megapicsel

Hi,

I realised how easy for someone who is totally new in internet marketing, to break into offline consulting market.

I have a student who has made more than $6000 in less than 30 days just by getting more than 10 advertisers to pay for advertisements in a local online food directory – which is a blog.

You can do it too! And the good news is it is really easy.

Let me show you how!

Now, let me explain what offline consulting is about.

Small companies, which want to increase their online presence, will be asking themselves how they can do it. Most companies do not know exactly how, beside just getting a website up. Others who have existing sites or blogs do not know how to make full use of them.

So you, with internet marketing knowledge, are going to show them HOW and you are going to Charge them a monthly fee for using your service.

What are some of the services you can provide?

1. You can create a blog for them to connect with their customers
2. You can create a bait such as a free ebook and set up an optin box for subscribers to enter their email addresses in exchange for the free ebook.
3. You can redesign their blogs so that they are more professional looking.
4. You can provide useful content for their blogs
5. You can help to install relevant plugins for their blogs

6. You can design ecover for their ebooks or designs graphics for their blogs
7. You can organise contests or giveaways using their blogs
8. You can generate traffic to their blogs using the different traffic generation methods
9. You can be their blog administrator and manage the discussion of the readers
10. You can create videos for their blog content

You can even provide coaching for your customer on how to better use his blog for his business!

In my next post, I am going to show you how you can find leads or potential customers for your new business venture, which you can easily set up from home. :p

Let me know what else you would like to know. =)

You can submit your question in the comment box below.

from leefly

Hi everyone,

2011 is coming and some of you might be planning on how to quit your job by then. It is going to be a new start for you and making money online has never been easier.

To help you make money fast and easy, I am going to share 3 shortest shortcuts you can take now to help you build a sustainable monthly income.

(Shortcuts do not mean no work is needed to be done. Lots of works still have to be done but they can be easily accomplished.)

So what are the 3 easiest ways to start working from home?

1. Website or blog flipping

Setting up websites is very easy. If you do not know how, you can easily outsource to people who do.

Startup blogs can be sold for at least US$500 each and for those blogs with huge traffic can be sold for at least US$10,000!

In “Super Traffic Rush“, I have shared many ways to generate traffic fast. The idea here is to generate huge amount of traffic and sell the site. Most website owners do not know how to bring in traffic. And you do!

Even if you don’t, you can outsource to freelancers at digitalpoint forum or odesk.com for a small amount of fee.

2. Offline business consulting

Most companies have their websites and the bottle neck for them is they do not know how to bring in traffic or manage their facebook fan page.

I notice most of their sites are very professionally done but it is just that. They do not have any squeeze page to collect their readers’ email addresses or any feature to interact with their readers.

In this social media era, readers want to interact with the companies.

So how can these make you LOTS OF MONEY?

Knowing what to do is already half the battle won. Knowing how to do it is a bonus. Knowing where to get it done is your trump card. (You notice that I did not share how you should do this and that.)

You see, you are the manager here. Bring in business and manage their sites. Get someone else to do the work for you and you pocket the profit.

It is very simple.

If you charge a company US$500 to manage their websites or blogs plus their fan pages, you just need 10 customers to have a recurring income of US$5000 every month. And you are working from home!

3. Leverage on what you do best and focus on ONE Blog

I am sure you can do something well. Even if you are working for someone else, you are trained to do your job really very well.

For instance, if you teach Maths in school, you can leverage it by being the best Maths teacher in town.

You can create a website targeting parents who need to engage Maths tutor for their kids.
Your website can provide content for parents on how to choose the right tutors based on their kids’ needs.
You can build a list of parents and market to them other related products or services.
One of them is a Maths workshop for parents and bring in partners who complement your service. They can be textbook publishers, stationery sellers, calculators sellers etc.

Sounds scary? If you do not know to get in partners, hire someone who does and give him commission.

I am creating a niche which will bring in US$10,000 a month. But for beginners, you can work around this range. For example, a workshop can bring in US$2000 profit. You just need to do twice a month to have a monthly paycheck of US$4000.

Again, I am sure you received more than what you get from your paycheck.

Just focus on one of the 3 methods and go deep.

