Speak Up
Today’s entry may be one of the most important ones I have ever sent out.
Why?
Because your response to this newsletter is going to help guide the direction of all future newsletters!
This is the day that I am asking for participation from every one of my readers…
… and I am counting on you!
I have one question for you, and I would ask that you take a few minutes to provide me with your answer below.
Ready?
Here goes…
What is your BIGGEST question about making money online?
Now, I don’t want you to just ask me, “how do you make money online?”
That would be too simple.
In the thirteen years of running an online business, I’ve done just about everything that isn’t illegal or immoral.
I know a few things… but I want to know what YOU want to know!
This is your opportunity to ask whatever you want, so please take advantage of it.
Scroll down the page and go to the comments section where you may input your biggest question about making money online.
Feel free to ask a long question or be brief. I just need to know what’s on your mind.
I look forward to reading your questions!
what i would really love is a test case example where you start off with NO LIST, only 100$ (after buying hosting), in which to make a website (whatever kind you want) which generates enough money to support itself within a reasonable amount of time (one or 2 months) just to show that it is possible.
With no under-handed scamming of the surfers also.
Kick up a new site old school with no help from any buddies. Don’t show us the url. Because that would give the site thousands of visitors right away. Just proof that you did it alone and that it works. And that it will generate income more than what you spend on it.
Hi Joel
My main concerns are;
– Web site security,
– Protecting my merchant partners unique URL codes, legal cloking?
– Getting the web site infrastructure right.
I am in the process of recruiting independent JV partners to take the business forward, so i am sure with the knowledge i learn from leaders such as yourself and combine it with the new partners skills that will be brought to the table it will all come together when its ready to!
Thank you!
Hi Joel,
Thank you. I just need to get people over to my Wedsite. I use a lot of free safelists, but there not working. Do you have a positive way to find good leads?
Thanks again,
Tad
I can appreciate and understand what everyone here has posted.
It all seems to make sense that all the people here are struggling
in some way shape or form. I don’t think that any business is easy
to start and will never happen over night and you should have a realistic
time frame to build it. With that said….I agree there doesn’t seem to
be a serious step by step approach to any type of online business to witch you can choose and follow without trying to figure it out and putting all
the pieces together. I think there is some great opportunities and money
to be made online, but for the most part you need to develop your own
product to make any serious cash!
Joel~ My questions is….Now that you have all this info, what are you
going to do about IT!
step by step blueprint…
http://www.myprofitcycle.com
Hi Joel,
thanks for the all the e mails you send’
I still study hard to find out how to make a good website for adsense. For affiliate, I think can’t compete with others, would you give me a simple hint?
-faiz-
I just want to know how i buid my list? like yours, to send communications and all that stuff
Joel,
Thanks for the opportunity to sound off. How do I drive traffic to a blog or website? Every biz opportunity claims to reveal within their program the “secrets” of getting web traffic. Sooo, what are these secrets? I need some inexpensive ideas as well as the more expensive ones. Like others, I would like to make money with a blog, but haven’t come up with an appropriate subject. Any ideas? What is the best way to make good money with a blog and how do I learn about doing one? I’m a newbie here.
If I’m not being too lengthy, I have another question concerning opportunities that don’t require selling — which I prefer. Things like surveys (I haven’t made a dime yet. They either don’t accept me or they only reward points or they enter me into a drawing that I probably won’t win or I have to subscribe to a service I don’t want before I can get paid)or like IVAA.org or virtualassistantjobs.com which offer office work and editing and proofreading opportunities. If I sign up, will I REALLY get any work? Are there enough jobs for all the people looking for them? ALSO, WHAT OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE WHICH DON’T REQUIRE SELLING?
Thanks, Joel
Lona
I want to sell my books, but I don’t want to self publish them. How can I decide on a simple product to make to bring in right now money so that I can spend more time on my writing instead of working two jobs?
I will say that one way to learn how to do an online business is to intern with James Braush. I am learning a lot from him about what to do when you have a product. The price is right, and he does pay if you do the tasks assigned according to directions.
Hello Joel,
I just wanted you to see if i am doing the
right things.I have an aoutomated system with
capture page and tracking links and average
about 3700 visitors every 3 weeks which i think
is a little low.I keep hearing to target your
traffic how would i go about doing that could
you explain this for me Thanks!
Kevin,
Hello Mr. Comm,
First, let me say that I liked your book “Adsense Code” and I think it will be very helpful when I’m ready to use the info.
My burning question to you is: How do I conduct research to find some profitable niche markets? I need the “put tab A into slot B” kind of instruction, with no generalizations. There has got to be some other way to do research effectively, other than Overture and free Wordtracker searches. I have heard the old “fail fast” song, but I can only afford to fail fast a finite amount of times before it’s game over. Please do a post on this topic, if you are able. Thank you,
Dragoon
can you get start an online business without a credit card?
if so how do you get paid and recieve money?.
