Newbie looking for advice

Focus on list building in a niche that is both popular and your interested in.

Share helpful content with your list and then market related products of your own or other peoples products to your list.

chrisfarrellmembership.com is a great paid membership website that is excellent for people who are just starting out. Things are explained clearly and step by step there.

All the best with your online activities.

Hi!

Build your campaign on creating and connecting. Buy a self hosted Wordpress blog. Network with people from your niche. Make friends; promote their post, comment on their posts, comment on forums like Warrior. Engaging and creating makes all the difference, and will make you stand out from the crowd.

Hi,

1. Locate and uncover a PROFITABLE NICHE that has lots of spending BUYERS
in them all year round, is EVERGREEN and has lots of potential for REPEAT BUYERS
too.

2. Set up a FREE gift that you can offer to these people who are actively looking
for information in your chosen niche.

3. This could be a report, video, MP3 recording etc.

4. Invest in an email autoresponder and add your FREE gift to your first
message in your email message A.R. so that your new leads get their FREE
gift once they join your list.

5. Start looking at where your ideal LEAD or potential future customer hangs
out and start to tell them about YOUR OFFER or SOLUTION and get them
onto an email list through your FREE gift.

Now you can build the K.L.T. link with them...

...KNOW, LIKE & TRUST!

Once this has been accomplished you can begin to recommend paid products
and services that can HELP them achieve their goals, wants, needs & desires.

NOW you MUST keep adding targeted leads and traffic into this funnel every single
DAY!

DON'T STOP!

Before you know it you'll have a massive list that responds to your emails
every single day and your incomes will grow alongside that trend as long as
you have built that relationship with them first.

Evergreen niches will always have a lot of competition, but there's also always a lot of prospects, so don't let that stop you. Newbies often get a whole bunch of training but fail to get their feet wet because they are worried they can't find the right niche, so they stall at the first hurdle. Just go for it! There's no better way to learn than by taking action.

Pick an evergreen niche like weight loss, relationships etc, research some common problems people face in that niche, research the solutions, write a short ebook, set up a squeeze page and offer the ebook free to get their email address and build a list. Then keep sending useful information to that list until you've built a good relationship with them. Then send out an email a week promoting an affiliate offer to your list.

Simple and actionable. Just focus all your efforts on sending traffic to your squeeze page and building your list.

Check out the all-in-one thread for traffic for tips on getting traffic to your squeeze page.

thanks so much for the help guys i kind of want to give affiliate marketing another bash its just the clickbank products are so unprofessional looking.... i don't know if thats what people actually buy! then i could maybe do physical products example... amazon.... im honestly lost! i like computers too if that helps! haha

I agreed with Link building is the first step to make real money. Having own product + build list from buyer build strong buyer list. That's where the gem lies.

Best advice is to continue taking action. There are people making $100,000s with pretty much every method under the affiliate marketing banner. It's just a matter of finding something and sticking to it until you get it working. Try it 100 times before you give up. It's really just relentless action that stops new affiliates from making it.

Some popular currently trending affiliate ideas are,

- promoting CPA offers via FB
- teespring + FB
- mobile advertising
- pay per call via google

Just pick one, read read read, action action action and you'll get there

Good luck!

you guys are so helpful! honestly what a welcome! truly greatful im having a look at that tutorial and thinking about giving affiliate marketing another bash! thank you so much guys and i wish you the best of luck on your endeavors .

Im keeping the post open just incase anyone has some ideas they would like to share

Live the dream! £££

The first 4 things you can do are these:

1. Pick a market; but do a market-research first.

2. Choose what you'll provide to this market; a service, free content, paid content, ebooks, tips, guides, tools, etc. etc.

3. Set-up a list-building system: A squeeze page + auto-responder system + emails, etc. etc. you can search online these things and about how to build a "list-building system".

4. Then drive traffic and market your website/business/service or product or what to call it.

To drive traffic, you can use social media, you can use PPC/PPV, and there are a lot of methods to use. Some methods are outdated, and even will get your site to be blocked by Google. So use them by carefully.

5. Learn more, build your business.

So watch out on do not start reaching out to every new shiny object out there. Pick a program and stick with it! This is what I will suggest to you for any program you decide to move forward with:

1) Listen to 30 mins of successful mindset training to keep you going - u will struggle until you find success
2) Find a mentor that will help you and take you by the hand and show you what you need to do in order to become successful
3) Find a program/ some sort of marketing method that you resonate with in order to pour all the passion and energy you have in your work

Could you PM me what your goals are for your niche. I can probably give you some specific ideas without giving away your niche.

You have received a lot of good advice, I will share a couple too !

