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"20 Ways to Make $100 Per Day Online" Review

2008-02-26T15:23:00.000-08:00

I can't believe I haven't written a review of this book for this blog yet. What was I thinking?

Many Internet Marketing instruction ebooks and study courses grab you with the thought of making millions online. And many of those are written by people who have made millions online. Some of them are worth every penny you pay for the product, some of them, well, not so much.

But "20 Ways to Make $100 Per Day Online" shows you how to do exactly what it claims to do.

Written by 20 different authors "20 Ways" is laid out in categories on everything from eBay selling to Ghostwriting to Infoproduct Creation and 17 other categories. Each author takes you step by step through the process of how to make money using that business model.

"20 Ways" will teach you how to start a basic business. It is not a "get rich quick tell all product", but rather a "this is what I did and this is how you can copy me product."

Making $100 a day online is possible. This book will teach you how.

You can find out more about "20 Ways to Make $100 Per Day Online" by CLICKING HERE.

Leave me your comments and tell me what you think of this easy to understand, easy to use ebook.

Paula Farris

Step-by-Step Guide to Starting Your Own Internet Marketing Business-Step 2

2008-01-21T19:37:00.000-08:00

You should have a list of the things that you enjoy doing, are great at doing, that your friends think you do well, etc. by now. Hopefully you have several topics on that list.

I wish I could tell you to just pick one and get started. But success in Internet Marketing isn't quite that easy.

In marketing there is a term called "Hungry Fish." When you go fishing, you won't catch anything if you are casting your line where the fish aren't hungry. They won't take your bait.

BUT if you can find a whole school of hungry fish who haven't eaten for awhile and dangle something in front of them that looks irresistibly tasty you most likely will catch several of them.

Marketing works the same way. Find something (a topic that you are good at) that people are looking for online (in the search engines) and having a hard time finding (not many people/companies are offering that kind of "bait") = Hungry Fish!

Finding Hungry Fish online takes a little bit of research. Go to http://inventory.overture.com/d/searchinventory/suggestion/
and enter your search term.

Let's say that you have determined that you are an expert at flower arranging. Got to the Inventory Overture website, enter the keyword phrase "flower arranging" and click the button.

You will get a list of ways that that search term was searched for in the past 30 days or so. This is what the list looks like for our search term:

Searches done in January 2007
Count Search Term
6568 flower arranging

1022 art of arranging flower
480 appoach arranging art contemporary flower ikebana japanese keikos traditional
387 japanese flower arranging
253 arranging creative design floral flower flower home show
215 wedding flower arranging
195 silk flower arranging
140 arranging complete dk flower guide living
138 arranging every everyone flower inspiration location stunning
112 flower arranging course
107 teach yourself flower arranging
102 flower arranging supply
96 arranging flower fresh ikebana japanese look
90 arranging art flower japanese
90 flower arranging class
82 13 arranging best flower living martha no series stewart
72 arranging familiar flair flower flower idea new
70 arranging flower ikebana interior japanese today
65 flower arranging book
65 arranging display easy elegant flower silk
65 dried flower arranging
65 arranging easy flower fresh home look today
62 the art of arranging flower a complete guide to japanese ikebana
62 arranging flower french in style
62 fresh flower arranging
60 arranging flower from garden
60 flower arranging idea
60 tip for arranging flower
54 arranging buying cutting flower growing guide practical z
48 flower arranging history
46 japanese ikebana flower arranging
45 the complete guide to flower arranging
45 flower arranging instructions
45 flower arranging school
42 flower arranging instruction
39 arranging flower fresh japanese look
38 arranging book complete flower fresh guide selecting
38 ikebana flower arranging
37 craft flower arranging
37 flower arranging technique
36 arranging flower red superstition white
35 arranging expert flower
34 1500 1930 arranging british flower history
34 flower arranging london
33 arranging beginner flower guide ikebana japanese
33 arranging covent flower garden
32 arranging basic dried flower get need skill started tool
32 arranging complete flower guide handbook lorenz practical
32 the encyclopedia of flower arranging
31 fast flower arranging
30 arranging collection flower idea inspiration international season style
30 arranging flower living simple southern
29 basic flower arranging
29 arranging book flower ultimate
29 arranging flower handbook home rd
28 free flower arranging
27 the encyclopedia of flower arranging technique
26 flower arranging container
25 arranging art called flower
25 flower arranging frog

That's quite the list!

