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If you are anything like I was when I first entered the Internet Marketing arena,
you probably go through occasional bouts of “the poor me’s.” Poor me, I don’t know
where to start. Poor me, I don’t have a web site. I don’t have a product to sell.
I don’t know how to blog. OK, that is where we all start. Ground zero - Day one.
Now, here is the good news. All of those things you don’t have
can actually work for you. Think about it this way.
You are starting with a clean slate. You have no bad habits to unlearn.
Marketers who have been doing this for a while and are already generating
an online income are usually hesitant to change things.
The old adage, “If it works, don’t fix it” applies here too and is often just an
excuse to keep from fixing things that are barely working.
Right now, you have low start-up and overhead costs.
I know some marketers who have as many as eighty people on their payroll,
with offices in two, or three places around the country.
Does that sound like time freedom to you?
Well, I personally would rather not run my business that way!
Once you get a web site, you will only have one to manage. Some marketers have
literally hundreds of web sites. Can you imagine how difficult it would be
to go back and, for example, add audio/video to all those sites?
You don’t have to rework your entire business model to incorporate new technology.
You can build your business around it. Yes, there is a lot to learn, but that is
part of the fun. You can design your business to be exactly what
you want it to be and run exactly the way you want it to run.
How you decide to do it is your choice. Learn everything you can about the marketer
who is doing what you want to do and do exactly the same things.
Of course you can leave out all the mistakes he made on the way to success!
Please leave me a comment on this article. I would love to know what you think?
Till the next time -
Maggie
Myths concerning affiliate marketing are appealing and attractive.
People who do not know the entire system fully, tend to get the wrong ideas and are prone to believing that it is something capable of giving them great fortune overnight.
Stories concerning affiliates who earn tremendous amounts of money swim in their heads, and while these stories are as true as they can be, there are those who believe that they too are going to have the same fortune immediately they begin in this business.
It is true enough that affiliate marketing is financially rewarding -
many people enjoy the kind of existence that was not possible for them
to have had under ordinary circumstances.
This doesn’t happen overnight however.
Having gone through the A-Z of affiliate marketing, these successful people
are the ones who know that while such business is lucrative, it’s wrong to
assume that it’s easy money.
The first common mistake affiliates make is their lack of knowledge
concerning principles involved in their business.
This refers to the affiliate’s knowledge of search engines in particular.
Affiliate marketing involves advertising, and advertising through the Internet could not have been better without the existence of search engines.
What every affiliate has to do is to make these search engines his best friend
through studying search engine optimization (SEO) closely.
The second is that affiliates make the mistake of stuffing their sites
with banners that do not provide enough information about the product at hand.
The best way to battle this mistake is to provide good content hand-in-hand with such banners.
It is important for customers to know and understand the features of a product, and good content will be able to help them realize this goal.
The third is that there are affiliates who make the mistake of promoting only one product. Consequently, customers are not given enough options to choose from.
The fourth is that there are affiliates who make the mistake of promoting too many products. As a result, customers are confused and end up not making any choice at all.
Always give your customers only the best choices.
This is because it is ultimately up to them to judge
which one is the best for them to patronize.
Please leave me a comment on this post. I would love to hear your views.
Thanks
Maggie
Hello all you guys out there in the great USA.
Just wanted to wish you a Very Happy 4th July!
I’m from England – but no hard feelings!!
Have a great day.
Best wishes – Maggie
So you need to write a new eBook, or product, but don’t know how to go about starting it? But – has it got to be entirely NEW? I’m all for working ‘smart’ not ‘hard’ and re-branding is one of the ways to do this.
PLR, or Private Label Rights is one of the many ways to write your ‘new’ eBook. Once you have acquired, or bought the PLR to an eBook or articles, then all you need do is choose a subject to compliment your niche.
It’s surprising just what you can find in the bottom of your “eBin”… Grab two or three eBooks or articles and read them through. Yes, it’s important that you check them over then pick out the best bits. Then re-write these in your own words, write a new introduction, create a few new chapters, and bingo! you have your new eBook.
Then to really create your masterpiece, have professional graphics made, and you’re away. It really can be a breeze, and great fun! This is one of the most enjoyable and satisfying ways to write your new product.
