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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 12th August 2015, 12:25 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 519
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: Anyone want to help a new newbie marketer ?

I've seen these types of posts before...but usually the response is a bunch of "why on earth should someone teach you for free?" angry posts.

So before that happens, let me just suggest: HOW do...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th August 2015, 11:02 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 535
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: $5k splurge - Likes or Emails?

Emails, without a question. Likes mean nothing besides showing how popular you are, and maybe lowering the cost of future paid ads when you target them. Besides, if you want to make money off your...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th August 2015, 11:00 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 831
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: What do you look for and need from PLR?

After I buy PLR from someone, if I find it less than stellar I will never buy from them again, no matter how big of a launch they make or how many affiliates are promoting it.

-I appreciate...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th August 2015, 11:33 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 2,273
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: How to Make Your First $1 Online?

I think the poster you quoted is saying that after investing in all those things, one would need to make more than just one dollar.

To answer his/her question: this thread is not about investing...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th August 2015, 09:28 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 592
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: Product creation: The Do's and don'ts

You would greatly benefit from Gumroad's Small Product Lab. It's a 10-day intensive training. Every morning you receive an email with instructions. There's a very active FB group for the pple in the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th August 2015, 05:13 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 2,985
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: Prove me wrong please because I am close to live on the street :(

First off I want to say that I really feel sorry for you. It's usually when you reach rock bottom that things start looking up.

Many people do have a rags-to-riches story, but also, the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th August 2015, 09:45 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,641
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: PayPal Buyers Beware! - Don't Get Screwed Over Like I Did

Thanks, Scott, for letting us know about this hidden clause.

I feel really sorry for you.

Just a random thought: if PayPal has social media accounts, you can raise a stink there. Similar to...
Forum: Social Media 3rd August 2015, 08:25 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 821
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: is $300 enough for FB ads?

As everyone else said, it's definitely enough - BUT you must make sure you know what you're doing so you don't lose it all.
You can start with a campaign for as little as $5-$10, and if it's...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 2nd August 2015, 09:57 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 676
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: Question about product creation affiliate marketing

I'm not sure if it really matters which comes first. Plenty of people start out building a list and only promoting affiliate offers, and have no product of their own.

Having your own product will...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 2nd August 2015, 02:45 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 2,273
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: How to Make Your First $1 Online?

You don't need any major writing skills. Only 6th grade English. Yes, correct grammar and spelling (Grammarly can help with that).

Your other suggestion might be too complex for someone who wants...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 2nd August 2015, 02:43 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 2,273
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: How to Make Your First $1 Online?

Assuming you went to the right website (iwriter.com), they are very vigilant about blocking people from IP addresses that were flagged as spam.

You can try using the Tor browser to get around...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 2nd August 2015, 01:30 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,035
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: Coaching IM Entrepreneurs for Free: Need your input

Free is the new expensive.

No one attributes any real value to things they got for free, or very cheap.

If you want to be taken seriously, you have to stop saying "free."

Oh, it's can be...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 2nd August 2015, 01:19 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 2,273
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: How to Make Your First $1 Online?

If someone wants to make their first dollar, they should sign up to iWriter and write articles for people there.

With fiverr (or any other micro job site) you're not guaranteed to get any...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 1st August 2015, 09:05 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 708
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: paypall button

I really like using Easy Digital Downloads - it's a free WP plugin that allows you to sell digital stuff from your WP site. It integrates with various types of payment processors. You might want to...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 27th July 2015, 01:33 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 607
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: Alternate name for make money online affiliate program?

If I understand your question correctly, you should check out clickbank or JVZoo.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd July 2015, 07:15 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,434
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: Do Women Have The Edge Over Men?

LOL



Seems that someone very popular here for years has been masquerading as a woman. How they discovered that I'm still dying to know. I was MIA for a few weeks when it happened, and when I...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 12th July 2015, 09:40 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,389
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: From one Newbie to another...

That's right. A mentor will cost a few thousand dollars, and you'd better not hire one til you really know what you want out of that mentor.

More reasonable would be a bona fide training program,...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th July 2015, 11:18 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,181
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: Is there a guide for making a niche blog?

Video 1 - Starting With Why | Become A Blogger (http://www.becomeablogger.com/members/start-blogging/why/) (free). I don't remember how detailed he gets, but you can check it out yourself.

