I’ve started writing a book on the principles of success that I find the most important.  It’s still very early in the project, but I have multiple publishers interested in the idea.

I would really like to hear some more ideas that you all have in what you would like to see in a success book.  I have gotten a lot of emails from the crowds and am including quite a bit of what they have asked for.

It’s very exciting and something I’ve wanted to do for a long time.  More info to come in the future I’m sure.

Travis

It’s a great feeling doing what you love.  It just happens that I enjoy to help other businesses improve their profits by paving them the way.  This is why I’m not highly involved in business consulting.

You spend months-years learning the skills to make a website develop into a long lasting income stream.  You fight tough competition and target keywords that take some hard work.  Take these lessons and use them in your local market.

You will be surprised about the ease of bringing business to local spots.  There is very small competition for the local businesses because using the internet to market is still so new.  It will be saturated one day, but not today.  There is lots of business to be found as well.

And here’s the great thing about business consulting and doing IM services for local businesses, you don’t need to do any of the bitch work.  You sign a client and have the money ready to go to outsource.  Outsourcing is a must to have an extremely successful consulting business.  You don’t have time to do those medial tasks.

You can outsource pretty much every step that is needed to help a local business.  It’s all simple internet marketing tactics that are used every day.

I’m loving doing the business consulting and I have only seen my income explode since I’ve jumped on the train.

Good morning.  I have had the lovely opportunity to take my girl’s dog out for a walk at 5:30 am after I got home at 2:00 am last night.  So, I’m now wide awake and ready to get some work done, lol.

I have had plans to do more with this blog/website for quite sometime, but different opportunities have risen that led me astray for a while or I have changed plans mid way through.  I still have a lot of ideas up in the air, but for the most part this site is going to be dedicated to success and internet marketing.

Two new sections will be added.  They are just the two subjects I mentioned above, success and internet marketing.  I will start to focus highly on get search engine rankings and traffic from around the web with this site.  So far, I have only used it as a link in forum posts on a select few forums.  From this alone, I now have around 70 daily visitors.

I know that doesn’t sound like much, but from what little work I’ve done to produce traffic here, it’s quite a bit.  Add some daily article marketing and I could easily have a few hundred viewers a day.

Anyways, I wanted to know any suggestions you all have about the site.  If there is something you would like to see, or something that you definitely don’t want to see, then please let me know.  I always appreciate my readers feedback.  Ultimately this is for you, not for me.  This whole site is dedicated to helping others succeed not only in internet marketing but life.  Use the information I give you wisely because it is all there for you.

If you haven’t checked out the Ultimate Niche Secrets Free E-course yet, you are missing out.  It’s gotten great reviews from those that have gone through it.  I have even already heard some success stories with my system.  On top of the free ecourse to build an automated business that you can profit from while stepping away from it, you will also get very valuable information on the market.

I am going to implementing MARKET OF THE MONTH in the upcoming couple weeks.  This is pretty much what I consider a hot market with easy stepping room for anyone new or used to get involved in and make some decent cash.  These can be very lucrative markets in larger niches or obscure niches that people don’t think of.

I do research for niches like this every week and have list of good ones.  As I see them, I will let the readers know the best markets.  I will also be implementing the continued education section.  This section will be all about great books that you should read to further your career.  I know I mentioned this section a couple months ago, but like I said I got side tracked with other projects.

Travis

One of the best methods of generating traffic to your homepage is with search engine traffic.  I don’t think there is much better.  The rewards of getting a page ranked highly in a Google search for a highly sought after keyword could pay you big for years to come and it’s all automatic.

Getting the search engine traffic is really the tricky part.  Most people will go there entire internet marketing careers without figuring out how to generate this holy grail of traffic.  This is highly because it takes time and dedication to reach the top.  A lot of people quit before they get ranked highly because they feel they efforts they are putting in aren’t paying off.

First off realize that it can take months to reach the top of a highly targeted search.  This can be do to the competition levels or how the search engines look at your site.  You have to prove to search engines that you deserve the top spot.  Sometimes you may get lucky with an article and it gets some random searches here and there, but to get the good keywords, you have to put in the time.