Have a good year in 2011!

Related post:
Private coaching available now! One seat left!

from amagill

Hey,

It is weekend again. I have been hearing alot of excuses from some subscribers saying that they have no time, no money…blah blah blah.

In fact, during these two weeks, it had been really tough for me. I think I am almost on the verge of entering depression, having to learn to take care of my newborn plus having to run a team plus 5 staff. All to be done within 2 months!

The excuses which I had been hearing makes me wonder what is stopping people from being successful online.

So I asked myself, what if I were to restart my blogging and internet marketing journey without any list, without any knowledge of generating traffic and marketing and without any team to help me.

In the midst of such tough times for myself, I decided to give myself a challenge. “You must be wondering if I am crazy.

Yes, I am! Beating challenges which I set for myself makes me feel empowered somehow! And yes! Now I feel better, after selling 5 blogs for more than US$250 each in 2 weeks!

One day, I decided to pick up blog flipping – creating a totally new blog from scratch and sell it for more than US$250.

This method does not require you to have a list or any traffic generation or marketing knowledge. And the best thing is you can do it on your own.

In this blog post, I am presenting to you 5 simple ways to make money from blogs, including blog flipping.

Yesterday, I got a few emails from my subscribers asking about the different ways and how different they are. I think it can be really confusing for new marketers and the technical aspect of generating traffic can be overwhelming too.

So let me address these issues now so you can learn something, apply it and start your journey of making money online…Start today!

Let’s Go!

5 different blogging for profit methods:

1. Blog selling/ flipping

Two weeks ago, I did a simple experiment.

Many newbies asked me how to make money if they want to save the hassle of driving traffic and selling affiliate products.

So here is what can you do.

I decided to just sell the ready-made blogs and that’s it!

The outcome was I sold 5 blogs for around $280 per blog! That is a total of $1400 in 2 weeks.

No driving of traffic. No backlinking. No selling.

I personally believe that as long as you know how to set up a wordpress blog, you can sell a blog for a profit.

These are 5 steps you can take:
a. get a domain from godaddy.
b. buy a paid theme so you can resell it in the blog. Studiopress theme is one of them.
c. buy photos from istockphotos
d. write 10 250-words articles for the blog content (or you can have them outsource)
e. list in flippa.com ‘s marketplace, sell it and collect the money

other marketplaces:

http://sitedeal.org/

http://www.namepros.com/

http://forums.digitalpoint.com/

http://www.lazyrevenue.com/marketplace

http://www.warriorforum.com/

http://www.sedo.com/

2. Advertising (Adsense, Kontera etc)

Personally, I have a few niche blogs which make money from Adsense. The niche blogs have good content, good targeted keywords and some traffic.

Hehe…I am not going to share with you what niche I am doing. A rule of thumb is to create blogs based on themes which are profitable and on demand.

There are evergreen topics such as foreclosures, credit repair, dating, work at home, travel etc.

These are 5 steps you can take:
a. Sign up for a domain or you can get a free blog from blogger.com
b. Sign up for google adsense
c. Paste the content in the blog
d. Add adsense blocks in the sidebar and in the content
e. Add meta tags and meta descriptions (Make sure you get good keywords.)

3. Private Ads sales

#2 and #3 are generally the same. The difference is when your blog has more traffic (perhaps about 10 to 30 unique views a day), some private advertisers may contact you for a paid backlink or a banner ad.

It depends on the traffic and how popular your blog is.

These are 5 steps you can take:
a. Sign up for a domain or you can get a free blog from blogger.com
b. Add good content
c. Add meta tags and meta descriptions (Make sure you get good keywords.)
d. Generate traffic such social bookmarking, article directory submission
e. Contact potential advertisers using Google adwords

I have personally sold $197 for one simple backlink ad and made more than $2000 for one horizontal banner ad.

All you need to do is generate a healthy amount of traffic to your blog and have an “Advertise with Us” link in your blog so advertisers can contact you.

4. Selling own products

If you want to make more money, you MUST have your own products. Most 6-figure earners have their own products to market and sell.

If your niche is on panic attack, you can create a 30-pages ebook on panic relief and sell it at $17 to $27.

