The FTP got me STUMPED!

30 July 2010.

Well, it's been over a month since I started learning the IM principles, more consistently while off sick from work.

Unfortunately, I haven't earned anything as a consequence of the time invested. Probably because I haven't managed to upload the PLR I downloaded, nor uploaded the pages that I attempted to design. The FTP got me STUMPED!

Every day I am bombarded with emails about traffic generating tactics and products to buy. Every video seems to be a good 20 minutes and over, and many remove the timer so you never know when it's all going to end!

Opt-in, opt-in, opt -out! I don't even know who does what anymore, however, I do know that some people try to sell you material you can buy in a £10 book from Amazon for a good £500. Hey, the value is in the use I suppose, but if you are not going to read a £10 book, it's unlikely you'll read the course. ( I speak for myself).

I prefer my training in person, in class or accessible, interactive video type training.

Yesterday I went from a new facebook friend's link to someone else's page, then onto a link from a course she had presented last January to an opt-in page of David Wood an 'Attraction Marketing Coach'. He gave the usual speel: Nearly broke, living in awful conditions with job he hated, to tens of thousands of income when he finally found the magical formula. That 'magic' was provided by a software program on the net that manages your multilevel marketing businesses, by helping you to generate leads. Of course they don't tell you how they help you get the free traffic,or the customers whom you don't have to interact with from across the other side of the world. They want you to buy into it first.

So I have been lisening to day one ane two of Dave Wood on his Traffic Transformation Program.

He start by telling you to start a blog, and begin writing an article a day for 100 days. Now having started my blog last year, I know how difficult it is to get yourself to write something each day. You would have to be searching out inspiration from the works of others or daily incidents to stoke up the creative engines with, that is if you have the time to research and create. I could be seen as being lucky enough to afford the time to do this, but as I have to do everything for and by myself, I actually don't have the energy and can't afford to gamble the time.

The last few weeks have been a steep learning curve, and I reflect on how, if I had followed my instincts years ago and sought out the resources, perhaps I would be in the same positions as many of those currently pitching daily emails at my inbox. However, perhaps I just wasn't 'hungry' enough at the time. Similarly as with those who tell their stories of rags-to-riches in weeks, it takes a human to reach a point where they absolutely have to do it, before they finally drag themselves up by their shoestrings to begin making changes.

Many may disbelieve that those in internet marketing are making such rapid and phenomenol changes in their lives with internet marketing, but I'm begining to believe it is possible, as after a few weeks, you either become disgruntled and give up completely, or you decide to become determined and systematic in achieving what you initially set out to do.

I hope I'm in the latter group.


Seek:
David Wood
Attraction Marketing Coach
801-542-9350
dave@workwithdavidwood.com

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Are Internet Marketers Creating 'Gold-rush' Multi-Level Marketing Scams?

Yes, they are many IM's apparently tryng to link up with people on Facebook so other people on your account can become their customers. People using facebook are already hypnotised - it's so addictive - so soon they'll start advertising their material to a suseptible maket, myself included (as a FB gullible).

I bought a 'secret' product by Ewen Chai, and was very disappointed. Basically all he is saying is to remarket the ebook I had just brought in order to make money from IM. He also send's viral email - asking you to become a ClickBank affiliate, then put in your details before forwarding it to someone else. Then, if they buy you possibly get a commission.

It seems like just another version of Multi-Level Marketing. I expect to be claiming a refund from CB before the 8 week trail is up.

But on the other side - there are many small business, who should be wise to know that the affiliate/adsence 'goldrush' should be seen purely as a means of funding/ offsetting the cost of their website for their real business. Experenced IM's will hopefully only use their experience to help people promote the website and their root business, so that they may sustain the business.

IM will be seen as an extended role of PR, direct markteing and publishing. It will be seen as a distinguishable role in it's own right. But until then, those willing to learn the valuable, practical skill of Internet Marketing will be handsomely rewarded, just as marketers are in other areas of life, like real estate, super-markets, car sales and engineering.

Selling affiliate programs, shouldn't be seriously considered as the only pursuit of IM, unless you have plenty of time, your own server and probably have no conscious about what you sell and to whom you sell it. However, there are many markets to serve your conscious with a healthy appetite of your own interests and worthy causes requiring support and promotion. Searching out a niche is what being an outstanding IM-er is all about.

In concluson, there are greater avenues to be explored for the growing Internet Market than Cut-and-Paste affiliate marketing, promised as a simplified get-rich-quick hook. However, like their primary school teaching tactics, it is still a very good place to start learning.

Also published as a comment:
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The £50 Internet Marketing Start Up Challenge

Week One - 3rd July 2010

I'm off sick from work for at least two more weeks. But while recouperating, I have taken the opportunity to absorb the in and outs of Internet Marketing a little more closely.

However, UK sick pay for 6 weeks is pretty dire, and I was shocked to see what was 'deposited' in my bank account this week-end. A wake up call, no doubt.

Having attepted to start my IM adventure with as minimal investment as possible, I have successfully managed to spend only a full $2 (£1.50) for hosting, autoresponders and video producer (two companies), on top of the cost of domain name registration of about £10 (can't rememeber - sorry). I dug out the webcam and microphone and headset I brought three years ago, which was still in the pack (£17).

While searching for information, I have twittered for FREE, blogged for FREE and affiliated myself into various companies and schemes for FREE. I have recieved hoards of emails for new marketing methods, advice on making money strategies on the internet and watched live streaming events presented by millionaire internet marketers proving that IM works (for a donation of £6).

So the challenge is, can I establish an IM service for no more than £50($70) before it begins to generate an income?

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Mid-week Progress Report

Well, I spent last week being convinced by the internet marketing masterclass that it was possible to earn a living through the internet. While on sick leave, I decided to have a go and use my time productively instead of watching Big Brother for the remainder of the summer.

I've Twittered, and sat through countless 'how to' videos and mentally debated which marketing strategy would best suit my objectives. Blogs? Articles? Reviews? Reselling? Websites? Niche Markets? Training courses? Coaching?

I seem to have spent most of the past four days, while researching, opening emails and reading sales letters or watching sales pitches abouts courses and materials on 'how to create an internet income'. Apparently it's the hottest market.

I'm not expecting an instant income. I have placed affiliate links over the years on a previous website I had, (for hypnotherapy) and never receieved a penny (even though there were sales). But with all these testimonials of outstanding incomes within a few days, who are we to believe? They must be doing their sites around the clock. I already have invested (too) many long hours while missing Englands 4 days of sunshine!!

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Can you really make automatic profits online?

I have to question this, as having used a simple website template previously to promote my business as a hypnotherapist, I would insert links at the bottom of my links pages, as a link exchange or to promote useful information to my website readers.

I was never sure of the effectiveness of the website, even though many clients would say they had found me on the web.

Since those day - just 30 long internet months, I find myself being influenced to believe that you can be amongst the 5 and 6 figure income earners if you put the hard work, strategies and systems to work with creative Internet Marketing techniques.

Am I just an easily lead Hope and Wannabe believer?

Apparently 90% of affiliate marketers don't do anything once they have registered. And then of those 10% that do, only 1% of the original 100% go on to earn top affiliate status. It appears to be a very competitive male dominated world full of league tables and competitive 'ranking' antics. So there seems to be plenty of room at the top for those remaining ambitious, hungry, fiery and deserving females! ...."Coming!"


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