Part of my Christmas strategy involves toys again. Shocker — just one site I set up in the middle of November (read: less than a month ago) has generated over 1K in revenue. That’s pretty sweet, if you ask me. Other Christmas sites are doing pretty well too. I started late, so I’m happy with their earnings so far. Keep in mind that I’m up to my ears in client work, so all of these sites I’ve done for myself are quick little 1 pagers with some autoblog content, as well as reviews pulled from Amazon.

I really have to get back to work (what, doesn’t blogging count as work?), but here is a quick run down of what is working for me if you’re trying to get some fast Christmas revenue.

1. Register a keyword rich domain name (.com, .org, or .net)

2. Write 1 page of highly optimized content (original content)

3. SEO the blog (I’m using Wordpress for these quickie sites)

4. Install PhpBay and ReviewAzon

5. Add some bulk posts to automatically post related products using ReviewAzon + set up PhpBay to add to the template

6. Add some autoblog content to pull from article directories, YouTube, and news sites (like Google News and Yahoo News)

7. Add quick Contact page and Sitemap

8. Do a little bit of random promotion

9. Monitor and add to over time, when I get the time

I’m incorporating a lot of IPK SEO strategies from last year too, by the way. It’s working well, and I’m seeing SEO results, despite the fact that I started so late.

Ho, Ho, Ho!

Dennis Becker is the owner, and his goal for everyone who joins is that they make $1000 per day. Unlike other sites that hype making this kind of income (but you never see success stories), I’ve seen MANY members announce their first 1K days in the success stories section. I haven’t quite made 1K in a day, but I’ve come close a few times — and I owe part of this success to Dennis and the members of this site.

It’s hard to explain what this site means to me, and it’s hard for me to explain it to others. It’s mainly a forum where members share ideas with one another and answer each other’s questions. There are members with a wide range of experience. From the newest of the new (like I was when I joined) to the people who ARE making 1K a day on a regular basis (and more).

Some of these people were my first writing clients, some of these people helped show me that I could buy my first home…and ALL of these members have supported me in my journey.

I can’t praise Earn 1K a Day enough. No matter what your main online business model is, you need to join this site! The rewards you receive will help you grow your business to levels you’ve never thought possible. I can’t recommend it enough. Seriously…join now

Let me back up a bit. I was a teacher before I had my baby. I had him in the summer of ‘07, and knew that I didn’t want to return to teaching. That led me to search everywhere online for a way to make money. In late October/early November, I was lucky enough to come across someone who was offering her services as a ghostwriter. I didn’t really know what that meant, at that point in time!

I browsed her website and quickly realized that it meant writing web content for websites, and ebooks for people to sell. There are many people who don’t have a lot of time to write, but they obviously need content for their websites.

I decided to set up my own ghostwriting website, and start offering my services. Luckily, I had joined some marketing forums (Warrior Forum and Earn 1 K a Day), so I was able to post that I was “open for business.” I got orders that same day!

Long story (a little bit) shorter, that very same week I matched what I used to make as a teacher, per week. I was hooked!

In that year I was able to quit my job, purchase a house, AND triple my income.

It’s now been 1.5 years later, and I’ve decided to put everything I know about ghostwriting together in a package for other people to learn from. Not only that, I want it to be an interactive experience. I’m offering 2 months worth of coaching as a bonus! That means that whenever you have a question, or aren’t sure about something having to do with your ghostwriting business, you can come to me for help.

My goal is to help you earn a full time income as a web ghostwriter. I’m not guaranteeing income for legal reasons, but I’ve helped people reach the 2k-3k per month goal online. My own monthly income has tripled since I got started!

If you want to change your life, and start ghostwriting web content and ebooks today, visit http://PowerGhostwriting.com today to lock in the intro price (I should be blushing, it’s so low!)

If you think about all the products and services that are available today, it’s no wonder that it can be so hard to stand out these days. You struggle with project after project, but your hard work just does not pay off.

So, what’s the difference between those who are successful and those who are not? It’s the fact that they are doing something remarkable to stand out. What are you doing that is remarkable?

More of my thoughts on this when I finish this book!

In addition to working on my affiliate websites, I have also been keeping up with my ghostwriting business. I always think it’s thrilling to work with people from all over the world, and it gives me a challenge to work for other people with their requirements and deadlines. With that being said, I have also opened up a ghostwriting coaching program! This is where you can benefit in a HUGE way. Personal access to me for 2 months where I take you by the hand to get your business up and running fast.

My goal is to make this the most comprehensive tutorial on how to have your own ghostwriting business on the web. I have many students so far, and all of the feedback has been great! People tell me it’s the BEST course on ANYTHING they’ve ever bought online. I’m literally taking people by the hand and helping them learn how to work from home and get a great ghostwriting business up and running. (It’s called Power Ghostwriting, check it out now!)

