Whats the best newbie entry to IM?

LOL, the very first sentence is a typo..... we are not TOP IM, I meant, we are new TO IM .... he he he, maybe in time we will be top IM, but for now we are new ;0)

Hey and welcome to the forums.

Well I'm completely biased towards CPA marketing, very easy to get into and unlike other traditional IM, you are not asking your viewer to purchase anything just simply perform an action like submiting their zip code or email.

Anyway I would advise refraining from purchasing anything on flippa or other pre made websites. Unless you know exactly what you're looking for it's simply not worth it, there are many ways to fake traffic and other stats to make a site look far more promising that it really is, and you could spend quite a bit of cash on a complete dud.

If you're looking to auto blog then check out these threads as they contain a whole heap of information that will be incredibly useful.

Particularly the top one where the OP answers questions and gives example pages.


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Good luck.

You know an excellent resource to start on an IM journey? The Challenge. It's 30 days, it's 100% completely free (with no hidden bull), and it teaches the fundamentals in a way that won't confuse or distract you.

It started as The 30 Day Challenge years ago, and because of that free education some fairly successful IM careers materialized. I'm one of them, and I think Jason Moffatt is 30 Day Challenge alumni also (if I'm not mistaken).

I say this assuming you are quite inexperienced and really need a handle on the basics. Having said that I've repeated this program every year it comes, because the basics taught there are an excellent foundation to build from, and it's good to refresh.

I know Ed well enough to say the man really knows his stuff. He's a certified black belt in IM. He's a tubby nerd, (no really, that's the name of his blog lol) and if you can get past that thick Aussie accent and his occasional bad jokes, what he knows and shares will seriously help you out. You can do the challenge daily or cram it if you're in a hurry.

Have a look, it might be just what you need.

welcome to the forum.i think your 1st target must have to gain huge number of traffic. and for this SEO is very important. i think manual SEO is much effective than using software.

Hello

Welcome to WF. My first advice is "Don't spend much to buy at the beginning"
try to browse this forum and get an overall idea about IM.

Then try to learn how to select a niche, keyword and make a blog site. After that you can continue with free methods to bring quality traffic to the web site. Then try to work with CPA and adsense. Test and track everything.

Good luck
Rukshan

Welcome to the forum.
Start with affiliate marketing for example and build your list from there.
Then start creating your own product and sell them here in WF and outside (Clickbank)

The reason why i said affiliate marketing is: with Adsense, you can collect few cents, but you can use exactly same traffic and earn a lot more.

Emma, where in OZ are you?

You're miss on the keyboard could mean you fully expect to be top IM'ers!

Hello Emma and Ryan

My advice would be to delete or unsubscribe all unnecessary emails coming into your inbox. Looking at too many emails about different programs can be a time waster. Warriors call this Information Overload.

1. Concentrate on one program at a time
2. Follow the acronym E,U,I

- Education
- Understanding
- Implementation

3. Do you have a Squeeze Page?.A squeeze page will help you draw in customers.
The key to earning money in IM is to build a list. Long time loyal customers are important for repeat business in any niche.

4. Do you have a mentor? There are many in this Forum who have programs, Sytems to lead you by the hand. You can virtually watch over there shoulders with there lesson videos of how they do it. Lesson videos work wonders for any newbie.

5. Traffic, Traffic and more Traffic is the ultimate answer to have a long time internet Marketing Business. No traffic. No Money.

Things to know

1. How an autoresponder works
2. How to create an Optin form for your squeeze page
3. Adopting the right mindset to make the internet work for you
4. Know how keywords work
5. How to create a website within minutes
6. How to resize images correctly.
7. How to save files correctly.
8. Know how to upload your squeeze page(website) to the internet.
9. How to undo changes when problems occur
10. How to add an email address to your domain name
11. Understand FTP(File transfer protocol)
12. How to create an ebook
13. How to create a download page.
14. How To Upload An eBook (or any product) to your Web Host
15. Write down your goals. A goal not written is only a wish
16. How to take payments online using paypal
17. How to be a successful affiliate using Clickbank
18. How to be a successful publisher
19. How to zip and unzip files
20. Learn how to be effective in Forums(traffic Generation)
21. How to implement 'Joint Venture giveaways'
22. How Search Engine Optimization works
23. Learn about Google Adwords and Google Adsense. What is the difference between the two.
24. How a blog works and why you need one.
25. How To Embed A Video Into Your Web Page.
26. How to show the current date on a squeeze page(website)
27. How To Put Your OWN Personal Video Message On Your Website and why you need one.
28. How To Insert Computer Code Into Your Webpage"
(and why you should know this)
29. How To Get Rid Of 'Clutter' from your pc(increasing space and making it faster)
30. Licensing For Newcomers -- explained! "
31. How to use classified ads
32. How To Clear Your Cache and what this actually means.
33. How To Save Money On Your Ink Cartridges For Your Printer!
34. How to be successful with Article Marketing. TRAFFIC GENERATION.
35. Autoresponder swaps
36. How To Create And Upload A Zipped Folder Full Of Gifts For Visitors To Your Site.
37. How To Make Your Website Dazzle And Shine.
38. Affiliate Marketing - Done correctly

