1. If you were just starting out, what would you focus on first in order to start having some successes right away even if small?

2. Would you please do an in depth post on the actions needed to start doing the answer to the questions above?

I think that a lot of people fail before they even big. We could all use some tips on how to start even if small.

I had a question about WhyPark.com
Can you park .ca domains?

To be really successful online does take alot of patience work and determination. I get bombarded by hundreds of offers from other gurus who are consistently trying to sell me something that I usually don't need. Is it best to start my own online business or follow someone else's business model?

What program or template, in your opinion, is the best to use for creating a website. There's so many factors to take into consideration when building one. Is it seo, spider, robot friendly. Everybody seems to start sharing their expertise with the assumption you have a website, (ie choosing keywords) but you know how important all these other considerations are.

Sometimes I might ask...

" What is consider an online business? As long as it can be make money online? "

Maybe Joel can help on this.

Thanks.

Joel,

Do you think we should abandon traditional websites and just blog and twitter? Should I just dump Dreamweaver and start blogging?

Joy~
Jeanette

Thank you for the opportunity; My biggest concern is how do I figure out who to take advice from? As a newbie, many of us spend a lot of money buying programs and other stuff that is all fluff. Are there indicators that let us know what is good and what is junk? Thanks and have a blessed day.

Whose newsletters would you recommend I unsubscribe from so I can keep up with essential changes but not get distracted reading too many things?

I have lots of articles sitting on my hard drive, but I don't know how to get them to a customer, either thru the website or on Ebay. Can you tell me where to look for this info?
Pat

Joel,
My biggest fear, and thus concern, is that I have a website that I personally built using Homestead.com and its sitebuilder plug and play software. What criteria should a person use when deciding what technology platform or programs to use to build our websites. My fear is I build everything and then it won't support the eventual traffic and sales that I anticipate. Any advice or guidance would be appreciated.

My question is: What is the best way to get started with online businesses? Should one start a blog and add in AdSense? Maybe a website? What is a little step-by-step guide for all of those trying to get their foot in the door to this online world? Thanks a lot for your help. I look forward to continue reading your posts.

hey joel,

here's my question: what's the best and easiest way to find multiple profitable niches?

jeff

What role does social bookmarking play in site promotion. And is it ok to go around Stumble-ing and Digg-ing your own website, or is there a better way to go about it?

I'm an italian guy, live in Italy and I'm looking a way to succeed in internet marketing. I see a lot of "promises" on the web but every time I ask: is your method useful even in Italy? No one answered.

So my question to you is: is there a way for an italian guy to follow your method on italian market starting from skretch? Wich kind of support may I expect to obtain from you after subscription? Do I have to "adapt" the method in Italy or is ready to use? Could be of some interest for you to work together in that direction (method localization)?

Hope to hear soon from you

Thanks

Alessandro

Why did my Adsense revenue drop in half starting 18-NOV-2007, and what can I do about it?

Hi Joel,
It seems that my question has been asked in dozens of different ways by some of your other readers already. So my question is this: Can you point me to a simple, working website that embodies and includes all your best tricks and tips? Even better if this website had commentaries and sample code to show exactly how things need to be done. The problem I face is just where to start!

How do you sort through the gazillion options out there and pick the ones that will get you the most bang for your buck? The fundamentals of marketing are pretty much known, although there are new twists on them all the time, so any number of marketing courses can give me the basics. A person has to be able to choose the strategies that will work best for them. Is there a way to do that more efficiently, or is trial and error the only way? And if the latter, at what point do you know it's an error and you need to try something new? Many people give up on a strategy just as it's about to start panning out. What do you look for to tell you that the strategy is viable, but just hasn't had time to work yet?

I know, that's several questions, but I think it all comes down to how a person can tell they're on the right track, and I do realize that much of that is up to the individual being in touch with their own being.

Hi. Thanks for this opportunity, Joel.

My question is this.
How can I stay motivated to be a creative force in activities which if I consistantly do, I will make big differnce, such as in writing articles, doing some marketing research, and so on. My question from differnt angle is, how can I avoid procrastination?

Very respectfully.
Takano

Joel, there's so much that's exciting about working the Internet that a curious person is tempted to sample it all. Creates a problem of maintaining focus, but after awhile, the stuff that is most exciting rises to the top. Still results in a lot of not quite finished work published to websites and blogs. This compounds the challenge of getting targeted traffic to all of those sites. That's my major concern - getting enough targeted traffic to the sites where the the objective is monetization rather than just a hobby..

some months ago you promoted a site that helped you post videos in several online sites automatically.. what is the site?

please give us more info of marketing and traffic building using online video.

thanks

Well, biggest question for me right now is whether I will be able to sustain the level ov revenue I currently have and grow it - and sustain the higher levels, too :)

Misha

I can build a website. I can write articles. I can choose products.

My problem is getting traffic - either via the search engines or affordable (i.e. cost-effective) PPC.

My biggest obstacle is finding information regarding security of the web site and financial transactions.

if you live in a non-English-speaking country where to look for tropicalized info? how to look for the signals of for it?

Hi Joel,
It seems that my question has been asked in dozens of different ways by some of your other readers already. So my question is this: Can you point me to a simple, working website that embodies and includes all your best tricks and tips? Even better if this website had commentaries and sample code to show exactly how things need to be done. The problem I face is just where to start!