Do a search like that for each of the search terms on your list. Copy and paste the results to a word processing document or a spreadsheet.

(Here are the instructions for Copying and Pasting using Windows: To copy and paste, highlight the text you want to copy by moving your mouse over it while holding down the right mouse button. When you have highlighted all of the text you want carefully release the mouse button so that you don't move the mouse then hit Ctrl + C on your keyboard. Open your word processing document, put the cursor where you want it to be on the page and then hit Ctrl + V on your keyboard. Leave a few lines of space between each topic that you paste into your document.)

You may not have very big results for all of your search terms. Some of them may even give you a message that says "no results found." That's okay! Just keep going until you have compiled the Keyword Search Results for each of your possible topics.

I'll be back soon with the rest of this lesson. For now just keep going . . .

Paula Farris

Step-by-Step Guide to Starting Your Own Internet Marketing Business--Step 1

2008-01-14T21:08:00.000-08:00

The first thing you need to do to start your Internet Marketing business is to figure out:

What you are good at
What you enjoy doing
What you are knowledgeable about
What you are passionate about

Make a list of EVERYTHING you can think of that falls into those four categories. Brainstorm. Ask your family and friends for ideas. Write them all down.

Don't edit the list as you make it. Just write down everything that comes to your mind. You want the list to be as long as possible.

Write down everything from the crazy to the mundane--Everything from your spaghetti sauce recipe that everyone raves about to the way you can clean a bathroom in less than 10 minutes to your desire to see a certain political candidate elected to office.

Add to your list over the next couple of days. Then put it away and pull it back out over the weekend. Read through it and add any new ideas that come to mind.

Ready, Set, Build Your Business!

Paula Farris

'08 Action Steps--Build Your Internet Marketing Business

2008-01-12T12:39:00.000-08:00

So, it's a brand new year. Time to completely overhaul your life, lose those 30 extra pounds, completely declutter your house, and make a million dollars.

Oh, but wait, all those "Resolutions" ended last week, right?

How about a more sensible approach?

Every week I will post at least one Action Step on this blog. I will take you step-by-step through what it actually takes to build an Internet Marketing business. By the end of 2008, if you follow these steps, you should have an online business--an actual income producing revenue stream!

Hopefully you will make money from your efforts long before the end of 2008, but by the end of 2008 you should have a substantial amount of knowledge and, if you actually DO the steps, experience in the world of Internet Marketing.

Ready to make a dollar or two or MORE? Read Monday's post to get started!

To Our Success!
Paula Farris

Want to Learn How to Make Money With a Blog?

2007-12-20T19:59:00.001-08:00

I'm evaluating a multi-media course on blogging from the folks at Simpleology. For a while, they're letting you snag it for free if you post about it on your blog.

It covers:

The best blogging techniques.
How to get traffic to your blog.
How to turn your blog into money.

I'll let you know what I think once I've had a chance to check it out. Meanwhile, go grab yours while it's still free.

Talk to You Soon!

Paula

Blogging for Dollars

2007-08-20T23:41:00.000-07:00

"But I don't have anything to say!"

Is that your first thought when it comes to blogging? Perhaps you didn't do well in composition class in school. Perhaps the thought of putting your thoughts on paper terrifies you. Perhaps you really believe that you have nothing to say.

Think of all you have accomplished, all you have experienced, all you have enjoyed, all you have learned. Is there really NOTHING in that vast catalog of life experiences?

You could just keep a blog about your day to day activities. If you are controversial enough, or helpful enough, or advertise effectively enough to the right market you could gain a following. If people actually read your blog they may click on the links in your blog and then they might purchase what you are selling. Blogging for dollars!

Now that's not scary, is it?

Here are some of my other blogs to give you some ideas:
Writing Your Life Story
Aggressive Success

Try it!

You Must Watch This Show!

