This is always the biggest question that I get from subscribers and friends who want to make money on the internet: “Where do I start? How do I learn internet marketing? How do I decide what kind of business I should be in?”
Sound familiar? The internet is so big, and so diverse, that it can be very confusing to someone just starting out. So what is the best internet marketing strategy for a beginner?
The answer to the question will not be the same for all people.
An honest assessment of your skills, your interests, your motivation, your finances, and the time that you have to dedicate to your new venture, all have a bearing on the best way for you to get started.
In general, internet marketing is a catch-all phrase for many different kinds of businesses online. For example, internet marketing could include:
* Information Marketing
* Affiliate Marketing
* E-commerce stores
* many other variations
For the most part, this website will serve as a launching pad for those who want to start an internet business of any kind. As you progress, I will mention some alternatives, but we will focus mostly on Affiliate Marketing.
Affiliate Marketing provides most people the best opportunity to get started with their online business faster, and for far less money.
Speaking of money….NOWHERE ON THIS SITE will I tell you about how many hundreds of thousands of dollars I make each year in internet marketing! Likewise, I won’t tell you that YOU will make a certain amount of money in internet marketing.
This site is about giving you free information that will help you build your internet business foundation. After that, it is up to you to determine how high you can go. Many internet marketing strategies can work well, and be very profitable.
If you have done any searching around the internet for information on internet marketing, you have seen the outlandish claims that some marketers make about how easy it is, and how you can make thousands, hundreds of thousands, even millions of dollars online…..if you just use their simple formula!
The internet is full of experts, and most of them have a product to sell, but try to keep things in perspective.
There are indeed many talented marketers, bloggers, and website owners, who make not just a good living, but a real fortune online.
Yes, this can be you too, but not overnight, and not with someone’s “Double Secret, Google Conquering, Stealth Marketing Program” that all the gurus don’t want them to release to the general public! (For only $47, if you act right now!)
You can tell I’m a little cynical about some marketing tactics, but for good reason. I was new to the internet once, and I trusted way too many sales pitches.
Too many newcomers are taken advantage of, and I want to save you from wasting time and money on things that I know won’t help your business at this point.
I will recommend tools and materials that I have owned and used, some free, some paid, that I truly think are valuable resources for your business.
A long term business strategy includes at least some investment along the way. It is my aim to recommend a free alternative before recommending any product or service that requires any investment.
You do need to think of the money you spend building your business as an investment in your business. A good investment will pay for itself many times over, so let’s invest wisely!
So where do you start? First, by learning some basics that you will need to understand regardless of what type business you decide to build.
You will hear a lot about outsourcing work to freelancers, and that will definitely be part of your long term internet marketing strategy, but it is better to understand how things work before you start outsourcing work to someone else.
Let’s make it happen!
-Sonja