Essentially search engines like Google are just trying to provide their users with the best information possible.  This is just like any other authority website.  Google is the authority website of searching the web.  They know that quality is key.  They do their best to provide quality.  To get to the top of the search, you have to provide to them what they believe is the most quality.

To prove to Google, that you are the best webpage for the job, you have to fulfill quite a few requirements.  Since the web is so large, Google can’t have every website inspected for every keyword by an actual person.  In reality, very few websites will be looked at by a Google employee.  They use spiders to fix this problem.  Spiders are little computer bots that crawl around the web and go by a certain guide book that Google has laid out for them.

The guide I’m speaking of is Google’s algorithm for what makes one website better then another.  No one really knows Google’s algorithm, but from a lot of testing and results, you can start to see what the search engines are looking for.  Good thing for you people have been doing this for a couple years and most of the testing has already been done.

Keywords of course are going to play a huge role in how the search engines look at your page.  In relation to my explanation of how Google provides the best information for their users, you have to think how people use search engines.  They type in phrases to find what they are looking for.  Google wants to provide the most relevant site to that phrase.

This is the reason why having the right layout and keyword display is so very important.  Google’s algorithm has a set standard of where they look for these keywords.  Not only do keywords play a large role on your actual website, they also are very important for getting to your website from outside sources.  When a link from the outside is linked to your site using the targeted keyword phrase, search engines almost look at this like a vote for your site being relevant to that keyword phrase.

So remember, keywords are key!

Here is a little cheat sheet of what every website should have when trying to rank in the search engines:

• The keyword should be in the <title></title> of the website. This is what will appear as the result from a search function.  It’s important not only for allowing search engines to know it’s relevancy, but also those that are looking for information.
• The keyword should be used in the <h1></h1> of the website. This tag is what search engines look at as the main headline of the page.  It’s considered more important then other headlines.  I guess that’s why it has a number 1 with it.
• The keyword should be used sporatically throughout the web page. Now, this doesn’t mean over using the keyword.  Search engines don’t like that.  Use the keyword when appropriate in the information on the page.  I don’t set an actual number to hit, but make sure to have it two or three times somewhere.
• Use related keywords throughout the webpage. This is a nice little trick that helps not only boost the relevancy of your site to the main keyword but it also might pull in some extra traffic here and there.  If you are targeting the “dog training” keyword, you will also want to have something like “dog obedience” or “make your pet behave”.  Anything relevant will do the trick.
• Have the keyword in the actual web address.  If you can get the actual domain name to have the keyword, you can usually get a nice boost to your initial rankings for that keyword.  This helps cut down the time it takes to move up in the rankings, but it is not necessary to make it there.  Do have it somewhere in the url though.  For example of “dog training” – http://ilovemydoggies.com/dogtraining.html
• Always have a sitemap. This is very important to make it easier for search engines to find every page of your site.  You don’t want to put up a page and Google never actually get a chance to look at it.  With a sitemap, the spiders have an easy time going through every page you offer.
• Use the keyword in the description of your website. With the WordPress plugin, All-in-One-SEO, this is a simple thing to do.  It will essentially just be one of the meta tags if you are doing straight HTML.  The description is what explains what that page of your website is all about when seen in search engines.  Having the keyword in this section is very important for relevancy as well.
• Use the keyword as anchor text for the majority of links into your page. When you are linking back to your page you want ranked, you want to make sure that the link is using the keyword you are targeting.  Like I mentioned before, this is giving your site a small vote.  The source of this link will play a role in how large of a vote it is.  Don’t only use your keyword as anchor text though.  If every link back to your site is the keyword you are targeting, it will appear as unnatural.  You want all things to appear as natural when it comes to search engines.
• Use your keyword in the images on the web page. This is just another little area where spiders will see the keyword and it might give a tiny boost to it’s relevancy.
• Link from all different sources. You can’t only go out and find backlinks from high PR or .edu sites.  They are looked at more highly, but again this is about the natural look of your website.  No natural site will only have links from the biggest and the best.  You will want to consider my earlier post on link pyramids to give you a better idea.
• Provide quality content. Remember when I said Google and other search engines are just trying to provide their users with the best quality?  Well, this is where you can take advantage.  Google is getting better each and every day at recognizing what is actually best for their users.  The only way to make sure you are in the running is to provide quality content.  If you give the best answers for the questions related to the targeted keyword, you will always have a better chance.  It seems this factor is growing to be the most important aspect of SEO.

