The absolute secret to making money online is this…………There is NO secret!

Let me explain……..I was one of the ones searching for “the missing piece” or “the secret code” or whatever other type of B____T! that they try to sell you on.
Not to burst anyone’s bubble, but there is no “magic” button to push, or program that you can “plug into” and start making massive money……sorry……The reality side…..yes you can make money online…….No, it is not difficult………Yes, it Does require work………And Yes, if your serious about this and not just screwing around, you need a domain name…a Hosting account….and an Auto responder.

For some reason, the last sentence turns many people away for whatever reason, and they continue to throw money away on this program or that program, that promises the sky, and of course, fails on delivery. If the reason that people get turned away is because of not wanting to spend money, lets break it down………Your domain name is about $8 to $10 a year……yes, a YEAR……Web hosting, is anywhere from $5 to $12 a month…….An auto responder costs roughly the same as web hosting……..How many $47 or maybe $67 e-products have you bought?……….And how much money have they made you?

Think about this….You have a domain name, a hosting account and auto responder set up, online and getting traffic. You then come across an incredible niche that you are really excited about…..what would be the cost of a second domain with hosting and a new series of messages for a new mailing list? answer: the cost of your second domain name, or about $12 a year! My Hosting account lets me host nearly unlimited domains, and my Auto responder allows me to run multiple e-mail lists. What other type of business is there that you can get into with such a minimal expense, and then expand at will for $12 a year?

This is THE secret that all of the big guns of internet marketing use.

Create (a product) …Promote (to their list and the lists of their guru friends)
Then Repeat Repeat Repeat…

So the cost is really irrelevant …what about the techno stuff, like a website…..simple, and very effective,your Hosting account lets you install a WordPress blog with one click of the mouse. Then you download and install a FREE traffic getting plugin and you now have a website that only needs some content.

The short and sweet run down on how this all fits together is as follows……You find a niche that you want to market….you don’t even need to have a product of your own, you can market someone else’s from sites such as Clickbank…..You purchase a domain name related to your niche……set up your Wp blog on your hosting site, offer something for free to your visitors, such as a free e-book,and capture their name and e-mail in exchange for the free download, which goes to your auto responder that starts sending a series of follow-up e-mails delivering good free content to them with an occasional mention of a product that you are selling…..Thats the short version of the big secret to making money online…….a little work, (I will explain in detail…easy)…..yet once set up, requires only updating.

Once you have an established niche site up and functional, it’s time to start another one.

This has been a very general post, but will be followed up by a series of future posts expanding on niche research,how to find one…….picking a domain name…..Setting up your website…….writing follow-up e-mails for your auto responder, and putting up a lead capture page.

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This site is going to be changing quite a bit in the next few weeks, as I am finally getting the time to develop it. The main purpose(s) will be to offer what I believe to be the best free training, resources, tools and methods for making money online. I will also endorse products that compliment what we are trying to accomplish, but only those that I use or have tried myself.

Before you begin the task of building your backlinks, articles, social bookmarking, etc., you need to have drilled down your keywords to the most targeted to the market you are trying to attract.
Try to pick the “buying” keywords, as well as the ones with decent search volume and low competition.

Once you have your chosen “core”
words or phrases, you are ready to start the task of building your system.
If you are new to traffic generation, click the ‘free traffic’ link at the right lower side of this page for a free traffic system.

As I watch the ongoing rush to get natural gas from the huge shale bed below us, It serves as a real world example of positioning…….I’ll explain.
Even though most of the country is in a recession, there are those businesses that still thrive.
In my own little town the economy has been horrible, with layoffs, downsizing, etc.
As of lately, there has been a large movement of people into the area who are in one way or another associated with drilling for gas.
Any business that has to do with what I call “consumables” is thriving.
These include….restaurants,hotels,gas stations,convenience stores, well, you get the drift.
Any business that can offer a service or solution to the incoming workers..(traffic) will become highly successful by simply placing themselves in front of the crowd.
In the online world I am sure that you have heard “just find a starving crowd and give them what they are looking for”.
Sounds easy and in my opinion over simplified, however, this , as marketers, is our mission.

