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Where to begin??

by PaSteel
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Hey all.

Im a total noob when it comes to this internet marketing stuff but I have been wanting to do it for over a year now. My background is healthcare and although it pays the bills (barely) it is far from a passion. As far as internet marketing, I have a few domain names, although none are really being actively used. I've run a few Facebook Ad and Linked in Ad campaigns for some clickbank stuff and committed about $100 to each product. I had thought it would do really well however none of them sold a thing. After reading ICUNs facebook fan page offline domination I am inspired to follow through with his business model especially because I have a lot of good local business contacts but I dont have the $800+ to shell out for dreamweaver or photoshop.
I guess my question to the veteran warriors is... where would you start if you were me - a guy with no html/web skills but a significantly better understanding of it than the average business owner I deal with offline, a desire to learn affiliate marketing but no idea where to begin or how to even start building this coveted list and basically a guy whose already committed a **** ton of money and years to college for a career that is unfulfilling and looking to do online type work?

Thanks in advance

Cheers to all
#affiliate #begin #facebook #starter #wordpress
  • Profile picture of the author MikeTucker
    1. Read the All-in-One threads and choose a method.
    2. Join the War Room and learn everything you can about the method.
    3. Put in the dedicated, focused, organized work.

    4. Enjoy the money.
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    • Profile picture of the author MattSanti
      Originally Posted by MikeTucker View Post

      1. Read the All-in-One threads and choose a method.
      2. Join the War Room and learn everything you can about the method.
      3. Put in the dedicated, focused, organized work.

      4. Enjoy the money.
      Mike said it best. Pick one method and then stick with it.

      Now it's okay to test...test a couple of different ideas and then see what sticks and works well for you. But I do advise against trying out every method just because it looks cool.
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      • Profile picture of the author WikiWarrior
        I would start with the "offline" marketing if you're comfortable with that. You'll see a much quicker return than purely online marketing and the money you make can then be invested into trying other things like affiliate marketing, info products, CPA, whatever you have a passion for and are good at. That's the fastest route to making an income without the risk of burning out if it takes you slightly longer than expected to start seeing results online.
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    • Profile picture of the author celente
      Originally Posted by MikeTucker View Post

      1. Read the All-in-One threads and choose a method.
      2. Join the War Room and learn everything you can about the method.
      3. Put in the dedicated, focused, organized work.

      4. Enjoy the money.
      yes the membeship section on there is a must read. Instead of getting a person pay you once and then going, get them coming back again and again. Doesnt get much better than that.
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  • Profile picture of the author Tonylee93
    Start small and work your way up!

    Stay focused as well. You want to pick one item of internet marketing and just learn learn learn and than just do do do! Until you start making some money from it! There`s article marketing, Email marketing, Affiliate programs, and more! Just JUMP IN!
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  • Profile picture of the author fitzrobbi
    Internet marketing now vastly spread thanks to social media . we can use social for a great effect in internet marketing. Just try spread your stuff like an virus (viral marketing) and surely u'll get result
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  • Profile picture of the author YasirYar
    You should not start off with so many products. Launching even one product is a full time endeavor when you are a newbie. Social media is an awesome tool to use but you should optimize your website by creating good backlinks for it too.

    There is a lot to learn and do before you start earning money, and this forum is a great place to do it. Read through many topics and you will gain a lot of knowledge.
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  • Profile picture of the author Eyecat Cher
    Originally Posted by PaSteel View Post

    Hey all.

    Im a total noob when it comes to this internet marketing stuff but I have been wanting to do it for over a year now. My background is healthcare and although it pays the bills (barely) it is far from a passion. As far as internet marketing, I have a few domain names, although none are really being actively used. I've run a few Facebook Ad and Linked in Ad campaigns for some clickbank stuff and committed about $100 to each product. I had thought it would do really well however none of them sold a thing. After reading ICUNs facebook fan page offline domination I am inspired to follow through with his business model especially because I have a lot of good local business contacts but I dont have the $800+ to shell out for dreamweaver or photoshop.
    I guess my question to the veteran warriors is... where would you start if you were me - a guy with no html/web skills but a significantly better understanding of it than the average business owner I deal with offline, a desire to learn affiliate marketing but no idea where to begin or how to even start building this coveted list and basically a guy whose already committed a **** ton of money and years to college for a career that is unfulfilling and looking to do online type work?

