Just Lost Job. Want to get into IM. What is the step I need to take?

Build a list and make money that way.

You can market constantly to it and people will begin to trust you and buy more often.

Plus...most affiliate marketing takes multiple messages.

Studies have shown that only 5% of people buy the first time they see your product. It usually takes 4-6 impressions before they buy. Having a list and marketing to it that way means you'll reach WAY more potential customers.

As far as immediate cash...I'd suggest freelancing. Write 2 or 3 articles to sell and some to build a list of subscribers. That way you're making money TODAY and building a future income with the list.

Cheers,

Brad Spencer

I'd suggest helping him pick a single business model and follow it to completion. Many people, myself included, allow the WF to be a distraction and try to go in too many directions at once. Kevin Riley, Tim Gorman and Willie Crawford, among others, provide solid info for beginners, IMHO.

I agree. Find a good business model and see it through to completion without distraction. Your first step should be finding a niche to get into. Do some proper market research before spending any money.

There is a great WSO (free) by side server that shows you how to research for new im business.
I agree that you need to pick a road and stay on track through to success!
Kym
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Hi there,

My advise to your friend, decide on what he want to do. It is good that he want to join IM. IM is the only business that require less investment as far as the money is concern.

Choose the right product for him to start with. That product is the vehicle for him to get what he want. Make a plan. A plan will be his guidance on how he will carry out with his business. He may also need some skill in order for him to implement his plan successfully.

The most important thing that will drive him to his success is his DESIRE to get what he want.

as frank kern says... find out what people want - build a product and sell it to them... in other words: BUILD A LIST!

Losing one's job is a very scary thing. Suddenly, the security you thought was there has been yanked like a rug from under you, and you're now envisioning the classic "wolf at the door" scenario.

Before you do anything, focus yourself. To react emotionally is a sure fire way to crash and burn. Accept the reality that you are TEMPORARILY unemployed. However, that does NOT mean you no longer have a job. Your job, now, is to find another way to create income.

One of the sobering and also enlightening epiphanies I had, was when I lost my job due to downsizing. The truth is: THE ONLY REAL JOB AND FINANCIAL SECURITY YOU HAVE IS THAT WHICH YOU CREATE. It's a very sobering, but also liberating realization.

A great deal of the working population has an employee mindset, and that's perfectly ok. Hopefully, they will always have a 9-5 steady job. However, in this economy, those prospects are not as good as they once were.

For the entrepreneur minded. this is the PERFECT opportunity to take that step and create their own financial independence.

There are many legitimate online opportunities out there. My best advice is to not rush into the first one that has a pretty website or makes the loudest noise. I'm not saying you should discount that potential opportunity, but instead make sure you do your due diligence, and research the field. Make sure you are comfortable with the company's product, training and support network, and their compensation plan. If everything makes sense to you, then take action.

Best of luck to you and see you at the top!

Have your friend google Ed Dale"s 30 DC. It is free and he will learn how to make his first dollar online. In the midst of learning this he will gain the basic skills, needed to be successful online.

I would suggest he either join Wealthy Affiliate or take the Thirty Day Challenge.
I participate in both.
These programs compliment each other perfectly.
Victoria

Join The Wealthy Affiliate University. Thats what I did. The guys who own it make you a promise- for a small monthly fee they will teach you everything you need to know about making money with Internet Marketing. So far they have kept that promise.

Prosperity

David

His first step should be get another job. Honestly, he isn't going to pay the bills his first month. Or second. Or probably even third. And if he does, he's a business miracle.

If he really, desperately wants to make money online from home without having to get another job, tell him to freelance. Article writing, programming, website design, etc. That way he can pay the bills while learning what to do from his clients, and develop his own products and/or affiliate campaigns in his spare time.

Pay the bills first, or your friend is setting himself up for a desperate situation for him and his family.

- Cherilyn

hi

i say definatly start affiliate marketing its the way forward.

but also you need a way to partially fund the project that your about to undertake so i suggest a part time job most definatelly.

-carl

1. believe in yourself
2. learn how to get traffic
3. learn how to build a list
4. learn about website conversion

Personally, I would look into some of the things other people have done on here. Look into the classified ads they do here in the Warrior. Some of them have fantastic ideas about how to get yourself set up as an IM.

That's what I did when I first started...

I suggest to join a webmaster forum like this one and from then on try to absorb all the knowledge that would be pass unto him. He must continue on studying to make money form affiliate marketing.

Warn him not to put too much on his plate. He will constantly be bombarded with "the next big thing", and he may just be desperate enough to try them all. Make sure he picks one and focuses only on that one thing whether it be mlm, affiliate marketing, Adsense, his own product. It's important for people, especially newbies, to stay focused on one venture at a time.

Stay plugged in to people who are successful, like on this forum. Become very coachable and don't try to reinvent the wheel. The fastest way to success is to find someone who has already done it and duplicate what they've done.

Ask your friend first if he has the drive to succeed in Internet Marketing. Make sure that he's not saying it out of desperation but more out of genuine interest.

I suggest that he will find a mentor first to remove the steep learning curve. This will definitely accelerate his growth in IM.

Cheers
Vincent
Personal Development Blogger

I wish i read this post 2 years ago... when i depressed cause i just lost my job because the company bankrupt :< But it's nice post tough.. and i really know how it feel to loose a job :> Anyway... keep the spirit up !!