Hello Joel,
My problem with Internet Marketing is my list, it is small and it not getting bigger soon enough to produce good revenue.
I try all kind of “secrets revealed” but is not moving as I wish.
I don’t want other secrets or seminars, I want some commen sens, down the earth friendy help.
The competition is other issue and Info Overload is out of hand.
I also need some help to sell an eBook.
Regards
Michey
Do you know of a marketing event that would be useful to someone whose niche is not specifically internet marketing?
Hi Joel,
I have a simple question, how do you keep track of the url changes that seem to happen for affiliate products?
I apologize if this is posted twice. There was a problem with the CAPTCHA veification process. :o(
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Hello Joel.
You have ALREADY answered 99.9% of the questions I previously had, by producing The Secret Classroom series which I purchased without hesitation. (Thanks for including the Adsense Secrets DVD – it’s awesome). I WILL be taking all that I have learned from The Secret Classroom DVD’s and will be sharing with as many people as I can via my website, helped by a little green Alien I found in my backyard.
The Internet is forever changing and eveyone should be aware of that. What worked yesterday might not work tomorrow. The Secret Classroom covered all of the bases, ensuring that recipients can predict when the ‘shifts’ will occur and they can profitably change their focus accordingly.
It is obvious from the comments that have been posted already, that there are many SCREAMING out for this type of assistance. Only those who are REALLY serious will follow up. The rest will continue chasing their tails and continue to lose money buying into whatever is ‘popular’ at the time.
GUIDANCE and ADVICE is what everyone is asking for – not the ‘BUY this and succeed’ kind of advice, but the ‘DO THIS step by step’ advice, which is far more valuable. OK, purchasing the right ‘tools’ to achieve this is still necessary, but, as the saying goes, “If you expect something good for nothing, that’s exactly what you’ll get – something that is good-for nothing!”
Now, the 0.1% question that I would like to ask you, is:
Is there ANY chance that you could leave your ‘back door access key’ under the mat? I would love to sneak in and view the MASTER at his desk and give him MY eBook to read, so he could promote it to HIS list and make even more money for us both.
One thing that everyone reading this must realize, is that when an opportunity presents itself, you would be doing yourself an HUGE injustice by not taking advantage of it.
OK – I have to admit that reading the majority of posts depressed me because of all the negativeness being vented. I feel the frustration and just wish I could contact every one of you and offer some comfort. Maybe you will follow me up and see if we can assist each other?
I am off to play with my puppy dog to get me back into the right frame of mind to continue doing what I love to do – absorb the wonders of the Internet.
I wish you all a pleasant experience.
And Joel, I patiently await your reply when you are able to do so. All of my other emails to you have been answered promptly and courteously, another reason YOU are NUMBER 1 on my ‘people to listen to and be involved with’ list.
Thank you.
How in the world do you get started while working a full time job? I’m exausted when I come home and try to do things little by little. But so far, it seems like I still just have a little!
Joel my answer to you is this I’m tired of all the B.S. the hype and all the long sales letters that I will not put my mind through it all again if some one wants me to know some thing and they have a long sales letter I delete them Imeadiately even yours.
Why can’t internet people get it through their heads, and get to the point, and they will sell a hell of a lot more products, if they want a long sales page put it into an article, and let people read it that way but i’ve had enough of all this internet sh*T i’m out of here, there are no simple ways any more, so (I’m looking for the simple ways to make it online) are you with me. great lets get it back to Basics.
Regards Tamara.
For me, the missing piece of the puzzle is: How to choose a niche that buys.
I know how to drive traffic to my sites, but if you don’t have willing and buying customers, all your marketing efforts go in vain.
I have no problem doing keyword research and can find niches that way, but how do you weed through them and find the gems that are willing to actually click through to your site and buy something.
So many of the niches that I find have the “freebie mentality” or there is already a ton of free stuff available for them on the front pages of the search engines. So, I don’t get the sale.
This same principle applies to affiliate marketing. I’m finding that conversion rates suck for many of the products that aren’t in the marketing/make money online category. (I try to stay clear of promoting affiliate programs in the marketing/make money online category because of the saturation and very high costs of keywords.) How to choose an affiliate program that converts before you go broke?
There are some psychological aspects involved. I’ve got a lot more thoughts on this subject, but won’t elaborate here.
I’ve been thinking about this for some time and considered doing the research and making my own product about this, but if you could help me out with this missing piece of information, I’d be forever grateful!
Thanks for the opportunity,
Lisa
I have an idea for my own ebook. I have the motivation and the writing skills to complete it. So the problem is not creating my product. What I want to know is what I should start doing after the last sentence is typed. Is there a solid step-by-step specific plan I should follow to market my ebook?
