Copy of post from “Diary of Wealth Creation”

Posted on | September 23, 2009 | 1 Comment

First steps in Internet marketing and Search Engine Optimization for dummies

I thought visitors would like to see one of my latest posts as it gives the background on an exciting Internet Marketing product that will be offered on this site shortly!

(From “Diary of Wealth Creation in a Depression“) :
As I discussed in my last post “ ”I am not a natural (commission) salesman” I am now five months into my Year of the Affiliate Affiliate marketing forum with Australian Internet-marketing guru Sean Rasmussen.

Before the Internet marketing course, I was already involved in sales, as you may have gathered from the previous posts. As I was considering my options recently, something crystallized in my thinking on one particular day. I was trudging the cold and windy streets of my city, looking for suitably elderly-looking individuals to qualify for the government-funded security products that I market, and was telling myself there had to be easier ways to market not just my product, but any product. (and no, I do not spend all my time taking such an old-fashioned approach to direct sales, but when you live in a city of old people it is definitely an option to just get in your car and look for potential customers!). Other times we book a Mall or a function room, which then eliminates the weather as a problem factor in sales prospecting, at least to some extent (but my customer base-the elderly-often stay indoors on cold days too).

The answer came within a short time when I got an email from Australian internet marketing guru Sean Rasmussen, inviting me to join his “Year of the Affiliate (YOTA) Internet marketing forum” as a Beta-tester.

I knew the potential of the internet, having spoken to various friends who were either designing websites or studying internet marketing in various degrees or levels of ability. The problem was: all my sales experience had involved more or less direct contact with customers. Somehow, I have been successful in doing this. It is great if one can keep making contacts, but not so great if whatever reason one can’t (e.g bad weather/sickness/family issues).

So I had a need, I saw the potential, but had very little experience of marketing anything over cyberspace, and any knowledge to create websites and pages on the net to do this was non-existent. I worked out it would cost me a lot of money, and since I hate overly-jargon-filled subjects, I discounted internet marketing as an option. “Affiliate marketing?” “Web 2.0″ ? I would not have had a clue what these terms meant.

In my next post I will go into more detail on the exciting “Year Of The Affiliate ” product that I will offer direct from this site, together with some more reports on my experience in building an online income using affiliate marketing using the “Year of the Affiliate/Web2020″ training I have received.

If you just can’t wait to dip your toes into the world of online marketing, try this product by Brad Callen on How to get a no 1 Google ranking, for access to which all you need to do is Click Here!

© John Reason 2009
British Article writer, Internet marketer and salesman.
Living in New Zealand.

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