If you are in dating niche, you can sell audio products on how to pick up girls and sell it at $37 to $57.

If you are in make-money-online niche like myself, you can make products to help other people make more money.

These are 5 steps you can take:
a. Ask yourself which is your most popular blog post
b. Based on the blog title, create a table of content
c. Write an ebook and pdf it
d. Sign up for paypal account
e. Create an ecover and place a buy button in your blog at the sidebar

5. Promoting other people’s products (Affiliate marketing)

However, if you do not have time to create your own product, you can sell other people’s products as affiliates.

One of the best places is Clickbank.com or you can sign up for other affiliate programmes such as cj.com, amazon affiliate or ebay partner network.

These are 5 steps you can take:
a. Get a domain from godaddy and use the sidebar widget
b. Sign up for an affiliate program
c. Add the html codes at the sidebar
d. Create a review post for the affiliate product you are promoting
e. Continue to drive targeted traffic

Before we end off, there is something else you must know.

Generally, to succeed in niche blogging or any other form of internet marketing, you need to have these 3 things…

1. Traffic

Traffic is like blood to your blog. No blood means that your blog will die.

So generate traffic to your blog and you can start simple ways such as submitting good quality articles to article directories like ezinearticles.com

Or you can buy paid traffic depending on what niche you are in. You can buy solo ads from bloggers who have list. Or you can buy text links placed on other related blogs.

2. Potential earnings

This is good for blog flipping. Your blog needs to be professional looking and there must be more than 3 income generation mediums such as affiliate products, adsense and cpa products.

Remember, your buyers are buying it based on the earning potential of your blogs.

3. Earnings

If you have made some money, it is a BIG bonus too. This means that your blog is working and you can either keep it or sell it.

The more you make, the higher the price you can list your blog at.

Or you can keep it and collect passive income every month.

That is all for today’s sharing.

Related Paid Resources:

If you are interested to learn more about blog flipping, you can check out Blog flipping coaching program

If you would like to learn about affiliate marketing, you can sign up for Blog Cash Mentor

If you want to learn how I sold a $2000 advertising slot in my wedding blog, you should check out Bloggers Paycheck

If you like to know how to create and sell your own product, you can check out Product Wealth Secret

P.S. If you are keen on buying a professionally looking theme for the work-at-home niche like this one, you can email me at
askjohnyeo @ gmail.com

This theme comes with “Whatever you want to do with it” rights
(which means you can either keep it, sell it or create a blog with this theme and sell it.)
and it costs $27 per theme - only for first 5 buyers.

The rest will get it for US$37.

It comes with a
- 3 work-at-home articles,
- all PSD files and
- a free theme set up (worth $37) – only for first 5 customers.

We are only selling 20 licenses.

Hi,

This is John here and this is going to be the last FREE blogging module.

The purpose of this blogging module is to increase your blogging knowledge. Only if you know more, you can apply it to your blog and really make money.

Action = Income. More Action = More Income.

NO MORE excuse from now onwards you can’t do this or that. (For those who still continue to whine, I am really sorry. A 9-to-5 job is more suitable for you.)

The 7 blogging modules here can help you in creating a decent blog and you can easily
monetise it by selling affiliate products.

If you have no confidence in creating your own blog, you can hire professional help
and our team will be able to assist you.

Here is how you can get help from us.

(Sign up for our Blog Maintenance Program or our Blogging Membership Site.)

Ok, in this final module, I will be talking about how you can add a video into your blog by embedding the html codes and uploading a picture into your blog.

>>> Watch this video on how you can upload a photo.

You can get royalty free photos from http://sxc.hu/

>>> Watch this video on how you can add a video.

Now we have come to the end of the “Blogging for Newbies 101″ blogging series. I really hope you can apply what you have learnt here and use it for your blog.

Even if you do not have a blog, do start NOW!

Yes now!

No more waiting…

I am going to start a contest when you have a chance to win a Blog Consultation and Coaching (worth $997)!

Yes, I am going to personally coach you in how to run and monetise your blog for 3 months!

And in each week, you get to send me 2 emails (8 emails per month).
And at the end of each month, we can do a skype consultation (whether typing
or chatting) which will take about 1 to 2 hours.