In fact it can be a very gratifying process to get a PLR product, read it, pick out the best bits, re-write it, and add a few other paragraphs and images to put your own ‘brand’ on it. You can then copyright it and sell it as your own.
However, one word of warning: do not assume that because an existing ebook or article does not have a Copyright mark, that it’s freely available. It’s important to re-write the content and make it your own. It’s a mistake to simply copy and paste the original ebook or article as it is. Don’t bend the law and push the boundaries.
‘Till the next time -
Maggie
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It doesn’t matter if your working week is made up of two hours, or 80 hours; everyone – including the work-at-home moms, freelancers, business owners, Internet marketing experts – we all have just one common goal: Productivity!
Time is money, and ultimately translates into more profit. However, we all can fall victim to various productivity killers.
Setting your Goals
Do you have your goals clearly set out and defined? I cannot stress this enough; without proper goals any business is doomed to fail. Are you spending your time forever reassessing where you are, what to do next, and so on. If so, not only will you be denying yourself valuable working time, but you will be unable to see through that fog to find your road to success. To achieve maximum productivity we all need a clear road-map.
Watch your Time – Keep to your Schedule
To be truly focused on your current task, set your watch – and keep to your schedule.
Forget your emails! Close down your browser windows – don’t be tempted to just ‘have a quick look’ at Amazon or eBay. Unplug yourself from places like Utube, even though it may be tempting to have a quick peek!
Close the door and get on with your work – no distractions. You will achieve far more work once you’re ‘unplugged’ from your surroundings.
Set Rules
Many of you freelancers, consultants, and Internet entrepreneurs work from home or other places with physical, real-world distractions. Don’t allow your productive streak to become de-railed. Setting up a clear set of rules and following them consistently is especially critical for maintaining a healthy, productive work environment. Ensure your colleagues, family and children understand this.
Give yourself a break
Everyone needs a bit of a break sometimes. Give yourself some time off; short breaks at work are known to help you solve complex problems. A study has been done (Northwestern University in Illinois) that suggests that taking short breaks relaxes the body and the mind, which can really help produce inspirational ‘sparks’, that may produce that ‘Eureka!’ moment that leads to an important discovery.
Keep yourself healthy
Now, health issues matter to every one of us, not just those who forget to set their goals.
Get enough sleep; although it’s tempting to work all hours and to ‘just finish this last little thing…’ before switching off the PC. If you’re not sleeping enough your productivity will suffer.
Exercise properly and eat properly. Your work will benefit; you will have a sharper mind which in turn makes those tricky tasks easier to complete in a faster time. Your health is your best investment, so look after it!
I’d love to know your thoughts on this, so please leave me a comment.
Till the next time
Maggie
I guess you are wondering what a positive mindset has to do with generating leads and income for your business.
If there’s a problem with the Internet it’s that many people tell you it’s “easy” to make money quickly. Actually this is not so. It’s not easy, particularly to the newbie or beginner, but it really is possible to achieve a good successful Internet Marketing business within a short space of time – if you work at it. I call it a ‘do-it-yourself’ Internet Marketing start-up.
It won’t come to your doorstep without a bit of effort, but it is possible, and it can be done, providing you get the right help and advice.
It’s crucial to understand that adopting the correct mindset is the key. This won’t happen overnight; you will need to work at it.
Some people are born with a positive outlook on life, but most of us need to work to develop it. You must learn to sustain a positive attitude to understand you can fulfill your destiny of becoming successful, and therefore wealthy. Show me a successful person who does not have a positive attitude…
We all suffer from doubt, but hey – it’s doubt that stops us from starting.
Truly believe, and you will succeed. You will deal with any obstacles in your path, and you will achieve whatever you set out to do. It’s called SUCCESS.
You need not be the most intelligent, nor the most talented person. But you DO need remain positive, and you DO need to TAKE ACTION.
Here are a few pointers to help you get there:
- Write a daily ‘to do list’ of things you need to achieve during that day. Then as you achieve each of those tasks you can cross it off the list, and feel a great sense of accomplishment in the process!
- Motivational goal setting is pretty essential in any business, but I believe particularly so in Internet Marketing. So you will need to actually write down your goals for the next week, next month, next year, as well as your daily tasks.
