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If you’re new to internet marketing or thinking about getting involved because you think this is an easy way to make a ton of money….think again.

In this short article, and possible some followup articles, we’ll walk the walk and provide you with some ideas of what the truth is behind the hype.

Now, before I begin, I don’t want anyone to misinterpret the information contained within this article or even the title. There truthfully is money to be made online but it is just not as easy as it is portrayed by those emails you find in your inbox on a daily basis.

If you’re looking to start a new online business, or have one that just isn’t going the way you want, you need to think about the next period of time ( I would think 6 months to a year) as a form of post-graudate education. There is no business I can think of that allows you to start making money without some form of investment. If you’re starting a franchised ‘brick and mortar’ business, there is not only a huge capital investment but most franchisers demand you attend courses to learn the business.

One of the interesting aspects of an internet business is the low cost of capitalization. That is what most people find attractive about this market. But there really is no such thing as something for nothing. Instead of investing a ton of money as you would if you were starting any other type of ‘brick and mortar’ business, you need to consider the fact that you will be investing time.

You need to learn the business. You need to understand the marketplace. You need to find and learn how to use the tools. You need to find a profitable niche. You need to, well, the list goes on and on.

Some internet marketers will try to sell you an ‘internet business in a box’. An instant business that you pay for and they set up and have it ready to go in a matter of minutes. For the most part ( I have to be fair since there may be one out there that really works) the only one to make money in this type of business is the seller of the ‘internet business in a box’. There is always much more to these businesses than meets the eye but unfortunately that part is left out of the sales page.

OK. You now know that there is no such thing as free lunch. So what do you do next. It’s important for you to start from the beginning. Learn all you can about the business and all of the various aspects that you need to understand in order to be a success. This is not impossible but it will take a great deal of effort. Right now over 95% of all internet businesses fail. Don’t let that be you.

We’ll talk again soon. Take a look at our future articles where we’ll begin delving deep into the internet business model and with a bit of luck save you some money, time and a bit of your stomach lining and heart muscle at the same time.

Cary Ganz is the Creator of Newbie Rewards, The One Place for Everything Internet. Newbie Rewards was developed to assist the newbie internet entrepreneur with one place to find all of the information, tools, videos, courses etc. that they need to be competitive in the internet marketplace. Free memberships are still available. http://www.newbierewards.com

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Anyone who has done affiliate marketing at all online knows how important the program is.Now, there are two kinds of affiliate programs: those than teach affiliate marketing, and the programs that you actually market as an affiliate. Believe it or not, many do both! But how do you find the best affiliate marketing program?

Here are a few things to look out for in order to find the best program, and avoid the worst ones.

1.If you learned something from the program, chances are others will too. So, if you find a good affiliate marketing course or program that you learned a lot from, why not promote it? You’ll be able to endorse it whole heartedly knowing how much it helped you, and be able to answer any questions that anyone has before they buy. Additionally, programs made to teach affiliate marketing usually have fantastic tools available for their affiliates, so a lot of the hard work is already done for you. I’m always of fan of others doing my work for me, especially when it’s free!

2.You want a very high conversion rate, and a very low refund rate. While not all programs will offer this information, you can build your own data pretty quickly after 10-20 sales or so. The conversion rate is nothing more that how many sales you get out of 100 visitors, or how many visitors convert to a sale. 1-2% is considered good for a digital product. The refund rate is how many refunds are issued out of 100 sales, and this is an often ignored but very important piece of data. Anything above 5% can get very annoying very quickly, but as long as you’re making money you might as well stay with it.

3.The absolute best affiliate marketing programs often recurring monthly commissions. While most have what is called attrition, monthly commissions are still the way to go. Attrition means that your commission is gradually reduced monthly, to coincide with customers who have opted out of the program. Even with attrition factored in, you are still making very large commissions over the life of one sale, compared to how much you get from a simple one time purchase. So if it all possible, find an affiliate program with monthly billing, so that you get recurring commissions. Then just enjoy the passive income!

