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Hello warriors,
I was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of an EXPERIENCED marketer who could teach me to make money. I tried to read a couple free WSO's and got completely lost. I have a hard time learning from books and an easy time learning from actually seeing it done.

I am 28, work in sales (pest control) and spend way too much time online.
The problem is I suffer from ADD and have an extremely difficult time focusing on instructional videos and e-books etc. If someone could literally talk me through a few proven methods and help me earn a few checks I would be willing to pay (upfront if necessary). Although I have no idea how much this would cost, who I can trust and if this will even work, I literally will not give up until my goals are met.

I wasn't meant for the office from 9 to 5 or the daily grind. I spend almost all my free time traveling. Infact I spend 6 or more months a year abroad. Literally going from hostel to hostel working pubs and farms and anything else to make some dough. I need a job that I can manage from ANYWHERE. what better job than internet marketing.
So please, help a newb out. Point me in the direction of someone who can help me. If I could just pull in enough money to keep me traveling I would be unimaginably grateful.

Thank you.

-MrJ

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  • Profile picture of the author Al-Leyson
    Hey man! I saw your problem. You may want to check out the War Room. You'll find the mentor you need there! Lotsa luck!
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  • Profile picture of the author Kevin Birch
    MrJ - You really need to urgently remove your email address from your post as you are going to be hit by spammers who harvest emails like this from forums.

    I realise that you have said dot com, but I there was discussion a couple of weeks ago or so as to how bots can grab these.
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    • Profile picture of the author Kevin Marshall
      I was in pest control sales a year ago at this time. I understand where you are coming from working in that industry.

      One thing I would recommend if you are new is to not get a mentor until you have a better grasp on things in the IM world. If you want a good mentor, you will have to pay for it.

      A mentor would probably be more beneficial to you if you already understand all of the fundamentals of IM. Once you understand the fundamentals of the business, most ebooks should make some sense to you, and you can get more from a mentor.
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    • Profile picture of the author MrJDoran
      Originally Posted by Kevin Birch View Post

      MrJ - You really need to urgently remove your email address from your post as you are going to be hit by spammers who harvest emails like this from forums.

      I realise that you have said dot com, but I there was discussion a couple of weeks ago or so as to how bots can grab these.

      Thanks I took it down.
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      • Profile picture of the author MrJDoran
        Tons of good advice here. Thanks to you all. I guess I just have ALOT of work to do. The thing is I have articles written on travel.. 9 years and 31 countries... not including 36 states and outlying islands. But how does this make money? I sold a few articles to magazines awhile back along with some photos but it was just a one time payment and it wasnt much money. I just have no idea how to start a website and have people pay me to read my work. This just doesnt make sense... Thats why I need someone to sit down with me and show me. I feel pretty overwhelmed about this because there is just waaaaaay to much information here. Im getting a million suggestions from a million people and its not easy to cut through the crap and get down to brass tacks. Over the last few years I have attempted to make money online. I failed at adsense, tried surveys (awful I know) and a few other things. You guys here are talking about links and products and freebies. Where does this stuff come from? links to what? freebies of what? what is the product? where do the links go? how do i make a website? I am literally CLUELESS. Not stupid but definitely uneducated.
        Sorry for the rant but damn is it supposed to be this confusing?
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  • Profile picture of the author Gclunis
    Hey MJ,

    Sadly I cannot answer your question and point you in the direction of a good mentor as I have no personal idea who the good mentors on this forum are. However, I will offer you something though.

    If you are unable to find a mentor (there are a few people looking right now so you have some competition possibly) then you are 100% free to ask me anything you have trouble with. I'm pretty experienced in the sense that I know the answer to alot of things and I know how to do certain things properly. I also know where to find the answer for alot of the questions that I and others come across.

    So I wish you goodluck in finding that mentor of yours. But if you end up not finding one, please don't hesitate to either PM me for my email (this offer goes to everyone who could use it). I won't be as good as a personal mentor but I can certainly point you in the right direction on certain things.

    To Your Success

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  • Profile picture of the author Annnash
    Why don't you try following one of the big internet guru's like Andrew Reynolds he has step by step videos. You could try watching one a day and implementing it a step at a time.
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    • Profile picture of the author TrafficMystic
      Originally Posted by Annnash View Post

      Why don't you try following one of the big internet guru's like Andrew Reynolds he has step by step videos. You could try watching one a day and implementing it a step at a time.
      I started off with some of the andrew reynolds stuff and to be honest I would not recommend his stuff to others as its too much fluff on how much he's made (he does repeat this a multitude of times in his material) but not enough actual substance.

      If you want a mentor to follow then go and find some stuff by ed dale on tube and check out his 30 day challenge stuff. You will learn the basics from there. I would advise looking for the 30 day challenge 2008 videos though they teach more on actual IM seo.
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  • You dont need a mentor. What you need is to start off like we all did: taking action, no matter how confusing it all looks at the beginning: start a blog, toss is an opt-in form giving away a valuable freebie, include some affiliate links on your banners and posts, establish an email autoresponder sequence, eventually create your own product (ebook, video tutorial, etc).

    Do a bit of research on those steps I just listed and SIMPLY START DOING IT, even if you dont get it right at the beginning.

    No tuition can beat first hand experience. 99% of the successful warriors on this forum will tell you that much.
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    • Profile picture of the author Dave Lianelli
      You don't need a mentor, you need someone to give you a kick in the butt!

