When did internet marketing "click" for you?

ConnerHogan

11 years ago

It looks like it hasn't clicked for anyone.

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shawnlebrun

11 years ago

When I realized that making money online was the same as making money anywhere.

It all starts with a sale. And a sale happens when you provide value to another person.

So, instead of trying to make money, I started trying to add more value to people's lives.

I started giving away more content, advice, and anything else I felt would help someone else FIRST... before I made a dime in return.

That's when it all clicked for me, and that was about 12 years ago. Since that time, I've never gone under six figures a year income-wise.

Before that "ah ha" moment, I was making $100 a month, if that.

I was lucky in that I was a voracious reader, and read a quote by T. Harv Eker that said...

"Those who make the most money provide the most value".

A few days later, i noticed another quote that said "He who profits most, serves best."

Well, I really started thinking about it and realized that for the first year online, my focus was on making money... and NOT helping people.

When I turned it around, and put my focus on helping as many others as possible... things will naturally start to happen for you.

1. you'll start to focus your marketing on the other person... and showing them how you can help them solve problems.

2. in order to help more people, you'll realize that you need all the traffic you can buy that returns a positive ROI

3. you'll realize that helping people continuously is the key to making money. That means upsells, backends, repeat sales... when you can continue to add value, people will continue to buy.

I promise, if you're focused on making money... you're looking through the wrong end of the telescope.

Turn it around and start to think of as many ways as you can to help others, and to add value to as many people as possible.

Create your "platform" that helps you do this... and your money-making worries will be over, I can tell you from experience.

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ReapingGrim 11 years ago

Originally Posted by shawnlebrun

When I realized that making money online was the same as making money anywhere.

^ This
People think IM requires some magic formula, and that isn't always the case. How would you make money offline? With common sense and knowing your target audience.
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JSProjects

11 years ago

Pretty simple, really. Once I stuck to a single plan and saw it through. Far too many people have "method ADD" and simply jump from idea to idea. Sit down, come up with a solid plan, and put it into action. If you're seeing results, even if they're fairly small, think of what you can do to increase them. Turn that first dollar into ten, then twenty, then 50, etc.

And don't jump to the next idea unless you are willing to invest real time into it.

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Mogly

11 years ago

Originally Posted by JSProjects

Pretty simple, really. Once I stuck to a single plan and saw it through. Far too many people have "method ADD" and simply jump from idea to idea. Sit down, come up with a solid plan, and put it into action. If you're seeing results, even if they're fairly small, think of what you can do to increase them. Turn that first dollar into ten, then twenty, then 50, etc.

And don't jump to the next idea unless you are willing to invest real time into it.

Yes this was really my main problem for the first couple years -- was always jumping from idea to idea... its really unhealthy for your business growth.

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