At one point, we’ve all asked for advice about online business tips and Internet marketing tools. This is especially true when we’re starting out. Unfortunately there’s a lot of bad information being given by the supposed Internet gurus. Following this advice can cost you both time and money.
Today I’d like to talk about 19 faulty recommendations I’ve seen in the last few years. Some of them are due to misinformation. Others are outright lies told by people trying to sell their particular product.
Read each to learn what advice might be ruining your online business…
You definitely want to check out today’s guest post by Robert Dempsey. Today he gives specific step-by-step detail about how to succeed with affiliate marketing if you’re just starting out. This isn’t one of those theory posts. Instead Robert pulls from his own persona experiences and provides an awesome tutorial.
There are many ways to go about affiliate marketing, but what actually works? By now you’ve more than likely seen the marketing videos with ClickBank earnings promising tons of cash if you follow this method or that. So you try them, perhaps you try all of them. [click to continue…]
I have a quick video for you to watch today. This gives an explanation as to why many people fail when they *try* affiliate marketing:
Like I said in the video, I think many people fail because they’re being given BAD information. The so-called Internet gurus love to create products that promise instant riches with little work. But they don’t do one simple thing – Teach people how to build a legitimate long-term business.
What do YOU think?
Oh yeah…I almost forgot. I also plan on making a lot more videos in the future. So be sure to SUBSCRIBE to my YouTube channel.
Today, I’d like to talk about how to research an Internet marketing niche. I’ve called this post the “ultimate guide” on the subject. I don’t know if it’s going to live up to that label. But I’m going to list the same step-by-step blueprint I would use to laser target a profitable niche.
It’s taken me a couple of years to get to the point where I’m at now, but I’d estimate that I currently spend an average of five hours per week managing my affiliate marketing business. A lot of people who want to start their own business want to escape the rat race. The the ability to make your own schedule is definitely a great perk, but there are also dozens of other advantages to running an online business in addition to flexibility. I’ve covered a few of the other advantages below.
It’s time for another edition of “Letters to Steve.” In this series, I answer questions about Internet marketing, lifestyle design or anything else on your mind. Today, I’m going to cover something William asked in the comments section of a recent post. Specifically he wanted to know what mistakes to avoid with an online business.
This is a great question because I’ve learned more from my mistakes than anything else. Here’s what William wrote…
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