2007-08-18T13:19:00.000-07:00

I have enjoyed watching parts of The Apprentice on TV, but most of it turned into politics, back-stabbing, and s*ex. Not to mention the terrible language.

Well, this show, The Next Internet Millionaire, is much better!

The Next Internet Millionaire focuses on content (the way any good Internet Marketer should) and it actually teaches as it entertains.

I won't include too much about the plot of the actual show for those of you who haven't yet seen it, but trust me when I say for an Internet Marketer this show is great!

So, if you haven't seen it yet Click Here!

If you'd like to chat about it, Click Here!

Websites and Lists and Traffic! Oh My!

2007-08-17T22:07:00.000-07:00

If you have read much at all about Internet Marketing you have heard the phrase, "The money is in the list." It is almost like a mantra that Internet Marketers recite.

But, what does it mean?

When you hear, "The money is in the list," it is referring to the email list for the marketer's ezine or online newsletter. The idea is, that if the marketer can get people to subscribe to his ezine he can give them free information. If that information is of good quality, then his subscribers will stayed subscribed to the list. Then, after awhile, when the subscribers trust the information that they are receiving from their subscription and the marketer recommends a resource that he has found to be helpful, the "list" (or at least a portion of them) will purchase the product and the marketer will make money from the sales.

So, having explained all that, you may think that all an Internet Marketer wants is your money. Well, they are marketers. . . .

Truthfully, I have belonged to quite a few IM lists and there are many of them that send out a new advertisement every week (sometimes more often). I don't stay subscribed to those lists for long. They remind me of some high-end print magazines I have read that contain ads for expensive jewelry, luxury vaction destinations, and high class cars. The problem with these publications is that for every ten pages of ads you may get half a page of actual content. I do not want to pay money for that kind of information.

But, there are those ezines that I have subscribed to for five years. And I read what those marketers have to say. And occasionally I purchase their products. Because I find value in their recommendations--because they have given me a lot of free information that had value.

Will Internet Marketers market to you? Yes. Do you have to purchase their products to benefit from their free information? No. Should you purchase their products? In some cases, yes!

Don't be offended when your free ezine contains an ad or two. Consider what you have learned from the publisher of the ezine and whether or not you can trust a product that he has written or one that he recommends. If the answer is yes and you need what he is selling and can afford to buy it then go ahead and purchase it.

Someday you may be the Internet Marketer with the list.

To subscribe to my eZine, "Make It Your Business" AND to receive a free 15 part ecourse entitled, "15 Things to Consider When Choosing a Family Business" click here.

Where Do I Start (part 2)

2007-07-13T17:17:00.000-07:00

In my last post I gave you five ideas for where to start in an IM business. But before you choose one, there are some other steps for you to take first.

I already covered the fact that you need to treat an Internet marketing business like an actual business. You need to do all that needs to be done to start an actual business entity in your state or region. Check with the Corporation Commission in your county or state, the Zoning Board in your city and/or your county, consult with an accountant and possibly with an attorney, register a business name, form an LLC or other business entity, apply for an Employer's Identification Number, open a Doing Business As or other form of checking account, etc., etc., etc.

"But WAIT A MINUTE!" I can hear you shouting. "I used my last $1.00 to pay for the gasoline to get to the public library so I could have Internet access just to read this blog! How can I POSSIBLY spend any kind of money on licensing fees, lawyer fees, and accountant fees?"

I hear you! I've been there!

While it is vitally important that you properly structure your business as soon as you possibly can (if you are actually going to treat it as a business), sometimes you have to raise some capital in order to move forward.

There are many ways to do this:

Applying for Business Grants

Applying for Small Business Loans

Writing a Comprehensive Business Plan and Using It to Get Loans from Banks or Private Investors

Maybe you're not there yet either. Maybe you just want to earn a few hundred dollars a month for back to school supplies for your children or piano lessons or to buy some Christmas presents. Maybe you have no idea what kind of business you'd actually like to do, but you NEED to do SOMETHING!

eBay is the perfect place to start. How to generate money through eBay auctions is easy to learn. It costs nothing (beyond your Internet access charges) to start, and it is easily possible to generate enough from the proceeds of your auctions to offset any expenses you may incur. This resource will tell you everyting you need to know to get started making an income with eBay.

