by chtfld
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Hi Everyone,

My name is Anthony and I'm new to the site. I've actually looked through a lot of your great posts throughout the last couple, three years but am actually getting involved in the IM for the first time in the last couple of months. I never realized how much information and help is on here though and am definitely excited to get involved.

A little bit about myself. I graduated from college back in '06 and like most English majors, I failed miserably at finding a good job (by good job, I refer to something not mindnumbingly dull). So, instead of settling into a desk where I'd file papers for a few decades, I started my own business ghostwriting.

I've been doing that for almost three years now and have written just about anything you can imagine - sales pages, white papers, ebooks, articles, articles, and many many more articles. I've done pretty well for myself thus far - making a nice income (way more than I ever would have at a desk), but nothing spectacular.

But, you can only write stuff that makes other people rich for so long before you want a taste for yourself, so I've been playing around with a few IM opps in the last few months.

I launched a game guide (one of my specialties is World of Warcraft - I don't even play the game, haha) last year and made a little bit from it, and have a couple of affiliate review sites that bring in a couple hundred dollars a month, but nothing's reall stuck. I got married three months ago and moved across the country the month before that so things have been a bit hectic, but now I'm ready to get going again.

So, here I am - hoping to learn from the best and actually figure out how all this marketing stuff works. You'd think writing about it for 3 years would have given me some insight, but there's soooo much to learn.

I know I've got the tools though - I'm a good writer, I'm moderately tech savvy and I have a ton of time on my hands, and a thirst for knowledge so here's hoping the pieces can fall together right for me.

Looking forward to meeting you all and really making this stuff take off!
Anthony
  • Profile picture of the author chtfld
    Thanks Kevin. I've thought about going that route - I had a blog running for some time that I enjoyed writing on. It wasn't anything spectacular but it was enjoyable. Wish now that I'd kept up with it.

    What do you think works best - reviews of different affiliate programs or ads and banners put into the interface? I've seen it both ways (and both together), but wondered which tends to convert best.
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    • Profile picture of the author hugofortin
      Hi Anthony,

      Welcome here and good luck with your business.

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    • Profile picture of the author chtfld
      Originally Posted by WorldInternetForum View Post

      Welcome Anthony!

      For you the easiest, quickest way would be:

      1) Write articles (and monetize with affiliate products)
      2) Package it into a report and sell it
      3) Repackage into an eBook and sell it
      4) Sell Resell rights
      5) Sell Master resell rights
      6) Sell audio, video, transcripts of the same product

      ...since suggestion, dont waste time doing it all yourself...been there done that, and its not worth it!!!
      Thanks for the welcome! I'm working on parts 1 and 2 right now and possible part 3 soon - hoping to learn a bit more in these parts about 4-6 and am definitely already getting the hang of outsourcing some of that work (what a godsend).
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  • Profile picture of the author misterwrecker
    Welcome to the forum Anthony. It looks like you have a great head-start with your background.
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  • Profile picture of the author RLeger
    A hardy welcome and best wishes for great success. This is definitely the place to learn.
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