Hello Everyone, I am new to IM and I really need some good advice on where to go to start learning. I would like some advice on site creation ( i've heard alot about Site build it, which looks really good for a newbie like myself) choosing a subject niche to write about and then what if I can't write about it (writters block) is there software to help with content? How do I promote my website and what are the best ways to learn PPC? I would really appreciate some help from experience IM out there. Please PM if you can recommend any mentoring programs or if you can offer this yourself. thanks
The only advice I can give is to thoroughly learn html/xhtml, css, and maybe a little bit of php if you want to create websites. If you don't have these basics, then you'll always be chasing scripts, plugins and help from other people - and never really know what's going on with your websites. Nothing you'd want to go anywhere near. Unless you want to set up a scraper site, or mess around with rss.
My best advice is to starting reading every thread on this forum that pertains to what you want to do. There is a lot of knowledge on these boards, you just have to look for it.
I was in your position once. didnt have a clue where to start etc, but someone once gave me some good advice about it. just read, read and do more reading. read every thread on every forum, read every article on every article site, sign up for internet marketing tips and newsletters. thats the best way to learn mate and thats exactly the way i learned.
Forums, newsletters and also some of the ebooks out there are great places to start. Some of my personal favorites I started out with (sorry the links aren't live, I'm still waiting for the 7 days to pass): Forums (apart from DP) http://www.warriorforum.com (free) http://www.wealthyaffiliate.com ($30/month) http://www.earn1kaday.com ($30/month) Newsletters http://www.sara-brown.com http://www.anthony-shepherd.com http://www.talkbiznews.com eBooks http://myss.sitesell.com/ (it's from 2002, but much of the info is timeless and it's free) http://www.quityourdayjob.com ($$) http://www.superaffiliatehandbook.com ($$) Another very good resource I whole-heartedly recommend is http://www.bummarketingmethod.com. Article marketing is a great (and free) way to get started. I wish I had started with it instead of spending money on PPC, but I've wised up since Don't get too hung up with technicalities, but get to know the basics. You should definitely know how to set up a website, install a blog and some basic HTML and CSS. You should at least know how to install and modify website templates. HTH Tom
Try visiting www.gain-traffic.net, lot's of useful information there, many yet to come. And follow links on that site. Just don't read stupid get rich quick poor quality ebooks and forum tips. If learning, find internet sites without ads, because experts don't have to advertise on their websites!
think about it. ads are credibility killers. why making a quality site to appear like it was made for earning money? to me, it seems funny if someone here is boasting about how much money s/he earns... and then you visit his/hers blog and what do you see? blog full of adsense, affiliate programs... but the posts are without comments. wtf? why having a blog full of adsense (to the limit, 3 google ads + other ads), if nobody visits it and on the other hand you have a website which makes you $xx.xxx a month. cmon, bullshit. so, someone who is an expert, is probably full of money, otherwise s/he wouldn't be called an expert. so, on his/hers 'blog' you won't find ads (maybe one ad, sometimes ads are helpful), because s/he is there to open your eyes, to help you, not to earn - steal money money from you. When I see google ads in the shape of a navigation menu, that site is a scam to me. It's there because of the money. And sites like that, If I were Google, would ban. But even for Google, it's all about the money. Make people click.
I don't agree with that. Experts do advertise on their sites. In fact they are experts at it. (unless you are talking about the seo gurus and others like them who make money not from sites, but instead from selling seo advice, but that is too specific, and most Internet Marketers get their money from ads or affiliates (which are also put into ads) just read your second post. How do people steal money from other people when you get your visitors to click on links. Thats' the dumbest thign i've ever heard....
"Interesting" point of view. I just doubt that anyone thinking like that will be able to ever make any substantial amount of money online. If you're in this for money, which I assume you are to some extent, you might want to rethink. I had a blog some time ago (stopped blogging because I lost interest) about internet marketing, especially affiliate marketing. To monetize the blog I had several affiliate links on the blog that led to products that I recommended. I didn't just slap up any affiliate link, these were all products I personally owned and found to be of value. It took a while, but one day the inevitable commenter came and said my blog was not credible because I was using affiliate links. This, too, was an internet marketer, mind you. Simply amazing. I'm also opposed to squeezing every cent out of a visitor and the ratio of ads to content should be healthy. But I don't condemn or prejudge anyone just because he has ads on his site. Tom
Stealing money - you seduce your visitor into clicking on your ads by making your ads look like navigation menus. Isn't that stealing money from companies that are advertising? How does a visitor feel when suddenly s/he lands on a completely different website, while thinking that by clicking on the menu button s/he will get more info? Well, there are two types of us wanting to succeed in the internet. Some of you copy somebody else's idea and want to succeed, some of you are making MFA sites, some of you use affiliate programs and some of us have established a startup company and are working on the completely new, unique project. And I am aware that monetizing my new website will kill it's credibility. And when earning money with that site, I won't need to make money from every single advice I give. Experts are reputable and are happy to share their knowledge. I, myself, can not trust to someone who is writing a blog because of the money. And for a quality post you need more than just 30minutes.
Credibility Killer - a person who says ads are credibility killers, says experts don't need ads because they are experts, says in latest post on blog that typos are, also, credibility killers, has typos (and grammar mistakes) on blog that says typos are credibility killers, and then puts so-called credibility killing google ad on blog.
Hi. I know exactly how you are feeling right now. This business can be lonely. The forums are great. I've made lifelong friends through the web forums, but I have often felt alone when faced with tasks that I wasn't equipped to tackle. I did two things to minimize my own shortcomings... I started a Real Time (aka Real Life) Networking Group.... we meet once a week or once a month in different cities, (small cities weekly, large cities monthly) and we brainstorm, team up, network, etc. Because my talents lie in copywriting and marketing, when I need help on the tech side, I call on the people in my group, invite them to dinner, and ask them to help show me how to do it. The other alternative is to pay someone else to do what you either don't want to do, don't have time to do, or don't know how to do. My links won't be live yet, I just joined today, but if you visit www.rtima.com, that's the site I set up not just for my own networking group but also for others to use to start their own. Good luck