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Is The Web Marketing Lifestyle Worth It?
Making a living online is not easy to do but it
can be done. Here’s my story and what I did first…
No matter how long I do this web marketing stuff, it never fails to amaze me.
Perhaps, what sticks out the most, is the fact that people can actually make
a living online. It is still a fairly new concept.
We never know what life has in store for us, if you told me ten years ago
that I would become a full-time web marketer with 9 or 10 websites I would
have probably asked you: What’s a web site?
Today, young people have grown up with the web and it has always been there
for them. But older folks like me experienced the birth and growth of the
web in the ’90s and have a fuller understanding of this new creature.
I live in a very remote part of the world and if you go back 10 or 15 years,
the whole concept of the Internet was totally foreign. We simply didn’t have
access to this new world of computers, servers and wired connections. When we
finally got web dial-up, it was extremely slow but we did become connected
and I started exploring this new world at full-throttle.
Coming from a background in art and art education, I was blessed with some
graphic design skills which proved very helpful when I started to create my
web sites from scratch. As an artist, I was used to learning new techniques
on my own which also helped me tackle the Internet. Those skills were greatly
needed because I even had to learn how to write HTML code in order to create
those sites, something I still do today, even though we have many software
programs that can do it for you.
Since I had to do all the coding myself, I kept my sites very simple and
started re-using templates of pages which proved successful. I believe one
of the keys to succeeding online is to find that one thing that works and
keep duplicating the process. Once you have made that first dollar, just
keep repeating the process until you make another dollar.
Once you have created one site that’s bringing in a profit, design other
sites that do the same.
Even though I have an art background, I don’t let fancy graphics or too much
design interfere with the main objective of my webpages – ranking high for
my chosen keywords in all the major search engines. You must focus on those
keyword rankings because that’s what will bring in the targeted traffic and
sales.
Keywords That Sell
You really have to find the keywords which produce the sales. This is easier
than you think. One handy tool is from Microsoft of all places, but it has
proven very helpful, it’s called:
Detecting Online Commercial Intention
This tool will tell you if your site or keywords has economic potential
on the web.
Another Major Key For Me Was Google.
Truth be told I didn’t really get anywhere until my keywords and sites
started ranking high in Google. Like I have told you a million times,
I have no magic formula – just steady article writing and promotion,
plus creating valuable content which web users need and want.
These simple techniques can work for anyone. I recently helped my brother
set up sites and a year & half in – his sites are selling something every day.
These sales numbers are only small but all he has to do is keep repeating
what he’s doing and the revenue will increase. If you’re curious, here is
one of his sites: Blu-ray Dvd Players
Like me, for him Google is also the key, getting those high “first page”
rankings will bring in the traffic and sales. And like me, he started with
the basics, concentrating on Google keywords and starting with this simple:
Google Keyword Tool
Once you get started with this online marketing stuff, it can become addictive,
but addictive in a good way. Learning how to make extra money in your spare time
is never really a bad thing. Working full-time on the web and from the comfort
of your home is not a bad thing. Most of all, being your own boss and answering
to no one is a very good thing. There is no life like it.
Like I said at the beginning, making a living from the web will totally amaze you.
Well, at least it amazed me, especially when you’re doing other things and then
you check your stats to discover you have made money. Once your sites and marketing
are set up, it runs automatically 24/7, earning you revenue whether you’re
actually working at it or you’re on vacation.
Or doing anything which humans can possibly do…
That part still puts a smile on my face every time… that and the fact because
it’s web based, I can work and live just about anywhere I want. That sense of
total freedom can’t be matched unless you win the lotto or something.
Helping You Succeed Online Since 2002!
Kind Regards,
Titus
http://www.bizwaremagic.com
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