Someone...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th July 2015, 11:09 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,305
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: Make Money_No or Little Investment

Offering a service is usually the fastest, most reliable, no-cost way to make money.

If you have any skill that someone else doesn't have, I bet you can get them to pay you to do it for them.
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th July 2015, 07:36 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 522
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: Which would you pursue between these options? (And why)

1 & 2 can offer you passive income once it's set up and running. Less hands-on. On the other hand - might be hard to make money and people to find you amid all the noise online.

3 - tied down to...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th July 2015, 06:50 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 578
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: How many of these are rip-offs?

Good for you for being on the alert!

Re: I've Tried That - I remember seeing it years ago. I think it's a guy who tries to uncover scams. Something like that. He was heavily promoting The Wealthy...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th July 2015, 10:00 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 592
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: Finding my place in the IM niche?

I know this isn't the most brilliant and creative idea, but can't you start by teaching people exactly how you've been successful in the other niches? If you've made money in it, you can teach others...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th July 2015, 12:26 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 784
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: Finding myself spending hours just surfing ... NOTHING help me maybe ?

Yes. It's ok that you've been browsing for so long...now it's time to get started!

Do you have any idea in what area you'd like to be headed? There are so many different ways to get started...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 2nd July 2015, 08:50 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 779
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: Ways to promote a blog site

Have you tried reddit, tumblr, blog commenting?
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 1st July 2015, 10:18 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,119
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: Newbie from NY

Just wanted to wave and say hi - I'm also from NY! (Now living across the river in NJ.)

Sorry you aren't well - but glad that you're recovering!

As far as using your skills to start an online...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 29th June 2015, 10:26 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 456
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: How i Can find Best niche for my website

1) What niche do you personally have an interest/passion for?

2) Does anyone else have an interest in it as well (is there a market with a need)?

Whichever niche meets both criteria, is where...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th June 2015, 10:47 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 496
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: If you could go back and give yourself advice back when you were first starting, what would it b

Don't waste time and money on "things" (technique, software, random launches).

Cut to the chase and invest in a course or mentor to start from the ground up.

Works out cheaper that way too :)
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th June 2015, 10:28 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,083
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: I have a problem. I want to take action but i feel that i still don't know much!

Just know that your fear is the only thing holding you back :).

Jump over it - and amazing things start to happen.

Most people have great ideas but can't get past the fear.

Or they think...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th June 2015, 12:17 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,058
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: Is Creating My Own Product The Only Way To Be Successful Online ?

Sorry to hear about your experience with losing it all :(

Good for you that you're looking to pick up and start all over again.

And you're absolutely right that having your own product and/or...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 14th May 2015, 08:53 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 929
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: Ad Ideas for Parenting Blog?

Have you checked out iWriter? I know people who write for iWriter - you might have some luck on there finding people to write for you.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 21st January 2015, 09:02 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 580
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: PLR articles with ratings?

You can check out Tiffany Lambert's plrminimart.com. She writes her stuff herself and is pretty popular.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th January 2015, 04:06 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 423
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: Free Ways to Grow Your List

Leaving your link to your squeeze page in forum signatures is one of the few that I have found success with, among others.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th January 2015, 03:21 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 933
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: Can I make ten times more money if I cry??

You mean people will give you money out of compassion for your misery? Somehow, I think not.
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 18th January 2015, 03:01 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 863
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: Who are your Favorite Product Creators?

What price range are you looking into?
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 14th January 2015, 07:59 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 6,330
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: List Building or Product Creation?

Some thoughts, though I'm not sure if anyone mentioned any of them yet:

1) Building your list on your own and getting that many subscribers is excellent!! Did you do it with free or with paid...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 14th January 2015, 12:41 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 754
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: Is there a way to give "extras" if someone purchases through your affiliate link?

If your'e talking about digital products, you can upload your bonuses directly to JVZoo, so whoever purchases through your link will see your bonus link directly on their download page in JVZoo.
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd July 2014, 05:49 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,218
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: Need help to start really earning right TODAY

I really feel bad for you. If your current job is not working out, then find another.

What are you good at doing?

What do you enjoy doing?

What can you do that someone is willing to pay you...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd July 2014, 05:45 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 798
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: 10:00 am - already have 5 emails from one affiliate - excessive?