- There really are no goal setting secrets. Mind you, it’s important to set realistic goals, and not write down a zany sentence such as ‘I will be a millionaire by this time next month’. Keep your written goals as practical as possible, but they should stretch you a little at the same time, otherwise there is little point in performing this exercise.
- Remember, the right mindset is your key to success. You CAN fulfil your destiny and become successful – and wealthy!
- Begin with one small step
- Don’t let others stand in your way
- Walk your own path
- Some may laugh – so what
- Many will follow
- Don’t ever give up
- Educate yourself
- Read motivational and self help books.
A recommended read is “The Midas Method” by Stuart Goldsmith. He writes a load of common sense, and by the time you have gotten to the end of his book you will understand that “The Sky is the Limit”!
Another excellent eBook I would highly recommend is “Shattering the Myth” by Chris Farrell. It’s all about “Adopting the right mindset to make the Internet work for you”. You can download this eBook free – it’s here for the taking – sign in for the Free weekly Newsletters at the top right corner of this page.
Till the next time
Maggie
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It struck me this morning; if it’s true that Internet Marketing offers the potential for so many to become free of the bonds of their daily work, then why is it that SO MANY newbie Internet Marketers just get so far, then stop?
There must be something, or things, missing from the majority of newbies’ start-up attempts. Here are some of the important points:
Ambition
We need to have ambition to make a success of whatever it is we hope to do in life.
I don’t mean that little spurt of initial enthusiasm. The biggest contributing factor for business success on the Internet is having true ambition and desire to get the job done, and to possess the more deep-seated drive to persevere through the numerous challenges you will encounter along the way.
A Plan of Action
Any business venture requires a plan, or strategy as to how you are going to achieve your goal. You need business strategy to help you develop your own efforts in a co-ordinated fashion. Without one you are literally chasing your tail, and would be destined to go down the fastest route to giving up.
Setting out your Goals
This is a key component for any successful business. How are you going to succeed when you do not know what it is you are striving for? Goal planning involves setting realistic and achievable objectives that are essentially stepping stones that will move you closer to the desired results you seek.
If you do not take the time to do this you will be like a ship without a rudder, and once again will become frustrated and quit.
Fear of Failure – or of Success
Strangely enough many people are so afraid of failure they will hold back from trying anything new. I’ve quoted Stuart Goldsmith’s work before: most of us “live under a ‘ceiling’ of three feet” – we are too afraid to even stand up!
Then there are those who very nearly achieve success, only to back down at the crucial moment for some unknown reason. This is their fear of success. How strange is the human mind.
There is no doubt that the Internet does provide an amazing springboard for those who are willing to get out there, learn something new, and TAKE ACTION! It’s there for the taking, for those who have the guts to get ahead.
I hope that you are one of those people.
‘Till the next time
Best wishes – Maggie
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The other day I was speaking to a friend who is starting out with her home-based online business, and she kept asking me: ’How long before I make money online?’
I replied by saying that she should really re-phrase her question, and say:
‘What more can I do to help others online?’
Here’s a little quote from Chris Farrell, which I think is worth a thousand words:
“Your true worth is determined by how much you give –
rather than how much you take
But the funny thing is – if you do the former – the latter will naturally occur.
Try it…you’ll see”
To be successful we all need to take the time to learn new skills. We should know our goals. Then we need to stick with it long enough. This will take time, and work. I don’t mean simply reading numerous eBooks, but actually working and learning.
Sure, most people starting out in this business are enthusiastic about forging their own future – thinking this will somehow ‘happen’. However many quickly come down to earth with a bump, and realize it does require an investment of Time. It’s not going to happen overnight without effort on their part!
It’s great to know that you won’t have to answer to a boss, that you can do what you want, when you want. That’s ideal! But, many people lack self-motivation, and simply don’t progress without someone else telling them what to do next. An inner drive will be needed to accomplish online success that is their vision.
We will all need someone to point the way with help and advice at some point and especially in the beginning. Maggie Recommends is a great place to start!
There’s an ebook that you can download here, which is especially for all beginners.
Once we understand these things and have the correct mindset, we’re on our way – and the sky’s the limit!
Best wishes to you
Maggie Gee
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