subject: The Expert's Secret Weapon To Generating Cash Online [print this page] Do you want to know the secret weapon that every Internet Marketing guru uses to generate endless amounts of cash from their online business? A schedule. Seriously, the secret to success is to just break your activities down into manageable chunks and then just rinse and repeat.
1. Developing an offer
The first thing you need to do is develop your offer; you won't make a penny without one. The offer could be your own, such as an ebook or a membership site or even coaching or consulting, or it could be something you promote as an affiliate. Decide how you are going to generate income and then develop that offer.
2. Building a list
Everyone says that the money is in the list and they are right. Building a profitable list needs to be high on your to do list. Spend time thinking about how to attract subscribers, creating something of value to give them in exchange for their email address and then optimising your squeeze page.
You also need to dedicate time to creating a valuable newsletter or autoresponder course. You need to use your list not to bombard people with sales messages but to build a relationship and earn their trust so that they then feel comfortable spending money on your offer.
3. Generating traffic
Investing time in building an offer is pointless unless you then drive traffic to your website. Write articles, take part in forums, start an affiliate programme, find a joint venture partner; all of these things will increase traffic to your website.
4. Converting the traffic to sales
The final piece of the puzzle is sales conversion. You need to pump targeted traffic to your sales page so that you can then start optimising it for the best results. Think about the sales copy, the price point, whether you should add bonuses to encourage prospects to buy. These activities are key to ensure you make the most money from your traffic generating efforts, especially if you choose paid routes like Pay Per Click.
Make a schedule
Grab a pen and a piece of paper and write down two to three activities for each of these categories that you need to do this week and then take action. You should see results in a short period of time.
You might like to dedicate Mondays to offer development activities, Tuesdays to list marketing, Wednesdays to traffic generation and Thursdays to optimisation. Being methodical and taking action is the key to success here.
So in a nutshell, making money online comes down to: developing an offer, building a list, generating traffic and converting the traffic to sales. All you need to do is make a schedule and then take action.
