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Create your own InstantPaySites Home Business System

noreply@blogger.com (Judy) — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 03:24:00 +0000

Set up your own Resale Rights Paypal Store!

You could have your own hosted Resale Rights Paypal Store up and running instantly.

Need some extra cash to fund your new Internet Marketing career?

Would you like some residual income by promoting your Affiliate Link?

Access over 150 high quality informational products with their own mini-sites (sales pages), including promotional and marketing ideas in the resources area.

Take a look at my Paypal Store: Easy Download Resale Rights Store

The kind of home-based business that you need should be one that:

can be started INSTANTLY
can be started for just $12.95 per month
can pay you instantly - direct to your Paypal account
includes Instant Downloads of Quality Products
does not require you to provide Customer Support
provides Free Web Hosting
pays re-curring Affiliate Commissions

How do I Make Money Online with InstantPaySites?

You can make money with your own Paypal Store in THREE ways:

make money by selling products from your IPS Store
make money by selling products from the Hosted Sales Pages
make money by referring new members to InstantPaySites.com

Set up your own Resale Rights Paypal Store here.

Happy journeys
from Judy's Desk

Reporter vs Expert - Why Most Bloggers are Stuck Reporting

noreply@blogger.com (Judy) — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 02:37:00 +0000

Article from Yaro Starak

There are basically two types of bloggers in the world - reporters and experts - and some people perform both roles (usually the experts - it's hard for reporters to become experts, but it's easy for experts to report).

If you have ever taken an Internet Marketing Course or attended a seminar specifically for beginners, you have probably heard about the two different methodologies. Whenever the business model is based on content, and if you blog for money the model is based on content, people are taught to either start as reporters or, if possible, step up as experts.

I'll be frank; you want to be the expert.

Reporters leverage the content of the experts and, in most cases, people start off as reporters because they haven't established expertise. Experts enjoy the perks of preeminence and conversion rates because of perceived value. It's easier to get publicity, people are more likely to seek you out rather than you having to seek others out, joint ventures come easier, etc. Experts, in most cases, simply make more money and attract more attention.

Most Bloggers Are Reporters

The thing with expertise is that it requires something - experience. No person becomes an expert without doing things and learning. Bloggers usually start out without expertise and, as a result, begin their blogging journey by talking about everything going on in their niche (reporting) and by interviewing and talking about other experts (reporting again).

There is nothing wrong with reporting, of course, and for many people it's a necessity, at first, until they build up some expertise. Unfortunately, the ratios are pretty skewed when it comes to reporters and experts - there are a lot more reporters than there are experts; hence, reporters tend to struggle to gain attention, and when they do, they often just enhance the reputation of the expert they are reporting on.

Don't Replicate Your Teacher

If you have ever spent some time browsing products in the learn Internet Marketing niche, you will notice a pattern. Many people first study Internet Marketing from a 'guru' (for lack of a better term). The guru teaches how he or she is able to make money online, and very often, the view that the student gleans is that in order to make money online you have to teach others how to make money online.

The end result of this process is a huge army of amateurs attempting to replicate what their teacher does in the same industry - the Internet Marketing industry - not realizing that without expert status, based on a proven record and all the perks that come with it, it's next to impossible to succeed.

Even people who enjoy marginal success, say for example, growing an email list of 1,000 people, then going out and launching a product about how to grow an email list of 1,000 people. Now I have no problem with that, I think it's fine to teach beginners and leverage whatever achievements you have; the problem is that people gravitate to the same niche - Internet Marketing - and rarely have any key points of differentiation.

How many products out there do you know of that all claim to teach the same things - email marketing, SEO, pay per click, Affiliate Marketing, and all the sub-niches that fall under the category of Internet Marketing. It's a saturated market, yet when you see your teachers and other gurus making money teaching others how to make money (and let's face it - making money as a subject is one of the most compelling) - your natural inclination is to follow in their footsteps.

If the key is to become an expert, and you haven't spent the last 5-10 years making money online, I suggest you look for another niche to establish expertise in.

Repot On Your Process, Not Others

The secret to progress from reporter to expert is not to focus on other experts, but instead report on your own journey. When you are learning how to do something and implementing things day by day, or studying other people's work, you need to take your process and what you do as a result of what you learn, to use it as content for your blog.