Hi Joel,
I'm an italian guy, live in Italy and I'm looking for an internet way to get rich. I see a lot of promises on internet of gurus who claim to have the only way to achieve it in an easy way but every time I ask them something no one answers.
So my question for you is: once subscribed your method, is it ready to use for the italian market? Are there some adjustments to do to use it here in Italy? What kind of support I'm expected to receive from you due to the long distance? Is it possible to translate the method in italian language and distribute it here in Italy? Are you interested in work together on italian market?

Hope to hear soon from you. Thanks

Alessandro

I have been an affiliate for years and am frustated by Google.... I would love to understand more. As an example, one of my ads shows placement of 1.7 and a ton of clicks, but analysis says it isn't being shown on search?I can only assume all those clicks are coming from content? And I've had ads where suddenly out of the blue--and after years of successful click through--the landing page suddenly reverts to a Freebie Finder and I of course quit making money! Why would this happen? And etc. etc.

Why aren't there stringent laws to ban misleading ads online?

Hi Joel, I gotta tell you that you the the inspiration, You really got me started on the online money making compaign.

Thanks man!

Hey is there a way I can do something for you or ... say .... work for you?

;o)

Thank you!

http://ComputerVideos.110mb.com
http://SeoTips.50webs.com

Thanks, Joel, for the offer.
Q:I've started 5 blogs on Blogger and have included Adsense. How do I drive traffic to them to get clicks?
Also, does it take 6-12 months to really get established with adsense?

How to define and create a system of priority tasks for my business that I can execute daily that will add value and add to my bottom line.

Or maybe a better question is, how to eliminate the bad habits of doing dumb, time wasting tasks, that really don't do either of the above.

Maybe this is more of a mind set thing.

Thank you for the opportunity to ask.

Hello,

When selling a product as an affiliate, can I put my own web site up to pitch the product? Is there a protocol to follow? Can I use text or pics from the seller's sales page (with or without permission)? Do I have to link to the seller's sales page from mine? Or can I link straight to Clickbank? Do sellers like this because you are trying to sell their product, or not like it because they cannot control the presentation and image?

Thanks Joel!

Eric

I'm trying to make ppc work. Should I focus on getting a lot of little campaigns going or is it essential to hunt for the big guys, and what is a big guy? I fear I am trying to find too michie of niches.

There is sooooooooo much out there in the way of building a home business, marketing through the internet, etc., etc. How the heck does the "common" person wade through all this stuff...and that's what it becomes is just stuff. I feel like if I studied it all 24/7 I would be no further than I am right now...discusted with it all. In fact I have taken myself off most of the emails I get because it's driving me crazy!!!!

Help us all.

Patty

After reading the other posts here, I decided that the thing that would have helped me the most (if I had gotten it earlier in my on-line career) would be some products that outlined all the steps needed to accomplish a specific business model.

For example, here are some business models that people could operate their on-line business under:

1) A site that primarily generates income through Adsense Ads. All the steps are given to get a domain, host it, put up pages, get an Adsense account, determine how to provide a secure download pages for digital products, take payments through PayPal, how to promote the site, etc. (all the things to get one site running under one single, simple business model).

2) A on-line business that sells CDs (some sort of digital product) on Ebay. How to set up the site, Ebay account, Ebay auctions, how to produce and deliver the product, how to promote the product, and references to other products that tell me how to create the digital product in the first place.

3) An on-line business that explains all the steps for selling other people's products (affiliate products). Tell me how to set up the site, how to find products to sell, how to take payments, how to promote, etc. Tell me how to operate a business running under the affiliate model.

4) A site running under a business model where the site owner has created their own PHYSICAL product and wants to sell it on-line. Tell me all the steps on how to do that. How do I produce it, or deliver it? What manufacturing resources are there that will help me get it produced?

5) A site running under a business model where the site owner has created their own digital product and wants to sell it on-line. Tell me all the steps on how to do that.

6) A site running under a business model where the site owner primarily uses drop shippers. Tell me all the steps and available resources that will get me going on that.

7) A site running under a monthly membership business model. What CMS system should I use? Joomla? Mambo? Tell me how to set up and promote this type of site.

8) A site running under the business model of giving away free stuff. How would I monetize this sort of site?

9) How to set up a site primarily running a "store" or shopping cart type of business model.

10) A business model where the "membership site" is an autoresponder series delivering weekly/monthly installments of a course. What are the steps for this type of business model?

I don't know of anyone on-line who has a COMPLETE PRODUCT LINE of all these different types of BUSINESS MODELS and how (step-by-step) to set one up and generate income.

All the traffic and list building products (or social bookmarking products, or ebook creation products) in the world won't matter if hundreds of thousands of people who want to start an internet business on-line can't figure out how to put all the pieces together to get something running first.

Normally, People starting out on-line get one small piece of their knowledge from this guru, another piece from that guru, etc. and then have to figure out for ourselves how to put all these pieces together to form a business. And you know that's not always easy when your shopping cart (for example) doesn't integrate with your credit card processor. If only someone would just give us all the steps to set up each different business model! A complete package of info that has already figured out which shopping carts (for example) work with what payment processors, and which autoresponders (for example) integrate with...(name your own system component here)...