"How to Make a Tidy Little Profit Selling on eBay"

After following the steps in this ebook you may find that eBay is where you want to concentrate your efforts as an Internet Marketer. Or you may want to use the money you generate through selling on eBay to fund other business ventures. Either way, keep visiting this Blog to learn more!

Where to Begin?

2007-07-11T10:00:00.000-07:00

The arena of Internet Marketing (IM) covers a wide variety of business opportunites. Many Internet Marketers (IMers) I know use several of these business structures in various ways. Here is a list of some of the opportunities and a brief explanation of what they are and how they work.

eBay!--Just about everyone has heard of this business model. The basic concept is: You set up an auction for an item, people bid on the auction, you collect payment from the winning bidder, and then you ship the item to them.

Affiliate Programs--An affilate program is a way to sell other people's products and get paid a commission for each sale. The great thing about affiliate programs is that you don't have to stock any inventory nor do you have to handle any of the shipping. Those tasks are done by the owner of the product you are selling. Affiliate programs can be advertised through websites, blogs, Google Adwords, forum posts, etc.

Adsense Sites--An Adsense site is a site with a lot of content on a certain topic that also contains ads sponsored by Google. Each time a site visitor clicks on an ad from your site you get paid a commission.

Squidoo--This fun site lets you build Lenses which are sites focused on a single subject. You can generate income from the sell of various products on your site and also from Adsense ads. Squidoo is another way to advertise affiliate programs also.

Your Own Products--eBooks, Teleseminars, Audio Downloads, Video Downloads, Software Downloads, etc. There are many products that you can create yourself or hire someone else to create for you and then sell them through your websites, blogs, forum posts, etc.

These are just a few of the many, many ways to make money with IM. And they are all great for beginning IMers. In my next few blog posts I will give you more information and resources about how to get started and how to use these business models to start making money with Internet Marketing.

If you have a preference for which one you'd like me to start with or any specific questions regarding any of these topics or the topic of IM in general leave me a comment and I will answer your questions in an upcoming post.

Decide to DO Something!

2007-06-30T15:02:00.000-07:00

I have never seen any statistics, but from my own experience and from what I have seen in the lives of others the number one failure in any business endeavor is the lack of action. (This is true of other areas in our lives also, but that is a post for my other blog.)

It is easy to learn how to set up a website, or to learn how Google Adwords works, or even to start a blog a to write an ebook. But it is very difficult to follow through on that knowledge. To take ACTION! TO DO SOMETHING!

Doing nothing proves that we aren't a failure at Internet Marketing. We aren't a failure at it because we have never tried at it, but that is beside the point.

The ONLY way to succeed in Internet Marketing is to take action.

Of course, then you run into the problem of taking the wrong action or taking the right action in the wrong order. But if you are doing SOMETHING to work on your business every day. you will move forward. Taking the right actions in the right order will move you forward more quickly, but just taking action will help too.

So, decide, right now, to do something--every day--to move your Internet Business forward. Read this blog. Download the free ebook I am giving away (see sidebar) and actually read it. Do Something!

Is Internet Marketing for You?

2007-06-29T23:37:00.000-07:00

Maybe you are new to Internet Marketing (IM, for short). Or maybe you are new to the Internet altogether. Maybe you have heard grand stories of how people have become millionaires selling stuff online. And maybe you have heard stories about how people selling stuff online are just trying to rip you off and that it isn't really possible to make any money selling stuff on the Internet. Let me tell you, they are all true--to some degree.

I personally know people who have become millionaires selling things online. I know several more people who support their families with their online ventures and others who pay their mortgage or their car payment with the money they earn online.

Did they accomplish this overnight? No! Was it easy? Not really. Do they work when they want to, take vacations when they want to, and manage their own time? Yes!

Internet Marketing is not a get rich quick scheme. You can't just set up a website and expect to have money start rolling into your bank account.

But you can start an Internet Marketing business, work at it like any other business, and expect it to grow into a profitable business, over time. But that is what it is--a business!

Do your research, apply what you learn, and take consistent action on what you know to do--that is how you succeed at Internet Marketing.

Stayed tuned to this blog to learn how.