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by Mark Shields

Over 18 months I spent close to $10,000 US on ebooks, internet
marketing courses, training materials, web hosting, domain
forwarding, autoresponders, AD trackers, advertising costs -
traffic exchanges, exit exchanges, search engines, pay-per-click
programs, ezines - subscription fees, randomizers & doublers!

I also lost money when a few programs that I was involved with
went under, including a payment processing company called
EzPayWay which disappeared owing me over $1400 in commissions.

All the money that I did make online was ploughed back into yet
more programs & yet more opportunities. It was a vicious circle &
I ended up getting deeper & deeper into debt. I was just
fortunate that I had a good JOB to fall back on.

At the end of those 18 months I took a break from everything to
do with online businesses. I dropped my internet marketing
escapades & focused on other ares in my life that I had been
neglecting - like my health & my relationships with my wife &
other members of my family.

After 6 months of mental & physical recuperation getting myself
back on track, I decided to give it one last try ...

I got in touch with several of my key contacts & asked them what
they were up to, what programs they were promoting & what they
were making money with on the Net.

However, when I resumed my internet activities I changed a number
of things in my approach:

1. Maintain FOCUS

You know, theres always going to be a newer program, a better
compensation plan, a more professional website. I was no longer
going to run around promoting every single opportunity that came
my way.

I was going to pick FOUR or FIVE of the best opportunities
available & only promote established companies that were highly
recommended & highly profitable.

2. Promote businesses in line with my PERSONAL INTERESTS

My interests include Internet Marketing & Personal-Development.

Surprisingly, one of the first companies that I ended up
selecting for my come-back, was a company that I had promoted
back in my early days, which involved both of my interests (Smile)

The company is called EMPOWERISM & they specialise in Internet
Marketing Training & Success Montoring. Theyve helped me
immensely with my own internet marketing efforts.

3. Take MASSIVE ACTION

The Net is like a large powerful & never-ending ocean. My
previous efforts had been merely little pebbles tossed into deep
waters. They had no effect what-so-ever in the great scheme of
things. To get results on the Net your website needs a great
amount of exposure amongst the Millions of other websites &
programs.

There are several ways of driving lots of TRAFFIC to your
websites like:

* Traffic Exchanges

* Getting listed in Search Engines

* Pay-Per-Click Advertising

* Banner Exchanges

* Emailing OPT-IN lists

* Marketing To Qualified Leads

* Ezine Advertising

Youll need to learn about all of these different ways of
generating traffic to your website.

Personally, I advertise my website using all of the methods
above. However, instead of trying to build up downlines in free
programs, I PAY for the TRAFFIC that I require to promote my
business opportunities.

Which brings me nicely on to my next point ...

4. Diligent TRACKING of the the effectiveness of my advertising.

Previously I was literally throwing money down the drain by NOT
carefully tracking the different types of advertising I was
spending my money on.

When I did get sign-ups to programs or sales in affiliate
programs I was none the wiser as to where these sales came from &
unable to clearly identify which mode of advertising was
attributable for the sales.

I was like a sniper firing away in all directions without a scope to
home in on my targets !!

5. Lastly, I added the HUMAN ELEMENT to my business

A lot of business might be conducted on the internet, but the
internet is merely a tool. The buying & selling of products,
especially in network marketing, involves the personal
recommendation of services from one party to the next.

This personal element had been missing from my business all
along.

I had been emailing 1000s of FFA leads per day (BIG DOGS style),
sending out emails to loads of Safelists, sending emails to 1000s
of MLM Leads using autoresponders, but NOT ONCE over the course
of 18 months did I actually SPEAK to anyone.

Sure, I made a few sales but they were far & few between. I also
came close to trouble a few times as a result of SPAM complaints
(Ill save that story for another time but it was the last time I
used FFA leads !!).

Nowdays, I call up my prospects & try to establish a rapport with
them. I find out what they want out of life, what their interests
are & if I can help them. I tell them about my experiences, what
Ive learnt trying to market various products online, how Im a
better internet marketer now than ever before by doing what Im
telling you now.

And you know what??

I enjoy waking up in the mornings, I make new friends everyday, I
call up interested prospects, I find out what they want, I help
them get what they want, & now I get PAID all the time!

The TELEPHONE is as much a tool for Internet Marketers than the
Net itself.

So there you have it !!

A simple internet marketing strategy that have served me well on
my return to Cyberspace.

I hope that you find a few things here to help you improve your
internet marketing strategy & ultimately, take you that one step
closer to financial freedom.

If you would like to go one step better then you can join this
fantastic opportunity at empowerism and I will personally train
you to do everything mentioned above and more.

http://www.empowerism.com/e/110652

Yours Truly

Mark Shields
http://www.success-coach.net

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