While some people prosper in an amazing way from their affiliate internet marketing, why does the rest struggle and end up with little or nothing to show?
What do the cash affiliate program stars do that is different from the rest? What magic formula do they use that sets them apart from the crowd?
Do you want to discover what are the well guarded secrets of the affiliate super stars? There are definitely some very obvious mistakes that most people make which guarantees them failure and misery.
By simply correcting these mistakes any online entrepreneur involved in affiliate internet marketing can dramatically improve their chances of success easily. Let us focus on the three most common mistakes that affiliates make which lead to their resounding failure and downfall.
a) Affiliates That Expect Results But Do Nothing
It is amazing how little most affiliates do and yet they still expect results and are surprised and bitterly disappointed when do not get any. It just doesn't make any sense. The key rule in this life is that it is not realistic to expect something from nothing. It just doesn't work that way.
Actually what most affiliates do is to simply paste their affiliate link to their blog or site and then sit back and hope for the best. Of course nothing happens and they then turn round and tell everybody who cares to listen that affiliate programs and affiliate marketing do not work.
b) No Strategy, No Plan
Then there are those affiliates who will dive in and get involved in a flurry of activity doing that and the other. They may even get very busy while they are in the process. But as busy as they get, they will not produce much results from what they will be doing. The reason is very simple. Success in any business is not working hard, it is simply working smart more than anything else.
It is very important that you have a plan or strategy and that even as you get busy you must stick to it. And then at the end of a certain period of time, you should be able to sit down and analyze the results of what you have done and then either improve upon what you have just started or abandon your strategy if it is not working and try out something else.
c) Targeted Traffic - No Way To Generate It
The most important thing you must be able to do to succeed in any affiliate marketing program is to generate a constant supply of targeted qualified leads most of whom can easily be converted into paying clients and customers. It all starts with the generation of traffic in large enough quantities to enable you to get enough serious qualified leads on a regular basis.
The above are definitely obvious reasons why so many affiliates fail in their affiliate marketing, but most of them do not have a clue when marketing their affiliate programs.
Carol Oon is an internet marketer who writes articles on Home Business and Affiliate Marketing strategies. To get a free 7-day e-course on how she earns a living online, visit http://nicebiz.ws/ For more tips, you can also visit her blog at http://www.gdi-info.blogspot.com/ Please feel free to distribute this article in any form as long as you include this resource box. To Your Success
To Your Success
Carol Oon
Internet Marketer
http://www.nicebiz.ws/
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Monday, May 26, 2008
Is Procrastination The No. 1 Enemy in Internet Marketing - How To Overcome It?
I am sure you have read about the woman in Texas who have spent nearly two years in her bathroom. Pam Babcock, 35, literally sat on her toilet bowl for too long that her flesh got stuck onto her toilet seat!
Can you imagine such a bizzare thing? How did this poor woman got herself imprisoned in the bathroom? So, what's her problem? She is definitely a procrastinator because it was reported that her boyfriend tried to persuade her to come out of the bathroom but she usually replied "maybe tomorrow"..
What a sad news! Yet, we can learn something from this story. It teaches us not to be a procrastinator especially when it comes to making money online. So, what is procrastination? It is to avoid doing a certain task that ought to be finished but the person keeps postponing until the next day things which can be done today.
When a procrastinator fails to complete the needed task, he feels inadequate, depressed and guilty.. In any online business or internet marketing, I guess procrastination is our No. 1 enemy. Do you want to be successful in your online business? Then, do not be a procrastinator.
Do you want to be successful in your online business? Successful people are the ones that take action! Your daily duties should be your priority. Tasks such as advertising your website consistently, and doing what is necessary to propel your online business to the next level, and of course don't be lazy.
If you are a procrastinator, preferring to postpone your needed task to the next day, then how do you overcome this No. 1 enemy?
Here's 5 simple and effective ways to overcome procrastination:
1) Break your tasks into smaller ones
You heard this before, I am sure, how do you eat an elephant? Though an elephant is very big, you can still eat it bit by bit, chunk by chunk. So, similarly, break your big task into smaller ones. You can do this, for example, tell yourself to work for 1 hour, and take a 15 minute rest, and then do the same task for another hour, and take a rest, and so on.
