How easy is it to have an online business - By: Mick Young

So you want to be an online entrepreneur, don't we all? Ever since the phrase "dot com" millionaire was first heard we have all been wanting a piece of that action, but were do we start?

We have all Googled "work from home", "online business", earn money online" etc. etc. etc. and we have all received hundreds of emails threatening to turn us into multi millionaires in just a few short days, if we believed what the hyped up sales pages that we read there would never ever be a recession again, simply because the whole of the email reading universe would actually be an internet millionaire working no more than a couple of hours per day, if only this were true.

The only people that actually make any money from these types of online systems are the owners of the website that guarantees you the world for a measly $97 or if you buy now $47, you see these people not only have massive lists of hungry customers wanting to live the dream but they also have affiliates working for them selling to people on their lists of people wanting to live the dream. Generally once you have paid your $47 to join the rich list it goes down hill rather quickly after that, you then receive instructions how you could earn $20,000 per month, the system in most cases are very good until it gets to the part of where you get your customers from, 9 times out of 10 you need a list of names to email to, GREAT another system that needs a bloody great list of names, you then think if I already had a list I would not need to spend money finding out how to become wealthy, I would already have done it.

Where do we get a list?, well there are a number of ways, you can buy one (why would you want to, firstly they are expensive, secondly they have probably been sold to someone else before so they are not fresh and lastly they may not even be opt in names which will give you a bad name), you can rent one (same problems as above), you can use Google Adwords to get them (a very good way but can also be expensive), you can use banner adverts (again expensive) or you can use free advertising such as article marketing (my particular favourite).

The good things about building your own list is that if you keep your leads interested with relevant information they may well buy from you at some point in the future (give them freebies such as audio and video training dvds, all of which can be found on the internet), if you have people on your list and you have kept them updated and well informed they come to trust you, so when you do send out an email about a system you are recommending they will have no doubts about buying from you or the person you recommend. This way you do not have to have a massive list, although it won't be long.

Online businesses that are successful are not the get rich quick schemes but the ones that have taken time to build, don't get me wrong once you have built a list of 1,000 names plus you will start making money that you would have thought impossible before, you see you will always have those names so where some buy and some don't, the next time you email an offer, those that didn't purchase last time may purchase this time.

There are also businesses out there that do not need lists of any kind to make money, I have {{taught people with my free E-book "Cash in Days" "how I earned £36,990 in 6 days", it all depends on which kind of business you wish to become involved in, but you must be patient with the first one and build a steady list unless you have money to spend on Google Adwords.

You must understand that online marketing is not as difficult as many would have you believe, you just need to be shown the right way to go about it.

About the Author

Michael has been in the work from home business for over 3 years and has helped many people achieve financial freedom all by following his FREE E-book Cash in Days, get your FREE copy NOW and follow them.

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