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How To Choose Your Internet Marketing Niche

July 2, 2009 // Posted in Blog, internet marketing niche (Tags: , , , ) |  No Comments

Are you wondering what internet marketing niche would be most profitable and rewarding for you?  There may be a few options that you may be considering and would enjoy.  There are certain niches that are more profitable than others.  Here are some ways to determine what would be a good niche for you.

Your internet marketing niche is your area of expertise as an internet marketer.  It is good to specialize in one area so that you will eventually have a following of people in that niche.  When you specialize in a certain niche you will be dedicating your marketing efforts towards this niche.  You will write articles, create websites, and place ads related to your chosen subject. If you are involved with 20 different niches, chances are you will not create a following in any of them.

There are many ways to find what the profitable niches are.  You can find keywords and track them in google to see what the number of searches for these keywords are in the different niches.  If a keyword like “dog training” brings back very high traffic results, you can assume that the “dog” niche is probably a niche that gets a lot of traffic and is therefore a profitable niche.

Also, if you visit a magazine stand, hot niches usually have magazines relating to these subjects.  If there are magazines dedicated to a niche, you know this is a profitable niche.  This means that people buy this magazine because there is a wide interest in this niche.

The Internet Marketing publisher niche is very big.  This is the internet marketing niche in itself, where people write about and sell products relating to internet marketing information.  Many people want to learn and get educated in this niche, and create educational and other products that help their customers in this field.

This is the niche that I have chosen, so this article is an example of content in the internet marketing niche.  I buy and sell products that relate exclusively to internet marketing and how to make money online.  I chose this niche because I like it and love learning about internet marketing. It is very rewarding because there is so much to learn and so much room to grow.

If you are interested in the internet marketing publisher niche, you need to be a warrior.  Your mindset will make you or break you.  If you are determined to make this your business, you have to understand that it is not for the lazy.  There is work to be done and lessons to learn.  But it can be a lot of fun if you like it.

I enjoy creating products, making squeeze pages, putting products online, selling products to my subscribers.  I love my list and like to make them great offers to help them also succeed.  So, it is really important to enjoy what you are doing, because you need to be committed to it.

Affiliate marketing is a very good place to start if you like the internet marketing niche and don’t have a product to sell.  Even if you do have a product, you can still sell other products as an affiliate marketer.  It is easy because all you have to do is market any product with your affiliate link, and you automatically have access to make commissions without having to own or create the product.  You can promote any number of products as an affiliate, thus creating multiple streams of income.  These commissions are usually 50% or higher.

Follow someone who can teach you the ropes and get the basics of affiliate marketing.  Learn how to sell a product, and the different ways of marketing it. These are the fundamentals that you need to learn.  Once you’ve learned this you will be able to choose different strategies that you like.

So whether it is the internet marketing publishing niche or any other niche that you choose, make sure you enjoy what you are doing.  Choose the niche that you feel you want to dedicate the most time to, once you have done your research about it.  The Internet is a gold mine for many niches.  Don’t let anything get in the way of your dreams.  Have a wonderful time creating your future!

I love the way Jimmy D. Brown teaches.  He doesn’t leave out anything.  He guides you every step of the way to making money.  He is very solid and a great teacher.  So start making money the best way online as an affiliate marketer.  His Affiliatenaire course will give you a great basis for internet marketing which you can apply to any niche.  Go to http://www.internettrafficdomain.com/Affiliatenaire.html

The Basics For Building Your Internet Marketing Business

July 1, 2009 // Posted in Blog, internet marketing business (Tags: , , ) |  No Comments

I entered the Internet Marketing world because I worked in the corporate world for many years, and did not want to do that anymore.  More than anything I wanted to stay home.  I have two dogs that I adore, and I just love being home with them.  My life is very peaceful and quiet, and that makes me happy.

So when I found Internet Marketing I immediately knew it was for me.  I loved everything about it.  I started learning about all the different ways to promote yourself on the Internet.  I learned about attraction marketing.  This is a new way of marketing today where you brand yourself as a leader and in that way you attract people to follow you and to buy from you.  It really works much better than the old way of chasing people to sell to them, and I was very much attracted to this idea.