Hi Joel,
I have one for you! Here’s the scenario…
YOU lost everything! You must start over. You are now working 9 – 5 in “corporate sales” and have maybe 15-20 hours a week to commit to an online business.
You have NO LIST, nothing. You are starting over. You only have a few hundred dollars to get started. Yeah, this is a grind but given what you know now what would be your first steps? Building a list? Picking a niche and driving PPC to a squeeze page?
Sir, this is your 30 day challenge starting with NOTHING. How much revenue would you come out with on the other side after 30 days? $500? $1,000?
Thanks in advance for reading!
Dennis
I believe I have finally come across a great market where I will actually be filling a need and have even checked out the competition and am currently working with a person who is going to be moving from the competition to use my services instead. I am currently putting several things in place that will improve drastically on what the competition is doing helping them do things more efficiently so they can be more productive in their businesses but the problem I have is that it is just me right now working with just this one person. I see this opportunity turning into something much bigger then I could possibly handle on my own as this one person has already said several of her collegues are on board as well once it is ready. Should I get the JV’s and outsourcing lined up before any money is coming in so everything is in place when needed and how is the best way to go about doing that?
I look forward to hearing your response to my questions.
Thank you,
Lori
I have a number of blogs. They are all on different topics (swimming, Judo, picnics) but I just don’t have the time to publish to them everyday. Would it make sense to combine them into one blog or would that just be counter productive.
I have a big problem. Newbie problem. I just want to learn everything. I can’t focus. How do you face this when you start your first career in internet marketing?
How can I get an online business without buying anything from you (or your affiliates)? I won’t do that. That only makes YOU money.
I’m with Tamara — if it’s a long sales letter (I look at the bottom of the page first) and then delete it quick without even finding out what it’s about.
How can I set up an online business without sucking in others to buy the same thing I did (trying to get my money back) so as to get them to try and sell it to someone else? I won’t do that.
If I have a conscience, do I have to remain at my present job?
Hi Joe;. L really don’t have any q’s. at the moment. but I do have a comment and this isn,t just for you. Some of the other subscribers and I not trying to be critical. And I will have to remember myself when I get up. The legnth of this letter. We all get hyped up w/wanting to share;that
we forget that our subscribers are busy And they aren’t looking to do a whole lot fo testimonial reading.We don’t mind reading some and share input from there but not six pages coming at ya. Maybe put them on another
page w/the option to read. For me this was deffinately too long. but good.
As for myself I have been in several other businesses so basically the biggest problem I’m having is getting a site up. I have no tech skills but I have everything I need to do so. and I will leran. thanks. See this letter was too long.
I have nothing to say more then just wasting time and money on Internet with all like these dreams as I did already and now I never like to…..
TKX.
If you are just starting out how do you build a list? It seems that a list is the blood life of your ability to succeed online.
It seems that the gurus give or sell the information just when that method or trend is about to become dated and the market is saturated. They give the information when they are off to the next big thing or have already made the money using whatever method or trend.
How do you stay ahead of the curve or how do you get in while it’s hot.
How about some step-by-step. Gurus say buy this and put it out there and you too will become successful, but it doesn’t work that way, they seem to leave out intricate details that can make or break your chances of success – hence the need for step-by-step, please.
If you are a newbie starting out, how do you really drive traffic to your site? How do you really get ranked top spot on google for your niche, product or market?
I believe in working hard to achive whatever goals you have, but what about the guy with limited financial resources? Most people trying to make it online don’t have big budgets, that’s why we’re online trying to make money and have fun while doing it.
I’m off to watch Adsense Secrets Live dvd!
Hi. My name is Kuni. I’m an Internet marketer in Japan.
Many people say that response of e-mail campaingn is going down.
It could be that deliverability is not as good as a few years ago
and spam filters are too strict.
My question is…what are you going to do if e-mail marketing dies?
What’s the alternatives of e-mail marketing?
There are so many Online Marketing Gurus. Who should be trusted and followed.
Without a Guru it is like walking in dark-directionless.
Your advice wil greatly help me and thousands of new aspiring youngsters who wish to make a living through internet.
Thanks
Thanks for the opportunity Joel!
I have a great product that took 3 years to develop, so my questions is this:
I know it’s not enough to have a great product – how do I approach or get in touch with the “right” people for this product or maybe a mentor that can direct me in the right direction and give advice?
Thanks a mill.
Hi Joel,
First and foremost thank you for the opportunity to ask this question. I have never seen this addressed and it is a hold-up of major proportions to me getting started.
Question: My entire career I have been involved in the technical aspects of industrial plant construction, mainly oil field and mining. An engineering designer by trade I was often the “go to guy” to get things done, even if it meant outside the box thinking, which it usually did. Now, my skills (Industrial Safety Systems, Control and Automation, Electrical and Fire and Explosion prevention system) would bring a premium if I were able to continue to work that venue. However, think as I might 2+ years now, I have not been able to find a way to relate those technical skills to any niche I have found on line. I have been blessed with a very analytical mind but the solution to this problem eludes me.
