Hello again,
I haven't posted on this blog for a few days because I have had my mind full of reading a whole stack of information on making money online. I have now more than fifty such programs (paid for and free) on my hard drive and it is almost disappointing to say that not one of them - not one program that I have bought or downloaded for free has actually provided me with a foolproof step-by-step system on how to make money online.
Don't get me wrong - I have collected some really good information - My notebook is more than an inch thick and crammed with written notes, diagrams and flow charts. I have huge A2 sized posters on my office wall with more mind maps and notes spread across them. My head is starting to feel a bit like an over soggy sponge and I am even having trouble sleeping because my brain won't stop working.
BUT no single program or ebook that I have read has actually given me that golden key of internet marketing - a fail safe complete way of making regular money online. I know that money can be made from affiliate marketing (but you have to get traffic and a starving crowd); selling your own products (same problems as affiliate marketing); website flipping (needs specialized skills I don't care what the books say); membership sites (finding a topic that is easily updated and of course the traffic problem) and bum marketing which is a version of affiliate marketing. I do believe that it is posible, but no one program answers all of the questions a newbie would have, and outlines every step of the process necessary to succeed.
Hence the enforced isolation - I have been spending my time trying to work out what would be the most effective way of creating a system that is replicable and can be put in place by anyone. I have considered micro sites, small reports, affiliate marketing and larger sites that would need regular updating but could over time encourage a membership system. As you know I already have a couple of money making niche sites (see Real Work Real Money and Winning Work on Elance).
I also have a non-moneymaking niche site at Can Ghosts Hurt You, this blog and about five others, and I am in the process of setting up two other niche sites - one in relationships and one in the cooking niche. The relationship site will sell affiliate products and personal counseling with me (I am a trained counselor among other things). The cooking niche will host featured recipe books on different topics - some my own products and some affiliate ones. Finally I am in the process of setting up my "big" site at Five Dollar Guides.com - this will be dedicated to selling information products on a huge range of topics all being sold for the princely sum of $5 (okay so I am not that original when it comes to picking domain names :)).
Now to date none of these sites have been making any money although I have been successful to a small degree in getting traffic to these sites - but making money online (the residual method) is something that requires quite a complex formula - driving traffic, picking niches, writing good sales copy and so on - and working out what is wrong with each of my sites is something I am still working on. However I am keeping notes as I go and I as soon as I find the winning formula I promise I will let you all know.
Which brings me obliquely, to the idea of free traffic again. Some of you will have been following my escapades with free traffic sites, article marketing and using Squidoo and HubPages to drive traffic to my sites. As I was placing adverts on my free traffic sites this evening, I did wonder if perhaps I would have more success with sites that had a larger membership base. I noticed that all of the sites I currently post to have only four digit subscriber/membership numbers and so what I have decided to do is to try and find a list of high ranking free traffic sites and have a go at doing some advertising through them - I will keep you posted.
Your comments as always are gratefully read and received and if you do have any traffic sites you would like to recommend then I am happy to visit your affiliate link.
Till next time
Lisa :)
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Wow 50 programs is a a lot Lisa, I thought I was bad. To be honest I think it is very difficult to create a blueprint system that people can replicate exactly without guidance. There are too many variables and decisions to make - one slight modification could spell the difference between success and failure.
ReplyDeleteI have had a huge number of failures but fortunately have stumbled upon some successes along the way. When you find something that works for you - you have to throw all your efforts into it (and stop buying distractions)
Neil
You are so right Neil - I think it is the distracting part of things that makes this whole process so slow. I know if I read about a new process or program, then I can't help but wonder if this might be "The One" which will actually show me all of the steps necessary to make money online - to date the most effective way has been for me at least, freelance writing - at least I know how much I am getting paid before I do the job :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Neil
Lisa :)