There is a good list of things that you want to consider for every web page you want to be ranked for a certain keyword.  Most of those things are a one time tasks.  Things like backlinking and such need to be done consistently and within reason to have the best chance to get to the top.  In some cases, it might take a couple months to reach the top 3 and actually see good results.

A lot of the time you are going to see some latest and greatest trick or loophole to get ranked quickly.  Even though these sometimes work, these type of things are what Google is on the lookout for.  They will find a cure for it soon enough and you won’t be able to benefit from that method.  In some cases, they can punish you after they figure out what people are doing.  Link wheels are an example of this.  At one time they could get you ranked very quickly.  Now, they are cautionary at best.

Stick with the proven basics and really the common sense of providing the best content for the keyword.  Good luck in your ranking ventures.

Travis

Hello fellow success seekers.  Sorry its been so long since I’ve posted anything here.  I’ve actually taken on a project the past month that has kept me pretty busy.  I’m back to the Am I Successful Yet website to make it keep moving up in popularity with the crowd.

It’s funny to think about where I was and where I am today in the respect of my knowledge in marketing and business practices.  The more you learn the more you notice opportunities and see new ways to expand areas of your business.  I mention this because one of these moments happened to me the other morning.

I’m a pretty big basketball fan.  Not so much NBA, but it is the playoffs and who can resist a good happy hour at the local sports bar.  If you have been following it, you would know that Lebron James recently hurt his elbow.  It has brought up so much concern with analysts and sportscasters.  Is he going to be able to pull of those 40 point games even when he is slightly injured?

I was watching ESPN yesterday morning and they started talking about Lebron’s elbow…again.  This time though the sportscasters said “Lebron’s elbow has caused so much fuss there is even a Twitter page about it.”  The second this man said this, I thought to myself what a smart marketer.  There was nothing more then that one line about the Twitter page, but it did show it in the upper corner.  It was a perfect marketing campaign put together on Twitter.  It had a Lebron background, tweets about his progress, and best of all 12k followers (this was about 24 hours after the injury don’t forget).

Someone out there was thinking when this happened.  When Lebron got hurt, the marketer made this page and utilized it’s popularity.  I haven’t even looked at the Twitter page yet, but it’s called LebronsElbow.  What a keyword focused Twitter page.

This keyword, “lebrons elbow”, is a prime example of a hot trend.  Hot trends are money when used correctly.  Most of the time they are going to be pretty random and off topic to what you might be marketing.  Some people only focus on small blogs that are completely on the hot trend.  It might only last a couple hours or days if they are lucky.  But, they know that the power of using hot trends is phenomenal.

Before I get into how to find these hot trends and really utilize them, let’s think about the possibility this could of had for you in the right situation.  Before ESPN mentioned this Twitter page, it had 12k followers in around 36 hours.  That’s huge for one thing.  Now think if this Twitter page had a link back to a sports blog, a basketball focused marketplace, or really anything related to what basketball enthusiasts might be interested in.  If this link led to a well made sales funnel of some sort, there could possibly big a large paycheck from a very small amount of work.

This one keyword just brought 12k possible visitors.  After something like ESPN mentions the Twitter page, you can only imagine the traffic that comes in at that point.

The great thing about hot trends are they are simple to find.  As usual, Google has made our lives easier.  They have their own Google tool that shows you the hot trends that are going on right now.  Just do a simple Google search for hot trends and they will show you the top 20 hot trends available right now.

Like I said before, these hot trends are probably going to be unrelated to your niche that you focus in, but if you keep your eyes open and see something that is slightly related to what you promote hop on it.  It would only take minutes to create a Twitter page, Facebook Page, blogger blog, etc to find traffic looking for this hot trend.  As you can see to, it has the possibility to go viral.

