Let’s go the good news bad news approach again.
The Good News – Google has ranked my site!
As you might have realized by now, I am documenting my internet marketing journey in this blog. It’s not even a remotely original idea but at least it will be a record for me and entertaining for my few readers! (I hope)
So I after a few false starts I have decided that the way to learn the basic skills of internet marketing is to start off promoting other people’s products – affiliate marketing.
I have had my affiliate site up for a few weeks now and I have done some things to get links to my site and to drive traffic to my site. I’ve written a few articles and made a few videos, done some social bookmarking and it has definitely paid off.
As of today my site is ranked no.1 in Google for my keyword!
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Before we start with choosing products and keyword research and all the other things that will make you a successful internet marketer, it is extremely helpful to know some of the basic skills required to have your own website.
Don’t worry I’m not going down Geek St. I’m just going to teach you a few basic things about domain names, website hosting and FTP so that when you are ready to start marketing you have a fair idea of what to do next. This is where I would have liked to have started so that I didn’t end up in so many blind alleys.
What is a Domain Name?
A Domain Name is your address on the internet. It is also known as your URL. Basically it is the phrase that you type into the Internet browser to nativage to a particular website.
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Well good news and bad news.
First the good news (I always like to hear good news first)
No longer am I languishing on page 4 or 5. I am happy to report that for a couple of my keywords the Internet Marketing Newbie Diary is on page 1 of Google ready and waiting to be a resource for all of those newbies out there searching for good information.
Here’s what happens when I type my keyword into the Google search box
See down here at result no. 8 on page 1
Visitor rates are gradually increasing (it’s good to know that someone is actually reading my stuff)
Bad news – no optins yet for my free report “10 Newbie Mistakes to Avoid” but that will happen all in good time.
I have started working on an affiliate site and I have something on page 1 of Google for that keyword too.
All in all a good weeks work!
If you are drawn to the title of this post because you think that I have system to make money on the internet then keep reading BUT if you think that it is an instantaneous money making system with no work involved then don’t bother reading any further…..
Ok you are still here….
There are many simple online business models to follow. When I say simple I mean that the steps are easy to understand and implement but it takes time to learn the skills you need to become truly successful.
I need a picture of the beach before I start, how about you?
I don’t want to get confused, nor do I want to confuse you so I’m only going to discuss 2 money making systems to start with. There are many online money making systems and once you have the basic skills under your belt such as building a list, getting traffic to your site etc you can try any one you like.
I suggest that to start with, you just pick one and run with it till you make a buck online.
The 3 Page Internet Money Making System
This system uses 3 different webpages to sell a product, whether it be yours or someone else’s (affiliate marketing)
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Within all of the posts about how to become a successful internet marketer I will give you updates on my progress.
So here goes with update no.1
There are many times on this internet marketing journey where you will either have a major aha moment or kick yourself when you finally figure out something that initially seems impossible. Once you have figured out the solution you realize that it was entirely obvious and staring you right in the face the whole time!
Here’s a moment when I wanted to kick myself -
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