I'm lost. Can somebody point me at the right direction? Thanks.

Answers of your questions are not hidden. You can find all answers just need to spend some time browsing the forum.

Wow that is a lot of questions and concerns! Most of the answers are in the forums, others, well you just need to get out there and try them, as there is no set answer, it is niche/strategy dependent.

If you rely on Blogger itself to start ranking and producing traffic and sales, you might have a long wait. To start an immediate cash flow, you would be better to use the blogger blog as a landing page (with your Clickbank links) and submit articles to the directories for traffic.

The key here is consistency. It is going to take a consistent effort to build a steady income. That means writing everyday and not letting up on the gas until you have a decent quantity of articles out there.

Quick answers:

1. Yes, absolutely.

2. You can survive on Clickbank if you're dedicated and consistent with your work and your IM education. (There's probably some luck involved, as well.) However, I recommend expanding far beyond Clickbank, via Commission Junction, etc.

3. Articles...? Well, if you're talking about how many at your blog, I'd say at least one a week. At first, two or three a week is probably a good minimum.

4. If you write 15 - 20 articles and stop, you're going to have to rely on comments at your blog to keep the site looking fresh to the search engines. I don't recommend stopping.

If all you know is enough to fill 15 - 20 articles, pick a different niche in which you're so enthusiastic, you'll continue to add articles (weekly+) as you continue to learn about the subject.

If all you want to write is 15 - 20 articles, search at the Warrior Forum on "Amazon System" and use that report to write a book. Market it, instead.

Then again, if you're hoping to write 15 - 20 articles, period, and earn a living from Clickbank, you're almost certain to be disappointed.

5. You don't have to own a lot of sites, just one that does very well and keeps doing well. To achieve that, most people have to create several sites, and often many sites.

90% of my income comes from just one of my 30+ websites. (It has over 500 articles written over ten years+.) However, though its income has been pretty good for the past ten years, it was based on a fad/trend. The popularity of that subject has peaked and my income from that site has been decreasing for the past year.

I'm glad that I have other sites, and they have content & longevity (and, therefore, authority) to attract readers to what looks like the next, related, enduring trend. I've kept adding to them in my spare time, so I could switch my focus to them at any point.

I focus on very tiny, vaguely-connected niches that fascinate me, and I work hard to be one of the most reliable authorities in that tiny niche.

6. Everyone will have a different opinion. I still like EZineArticles.com, but I wouldn't put all of my eggs in any one basket.

7. It's never too late. Everyone though Yahoo would be king of the search engines, forever, and then Google swept in. This story will repeat itself forever.

Work hard, work effectively, and learn as much as you can as the marketplace evolves. In my opinion, there is no "get rich quick" guarantee in IM. There may be flukes, but -- though some would like to persuade you otherwise -- following their model exactly probably won't achieve identical results.

I hope that's helpful.

Eibhlin

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