The last student who actually took this US$997 Blog Coaching has a money-making blog and his personal product right now…And he is an absolute newbie when he first started it.

He is also a very hard-working person…and he deserves every little bit of success that comes his way.

Just look at how action takers can eventually WIN…

If you think you can WIN too, this is what you need to do…

If you want to be in this contest, just submit 2 things in the comment below:
1. your name and
2. a reason why you deserve to be in this contest…

I will eventually choose who I feel is the Most Determined to succeed in blogging…(this is just the first part of screening…there will be a few more email and skype interviews along the way.)

Contest ends on 21 March 2010, 12pm EST

Submit in the comment below your name and a good reason why you want to sign up for this contest now.

If you miss out the post on “Step 5: Backlinking of Keywords“, you should start from there before continuing reading.

In today’s module, I want to talk about MORE Backlinking to create more traffic to your Bog such as:
1. Ezinearticles.com
2. Twitter.com
3. RSS Feeds

1. >>>Watch this Video on using Ezinearticles.com:

2. >>>Watch this Video on using Twitter.com:

3. >>>Watch this Video on using RSS Feeds:

Here are more web2.0 properties you can use:

1. hubpages.com
2. weebly.com
3. multiply.com
4. livejournal.com
5. soulcast.com
6. wordpress.com
7. squidoo.com
8. vox.com
9. tumblr.com
10. yola.com
11. zimbio.com
12. sosblog.com
13. blogger.com
14. myblogsite.com
15. blinkweb.com
16. gather.com
17. webnode.com
18. ning.com
19. blog.com
20. wetpaint.com
21. jimdo.com
22. xanga.com
23. experienceproject.com
24. spaces.live.com
25. bravenet.com

More…

26. http://del.icio.us
27. http://www.stumbleupon.com
28. http://www.digg.com
29. http://technorati.com
30. http://reddit.com
31. http://www.propeller.com
32. http://www.faves.com

In the next module, we will be talking about Step 7: Uploading Of Video & Pictures

Look at how time flies and you have learnt about Step 4: Publishing of Content & Hyperlinking the Text in the last module.

In today’s module, I want to talk about Backlinking of Keywords from different free web2.0 properties such as:
1. Wetpaint.com
2. Squidoo.com
3. HubPages.com

1. >>>Watch this Video on using Wetpaint.com:

2. >>>Watch this Video on using Squidoo.com:

3. >>>Watch this Video on using HubPages.com:

In the next module, I will be talking about more on backlinking… =)

Do leave a comment on how you will apply the techniques to your blog.

See you,
John

Hi,

I hope you have enjoyed the previous post on “Installation of Plugins” and learnt how to do it.

In today’s module, I want to talk about Publishing of Content & Hyperlinking the Text.

>>>Watch this Video on Publishing of Content:

- Go to WordPress dashboard

- On the left sidebar, go to “Posts” >> “Add New”

- Enter content

- Choose categories (or add new category)

- Add tags (also know as keywords – see keywords selection)

- Hit Publish or Change date for schedule posting and click Schedule.

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>>>Watch this Video on Hyperlinking the Text:

- Highlight any word with your mouse

- Click on “link” (just above the text area)

- Enter the website addresss (http://xxxx.com) and Click on “ok”

- If you are keying affiliate link, you can hyperlink one keyword (related to your niche) at the end of the last paragraph so it sounds natural for someone to click on the link in order to find out more.

>>>Watch this Video on Adding Affiliate Links In WordPress Blog Posts Using TinyUrl.com:

Hope you have enjoyed the videos.

Now, you need to do something NOW!

In the comment box below, submit a post of your blog with hyperlinked words. I want you to apply what you have learnt in this module.

In the next module, I will talk about “Backlinking of Keywords from different free web2.0 platforms”

See you!

John

Hi,

(Previous module: Choosing of Domain)

In this post, I am going to talk about “Installation of Plugins” .

First, you need to have the following 17 plugins.

