Dave Morris’s Blog

After posting my last blog entry I went back to work attempting to find a way to make money from internet marketing. If anybody tells you that this stuff is easy, don’t believe them, it’s hard work. The only way it will work is if stick with it.

What I have realised over the past two weeks is that sticking with it does not only mean sticking with the overall concept but also sticking with the idea. I realised that I have a habit of jumping from one idea to the other without really completing and perfecting any one in particular. That is all about to change.

Since that ‘light bulb’ moment I have narrowed my focus to one particular strategy. I came accross it while on the Warrior forum and have decided to give it a go. I have joined the members area and as the main focus is to follow a particular strategy it helps a great deal that everybody is focusing on the same thing.

You can check it out by clicking on the graphic below. It is an affiliate link and if you join I will get a commission. I have no problem promoting the site as it is the real deal. The members are extremely and Josh tells it as it is.

One other membership site I would highly recommend is Jim Cockrum’s My Silent Team.
Jim is one of the best internet marketing ‘guru’s’ I have come accross and his membership site offers the best value in terms of content that you will come accross.

Take a peek, it’ll be worth it.

Dave

Since starting my blog I have been trying to get my head around how to approach the whole task of starting an internet business. My intention is to learn how generate a residual income on the internet. I am doing this so that I can retire that bit earlier and not have any money worries. It has not been as easy as I thought.

My problem is that I have tried this before, more than once, and have had very little success. I guarantee you it is not as easy as many people make it out to be. One major problem is that you can get distracted by every ‘how-to’ sales page that finds its way to your computer screen.

Each and every free report or how-to ebook that you read gives you so many opportunities to explore ‘helpful’ web sites, ‘excellent’ resources and ‘must have’ software tools etc. By the time you have visited these many ‘helpful’ links you have been bamboozled with information and end up more confused than you were when you started (not to mention the time you have wasted in the mean time).

Whatever happened to KISS? (Keep It Simple Stupid for those not familiar with the acronym)

Having had the benefit of ‘the advice of the experts’ I have come to a conclusion, well two actually:

1) Learning how to identify prifitable niche markets is a fundamental skill that you need to develop in order to succeed, and

2) You need to be focused and disciplined in your efforts.

So, as a beginner, where do you start?

Lets take the second point first.

When first learning about internet marketing it is so easy to end up clicking link after link and end up having spent hours on your computer just reading sales pages.

It is vital that you be disciplined with your time.

Before going on line you need to be clear what your objectives are, write them down if necessaary. Use the time your have available to achieve those objectives only.

Now for the first point, niche research. I posted a question recently on the Warrior Forum asking what methods people used to do niche research. I was very happy to recieve a number of helpful responses. Below is a summary of the tools proposed:

Google’s keyword tool (https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal)

Google Hot Trends, to see if anything is coming up I should know about (http://www.google.com/trends)

Spyfu, to see what my competition is spending on advertising (http://www.spyfu.com/)

Amazon.com Bestsellers: The most popular items on Amazon.com. Updated hourly(http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers)

I have started to use these resources and find them very useful. I would be happy to recieve your comments on the above. Also if you can recommend other useful tools I would be happy to add them to my list.

Many people starting off in the internet marketing wonder how to get started in the simplest way possible. I’m afraid it is not that easy. If there was a simple “monkey, see monkey do” solution then everybody would be doing it and there would be no real competition in the market.

Thankfully such things as competition and effort, hard work and ingenuity are rewarded in most cases. One thing that helps when taking on a project is the right tools. Where website building tools are concerned you cannot go very far wrong with Site Built It.

Site Build It has been around for a number of years now and has a growing number of users. It is also extremely well supported by the SiteSell team. A good way to see what it has to offer is to take the video tour. Otherwise you can just click on the banner below.

Dave

P.S. SiteSell have a special offer on for Valentines Day so it’s time to take advantage. Click below for details.

If you are interested in setting up your own website and do not know how to go about it I may be able to help. I am currently working on a free report that I will be giving away free to my newsletter subscribers. If you are interested just subscribe to my newsletter and I will send it to you once it is finished.

The report will be aimed at beginners and will explain in simple steps how you can set up a web site similar to this one, with your own personalised domain name.

If you would like a copy just enter your details in the form at the top of this page and click the submit button.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Dave

Having spent a lot of time and money looking for direction on how to make money on the internet I feel I am qualified to at least make a recommendation as to what is a good source of information for the beginner internet marketer.

In my humble opinion, Jim Cockrum’s membership site at My Silent Teamis perhaps the best value around for anybody thinking about starting an internet business. I have been a member for over two years now and even when I was not very active on the net I maintained my membership! 

I could try and list all the benefits her but I promise I could not do the site justice. I suggest that you visit My Silent Team and check it out. I promise you will not be disappointed. By the way, Jim is NOW OFFERING a 5 day trial membership for  $5.00!

Dave

Despite what the ’guru’s tell you it is not easy to generate an income from the internet. Many will tell you that it is simple and that all you need to do is join a couple of affiliate program’s, stick up a website and the dollar’s will come rolling in! It really isn’t that easy.

That said, with the right guidance it is possible to work your way through internet marketing maze. I hope to be able to assist you on your way to success. I plan to grow this blog by explaining how I progress through the different steps involved in building an internet presence. If you would like to tag along and keep up to date with please subscribe to my newsletter. I would love the company!

My next post will explain how to register a domain name. This may not be the first thing you need to do but it is a simple process so it is the ideal place to start.

Until next time,

Dave

I have made a number of attempts at starting an internet business but have not had any real success. Yes, I have managed to make some affiliate commissions, I have managed to make some money with Adwords, but nothing to write home about.

As generating taffic is a skill I obviously need to develop I have decided to start a blog and hope that I can build a knowlege base that will be useful to both myself and my readers. If you would like to get regular updates on my progress I would be delighted if you joined my mailing list. I promise you it will be worth the effort!

Here’s to lot’s of traffic in the future.

Dave