It's okay to talk about experts when you learn something from them, but always relate it to what you are doing. If you learn a technique from an expert, it's fine to state that you learned it from them (and Affiliate link to their product, too!), but you should then take that technique, apply it to what you're doing, and then report back YOUR results, not theirs. Frame things using your opinion - your stories - and don't regurgitate what the expert said. The key is differentiation and personality, not replication.

You Are Already An Expert

Most people fail to become experts (or perceived as experts) because they don't leverage what they already know. Every person who lives a life learns things as they go, takes action every day, and knows something about something. The reason why they never become an expert is because they choose not to (which is fine for some, not everyone wants to be an expert), but if your goal is to blog your way to expertise and leave the world of reporting behind, you have to start teaching and doing so by leveraging real experience.

Experience can come from what you do today, and from what you have done previously; you just need to take enough steps to demonstrate what you already know and what you are presently learning along your journey. I know so many people in my life, who are experts simply by virtue of the life they have lived, yet they are so insecure about what they know, they never commit their knowledge to words for fear of, well, fear.

Blogs, and the Web in general, are amazing resources when you leverage them as a communication tool, to spread your expertise, because of the sheer scope of people they can reach. If all you ever do is talk to people in person and share your experience using limited communication mediums, you haven't much hope of becoming an expert. Take what you know and show other people through blogging, and you might be surprised how people change their perception of you, in time.

Reporting Is A Stepping Stone

If your experience and expertise is from an area that you want to leave behind or you are starting from 'scratch', then reporting is the path you must walk, at least for the short term.

Reporting is a lot of fun. Interviewing experts, talking about what other people are doing, and just being part of a community, is not a bad way to blog. In many cases, people make a career of reporting (journalism is about just that), but if you truly want success and exponential results, at some point you will have to stand up and proclaim yourself as someone who is unusually good at something, and then proceed to demonstrate it over and over again.

Have patience and focus on what you do to learn, and then translate that experience into lessons for others; and remember, it's okay to be a big fish in a small pond, that's all most experts really are.

This article is by Yaro Starak, a professional blogger and my blog mentor. He is the leader of the Blog Mastermind mentoring program designed to teach bloggers how to earn a full-time income blogging part-time.

To get more information about Blog Mastermind click this link: www.BlogMastermind.com

Happy journeys
from Judy's Desk

Create Your Own Internet Marketing Plan

noreply@blogger.com (Judy) — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 02:33:00 +0000

Succeed with your own Internet Marketing Plan

As a new Affiliate Marketer, do you sometimes feel like you've just stepped into an online quagmire? Do you wonder if you're following the best Internet Marketing Plan for you?

I'm here to help you make sense of this vast Internet Marketing landscape, without losing sight of your other personal priorities.

Do you suffer from Internet Marketing Fatigue? Is your Affiliate brain on overload?

How are you doing in your Online Marketing career, so far?

Have you ever been at the point of information overload?

That can happen to even the best of us, and it isn't your fault.

It happens because of the vast amounts of data available in Online Marketing, and sometimes, because of what I call the 'too many choices paralysis syndrome'.

My own remedy for these 'Internet Marketing ills' is the following:

break all tasks down into smaller units
keep track of all accomplishments
give yourself credit for reaching even the smallest goal
learn the difference between structured and relaxed creative thinking
be flexible and listen to your gut feelings
don't feel bad about not keeping up to original plans

Create an Internet Marketing Plan to suit you! Make your own lesson and task schedule.

I'm a 'list' person. I like a list because it's visual and it feels great when I can put that big, red check mark beside each finished task.

With a list, you can break things down into manageable units, tasks you can handle in your allotted time frame. If you're like me, and have family and regular job obligations, you may only have small pockets of time to spare for your Internet Marketing research.

If you start with the basic steps, as set out in a good Online Internet Marketing Course, and follow each of the lessons and tasks given, you can't go wrong. But you can also formulate your own journeys itinerary, by balancing these lessons and tasks with your own intuitive pursuits. For example, you may be really excited about creating your own blog to promote one particular niche , which is great, as long as you also allow some time and effort for your Affiliate Marketing schedule to keep you moving forward in your program.

Keep track of even small accomplishments! Give yourself credit for each goal reached.

I keep a weekly journal, starting with my 'to-do' list, then
adding comments to each finished item on the list.

Sometimes I get new ideas for my next week's list, or I might jot down an interesting website or affiliate product to research. I keep track of which Wealthy Affiliate University tutorials I've completed, and which member blogs I've read, so that I can go back to them for review.

