The Silent Avatar Speaks

I’m sure you are aware that there are a lot of people making money online today. You have probably heard about some of the higher profile Internet Marketers who rake in millions of dollars every year. They also travel all around the world going to Internet Marketing seminars where they discuss the latest money making strategies.

These seminars are located in places like Orlando, San Francisco, Las Vegas and Australia. Not bad places to go to work huh? Besides the bonus of being able to enjoy some sun and local attractions while they are in these cities, they get to discuss the latest Internet Marketing techniques and brainstorm ways to make even more money.

Ah, the life of the Internet Marketer. It’s a tough job but someone’s gotta do it .

Are you interested in getting into Internet marketing? Maybe you’re already doing it but you’re struggling to make a buck. Maybe you’re really skeptical and believe that there is no bloody way the little guy can make money online.

You might be thinking… sure it’s easy if you have a lot of cash to pay people that are experts to write content for some hungry profitable niches that you know nothing about. Or sure it’s easy to make a lot of money if you have a list of 100,000 people to pitch to.

Well come on people, do you really think that’s all it takes to make a mitt full of cash with Internet Marketing?

Well, actually you’re not too far off. It could very well happen this way.

So now you are probably thinking that this solidifies what you’ve always thought. The little guy can’t make money online…

… Nonsense!

You gotta remember that these big time money making marketers were in the exact same position as you are now. They struggled and struggled trying to make money and many times thought they would never succeed.

But they never gave up and they kept on trying different things until something worked. Then all they did was repeat the process (aka rinse and repeat)

Once they started making money, they would re-invest this money in tools to make their tasks faster and they would start going to these big Internet Marketing conventions.

This leads to more money, more Internet Marketing friends and Joint Venture partners. It’s a great way to build your business.

If they can do it, there is no reason why you can’t do it. Plus you have an advantage… today there is so much more information available to help you make money online. Most of the big names in Internet Marketing didn’t have all this information available to them and had to figure it all out through trial and error.

So if you are just a beginner and have no idea where to get started, here is a series of easy to follow videos called “Fast Cash For Newbies” that will save you the pain of trying to figure out everything on your own.

Learn how to make more money with capture video on screen strategies.

I’m the silent avatar… and I have spoken

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I’ve been an avid reader of Rich Schefren and Strategic Profits for some time now, and Rich’s post today focuses in the power of Joint Ventures for forging ahead in the Internet marketing world (and let’s face it.. everyone online is a part of the Internet marketing world).

When you’re strating out (or still holding a job and getting into an online business in your spare time) its’ a daunting task to think about who you can joint venture your product or business with, but with a bit of strategic planning, maintaining and building momentum for your site/product can happen quicker if you joint venture.

As Rich states in his post, joint ventures don’t have to be long term alliances, but need to be profitable for both parties. I guess the biggest joint venture partner is Clickbank. Clickbank gives you the opportunity to present your product to an army of affiliates and have them sell your product, however unless you have a “name” or a product that will simply blow everyone out of the water, you will find it difficult to get affiliates to promote your product. Of course the key is that joint ventures have to be profitable for  both.  Clickbank products can offer up to 75% or 80% commission (less fees).

So short of paying out $97 for Rich’s e-book (and I don’t know why it is that e-books seem to have this magical $97, or ending in $7 whatever), but it seems to be getting out of hand. It is worth the price tag? If it’s Rich Schrefren he’s got too much to loose putting out trash. Yes.. knowledge doesn’t come cheap from successful people , but then with a little creative thinking you don’t have to fork out big bucks to get ways to JV with someone.

STOP! Before you even THINK about JV partnership your product has to be good. No – make that great. There are too many products out there that fail to deliver, and your product has to be top notch and ideally solve a problem. If it doesn’t solve a problem then go back and create something that does – people want solutions to problems!

OK.. so lets look at who you can JV with…

Let’s start with the obvious…

1. If you have any sort of downloadable product then align yourself with partners who have customers who would also appreciate your product. Here’s an example;

• If you have an e-book to do with travel align yourself with travel agencies. There are a lot of independent agencies who would be more than willing to take a cut from your sale to have their consultants promote it for you.
• Taking this further you could also joint venture with sites who offer travel accessories (like luggage)
• You may even want o JV with an eBay “power-seller”. If they sell products similar to yours (and are willing to promote your product as am “add on” to their business.

Just start by making a list of businesses which can potentially profit from your product, write then a short letter asking if they would be interested in making more more (who isn’t), and invite them to contact you.

No doubt Rich has a hell of a lot more info to add so you can read about his post here along with his new book “The Complete Guide To Highly Successful Internet Joint Venture Partnerships“, and if your looking to emulate someone who has proven themselves successful grab a copy of his e-book and start putting his words into action.

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