It's easy to get confused in online advertising, especially with everybody telling you that this or that is the Golden key to riches. But what do you really need in order to started for better results?
First you need to take stock of where you are and stop reading your email for a minute.
Ask yourself how many of the great ideas that you have read about have you actually implemented? Now ask yourself if any of those programs have actually made you any money??
I have asked this question hundreds of times and the answer is always no. Don't worry, you know there has to be the right answer and there is. First we need to know what stage your at now.
For the beginners: Did you purchase your own domain name yet? Do you have a Website? Did you buy an auto responder?
Been in internet marketing for 6 months: Did you even start to build your email list? How is your auto responder setup? How many products do you have or promote?
For more advanced internet marketers: Do you get many purchases from the people on your list? How is your search engine rank? What results are you getting from your advertising dollars? Are you making enough online to quit your day job?
Now there are many other things that could go on this list, but has it got you thinking?
If you want to improve your answers you need to figure out how well you are using the basics Are you putting in enough time on the items that will help you support and grow your online business. Are you blowing to much of your time on the next get rich quick program, or the latest "guaranteed" traffic program.
By the way, most of those super hot techniques rely on the basic stuff already being in place first to execute them properly.
So if things are not exactly where you would like them to be then you need to decide exactly in detail what you want to do about it and set aside some time to do it.
So how do you prioritize your time? Start a journal of what you need to do and stick to it. This is not the coolest thing in the world to do but this is a great way to make sure your doing what you need to do, and this has worked for people for the last 2,000 years.
This is really simple to do, the question is are you going to do it to improve your internet business.
Once you set this program up, make sure you do what you have set your time aside to do, maybe a new longer series of auto responder messages that encourages the person to take another look at your products or affiliate links.
Make your website copy more appealing to your visitors, submit some more articles to the article directories, join and be active in forums and blogs that directly relate to your products.
Using these simple basics on a daily basis will have you earning money. Now that you are making money simply because you got back to the basics of internet marketing, you can begin adding new ways of advertising and see if they improve your traffic and sales. Now when adding new ways and new techniques for advertising, make sure that it is something you are willing to do everyday without it irritating you.
If you write down your goals in your journal you will also need to write down what actions you need to take to reach your goals, and spend more time working on your internet empire than reading email's that are making other people money.
When you are making money these things become more enjoyable and you feel inspired to take it do the next level. So now you just need to figure out what you have to do and make a plan to get it done, once your plan is made you need to stick to it. - 33376
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