Agree totally with Tommy Focus.
Check out the 30dc it's where I started and it's got me completely hooked. Tell him to get a part time job and spend the rest of his time in here and doing 30dc he's be on the ball in no time

I lost my job over a year ago, and got so sick of corporate BS interviews that I decided on IM. Plus, IM will only help my wife's Ibusiness, as well.
From Corp VP to IM, and I am happy about it.
David

I got downgraded to a lower paying job and am selling my blood to get buy. I am trying to implement offline strategies like in the cash cow thread...i really wanna keep my blood this month!

I would do a lot of research.
Internet Marketing forums are great resources where one may find out what programs are legitimate and which are not.

I was so sad today.
A very kind man joined Wealthy Affiliate University through me, who had just been taken for some serious money.
I am helping him with all of this.
His story really breaks my heart.
There is so much abundance on this Earth. There is no need to take advantage of others.

Know what I mean? I love this part of the Warrior Forum. Everyone is so wonderful.

Cheers, Victoria

If he has any type of skills in writing then I would definitely suggest that he learn to write sales copy first to get quick income coming in. From there, he should delve deeper into things such as affiliate marketing and such. But, that's a learning curve and takes money to see instant results. Unless, of course, you'd be willing to guide him along the way.

Find your passion! Follow it through. Do a lot of research, especially in keywords. Get a domain name, hosting service. If your friend can write then after setting up his site, write articles, press releases and submit to top directories.

A person who has just lost his job should not go straight to internet business. That can't give him money immediately. Even if he will do internet business, he still need a part time job.

I therefore suggest a part time job and internet business on part time basis also. By the time he establish himself on the net, he can then resign his job.

I wish your friend the best.

Taiwo
perfecthomebuz.blogspot.com

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If you need money because you lost a job.. freelance as a virtual assistant. You can learn from the inside how someone else makes enough money to afford an assistant

I know about this, because I got canned on Nov 17 of 2008!
The Universe's way of telling me it was time to move from hobbyist to business owner.

Affiliate marketing would be the easiest to get started with and see income without much start-up cost. Many free resources on line.

I did it backwards and created a product first before getting into affiliate marketing. Get the income flowing and then focus on what you really want to be involved with. Use the established income stream to fund the "passion" projects.

'nough said,

Cara

I am newbie! I am newbie! I am confused and excited and starting with Nicheblogger.com yeah!

I would say select a business first. IM is more about services than products for somebody starting afresh...and unsafe for desperate...What say people?

Hello, I was wondering if just doing affiliate marketing by doing traffic exchanges and safelists successful? Anyone had any success with this or what other suggestions you have? I am kinda poor when it comes to blogging and I am good with social networking.

job security = boooo
i was canned a while back and i'm slowly learning IM and part of a business that is generating around $100 a month for now.
IM has a huge learning curve for me :S

My advice is to stay away from the eBooks and any other program promising riches or even riches with hard work. He really is going to have to learn how to do keyword research, SEO, look up offers on affiliate networks (Commission Junction, Hydra, Ads4Dough) and THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX on how to promote them. The most important step is just to get started, tell your friend to Google the term, "2008 Treasure Trove thread" and start reading. If he wants to dabble in PPC take Jerry West's CPA Mindcrime (Free) or PPC Classsroom 2.0. Those courses will help him avoid the long learning curve and losing money. He'll probably still lose money in the beginning at CPA, but not as much.

The stuff in EVERY ebook is outdated or very basic, and probably won't work for him. He should not get into IM out of a position of desperation, that is how you get taken advantage of and who the guru's prey on. The most important thing is to dive in and take action, action, action. When you get stuck come to the forums to ask for help. He shouldn't be just be searching the forums for ideas like someone is really going to reveal how they make millions for a mere $97 or even $1997. You just gotta be creative and test, experiment, etc. Don't expect to be spoonfed anything.

P.S. The only tools you need are google external keyword tool, a keyword editor (revenuewire keyword manager), and his brain. Trust me! Don't waste any money until you understand the basics and can make money with just those tools.

P.P.S. Maybe quantcast.com, alexa.com, and MSN AdCenter Labs Tools as well.

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I would say that the only way that you're going to get quick results 1-3 months is by spending some money with a mentor who knows a lot about the strategy that they're using.

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Interview people you join, make sure they come up in the searches in google, and do your research on them before you join.

You will go far if you persevere and believe in yourself.

Good Luck

There is so many different option to go with in Internet Marketing. If you want to start out right from the get go. Then you need to get an Aweber account (or different autoresponder) Build a capture page and give away something for free that has to do with your Niche. Then learn all the different ways to generate traffic to that capture page and start building that list.

Then in the autorsponders provide value to them, offer simple affiliate products that will help them in what ever niche they are in. (ex. if you have a list of soccer lovers, offer an affiliate program that gives different soccer lessons or products from click bank). That's a great way to start.

I didn't build a list for the first 4 months online and Made Negative money. As soon as I started building a list I was able to quit my job and do internet marketing full time. Don't skip this crucial step.

Have a great day!

a lot of advices and motivations here...

maybe can get start with freelancing and offer services like SEO srvs or web design...

Hi,

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Don't get dragged into buying every new offer that comes your way.

They will have to get the mindset right too in order to succeed.

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