I plan on being back blogging regularly now, and I definitely have some new tricks up my sleeve. I’ve been taking a course on using video for blogging, product creation, and other things in Internet marketing. That means we’ll see some videos posted here that can show you exactly how to do things to help you build your business, in real time. I’m very excited about this, because people don’t always want to read things online, and some people just prefer to watch videos. For those who enjoy reading text, I plan on keeping the articles coming. There will only be a good mixture here!

If you’re interested in becoming a ghostwriter, I am running a special on my course. You can get more information here, at a special low introductory price that is literally insanely low. I’m starting it this low because I want early feedback and success stories so I can turn this into the high-end coaching course it already is. Leave any feedback, comments, or questions you have in the comments section, and I look forward to working with you and having you visit the blog regularly.

Do you have some friends or family members who would like to work from home too? Perhaps a mom to be, or dad to be. Send them a link to this website — they’ll thank you for it!

I wanted to write a post detailing my experience with Info Product Killer. A Few of you have e-mailed me about my article marketing results, but I had to put that on hold. One reason was because I have been working on my IPK results, and another is because I’ve been ghostwriting a lot more than normal for the last month or so!

In fact, I was only really able to put in about 1 week of real effort to my IPK sites — which is why I think the results have been amazing.

I’ve earned around $2800 with IPK since the beginning of November! It was that first week of November that I put in most of the effort, and now have around 13 IPK sites. Now, I have spent around $500 on Adwords costs, with about $130 of that being on a keyword I accidently let “run away” when it shouldn’t have. That’s some great return on investment!

I attribute my success with this method to the amazing SEO strategies, it being so near Christmas, and to the great call to action the program has you implement.

The fact that I was able to earn so much with so little effort and so few “mini” sites means that this will be a HUGE part of my business plan for ‘09. In fact, I plan on building a new mini site every other day, and focusing on my “mother” sites as well in several different physical product niches.

If you’re looking for a great business model to follow that you literally cannot go wrong with…this is it!

UPDATE 1/1/09: My totals for the holiday season were over $3100, less with around $700 PPC. I’m very happy with these results, and am currently observing new trends to cash in on with IPK now that the Christmas rush is over I LOVE this product and it is STILL my main business plan for this new year.

Grab Info Product Killer today! Let me know what you think of it in the comments section.

Note: For a Limited Time you can get it for $79 using the code WSO777 . Hurry! You won’t regret it, it’s the best IM purchase I’ve made for quite some time. It contains video and several PDF’s to get you started.

How To Actually Beat This Darn Recession…

Sometimes we wonder if all of the bad news that we hear
is just the media manipulating public opinion… for some
reason unbeknownst to us.

Yesterday, I had driven home to me just how bad the
recession actually IS in my part of the U.S., and also how I
could actually help out.

I’m retired U.S. Air Force, so I’ve earned a pension.

That means that after having served 20 years in the military,
I DO have a guaranteed income for the rest of my life.
Combine that with the web business that I’ve built and I
honestly DON’T notice most of the economic ups and downs.

Yesterday, I drove to a nearby air force base to get a
haircut by my favorite barber. It was a 1-hour drive each
way, but since I always LOVE the job that this barber
does, it was worth the drive. At the same time, I listened
to marketing CD’s both ways, so I “worked” while I drove.

When I got to the barber shop, Bonnie, my favorite barber,
was working on another customer. There were two other
barbers in the shop, both just standing around. I had an
appointment with Bonnie and patiently waited for her. I
KNEW that she’d do a great job, and I didn’t KNOW that about
the other two barbers.

Bonnie had run this shop for many years, and has cut my
hair steadily since 1998. In some areas of my life, I don’t
like change.

My turn came, and Bonnie did her usual fabulous job. While
I was in the chair, two patrons came in. One had an
appointment with Bonnie, and the other one went with Bob.

While getting my haircut, the third barber told Bonnie and
Bob that she’d had enough fun for the day, and was going
home. She had already planned out her next 30 days, and
since there were NO customers, she was “going to go do
something more productive.”

As I chatted with Bonnie, careful not to distract her too
much, she shared that business was at maybe 25% of the
normal level. Many soldiers who normally got haircuts every
week, not stretched things to every 2-3 weeks. Many
retirees, who use to get haircuts every 2-4 weeks, now
dropped by once every 1-2 months!

As we talked more, she pointed out that many family members
of soldiers, whose incomes normally supplemented the
household incomes, had been laid off from their jobs (often
in the service industries). She point out that there are
many THOUSANDS of out-of-work people in our local area.

Next Bonnie ask me how my business was doing.

Embarrassingly, I told her that it was doing great and that
I really hadn’t felt the recession. I explained to her that
I sell a variety of product online, and that I have a knack
for choosing product that lots of people want.

Bob perked up and came over to join the conversation between
Bonnie and myself. After all, there was not another customer
in site.

I explained to both of them exactly what I do online. I also
shared how they, and their families and friends, could still
do well using the power of the Internet.

I observed that right now two things are happening…

1) People are thinking about the upcoming holiday season and
wondering if they’ll have enough money to afford nice
presents.

