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February 20th, 2008 — Market Research, Training, networking
Thanks to the forum of Teaching Sells, I’ve been alerted to another survey tool that addresses my complaints about the free version of Survey Monkey. Apparently SurveyGizmo.com is a great option that addresses the downloading of data and the thank you page. It also integrates well with Google Adwords for conversion/signup tracking.
It’s nice to be a part of a great resource like Teaching Sells, helps keep you up to date on the latest tools and strategies. They’re in the middle of a new course called “Quick, Easy, and Inexpensive Niche-Focused Membership Sites” which has been very useful. Check out their free report entitled “Forget Everything You Know About Making Money Online (And Start Making Some)”.
February 1st, 2008 — Training
When the sun sets I start my double life. The full time software engineer, husband, and dad disappears and aspiring internet marketer persona takes control.
There never seems to be enough time to get everything done so I’m usually at the keyboard until I can’t keep my eyes open anymore. Then I usually hit the floor for a few hours sleep. If I’m lucky, I wake up early enough to get a little more done before the family wakes up and my daytime identity takes control.
Last night I was on a roll and was able to stay up the entire night, with a little help from caffine of course. Around 5 AM I noticed Colin was still online and messaged him with a question which eventually turned into a phone call, luckily I changed my cell plan a while back to get cheap calls to Canada : )
I shared some of my frustrations with him about how some of my projects were going and he offered me some pretty good advice. We talked for a while before I had to sign off to go start my work day. We agreed to finish our conversation when we get together at the upcoming Affiliate Summit.
I struggled to stay awake on my way into work but as I drove I processed what we’d talked about and couldn’t help but to feel lucky to have access to someone with so much experience in the field and so willing to share his knowledge with others. I really do think my membership to the Fly on the Wall Club has been the best investment I’ve made in my affiliate marketing “learning on the job” process so far.
As I’ve said before, internet marketing experience is worth its weight in gold!
November 7th, 2007 — Training
Where do you begin when starting out in Internet Marketing? I think Jason Marshall of Next Internet Millionaire fame offers a good analogy of making money online as a puzzle. You may have all the pieces in front of you but you don’t really know what the end result should look like or how to go about getting there.
Valuable Marketing Veterans
This is where experience comes in. Obviously not your own since you’re a rookie, but the experiences of others who have had success. Leveraging the knowledge of marketing veterans through mentoring programs or information products can really help you understand the basics of the business and save countless hours of trial and error. Their insight can help you use the right techniques as you begin building your business.
Taking Action
Of course, you still have to take action after absorbing the information but you’ll be miles ahead of where you would have been without the products or mentoring. I’m afraid the initial actions will still likely lead to losing money and wasting time but that’s just part of the learning process. In my experience you’ll expend far less time and money after you get the help of marketing veterans than before.
Leveraging Experiences
I’ve personally taken advantage of ebooks, multi-media products, and coaching to help get started making money on eBay, through blogging, and now with affiliate marketing. I’m really appreciative of the time the veterans took to put together the materials I used. Sure I paid for them but the products and services were well worth every penny I spent. Below are some of the tools I’ve used and would recommend: