Are You Making More Than $1 Online ???

Stop me if this sounds familiar…you want to make money online from your home computer and you’ve tried several ideas and affiliate programs only to see a page full of zeros when you check your stats. You work hours and hours only for a payout of a few cents, and that’s only if you’re lucky! It hardly seems worth all the effort. Sound like you? Well, that’s actually true for MOST of the internet “entrepreneurs” out there, and the further truth is that it will be like that for them until they finally give up and go back to being the “working poor” again.

Why the dismal outlook? Because the internet is FULL of scams and programs that pay you next to nothing for working MORE than you would have at a regular 9-5 job. The “get rich quick” idea is long gone. Even the programs that DO work require you to put in many hours of effort to get a good return. If you’re looking to get rich while doing nothing, then stop reading and go to bed…NOW! For the rest of you willing to at least put SOME effort into it then keep reading.

Ok, time to separate the wheat from the chaff. Sure, there are some technically real programs out there that make you REAL money, but not a lot of it. I bet you know what I’m taking about. Google Adsense is a good example. I call it “Google Nonsense” because it’s crap. You put a load of their ads on your site and get paid, at best, a few cents…a month. Hey, I even made $1.24! Maybe someday I’ll make enough to buy a slice of pizza! SOME people can make money from this, but unless you have a huge site bringing 1000’s of hits a day, it’s just not realistic. On top of that I’ve read many forum posts stating they have a habit of suspending an account for arbitrary reasons before it hits the $100 payout threshold. That’s their way of avoiding having to pay you in REAL money. It may take you a YEAR or more to get close to $100, only to have them close your account before getting paid. Wasted effort.

You probably also are aware of affiliate referral programs. LOTS of those out there! I read one guy boast that he had 1000’s of people in his referral downline. He even showed proof of this accomplishment. So, how much did he make from his effort AND the combined effort of all his referrals together? $25.34…total.

Do you REALLY want to work hard all day long for mere pennies? I have tried MANY programs that will pay you just that…pennies. A few cents a day, if that. Even then, you won’t always get paid. I made the grand total of $2.08 from one program after 2 YEARS and then was told they were taking that money as credit I could use on their site. So, now I have to BUY something just to recoup some of my money! Crap!

Truth is, there is no such thing as “free” money. SOMEBODY has to buy SOMETHING for there to be any money made by anyone. They have to spend money for you to make money. You have to have a REAL actual product to sell people in order to make a decent profit. The internet “millionaires” out there getting you to join their downlines don’t have a physical product to sell you. What they are selling you is the “easy money dream”. We all want so badly to see our dreams come true that we’ll buy into anything.

Think about it. Have you ever signed up for a program that had a hotmail address for support, or it was a site hosted on a free blog? If these “entrepreneurs” were REALLY bringing in a six figure income, then why can’t they afford web hosting, or real support?

Then there are these link exchanges programs where you have to view other sites just to get others to view yours. What’s worse is that some are automated just to get hits! The only reason those people are there is to increase traffic to their OWN sites. They don’t care about yours, and they certainly aren’t likely to actually BUY anything from you. A lady posted to a forum last week that she was seeing traffic increases since she joined the referral program but no real sales. For the most part, they just want to increase their own traffic rank so they can sell advertising on their sites to other suckers. Problem with that is, if there are no real and interested people surfing the site, then no sales will be made and it all falls apart fairly quickly. It’s a vicious circle. You need REAL genuine hits, not bots or programs. Remember that.

So, what do I suggest? For most of you I’d say just give up. There is no easy way. Just walk away and rejoin the real world out there. Get away from your computer, maybe go fishing, catch a game with your friends. You know, the REAL people!

For those of you absolutely DETERMINED to make a living at home on the net then I give you my advice. Look carefully at what you join. Forget the “click” type programs unless you like sitting around all making 0.005 cents per click, literally. Forget the crap email programs paying you to read other crap all day long. Find something that pays a REAL amount of commission and not just a few cents. Even if you only make ONE sale all month of a $100 product, at 30% commission, you’ve made more than you would all YEAR at any pay per click program. Find a PRODUCT, not a program to join.

Think of it just like you would in the real world. If an owner of a TV store asked you to become an affiliate and you get 30-50% of each TV you sold for them, would you rather do that and make real money, or join a program where someone pays you half a cent to LOOK at ads of TV’s? You’d make WAY more selling the real product, right? So do that on the net as well! It doesn’t have to be a Physical product, since its online, but it DOES have to be a product that people BUY. It can be an ebook, information, service or anything that people will pay for, but it can’t be a penny-a-click waste of time. No one wants to pay for that.