1) Build a site that you can capture leads from

2) Seo your website

3) Build a list / sales funnel leading to high end products / and keep selling to that list

4) Decide on your primary way to get traffic to your site

Start blogging. Get a good auto responder like Pure leverage and start creating an email list. (you can PM me if you would like more info on Pure leverage and what they offer).

You can start offering your services in which you're skilled

Try selling wholesale products on eBay. You cab make an easy $300-$500 a month from it.

My advice for any person just getting started (I hate to say "newbie; it sounds so condescending) is to get mentoring. If you're just starting out, you probably have no idea where to turn. When I started, I just bought product after product but had no real direction. I didn't get an focus until I found someone who has been where I want to be and is doing the things I want to do.

I don't want to throw out any names, as different styles fit different people. Just do some research and find someone you feel comfortable with and someone who fits your budget. I could say go into affiliate marketing, but if you don't have the experience, you have no idea where to turn. I could say create your own products, but if you don't know how to do that, you're continuing to flounder.

Just do your due diligence. I'm sure there are those who will disagree, but I can state from experience that once I actually got into a coaching program, I started seeing results. Don't try to go it alone. That's my best advice.

If possible get a coach that will lead you step by step and show you exactly what to do and when to do it. get someone that you can trust.

Get yourself a blogger.

Hi Chris!
Bob and Mike above are spot-on!
All newbies should start off with a mentor!
Unfortunately, a lot of us don't realize this until years down the road, by which time we've spend a lot of time, energy and money trying to make it on our own.
I'm a typical example! I dread to think of how many years I wasted and of how much money I spent, trying on my own, without any success.
A few weeks ago I finally realized that the ONLY way I would succeed was to find a mentor. A mentor won't coach you for free, but whatever you pay will be pennies compared to the shed-loads of cash you'll be making before very long!
And Hector, if you PM me I'll tell you who my mentor is, and a short list of others that I know of.
Keep smiling!

Woohoo! Welcome to the crew.

Spend 2-3 hours daily reading these forums, taking notes on the forums, and putting the notes into action. Treat this gig like college, or better yet, a job, where you show up, study, take notes, learn a new skill, then you see success.

All the best!

Chris,

Two words.

Traffic + Conversion.

Master these and you'll be on your way to make money in online marketing.

I would suggest ebay for a start.
Personally, it's the easiest way to make your first $1.
That's because you don't have to worry about Traffic.
Almost the data on what to sell is available instantly.
The downside is you have to deal with physical products
from the inventory to shipping.

If you want to get into information marketing,
you could start off with Adsense.
At this stage, you got to know how to get traffic
to your sites. Google will handle the conversion for you.

Once you get more experience in both traffic and conversion,
then you could get into more advance stuff like affiliate marketing
or even creating your own products

Hope it helps...

All the best buddy!

If you want to quickly make money online, there are lots of options. You can join PPD sites with CPA, although it'll gain you a few cents to a few dollars per lead. However, if you want to build a business, you can start small by promoting other people's products. You can spend less by investing on a hosting plan (a post from 2freehosting has been posted here, for a free hosting plan) and a domain (search for coupons to get one cheap).

You can blog or build a site around something that you think interests you. Or to be sure that your topic is viable, do an effective niche research on a product and start promoting. It's not easy money so you've just got to be very patient. Build your own brand, be an authority of the niche you're in.

If I'm not wrong, Sniper is an old product that relies on SEO, SEO is much tougher now, a lot harder to make it work..

Can you scale up about your cents income? Maybe you need more traffic or buzz so your system can grow up.

What's your interest and passion? and is it marketable. What are you interested in? Physical or digital product? Do you want an online store? Do you want to sell on amazon, Ebay, etc? Do you want to blog? If your just getting started and not sure of what path to take you may want to start with affiliate marketing. Take some time and do a little research with clickbank.com offerings. Doesn't cost anything. Good Luck!.

Start building a social media presence on Facebook, Twitter and Google+ for the niche you have chosen. Start blogging and writing quality content which will give your readers value.

Clarity is a HUGE part of IM success. I hope this post brings some clarity. It's so simple when you know it -- and darn difficult when you don't! I owe my mentors a world of thanks for bringing this clarity.

IM is actually pretty simple: you can sell only one of two things:

1. Products
2. Services

That's it!

And selling products or services online happens in the same basic way for everyone, no matter what they're selling:

Traffic > Opt-in page > Autoresponder series (or e-zine) > Sales page

That's it! It's just that simple. (We IMers tend to overcomplicate things.)

But no matter what your niche is, or whether you're selling a product or a service, do you know what your business model is?

