Ever Wonder How to Make Money Online?

A lot of us hear about online marketers and how they’re making lots of money. But is it possible for anyone to learn how to make money online? Is there some kind of magic formula?

First of all, there is no substitute for the basics. Whether you’re running a street business or an online business, there are somethings you just have to have or you’ll never succeed or enjoy your success.

Here’s my list of what you need for success:

Transparency: You’ve got to be completely transparent about who you are and what you represent. People who need and want your services will be attracted to you, and if nobody is, you’ll have to learn how to explain yourself so people get a clearer picture of exactly who you are. Trying to fake it won’t work for long.

Caring about Newcomers: In my business, I have to be a good example for everyone I work with. I actually care about how people do in business, so if I have a hand in someone trying the same kind of business I have, I’ll do everything I can to help them. Read More

What is Affiliate Marketing?

If you’re new to the online business world, then you may have heard about affiliate marketing but not known what it is. Some people say you can’t make any money by being an affiliate, but some people think it’s the best way. So let’s demystify it.

Remember that there are a ton of ways to sell products online and make money. The easiest way is to sell something that’s easy to ship. You can make money selling and shipping fresh meat or fish, but is that the easiest way to go? That could be a nightmare. How about shipping books? That’s a lot easier, so let’s start there.

Let’s say you don’t have a lot of money to start an online business, but you want a fairly quick income. You could decide to sell books online, and sit down to write one. Well, that might take awhile. Or, you could sell someone else’s books and make a commission for each one you sell. Much faster!

Amazon does this. IfI enter into an affiliate agreement with Amazon, I can post a review for a book I like on my website. I put a “buy now” button on my website with something called an “affiliate link” embedded into it. Anyone who clicks on my “buy now” button gets routed to Amazon, where they buy the book. My link automatically flagged Amazon and told them that the sale was generated by me. So, congratulations, I get a commission.

Interestingly, the price is the same to the person who buys the book, whether they buy it from me or from Amazon. Amazon just gives up a little of their profit and throws it my way for finding a new customer. This is an easy way to make profits, but very small ones!

Here’s the juicy part. Let’s say I enter into an affiliate agreement with someone who sells products that cost $2200, $5500, and $15,000. Wow! wouldn’t it be nice to make a commission on something like that?

Be aware — most of the people who sell that kind of product won’t let you sell them. They’ll let you sell an introductory offer, such as a $15 book, and you get 50%. But you’re not allowed to sell any of the biggest items. So you spend your time beating the bushes for new customers for that vendor, knowing that you’re only going to get really small commissions for your work.

That’s why a lot of people don’t recommend affiliate sales.  But —

I know a place where you can make 50% on the introductory offers and 90% on the big products. That’s affiliate marketing at its best. In this company, they appreciate the fact that you steered a sale their way. What’s more, they’ll do the work of closing the big orders, since that takes some specialized skill, and their people are top notch. All they really want from you is quality leads.

(Secret – they’ll teach you how to get the leads, too!)

Can you make real money as an affiliate? Absolutely, if you know what you’re doing. You can check out the starter kit to the best system I’ve found right here.

To ask me any questions, learn about getting started, or make a comment, please click here to reach me

The Best Online Business Ideas

You hear them every day — people complaining about their bosses and their lack of income. And while some very lucky people happened to fall into jobs they love, and the income to go with them, most people are yearning to be in control of their own destiny. They realize that having a good job is not necessarily the panacea everyone thinks it is.

Since the Internet is the emerging mega trend of our age, you don’t have to have a PhD to realize that you can take control of your life by earning money online. In fact, the best online business ideas don’t even require you to quit your job. You can get started part-time, and when your part-time income starts to exceed your full-time income, you can simply step away and leave a good job vacant for the next person who really wants it.

A lot of people will tell you that earning money online is easy, but I never say that. It’s simple, but easy is in the eye of the beholder.

For example, let’s look at the skill of making videos. Some people market their online businesses by making tons of videos and flooding social media with pictures of themselves. That might be an easy thing for some people to do, but some don’t have the technical skill, and others are incredibly camera shy. So, this skill might be easy and simple for some, but not for everybody.

There’s another important skill that you need — you have to narrow down all the offers out there. Read More