I’m curious what your thoughts are regarding the internet as a means to make money. Actually, more specifically, I’m wondering do people naturally assume because it is easy to access the internet, that translates into “easy money”, too?

Evidence I receive day to day suggests more and more desperate individuals (and with an unemployment rate at worse than scary heights it’s not small wonder) are making their way to the internet in the search for money. The primary question asked, “How fast can I make that money?”

Actually this question comes in many forms. From the “how many sales” to the previously mentioned, “how soon” to the “what should I promote to make some fast money?”

People are desperate, because these are precarious times. However, don’t let your desperation let you do something stupid. If you’re down to your last dollars (hopefully not!), then hoping to suddenly strike it rich online is foolish. (more…)

The internet is, of course, loaded with freely accessible information. However, the most common problem is sifting what is useful from your search results. With potentially millions or more returned results, most people stick to the first couple of pages of any given search engine.

Unfortunately, you don’t always find what you are looking for… right?

That’s when you potentially “run into problems” because the link or two or three you choose might put you on a web site selling expensive access to the information that you were trying to find at little or no cost.

It’s actually the norm for internet marketers to price things high. It’s called “perceived value”, and they feel that if you don’t shell out a large chunk of cash, you may not feel whatever they are selling or doing is “worth it”.

Nothing could be further from the truth. Solid information on internet marketing exists. Videos, tutorials, ebooks, pre-made websites and more are all available at prices you’d expect to pay at say your local book store (and I’m talking you choosing paperbacks over hardback books).

So, don’t be fooled with the latest (or not even latest) or greatest “come on”. Yes, I do suggest you check for bargains using the above hyperlink. You’ll be amazed at what you find and how much you do NOT have to pay.

If you’re an affiliate marketer the odds are against you… But now you can finally discover how to pitch ANY decent product to your target audience using this killer formula that tempts consumers into buying.

Here’s just some of what you’ll discover in this hot-off-the-presses report:

* The Profit Potential of a Good ______

* How to Fill in the Gaps of Product Flaws

* The Most Crucial Part of a ______

* Why Name-Dropping Can Boost Your Product Recommendations

* The Actual _______ ______ that Pulled in $6,178.04 in 11 Days

Of course to fill in the blanks you’ll need to click on the book jacket and see what this really all about. Oh, did I mention that it’s running as a DIMESALE? Get there quick, before the price goes up. And even if you “arrive late” the price is still going to be a paperback price (so no worries).

You can find tons of high-quality, low-cost marketing information just by visiting my other web site (click on the link in this sentence).

I will be the first one (okay maybe not the very first one, but…) to tell you that commenting on blogs is an excellent, free way to potentially expand back links to your own website. Not every blog gives out “link love,” but those that do (like this one) I salute you. Those that don’t, depending on who they are and how they are doing, are still invaluable.

The reason is simple. People read the comments almost as much as they read the post itself. In fact, I’ve spend literally an hour or more going down through the comments of some posts totally intrigued on the back and forth that happens. Some truly strike my fancy, and I am apt to right click on a name (this way I control how it opens – in a new tab or a new window) just to see what that particular person is all about – what they are “into.”

Yet, logging into the admin area, there is also the inevitable spam comments. With good plugins, they are kept to a minimum, but on occasion the software doesn’t quite know how to classify the remark. Thus, the yellow box (in WordPress) tells me someone has said something and WordPress needs my hands on assistance to decide should it be posted or tossed in the trash. (more…)