A business model is the framework or skeleton of your business. Essentially there are three types of online business models:

1. Membership-based model

A membership-based business model allows you to build a community of people (your members) who are as passionate about your subject as you are. Your membership fees can be monthly or annual, but either way, you're building recurring, passive income.

There are a lot of resources and information out there to help you build a membership-based business if you're interested in doing this.

2. Product-based model

Selling products allows you to maximize your time and effort by selling items over and over again. This can be hard goods or it can be information products. Information marketing is it's own business model under the product-based model. Information marketing allows you to take your brain to the bank by creating a product ONCE based on what you know and selling it over and over again.

Affiliate marketing falls under both models. You can choose to market either products or services as an affiliate.

3. Service-based model

Selling services can be great for 1) generating quick cash (as in the case of article writing or video producing) and 2) establishing your expertise and getting testimonials.

However, in the long run, your goal should be to offer services at a PREMIUM. The biggest advantage of IM is LEVERAGE. You're able to leverage your time, money and expertise exponentially online. We all have just 24 hours each day. Time to get ruthless about what you expect for those hours you spend in IM each day. Expect more of yourself and more from your business friends, clients, partners, etc.

What results are you getting for those hours you spend online each day? Ultimately, your services should be at the bottom of your funnel and cost the most since they involve your time and personal attention. (We all have a limited amount of time each day.)

The fun (and confusion) comes in with all of the endless mix-and-match possibilities of the above models. If you're just starting or still struggling to make money, keep it simple:

Pick just ONE!

1. Pick ONE niche. (Something you're interested in and know something about.)

2. Pick ONE target market for your product or service. (Who will buy what you're offering? The more specific you are, the more you narrow it down, the more successful you'll be.)

3. Pick ONE business model.

Now that you're clear about what business you're in, FOCUS! (And stop buying any info not related to your niche and target market, period!)

F -- Follow
O -- One
C -- Course
U -- Until
S -- Successful

And remember: build a list, Build a List, BUILD A LIST!

In IM, it's easy to put the cart before the horse. Take a deep breath, step back and consider what type of business you REALLY want. Don't worry about getting traffic or buying that expensive traffic product until you know 1) what your business model is, 2) what niche you're in and 3) WHO your target market is!

Successful business people will tell you that MARKETING is more than half the effort that's needed for success anyway. So pick a niche, target market and business model. Then spend most of your time and effort marketing it.

If you DON'T have a solid plan or system, THAT'S when it's hard. A good system will shave YEARS (and save you big $$$) off of your learning curve

That's why I recommend investing in at least one good, comprehensive IM course (or mentor who will give you such a system) instead of jumping from one $37 e-book to the next. A lot of people here complain about not being able to make any money. But neither are they willing to invest in their business. (Buying a random bunch of $37 e-books doesn't count.)

The best thing I ever did was invest in a comprehensive IM course aimed at REAL business owners, not just other IM wannabes. Yes it was $1500. (It's no longer available.) But it was truly some of the best A-Z IM info I ever bought. Everything else I've learned (from the $37 e-books) since has simply been plugged into this system.

My two best recommendations for phenomenal IM training programs are Ali Brown's Elevate program (ElevateBizTraining.com) and Jeff Walker's Product Launch Formula (ProductLaunchFormula.com)

Get a solid plan or system and then work the plan!

Hope this helps!

Michelle

Okay xeningti first off congratulations. Why? Because you've only purchased one product. Most people purchase product after product without taking action and they end up in this buying frenzy. It's good that you asked for advice and my suggestion would be to get a mentor that have achieved the results that you wish to emulate - if you can afford it that is.

Hello, I hope you are fine. I want to suggest you about blogging and affiliate marketing. Because i think blogger and affiliate marketer will earn more and more money every month. If you choose blogging then you can earn huge money from here with a great shearing information. And if you choose Affiliate marketing Business then you can earn Ton of money from here. I believe most time affiliate marketing business, Because i have great experience about it and i got great result from affiliate marketing business. So that i will advice you about Affiliate business.

Clarity is a HUGE part of IM success. I hope this post brings some clarity. It's so simple when you know it -- and darn difficult when you don't! I owe my mentors a world of thanks for bringing this clarity.

IM is actually pretty simple: you can sell only one of two things:

1. Products
2. Services

That's it!

And selling products or services online happens in the same basic way for everyone, no matter what they're selling:

Traffic > Opt-in page > Autoresponder series (or e-zine) > Sales page

That's it! It's just that simple. (We IMers tend to overcomplicate things.)

But no matter what your niche is, or whether you're selling a product or a service, do you know what your business model is?

