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!

In the previous post I talked about the first thing that internet marketing newbies need to master, namely, getting traffic to a website

Number 2 is…

Database

A database is a list of names and email addresses that you collect yourself from the visitors to your website.
It is important to note that you need to build your database yourself.  Buying a list or database from someone else may seem like a good shortcut at the time, but they are often costly and don’t necessarily contain valid data of people who would be interested in your particular products or information.

If you buy a database or list of names and email addresses and those people haven’t specifically requested information from you then the emails you send them are spam. Just as you don’t like to receive spam, you certainly don’t want to send it either.

When you build your own list or database you know that the people who have opted-in or requested your information are people that are interested (they are targeted buyers).  This list has far more value to you than a list the you purchase but there is more work involved on your part!

Benefits of a List

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There are 3 basics things that you need to know – each is a big topic in it itself but if you focus on the fact that you just have to learn 3 things then you won’t hit the overwhelm button (we could also call this the eject button)

I have already hinted at the 3 things but here they are again:

The 3 Basics of Internet Marketing

1. Traffic

2.  Database

3.  Conversion

Once you have mastered these 3 internet marketing basics you will definitely not be an internet marketing newbie.

1. Traffic

Traffic is the name given to the visitors to your website.

Imagine an advertising billboard on the roadside. The number of people driving by who see your advertisement depends on which roadside your billboard is on. Read more »

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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