1. Advanced Search
2. Akismet (Get your API Key from http://wordpress.com/)
3. All in One SEO Pack
4. Avatars
5. Dagon Design Form Mailer

6. Google Analytics for WordPress (Get your Google analytic code from http://www.google.com/analytics/ )
7. Google XML Sitemaps (Submit your sitemap to https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/home?hl=en )
8. Related Posts
9. Search Meter
10. Sociable

11. Subscribe Remind
12. Subscribe To Comments
13. Tweet This
14. What Would Seth Godin Do
15. WordPress.com Popular Posts

16. WordPress.com Stats (Get your API Key from http://wordpress.com/)
17. WP Super Cache

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Question: how do I access the plugins?

>> Watch the video below on how to install plugins:

- Go to the WordPress admin dashboard.

- On the sidebar, go to “Plugins” >> “Add New”

- Enter the name in the search bar

- Once you find the right plugin, go to the right (under Actions) and click on “Install”

- There will be a window pop up. Click on Install.

- Then, you will see “Activate Plugin” in a new page. Click on it and you are done.

- Repeat the steps for all the plugins installation (except 5. Dagon Design Form Mailer )

To transfer this file, you need to

# 1) Download and uncompress dd-formmailer-wp.zip with a free FTP
# 2) Upload the entire dd-formmailer directory to your WordPress plugins directory
# 3) Activate the plugin

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Note: Every plugin will have its step-by-step guide in their home pages on how to activate them, how to edit their settings.

So I will not be repeating it as the purpose of this blogging series to for you to have an overview of setting up and having your blog live within the shortest time.

Before I end off, on a personal note, I really hope you apply what you have learnt. Go get your blog by buying a domain at godaddy.com and get a webhost to house your blog.

Access your cpanel and install your blog using Fantastico.

Do it now. I love Action Taker and to show you that you are one, submit your blog url/ link in the comment box below. I don’t really care if it is a 1 day old blog or it has no content. All I need to see is that you are progressing everyday, a step at a time.

This is how I build my blogging business foundation, a brick at a time.

So submit your blog url/ link below now and in a sentence or two, share with me what your blog is about.

Ok, I need to go off now…in the next module, I will be talking about “Publishing of Content” Plus “Hyperlinking the Text”

Hi,

In the last post on “Choosing of Niches“, I have received some comments on why my post is so short.

I stutter. So I don’t talk much. I go straight to the point so you get the key concept and so do I for my blog posts.

Hope this explains the length of my blog post.

Ok, let’s begin. “Move it…Soldier! :p

In this post, I wanted to talk about “Choosing of Domain Name”

Recently, I walked past a shop which is available for rental. It says

“To contact the owner, go to his website at http:www.91XXXX.com”

Basically, it is a series of numbers and the owner expected anyone to remember it.

Most domains make no sense.

If I have a domain 917me.com and I sell books, does it really make sense?

Or does royxx917.com tell you that it sells toy car models?

So domain names are very important. It is same as the name of your brick and mortar store (if you want to do business offline)

Recently, in Singapore, I have been seeing this ad with the domain name displayed. It says “CatchCheatingSpouse.com.sg”

I am sure you can instantly know the nature of its business.

So in short, your domain name got to have the keywords.

If your blogs are promoting “weight loss” affiliate products, your domain should be “HowToLoseWeights.com”

If you are selling hair treatment products, your domain name should be “TreatingHairLossNow.com”

Here are some resources you can get your domain or check its availability:
1. http://godaddy.com/
2. http://nameboy.com/

Remember the keywords you found in “Choosing of niches“?

Those keywords should give you a good idea on your domain name.

In the next post, I will share with you the top 17 WordPress plugins you must have for your blog…

from freg

Hi, recently I have done an “Ask campaign” which allows you to share with
me your number one problem in blogging.

There were many comments submitted – more than 40 of them in total!

The types of problems range from choosing of niches, getting of domains,
creating content, finding the right content, setting up of wordpress platform
to installation of plugins and many more…

Does any of these problems sound familiar to you?

If yes, read on…

Starting this week, I will be sharing with you on some basic stuff you need
to know if you are really serious in wanting to create a profitable blog
so you can make some money and work from home (and have more free
time to do things you enjoy.)

I am going to make every module (or post) short and simple so even
newbie blogger can understand.

So for today, let’s talk about “Choosing A Niche”.