If I was just starting out, I would easily pay several hundred dollars for a product that told me all the steps for starting an on-line business for any one of the business models that I previously mentioned. Why? Because I know that a product like that would save me thousands of hours of time trying to figure it out myself by listening to 40 different gurus who sometimes give conflicting information.

Geez, I just want an outline, then details on each step, and then resources on where to go for things that might be needed but might be a full course in themselves. Give me everything needed to start up--even if that one way isn't the only way. I don't want to know all the variations. I'm just trying to get my one site up and running for the specific business model that matches the way that I want to run my on-line business.

All the other stuff (list building, promotion, social bookmarking, SEO, etc) doesn't matter until the business model is actualized. THEN give me that stuff.

I wonder how many people tried to get something going but quit because there were just too many pieces of the puzzle for them to figure out all by themselves.

Anyway, you asked what's my biggest question about making money on-line. My question is really "Why hasn't somebody produced a product line of INTERNET BUSINESS MODELS for newbies? That's my question. Even if you don't plan on producing a business model product line, maybe someone else will. Or maybe, there's already a guru out there who has but I'm not on their list so I don't know about it.

The most important thing in online business in my view is selling a product/service people want to buy.

Hi Joel
My question is quite simple. Lately we have been bombarded with courses teaching you how to get your business started. All these "gurus" claim to have started with nothing. They claim to have been in such a financial mess they did not even have enough money to buy a new computer. So why do they want so much money for their courses? I'm sure I am not the only one that cannot afford these courses. If they didn't have any money for courses how did they really get started?

Joel, my question is a simple one that requires a little introduction. You see, I have realized the potential of the internet for years and have invested in so many money making promises and schemes and skams that I am now getting weary of all the hype, which in my experience has only cost me money and never made any money. It seems that every time someone pitches the next latest and greatest internet opportunity----it turns out to a detailed course of 100 of the lastest E-books written by all the online gurus, CDs, DVDs, proprietary how to manuals, etc.---all of which require years of study, investement of time and money, and going to the school of hard knocks-trial-and-error experiences. Of course, the real agenda is that they are profiting from dozens of affiliate programs in selling you the how to info---which seldom actually works for the amateur!I am frankly SICK AND TIRED OF THOSE SKAMS---SO HERE IS MY SIMPLE QUESTION:

When is some online expert who already knows how to make money online going to offer a simple service in which all that is required is that you pay a monthly fee in order to have someone else who already has all the right knowledge do all the right things for you and keep your web site generating a consistent flow of traffic and sales?

WHEN SOMEONE CREATES THIS PLEASE LET ME KNOW----John

My biggest question:
How could I get traffic to my adsense websites? I have about 5-10 visitors per day - for all my websites together! Very sad.

Hey Joel,

I'm only four days into SET UP phase of affiliate marketing i.e. getting into my back office, setting up autoresponder, being sure my links are correct, coordinating these things with my squeeze page, etc.

I'm so new, I don't know which questions to ask...although, I can the writing on the wall...HOW DO YOU CREATE A LIST? How can I be making a profit, not a substantial profit, but enough profit within 30 days to cover the small expenses I am paying out to set up?

Additionally, I think as I begin building this business, I will need my own web page. Any advice...uh, like where do I begin?

I have just started preparing articles to submit to ezines and forums...What are the pros and cons to writing up to three articles per day? I realize I will need an article submitting service, but what is your opinion of have a service write the articles for me, at least for now? When I actually have more of an understanding and wider scope, I can see writing my own, but until then...

Thanks Joel,

Eric Walker

Besides selling marketikng info to other on line marketers, (I get an inbred feeling on this) what other markets are really working to validate the idea of on line marketing and what is their success ($) like?

Good Morning Joel,
Thank you for the opportunity to say I am constantly testing the great promisors of the internet. I feel for all of the people out there that have scammed or schemed. In the past two years I have invested several hours searching for the right people to affiliate with. I use Google as my reference book and guide to what works. I found you through the Warrior all though I am not a joiner I followed the path to your door. I am impressed with your internetude. I started out to build a website joined an affiliate group. I found out about blogger I have published 15 since November 2007 but I have 51 backed up in word ready to publish. First I must get your Adsense program down pat. I am blogging my affiliate links and plan to use Adsense as an income source. Can you and Charles Trippy put something together so I can learn how to build a video blog with Adsense. Keep up the good work. You are a great leader.
Thanks a million Terry in NC

I live in Nepal. I am not perfect in computer. I have no money to participate in programme and purchase material. Who help me and How I will be success in Internet Marketing?

My question is about traffic - specifically blog traffic. A lot of gurus are saying that a blog is the solution to your traffic problems. But my experience has been that it's just another website that I am NOT getting traffic to.

I have a Wordpress blog on my own host, SEO plugins installed, I use keywords in my titles and add relevant tags, a list of services are pinged each time I post, but still I get no traffic. The benefit to my main site has been nil and I am spending hours of my limited time posting when I could be working on my other sites.

So my question is, how do I get traffic to my blog? I have noticed a trend recently. I am on a lot of lists and most people don't put any information in their emails any more. They,(including you Joel), just say 'go and read about this on my blog'. Do you have to have a list in order to get traffic to your blog?

