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Is there a Magic Button?

According to some of the internet marketing gurus all you need to do to make money on the internet is a copy of their latest system. Some of these gurus often appear to imply that your involvement in the process is minimal and that you can make money from internet marketing while you sleep. More like you are invited to sleep walk into yet another money making scheme for the gurus but not for the those that try to buy into the dream. Perhaps we all yearn for the ability to find a magic button which when placed on our website will generate endless streams of cash into our bank account. The reality is that the only way you can ever hope of making money on the internet is by doing a lot of hard work. If you have bought a marketing plan from a reliable source then you should just stick with it. According to statistics more than 90% of would be internet marketers never make past a few sales before they give up. Rome was not built in a day and what you have to realise is that will

The importance of the List

Ask anyone who has been successful at internet marketing and they will all say the power is in the list. This is not any old list but a specific list of people who have expressed enough interest in your area of expertise to allow themselves to be added to your list of subscribers. So why is this list so important. Well to start with this list will represent interested people in a particular subject otherwise they would not have handed over their email information. Every internet marketer is searching for prospects and people who show an interest in what the internet marketer is promoting, These are your potential buyers. Buyers equals profit and ultimately without any reward for your efforts the whole activity of promotion on the internet becomes pointless. It is possible and viable to have a successful internet marketing business without list building. However, if you realize that in order to make that first sale your prospect is likely to have had a least four to five conta

Starting out in internet marketing

If you are interested in internet marketing as a part or full time occupation you will inevitably find yourself wondering about how to actually take that first step.  There are many ways of succeeding in the world of internet marketing and a lot depends on whether you wish to devote more time than money to the process.  If you have more time available than money then you may wish to follow an organic search optimization route to monetizing your efforts.  I have written an ezine article on how to plan for an initial income of $1,000 a month.  Of course this is a completely arbitrary figure as everything depends on so many factors.  How many hours are you prepared to devote to the task, what subjects interest you and could you turn such interest into a profitable internet business.  Whatever your goals I wish you success on your journey and I hope that is both profitable and full filling!

How important is time to you?

Managing time is a problem for most of us.  We have all heard the phrase "time and tide waits for no man."  How true that is.  If we are doing something we enjoy - like browsing the net then time can fly by.  If we are waiting for someone to turn up and they are late we can find time dragging as we continuously look at our watch as we wait for them. Many years ago I was lucky enough to be sent on a time management course by the company I was then working for.  Two elements of that course have remained valid to me. Firstly that time management is very important if we are going to make best use of our time.  Secondly that we should  be bold and do things that we have always  thought would be of interest but never got round to.  In my case this resulted in obtaining  a degree in IT through the Open University, even though I had left school at 15 without any qualifications. Any personal or professional ambition could be achieved according to the course instructor if  wecould

The first week as an Internet Marketer

Could your first week at creating an on-line presence actually result in some much needed revenue? After all the main reason for promoting affiliate products is to make sales. If you don't make any sales in your first week there is no need to feel despondent. As they say, Rome wasn't built in a day. Even many successful Internet Gurus had difficulty in the early stages. Some didn't have a guide to help them get started quickly and others felt they lacked a clearly laid out route to success.

Where to start your Internet Marketing journey?

The biggest problem you will face in starting up an internet presence is actually deciding on a good course of action. If you know little or nothing about how the internet gurus manage to rake in millions each year it is tempting to buy one of the numerous offerings which promise instant results and a easy route to $1000's landing in your bank account each day. For most of us mere mortals the thought of an extra $500 - $1000 a month would be more realistic and achievable. So you have to beware of snake oil salesman! If something appears to be to good to be true then it probably is!