If you try to find a program that matches all of this criteria, it should be no problem at all to the the best affiliate program. Promoting these kinds of programs consistently, persistently, and intelligently will virtually guarantee an earl retirement. So jump on the search engines and marketplaces, and start scouring through them all for just the right product. Or, if you don’t want to spend all that time, you can simple look at the program available here. This program is fantastic, I personally use it and it matches of the criteria that we looked at. Give it a try!

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With or jobs situation the way it is there is even more interest in making money online than there was before! It doesn’t surprise me, I saw it coming, and so did a lot of others.

Unemployed persons are definitely interested in earning money and people with jobs are interested in something better for themselves. There are a lot of reasons and, it seems, more every day.

Just what is it that’s so good about the idea of earning money on the internet? Well, several things come to mind. There’s the idea that you can sleep in and get up when you want. You can dress the way you want. There’s a LOT of freedom.

You can also pick your own way of making money because there are many ways to go. Besides that, when you start actually making money online, it’s fun!

Imagine, if you have a computer and an internet connection, you are physically equipped with what you need to potentially make thousands of dollars. There’s really never been anything remotely like it.

Making money online this way is possible for almost anyone willing to put out the effort, stick with a good plan, and stay on task.

But that isn’t the only thing necessary to make it in internet marketing. You need a plan, a proven plan. Fortunately, these plans are easy to find. There’s thousands of them!

Unfortunately, it seems that many of these “plans” are missing some important ingredients. It’s almost as if the originators of the specific plan don’t want to actually reveal their methods!

Is it possible they don’t really have a complete plan? Maybe it’s just an easily marketed plan but not a plan anyone could actually bring forward all the way to earnings.

Let’s take a look at what determines your success in Internet Marketing and also have a look at what you can do to succeed yourself.

The number one reason for most failures to succeed online is that the person just isn’t doing things the right way. They hear about the possible riches and giddily pursue one angle after another, thinking there must be an easier, faster way.

The faster, easier way is the way YOU already know! Not another internet marketing plan that you don’t know!

Just putting in the time isn’t all you need. Buying this earnings plan and that marketing plan isn’t enough.

An awful lot of time can be wasted away doing this. But hours and hours pursuing a proven plan and getting things done will get you there.

A proven internet marketing plan of ACTION is what makes the difference between successful internet marketers and the legions of unsuccessful people who aren’t really “marketing” at all.

That’s the “secret” to making money online. You have to have a proven plan of action.

Now, we know that there are many so called “plans” for making money out there. But the plan I like the best is a plan that will show you…

1. How and where to start.

2. How to get going.

3. How to get up and running.

4. How to earn some money.

5. Plus… how to fine tune that for better results.

See….that’s what I mean when I think of learning to market online!

How would you like to see a simple plan that has worked for many people over and over?

Here is the “essence” of ALL Internet Marketing.

All you need to do is present an offer to a person who might be interested in that offer.

There it is. The “secret” is really just common sense.

Riley West has been telling folks about the idea of simplified affiliate marketing for some time now. The formula is Web Page with Offer + Traffic = Sales. But you need a place to put your offer! This is explained at Affiliate Marketing With Squidoo and don’t miss out on the unique description of a simplified affiliate marketing plan at One Week Marketing.

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I want to level with you right here, right now…..I’m really super lazy! No, seriously! I don’t like putting out more effort than I absolutely have to! I’ve been just“getting by” for most of my life and in all honesty, it hasn’t got me anywhere until recently. Very, very recently.

You see, I discovered some very powerful secrets that all the gurus use to make money online. In fact, once I figured them out, I started making money like it was magic! Well, not exactly magic, but easy enough to where I’m not scratching my head anymore, wondering how in the hell I’m ever going to make any money with my stupid computer.

I’m sure you know what I’m talking about don’t you? So what’s this have to do with you? Well, simply put….“I’M PAYING IT FORWARD!” That’s right…I’m now giving you the opportunity to sit in the driver’s seat and see what’s it’s like to wrap your hands around the wheel of a brand new Ferarri and FEEL THE POWER!