      You already got enough info to create some infoproducts about pest control, so there... we got your market. Next is some research to find out what sells. Last step: setup a site to sell it.

      Feel free to contact me for that kick!
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      • Profile picture of the author Jill Carpenter
        Everyone has their own obstacles to overcome.

        And probably 80 percent or better on this forum will declare some form of ADD.

        I agree with the above. You will just need to buckle down and get to it.

        If you have money for a mentor or coach, that is another story.

        But even then, you need to do some preliminary work before you will really be ready for them.

        You are building a business - be it online or offline.
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        • Profile picture of the author samish
          I would tell you to forget about mentor.
          From my own experience, once these guys make it, they don't reply to your PM/email. If they do, they want you to buy from them which means big money. A guy I bought his PLR ebooks wanted me to pay $2195 for his mentor course.

          I'm now looking at whomever make money on this forum, spend the little money, $17, $27 etc.. to buy their courses, ask questions and do it. This way the worst is you get burn for just a little.
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          • Profile picture of the author PatriciaJ
            You don't just have information about pest control your travel experiences would provide great information for other travellers and especially those who work as they travel. Apart from information you could probably entertain others by relating your experiences and you could also write honest reviews about places.
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  • Profile picture of the author whyu76
    Hi,

    You need to start take action on what you have learnt. Everything you can find through internet. Focusing on what you doing now but not fall into the trap of 'information overloaded!!' You need to create your own product, there is no such thing as 'push button rich'. Hope this will help. All the best!!
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  • Profile picture of the author TelegramSam
    Some say ADD is a load of cr*p. I tend to agree with them.

    All it does is put a label on people and give the medical profession an excuse to offer drugs etc.

    Now, I fully get and understand that it can be hard to focus and concentrate on something, I really do. But this has been hijacked by the medical profession like so many other things.

    Firstly, don't make it hard on yourself when trying to read or concentrate on something. Make the room quiet and calm. No screaming kids running around or TV blaring away.

    Are there any difficult words or techniques that you are reading about that don't make sense?

    Make sure you don't go past something that doesn't make sense. Otherwise you are spoiling your own foundations for the subject.

    Find out what the words mean or what the technique means.

    If ADD were real then I would have been diagnosed many years ago for wanting to play football instead of do my school homework.

    Too many people even give themselves the label of ADD because it almost seems cool. Kind of like "I'm non-stop hyper" or because it helps justify failures.

    Attack me if you want, if it'll make you feel better, especially if some doctor says you have ADD. If he says you do then you must have. Doctors always know what they are talking about right?

    Sam

    P.S. - So quit with the excuses, make sure you understand what you are reading or studying and start taking action on what you have learned.
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    • Profile picture of the author Martoon196
      Originally Posted by TelegramSam View Post

      Some say ADD is a load of cr*p. I tend to agree with them.

      All it does is put a label on people and give the medical profession an excuse to offer drugs etc.

      Now, I fully get and understand that it can be hard to focus and concentrate on something, I really do. But this has been hijacked by the medical profession like so many other things.

      Firstly, don't make it hard on yourself when trying to read or concentrate on something. Make the room quiet and calm. No screaming kids running around or TV blaring away.

      Are there any difficult words or techniques that you are reading about that don't make sense?

      Make sure you don't go past something that doesn't make sense. Otherwise you are spoiling your own foundations for the subject.

      Find out what the words mean or what the technique means.

      If ADD were real then I would have been diagnosed many years ago for wanting to play football instead of do my school homework.

      Too many people even give themselves the label of ADD because it almost seems cool. Kind of like "I'm non-stop hyper" or because it helps justify failures.

      Attack me if you want, if it'll make you feel better, especially if some doctor says you have ADD. If he says you do then you must have. Doctors always know what they are talking about right?

      Sam

      P.S. - So quit with the excuses, make sure you understand what you are reading or studying and start taking action on what you have learned.
      Wow that's one hell of an opinion... Yes there are many that milk it but then there are others. Have you ever been in the position of not being able to load the dishwasher because any form of focus is impossible for your mind?

      Thought not.

      Please think before making generalized slurs against groups of people you know nothing about and have no professional grounding in.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dave Lianelli
    MrJDoran,

    first: don't 'make money', build a 'money-maker' ie. a business.

    We're talking about freebies, products, websites - you make them or have them created for you. If you know how Word works, you can easily make a PDF eBook.

    I think right now, there's to much going on in your head. Try to focus on one thing first: what is it you want to do? What do you want to sell?
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  • Profile picture of the author BillyParadise
    I'm also diagnosed with adult add. No hyper unless I'm drinking :-)

    op, it took me years of trying different things until I hit on what worked for me. My best advice - hook up with either a partner or employee as soon as you get a business model that scales and works. Let them be the organiser / operation role. We have immense creativity but day to day stuff is not our strong point to say the least.

    oh yeah - add meds can help a lot too!
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  • Profile picture of the author SuperKC
    Mentors don't work unless they are local and enjoy your company. I mentor some guys but its because they live here in Vegas and I enjoy gambling with them so I took them under my wing and got them making $10k/month so they could afford the lifestyle that we live together. But honestly.. why can't you pickup and run with the ball? Its not rocket science just avoid adsense sites and all that crap.. stick to real industries and the fundametnals and its easy. 99% of what you read on here is b/s.. avoid all of that and find some solid exp guys and you will be fine, or move to vegas
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