Check these hot trends about twice a day.  I like to go for three times, since they change pretty rapidly sometimes and it only takes a couple seconds to see whats hot right now.  If I see something I like, I attack it.  Give it a try.  You won’t regret it.

I am starting to get very involved with helping others become successful with their businesses.  If you read this whole post, you are more then likely pretty interested and maybe involved with internet marketing.  If that’s the case, you should check out my FREE E-course on creating an automated business.  It comes along with my Ultimate Niche Secrets Newsletter which will provide insider tips and tricks on how to make the best out of your business.  Check it out.

Travis

Do you want to make money in the next couple days?  Doesn’t everybody?  You can do this quite easily once you understand the power of a joint venture.

You don’t need to write an article, make a video, record a podcast, social bookmark, twitter market, or create a Facebook page.  Of course, these are all great methods to create a long lasting funnel of traffic.  They aren’t necessary to create thousands of rapid visitors.  Joint ventures on the other hand have the potential to send you hundreds or even thousands of visitors within days.

Have you ever heard the saying, “it’s who you know?”.  In a sense this is completely true.  When you know and talk with the right people, you can boost your success rate greatly.  I never saw huge success until I started to actually network.  I actively went out and tried to meet people that could help me.  This was done by emailing, personal messaging on forums, or sometimes I even called their house.  When I began doing this, I started setting up small partnerships that were going to benefit both of us.  It made a huge impact on my business.

I went from a nobody in the business to someone with a little bit of a name.  I’m no guru by any means, but there are people mentioning my name here and there.  This is all because I made friends with those of influence.  They already had a following that listened.  When someone like this mentions your name, you get a huge boost.

I’m not saying to be acting like a stalker.  If you plan on calling someone’s house, be as professional as possible.  I’ve always been a talker and easily make friends with anybody.  I used this to my advantage when trying to meet those that can boost my career.

I rarely write articles or do the normal marketing techniques anymore.  Every effort I put into developing my business is with joint ventures.  Why?  Because, they have quadrupled my business with in hours multiple times.  Don’t get me wrong, article marketing and developing a authority website is the way to create a lasting foundation for a business online, but you want to focus your efforts into what works the best.  You can always outsource the medial tasks of your business.

I guess the reason I mention joint ventures and why I love them so much is because of my recent project.  I am expanding the e-course I created for developing an automated business.  It will be a month to two months long that will go through every step in depth.  I have set up many joint ventures with other successful marketers that can help explain certain steps a little better then I.  I have 12 setup thus far and am in search of more that are interested.

These joint ventures are going to be huge for all of our lists.  It’s going to send all our subscribers combined to my e-course which promotes their free gifts.  I am going through extensive reviewing of products right now from people that have submitted free gifts.  I don’t like to offer my subscribers anything that isn’t going to help them to the max.  There are too many crappy products out there to offer just anything.  Also, I have quite a few big names that are participating and I don’t want to cheapen their name in anyway.

If you have a product or gift that you think is of the best quality that covers either of the topics below, please submit this product to contact@amisuccessfulyet.com.  I am considering 8 more products before I launch the extended version to the new public.  My subscribers are going to get a first look at it of course.

• Facebook Marketing
• Video Marketing
• WordPress website creation (from hosting forward)
• RSS Feeds

As I finish the e-course, I’m sure I will be needing a few more topics covered and will update when I think of more.  Other topics have already been extensively covered by me or one of my JVs.  This isn’t a product fest where I’m promoting a bunch of stuff either.  It is a massive joint project to create a good solid e-course.

Travis

Check this site out.  It’s awesome.  It has nothing to do with internet marketing or becoming successful, but it is a great example of a viral video.  It’s received something like 18 million views in the past couple days or something.  I’m not sure on the specifics, but you will shortly see why it’s so popular.  It made my day:

Be a Hero

P.S. Have a picture of yourself ready on your computer.

