subject: Start Making Online Money With Some Internet Marketing Tools That Cost You Nothing [print this page] So many people want to make their living by marketing on the Internet. It has a lot going for it: you can run your business in your own way and you have the potential to make more money than you do now. The opportunites are almost limitless as there are millions of people searching the Internet for products and services. All you have to do is to tap into this stream of potential customers so you can make money. That is what Internet marketing is all about.
The fact is, building a business on the Internet takes the same skills, patience and perseverance that you need to build any business. In the beginning, most people cannot give up their day job. They will earn very little money and many people will not be able to earn a fulltime living. But the great advantage is you can get started with no money and few technical skills and gradually earn while you learn.
Here are some free tools to help you get started:
1. Do your own research for free. Whether you have already decided what product or service you are going to sell or you are looking for a product, you will need to do some research. You can do this by using the free resources of the Internet itself. You simply use Google to find out the number of websites that are already covering that product. You do this in the same way as you do any other Google search, except you put your keywords in inverted commas or quotes. This will tell you the number of competing sites.
You will be hard pressed to find a niche that is not already well serviced but don't let that deter you. In fact, you should expect this. The more interest people have in a particular niche, the greater the potential traffic. Of course, this also means greater competition. You may have to look for a sub-niche - a niche within a niche. For example, if your niche is weight loss, which is already saturated, your sub-niche could be weight loss from a specific part of the body. Your research can be as specific and as detailed as you want it to be - and it will cost you nothing.
2. Do your own marketing for free. Once you decide on what you are going to market you then need to find a way of spreading the word about your product or service. An easy, cheap way to do this is to start writing about it. You can start a blog. This will cost you nothing and will give you a chance to promote your product and let people know how passionate or knowledgeable you are. You can then write articles, post them in article directories and direct people to your blog so they can buy what you are selling. These two tools work very well together and are used by thousands of Internet marketers. The only cost is your time.
If you have original content for your blog and your articles and have information people can use, they will come to look to you as an expert in your niche. They will read what you have to say and they will recommend you to others. If you are thinking about marketing on the Internet, start now and use your passion and enthusiasm to give you early momentum. As you gain experience and confidence you can expand your presence by building a website or several websites, but in the beginning all you need are the free tools I have mentioned and a good product or service to sell.