I’ll give just 2 examples, not because I’m plugging their services, but because they sell an actual product that there is a REAL market for. Lots of people are good at something but get passed up for a job or promotion because they don’t have the papers to show for it. Well, there are places that can broker what’s known as a “life experience” degree for a client who can get a REAL college degree for a small donation, instead of the 1000’s it would normally cost for tuition. It’s not a scam and it IS legal. They are real degrees offered by small colleges that really need the money and are willing to issue a legal degree to you to get it. You can promote the site as an affiliate and get a REAL actual commission, or you could get a degree yourself to boost your job status. There are several online degree sites out there to promote. These degrees are becoming a hot commodity, but should be marketed to the kind of people who need them most. (ie. NOT to people who are rich and successful already)

Another recommendation, especially if you have your own website for promoting it, is the “one time offer” plugs. The payout is good, real, and quick if you want to see a fast return on your time. It’s very simple to get started there and it can have you making money in minutes instead of weeks!

The other advantage of those mentioned is that they are FREE to join, and I know that’s as important to you as it is to me. You just have to promote the sellable product, just like a true affiliate SHOULD do. No cost to you. Also, for some you don’t need your own website, which I know is important to many of you starting out. The 2nd one doesnt really NEED a site, but it’s easier to promote that way.

There are other good ideas out there, but this isn’t about me making a huge list of sites to join. It’s about giving you sound advice to at least get started in the often dark world of the internet. Basically, just forget about anything to do with advertising programs until you make it big, and you’ll save yourself a lot of wasted time. Go for the bigger commission product payouts (higher than 10%) and you’ll start making real money soon enough. One final note: It DOES take time to get started, so have patience and you WILL be well rewarded, little grasshopper…

Asmodeus has been surfing the web for adventure and opportunity since 1999 and now blogs about his journey. He recommends checking out http://www.adegreeofsuccess.com or the one time offer specials program to get started.

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3 Most Critical Tools in Affiliate Marketing

Although affiliate marketing is touted as one of the easiest and most effective ways to earn money online, it is not as easy as it sounds. The wise affiliate marketer plans every action and executes it the best way he can. He should also maximize the potential to earn by utilizing the right tools necessary for a successful Affiliate Marketing business. We have consulted some of the most successful affiliate marketers in the business and below are the top three tools necessary for a successful affiliate marketing business.

Important Tool #1: Your Own Website

The most important and indispensable tool in Affiliate Marketing is your own website. The first step in any successful affiliate marketing business is building a good, credible and professional looking website. Your website is the start off point of all your marketing efforts. Thus, you must first build a user-friendly website, which will appeal to your prospects and encourage them to click on the links to the products and services you are promoting and ultimately make a purchase. Therefore, you must first concentrate your efforts in building a website that will cater to what your prospects need.

The most important thing you should consider is that almost all web users go online to look for information, not necessarily to go and buy something. Above all else, make your website full of original, relevant and useful content. People will love articles that are appealing and helpful. Keep in mind that, in the internet, content is still king and good quality content will not only build your credibility, it can also help you achieve a higher search engine ranking. By posting relevant and useful articles, you establish yourself as a credible expert in the field, making you a more trustworthy endorser of the product or service you promote. Establishing a good reputation is the single most important step in building up a loyal consumer base.

Important Tool #2: Incentives

Competition is extremely high in the internet world. You must always be one-step ahead of your rivals to ensure that you capture a significant share of your target market. Therefore, you must use every possible means to encourage people not only to visit your site but also to click and proceed to the websites of the products and services you are promoting. Building an opt-in email list is one of the best ways to gather prospects. Offer a newsletter or an e-zine. Better yet, offer incentives to your prospects to encourage them to subscribe to your newsletters. You can present free software, access to exclusive services and other freebies that will be helpful to your prospects.

Important Tool #3: Link Popularity

The importance of driving highly targeted traffic to your website cannot be emphasized enough. The all-important web traffic is at the top of the list of the most important entities in the internet world. Attracting people to your site should be the first step you should carry out. Do everything to achieve a high search engine ranking. Link Popularity is one of the factors that search engines use to determine search engine rankings. Therefore, to enhance your link popularity, you must launch an aggressive reciprocal and one way link campaign.

One of the best ways to do this – at no cost at all – is by submitting articles, with your website’s link at the resource box, to e-zines and free article sites. You will not only gain exposure, you will also have the opportunity to advertise for free, just include a link back to your site. The more sites you submit your articles to, the better your link popularity is. Make your articles original, relevant and useful so that more websites will pick them up and post them.

These are but three of the many tools that an affiliate marketer can use to maximize earning potential. The possibilities are endless and are limited only by your imagination, creativity, resourcefulness and determination. You can always explore other ideas and adapt other strategies, which you think might help you become a high rolling affiliate marketer.