I’ve had some great things happen for me the past 2 months.  I had a huge success a month ago and got quite a nice pay check.  Since that point, I’ve been pretty lazy overall though.  I guess I wouldn’t call it lazy so much, but more play time.

I’ve been doing excessive traveling and just spending unnecessary money.  I spent $500 yesterday on a bar tab…that’s just ridiculous.  There is no need to waste money like that.  Now it was a very upscale bar where the beers cost $10 and who knows for the mixed drinks.  I also paid for 3 others tabs so that’s why it was so expensive.  Still, that’s stupid to be spending money like that when I have so much more I could do with it.

I’ve had a new outlook on life the past couple months and I feel like a new man.  These days if I want to have fun, I go out and have fun.  I don’t consider the cost even if I don’t have the money.  I make sure to enjoy my life the fullest.  Now this has gotten me into trouble financially sometimes, but I am a stress free man.

Anyways back to the point of this post.  There is always a time to play, but sooner or later you need to get back on the horse.  That’s exactly what I need to do.  I have quite a few projects I am running right now and I have been lacking the work required.  I am not going to meet any of my deadlines this month.  That’s just depressing when I think about it.  It would of just taken 1 more hour a day of work to hit all my deadlines.

Even when things are going well, you can’t stop.  Keep moving forward with that momentum.  I did well with that earlier, but now it’s died down.  This of course was expected but I could of increased my profits way more with the momentum I had.  Now its like starting from scratch…kind of.

There are lots of upcoming things in the works.  The Ultimate Niche Secrets project is going awesome.  I haven’t even started to promote it but have gotten a lot of signups to the newsletter.  I’m going to be switching the optin from this site to be the Ultimate Niche Secrets.

The e-course is rocking.  I really just expected to write 1-2 pages per step for the e-course, but when I started writing the first part it ended up being nearly 15 pages.  There is so much to say when it comes to this stuff.  I feel I could go on forever haha.

I’m also offering my first Ultimate Niche Secret business package shortly which has gotten a lot of hype from those that have purchased my work before.  They know that I do my best to over deliver.  I truly want everyone to excel through life and be successful.  That’s what every product I put out there is meant to do…help you.

These business packages are awesome for every level of internet marketer.  For one, they are developed in niches that aren’t competitive and have a very large buyers market.  So it’s easy to get started and get things rolling.  I include a full marketing plan that is going to extremely helpful for both newbies and experts.  Pretty much all the research work that you have to do has already been done.

The main thing I’ve heard from prospective buyers is that I’m releasing too many.  Well, I am only selling 100 per package and trust me that’s not too many.  It’s not going to make the markets competitive.  When you look at the numbers, only a small percentage actually use anything that they buy.  Then only a small percentage of those really pursue the niche.

I have never done refunds in the past either.  I don’t feel they should be allowed with digital products.  After you buy, you have the product forever and it’s just not fair to the rest of the market for you freebie takers to take advantage.  But, I’m thinking I will be adding a 60 day money back guarantee to these packages.  I feel they are just that good.

If they help just 1 person make a full time income online, I will be happy.

I’ve talked too much.  To rehash what I wanted to say in this post, there is always a time to play but don’t forget that you have to keep things going for the long term.  Even when you have automated sales funnels set up like I do, you have to at least project manage them to keep the traffic increasing each month.

Travis

P.S. What kind of things do you all want to see on this blog?  I am going to be adding an internet marketing section shortly.  I’ve meant to do quite a bit more but I’ve just been playing too much lately.

Okay, if you’re brand new to marketing in general, this is going to huge for you.  It’s best to know this first hand so that you can implement it RIGHT AWAY!  It will do wonders for your conversions and the way your niche reacts to you.  If you have been an internet marketer for a while, this is going to be huge for you as well.

I commonly see a trend among all marketers.  It doesn’t matter if it’s an ad in the newspaper or one of the millions of internet marketers trying to push their “miracle million dollar” product.  None of these “salesmen” really reach their market.

There is a reason why some marketers are able to bring in huge conversion rates and why the majority don’t get diddly squat.  The successful ones reach out to their market.  They talk directly about what their market wants and what their market needs.   Not only in their sales copy, not only on their squeeze page, but EVERY WHERE!