The list above may seem overwhelming but it gets easier as you implement the actions.

Here is a list of traffic Strategys you can follow:

1. Search Engines
2. Keywords
3. Content Distribution
4. Facebook
5. Classified Ads
6. Articles
7. Haro
8. Social Bookmarking

WendyMay1 has a lot of stuff... but there is one thing in my opinion that is the most important.

Number 1 Rule - Find A Desperate, Hungry Market With People Who Have The Cash To Spend.

Solve this and everything else is too easy.

Hope that helps,

I just have one thing to add to all of the good advice here: There is a fairly lengthy learning curve in getting from beginner to earning regular income. It doesn't happen overnight. If you are working full time at this, you can teach yourself the basics in two or three months. If you have a day job, and you are doing this in your free time, then it is going to take a year or more.

Be patient, and if things go wrong and a site flops or doesn't produce, don't give up. I had a site that performed poorly in its first three months, so I gave up on it. I looked at it again a year later and was stunned to find that it was getting lots of traffic.

Chas

Thanks wendymay1 for your info, as I was reading i was checking off, yes can do that, no no not that..... and as for info overload, you got that in one!
ramone_johnny hubby and I are in Brisbane, so great to see other Aussies in here!

I am off now to do some reading in here

See-ya

Emma & Ryan

Emma,
I also live in Brisbane, and would be happy to meet and share my thoughts with you. This is not an offer for coaching or "hands on help" as I wouldnt have time to dedicate myself 100% - just a bit of guidance, which you should find very useful.

Welcome to the Warrior Forum! You're on a pretty long and difficult journey to huge dollars. Before I tell you my recommendation on where to start, let me give you a few pointers:

1. As everyone has said already, don't buy anything just yet. Read around and try to find answers to your questions, but if you're stuck, post and the nice people here will lend you a hand.

2. You WILL fail, believe me. I am not, by any means, wishing on your failure, but it is an obstacle you will have to overcome. So when you fail, re-access what you did wrong and keep trying. You will eventually succeed.

3. Please don't give up. Giving up is the easiest thing to do. But it is also the worst thing to do.

4. Don't fall for the BS that tells you that you can make money with little effort. And don't fall for that "autopilot" stuff either. There simply is no such thing. IM is HARD WORK, but it is achievable.

5. And finally, have fun!

Now, as far as my recommendation on where to start, I would recommend you go with promoting Amazon products and building Adsense sites. If you want, I can set some free time and give you a few pointers on Skype or AIM (all for free, no strings attached). However, you can't PM me just yet, so feel free to add me to Skype or AIM and we can talk. My time IS limited, however, but I will take time out to help you the best I can.

try with google ads or cpalead..

Hey Guys,

There are many ways you can start. But, I really don't know what you can start with.

I suggest do everything, and in the end, see the method that works, and use that method to make more money.

Personally, I started IM by posting affiliate links on Youtube videos. I made $127 my first year(2009). I tried many other things, nothing worked

Early this year, I started selling my ebook on Digitalpoint Forums. Guess what, I make more than $127 within a week.

Now, me and my partner,earn our residentual income with Amazon Affiliate Program.

Hope this helps

Make wise investments. You can always spend money, when you know you are making money. I know making money is what you are trying to do, so I can recommend getting into a business that everyone wants or needs. Also with your blog, you can post in free advertisements sites such as Craigslist and Backpage. Also since you are a part of the Forum, alot of members have joined Twitter. It would be good to set up a profile with Twitter and start gaining followers. If you can get into the popular social networking fields of marketing, then you should have no problem working towards building yourself some heavy duty traffic towards your site.