Cheers

Rich

My biggest question is "How can I earn the first $100 to 1 million dollars completely from my home office?" There are a myriad of ways to do this as I have found out over the last few years researching and testing the waters.

From network marketing to mlm to ebay to affiliate marketing to web 2.0 content producing to multiple niche sites to adsense minisites to copywriting, (with MEMBERSHIP SITES being an option for any one of these ideas!) are interests that I could take further, but haven't been committed enough to do it yet.

From reading other's comments, it really is clear that Connecting The Dots is a great phrase for what many have come across. In my online travels, I have uncovered many fantastic resources and teachers & mentors, developed many skills and improved my level of expertise in some areas, and now the trick is to put it all together into a cohesive plan for an income that is well above expenses and can create value to others. That is the ticket!

One of the issues that I have found is that live events are eventually not only encouraged but required for further instruction, networking, and 'going to the next level'. Travel just isn't comfortable for me. I have enjoyed what travel I've done for business, but I prefer to stay close to the home base, utilizing technology to connect to those I can assist.

So working within those parameters, I am looking forward to the frution of what Create Your Dream, Inc. will look like by the end of 2008!
best,
Mary

Why is it that all the info you get about business is in pieces? Why doesn't anyone assume everyone is a newbie and give step by step instructions on what to do from beginning to end of setting up a business?

How to chose a product or use your own? (step by step)
How to set up a autoresponder?(step by step)
How to do a squeeze page and get all this uploaded to a website?(step by step)
How to build a website etc.?(step by step)

I'm not a newbie but there are still steps in all of these that I just don't get. And it gets very confusing to go out and find all this stuff and then try to make sense out of it. Much less actually use it.
And another thing anyone can find the advertising sites even the free ones.
I'd just like to see someone do something that takes you step by step thru
each of these steps until you are to the point that all you have to do is advertise.

You wanted me to ask what it takes to make money on-line; My question is a little more extensive than that so please bare with me.
I know it takes an original idea and many hours of tedious typing at the computer to get an on-line business going but what I really don't understand is how people are making money off of cookie cutter e-businesses. I have tried several of these on-line get rich with little effort opportunities and one almost worked but I still got burned in the end; not only did my pocket take a hit but more importantly my reputation took a beating and it has taken a long time to recover from that. So again I reiterate ;How are people making money off these cookie cutter e-businesses?

How do you get an email opened, read, and that somebody to react to it,
has it got to be a story, poem, free gift or a compelling read?

Frankly Joel your materials are faultless.It seems to me i do not know how to effectively promote what you give out.i.e the dept of it.For the MM site we just promote it yet we want to make money.i think you should take time to educate me more

So many questions but I think my foremost question is how to find a mentor or experienced internet marketers who will provide guidance or answer basic questions when a roadblock is hit. All the top gurus are not available. Those that are available are most likely in the same boat as me, to some degree. I've been to seminars, bought many expensive courses and still having trouble with the technology side of things. Like where do I find a template to write a sales letter or a forced opt-in page?

Thanks
Rick

Simple question - Do you need a product first or something else?

One other thing - I am so tired of 'screen shots' showing earnings!

Hi Joel, looks like I'm #104. Hope you're still up to reading this many posts.
Just getting into network marketing online. I have experience with network marketing offline. I have a product to sell and a niche to exploit. After looking into many Guru's website's and reading their "stuff" I've determined the best way for me to exploit my product and niche is to JV with one of you Guru's. Because, without that initial advantage, I will start out slowly and I don't want to start out slowly. i want to get rich quickly and the fastest way I see it is to partner up with somebody that already has a responsive list. I know Yanik did it that way, I know Jim Edwards did it that way, etc. So, how should I go about soliciting for a JV partner that wants to partner with me in my niche with my product? I just read an article by Mike Filsaime and Ellie Drake about network marketing online and they call it netweb marketing. I want to do that so can you help me out here? I don't want to give away my product just yet but my niche is in the $250 Billion emissions market. I know I can get some of that market.

Hi Joel,
What will it cost me to get involve?
Do I have to jump through a lot of
hoops to get an online business going?
They all promise to earn you money but how many
really delivers?
Is there anyway of knowing what Internet
Business that will work? I for the last two years have
invested a few thousand dollars for Net Work Marketing
and Internet Marketing trying to get something going, being
retired. I have nothing to show for all the funds I have put out
there, except a large credit card debt. My focus is now only on
Internet Marketing. I don't have a money maketing website as of yet.
Leroy Burns Sr.

Joel, I don't want to sell anybody else's stuff, I don't want to be an affiliate marketer. I want to sell my own e-book, what is the first thing I should do?

And there are so many systems that you have to implement to be sucessful. But it seems you need 20 hands to do everything, what one thing do you do that you do over and over again, that would be a good focus of my time.

thanks katheryn

I have some affiliate programs, but no list to advertise. I have numerous traffic exchanges to place my ads. These are the free ones. My question is: Is there a program or software where you can place one ad and it will place that ad into all the traffic exchange progams at one time? Save time and energy. I am very limited with money so I can't afford to purchase List Joe and ViralURL ListBandit and other targeted list programs to place solo ads and frequently either. Placing 500 ads in a week on List Joe/ViralURL list builders just aint going to get my affiliate programs seen and I think that is why we fail miserably because we give up trying. I am not talking about advertising in the FFA links pages. thank you
Reatha

Hi,

A lot of people have ambitions to make money online. I think that the 'Internet Mkt' industry oversells the possibilities. The reality is that most poeple will not make large sums..more like 'yard sale income' than 'Walmart profits'.