Steve has been in internet marketing for many years. For further information on affiliate marketing please visit http://articleland.co.uk/adtrackz/go.php?c=altsam . He can also be reached for further information at his website http://www.articleland.co.uk

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Make Money Working Online

There are many home based businesses that provide a legitimate opportunity to make money working online . People from all walks of life are taking advantage of the internet and all it has to offer as place to do business. There are various reasons why people consider starting an online business such as generating extra income, spending extra time with their family, making a career change, starting a business , and creating a flexible work schedule. These are all appealing reasons to consider starting an online business.

If you are going to start an online business it is going to take discipline. It is not going to be any different from running any other type business. You are going to have put time and effort into your venture if you truly want to truly make money working online. It is easy to stray and waste time on meaningless activities that are not going to contribute to building your business. The key is to focus your efforts on income producing activities.

There are many online businesses that have very attractive compensation programs. In order to take advantage of these programs you need to learn the art of marketing online. Let’s face it if you cannot drive traffic to your business you are not going to make money working online. There are many different strategies to market a business online and new strategies are constantly being developed. There are many different strategies available to the internet entrepreneur ranging from free strategies to expensive advertising campaigns.

This is why choosing the right opportunity, with continual support can make all the difference in your ability to succeed. It is up to you to take responsibility for yourself and take action on a daily basis if you truly want to make money working online!

Michael Costa is a successful entrepreneur who enjoys helping other people reach their true potential. He currently coaches people to financial success at www.InnerCircleSite.info

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What Rich People Do

Below is a piece of article discussing "What Rich People will Do!" Think about it, it is a very interesting topic. What will you do if you are rich?

Share your ideas, comments with us !!

Common sense dictates that if you are poor and start living like a rich person, you will eventually become rich. By the same token, if you are rich and start living like a rich person, you will eventually become poor.

So what are the things that Rich People Do? Dr. Thom Stanley takes a look at the lifestyles of the wealthy over a long period of time in “The Millionaire Next Door”, and offers much insight into what the rest of America can do if we want the best chance possible of becoming wealthy.

One thing Dr. Stanley points out is that the average millionaire doesn’t care what you think about his car. On average, he drives a 2 year old or older, paid for car, and hasn’t made payments on any car in a few decades. It just doesn’t make sense to make payments on something that is losing so much value with every passing day. Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart, drove a beat up pickup truck until the day he died, and at one point was the richest man in America.

Most millionaires also live in modest homes, and may be living next door to you and I. They do not overextend themselves by making outrageous mortgage payments, nor live in huge homes. Believe me, most of the huge homes you see have huge mortgages and expensive car payments parked out front to match.

I often hear, “But if I was rich, I wouldn’t have a car payment either.” The fact is, it’s not having a car payment that leads a person to a debt-free lifestyle and the accumulation of wealth.

In a recent survey of the Forbes 400 (very rich people), the majority of them stated that the most important thing they have done on their way to millionaire status is to become and stay debt-free.

Justin Lukasavige is a Personal & Business Coach and owner of Lukas Coaching. Visit www.lukascoaching.com/resources.htm for a ton of free tools to help you improve your health, finances, business, career & life!

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Change Your Mindset And Bring Your Internet Marketing Business to Next Level

Is it possible to make a lot of money on the internet? Yes, much more possible than making it in the “real” world. But if you don’t change your mindset you simply can not bring your internet marketing business to the next level and you have to kiss all the money goodbye. The sooner you can change your mindset to a right one, the better for you because you do not want to miss the buss to the “Super Affiliate Land”. The right mindset that you should have are:

1)You have to stay away from being too comfortable with your income or life. You will only live once. Always making new goals for yourself and developing new sales ideas. The world keeps changing and if you snooze, you loose.

2)You need tome away from your business life because this will help your brain think clearly while working. Don’t be to workaholic. The best time to get profitable ideas is when you’re not thinking about them. They just pop into your brain

3)Stop procrastinating and start finishing all your business tasks. Do one at a time. Don’t get caught up thinking that you can never get them all done. Make a list. Do the easiest or most crucial one first and move down the list. Cross off each task as you complete it.

4)It takes money to make money. Hire an on line business coach to help improve you and your Internet marketing business. That could help increase your sales, motivate you, balance your workload, etc. It would be like renting an extra brain. You would have double the thinking power. Don’t depend only on free informations because when it is free the information will be limited. Choose the right Internet marketing business coach that widely available on line.

This tips only covers the most basic and easy ways to have a right mindset when you get involved with Internet marketing. Change your mindset now and start bringing your Internet marketing business to the next level.

Nizzura has been helping people succeed online for over 3 years and has dedicated his life to Internet Marketing. She has built a large empire marketing affiliate programs. You too can learn the exact same power sales tactics by doing what Nizzura does! Visit http://www.EntrepreneurCulture.com.

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