Keeping a weekly journal is a personal visual expression of your Internet Marketing efforts and will help you to appreciate your hard work. Whenever you have one of those frustrating days, when you think you're not getting anywhere, looking back over your journal can help you to adjust your mindset to thinking success and
show you just how much you've already accomplished.

Don't be an Obsessed Affiliate Marketer! The other side of the coin is balance.

As an Affiliate Marketer, have you ever found yourself up against that 'workaholic wall' that sucks the life out of your leisure time and maybe even your personal relationships? This may be the moment to rethink your Internet Marketing Plan.

One organization, Wealthy Affiliate University has an excellent program, but a high learning curve. If you're a complete beginner at Affiliate Marketing, you may have great intention$ and goal$, but no Internet Marketing Plan or real idea of how much work is involved. I think that many new members join, work like crazy, then burn out, become discouraged and quit.

Before you quit, please step back for a moment and think about what I've said, so far, about planning and balancing your personal life with your new Internet Marketing career.

Use two types of creative thinking - structured and relaxed! Both ways of thinking are key to performing your best online.

In my Internet Marketing role, some structured creative thinking is taking a set time each week to browse online with paper and pen handy for jotting down ideas.

Browsing is like 'mind mapping' - it's intuitive and helps to awaken your creative juices. Relevant browsing research gives you glimpses of the whole picture of what Internet Marketing, and Affiliate Marketing courses, are all about. It can be a useful tool if used appropriately.

The alternative, relaxed creative thinking, happens when you're really 'not thinking' about anything in particular, and suddenly you get a great idea. When you feel bogged down, get away from the computer for a while, get out and go for a walk, or take your kids swimming. I've often had my best ideas when least expected, when something that has been rolling around in my brain has suddenly become clear, while my mind is the furthest away from the Internet as possible.

Be flexible with your Internet Marketing Plan! Being adaptable makes the workload easier to swallow.

How many times have you set out to make it through a certain number of weekly lessons and tasks, but were thrown off course by life's events.

Things sometimes happen - with family, friends, jobs, illness - right? Putting pressure on yourself, by focusing on what tasks you haven't accomplished within a certain time frame, can only increase your 'failure anxiety' which, in turn, undermines your 'creative flow'.

So, don't listen to that little voice in your head that says you can't. If your gut is telling you that
you're on the right path, then don't focus on what
you didn't do this week.

Just change your Internet Marketing Plan accordingly.

So what if you don't complete that lesson or task on time! You can incorporate unfinished items into next week's plan.

The important thing is that you keep working on each lesson and task that your Internet Marketing course, such as Wealthy Affiliate University, sets out for you.

Learning is crucial to your success as a Wealthy Affiliate, but it's the completion of each task that really count$.

Finally, don't judge yourself against other Affiliate Marketers.
Be unique! Find your own way to Internet Marketing Success.

Create the Internet Marketing Plan that suits you.

Be flexible - adjust your plan to progress through your Affiliate program.

Think success by crediting yourself for tasks already achieved.

Make time for personal relaxation to maintain balance.

Just keep going.....and you'll keep moving forward!

As the Chinese proverb says:
If you have nowhere else to go, stay where you are. - Zi Lu

Important Things to Remember!

Create an Internet Marketing Plan to suit you!
Congratulate yourself for every goal reached!
Be flexible, creative and trust your instincts!
Balance professional with personal lifestyle!

Happy journeys
from Judy's Desk

Affiliate Tips from Judy's Desk

noreply@blogger.com (Judy) — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 02:15:00 +0000

The Affiliate Tips section is dedicated to the new Internet Marketer and contains information, articles and helpful links for the beginner or intermediate Affiliate.

I hope to provide some direction towards learning for yourself how to navigate beyond just reading about it and actually taking part in it.

I am not here to teach all about Affiliate Marketing -- but I do want to encourage you to not give up. I will direct you to any knowledge or guideline sites that I've found available for free on the Internet.

I'm quite sure that many people spend money before they have done enough research, before they know what they're buying into or whether they will even enjoy Affiliate Marketing. It's very important for success at any level to have clear ideas, objectives, methods to reach each goal, and dedication with commitment.

Internet Marketing is not for the faint of heart. The pitfalls are many, but the rewards are greater. If you take it on systematically, read and learn steadily and persevere, even when you feel like giving up, you'll make it.

Because Affiliate Marketing on the Internet can sometimes be confusing and the information overwhelming, I have endeavored to include only those articles and links to sites that I personally found very useful.

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