2) Be Positive
Tell yourself you are going to be positive for next 24hrs, for 1 week, then 1 year and so on ... Take away your negative feelings such as "I can never be successful", "I am capable of doing nothing right" Be positive because it is definitely easier to concentrate when you are a positive person. If you are negative, chances are you are just limiting your choice to become a successful online marketer.
3) Face Your Fears
Be tough in your online business, if you start, don't ever give up. Quitting is not an option in this industry. Of course, sometimes, it could be just your anxieties that is bothering you. But just remember, it's still better to do something than nothing at all.
4) Prioritize Your Tasks
You need to prioritize your tasks between urgent and important things. Manage your time efficiently, be determined to follow your schedule to accomplish your much needed tasks. Find ways that suit your style but don't quit but be persistent in following through.
5) Recount some of your success stories
I am sure there are times when you are very confident of yourself because you have been successful before. It could be just clearing your messy wardrobe, or doing something simple successfully. So, just keep these happy memories and meditate and tell yourself that as you have been confident and successful before, you will be successful again in completing the task.
Ok, just 5 simple and effective ways to overcome procrastination. Let's recount, break your tasks into smaller ones; be positive; face your fears; prioritize your tasks and recount some of your success stories, and I am certain you will be on the way to become a super and smart internet marketer who does not procrastinate at all! Go, and promote your online business!
Carol Oon is an internet marketer who writes articles on Home Business and Affiliate Marketing strategies. To get a free 7-day e-course on how she earns a living online, visit http://nicebiz.ws/ For more tips, you can also visit her blog at http://www.gdi-info.blogspot.com/ Please feel free to distribute this article in any form as long as you include this resource box.
To Your Success
Carol Oon
Internet Marketer
http://www.nicebiz.ws/
Can you imagine such a bizzare thing? How did this poor woman got herself imprisoned in the bathroom? So, what's her problem? She is definitely a procrastinator because it was reported that her boyfriend tried to persuade her to come out of the bathroom but she usually replied "maybe tomorrow"..
What a sad news! Yet, we can learn something from this story. It teaches us not to be a procrastinator especially when it comes to making money online. So, what is procrastination? It is to avoid doing a certain task that ought to be finished but the person keeps postponing until the next day things which can be done today.
When a procrastinator fails to complete the needed task, he feels inadequate, depressed and guilty.. In any online business or internet marketing, I guess procrastination is our No. 1 enemy. Do you want to be successful in your online business? Then, do not be a procrastinator.
Do you want to be successful in your online business? Successful people are the ones that take action! Your daily duties should be your priority. Tasks such as advertising your website consistently, and doing what is necessary to propel your online business to the next level, and of course don't be lazy.
If you are a procrastinator, preferring to postpone your needed task to the next day, then how do you overcome this No. 1 enemy?
Here's 5 simple and effective ways to overcome procrastination:
1) Break your tasks into smaller ones
You heard this before, I am sure, how do you eat an elephant? Though an elephant is very big, you can still eat it bit by bit, chunk by chunk. So, similarly, break your big task into smaller ones. You can do this, for example, tell yourself to work for 1 hour, and take a 15 minute rest, and then do the same task for another hour, and take a rest, and so on.
2) Be Positive
Tell yourself you are going to be positive for next 24hrs, for 1 week, then 1 year and so on ... Take away your negative feelings such as "I can never be successful", "I am capable of doing nothing right" Be positive because it is definitely easier to concentrate when you are a positive person. If you are negative, chances are you are just limiting your choice to become a successful online marketer.
3) Face Your Fears
Be tough in your online business, if you start, don't ever give up. Quitting is not an option in this industry. Of course, sometimes, it could be just your anxieties that is bothering you. But just remember, it's still better to do something than nothing at all.
4) Prioritize Your Tasks
You need to prioritize your tasks between urgent and important things. Manage your time efficiently, be determined to follow your schedule to accomplish your much needed tasks. Find ways that suit your style but don't quit but be persistent in following through.