Where can you choose a niche?

You can choose from Clickbank.com marketplace

*DO NOT choose a make-money-online niche! This is always the
BIGGEST MISTAKE for new bloggers.

Once you have chosen a niche which you like, you need to find the keywords
which the site is targeting.

One of the best free online tools is Google Keyword Tool. Just insert the whole
domain name into the search bar and the tool will create a list of relevant keywords.

If you want to find if the keyword is profitable, just check the advertisers competition.

Another free website resource is Spyfu.com

If you are really new to blogging and this is your first time doing keyword research, bear
in mind you have to find the right keyword.

The right keyword will bring you the right type of traffic which may or may not
buy from your affiliate recommendation.

In our Blog Maintenance programme, we always create a list of at least 200 keywords
for one niche and we will always research on 3 to 5 niches at a time.

That is a total of 600 to 1000 keywords! And can be really
overwhelming for anyone, including newbie bloggers.

You may spend a week to 3 weeks to find the right keyword. But with experience
or with experienced bloggers like us guiding, this normally take a day or 2.

Make sure you find the right keywords and you will be on the right track. (Otherwise,
you may find yourself going back to square one.)

On the next module, we will be talking about “Choosing of Domain Name”
for your Niche Blog.

Have a great weekend! And this is [Blogging for Newbie 101] signing off… :p

My Affiliate sales income of US$419 from just One Affiliate Product In 6 Days

Hi,

In this post, I will share with you 2 things.

Number 1: My Blogging journey – from rags to $$$
Number 2: How you can get your blog set up and maintain by us?

>>> My Blogging journey – from rags to $$$:

Being able to work from home is what most people would love to.

No more waking up early in the morning to work…
No more squeezing in the jam-packed train or bus…
No more facing the boss who we dislike (or sometimes even hate)…

Is this what you are going through right now?

If you are reading this post, there could be a part of your daily working life which you are not happy about.

Who isn’t?

There is always a urge to get out of the rat’s race so you can do something you like and enjoy life.

Is it a dream? Is it a hope?

It can be real for you and it is possible. I have seen it, walked it and now, let me show you how.

Honestly, working from home is more challenging than working in the office.

There is a structure for you. Your boss tells you to do this and you do this. Your portfolio revolves around that and you just have to do just that.

There is no need to think much. You just need to do as you are told.

If you work from home, you are your own boss. You need to decide what you need to do and how much time you are going to do it. Your are the controller of your own time. You tell yourself when to work and when to rest.

It may seem daunting. “I still remember once I slept the whole day and ended up doing nothing. Yes, I procrastinated.

But the returns will come to you in many folds.

Yes, you get to make more money in your home wearing pajamas.
Yes, you get to have more time to rest at home or spend more time with your family.
Yes, you get to have more time to do what you love…

Many people have done it and it is possible. Yes, it is possible for you to work from home.

And now you have the chance to get Ready Made Blogs and possibly make income like what we are making while working from home.

I call it my special “Blog Maintenance Service“!

Here’s what you get:

1 ) One FREE domain of your choice
2 ) FREE monthly hosting for your blog
3 ) Setup of WordPress blog and upgrade to latest version
4 ) Choice of hundreds of blog theme designs to choose from
5 ) Installation of super-cool plugins for your blog

6 ) Writing of 8 blog posts per month, or 2 blog posts of 450 words each
per week
7 ) Writing of 2 spin articles for them per month and distribute
to more than 500 blogs and article directories to build backlinks
and improve search engine ranking
8 ) Recommendation of affiliate programs you can join and include
in your blog so you can earn residual income month after month!

For all the out-of-this-world service above, I could be charging
premium prices for that, BUT..

I’m NOT going to charge $297 for it..

.
.

Well, I’m NOT even gonna charge $197

.
.

Listen carefully, for all these fabulous services,
you’ll only have to pay a measly $147 a month!

-> Special Price For You.

Due to the complexity of this package, I’m only going to offer
my service to the NEXT 3 PERSONS who subscribe, so you must
hurry.

-> Special Price For You.

P.S: This may be Already SOLD OUT NOW. So get in while you can now.

-> Special Price For You.