    Thanks in advance

    Cheers to all
    The very best first step to do is to research research research...
    and then observe all the possible ways to make your internet marketing more fruitful. by just researching and reading some stuffs over there you'll learn more!
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  • Profile picture of the author centerforkaziboralimited
    Start with single product launch by which you will learn more in Internet marketing. You also have to do more research on Internet marketing and join the War room for much more information. Important of all is to be creative, dedicated and to stay focused. Be patient because you may not realize much money at the beginning.
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  • Profile picture of the author owenlee
    Hi,

    You can start by blogging and giving tips base on your knowledge in your niche. After building up the readership, you can promote products that are in the healthcare niche.

    Hope this helps.
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  • Profile picture of the author officer_iron
    As far as your problem with not having photoshop and dreamweaver, there's almost always a free option to expensive programs. Such as GIMP is a free program that can be used in place of Photoshop. You can also consider outsourcing your web design if that's something you cannot do on your own.

    Don't let these roadblocks stop you. There's always a way around them.
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  • Profile picture of the author treka
    I think I would agree with WikiWarrior. Try offline. You mention you have a lot of local businesses to contact. Start talking to them and trying to solve a problem for them. Don't be over salesy - if they see you are trying to help them you have a better chance of closing them. As also mentioned there are free or cheap alternatives to photoshop. Whatever you do pick stick with it.
    Good Luck
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    • Profile picture of the author celente
      Originally Posted by treka View Post

      I think I would agree with WikiWarrior. Try offline. You mention you have a lot of local businesses to contact. Start talking to them and trying to solve a problem for them. Don't be over salesy - if they see you are trying to help them you have a better chance of closing them. As also mentioned there are free or cheap alternatives to photoshop. Whatever you do pick stick with it.
      Good Luck
      yes lots of good info for the offline stuff in here. We are going more offline in 2012 but I have not found any better advice than right here with WF.
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  • Profile picture of the author MatthewNeer
    Well first off, there is virtually a free version of everything out there.

    Check out http://kompzer.net for HTML editor
    Check out GIMP - The GNU Image Manipulation Program for image editing
    Also, a new one I recently found out about for images: Photo editor online - Pixlr.com edit image

    As for affiliate marketing, I would recommend finding some high quality PLR and giving it away in exchange for an opt in, or email address.

    You'll need 3 tools:

    • Domain name and hosting (use http://LiveCodes.BlogSpot.com for coupons)
    • Squeeze Page Templates (can probably find for free, I recommend hot video squeeze templates)
    • Autoresponder (GetResponse lets you have first 500 for free)

    Once you have your stuff built, you can just write article reviews on like Ezine Articles for all the clickbank products in the e-business and e-marketing category until you build a big list and make some solid commissions.

    Thats how I started
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  • Profile picture of the author lauchlan
    I like the suggestion about coaching.

    Also I'd say:

    * pick a niche. The more you can get to know a specific group of people and what they need, the better you can serve them. And that means you can offer more successful and also higher priced products and services.
    * create a vision. Work out where you want to go for your business in 3/6/12 months and 2/5/10 years time. The better you know where you want to go, the more focused you can be.
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  • Profile picture of the author Ken Somerville
    In all that has been said I will agree that you need a knowledge base to start. Everyone on the net that is seeing success has learned the right ways to market. As a newbie I would recommend that you look at the free course on marketing below.

    It will give you the foundations that you need to understand. Knowledge is where you need to start and once you understand the basics then you can market any product or service that you want.

    Also this forum is a great place to learn.

    Ken

    Send me a PM Private Message if you like and we can talk about what your goals are and figure out what direction you need go.
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