5) Recount some of your success stories
I am sure there are times when you are very confident of yourself because you have been successful before. It could be just clearing your messy wardrobe, or doing something simple successfully. So, just keep these happy memories and meditate and tell yourself that as you have been confident and successful before, you will be successful again in completing the task.
Ok, just 5 simple and effective ways to overcome procrastination. Let's recount, break your tasks into smaller ones; be positive; face your fears; prioritize your tasks and recount some of your success stories, and I am certain you will be on the way to become a super and smart internet marketer who does not procrastinate at all! Go, and promote your online business!
Carol Oon is an internet marketer who writes articles on Home Business and Affiliate Marketing strategies. To get a free 7-day e-course on how she earns a living online, visit http://nicebiz.ws/ For more tips, you can also visit her blog at http://www.gdi-info.blogspot.com/ Please feel free to distribute this article in any form as long as you include this resource box.
To Your Success
Carol Oon
Internet Marketer
http://www.nicebiz.ws/
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
The Simple Ways To Make Money Online Without Paying A Dime On Advertising
Do you think your online business could be a dream come true? Do you want an online business with a well-loved passion or hobby? Are you able to make money online if you have no money to start a home business?
But then, how are you going to earn a living online if you have not much cash or no money to start? You may say, my friend, don't "BS" me and give me high hopes. So, is it really possible to start an online business with no money at all? I will share my marketing experience with you on 2 simple and effective ways to make money online without paying a dime on advertising.
1) Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate Marketing is probably the easiest online business to get involved with. For a start, there is no product or no website to begin with. For those of you who have no advertising budget, not to worry, there are many free ways to advertise your online home business. Free advertising such as writing articles and submitting to EzineArticles.com, creating your signatures at internet marketing forums, free advertising at classified ads, MySpace,You-tube, Craiglist, Squidoo, etc.
However before you start to promote any afiliate product online, you need to know about Clickbank.com. Why Clickbank? This is because Clickbank is a favorite marketplace which sells digital products, and as a Clickbank affiliate, you get to to sell many ebooks of your choice. Clickbank's registration is free. You will get paid a commission whenever your prospect buys your Clickbank product. There are literally thousands of Clickbank products you can choose from. So, do your research, find out what is your passion or well-loved hobby, then choose a product of your choice.
For example, if your well-loved hobby is about animals such as dogs, and you want to do article marketing, you may want to write an article on "Ten Simple Secrets To Effectively Train Your Dog" and submit it to article directories. All you need to do is to include in your resource box your name and brief summary of your expertise and of course your affiliate url links too. So, that is to say, you should select an affiliate at Clickbank that has to do with your well loved hobby, and in this example, selecting affiliate products which are related to your favorite hobby, ie. dogs.
2) Blogging
Blogging is another favorite way to make money online. You can start blogging by signing up with Blogger.com which is free. The best way is write articles on your affiliate products which you like or have passion about on your blog. A review of the product if possible which should include your affiliate links. If you blog frequently, at least several times a week, you should be able to to get some free search engine traffic to your blog because search engines loves fresh contents.
There are a few great article directories which you can submit your articles such as EzineArticles, GoArticles, ArticleMarketer, etc. EzineArticles.com is my favorite article directory to submit my articles as it is a really great place to get good exposure; and Ezinearticles.com is also most internet marketer's favorite resource place to get backlinks to their blogs. Anyway, since generating traffic via search engines is free,why not make full use of it? It will definitely boost your PR (Page Rank) of your blog. The reason why Ezinearticles.com is so popular is because their web pages often rank very high in the Google SERPs. So, take full advantage of this free article directory.
Before you start a blog on your free Blogger.com, you will need to think of the name of your blog and have your email account with you as you will be asked to enter your email address. Do your research on the keywords of your blog. You may want to try this free software, Goodkeywords.com for some good keywords. Once you set-up your blog, you can start posting your first article. Preferably put your keywords in the title of your blog.
See, just 2 easy, simple and effective ways to make money online without paying a dime on advertising. Of course, there are many challenges or problems starting an online business but with your patience and and determination, you should be able to start a home business.
