SEM Tycoon

**RJaverson** · 07-26-2006, 06:14 AM

First off let me say, I wasn't quite sure where to put this. There doesn't seem to be a definitive place for this type of article that I could find; so moderators feel free to move this to the appropriate place.

Intro to Internet Marketing

IM is quickly becoming or should I say has become the hottest thing on the net. There is a lot of money to be made through legitimate businesses like ebay, affiliate programs, and developing and selling your own products...

Did you know, there is almost nothing holding you back from entering the IM profession. There is a very limited amount of capital needed to start -- meaning you could easily start selling unwanted household products on ebay, or promoting your affiliate link through free ad sites, traffic exchanges, and things of the like.

It's really that easy.

Most resources that you need to start can be acquired cheaply, if not free. Most domain registration fees average around $10 per year, and hosting varies. You can find a free host for your domain, if you’re really limited on funds.

There is an abundance of free web development tools out there to use. I recommend at least learning basic html, but even that is not necessary with the likes of editors. A simple way to get started is starting a blog, using a free service like blogger.

However, as I have experienced, if you want to be successful in IM there is a certain amount of work you must put in. Research is your best friend. Most give up in a week or two because they haven't made any money. Don't give up...

It's inevitable, in the early stages, there's a lot to learn. I suggest signing up for known IM'ers newsletters, and don't forget to check out warrior forum, which is frequently visited by some of the best Internet marketers.

Still with me?

The one thing I can't stress enough is, there will come a time when you have to take ACTION. Most people are so involved reading ebook after ebook, spending thousands when they could be making thousands...

To tell you the truth, most ebooks I have read in my quest to learn more about IM, rarely told me anything I didn't already know. Don't get me wrong there are some sensational authors out there who really want you to succeed, but there are those just looking to make a quick.

You know what I mean?

Remember... The sooner you start acting, the sooner you make money. And don't be discouraged if your first idea doesn't do so well. You have to keep working, developing your ideas until you find that thing that you do well and it sells.

Lastly, I would say if you know nothing about opt-in lists -- you need to. This is one of the most important factors in your success. Basically an opt-in list is a visitor of your website who willingly supplies their email to you through a form. You can then use this opportunity to update your list with new products, information, whatever you want.

The main thing is to keep your list members' trust. Do not offer sub-par products, as that will be a reflection on you. Whatever you do, keep these people happy; heck try giving away a few things once in a while, everyone loves free stuff.

There you have a very basic introduction to marketing. If you have any questions, I'd be glad to answer them.

**SEO Portal** · 07-26-2006, 06:32 AM

hmm.. your English is not really...flawless.
I would make shure my spelling and grammar was correct before publishing articles anywhere...

**Dantes** · 07-26-2006, 06:54 AM

Thx for that article, I found it very useful.

There a good quote from Bruce Lee on that: "Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do."

**handsome rob** · 07-26-2006, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by SEO Portal

hmm.. your English is not really...flawless.
I would make shure my spelling and grammar was correct before publishing articles anywhere...

I hope you used improper spelling and grammar for irony in that post...

**jerome2900** · 07-26-2006, 11:19 AM

Great article for us newbies, thats the way to go guys!

**jSonic** · 07-26-2006, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by SEO Portal

hmm.. your English is not really...flawless.
I would make shure my spelling and grammar was correct before publishing articles anywhere...

Funny how this always seems to happen, lmao.

**MonkeyBiz** · 07-26-2006, 12:20 PM

Internet marketing is kinda a waste of time for most who try it. The problem with advertising on the net is that rates are VERY high-more than offline advertising in many cases. There is alot of fraud (clickfrad, paypal fraud, affiliate fraud, etc) and you have to deal with annoying stupid customers who ask you dumb questions and waste your time. I have found it much better to set up a website and do all my advertising offline. Make MUCH higher ROI that wall. The interent wasn't really made for marketing or advertising as we saw in the dotcom bust. It was made for browsing information.

**RJaverson** · 07-26-2006, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by SEO Portal

hmm.. your English is not really...flawless.
I would make shure my spelling and grammar was correct before publishing articles anywhere...

I see what you're saying. I wrote that at 4 in the morning, on very little sleep (insomnia). I've revised it quickly, there's probably still more errors but no one is perfect. I appreciate your concern.

I'll keep that in mind in the future. Thanks.

RJ

**kaveman** · 07-26-2006, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Worldwebuser

Internet marketing is kinda a waste of time for most who try it. The problem with advertising on the net is that rates are VERY high-more than offline advertising in many cases. There is alot of fraud (clickfrad, paypal fraud, affiliate fraud, etc) and you have to deal with annoying stupid customers who ask you dumb questions and waste your time. I have found it much better to set up a website and do all my advertising offline. Make MUCH higher ROI that wall. The interent wasn't really made for marketing or advertising as we saw in the dotcom bust. It was made for browsing information.

This is completely untrue. If you do your research and learn enough from these forums and some experience, you will have a signifigant competetive advantage and can get huge ROI. Plus if your advertising for a website you at least know everyone you get to online uses the internet. To say internet marketing is a waste of time with people like shoemoney out there is just silly.

**elvirs** · 07-26-2006, 05:06 PM

experience is eveything, just try everything and analyze the results. you will not become a guru by reading ebooks. just keep taking risks, enter market, make moves and starts. this is the only way to grow to an online real businessman.