So they should focus on something that they have knowledge of and enjoy and further they should be prepared for a long haul say 6 to 12 months before achieving even this modest income level.

If they perservre into their 2nd yr they may then able to build upto a higher but still modest level income.

My request therefore is for a clear step by step plan (actions to be taken - goals to be achieved) against which progress over a 12 - 18 month period could be measured.

Question: Should one create a large amount of sites on the web or just work to optimze and advertise a few. I know this sounds basic, but I need to know how to maximize my time and budget. Thanks.

Ken Wynn
http://www.nbiznow.com

I have an E-commerce Engineer degree and I'm writing out my business plan now for my web-design company. I only want to do custom informational web design. Do you think there is a market out there for just that? I am steering clear from building e-stores. For simplicity for the consumer and myself. Marketing mostly for small businesses. Do you think this is a good idea? If so, I was told to charge from one peron $250.00 a page and $75.00 each additional page. Then, I was told not to under charge. So, then I was told to charge $450.00 for the first page and $150.00 each additional page. Which one would you go with? If any?
Thank you!
J-Blake

Interesting poll, seems that there is a LOT of confusion out there. I can see why, who do you believe to solve your specific problem for your site? What with all the "experts" saying do it this way, do this, do that, Geez!

Well, it appears my new "product" will help newbies solve this dilemma!

My request: Need some kind of very specific guide to marketing a new product,-email list, blogging, social, pre-launch, sales letter, JV,etc.

The whole process start to finish.

Dear Joel,

What is the most uncomplicated idea to earn money on the net? Thank you.

Hello Joel, Well people only buy what they want,not what they need.
Finding out what people really want is the key, getting them to
buy from you,makes you rich.
Please teach us all the system.
Thank You
John

Looks like all the same questions. Great job Joel it is such a reminder that most people are in the same boat.

I see focus, know how, and motivation as the consistent theme in all of the questions. Same as it was last year, the year before and the year before.

The question is not without...It is within. You have the answer you just have to find it inside you. Once you decide it then everything you study and do should answer your question.

Joel how do you find the answer to that question?

Starting out and building on knowledge. Starting on one thing & moving onto the next. There is too much information & jargon out there...

Hey Joel,
I've read through many of the comments left here and I find that many have the same needs as I. I am the proverbial "Newbie" as well, struggling and bumbling along, convinced that this is a viable endeavor and just looking for the way that works.
I need a Mentor. Not a handout, not a get-rich-quick-scheme, not another buy this - it will get you on your way package, I need a Mentor.
Any ideas for me?

How do I find the right sales methods that don't cost an arm and a leg but actually get me customers not just visitors?

How Do iI get customers not just visitors without spending more on ads than I ever get back for sales?

the question i have about making money online is
where do you get the proper knowledge and skills ( aquiering the proper know how ) to make money online

I'm retired and playing around on this box. Right now I'm concerned with intellectual property and playing around with my photos. Right now I'm into social networking and blogging. Any and all info. is greatly appreciated.
God Bless, Joe

Joel, last question of the day. If I PayPal you $300 would you be able to have Ryan Lee or you email me or call me by midnight? You have my numbers. I am one of your customers.

I could start my comment with these words:If i had Money i would simply
have been involved in some Making Money Opportunities/as MLM/and problem was over!
That is maybe first question:Which of such Make Money Opportunities are the Best?
/i,m talking about Programs i don,t have WebSite,just simply pay one time fee/
And now i pass to my favorite Theme-Writing.I am Lover of Books and that
going along with Writing.Can i join nice and useful,my writing with Making Money?
I write on free Subjects and i try something about to Shvoong.com/They pay for Summary and Abstracts.
Second question:In your opinion, what are the Best Ways i starting Writing
and Earning on one?
Thank You
Slavica

After reviewing all the questions that have already been submitted, I also see a trend-a-growing here...Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced Internet Marketing questions. I don't think I necessarily have one single most important question that needs to be anwsered...there are too many and with each stage of growing my business questions are anwsered and new ones pop up. So, what I believe everyone needs is a down and dirty, cut the cr*p, no beating around the bush, no holds barred, SIMPLE, Step-by-Step Guide or Action Plan to follow. I don't believe that you would have to develope it yourself. You pretty much have it already with the many affiliatations you have with the "masters" of the internet. You did a great job of pulling all these people together for "The Next Internet Millionaire" series. If anyone watches this series you will pick up great tidbits and wonderful connections to the these people. Just watching the segment with Mark Joyner was an eye-opener for me. I would love to see another "Next Internet Millionaire"...the internet has already changed vastly from just a few short months ago.
If anything, I believe the novice internet entrepreneur is overwhelmed by all the twists on the same theories of internet marketing. If I have to click down another landing page I think I will scream! I don't have the time or the brain capacity to sit through everyone's sales pitch, read every newsletter/emails or even drop by the web site for tips and tricks. I grow tired and frustrated with just trying to get things in motion...time is of the essence...and when I get stuck on one problem that has me spinning my wheels until I find the guy/gal with the right anwser in the language that I can understand....PLUS I don't have the money or the time to do a whole class to get a few anwsers...I have more than a day or two work...my blog has been neglected and business slows.