So when you start, don't quit; and be focussed and have a steadfast mind on your Internet business. But it's persistence and patience which will lead you to the fulfillment of your internet dreams. There may be times of struggles, disappointment and trials but if you stick with it like a glue on your Internet business ... I can assure you, dreams do come true!
Carol Oon is an internet marketer who writes articles on Home Business and Affiliate Marketing strategies. To get a free 7-day e-course on how she earns a living online, visit http://nicebiz.ws/ - For more tips, you can also visit her blog at http://www.nice-biz.blogspot.com/ - Please feel free to distribute this article in any form as long as you include this resource box.
Make Money Online
To Your Success
But then, how are you going to earn a living online if you have not much cash or no money to start? You may say, my friend, don't "BS" me and give me high hopes. So, is it really possible to start an online business with no money at all? I will share my marketing experience with you on 2 simple and effective ways to make money online without paying a dime on advertising.
1) Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate Marketing is probably the easiest online business to get involved with. For a start, there is no product or no website to begin with. For those of you who have no advertising budget, not to worry, there are many free ways to advertise your online home business. Free advertising such as writing articles and submitting to EzineArticles.com, creating your signatures at internet marketing forums, free advertising at classified ads, MySpace,You-tube, Craiglist, Squidoo, etc.
However before you start to promote any afiliate product online, you need to know about Clickbank.com. Why Clickbank? This is because Clickbank is a favorite marketplace which sells digital products, and as a Clickbank affiliate, you get to to sell many ebooks of your choice. Clickbank's registration is free. You will get paid a commission whenever your prospect buys your Clickbank product. There are literally thousands of Clickbank products you can choose from. So, do your research, find out what is your passion or well-loved hobby, then choose a product of your choice.
For example, if your well-loved hobby is about animals such as dogs, and you want to do article marketing, you may want to write an article on "Ten Simple Secrets To Effectively Train Your Dog" and submit it to article directories. All you need to do is to include in your resource box your name and brief summary of your expertise and of course your affiliate url links too. So, that is to say, you should select an affiliate at Clickbank that has to do with your well loved hobby, and in this example, selecting affiliate products which are related to your favorite hobby, ie. dogs.
2) Blogging
Blogging is another favorite way to make money online. You can start blogging by signing up with Blogger.com which is free. The best way is write articles on your affiliate products which you like or have passion about on your blog. A review of the product if possible which should include your affiliate links. If you blog frequently, at least several times a week, you should be able to to get some free search engine traffic to your blog because search engines loves fresh contents.
There are a few great article directories which you can submit your articles such as EzineArticles, GoArticles, ArticleMarketer, etc. EzineArticles.com is my favorite article directory to submit my articles as it is a really great place to get good exposure; and Ezinearticles.com is also most internet marketer's favorite resource place to get backlinks to their blogs. Anyway, since generating traffic via search engines is free,why not make full use of it? It will definitely boost your PR (Page Rank) of your blog. The reason why Ezinearticles.com is so popular is because their web pages often rank very high in the Google SERPs. So, take full advantage of this free article directory.
Before you start a blog on your free Blogger.com, you will need to think of the name of your blog and have your email account with you as you will be asked to enter your email address. Do your research on the keywords of your blog. You may want to try this free software, Goodkeywords.com for some good keywords. Once you set-up your blog, you can start posting your first article. Preferably put your keywords in the title of your blog.
See, just 2 easy, simple and effective ways to make money online without paying a dime on advertising. Of course, there are many challenges or problems starting an online business but with your patience and and determination, you should be able to start a home business.
So when you start, don't quit; and be focussed and have a steadfast mind on your Internet business. But it's persistence and patience which will lead you to the fulfillment of your internet dreams. There may be times of struggles, disappointment and trials but if you stick with it like a glue on your Internet business ... I can assure you, dreams do come true!
Carol Oon is an internet marketer who writes articles on Home Business and Affiliate Marketing strategies. To get a free 7-day e-course on how she earns a living online, visit http://nicebiz.ws/ - For more tips, you can also visit her blog at http://www.nice-biz.blogspot.com/ - Please feel free to distribute this article in any form as long as you include this resource box.