**Josh P** · 07-26-2006, 05:14 PM

Thanks for the info, that was really helpful

**MonkeyBiz** · 07-26-2006, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by kaveman

This is completely untrue. If you do your research and learn enough from these forums and some experience, you will have a signifigant competetive advantage and can get huge ROI. Plus if your advertising for a website you at least know everyone you get to online uses the internet. To say internet marketing is a waste of time with people like shoemoney out there is just silly.

Um hum...just because people usethe internet doesn;t mean they will find your site. And shoe money doesn't actually 'market'. He runs websites but doesnt actually sell anything from them. Someone who is selling a 'good' like an ebook for example is a marketer.

**RJaverson** · 07-26-2006, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Worldwebuser

Um hum...just because people usethe internet doesn;t mean they will find your site. And shoe money doesn't actually 'market'. He runs websites but doesnt actually sell anything from them. Someone who is selling a 'good' like an ebook for example is a marketer.

I think you can certainly get to a lot more perspective clients online, than you could offline.

For instance, say you've built your opt-in list up to 20,000 people. How with the same cost efficiency would you reach 20,000 people offline? It's sort of rediculous to say that you could.

If you know how to get people to your site and on top of that have good marketing skills you're on the track of converting sales. Millions of people everyday are at your fingertips on the Internet.

**MonkeyBiz** · 07-26-2006, 09:26 PM

Do keep in mind that uneless you have some sort of revolutionary product it would cost ALOT of money to build an opt in list of 20,000 on the internet.

Sure there are millions of people in ther internet but reaching out to jsut a tiny fraction of them who are interested in what you are offering costs more money that you will generate via the actual sales. Thats why so many dotcoms when bust in 2000.

**RJaverson** · 07-26-2006, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Worldwebuser

Do keep in mind that uneless you have some sort of revolutionary product it would cost ALOT of money to build an opt in list of 20,000 on the internet.

Sure there are millions of people in ther internet but reaching out to jsut a tiny fraction of them who are interested in what you are offering costs more money that you will generate via the actual sales. Thats why so many dotcoms when bust in 2000.

On the contrary, there is actually quite an amazing way to build you opt-in list quickly. 20,000 is not an insermountable number to achieve in respect to an opt-in list. Actually I will be showing one method soon, so look out for that.

Remember... the people who are spending a lot of money on being able to contact large amounts of clients in thier target group are poorly versed on how things actually work. They are looking for a quick solution from others instead of looking for themselves.

All the information you can acquire from these ebook millionaires can easily be acquired for FREE. You just have to look around, and catch a break or two.

I think it's been said on here before in the older threads I was browsing through. This especially stuck out in my mind:

"You don't have to beat the system, you just have to know how it works.."

And sadly to say most people's everyday activities when trying to earn money on the internet revolve around beating the system. They are simply to lazy to do the work involved. I hope nobody takes offense to this, just a simple truth in some respects.

The fact is people like convenience, that's why they buy ebooks. They like the information already compiled into one resource.

Now to bring all this back around to my original point, if you do your research, you will eventually learn that all this hype over products that give you 10,000 unique hits a day for a price aren't necessary. You can reach thousands of people who are interested in your services with just a little hard work and very little cost.

The .com's that bust, as you put are the type of people I described earlier. The successful one's know what they're doing and they do it well.

RJ

**Plugin-Developer** · 07-26-2006, 11:58 PM

Thank you for the very informative article. Great read for someone just starting to look at Internet Marketing.

Great info!

-Nick

**kaveman** · 07-27-2006, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Worldwebuser

Do keep in mind that uneless you have some sort of revolutionary product it would cost ALOT of money to build an opt in list of 20,000 on the internet.

Sure there are millions of people in ther internet but reaching out to jsut a tiny fraction of them who are interested in what you are offering costs more money that you will generate via the actual sales. Thats why so many dotcoms when bust in 2000.

The dotcom bust was just because there was a lot of hype and companys were overvalued, it has nothing to do with internetmarketing, in fact, most of those companies that were busted arent ecommerce websites, they are sites that make money off of advertising. Internet marketing is about knowing how to get people of your demographic to your site wheather its myspace spam, adwords, or just digg articles. Getting directed traffic to sites is what its all about, something that can be done free, so how can offline have a bigger ROI

**handsome rob** · 07-27-2006, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Worldwebuser

Sure there are millions of people in ther internet but reaching out to jsut a tiny fraction of them who are interested in what you are offering costs more money that you will generate via the actual sales.

If this is true, then why do people bother selling anything on the internet at all?

**RJaverson** · 07-27-2006, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by handsome rob

If this is true, then why do people bother selling anything on the internet at all?

Very True. I think Worldwebuser understimates (or at least doesn't understand) the ability of savvy Internet Marketers.

**Rhab** · 07-28-2006, 08:53 PM

Thank you RJ, I found your article very interesting and helpful. I also appreciate the time you took to write it for us, especially being a noob to all this.

I've pretty much got the adsense stuff down and I'm working on several websites to begin my first stab at it all. This affiliate marketing has now caught my attention and I was wondering if you might comment further on building the email lists.

The opt-in emailing stuff I'm still not quite clear on. I gather you encourage people to join your mailing list with free offers and stuff, then I guess your goal is to regularly email with affiliate products to make your money in hopes of people buying the products?

I'd really appreciate some tips on getting started on this. Thank you.