So I've put this website stuff on hold for the past two weeks as I was looking for a full time job. I ended up getting one but left after 4 days before I ended up assaulting my boss.
I got some feedback like my body language was bad, my attitude wasn't the greatest so I've taken that on board.
What I would like to know is what was your first stepping stone or first taste of success in the marketing world. Whatever your niche is!
I'll give it another go but will need to have some cash to do something good.
thanks for any replies!
Here is what I will say to you. Choose something you know will be successful. For instance, I chose Adsense as my first monetization method because a lot of elements of the total convert-a-customer equation were removed. Of course it is more complicated, but Adsense can really boil down to "people come to my site. A certain percentage will click an ad. I will get paid regardless if they purchase beyond that point." It may not be as profitable, but it's more steady and it's easier.
Stick with one thing and push it. Don't spread yourself too thin on methods, monetizations, or sites. I'm going in packs of 5 sites right now. Four age while one gets worked on. I fully develop the backend of the site (design, plugins, etc.) and I write a killer homepage, then it sits and ages until I get to it. Some of these will already rank in the Top 50 before I even get to it if my on-page SEO is nice. I don't know what everyone else is doing, but I'm not doing one-pagers, and I'm definitely not doing 5 pagers. I'm pumping at minimum 30 pages of content per site. I'm not getting caught in that "thin" game because I want long-lasting revenue. This is a business, not a fly-by-night game this version of the algorithm until the next one type of project. Do it right, and you'll earn for a loooong time.
I'd say get a reasonable site together and work on it, and it only. One site if you are truly a newbie. Have someone validate your niche and keyword choice. That's probably the most important part. If that's solid, then you can get your on page and off page SEO together and get a #1 ranking. Once you see that money coming in, you will feel a victory. You will then get past that part in your mind that doubts if it's possible and wonders if all these people on forums are lying so they can sell their e-book (lots of them are, but so many are making beyond respectable money).
Stepping Stone #1 I think is to rank a site #1 for your keyword and watch that money come in. Finally break your pay out threshhold. Then break it every month. Then laugh when you break it in the first week of the month. Then break it before you've even woken up on the first day of the month.
It's all very possible. We are in a new age. Just like the domestication of animals, and agricultural age, and industrial age, we have entered a digital age of information. The internet is not yet regulated. People don't even know how to respond or take advantage fully yet. Get a piece of the pie. Not everyone will be fortunate enough to have been born in such an opportunistic time. Quit fucking around, get very serious, and earn some money. Earn enough to work from home, then go work at a coffee shop, or from the beach. Work like a king. Then eventually you can just do maintenance and live freely like a retired king. Ball, my friends... ball.
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