A business model is the framework or skeleton of your business. Essentially there are three types of online business models:

1. Membership-based model

A membership-based business model allows you to build a community of people (your members) who are as passionate about your subject as you are. Your membership fees can be monthly or annual, but either way, you're building recurring, passive income.

There are a lot of resources and information out there to help you build a membership-based business if you're interested in doing this.

2. Product-based model

Selling products allows you to maximize your time and effort by selling items over and over again. This can be hard goods or it can be information products. Information marketing is it's own business model under the product-based model. Information marketing allows you to take your brain to the bank by creating a product ONCE based on what you know and selling it over and over again.

Affiliate marketing falls under both models. You can choose to market either products or services as an affiliate.

3. Service-based model

Selling services can be great for 1) generating quick cash (as in the case of article writing or video producing) and 2) establishing your expertise and getting testimonials.

However, in the long run, your goal should be to offer services at a PREMIUM. The biggest advantage of IM is LEVERAGE. You're able to leverage your time, money and expertise exponentially online. We all have just 24 hours each day. Time to get ruthless about what you expect for those hours you spend in IM each day. Expect more of yourself and more from your business friends, clients, partners, etc.

What results are you getting for those hours you spend online each day? Ultimately, your services should be at the bottom of your funnel and cost the most since they involve your time and personal attention. (We all have a limited amount of time each day.)

The fun (and confusion) comes in with all of the endless mix-and-match possibilities of the above models. If you're just starting or still struggling to make money, keep it simple:

Pick just ONE!

1. Pick ONE niche. (Something you're interested in and know something about.)

2. Pick ONE target market for your product or service. (Who will buy what you're offering? The more specific you are, the more you narrow it down, the more successful you'll be.)

3. Pick ONE business model.

Now that you're clear about what business you're in, FOCUS! (And stop buying any info not related to your niche and target market, period!)

F -- Follow
O -- One
C -- Course
U -- Until
S -- Successful

And remember: build a list, Build a List, BUILD A LIST!

In IM, it's easy to put the cart before the horse. Take a deep breath, step back and consider what type of business you REALLY want. Don't worry about getting traffic or buying that expensive traffic product until you know 1) what your business model is, 2) what niche you're in and 3) WHO your target market is!

Successful business people will tell you that MARKETING is more than half the effort that's needed for success anyway. So pick a niche, target market and business model. Then spend most of your time and effort marketing it.

If you DON'T have a solid plan or system, THAT'S when it's hard. A good system will shave YEARS (and save you big $$$) off of your learning curve

That's why I recommend investing in at least one good, comprehensive IM course (or mentor who will give you such a system) instead of jumping from one $37 e-book to the next. A lot of people here complain about not being able to make any money. But neither are they willing to invest in their business. (Buying a random bunch of $37 e-books doesn't count.)

The best thing I ever did was invest in a comprehensive IM course aimed at REAL business owners, not just other IM wannabes. Yes it was $1500. (It's no longer available.) But it was truly some of the best A-Z IM info I ever bought. Everything else I've learned (from the $37 e-books) since has simply been plugged into this system.

My two best recommendations for phenomenal IM training programs are Ali Brown's Elevate program (ElevateBizTraining.com) and Jeff Walker's Product Launch Formula (ProductLaunchFormula.com)

Get a solid plan or system and then work the plan!

Hope this helps!

Michelle

One thing that you said struck me. You said that you are not impressed with the current click bank products in the music niche. Why not create one yourself? If you give better value than what is currently out there, you can dominate.

Creating an ebook is easy.
Getting a cover made can be outsourced cheaply.
The majority of what it would cost would be to hire a good copywriter.

You can then go to website owners that are in the music niche and offer them a nice commission to talk about and promote your product on their sites and to their lists.

I agree that productlaunchformula.com is a good place to start for training in this area.

Also feel free to PM me if you need some guidance. Creating products is one of my passions. I would be happy to offer some guidance, if you like.

Pick a niche, build a list and monetize that list.

What you want to do first thing after you chosen a niche is to create your own product. Now a lot of people don't agree with me about making your own product but think about it promoting something you have made helps you to build authority because you are promoting your name.

When it is done you want to create a website to sell it on and a way to capture emails and start building your list.

PM me if you want help to get started.

If you are getting started you want to be building a list, the basic system works like this ( traffic - landing page - thankyou page - CPA offer ( optional )

Focus on one technique and get some results ( document your results with video or screen shots ) then you want to create a product to teach others how you did it.

This will build you a buyers list and you continue to grow and learn

I highly advise you get a mentor, this will save you time and money in the long run

My advice to you is to start on List building on any niche you are comfortable with. Do this together with any other business model you like.