If you are involved in online marketing then you are aware of the many seo strategies out there. Are you caught up in the keyword game on your site? Meaning, your sole purpose of creating content is to drive traffic by loading your blog with keywords. Does the content within your blog disappoint your potential clients, once they get to your site, because it is so keyword dense? Many online marketers know keyword density drives traffic to their site, but is it worth all that traffic if it doesn’t convert into sales? Absolutely not!

For years I was caught up in the seo google game where I did just that; stuffed my pages with keywords. It drove a ton of traffic but I believe it scared away the majority of my potential clients. The conversion rate was horrible for most of my sites just a few years ago. Once I started writing to my hearts content and stopped focusing on adding keyword after keyword phrase; I enjoyed writing and added much more valuable content; content that is more relevant to my audience and keeps them engaged wanting more. Now I only add keywords in the titles and I make sure I don’t overwhelm or bore my audience with too much repetition. Guess what? The conversion rate is much higher.

I was on a conference call with Stephen Pierce today.  Stephen has proven methods of creating wealth on the internet and has a very impressive story about how he got started online.  Mr. Pierce made a comment during the call that rings true for many of us facing hard financial times because of the economy.  Is it really the economy or you that is struggling?  It is easy for us to blame the economy for a lot of our problems.  It seems people always look for excuses when it comes to lack of money; today it’s the economies fault.  Stephen Pierces comment was this: when are “you” going to be over the financial crises?

He has been sharing that with many people in his seminars right now because too many of the people in his audience are panicked.  They seem to be focused on the negative; no money or lack thereof; instead of the positive which is opportunity.

Are you one of those individuals who is making the same excuse everyone else is making right now?  Is the economy getting you down?

Sure there are issues that cannot be ignored.  Yes we are in a recession right now and who knows when we are going to get out of it.  On the bright side, there is a lot of hope.  Thousands of people are flocking to the internet as another way to make a buck.  Why? Because time and time again it has proven effective for those that really stick with it and enjoy what they offer with their business.  If you run an internet business the right way and learn different SEO strategies that will drive the right traffic to your site; you can make a lot of money and the economy will not effect you.  It’s true that sales are slower, but with an internet business you will have another financial bucket that will be filled.

Don’t give up!  Keep your heads up and start your internet business right now.  Quit procrastinating and just get started.

Consistency is the key to your success, regardless of your profession. That especially rings true when you have an online business. It is very easy to focus your attention to an online business for a short time and lose the fire. The reason being is that your internet business will take some time to generate profit and the majority of people just don’t have the patience to put hard work into something that won’t give them immediate results. There are many internet gurus that make promises of making millions of dollars your first year on the internet. The truth is; there is more to making money on the internet than having someone click on your site.

Don’t get caught up in all of the hype of making millions online within months. There are many internet scams that promise huge returns with “no work required”. Typically these websites that you see have a lot of pictures of their wealth. They will show you their latest vehicles, mansions and even pictures of their money. Who throws cash on their bed and takes pictures of it? Is it really their house or car anyway? If it is, you have to consider the source and ask yourself how long it really took them to accumulate all of that wealth or debt.

My approach to internet success is long term. Your integrity is important; or at least it should be. Do what you say you are going to do. You will have lifetime clients that will return time and time again buying whatever you offer when you follow through. Your clients really become your employees in a way because they will refer so many buyers to you throughout the years. This too takes time to develop relationships of trust and confidence with people.

Do your best to avoid the traps of so called internet riches. Yes they are out there, but again, the best success you will ever have takes time to develop and the constant everyday improvement of your site will eventually get you there. You just have to be willing to put in the time, energy and effort to make success a reality for you.

I have interviewed a lot of successful entrepreneurs in their respected fields and none of them would be successful today were it not for their mentors.  In the internet marketing field there are so many “wannabee” internet coaches who claim to make millions of dollars.  Not only do they make millions of dollars, but they do it very quickly.  That is just a bunch of hype!  Don’t believe it.  Yes I will get a lot of flack for writing that, but it will be flack from those so called internet marketers who make those outrageous claims.  Massive success takes time and hard work there is no question about it; the great thing is that it does happen with persistence.  Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise because the get rich quick ideas are bad news!  That is why they are often referred to as get rich schemes. lol

Not everything is a scam of course.  On the flip side of what I just said I think many people have it in their minds that most money making strategies are scams.  There are great people in the internet marketing space who are very intelligent, who have made a lot of money and are willing to share their money making strategies with you without taking every last dime you have in the process. 

Terry Dean is one of my favorite internet marketers and I will tell you why later!  First of all I want to share with you a brief list of what you need to look out for if you are looking for an internet mentor. Again, great mentors are out there you just need to watch out for some of the following:

1) Are they competent? Do some research! Are they really helping other people succeed online or are they just “claiming to teach others”

2) Does the internet guru have a proven step by step system or set of instructions that teach you “how” to do what they are talking about.  Some mentors will teach you what you need to do but don’t necessarily show you “how” to do it.  We have all had those teachers in school.

3) Make sure the person you want to hire has integrity.  Many people in this industry are out to make a quick buck and they don’t care if they ever see you again.  They lie and cheat.  Be careful!

4) You have to ask yourself: How long have they been online? are they in it for the long haul or again, are they in it for the short term to take the money and run?  Are they really interested in serving their customers?

5) Watch out for the high pressured sales approach, especially over the phone.  These are the type of people that put tremendous pressure on you to make a decision today!  Listen, the same opportunity will be there tomorrow and next year regardless of what they may tell you.

6)  Online marketers: I heard this from Terry Dean: Pay attention to how you feel when you read a sales copy!  If you feel something isn’t right when you read it then it is your gut telling you that you shouldn’t, don’t do it!