Make Money Online
To Your Success
Carol Oon
Internet Marketer
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Make Money Online - The Number One Headache Starting A Home Business
To start or not to start a home business, you may ask? It can be a real headache to start a home business if you do not have much cash to invest in. Do you know what is the main challenge facing most people who wish to start a decent online home business?
The headache is to find an online home business with a very low start-up cost. Most honest home business will need at least $10,000 - $20,000 start-up cost and this may pose a great hindrance to the average person on the street who wish to start a simple online business.
What do you need even if you have a home business? Some skills, knowledge and automation will be needed to start with. It is very necessary to have a one-stop system which can assist you to get your targeted customers with low cost and much ease. An attractive sales letter followed by lead capture pages to get your prospects to sign to an opt-in page should be in this system. It is then followed by a series of follow-up autoresponder messages to the prospects.
The author knows of such a simplified system which has helped her to get targeted traffic to her website with little effort. It's 24/7 system in which she helps others to succeed too. The system can also receive leads followed by the series of follow-up autoresponders messages.
Is it simple to start an online home business? Although it is not as simple as most people thinks, it is still possible with sheer determination, patience and persistence. You will need to do your homework, ie. your research on your product. Setting-up your own goals should be on your mind also; and being able to discipline yourself enough to plan your precious time which is easily and unconsciously wasted reading many "get-rich" programs. With your lots of patience, passion and determination, coupled with the little money you have to promote your online business, you should be on your way to succeed on the internet.
Of course there is this "fear" factor that you need to conquer before starting a home business. Fear of failure, fear of the unknown, especially if you are just embarking on your first online business. But do not worry, this fear is just the reaction of your feelings to the unknown. No point worrying because you are just anticipating your failures which may not happen at all!
As the sayings goes "if you desire to have everything you want in life, just help enough people to get what they desire or want". Have this motto in your heart and be sincere when you help people.
In conclusion, even though there are many challenges in starting an online business, as long as you are not fearful, and do not procrastinate but take action, step-by-step, be honest in your dealing with people, you will soon start an online home business! Just remember to help enough people to get what they want!
Carol Oon is an internet marketer who writes articles on Home Business and Affiliate Marketing strategies. To get a free 7-day "net-marketing" e-course on how to get your targeted customers, visit http://nicebiz.ws/ For more tips, you can also visit her blog at http://www.gdi-info.blogspot.com/ Please feel free to distribute this article in any form as long as you include this resource box.
Make Money Online
The headache is to find an online home business with a very low start-up cost. Most honest home business will need at least $10,000 - $20,000 start-up cost and this may pose a great hindrance to the average person on the street who wish to start a simple online business.
What do you need even if you have a home business? Some skills, knowledge and automation will be needed to start with. It is very necessary to have a one-stop system which can assist you to get your targeted customers with low cost and much ease. An attractive sales letter followed by lead capture pages to get your prospects to sign to an opt-in page should be in this system. It is then followed by a series of follow-up autoresponder messages to the prospects.
The author knows of such a simplified system which has helped her to get targeted traffic to her website with little effort. It's 24/7 system in which she helps others to succeed too. The system can also receive leads followed by the series of follow-up autoresponders messages.
Is it simple to start an online home business? Although it is not as simple as most people thinks, it is still possible with sheer determination, patience and persistence. You will need to do your homework, ie. your research on your product. Setting-up your own goals should be on your mind also; and being able to discipline yourself enough to plan your precious time which is easily and unconsciously wasted reading many "get-rich" programs. With your lots of patience, passion and determination, coupled with the little money you have to promote your online business, you should be on your way to succeed on the internet.
Of course there is this "fear" factor that you need to conquer before starting a home business. Fear of failure, fear of the unknown, especially if you are just embarking on your first online business. But do not worry, this fear is just the reaction of your feelings to the unknown. No point worrying because you are just anticipating your failures which may not happen at all!
As the sayings goes "if you desire to have everything you want in life, just help enough people to get what they desire or want". Have this motto in your heart and be sincere when you help people.
