My skills to list them off are:

A little understanding of CPA / CPL marketing,
I can write written english fluently, and with the correct grammar etc to a fairly good level.
I can't program at all right now, although I am not adverse to learning.
I understand the list building concept but don't really know how to get started.
I am IT literate and understand all things IT fairly well (apart from programming)
I've heard of PPC and PPV, I've also read and watched a little on social media marketing.

Those are the skills on paper.

David-

If that is true, then get off the forums and go put in the hard work. Pass the inbound marketing course at HubSpot, read blogs and visit authority sites to figure it out on your own. If you're a fast learner, then there's no excuse why you haven't learned these things already if you've been lurking here for awhile.

Hello, David. Well, I have a couple of things to tell you. First of all, depending upon the Spanish-speaking country you're going to, the exchange rate could be in your favor. I went to Costa Rica some years ago, and back then, it only took $1.00 to equal more than 300 hundred bucks in their currency (Colones, if I remember correctly). This was great if you chilled with the natives and went where they went. However, there were also lots of "tourists traps," where they knew the value of the USD. :-)

As for your money situation, you should still work on getting your money up, as they say. My friend and I met an American girl down there that couldn't get back to the States when she wanted because of the exchange rate. She had a job, but they were paying her in their native currency, so she was stuck for a while down there. I'm sorry for babbling - back to you. Anyway, you should consider providing a service.

Providing a service is a good way to make money online because you're paid via Paypal. One of the most common ways to go about this is via ghostwriting - doing some research and writing content for other marketers. There's a product called Ghostwriting Cash (.com) that you might want to check out. The course is inexpensive, and the product creator really knows her stuff.

Buena suerte,
Joey

Affiliate requires some capital these days (yes, there are exceptions to everything, but ...). Many (if not most) campaigns start out as losers for the first couple weeks, then are made profitable after tweaks and throwing money at advertising. And some never get profitable. You can try the free traffic methods, but ...

I wouldn't start affiliate marketing without at least $1,000 I could afford to lose. Don't be discouraged, though. You just need to hustle, sell some services and build up a little aff marketing money. I think it definitely possible to make that $1,000 selling services in a relatively short period of time.

While doing that, study aff marketing, ads, etc. Plenty of good info here, but understand MOST users here do not, and never will, have a sustainable online business. I like kk075's advice:

If that is true, then get off the forums and go put in the hard work ... Pass the inbound marketing course at HubSpot, read blogs and visit authority sites to figure it out on your own.

There is more than this one, but for aff marketing stuff, I like this dude's blog - he seems to keep it real:

Malan Darras - The Art of Self Destruction

Hey David,

Good post. I looks like you have the writing chops, the smarts, and the motivation to get started with a number of business models. What I would do in your shoes is research. Specifically: find out what models are working for others and decide if you think you could manage them. What you then do is decide on just one model, learn all you can about it, and then take action, and don't stop until you either see a profit or, after a lot of work, see no profit in sight. At that point, rinse and repeat until you get a model that works for you. Scale it up and then start at the start, repeating the above process.

Tom

Use Freelance websites to earn some money...
After that start to create your mailing list about 1 targeted niche (choose your favorite niche)

For what it's worth, Puerto Rico is part of the United States.