You can’t expect to see people’s cash by just addressing the obvious outer layer of their wants and needs.  You have to actually reach deep into what this person feels and fears so that you can pull them towards your product.

There is an outer shell that surrounds everybody.  This is where most marketers target their leads.  They talk to them about the outer problems.  The wants of the group as a whole.  What you have to do when reaching out to a market, is break past that outer shell and find what really drives them.

You might think, what the hell are you talking about Travis?  Well, trust me!  This stuff might sound absolutely retarded, but since I’ve implemented the technique I’m about to share, my conversions have nearly doubled in all aspects of my business.  I’m not kidding.  I had good conversions before too.

I read back through this and my explanation thus far has been horrible, lol.  Sorry.  Maybe the example will help.

This is all you have to do to increase your conversions…I promise it will work!  I want you to become your market.  Now, I don’t mean if you’re some guy selling red high heels to women that you should go out and walk around with high heels on….you can do that if you want, but it’s unnecessary for this drill.

Sit down with a clear mind.  Think about your market.  I want you to take a blank piece of paper and a pencil…that’s right, DO NOT TYPE THIS! Now, I want you to start writing a description of your target market.  Make it one person.  The ideal buyer of what you’re trying to sell.  Go into as much detail as possible.

When you start doing this, you’re going to be talking a lot about physical appearance and the problems they might have that your product can fix.  You need to dig deeper.  Just keep writing.  Write about what their ideal day would be.  What their day to day fears or emotions may be.  Like I said, step out of your shoes and into theirs (still not the red high heels…unless that’s your thing).

Let me give you an example.  I have recently been involved in the beginnings of a digital marketing company.  Now for our plans to really take off quickly, I know that we are going to need affiliates to promote our products.  So, what I have done the past couple weeks is create a new list for upcoming prospective affiliates.  The list is part of Ultimate Niche Secrets.  I wrote a 1 page description of what my target market for this project needs to be.  I know this market well because I was in this markets shoes not too long ago.  I wrote exactly what the fears are.  Read on:

Hi.  My name is Steve.  I’m 25 years old.  I’m 6’0 tall.  I have a medium build and like to keep healthy.  I’m wearing flip flops, brown cargo shorts, and a loose fit T-shirt.  I live in a 2 bedroom apartment with a friend.  I’ve been involved in internet marketing for 6 months and really enjoy working for myself.  I’m afraid of not working every single day because the money might stop coming in.  I want all the toys like nice clothes, fancy cars, and gourmet dinners.  More importantly I want the time to enjoy it.

My family and friend tell me to get a real job and there’s no longevity in what I’m doing.  I work so hard but it seems I barely make it by.  I’m starting to agree with them but I try my best not to.  I know I’m close to what I want at times, but I also feel I’m so far.

I’m scared everyone is going to be right about my ventures.  I’m scared I will get stuck in a 9-5 job working for someone half as smart as me.  I won’t let that happen.  I won’t give up until I’ve made it in this business, but if things continue like this for so long, I can’t see myself being able to make it.  I’ll never admit my defeat.  I will keep my head held high to keep trying.

I have the knowledge to make an internet business work.  I just haven’t found my stride yet.  I know it will come, but I want it now.

Now look what I did there.  I put it in first person.  This allows you to see what “Steve” sees and feels.  Really try and be that person.  You can see in my description that I hit both the outer shell and the inner emotions.

When you speak to this person in your copy, emails, and even in your products, you are going to want to hit both the outer shell and the inner emotions.   The feelings on the outer shell grab attention.  The inner emotions hype them for buying your product.  Let’s take a closer look at what that small excerpt tells us about the people I’m trying to reach:

Outer Shell

“I’m wearing flip flops, brown cargo shorts, and a loose fit T-shirt.”

This is just a solid visual description of my target market.  Even these small details allow me to speak to imagine I’m speaking to a laid back person who would like things to not be so hard.  And yes, clothes can give clues to personality.  Don’t over look any detail.  It will help the copy.