In conclusion, even though there are many challenges in starting an online business, as long as you are not fearful, and do not procrastinate but take action, step-by-step, be honest in your dealing with people, you will soon start an online home business! Just remember to help enough people to get what they want!
Carol Oon is an internet marketer who writes articles on Home Business and Affiliate Marketing strategies. To get a free 7-day "net-marketing" e-course on how to get your targeted customers, visit http://nicebiz.ws/ For more tips, you can also visit her blog at http://www.gdi-info.blogspot.com/ Please feel free to distribute this article in any form as long as you include this resource box.
Make Money Online
To Your Success
Carol Oon
Internet Marketer
Monday, May 5, 2008
What has "Pancake Mines" To Do With "Making Money Online"
Have you watched YouTube Pancake Mines before? Everytime, I watched this "Pancake Mines", I would smile. Don't get me wrong, I know this movie may be "mean", but it is really very funny and interesting. So, you may want to watch it, go to YouTube and type Pancake Mines and enjoy it. Seriously, these guys were mean but they were cute and funny.
But what has "Pancake Mines" got to do with making money online? Well, I would say it has to do with the word "Action". These "Pancake Mines" guys, well, though very mean, were still able to achieve what they wanted, ie. to cross to the other side of the table amidst several pancakes "attacks" , ie. fulfilling their dream destination.
Making money online is the same thing, ie. you need to take action. Of course, there might be "hiccups" on the way, or even the fear of starting yr online business or the fear of failure, etc. That is why you will need some "action" strategies to do your daily work, just to overcome this "fear" factor.
But what has "Pancake Mines" got to do with making money online? Well, I would say it has to do with the word "Action". These "Pancake Mines" guys, well, though very mean, were still able to achieve what they wanted, ie. to cross to the other side of the table amidst several pancakes "attacks" , ie. fulfilling their dream destination.
Making money online is the same thing, ie. you need to take action. Of course, there might be "hiccups" on the way, or even the fear of starting yr online business or the fear of failure, etc. That is why you will need some "action" strategies to do your daily work, just to overcome this "fear" factor.
One of the greatest challenge before you really make money on the internet is taking "action". If you don't do anything at all about your online business, things will not be moving, enquiries or sales will not come in.
My article on "Are You A Yo-Yo Marketer" illustrates how I overcome my "fear" factor by being very focussed; setting-up a daily to-do list; have a must-do attitude, etc. You may read my article here : Are You A Yo-Yo Marketer
To Your Success
Carol Oon
Internet Marketer
Global Domains International - GDI Income Opportunity
If you are looking for a low-cost home business to start, you may want to consider Global Domains International. GDI, as it is also known, can be one of the simplest way for you and I to build an online home business. At just $10 a month, Global Domains International will provide you a web hosting plan and software to build your non-tech website.
David Parnell, the founder of Residual Wealth Factor (RWF), is one of the top affiliates at GDI. David has invented a auto-pilot exclusive marketing system for its GDI team members. This marketing system is called Residual Wealth Factor. This simple Residual Wealth factor marketing system is very easy to duplicate and it's lead capture page is designed to attract the right targetted affiliates.
This RWF marketing system makes it simple and provides a great way for all David Parnell's new GDI members to begin earning money immediately; and it's a simple way for new GDI members to teach their downlines as well. David Parnell's team members can have access to this exclusive marketing system as a privilege member of David's GDI VIP team.
To get a free 7-day e-course on how I make money online, click here :
Make Money Online.
David Parnell, the founder of Residual Wealth Factor (RWF), is one of the top affiliates at GDI. David has invented a auto-pilot exclusive marketing system for its GDI team members. This marketing system is called Residual Wealth Factor. This simple Residual Wealth factor marketing system is very easy to duplicate and it's lead capture page is designed to attract the right targetted affiliates.
This RWF marketing system makes it simple and provides a great way for all David Parnell's new GDI members to begin earning money immediately; and it's a simple way for new GDI members to teach their downlines as well. David Parnell's team members can have access to this exclusive marketing system as a privilege member of David's GDI VIP team.
To get a free 7-day e-course on how I make money online, click here :
Make Money Online.
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