What I need is REAL TIME problem solving...someone to talk me through adding HTML to my blog so I can have "Read more"....talk me through an ADSense question, problem or addition to my site, anwser my question concerning Google and what is allowed and not allowed, direct me to the best PPC...most importantly...not have to pay someone to critque my blog or web site. I would definately scratch someone else's back in this instance if they would scratch mine....I believe this is called networking. Surprisingly enough I have found alot of this on Facebook...but still having to spend time filtering everything that is there also.

So, I guess the question I have for you Joel is: What is the best system to use to weed and feed your internet marketing business, without wasting precious time and spending top dollar to do it?

Sorry this was so long.

What is the most reliable and trustworthy way of receiving payments for hard goods and ebooks sold online?

hallo joel
thanks for the all the e mails you send'
i also have been stung at trying to get started on line but still hope to
give it a go sometime i read john young leter and it sounds verry real
and true .so for everyone out there heres my thinking on the on line
makeing money thing. all those people who send out offiers ot everyone's
mail box.my challenge to them is if they think its going to work then
give us the chance to see if it will work first before we pay for it. my
thinking on this is most people are honist and if something works they
would pay for it,starting on line stick at it is all i can say.

Hi Joel,
I love what you are doing for people with helping them get into internet marketing and the sheer genorosity with the stuff you give away, as a successful salesman with 45 years experience in the field and having made my £ millions, I am trying hard to do it again in retirement for the fun of it, however I can't get past the technology of creating the whiz website stuff. The logical answer would be to buy someone to do it for me, however there will be many more duffers like me who can't do it and who cannot afford that kind of help. Give us more help on site creation so that we can make your teaching work.
Keep up the great work you are already doing
Don.

Hi Joel,
I really appreciate everything you are doing to help drive the learning curve for the growth of internet marketing. Your generosity in the support and things you give away are an inspiration.
Having spent 45 successful years in the field selling and coaching I am trying to make it work on the web.
However the inability to make a website that works is holding me up, you can tell that from the poor state of my existing site that has good content but no hits, It's the technology thats the problem.
The easy answer would be to hire someone to do it for me, however there are a lot of duffers like me who will not be able to afford to pay. More help on website creation will get more people up there routing for you.
Keep up the good work.
Don.

Hi Joel
My main concerns are;
- Web site security,
- Protecting my merchant partners unique URL codes, legal cloking?
- Getting the web site infrastructure right.
I am in the process of recruiting independent JV partners to take the business forward, so i am sure with the knowledge i learn from leaders such as yourself and combine it with the new partners skills that will be brought to the table it will all come together when its ready to!
Thank you!

I can appreciate and understand what everyone here has posted.
It all seems to make sense that all the people here are struggling
in some way shape or form. I don't think that any business is easy
to start and will never happen over night and you should have a realistic
time frame to build it. With that said....I agree there doesn't seem to
be a serious step by step approach to any type of online business to witch you can choose and follow without trying to figure it out and putting all
the pieces together. I think there is some great opportunities and money
to be made online, but for the most part you need to develop your own
product to make any serious cash!

Joel~ My questions is....Now that you have all this info, what are you
going to do about IT!

step by step blueprint...
http://www.myprofitcycle.com

I just want to know how i buid my list? like yours, to send communications and all that stuff

I want to sell my books, but I don't want to self publish them. How can I decide on a simple product to make to bring in right now money so that I can spend more time on my writing instead of working two jobs?

I will say that one way to learn how to do an online business is to intern with James Braush. I am learning a lot from him about what to do when you have a product. The price is right, and he does pay if you do the tasks assigned according to directions.

Hello Mr. Comm,
First, let me say that I liked your book "Adsense Code" and I think it will be very helpful when I'm ready to use the info.

My burning question to you is: How do I conduct research to find some profitable niche markets? I need the "put tab A into slot B" kind of instruction, with no generalizations. There has got to be some other way to do research effectively, other than Overture and free Wordtracker searches. I have heard the old "fail fast" song, but I can only afford to fail fast a finite amount of times before it's game over. Please do a post on this topic, if you are able. Thank you,
Dragoon

Hello Joel,

My problem with Internet Marketing is my list, it is small and it not getting bigger soon enough to produce good revenue.
I try all kind of "secrets revealed" but is not moving as I wish.
I don't want other secrets or seminars, I want some commen sens, down the earth friendy help.
The competition is other issue and Info Overload is out of hand.
I also need some help to sell an eBook.

Regards
Michey

Hi Joel,
I have a simple question, how do you keep track of the url changes that seem to happen for affiliate products?

How in the world do you get started while working a full time job? I'm exausted when I come home and try to do things little by little. But so far, it seems like I still just have a little!

For me, the missing piece of the puzzle is: How to choose a niche that buys.