My tip would be:
instead of going for a large, highly competitive niche, try to find a less common (but still profitable) problem, and a solution(product) for it;
optimize your site around terms related to the nice, and work on SEO;
I would also look into PPC once you optimize your landing page till it has a decent conversion rate.

Rande, i would recomment to limit your investments to minimum. You don't have to buy everything on the web that promises you high income. You can do some basic SEO by yourself. There are a lot of materials in the internet that teach how to do it: web optimization and back links building.

Emma and Ryan, welcome to the forum. Since you seem pretty new to the IM arena, I'd caution against buying anything just yet. Take the time to educate yourself first by observing and asking intelligent questions in here (which I see that you're already doing!)

If you're still itching to buy something, the only thing I can endorse purchasing at this point in this time is War Room Membership here...it is only $37 and there is a wealth of information in the War Room that is literally worth thousands if you peruse and apply it!

I agree don't spend a lot of money right now instead spend a lot of time learning about your new business.

Join the War Room here

This has some good info for newbies Starting Your On-Line Business? Here's Where to Get Help

Other than that read this forum

Rick

Hi Rande

Here's a question for you, what type of business experience do you and your husband have in the "real world"? Often people dismiss their jobs, careers (two different things), hobbies, passions etc. as a means of a potentially profitable business in IM. In other words, what type of mad skills do you already have?

Hey buddy, i can provide you QUALITY work at cheap prices, i can guarantee you satisfaction, if you are not satisfied then we will refund you the money.

I am sending you email id by pm.

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EDIT: Sorry i just found that i can't pm you, how ever, you can send me your email id by pm with your all requirements, i am looking forward for your reply.

I'll add to the votes for you to take a look at Ed Dale's Challenge.

The Challenge (Do yourself a favor and subscribe using iTunes, makes it much easier. Get both the video feed and the transcript feed.)

Second thing - Go to Paul Myer's (highly suspicious moderator of the Warrior Forum) website and get a copy of "Need to Know". Focus on Chapter 0 (Yes, zero), and on the Chapter on Leverage.

TalkBiz News: What you really need to know to succeed online - Online business building newsletter (Seriously folks, I am not trying to promote Paul, I simply found the book very thought stretching.)

Third piece of advice, follow these people on the forum very closely:

TimG - Article Marketing
Zeus66 - Article Marketing, Blogging, and solid common sense.
Alexa Smith - The alternative view of using articles.
TPW - Alexa's co-conspirator on the alternative view.
CDarklock - Alternative view on everything, but manages to spew out wise words often.
Paul Myers - Read "Need to Know" and you will understand why.
Istvan Horvath - WordPress - If you need to know technical details he knows the answer.

I could keep going, but if you start watching the threads that group posts in you will start finding amazing jewels of wisdom. GUARANTEED.

Carefully ignore everything I say....You just never know who to trust...Until you read enough of their posts to find out.

Last piece of advice. DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT JOIN THE WAR ROOM YET. Read a ton of posts from the group above, and other Warriors first. Get an idea of how you would like to work, and then consider joining the War Room. It is OVERFLOWING with great information and without a plan before entering you will be overwhelmed. When you enter with a plan you can choose the proper materials, evaluate quality, and grab what you need then get out fast.

Focus on a method and stick to it...

Barry

P.S. It was not a Typo or A Freudian Slip....You're just predicting the future...Watch Out 2011 here comes our new Top IM Warriors!!!!

Hi Emma,

I always tell people who are new and looking for a starting point is to look at the viable models that have worked for others and just emulate them. If it works for them, it'll work for you too!

So the best way to find these golden nuggets is in the main forum click on the "Ratings" tab and then you will see the 5 star posts. You'll find War Room quality posts without having to pay any War Room prices!

Take some time and find a model that really appeals to you and that would compliment your current skill sets. Then all you need to do is just focus and take action!

Welcome to the forum. You have received so much great advice and suggestions. I second the comments that say dont buy anything just yet because it can be overwhelming. And, definitely don't buy a bunch of WSO's at once because that's SUPER overwhelming. Over time you will come to know the WSO providers that you know if you do what they say, you will succeed over time. Define your realistic definition of success but stay optimistic. Commit to growing your business every day (traffic, lead generation and list building) and you will look up and have met your goal with due diligence! Best wishes!

1) Focus on your Fun Hobbies / The thing(s) you really Love to do.
2) Get really good at #1
3) Now you don't need "marketing", word-of-mouth has just become your best friend.