Just as the hotels and restaurants are
providing for the workers needs, we need to find people that are looking for solutions to problems, (a niche) and offer answers to them in the form of information or even physical products.

To get started down this path simply requires research. Start with Google trends or even top stories in the news. Ideas can come from anywhere.
You just need to find what a large group of people want and are looking for.

Don’t be afraid to think outside of the box. You could offer information on “how to write a resume” or an e-book outlining “the best golf courses on the east coast”.
Do some keyword research to find what the search volume and competition levels are…..a very good tool is Google’s own Adwords Keyword Tool which is free to use.
thats all for today, I will be posting more on this with more free resources!
Tim

Both routes are fine if you are following a set business model.
This is THE key element to your online success……having a path and sticking to it.
This includes having your own domain,
hosting account, and autoresponder.
Many new marketers are hesitant to get their own website, partially due to expense,..(which is extremely minimal),
or due to confusion as to where to begin.
With a business model in place, you have a set and defined path to follow,
which can be expanded and scaled to any size.
As a gift today, I am passing on to you a link that will show you (for free)
“How To Quickly and Easily Create Your Very Own Highly Profitable Info Product” click here to go to the free video series.
Tim

Most likely this was planted in their heads by the massive amount of “get rich with Adwords overnight” crap that is circulating everywhere.

PayPerClick is difficult to learn and requires plenty of money
along the way to learn. First-time lottery players may get lucky and
win the jackpot just like beginners using AdWords could get lucky with just
the right keywords, just the right ad copy, and just the right bids.

So what about that “easy” way of making money I mentioned earlier?
Hands down, the lowest cost and quickest route to selling or
otherwise making money online is with your own website. Domains are
just $8.95 per year. A $7 to $10 per month hosting account will
allow you to host an unlimited number of domains. For just one
site, the cost can be just a few dollars.

So what’s the catch?

Even though an effective website only needs tables, text, and
pictures, the learning curve for such a simple site is quite steep.
Getting the site published to the host is another skill which must
be learned also. The good news is that anyone can do it. There is
nothing about it that the average person cannot learn with a few
weeks of work.

The truth is that if beginners had spent their time learning the
basics of web design instead of wasting their time on trying to
make money right off with some get-rich-quick idea, they would
already be well on the road to success.
But it is never too late!

Find a niche area you are interested in and start learning to build
a site around that niche theme. Be sure to teach yourself SEO along
the way. DO NOT build the site first and then decide to learn SEO
because your site gets little traffic. You’ll save a ton of time if
you do it right the first time!

The easiest way to get started is with a hosting account at Hostgator,
a free SEO blog wordpress software download from Jeff Johnson’s site and a domain name.

This gets you up and running in one day while you learn to build your own webpage.
keep checking back ..

Tim

First, your own domain……this is a small expense, about $10 a year. Second, your own hosting account…Again, this is of little expense and great rewards. I personally use hostgator, which is only $8 a month.

So why do you need a domain and hosting if your just starting out?..Several reasons. …”Branding” either yourself or your domain. And once you have your site indexed by the search engines you want to keep that ‘free’ traffic as yours for the long haul.

I have a great free resource for you at this point.

With a domain and hosting you can now upload Jeff Johnson’s free traffic getting SEO plugin for WordPress. You will need the newest version of wordpress, which is as simple as one click to install if you are using hostgator as your web host. Then, just follow the detailed instructions from the “underground training lab” to install the plugin and you are on your way to building a non stop flow of traffic to your new site.

Now you should look into a product or service…..either your own or an affiliate product……..or possibly some Adsense ads….it’s really up to you.

In fact you do not even have to have a product at this point. You can just deliver good content and start building a subscriber list

At this point you should have one more tool in your pouch, and that would be a good autoresponder.

I use Aweber . There are others, however I have found this one to be the best choice all around for me.

With your domain, hosting, traffic getting blog, and autoresponder, you are now poised to expand, grow, and become wildly successful.

You have the foundation in place upon which to build your online empire!

Tim

Now that I have finally gotten this site up and running,I will be devoting a lot of energy to bringing you the best information, resources and tools needed to guarantee your success.

Check back often, as this site will grow rapidly with content, tools and more.