You are new in the IM world and wondering where to start. Stated below are some salient questions and answers that will serve as a guide as you journey on this IM route. What is my number one priority? I believe that the number one priority of any serious internet marketer is to build a list. The list contains emails of people that you will be selling to from time to time. How Do I Build a List? The list is built when people optin into a webform intgerated with an autoresponder and placed on your site. People may decide to opt in by choice to receive further good information from you or by falling for an email bait in the form of a freebie. When the emails are captured, you then promote to them subsequently. What Product can I Promote? Alot of affiliate products are available to be promoted on the internet. Clickbank, JVzoo etc. You need to sign up on these site to be eligible to promote any product. You can also get sign up as an affiliate from the main site of any choice product. Signing up as an affiliate is free. How Can I Promote? To be have full control, a blog is needed to promote any affiliate product. Create a blog around the theme of the of the product you intend promoting. Create unique and quality articles based on low competiton keywords. The research can be done using the google keyword planner or other paid tools. In gaining traffic, you can decide to opt for the option of article marketing. Write different article and submit to article directories like ezine articles, GoArticles. the articles submitted should be related to the theme of your site and in the resource box, link back to your main site. Create in your article, a need for the reader to always want to click through to your site to get the full information. This strategy will increase your CTR and more traffic to your blog How can I get people to buy from me? In doing this, you need to gain an online reputation, credibility and authority within your niche related forums and social media groups (facebook). Participate in your niche forums, contribute and help people out. Even if you are a complete novice, the forum is the best place to learn and with time, you will rise through the ranks and will start helping other newbies as well. people will always want to click your signature link. Trust me. In conclusion, there is a learning curve to everything. When you are able to master the art, then you will begin to see the results. However, getting results is not instantaneous. It is a gradual process that requires dedication, consistency and patience. Alot of people fail in their internet marketing endeavors because they were not committed to what they were doing. Jumping from one shiny object to another will not help but rather you will have a whole of information but nothing to show for it. Get a mentor and stick with proven system that works because the information on the forum is quite overwhelming. This was how I eventually mastered the rudiments of internet marketing after wasting time and so much money. Hope this will help someone.
Very well said! this will be helpful for all the newbie. I recommend it. Even I have been focusing on list building and I am happy with you, If anyone interested to get freebies. PM I would be glad to assist you.!!
I disagree. The number 1 priority is getting traffic, then priority number 2 is list building. If you don't have traffic to your site, who's going to opt in to you?
Traffic is a sure thing for any website owner, either building a list or not. Traffic is in its own league and cannot be dissociated from any online activity irrespective of the system you are adopting. A lot of internet marketers concentrate so much on blogging, direct sales from their sites and every other thing to make money off their site without building a list for further monetization. The essence of this whole talk is that as anyone plans to establish an online presence, list building should be integrated from the onset.
Pretty nice pieces of thoughts you got there @talktotop though you've missed the top priority, prior to building a list there has to be traffic otherwise the optin form will be of use. this is just m sayin'
To further add, building of list is a kind of monetization method and what you may also want to refer to as building of an online asset. Personally, I feel that before you establish an online presence, you have to determine your business model first after which you decide on the type of traffic that will work for that type of adopted business model