How to Make Money Online - the only question you need to keep asking yourself again and again.

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How to Make Money Online - the only question you need to keep asking yourself again and again.

I'm ashamed to say it, but it took me almost a year to learn this one little principle. The trick to mastering the art of making money online ultimately comes down to one question. As you're going about you MMO efforts, keep asking yourself this one simple question:

"Am I currently putting words on the internet?"

Or to put it another way:

"Am I currently engaged in the process of composing a document that will act as a revenue-producing web property?" -- on to which, people will come and, some of which, will perform an action that makes me money.

"Am I currently putting backlinks on a website that links to my own?"

"Am I currently writing an article to get backlinks?"

"Am I currently crafting a PDF document which I will be selling online?"

"Am I currently adding to the number of articles on my megasite?"

"Am I currently launching a new PPC campaign"

"Am I currently launching a new website?"

Contrast the above, with the below tasks -- which (more often than not) do not generate revenue in and of themselves:
  • Keyword research
  • Studying SEO
  • Tweaking your OnPage Optimization without good cause
  • Repeatedly tweaking your web template
  • Trying new Keyword Research tools
  • Changing your web graphics
  • Learning excessive amounts of HTML, PHP, CSS, WordPress, ASP, etc.
  • Reading forums
  • Responding to comments
  • Deleting spam
  • Emailing peers
  • Posting on forums
  • Reading eBooks
  • Emailing other Make Money Online people
  • Watching videos by other Make Money Online people
You need to realize that, for every word you publish on a web property that you own, that single word will earn you a certain number of dollars over the next 10 years of your life.
  • Some words earn a lot.
  • Some words earn a little.
  • Some words earn almost zero.
This is not to say the above tasks are not important. They do indeed have their place. They have the POTENTIAL to make you earn money FASTER.

These tasks might help you pick "Better" words to put on the internet. (e.g. the low competition words.)
These tasks might help you make "More" words faster. (e.g. via article spinning or auto-posting programs)

But it is oh so easy to lose focus on what ultimately actually makes you money online.

You make money online when you put words on the internet.

That's it.

Ok i'm going back to work now...
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  • Profile picture of the author Mike Anthony
    Originally Posted by tony-raymondo View Post

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    You make money online when you put words on the internet.

    That's it.

    Ok i'm going back to work now...
    Although I Understand your point about not being bogged down learning things rather than doing things to make you money I have to disagree with some of the items on your list. If you don't do keyword research you won't make a dime unless you are lucky.

    Studying SEO is just a no brainer. You wouldn't tell any other businessman he or she is not in the process of making money when studying and then responding to his market. The internet isn't some kind of magic. You don't just put up words and make money. You have to know how to place your business where people will see it, have a great product and put in the time to create value and know how to market your product.

    No you shouldn't be always in learn mode. Every day you should have a learn time and a do time - every day - but trying to over simplify everything is as dangerous as trying to make everything overly complicated.

    Keyword research will make you TONS of money - not doing it will make most people the sum total of zero dollars.
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  • Profile picture of the author MusicisMagic
    Right...keyword research is king. No doubt in my mind.
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  • Profile picture of the author dseisner
    How much money did you make from posting this thread?
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  • Profile picture of the author FrankBowman
    Without keyword research, IM is impossible. Learn SEO first, then start working hard.
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