Perhaps someone looking in from a different perspective can see what I have not been able to.
Thanks again for this opportunity.
Ken
Joel,
Thank you for your straight forwardness in creating and producing a blog correctly. It seems easy and allowing me to write more.
Joel,
What has been your biggest Ah-Ha in building your business over the past 13 years?
(And this was a great idea for a blog post, BTW)
Warmest,
Jonathan
http://www.TheMagicOfTesting.com
Assume that I have set the business from website, to the product and all, the website is being viewed by public HOW DO I GET THE CONTACTS OF MY CLIENTS?
Hey Joel,
I’m dying to start driving traffic to my website, but the only problem is I don’t have a website! Not one that is really worth driving traffic to anyway. What I need is the knowledge to put together a website and the tools to do it with. I’m stuck on the technical stuff – html, graphics, scripts, etc. What are the best site-building tools and what’s the fastest way to get a website (as well as squeeze pages, sales pages, all kinds of pages) up and running?
Also, I would be interested in comparisons of different web hosts, paricularly with regard to their site building programs, with tips on how to best take advantage of each of them.
Also what is your opinion of what I call “instant websites” which you see so many offers for, where you download a digital store or an Adsense website. Which ones are the best (if any)?
I guess what I’m asking is, how the heck do you create a great website?
P.S. If you’re not interested in getting into such minutiae, could you recommend another resource that covers website creation in a comprehensive way? Thanks so much.
My question is –
Is there any way to earn big with programs such as adsense and other affiliate programs (clickbank , amazon etc.) wothout havin’ to spend even a single buck ?
You wud say yes but i mean without a domain or webhosting setup etc..
I’m actually a young teen & thus can’t spend online usin’ my personnel credit card (which isn’t in place yet !).
Although I’ve got one check from adsense (thnx to my freely hosted website and blogs) … but my goals are high !
Hope you will follow up via email !
Thnx a lot (I like the way you attract people to your blog … I don’t even know when i signed up for ur newsletter!)
I like getting traffic on my site . But does it requires to many website ?
Well, how come we are all struggling and getting only a few dollars here and there, yet there are people like you who make so much… Is it a matter of money makes money? I mean, you do have ALOT of money Joel, so you can get an idea and afford to spend quite alot initially simply to get it working, but for the most of us… well, we only have a few hundred AT MOST! Shoestring budgets more like it, and if we invest alot of our money into the website (and by that I mean getting adwords going in the high numbers), we either don’t pay rent, mortgages or fill our fridges!
So, how DO you get to earn the big five figures per month when we can only afford a little in order to get the traffic in?
Thanks for the opportunity to let my voice be heard.
PS I do think you are very good to want to help us achieve our financial dreams.
What factors should be considered in deciding on a niche to specialize in?
Is there a way we can use your materials on a Macintosh?
How do I outsource efficiently?
hi Joel
i have been reading and trying to understand e-marketing but still i find it difficult to start because most of the services are not available in developing countries.
is there any other way to go about it.
how can you help?
Hi , Joel .
Thank you for giving this opportunity .
I’m still trying to monetize using blog . Is free blogging platform not good enough ? Should I change to paid platform , ie paid domain and hosting ?
Thanks again .
my question to you today is,
i very much want to make money on line, but i find it difficult to do the required things, internet marketing is a little bit difficult for me. also i have a very little time to spend on the internet. How can you help, or is there any way or automated means to market products and make money?.
give me some answers please.
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Hi Joel,
Very smart survey method.
My Q: How do I build a list F-A-S-T with no or little money?
Cheers
/Curt E
I have a question about PPA (pay-per-action) and PPL (pay-per-lead). Where do I find out more about the best program for this?
Thanks!
answering web designer Guillermo Gonzalez’ question yesterday:
“I get new clients for my company when they ask to see my portfolio, but I can not build up my portfolio without clients? It’s like I’m im a catch 22.”
Guillermo, make about five to ten superduper pages in different niches, show them on your own superduper website – and advertise on- and offline.
Cheers
C
Hi Joel,
I have 2 questions.
1. Is it really important to get good ranking on the Search Engines and how to do that with a brand new site. I have tried every thing taught/suggested by almost every Guru and yet my site is not ranked and always show up linked to somebody and never on my own merit/keywords.
2. Is there a software that can track affliate sales without always having to check at the affiliate’s site?
Looking forward to your answer. If you really read all the questions posted here. LOL
Thanks
Cecilia
How do you get so much traffic in your websites?
Have you ever used Hostmonster?
If I set up a site selling both e-products and physical products online, and I use Paypal as the payment system, how would I process credit card orders that come in over the phone, or in person at trade shows and the like? Do I need a second payment system for those?