“I enjoy working for myself”, “I barely make it by”, “I’m want all the toys”, “scared I will get stuck in a 9-5″, “I want it now”

These lines in the excerpt are your usual triggers that marketers try and hit for people trying to make money online.  These are obvious and on the outer shell still.  Everyone knows this is what they want, but fixing these things will grab their attention.

Inner Emotions

“afraid of not working every single day”, “scared everyone will be right”

This was close to home for me.  My friends and family knew I was making money from what I was doing, but I never was going to let them know that if I stopped for only a couple days, that money would stop coming in.  I was in fear that they would be right about me not making it in this business.  That was before I started building automated sales funnels.  Fears are good things to pay attention too.  They are big big triggers to buy a solution.

“I want the time to enjoy it”

We all know that in the end, we want the toys.  We want the cars.  We want the houses.  We want everything that comes with a lot of frickin money.  Now, one time not long ago.  I was stuck in a job that paid very well, yet it sucked.  I was making money, but couldn’t enjoy it the way I wanted to.  No matter what you have, you need TIME so that you can live your life the way you want.  It’s the most valuable asset you will ever come across.  That is one thing I have learned in my short life thus far.  I have had lots of money.  I have even been days away from eviction and homelessness.  Time to do what you want with your life is key.  This is a big part of the market I’m focusing for since the whole thing freebie and products are based on building an automated business that works for you.

“I have the knowledge to make an internet business work.”

This is a big part of the market I was shooting for.  This “Steve” has been around long enough to understand simple principles like backlinking, methods of traffic generation, etc.  Yet, he still hasn’t had success.  My product, free give away, whatever, is going to fix this.  I am offering him a system to use his knowledge and start seeing results asap.

Let me stress this again too….talk to your market even in your products.  That is something that 99% of internet marketers don’t do.  You might have great sales copy, great autoresponder messages, whatever.  Most don’t put their product in a language for their market.  It’s a lot of “I did it this way”, “this is how the guru’s do it”, blah blah.  Don’t ever step out of your market’s shoes when you are reaching them.  It will help.  I promise.

Give this easy process a try for your market.  Keep that hand written page nearby anytime you are creating something for them and read it beforehand.  It will keep you in touch with your market.

Travis

Hey ladies and gentlemen.  I hope all is going well with your success.

I’ve recently been working on my business packages for some great micro niches.  I haven’t released anything in a couple weeks, but am almost ready to really pour into a thriving market.

I’ve been noticing the change in the way I approach my internet marketing these days.  One time not long ago, it was the most difficult thing just to get up and work on my business.  It was like I couldn’t drag myself out of bed to do it.

I guess I finally hit a point where that was enough.  I knew I had to get out of the hole I was in, and I was the only one that could get myself out.  I started working 1 hour a day everyday.  Then a week later I would add an hour each day.

I finally got to the point where I averaged 4 hours  a day.  When you sit down and actually do 4 hours of internet marketing work, you have accomplished a lot.  You can get places quickly with 4 hours a day.

This is how I started to see success.  The money started coming in and it was like an addiction.  Working on my internet business wasn’t bad at all.  It was easy work that I really enjoy to do.  So, why was it so hard to get started?  Why did it take me nearly a year to even make any money with this?

Well, it’s tough to work when you aren’t getting any results.  That’s how internet marketing is though.  You have to start with nothing.  You start this kind of business working for weeks without seeing a good payout.  You don’t have the motivation to keep working if you don’t see a payout in return.

But, when it comes to running your own business, please listen to me.  It will pay out in the end.  You learn along the way with all your failures.  Make sure to pay attention to what you do right and what you do wrong.  I have lost thousands of dollars so far learning to run my business, but every penny was an investment in business school in my mind.  This helped keep me motivated when I didn’t  have a payout.

Now, the money flows in pretty easily and automation.  Working everyday for 4-6 hours is nothing for me because I know that it’s going to pay off pretty big.  I am able to create projects that I love and that I think can really help people.

It’s amazing how your attitude towards work can change.

Travis