Last year I made a decision to repatriate back to the US after 20 years living in Asia and Europe. Family being a big reason and the idea of moving “back to my roots” was intriguing. The economy is on the skids everywhere and finding a job after being self employed for a very long time did not seem too promising. I have worked from home for many years in the executive recruiting business and real estate – neither area held much hope for the immediate future. Then I came across an old friend who had become an internet marketer back in 2003. He was doing extremely well and was full of stories of traveling to San Francisco, Australia, Las Vegas, a cruise on the Med – all work/play related! Sounds like fun but could I do it? To be honest he isn’t any smarter than lots of people I know (or me for that matter!). Why not? It beats pounding the pavement at my age looking for a job. So with this in mind, I searched the net looking for some tutorials to get me started. There is an awful lot of information out there. Mind boggling actually.
Fast forward six months. Business is growing, the bills are getting paid and I am planning a trip to Europe in June. It isn’t easy and forget the nonsense you hear about working 4 hours per week! Try many hours per day to get going and some good tutorials to guide you. It can be a pretty long road to decide which way to go and there are many avenues you can take, such as:
Affiliate Marketing - this is basically where you join a marketplace and promote other people’s products.
Writing an ebook - this is when you take a subject near and dear to you, or your hobby and write an interesting book about the subject. Then you need to promote it.
ecommerce – this is when you research a product or group of products and set up a website selling these items. Think catalog.
Learning internet marketing to promote your already existing brick and mortar business.
There are many ways to use internet marketing but where do you go to get started? Fortunately I found a series that got me going. It was a series of video tutorials on setting up your affiliate business and then follow-on videos for list building and social networking. Now that I’ve got a grip on all of those things I am now learning how to maximize the use of twitter (got 14 new followers in 2 hours!) and I am finally going to devote 4 hours per day over the next week to writing an ebook. Writing an ebook sounds like a lot of fun and I now have the confidence to do it. There are so many topics one can write on, some folks even scour the internet looking for articles and free content and then put it together in an ebook. Some people might think that is cheesy or unethical but actually it is someone else taking the time to do the research and then putting it altogether in one concise report for a price. Pretty buy kamagra online cool if you ask me.
I guess the number one thing people must cialis generic online ask themselves is are you really ready to be your own boss? Do you have no choice due to factors beyond your control? Are you prepared to spend 6-10 hours per day at a computer? One thing is for certain…it’s not a magic bullet. It takes hard work and dedication. Study what you buy before you buy. If it doesn’t suit you get a refund, any reputable product will offer a refund. Don’t forget your budget. I would say with $500 you can buy some pretty good products to get you going. Supplement that with lots of free stuff available from Warrior Forum and other places. Then lastly, you probably need to buy into a more expensive program to take you to the next level. Research carefully. Look at the threads on the internet marketing forums then decide. I have done that and I am moving forward more quickly.
Elizabeth Campbell -
About the Author:
Working on my final career – internet marketing. 12 years in hotel sales and marketing, 10+ in executive recruiting in Taiwan and 6 selling property in Valencia Spain. I now know what I want to be when I grow up – an internet marketer! Lived in Hawaii, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium and Valencia, Spain and have recently repatriated to the mountains of N Carolina. I am moneygram california totally in love with Spain and will retire there in 5-10 years. I wish I had known about internet marketing when I was a trailing spouse for a few years.
Mother, internet marketer, dog owner/lover, food and wine enthusiast, serial traveler, avid lover of sunshine and outdoor living, reader and buy amoxil without prescription a whole bunch of other stuff!