I know how to drive traffic to my sites, but if you don't have willing and buying customers, all your marketing efforts go in vain.

I have no problem doing keyword research and can find niches that way, but how do you weed through them and find the gems that are willing to actually click through to your site and buy something.

So many of the niches that I find have the "freebie mentality" or there is already a ton of free stuff available for them on the front pages of the search engines. So, I don't get the sale.

This same principle applies to affiliate marketing. I'm finding that conversion rates suck for many of the products that aren't in the marketing/make money online category. (I try to stay clear of promoting affiliate programs in the marketing/make money online category because of the saturation and very high costs of keywords.) How to choose an affiliate program that converts before you go broke?

There are some psychological aspects involved. I've got a lot more thoughts on this subject, but won't elaborate here.

I've been thinking about this for some time and considered doing the research and making my own product about this, but if you could help me out with this missing piece of information, I'd be forever grateful!

Thanks for the opportunity,

Lisa

Hi Joel,

I have one for you! Here's the scenario...

YOU lost everything! You must start over. You are now working 9 - 5 in "corporate sales" and have maybe 15-20 hours a week to commit to an online business.

You have NO LIST, nothing. You are starting over. You only have a few hundred dollars to get started. Yeah, this is a grind but given what you know now what would be your first steps? Building a list? Picking a niche and driving PPC to a squeeze page?

Sir, this is your 30 day challenge starting with NOTHING. How much revenue would you come out with on the other side after 30 days? $500? $1,000?

Thanks in advance for reading!

Dennis

I have a number of blogs. They are all on different topics (swimming, Judo, picnics) but I just don't have the time to publish to them everyday. Would it make sense to combine them into one blog or would that just be counter productive.

How can I get an online business without buying anything from you (or your affiliates)? I won't do that. That only makes YOU money.

I'm with Tamara -- if it's a long sales letter (I look at the bottom of the page first) and then delete it quick without even finding out what it's about.

How can I set up an online business without sucking in others to buy the same thing I did (trying to get my money back) so as to get them to try and sell it to someone else? I won't do that.

If I have a conscience, do I have to remain at my present job?

I have nothing to say more then just wasting time and money on Internet with all like these dreams as I did already and now I never like to.....
TKX.

Hi. My name is Kuni. I'm an Internet marketer in Japan.

Many people say that response of e-mail campaingn is going down.
It could be that deliverability is not as good as a few years ago
and spam filters are too strict.

My question is...what are you going to do if e-mail marketing dies?
What's the alternatives of e-mail marketing?

Thanks for the opportunity Joel!

I have a great product that took 3 years to develop, so my questions is this:

I know it's not enough to have a great product - how do I approach or get in touch with the "right" people for this product or maybe a mentor that can direct me in the right direction and give advice?

Thanks a mill.

Joel,
Thank you for your straight forwardness in creating and producing a blog correctly. It seems easy and allowing me to write more.

Assume that I have set the business from website, to the product and all, the website is being viewed by public HOW DO I GET THE CONTACTS OF MY CLIENTS?

My question is -
Is there any way to earn big with programs such as adsense and other affiliate programs (clickbank , amazon etc.) wothout havin' to spend even a single buck ?
You wud say yes but i mean without a domain or webhosting setup etc..
I'm actually a young teen & thus can't spend online usin' my personnel credit card (which isn't in place yet !).
Although I've got one check from adsense (thnx to my freely hosted website and blogs) ... but my goals are high !
Hope you will follow up via email !
Thnx a lot (I like the way you attract people to your blog ... I don't even know when i signed up for ur newsletter!)

Well, how come we are all struggling and getting only a few dollars here and there, yet there are people like you who make so much... Is it a matter of money makes money? I mean, you do have ALOT of money Joel, so you can get an idea and afford to spend quite alot initially simply to get it working, but for the most of us... well, we only have a few hundred AT MOST! Shoestring budgets more like it, and if we invest alot of our money into the website (and by that I mean getting adwords going in the high numbers), we either don't pay rent, mortgages or fill our fridges!

So, how DO you get to earn the big five figures per month when we can only afford a little in order to get the traffic in?

Thanks for the opportunity to let my voice be heard.

PS I do think you are very good to want to help us achieve our financial dreams.

How do I outsource efficiently?

Hi , Joel .

Thank you for giving this opportunity .

I'm still trying to monetize using blog . Is free blogging platform not good enough ? Should I change to paid platform , ie paid domain and hosting ?

Thanks again .

Dear Dr. Adsense,

I have had decent success Online after following the strategy of F.C.C [ Focus, Commitment,Consistency ]. My main concern is as follows Joel.

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I would HIGHLY appreciate your advise on this DR.

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I have a question about PPA (pay-per-action) and PPL (pay-per-lead). Where do I find out more about the best program for this?

Thanks!

Hi Joel,
I have 2 questions.
1. Is it really important to get good ranking on the Search Engines and how to do that with a brand new site. I have tried every thing taught/suggested by almost every Guru and yet my site is not ranked and always show up linked to somebody and never on my own merit/keywords.
2. Is there a software that can track affliate sales without always having to check at the affiliate's site?
Looking forward to your answer. If you really read all the questions posted here. LOL
Thanks
Cecilia

If I set up a site selling both e-products and physical products online, and I use Paypal as the payment system, how would I process credit card orders that come in over the phone, or in person at trade shows and the like? Do I need a second payment system for those?