I have done my research on many internet marketers and internet marketing companies.  I worked for a very large internet marketing company at one time; it was both good and bad, but I was grateful I had the experiences I did.  I’m just saying that I know what to look for in a mentor and I have found none with as much integrity and knowledge about the internet as Terry Dean.  He is the real deal!  

If you are in the position to make real money on the internet without all of the hype you need to check this out!  No pressure, buy now!

As many of you know I have interviewed several of today’s top online internet marketers.  All of these gurus started with a very simple idea or have used other people’s ideas to generate millions of dollars online.  

Have you ever dreamed of becoming an internet millionaire? or are you just looking to generate a few thousand dollars a month?  Either way you can have what you want if you are willing to pay the price.    

Most people dream of becoming very successful entrepreneurs. They dream of a millionaire lifestyle that they see on television.  They dream of having millions of dollars, a mansion, luxury vehicles, several vacation homes and all of the free time they want.  Does that lifestyle exist?  If it does would you want it anyway? really?

What separates those that truly have become internet successes from those that never will be?   After interviewing several internet gurus and very successful entrepreneurs I have found that work ethic is the biggest key to success.  Now this may be a no-brainer statement for most of us and maybe a shock to some people, especially after reading Timothy Ferris’s “Four Hour Work Week”.  You many be thinking of course you need to work hard, everybody knows that.  Did you know many successful entrepreneurs have told us how they became successful and still most people aren’t willing to make the sacrifices themselves to get there.  There is also a difference between Dreamers vs. Doers.

I recently interviewed Mark Comer (sold his internet business for $560 million in 1998) and we were talking about work ethic.  Many young “wannabee” successful entrepreneurs think they can make great money online working 1-2 hours a day.  After asking Mark Comer what it takes to be successful he told me that you have to be willing to start working early in the morning and work late into the night.  You have to make some sacrifices along the way.  Simple sacrifices like not going to the movies sometimes with your friends or watching every single episode of your 12 favorite television shows. Not that you can’t enjoy life, but success takes some type of sacrifice and it’s usually time.  That is why it’s important to choose a career that you are truly passionate about so your time is spent doing things you enjoy to do and make money. 

Success takes time and a great deal of patience! 

When you first start an online business, you should expect three months of hard work before you see much money, if any at all.  Yes, you will get the occasional sale or two, but to get brand recognition and for people to recognize your name and know what you are all about takes months of plugging away everyday without getting an immediate reward.

I’m not trying to discourage anyone from starting an online business, but the reality is it can be a difficult task in the beginning.

When all said and done, anybody can make a full time income online, I know that to be a fact.  You don’t need to be very brilliant at all to do it.  Affiliate marketing is an excellent way to make money online.  Thousands of people make a full-time living with affiliate marketing.  But again, what separates the big fish from the small is work ethic. You have to be willing to put in the time, energy and effort for your business to grow.  And again, you have to be patient for the rewards of success.

If you have the time, the patients and the work ethic I would suggest investing your time and energy into information marketing.  It is simple to create your own products that sell if you follow these steps in this program.  I say simple because there is a system to follow and most people can follow a step-by-step system especially when they are guaranteed a reward in the long run.

By the way…If you have been wondering what type of internet business you should start and what you should offer, you’re not alone.  I too struggled with this for a few months.  Take a look at this:

Starting your own business may be easier than you think. Many people right now are fearing the economy and their own financial futures.  The problem with fear is that it paralysis people.  People begin to be afraid to start new business ventures for a variety of fears especially lack of venture capital.  The fact is, you don’t need much money to get started.

There is never a perfect time to start your own business.  I started my first business right after I got a “real job” out of college.  The schedule was hectic but I had a vision or a goal and I went after it.  I had to put in some long hours after my day job but I was okay with that because I knew what my outcome was going to be.  The outcome was to get to a financial point in my life where I could fire my boss and never look back. 

My first entrepreneurial job out of college was to instruct pitchers how to throw a Baseball.  I was good at it and now I’m great at it; I still do it.  Why?  I enjoy it, the income is decent and the kids need my help.  The Pitching Academy started as a way to make a side income and it has really become a full time opportunity.  My way of advertising was showing up at the ballparks talking to parents about what I do.  That still works, but now when I go to the ballparks people line up to take lessons.  I’m not bragging!  I’m just saying no matter what your passion is get started on it right away. 

Not long after I had several hundred students I thought it was necessary to start an online business for The Pitching Academy. I wanted to help a much broader audience but just didn’t have the time. A year later I had a small list of 1,000 email addresses.  It was a snails start but I had no idea what I was doing.  After reading several books on how to start and run an online business I began to get better at marketing and have collected thousands of e-mail addresses that are to a specific target audience.

This type of work is much more enjoyable than working for anyone else! 

Perhaps the easiest business to start is an online marketing business.  The startup cost is very minimal and the technology is much easier to use (and cheaper) than it has ever been.  When I first started internet marketing I was very intimidated by computers because the internet was so foreign to me.  I never had purchased anything online at that point in my life and wondered if anyone would buy my pitching DVD.  I also didn’t know how to market the DVD once I had created it.

All of the information you need to become successful in online marketing is readily available.  You just need to spend the time looking up all of the how toos to do it or invest in a great internet marketing program that shows you the ropes.  This is the one I prefer anyone to get started with right away.  Cut to the chase: 33 days to Online Profits by Yanik Silver;  This is a step by step guide to help you build and profit from you online business in just 33 days.  Yep! Just 33 days. This program will save you hours of research and will show you just what you need to do to start (and continue) to make a decent income online.  If you’re serious about your goals now is the time to get crankin on them.

Just Do It!  Get an internet business started today.  This will get you going in the right direction taking action on a business instead of just merely thinking about one.