2 Things You Cannot Do Without to Make Money Online

Jan 8
16:10

2009

Matt Helphrey

Matt Helphrey

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Many times as Internet marketers we think we are doing all of the things correctly all of the time. However, if you were to take a step back and analyze your own business you would see that you are not really maximizing your true potential when it comes to making money on the Internet.

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Copyright (c) 2009 Matt Helphrey

As internet marketers it is easy to get caught in a rut doing the same things over and over. It is important to know that our tedious efforts aren't going to waste and that we are doing things correctly. It would be wise to take a step back to analyze our process and see if we can't optimize our efforts to be more efficient.

The only true way to make money online is by selling things. Whether you are selling products,2 Things You Cannot Do Without to Make Money Online Articles services, or information it all involves selling. So with that in mind, let's take a look at how you can improve your selling techniques.

As affiliate marketers we are selling other peoples products and there are just two crucial components to remember if you plan on making any money as an affiliate marketer.

First, start off by creating your own website or at least have a blog that potential customers can land on. Allowing your traffic to land on a pre made website or the affiliates home page would not be a wise move.

Creating your own landing page will allow you to not only brand yourself and differ yourself from the competition but it will also allow you the opportunity to presell to your visitors. Being able to presell the products you are promoting is a very powerful opportunity.

The presell is basically you schmoozing your customers. The more your customers get to know you, the better chance you will have to sell to them. Many people are not apt to buy things after the first pitch. It may take several promotions and pitches before you actually get the sale.

The other crucial component to selling is traffic. Many newbies miss this entirely an give up before they even give it a chance to succeed. Gaining traffic on the internet takes some time, first because you have to learn how to get traffic, and second because internet traffic relies heavily on momentum.

Don't be afraid to take calculated business risks and learn how to master your marketing and promoting skills. Be very careful when spending money on ads. Set up a budget and never exceed your spending limit. Keep in mind you are not going to make any money until you are well versed with your advertising and marketing skills.

This process could take months or it could take years depending on how much time you can devote to learning and applying what you learn. Be sure not to forget those two very important factors to making money online, getting your own website and second, getting visitors to your website. When you master that second component, over time it will be impossible for you not to make money online.