I mean c’mon..that’s what we all want isn’t it? POWER, FREEDOM, AND STATUS? Don’t sweat it…it’s ok to admit you want all the best things in life. There’s nothing wrong with wanting a new car, a better home or that desperately needed vacation. I mean, who doesn’t want to live the “good life” and have everything they need right at their fingertips?

There’s Only One Thing That Separates YOU From The “Heavy Hitters”

It’s true…all the gurus understand one small principle that allows them to rise above the rest. What is it? DUPLICATION! Simply find something that makes you money and multiply your efforts over and over again. THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT I DID!

I finally found something I was good at, so I just did it again and again. You know what happened next? The money started flowing! Now it’s your turn! It’s time for your 15 minutes of fame. Time to start living the life you’ve always wanted to live! New cars, extravagant homes, private memberships, exotic vacations…It can all be yours right now if you really want it bad enough. Seriously, if a no good, lazy slacker like me can do it, anyone can! So let me ask you….DO YOU WANT IT?

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Affiliate marketers all need to have certain things. I consider it essential to have a web page where you can put your content and offers.

Then you can get down to driving traffic to your site and making sales.

Still, the beginning affiliate marketer and perhaps even some intermediates, would like it to be low priced and more straightforward than the typical setup.

Take as an example the mass of web pages called Squidoo.

It’s really just another website except for it’s size and variety of content. It’s VERY well known at Google.

By the end of 2009 there were nearly a million individual pages on this huge website and those pages are called “lenses” by the “Squids.”

Here are 5 good reasons to use Squidoo as an affiliate marketer.

The first and best reason is your cost for the hosting space. It’s zero.

The second reason is the price for registering a domain name. It’s zero too!

Squidoo loks good because it’s practically effortless, AND it’s very low cost, especially when compared to the typical cost of hosting and domain at about $100 to $130 per year.

That doesn’t sound like much, and it isn’t if your site is making money or if you just have plenty of it. But for affiliates who are just starting and a lot of intermediates too, it’s just perfect.

The third reason, and one of big importance to affiliates, is that it is relatively easy to get indexed by Google for your lens. Really it’s a web page. But Google seems to like them.

If you pick your domain name with a keyword relevant to your sites content, that you can easily rank for, and you put it at the beginning of your domain name, you will be started off really well.

Doing a good job optimizing your page (lens) for your relevant keyword, is the best way to get your site to come up on the search results page in Google. And Page One of Google for almost ANY keyword will result in some good traffic.

The fourth reason to use Squidoo is that there is on site help. There is lots of assistance.

This would have really helped me when I was getting started because it seemed like, for me, everything new wasn’t just new…it seemed wierd…alien even. I didn’t “get it.”

Squdoo helps you in a dozen ways and you can see for yourself by just going there and looking around.

In addition, there is a forum where you can go and ask questions and get answers. And maybe later you will even answer some questions.

The fifth reason to use these pages (lenses) is because they work!

By work I mean that you can make them look like a great web page. You can also get them to have a good bit of traffic. And you can sell directly from them.

If you want a landing page, here it is!

And that’s not all. You will learn a lot!

Many of the stumbling blocks a typical newcomer or even intermediate affiliate marketer will run into are completely eliminated by this alternative. The first that comes to mind is the FREE hosting and domain name.

Go there and get your first lens. Start fooling around with it. Learn how to do a few of the things you need to get a halfway decent site up. There’s going to be plenty of assistance if you get stuck.

In a couple to three weeks you could have an affiliate site up, indexed, and getting traffic, and making sales.

Watch out because IF you do this, the next thing that will happen is that you will get a sale. A sale that didn’t cost you anything but your time and effort.

Only now you’ll know how to repeat it and increase your income.

Riley West has been spreading the idea of Simplified Affiliate Marketing for a couple of years. The formula is Webpage + Offer + Traffic = Sales. See this explained simply at Targeted Traffic and, while you are there, don’t miss out on the demonstration of a sure-fire, simplified affiliate marketing plan at One Week Marketing.

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