So that was one of the first basic concepts I learned.  I also saw how anyone who is committed can become a leader and set themselves up to make money on the Internet.  I learned that if you can offer value, you can be a leader.  Even from the beginning, as you start learning and acquiring experience one day at a time, there is always someone that you can help.  And this is how you start making a presence and becoming established as an Internet Marketer.

There is a lot to learn in the business of Internet Marketing, and it is impossible to learn everything overnight.  So it is also impossible to establish a business overnight, contrary to what some people think or may want to make you believe.  There is a lot of hype and false promises in many of the promotions that are offered.  Yes, there is a lot of money to be made online, but not usually overnight and certainly not because of one product.  It really is a business which demands a lot of commitment and effort.

On a daily basis, I make it a point to get some education.  I read newsletters and ebooks about Internet marketing.  I attend webinars and go to forums.  With every book I read and every webinar I attend I receive new insights, maybe just a little golden nugget that I had not previously been aware of.

Internet Marketing is a lot about acquiring bits of information from everywhere, and then putting it together and applying your knowledge.  Always have an open mind and see what information you can derive from any article or from any product.  With every step that you take you are learning.  With every struggle that you face, you are learning.  Yes, I believe more than anything, if you are struggling and managing to solve your issues and coming out on the other side on a daily basis, you are on your way.

But you do have to go through that learning process at the beginning.  There is no way to get around it.  And you will always be learning, because things change so rapidly in Internet Marketing, and many new products come out.

The main thing is to have a good mindset.  I have always known that I am going to succeed.  I don’t see things as obstacles but as challenges.  I know that I am as smart and as willing to make money as anyone else.  I work hard, and I see the results, one day at a time.

So if you have a passion for Internet marketing, whether it be in affiliate marketing, product creation, or content marketing, you need 3 things:  a good mindset, commitment, and perseverance.  If you can truly say you own these 3 qualities, you are in for a great ride.  And don’t forget to have fun along the way!

One of the things I recommend is to start with basics and build up.  Jimmy D. Brown is an excellent teacher and gives the basics of Affiliate Marketing in his Affiliatenaire course.  Click here to find out how absolute beginners can earn extra income on the Internet by test-driving the easiest way to get paid online!

Excerpt from Outsource Weekly

June 17, 2009 // Posted in excerpt, make money online (Tags: , , , ) |  No Comments

There is a lot to running an online business.  Sometimes it gets a little overwhelming and we really need to ask for help.  We can’t do everything there is to do to run out business successfully.

Most successful entrepreneurs outsource.  They hire people to help them with ongoing tasks.  But there are also free ways to get this type of help.

I wasn’t aware of this either until I checked out Outsource Weekly from Jimmy D. Brown and Nicole Dean.

If you have not had a chance to check it out, here is an excerpt:

After you read this excerpt, be sure to check out the full course. They pretty much cover all aspects of an online business – what the task is, if you need to do it for YOUR type of business, if it can be automated instead of outsourced, and, if you do need to outsource it, who to go to.

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Outsource Weekly Excerpt

by Nicole Dean

If there was one thing I’d go back and outsource sooner, it would be my customer support and my email.

Why? For a number of reasons…

Benefit #1: It takes a LOT less time now than I ever spent.

I’ve never been accused of being aloof, so I’ll tell you like it is.

This is embarrassing, but oh well.

I have “shiny object syndrome”. In fact, I think that most internet marketers have a bit of ADD where any shiny object pulls your attention away from the thing that you’re doing.

Emails, instant messenger, a new product that’s launching that everyone’s talking about, a cool website, phone, twitter, “ooh a new friend found me on facebook…” etc.

“What was I working on again?”

When I was answering my own emails, I’d run off to investigate the answers or find out more about the topic, click through on the links that were sent to me, or just plain old get sidetracked and head off to work on more pressing matters.

I’d get shiny object syndrome and spend an hour answering an email and come back and go “oops, I never responded” because I’d run off in 100 different directions between opening the email and hitting send.

So, when I finally outsourced my emails, I was quite embarrassed to see that the virtual assistants were only spending 15 minutes/day on something that was taking me a lot more time.

Benefit #2: It keeps me more positive.

You know the story. You get one crabby person who is just downright mean, for no reason at all. Well, some people can let that roll off their backs, but, when it’s your business that they’re talking about, it can feel awfully personal in a hurry.

My poor hubby had to dry some tears after one particularly horrid woman came after me, repeatedly being mean. And, she wasn’t even a customer! ((shudder))

Benefit #3: You’re Going to Have to Do It Eventually. The Sooner you Do It, the Easier the Transition Is.

Anyway, I’d held off outsourcing my emails for a long time, because I couldn’t believe that anyone would take as good of care of my customers, loyal readers, and JV requests as I possibly could.

That was until I realized that Bill Gates doesn’t answer customer questions.

Hmmm…

So, in essence, I was again punishing myself for success. The BIGGER my business grew, the more emails I’d get – the more miserable I was and the more I was stuck on my bottom, working many more hours than I’d cared to.

Success had again become a punishment for me.

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This course is the perfect starting point for any beginner. You see, Nicole & Jimmy have this thing called “integrity” that has caused Nicole to pour a lot more into this course than she ever imagined. When interviewed recently, she stated “I can not teach people how to Outsource a task until they understand 1. if they need to be doing it, and 2. how it should be done effectively. Otherwise, they’re just throwing money away.”

Check it out: http://www.InternetTrafficDomain.com/OutsourceWeekly

How to Make a Fortune Promoting Other People’s Products by Jimmy D. Brown

June 17, 2009 // Posted in affiliate marketing, excerpt (Tags: , ) |  No Comments

How to Make a Fortune Promoting Other People’s Products

By Jimmy D. Brown of “Affiliatenaire”

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There must be a reason why some affiliates succeed and some
fail, a reason why some affiliates profit moderately and some
affiliates profit substantially.

There must be a reason.

There is.

And that reason is this:  “super” affiliates start, sustain and
strengthen relationships with subscribers.

It begins and ends with a list.  Even a small one can be a
powerful, profitable mechanism if you follow these 7
guidelines…

1. CAPTURE THE OPTIN FIRST.

Instead of sending traffic directly to your affiliate link,
send them to YOUR site where you offer some kind of list for
them to join.  (Hint:  Mini-course works best)  Once you have
them on a list, they become an asset.  If you send them directly
to an affiliate page and they don’t buy,  they’re gone forever.
On your list, you can follow-up  with them
indefinitely.

Note:  You can even redirect them to your affiliate link AFTER
they join your list, effectively getting them where you wanted
them to go in the first place.

2. DIFFERENTIATE THE OFFER.

Instead of sending out the same, tired, lame advertisement that
every other affiliate in the world sends out, write your own.
Trust me when I say that many people find it  OFFENSIVE when
they receive two dozens duplicate emails from two dozen list
owners all promoting the exact same thing in the exact same way.
And even if they don’t find it offensive, it’s not as effective
if you simply rinse and repeat what everyone else is doing.

Hint:  Here’s how you differentiate…

3. SPEAK FROM EXPERIENCE.

Nothing – nothing – nothing speaks louder than RESULTS.  If you
want to lose a few pounds, who do you turn to?  Someone  who is
still struggling with their own weight or someone you’ve seen
drop 35 pounds?  Exactly.

The way you make your mailings / ads different is you speak
from your own personal experience.  This product or service that
you are promoting as an affiliate, how has it been useful to you
personally?  What results have you personally achieved? When you
used it, what happened?

Note:  If you haven’t personally used the product, then shame
on you for trying to make a quick buck from it hocking it to
others!

4. OFFER A COMPELLING INCENTIVE.

Another way to be different – and to dramatically increase your
chances of getting a sale as an affiliate – is to offer some
kind of compelling incentive if someone buys the offer through
YOUR referral link.  Whether it’s a special report or access to
an audio recording, personalized consultation or advertising, a
private training call or existing products and services, this
can be a highly effective method of converting fence-setters
into paying customers.

In order for it to work well, it must be UNIQUE (I.E.  You’re
the only one making the offer) and USEFUL (I.E.  Something of
great perceived value to the reader).