What is a realistic income target for Internet marketing? I currently make about $140K per annum working as a business software consultant. If I can devote up to 50 hours a week to IM activities, how likely, and quickly, am I to be able to fully replace that level of income? N.B. I have a downloadable audiobooks business that is ready to launch - if I had the time - and I know enough about website building to start rolling out mini-sites pretty quickly.

Two years ago I didn't know how to turn a computer on. Today I have a website, an ebay store, have read and watched the experts and been involved in a mentoring programme. Like everyone else, getting traffic would be the hardest although I haven't implemented all the techniques I have learned so far. Which leads me to the point which I regard as the very hardest to make money. This point is the fact that my partner and friends see me as 'playing' with the computer. I have explained that it is an investment in the future but I still get hit with how much time I spend (or waste) on the computer. I guess if I gave it even more time I would be more advanced than I am at present. Maybe when I start bringing in $2000/week plus I won't hear so many complaints.

Is this a common problem?
Kay

A lot of Gurus say it's easy to make money on the Internet & they are making Tons of it & we spend. - I am still asking HOW ?

Don't mind spending a year or 2 to be succcessful & be rich from Internet Biz. Spend a lot of money on all the Promises/Programs like many others but I always see most going no way. I am more than 1 year into the search for Internet Success.

Still can't get my own website up or get a niche eventhough there are Tons of guides & ebooks on this except promoting Affiliates Programs but no results. -Where to Advertise for Maximum effectiveness ?

Only can make from some Free To Join Programs where self-effort bring in the money. Of course, that's not we want. We want to make Real Auto-Pilot Residual Income. HOW ?

Frankie

What I am working on now which seems a bit challengingis a sales letter for my website that is currently in progress which I'll use to promote the site listed above. How does one stay focus with what seems like an information overload? For a beginner with no or very little knowledge about it's challenging. It seems as though one needs a lot to get started right. How can one start small and not feel that you one is losing ground?

Lots of good people give good marketing advice. None that I know of give reviews or comparative evaluations of alternative software programs to build your web site, programs to evaluate & select keywords, companies to use as your web host, etc. What are the pros and cons of the best choices for different sophistication levels of web sites and number of products (ie:selling one product vs selling many products within the single web site).

If you can do this, great! Or can you give the web sites where these reviews
can be obtained?

Traffic = Money
NO Traffic = NO Money :(

How to drive traffic to your site? Besides PPC..

I haven't had much success with SEO that's y my adsense earnings sucks :S

1) Do a blog? or put up numerous content Adsense sites? Outside of writing your own content where do you get it as it pertains to a specific KW?
2) This whole business is information overload! Everyone has the answers, the solutions. And for your credit card number I'll give you the answers and solutions!
Joel! any advise on narrowing some of this down and focusing in on something other than buying something else? Some of this is like a gambling addition!
Thanks,
Don

Wow! What a great response to my question!

Thanks so much for taking the time to let me know what is on your mind.

I would like to answer these questions and am trying to determine the best way to go about it. I may be making some videos soon to facilitate this process.

Thanks for being engaged in the conversation and feel free to continue posting.

Joel

What is the simplest and most successful website solution that will guarantee you $40 a day no matter what?

One of the best ways to make money off the internet is to set up a duplicatable, recurring passive income system. Trouble is, what is that system, how do we find one, and how do we set it up? If I can figure that one out - I'm on my way?

I should like to note here that not all of us are looking to get rich. I just want to have enough passive income to survive so that I can follow my other pursuits (some of which involve earning money, of course). So rather than thinking of things as 'get-rich', I would rather consider it as 'get-decent-income'.

Thanks for this nice opportunity to 'Speak Up'

Funny you mention 'Speaking', because recently I was asked to 'Speak' for a rather big croud. Reminded me of the time I had an entire football stadion cheering, I really felt like a 'Rock Star' and the croud really went wild!!!!! although it appeared that possibly Mick Jagger comming on stage behind me might have had something to do with it...,

'Anyway, back to the Question',

What I would like to ask is if you know some other great positive Questions about 'Making Money Online' that I could ask myself
besides the Question:

"Why am I earning so much money online?"

Is it because the visitors like the specific 'Blogspots' so much?
Is it because the visitors love the Daily Items on them so much?
Is it because the visitors are excited about the Movie Trailor Previews?
Is it because the visitors can interact in many way's?
Is it because the many streams of income from Adsense Ads, Amazon, the royalties from my Publishing on Demand company, the revenues from all the other Affiliates etc. etc. etc.

What do you think are the best contributing 'money making' elements that
I could add, or improve to make my 'Waterpump' run even wilder?

Thanks in advance,
All the Best,
HP

Hey Joel,

I am thinking about getting into affiliate marketing and my biggest problem right now is what domain name I should get. This is because I may be wanting to promote different products (like web hosting along with maybe affiliate ebooks) which come under different niches. I also wanted to know, when people choose a niche, how do they find so called 'good' affiliate programs (from clickbank) in that niche?

Thanks,

Karan

Quality content + traffic is all we need to do a successful internet marketing.
Sam

Success godluck..