Why would you do that? Sometimes it really pays to get onto some lists that have value to offer.

If a list is proving to be of no value, that's what the unsubscribe button is for.

I prefer to...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd July 2014, 11:00 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 689
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: Any tips on how to create Scarcity for an info product?

You don't have to threaten to close it down for good - but you can have a special launch price, after which (a week or so) it jumps much higher.

Those types of scarcity generate a lot of sales on...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 21st July 2014, 08:14 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,077
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: Did Google Panda kill the PLR market?

A few options:

1) Pull paragraphs at a time out of the article and quote it, adding your own .02 before and after, exactly as a curated post would look.

2) Change some of the wording (this...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th July 2014, 10:27 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,456
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: Struggling as a newbie, having information overload. Spent money on WSOs. Haven't made a dime. H

Have you tried reaching out to the product creators for help?

I know, not many people care about the customer after they've purchased the product, but some do.

I agree - information overload...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 20th February 2014, 08:56 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 828
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: What if almost no one likes my product?

Other people have given you great encouraging advice.

I'm just going to add (and state the obvious) that you should make sure that the product name and sales page are really awesome. Even if the...
Forum: Copywriting 20th February 2014, 08:37 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 852
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: looking for tips for my crappy blog

Correct grammar and punctuation would make you come across as more authentic and professional.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 20th February 2014, 08:31 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,078
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: Craigslist and Affiliation

Was gonna say the same.

What made you post on Craigslist in the first place? Why were you looking to grow your list?
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 13th February 2014, 09:37 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 1,475
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: Was Just About To Launch My First WSO When Something Froze Me...

I'm gonna skip over all the bickering about stats and WSOs, and just pipe in to say that I will not promote weight loss pills if I don't believe in them. If I would've found success with them, then...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 9th February 2014, 10:43 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 685
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: Starting from square 1-Making a Career Online

Love that line!

I know just how you feel; you seem to be pretty level-headed even though you may be a bit lost!

My aimless swimming and lurking in the IM ocean of info finally ended when I...
Forum: Social Media 9th February 2014, 10:13 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 30,477
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: How can I make money from my facebook page

Amy Porterfield has some great free videos on how to build a list with facebook. She uses FB ads, though, but she teaches how to target them and exactly what to say and what to do (i.e. have a...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 1st February 2014, 08:19 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 428
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: How much would you pay for the whole shabang? research question

Is the profit that will be "rolling in" enough to justify the price?

Another point: depending on what type of person would buy it, you may want to include training on how to keep it going well and...
Forum: Email Marketing 15th January 2014, 10:46 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,176
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: Email Autoresponder Outsourcing Anyone?

Not giving any opinions here, but I just want to say that to establish a successful relationship with your list you have to be yourself. Share your stories, thoughts, etc.

As you yourself said,...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th January 2014, 06:34 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 714
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: Need advice - Stucked with my infoproduct

A suggestion: try to learn from the proofreader's comments/corrections and see which mistakes you keep making so you don't make the same ones.

After a while you can get the hang of it, slowly but...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th January 2014, 01:08 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 866
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: Help with monetizing diet/weight loss niche list

True points! Wonder why the OP or the "guru" didn't think of that...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 13th January 2014, 06:21 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 622
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: The true formula to making money

Exactly.

Just having a product in a demanding market isn't going to help if you don't have a way to get that product to see the light of day, and subsequently, purchased.
Forum: Off Topic Forum 12th January 2014, 01:31 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 4,893
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: Finally, i've hit 5k per month!!

Wow, congrats!!

Thanks for posting such a motivating post.

Pretty soon you can market yourself as a coach and teach others all that you know!
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th January 2014, 12:22 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 517
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: What troubled you most when starting out as a blogger?

Same here! Took me awhile to feel comfortable enough to get my picture up.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th January 2014, 06:20 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,092
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: Need free images

Flickr.com
StockFreeImages.com
xsc.hu (stock.xchng)
MorgueFile.com
visual.ly (for infographics)
commons.wikimedia.org

Be sure to check if there are any restrictions, and if any attribution...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th January 2014, 06:06 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 714
Posted By Riki Stein
Re: Need advice - Stucked with my infoproduct

Why on earth are you guys laughing? The OP seems to be a genuine person who really has a legitimate question.

I thought we were all adults here...

Sorry, I just had to come on here and say...
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