Note:  Don’t have anything to offer?  Don’t worry!  There are
many ways to easily obtain extra incentives:  conduct an
interview, hire a ghostwriter to create articles / reports for
you, buy reprint rights to other products, assemble a bunch of
free articles and other resources into a private access site,
etc.

5. LOOK FOR RESIDUAL OPPORTUNITIES.

Rather than exhaust your efforts on purchases that give you a
one-time commission, why not make the most of your marketing by
looking firstly for offers that pay out ONGOING monthly
commissions for your referred sales?

There are many different residual income generating services
such as membership sites (ranging from PT Cruisers to weight
loss), stock photos and clipart, hosting, autoresponders,
databases (from hiking trails to sermon outlines) online
magazines and a variety of other subscription based
opportunities that reward you with monthly recurring commissions.

While you definitely want a mix of types of affiliate programs
to promote, your priority should be in identifying and promoting
those services and programs that will pay you month after month,
instead of only one time.

6. BUILD A SALES ARMY.

One of the biggest untapped sources of income in any list is
that of “turning subscribers into partners”.  In other words,
find those on your list who are interested in making money and
provide them with training and materials to promote affiliate
programs as well.

This has a two-fold advantage for YOU:

* First, if you find 2-tier affiliate programs, you can get
your subscribers to join the program through your referral.
Anytime they get a sale, you’ll earn a commission as well.  You
effectively get free commissions from their effort.

* Secondly, you can use their efforts to build your own assets.
For example:  If you provide them with a 10-page report to give
away to promote their affiliate link, you can include a page in
the report promoting YOUR list!  You effectively get free
subscribers from their effort.

7. MONETIZE FOR MULTIPLE STREAMS.

As your own list continues to grow, you certainly want to
diversify in your offerings.  (Not to the point of bombarding
your list with offers every day of course!)

* Promote other affiliate programs.
* Create your own products.
(Even short $10 reports will earn profit!)
* Establish joint ventures.
* Co-author products.
* Cross promote.
* Conduct surveys.

There are MANY ways to make money from you list and keep your
list growing, growing, growing!

Remember, it all comes down to:  starting, sustaining and
strengthening relationships with subscribers.

And that’s how you make a fortune as an affiliate promoting
other people’s products.

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Jimmy D. Brown is the author of “Affiliatenaire”, teaching
you how to create big-time affiliate commission checks in
only 1-3 hours each week.  Discover how you can get cash in
the bank without a website, experience or even an idea!
Visit http://InternetTrafficDomain.com/Affiliatenaire
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Internet Marketing for Real

June 17, 2009 // Posted in Blog (Tags: , ) |  No Comments

Many people think that they are going to get rich overnight with internet marketing. There is so much hype and BS that tells you that if you do this and that you are going to make a gazillion amount of money, that sometimes people really expect that and become very disappointed when it is not so.

Internet marketing, like any other business, requires an education. It is impossible to acquire that overnight no matter what you do. You have to put in your time, make mistakes, create products, sell products, make squeeze pages, makes sales pages, do what everyone learns how to do to sell effectively. That takes time. You can have the best product in the whole world and you still have to put in your time to learn the ropes.

There are many different things to learn to become good in internet marketing. Follow someone that knows what they are doing and imitate them. See what they do and how they do it, and you will pick up knowledge and experience as you go. If you just go at it blindly you will probably end up wasting a lot of money and time and not get anywhere.

If you’re going to get discouraged because you’re not making money soon enough, then internet marketing is not for you. You have to have a goal, and know that you are building a business. Then when you have put in some time and effort, your dedication will pay off and you will be able to do and think in ways that you were unable to before. See, with time you will become a real internet marketer if you are dedicated, not an overnight junkie. And you will know it when you get there.

The people that I admire the most in internet marketing are very simple people and they all say the same thing. It is not the hype and the hot products that are going to make you rich. It is not something that anyone can do for you. It is in continuing to put in your time and effort one day at a time, and learning as you go. With every squeeze page, with every article, with every ad, with every salespage, you are exercising your muscles at becoming an internet marketer.

Jimmy D. Brown is a real internet marketer’s marketer, and I learn a great deal from him. He teaches in very simple terms. Click here for a free ebook from Jimmy D. Brown.