What did you start with?

Whatever you do start building a list as soon as you can - I've been in IM for about half a week (not long )and I'm focusing all my efforts to growing a list at the moment

I started with TurboMembership.com and took a course that walked me through the basics. From there it was uphill. But even before that, I read a book written by Bryan Kumar called Success Secrets! that set me on the right path.

I agree with Colin...I started an article writing service three days ago for immediate income. I love to write and I'm learning Internet marketing, so this was a logical first step. It took me three months to take this step, though.

Before that, I was always studying every method I could find, looking for the "magic bullet." There is no magic bullet. What works for one person may not work for another. It depends on what you enjoy doing.

Next month, I am delving into infoproduct creation. I have one solid idea for a very useful Internet marketing product; however, that is not the niche I would like to concentrate on. I have other passions that are quite marketable. I intend for this to eventually fully take over my article writing services, as it has more long-term potential. In the meantime, I will enjoy doing both.

The most important thing is to TAKE ACTION as soon as you discover what you want to do.

As another poster stated, don't spend money until you know what you want to do. Maybe buy one or two low-dollar products to investigate what they're all about, but don't do like I did and by product after product with no purpose. You will experience information overload and never get to the point of taking action.

There is ALWAYS something else that you "need" to learn. Resist that temptation, and learn "just enough." Then start your journey. Again, don't spend significant money until you KNOW where you are heading.

For example, web hosting and a domain name or two may be appropriate expenses, but don't buy five different WSOs that are pulling you in every direction. Stay very focused initially, until you are an expert at what you are doing, and slowly branch out as you discover more related skills that will be very helpful to you in the short term.

If you were to make one purchase, I would recommend a $37 lifetime subscription to the "War Room" on this forum. You will gain free access to a lot of helpful material, much of it being currently sold as WSOs.

You will still need to pick and choose what you study, though...it will certainly be information overload if you don't!

Others on this forum are extremely helpful, so continue asking any questions you have as you narrow your search for where you would like to start.

Ah, one more suggestion. If you are interested in developing a marketable skill for immediate income, visit the "Warriors for Hire" section to see what services are in demand. Think outside the box a bit to come up with a mutation that may be helpful. Also, check out fiverr.com for some ideas. Once you find an idea that you would enjoy and your research leads you to believe you will make enough money for your time, invest 15 or 20 hours to learn that skill.

Hope this helps!
John

I started out with a micro niche website. The topic was pork chop recipes (I have no idea how I got to that..)

Simple wordpress blog with 5 or so recipe posts with pictures, they were really easy to write up because the research was a doddle. I made sure to incorporate the keywords I had extensively re-searched. I whacked adsense on it in some hotspots and began seeing a few bucks here and there after just a couple of weeks.

I had to block a bunch of low CPC ads, mind.

I was hooked after that.

Of course, I then got totally distracted by something else as is the story of my life, I wish I had kept it alive and optimised it a bit more.

Good keyword research pays off!

It doesn't really matter where you start, but choose something that sounds appealing and stick with it (trust me on this). I actually enjoyed writing, so I began with article marketing and that helped me fine tune my copywriting skills (which always have room for improvement). Then next thing I really enjoyed was creating websites, so I plunged head first into learning Wordpress and sorting out what plugins are the most useful, and now I can crank out sites like mad. Just try to stay focused because not staying focused will be one of your biggest time sinks.

I started with a Site Built It skin care website which, although it got good traffic, I didn't have the experience to monetize it profitably. But from there I gradually picked up the skills to do market research, SEO and website building.

My advice would be to pick on a niche that you have some knowledge of, research monetization and then build a website. The next thing you have to do (and this is the most important) is to learn how to do effective SEO so that your site attracts targeted traffic. There's no point in having a website if no-one ever visits it. When you have some income, re-invest a proportion of that into expanding your business into other niches.

You will need to spend a bit of money to get started: courses to learn the skills, webhosting, linkbuilding etc. If you don't have starting capital, sell a few unwanted possessions on eBay and invest the proceeds in your business.

There are plenty of WSOs on this forum that can help you learn the basics.

Good luck!

Sarah

Plenty of people have got off to a good start, that way.

(I'm not quite so sure about calling it an "online magazine", because some people think of an "online magazine" or "electronic magazine" as being an "e-zine", and e-zines are sent by email rather than being on websites).

It seems that you can write in English, but clearly you'll need to have your content checked by someone who is a native English speaker. Maybe a small problem, rather than a big one? At least you're aware of the possibility of that being a problem (which is more than some people are!).

I can't.

Maybe very good - especially if you have a personal story to tell. But be aware that it's a really competitive niche, and you'll need to find non-competitive or at least less competitive approaches to it.

Weight loss is more a "market" than a niche, really: it's too big to be just a "niche".

Yes - can be a very good idea. Depending on your ability to "put good offers in front of highly targeted traffic", however you're going to do that.