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Great article, thanks. That is one of the reasons why I’ve never really done much freelance work (I’m a web developer). I hate asking for money. But I have started to get over that. My time is important and if people want me to provide a service, it’s going to cost them.
I’m a new IM’er also but have been blogging for about a year. I too always though, “if you write great content, they will come.” That may be the case, but it sure takes time and a lot of work. Learning how to target search traffic is the key to MMO. Oh, and patience and hard work.
You may be the best “closer” in the business, but no traffic = no sales.
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Liz,
You bring up some really great points. You can have the best articles or content in the world and if you can’t close the sale then you won’t make a dime. You have been able to get over that hump where as I’m still about 3/4′s of the way to getting over the peak. For some people this just comes naturally, but for others not coming from a sales background or having a natural sales ability this can be the biggest struggle that they face.
Brenda
It gets easier with practice BCarter – I still am most comfortable with a big of humour – feel free to buy thru my affiliate link so I can afford the gin I need to survive – that sort of thing. Yes its definitly something that some people can do naturally – and the truely talented really don’t understand why some of us have to learn it!
Cheeky wins time and time again.
When I first started out a year ago my first sites were simply too nice. Trying to not put sales links or adsense too in your face. They make no real money to this day.
People really do buy when you are a little cheeky about ad placement and make sure that they can’t miss it.
Providing real value is difficult but when you find a niche where people are crying out for what you are offering then the feeling is fantastic.
I think Del Boy once said “He who Dares wins”. Sorry if that means little to you , may just be a UK thing.
Been following you for a while and enjoy your outlook Lis.
.-= Dave @ The Best Article Directory´s last blog ..How Do You Get Higher In Google? =-.
Hi Dave thanks for comming out of the shadows
– I totally understand Del Boy – UK TV is big in this part of the world!
Time does fly when we’re sitting in front of a computer. LOL!!
If the person who snapped at you had read the whole TKA thread, they would have seen that you were providing information that had been requested. Guess they just misunderstood. Good for you for providing your aff link, and for adding value by pointing folks to your hubpage. Onward!
Do you already know people who are making over $1000/mo online? LOL.
One thing that I find with keyword academy and in Nomads guide (I haven’t read it though). You have to do it yoursef to learn it IMO. Even if I read in a hundred places how I should build the websites and how to choose keywords, I am not going to learn it before I make the same mistakes that everyone else does, and before I see what I did and what worked. Maybe that is just me.
.-= Phil@I Need Money Now´s last blog ..I Need Money Now And I Feel Quilty =-.
Yeah me too Phil – I remember at the time thinking that “real” people made money online – not the airbrushed ones in the pics with the red sports car and claiming their $1,000,000 over night! But you are right – I was never more excited that when I actually made payout with Adsense inside a month i.e. $100 – because I’d done it -not someone else!
Hi Lis, I left a comment here earlier, but it doesn’t appear here, any reason for that? Akismet a bit overzealous? SY
.-= hospitalera@Niche Blogs Resources´s last blog ..No Blog Posts =-.
Sorry SY it looks like Askimet ate it – I have so much spam at the moment I don’t check it all before I hit the delete button – this one was OK though?
Not a problem, now I have only to remember what I wrote first time round
SY
.-= hospitalera@Niche Blogs Resources´s last blog ..No Blog Posts =-.
Lis,
Good on you for getting out there and posting your affiliate link. I don’t think it is spammy at all, since it was asked for and you provided a service by showing them were to get the product. Hope you were rewarded for this.
Lis,
After reading this post it kind of rings a bell for me. I am glad you put your affiliate link.
How many people can set up a WordPress blog targeted on a keyword with 10 unique posts for less than 70.00 USD in 15 minutes? ( of course after the research and includes outsourcing the content)
The rest is just, will I do it, or will I not do it.
It takes allot of work when your not a Writer, Blogger, Designer, Guru?, but it can be done.
It’s time to mellow out and get to work.
.-= Dirk@outsourcing articles´s last blog ..Outsourcing Your Articles To Make Money Online =-.
Hi Lis,
Another great post! I am not a natural born seller, so the asking to close the sale was very hard for me at first, although it’s getting easier and easier. It definitely helps when you’re staying with the products you know and/or love. And if someone is asking for an affiliate link…why would you NOT add it????? You can always apologize profusely the very next line – but at least give yourself a chance at closing the sale!
Well done, and I’m enjoying my second month to make the Google threshold in one month of AdSense. The feeling really is amazing, knowing I’ve done the work so that direct deposit is going to show up each and every month from now on. Brilliant!
Shane “Master” Dayton
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If you are running a website with your name all over it I agree with what you say about affiliate programs. If you run a site which you don’t have much interest in and if you want to make money, you need to add affiliate links to products you wouldn’t consider buying yourself. If you keep getting sales and no complaints, well it must be a reasonable program. I am talking more about non IM niches here.
Thats true Mike – to date I have been fairly useless at I must admit – but I need to try harder! And yes I am talking about anonymous non-IM niches too.
I think that you classically show that it is very possible to be polite and still make a good income online while selling products through affiliates and whatnot. I think you sum it up nicely here, “Think of it this way – if you find a great new restaurant do you tell people to do there?” It really is no different.
I am glad that you made the choice to make an online income where you can control all of your hours, tasks and profits. The sky is the limit and you are no longer bound to the confines of hourly rates. I hope your next year is even better.
Great article, thanks. That is one of the reasons why I’ve never really done much freelance work (I’m a web developer). I hate asking for money. But I have started to get over that. My time is important and if people want me to provide a service, it’s going to cost them.
I’m a new IM’er also but have been blogging for about a year. I too always though, “if you write great content, they will come.” That may be the case, but it sure takes time and a lot of work. Learning how to target search traffic is the key to MMO. Oh, and patience and hard work.
You may be the best “closer” in the business, but no traffic = no sales.