2) More people are searching harder for bargains.

Both of those things suggested to me that Ebay is the place to
be as a seller, AND Ebay is the place to do your shopping. Ebay
is the place where untold millions go EVERY DAY looking for
bargains.

I pointed Bonnie to an ebook, and audio course called
“$100 Per Day – The Ebay Way.” I recommended that she get it
and she and the other barbers load the MP3’s onto a portable
player, and listen to them during lulls at work.

I pointed them to http://SageMarketer.com/Ebay/

Bonnie, Bob and the other barber are different in many ways
from the “average American.” Since they are exposed to soldier
every day who are taught to “find a way” they understand that
they don’t need to be a victim of this current economic
recessions.

In every economic upturn or downturn, some people do VERY well.

The key is to find the opportunities.

It made perfect sense to them, and to me, that Ebay is the
place to be if that’s where so many people are forced to turn
as they tighten their belts.

Bonnie and I also discussed that in times like these, often just
$100 – $200 per month could make the difference between “making
ends meet” and having the car repossessed.

I shared with Bonnie and Bob that there are literally
THOUSANDS of honest ways to make that extra $100 – $200 in a
DAY online, and that they can do it in just 1 or 2 hours of
spare time.

I couldn’t resist sharing with Bonnie and Bob that I co-authored
an ebook called “20 Ways To Make $100 Per Day Online.” I did
that partly because I know that anytime you tell someone offline
that you are an author, that impresses them

I pointed out that Ebay is one of the most popular websites on
the face of the planet, and therefore a great place to build
a business. They actually get more searches than Google does!

I also acknowledged that Ebay is not for everyone. Hence, they
should also get a copy of “20 Ways” and read it.

Bonnie asked where, and I told her that that was easy. Just go
to http://20Ways.org

I suggested that she get a copy of the ebook, print it out, and
stick it in a 3-ring binder where she could really study it. I
also promised that if she had it in the barbershop on my next
visit, that I’d autograph it

As I finished up my visit to the barber shop, Bob joked that
if I saw anyone needing a haircut, I should send them their way.

So, yes, some of us really are feeling the current economic
downturn. None of us have to “take it lying down” though!

Ebay is HUGE, and all of the holiday decorations being put up
in my hometown tell me that the shoppers are being reminded that
it’s “time to shop.”

It really is that simple

——————-

Willie Crawford is an internationally-acclaimed speaker, author,
seminar and radio show host, and leading Internet marketing
expert. When not out fishing in the Gulf of Mexico, Willie can
be found sharing his 12 years of online marketing experience
with members of The Internet Marketing Inner Circle.
Join them at: http://TheInternetMarketingInnerCircle.com

Needless to say, I got a sale from this case study! This is great since it’s just been a day since I started this campaign. I’m not very happy with my click-through rate. I sort of wonder if there are other marketers scoping these articles out since this is a niche that pretty much everyone is into.

In total I’ve had 41 click throughs and 484 views. That’s only an 8 % click-through rate, and I’m normally in the 40% range or so. I’ll keep testing, though!

1 sale down, hopefully many more to go!

Why don’t you follow along and test some new niches if you need a boost in article marketing?

For this case study I’m going to:

1. Choose 5 separate Clickbank products
2. Write 10 articles for each of them and submit to EzineArticles.com
3. Have a “review” landing page (gaining access to the products so I can give an accurate review)
4. See what sales come in and tweak things from there!

I should say that I’ve purchased the premium membership at EzineArticles. I’m already a platinum member, but I sprung for the premium to make sure I have total control over when my articles are accepted as well as being able to see the statistics from Google of where my articles are ranking.

Progress So Far:

I already have a site that has been making a sale here and there. It had a review on it already, but I’ve changed the theme of the site to try and increase conversions. I have written four articles for the site (two released today, and two scheduled for tomorrow).

Not much action yet, but I will report back

Remember to subscribe to my feed or bookmark this blog to keep up with my results!

I have to stop myself often and congratulate myself often for a job well done just to keep my chin up! I have spent a lifetime of trying to be perfect. I got good grades in school, but always felt like I could be doing better. The same goes with my online business. I mean- I was able to quit my job as a teacher, stay home with my baby, AND buy a brand new home just from working online. That’s HUGE!

The reason I’m typing this is to let you know that if you’re frustrated about getting started working online, or you just can’t seem to make the income you want – pat yourself on the back anyway! Let yourself be excited about your successes- even if it’s just an Adsense click worth a few cents.

Keeping your mind and actions positive will snowball into even more positive things. The self doubt you feel will only hold you back. Do yourself a favor and promise to only be positive about your online business from this point on.

Don’t get upset because you didn’t get as many articles written as you could have because your baby was fussy. Be proud of what you DID get done. Don’t beat up on yourself because you took an hour to browse the forums. We all need breaks!

As long as you’re taking action, thinking positively, and modeling those who are successful you will reach your goals.