You will never succeed if you sit there and just think about it.
Thinking about it takes way too much time and time is money.
Bottom line = If you do nothing you get nothing.
You could waste your time and money by buying someone else’s gets-rich-quick system or their secret software that magically pours out large streams of cash or you could do something that actually works.
You may have heard that money is on the list.
This is absolutely TRUE.
Building a list is like building relations in the marketplace.
Without a list, you’ll have no one to promote your product to and let me tell you this I’m going to be quite frank here, people are not going to visit your website or knock on your door looking to buy what you are selling.
You have to be able to drive people towards your promotion.
You can promote on social media without expense but it will take a lot of time maybe years to identify yourself or your products or services in the huge market of the internet.
Now you could pay for traffic and that is very effective and it works but at the end of the day, your payout amounts to what you made. You are no further ahead.
Google ads cost you money. Facebook ads cost you money. Traffic to your website costs you money.
It’s true though you must spend to be able to make money online.
There are a few things you can do to make it work to your advantage.
Nothing is FREE, but it also doesn’t have to cost you a lot of money either.
This is where having a list to that you can send your promotions is a huge advantage for you.
Yes it will cost you some money to build your list at first and it does cost to mail out your promotions, but the cost is minimal compared to paid traffic.
If you have a website and you are not paying for traffic nor have a list to send to your site, then you are just floating in cyberspace. It’s like being in exile.
Getting your site ranked to page one in any search engine takes a long time and a lot of money.
There is so much competition out there and the ones ranking high in the search engines have paid to be there.
Not to mention they have been there for a long time and have the money to be there.
Starting an online business takes work and dedication. A desire to succeed, motivation and most of all the time you put into it.
It’s like applying for a job and everyone knows you must start from the ground level, entry levels, sort of speak about your achievements.
So at this point, you must be wondering, how am I going to be able to earn money online?
It’s simple, start from the ground level.
You might have heard that if the foundation is strong you can build a huge building on it.
1st step: Find a niche.
This is something you’d like to promote.
Pick something that has a high conversion rate or something that is a big seller online.
This is very important.
Big items online right now are of course make money online solutions, marketing, and email marketing.
Health and fitness products and services are also very big right now.
Amazon stores are also very popular, Diet and weight loss, and work at home.
All are very popular right now and will be for a very long time to come.
Here are some resources to find these niches and to become an affiliate to earn commissions.
Clickbank.com, Amazon.com, Commission junction.com, Jvzoosignup.com
These are a few to get you started and they are all free to join and are known to pay.
They all have a walk on how to get started which will be very helpful.
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2nd Step: Domain and Hosting.
This step is optional when promoting an affiliate offer to your list but it is better to send people to your own site to promote offers because this gives you credibility and a sense of professionalism.
Not to mention that if you’d like to produce your own product down the line you already have a site in place that will begin to start ranking in the search engines.
Why is this important?
If you start driving people to your affiliate offers via your website, Google analytic counts how many times your site gets visitors, how much the retention on your site, and how many repeat visitors are coming on your site and starts to rank you higher in the search engines
This is just good business and will be very beneficial to you further down the road as your business starts to grow.
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3rd step: Build your list.
The money is on the list.
There are a few companies out there that can do this for you.
I suggest Getresponse since they deliver results quickly.
You could do this yourself but it takes a lot of work and research not to mention a lot of time.
Leave it to the professionals they know what they are doing and can provide results a lot quicker for you.
It does cost a membership fee but let me tell you it’s well worth the cost in the beginning.
Once you have a little experience in how all these work and you have the time you can begin to develop a larger list on your own.
4th Step: Auto-Responders.
An auto-responder is your mailman, rain or shine he or she delivers.
This is just as important to your online business as your list is.
They work together side by side to make sure you are achieving your goals and expectations.
Together they are driving traffic to your website your offer or promotion.
Here again, I have my own preference because I trust they will provide my viewers with the best service out there.
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5th Step: Email Marketing.
It is and always has been the best way to advertise any product or service.
It has been around since the beginning and will remain until the end.
It’s more cost-effective than paid traffic hands down.
Paying for advertising works and gets the word out, but when you are just starting out who has the money for that? At least I was short of money when I started.
If you are rich or have an extra couple of grand sitting in your pocket for advertising…great.
If you are just starting out with a shoestring budget this is the most effective way and will be for a very long time to come.
Even when you become successful.
So after you complete these steps mentioned above and you see your list growing, you’ll be able to start promoting your offers.
The bigger the list the bigger your audience, the more traffic you drive to your site the more money you can make.
Then you can go into places like Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter and advertise products for affiliate commissions.
Join forums and promote your offers, create videos and post them on youtube to promote your offers.
The possibilities are endless once you get started.
Do your research, watch what others are putting out there, keep on track and find out what’s hot and what’s not and you will become successful at making money online.
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6th Step: Article Marketing
Article marketing is an excellent (and free!) marketing strategy, and for many of us end up being our primary strength behind generating consistent traffic to our landing pages or our websites.
Article marketing, it’s all about offering high-quality, relevant content that targets your market and propels them into exploring your resource box and visiting your website to find out more about you.
Article marketing is extremely easy to set up, and even if you are not a skilled writer, you can easily outsource article creation to affordable, high-quality writers.
Fiverr.com is an affordable and reliable source for this.
Even if your budget is very small, there is no reason why you can’t compile a small package of articles, spanning from 300-500 words in length that are highly targeted and relevant to the topic on your squeeze page.
Start out by submitting 3-5 articles every week, and before you know it, your article campaign will generate consistent traffic to your squeeze pages.
As you continue to expand on the number of articles in circulation, you will be able to generate more traffic often.
Just make sure that the articles you do submit into article directories are exceptionally well written and targeted.
After all, these articles represent you and your brand, and you want your readers to be impressed with the quality as they are likely going to explore your other products on the information found within your article content.
Pay attention when constructing your author’s resource box (Being attached to each article you are submitting).
This resource box is the only place in which you can add external links and you want to include a call to action that motivates your reader into clicking on your link and visiting your landing page.
You also want to use anchor text if possible, so that not only are you able to generate traffic from article directories, but you can also rank for specific keywords relevant to your niche within the search engines.
Here are a few top article directories to get you started:
EzineArticles.com, Article factory...
FINAL THOUGHT
Where is a will there is a way, it is up to you and your mindset to take a decision to start now or wait and watch till the opportunities are exhausted?
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