Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Making money online for newbies

How does one go from nothing to making $60,000 a MONTH online? People are making millions of dollars online every year but 90% fail to make a dime. The way to make money online for newbies is to develop a plan of action and learn from successful marketers how it's done.

In this article I will provide an overview of what it takes to make money online. I will show you the basic plan of action you should take to start your business right. From there it is up to you to get the resources to study each step in detail.

1) Find you product or niche
Research the hot topics or products being sold on Ebay or on TV, Affiliate programs that you can promote and make money online by sending traffic to their website.

2) Come up with keywords related to your product
Research keywords used in search engines to target the audience for your product.

3) Create a landing page
Don't count on your affiliate programs website to sell your product. You want to establish a personalised approach by creating a squidoo lens or free blog on why you joined the program or a providing a product review.

4) Write Articles
Write articles and post them them of free article submission sites with links to your blog or landing page. This is a great way to drive free traffic to your web sites.

It may seem like a lot of work with no reward in sight but you must lay the foundation for making money online. This is a business and the life blood is driving traffic to your site, this is so no matter what it is you are selling. If you stay focused on your goals, then you will prosper in your affiliate marketing business.