| OK. You're fed up at work. Bored with the commute. | | | | 7. Pay per click advertising |
| Want to earn more money. Maybe learn how to start | | | | 8. Viral Marketing |
| an internet business. You think, "I know. I'm going to get | | | | Don't worry. you won't know how to do this yet. You |
| a website and start earning big bucks. How hard can it | | | | will learn these skills as you learn how to start an |
| be?" | | | | internet business. |
| You sit down in front of Google and search for | | | | Once you have a list of customers you need to build a |
| 'Internet Marketing' 135 MILLION results!!!! "I know lets try | | | | relationship with them. Offer them free information that |
| affiliate marketing" 39 MILLION results!!! | | | | has value to them. Gain their respect. Over time you |
| Where do you start? Should you trust some 'Internet | | | | should be able to offer them certain products you think |
| Guru' who wants to sell you his sure fire $1000 per | | | | they might be interested in. Some will buy. Suddenly |
| day system? | | | | you are making money online. |
| Should you spend your hard earned cash on the latest | | | | If you have a list of 3000 people and you offer them a |
| eBook and DVD course that promises the world? | | | | product valued at $47 and 150 people buy it. You |
| Before you know it you're being buried in information. | | | | make over $7000!! If you can do that every month |
| Your head is ready to explode. You can't take it | | | | you know how to start an internet busines. |
| anymore and you give up. | | | | An example of how to start an internet business |
| Does it sound familiar? 3 months ago I was in this | | | | You like fishing. You think you can teach someone |
| position. Information overload!!! Luckily I found someone | | | | how to catch more fish. |
| who (excuse the pun) showed me the light. I want to | | | | You get a domain name. Let's say |
| share this information with you so that you have an | | | | 'CatchMoreFish.com'. You design, or pay someone else |
| understanding of how to start an internet business and | | | | to design your squeeze page. |
| don't give up. | | | | You upload your squeeze page using your hosting |
| How To Start An Internet Business? | | | | company. |
| You are a shop keeper. Your website is your shop. | | | | You entice your visitor to sign up to you weekly |
| You get customers to your shop. They buy what you | | | | newsletter by offering a free eBook containing fishing |
| are selling. You make money. That's it. That's how to | | | | tips that promise to help your visitor catch more fish. |
| start an internet business. | | | | The emails are collected and managed by your auto |
| How do you need? | | | | responder. The same auto responder will then send |
| | | | out your weekly newsletter. |
| 1. A domain name | | | | Here is a number of ways to direct traffic to your site. |
| 2. A squeeze page | | | | |
| 3. A hosting account | | | | 1. Advertise in fishing magazines and on fishing |
| 4. An auto responder | | | | websites |
| A domain name is a website address. For example is | | | | 2. Post on fishing forums with your website address at |
| a domain name. You can buy a domain name for a | | | | the bottom of your post |
| small yearly fee. When you have your domain name | | | | 3. Write articles about fishing and post them online |
| you can build your squeeze page. | | | | 4. Advertise on Google using AdWords |
| A squeeze page is normally a one page website that | | | | 5. Sign every email you send with your website |
| has one purpose only. To collect the email address of | | | | address at the bottom. |
| your visitor. It will offer the visitor a free gift of value if | | | | 6. Film yourself catching a fish and put it on You Tube |
| they sign up to your newsletter. You should never try | | | | with a link to your website. |
| to sell anything on your squeeze page. Once you have | | | | 7. Join Facebook and twitter and tell all you friends |
| that email address that person is a member of your | | | | about your fishing website. |
| list. | | | | Over time your list should grow. |
| To get your squeeze page on the internet you need a | | | | When you feel the time is right, offer them a |
| hosting company. A hosting company takes your | | | | comprehensive fishing course that guarantees to |
| website and uploads it onto the internet. They normally | | | | double the number of fish they catch. You can write |
| charge a small monthly fee for this. | | | | the course yourself or you can find an affiliate product |
| When someone signs up on your squeeze page their | | | | at sites like Clickbank and Commission Junction. Make |
| email address gets stored on your auto responder. An | | | | sure the product is of a high standard. If it sells for $27 |
| auto responder is a program that manages your email | | | | and 400 people on your list buy it you make up to |
| list and allows you to send emails to your customers. | | | | $10,800. |
| Again expect to pay a monthly fee for this service. | | | | Obviously this is a very basic explanation of how to |
| You need to drive customers to your squeeze page | | | | start an internet business. There are a number of skills |
| by using the techniques below. | | | | that you need to learn before you will be in a position |
| | | | to make any money. Expect to spend 3 - 6 months |
| 1. Forum Marketing | | | | educating yourself. Be prepared to invest time and |
| 2. Article marketing | | | | money in your business. If you put nothing in you will |
| 3. Email signatures | | | | get nothing out. The single most important thing you |
| 4. List swaps | | | | must do is take action. If you do nothing then nothing |
| 5. Joint ventures | | | | will happen. |
| 6. off line advertising | | | | Good luck. |