autoresponder series[ need advice]

I think for this to work, you will need to have a very clearly laid out plan for what you're going to cover in a year, and how it all ties together, and what the expected end result should be. Preferably, I'd expect this would be based on something you yourself have done successfully for at least a year, or else you're not really going to be doing much for anyone but trying to sell them things.

If you haven't done anything like this, I'd suggest starting there. Pick some sort of method in IM that's appealing to newbies - autoblogging, or article marketing, or AdSense or whatever - and actually DO IT until you make money at it, or prove to yourself that it doesn't work. If it fails, try something else until something succeeds.

You can try any method you like as long as it isn't "teaching people how to market online". At least, not unless you're already good at that.

But what will happen when you do this is you will become intimately familiar with your target market's frustrations and desires. You're going to know what products are being sold to them, you'll know which work and which are trash. You'll have valuable experience to teach with, and no end of affiliate products to recommend.

It will be the easiest thing in the world to sell because all you have to do is be HONEST.

"Hey newbie,

I used to be just like you and I tried every way there was to make money online and nothing worked until I tried X. But you know what? For every method I tried and failed at, I learned valuable marketing insights that have helped me succeed with X more than anyone else out there. I've got tricks no one's ever heard of and I want to share them with you if you join my list. Here's my own results, and I can't see any reason why you can't expect the same if you follow the same steps I did."

Heck, I want to buy it myself! Sign me up!

And what's great is that since you'll actually have some success, you'll actually teach something that works. Your students will succeed and trust you, and buy because of that. And since you only recommend products that you know will really work, your customers will be happy with them, and be even more likely to buy on your recommendation again.

I can guarantee you that if you do it this way, it will make you a ton of money and you will never have the slightest trouble selling it or getting JV partners to promote it for you.