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Wow! It’s 1:20 am and I am in front of my computer, trying to finish up some sales letter for the products that I will be launching soon. Copywriting - something you cannot learn as quickly as easily might be my weakest point. But hey, I am trying to learn it. It’s a business of trying, failing, getting better, failing again and then having great success. I just took a photo of my set-up for tonight:

… I know I know, an energy drink and a coffee is not the healthiest thing in the world - but I feel like I will be staying up the whole night. Writing, re-writing, looking through these amazing books I bought off of Amazon.

Okay, I better stop wasting my time and start writing that copy. If you have any copywriting experience, I would be more than happy to hear about it, feel free to use the COMMENT button;)

Alex

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(I originally posted it in Wealthy Affiliate Forum, then I though I should share this with my blog readers… Enjoy! )

Hey, folks!

… in the past few months I have met quite a few people, in real life and in the cyber space - all these people were trying to make some money on the internet.
Many of these people eventually gave up.

Here is a little advice and a little story from me.

When I started in October 2007 - I had a goal; to make a sale.
Once it was achieved - I made another goal - make at least a sale per day… it took a few months - but I got there… And guess what? I wouldn’t give up - I make another goal; To have at least $100 day - EVERY DAY.
… Guess what - I achieved it in February 2008.

I also had another goal in mind, I even posted about it on WA - You see, I am a car freak, so my goal was to buy a 2008 VW R32 this summer… $30 000.
I do not own this car and here is why:
- These cars are only available in the USA and are not legal in Canada
- I already own a 2007 VW…
- I found better use for the money…

… So I made another goal - a $500 day… I had a few 400$ days, but never got to 500$, until yesterday:

I guess you already know my next goal? Yes, $500 days all the time

So what is the point of the thread?

YOU NEED A GOAL. YOU NEED SOMETHING TO KEEP YOU MOTIVATED.
Wanting to earn some extra ca$h is not enough - tell yourself EXACTLY how much you want to earn - then go for it!
Let it be a house. a Ferrari, or $10 M… You need a GOAL, this way you will work towards it.

Best of Success,

Alex

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Hey folks!

This will come as a self-motivation post, in my situation still related to Internet Marketing…

… I still remember how 1 year ago I was working my 9 to 5 and how tired I was when I’d get home after work. My girlfriend almost broke up with me at one point because I have become so lifeless… Besides, I never had enough money to take a nice vacation. Forget the vacation - I couldn’t afford a nice night out!

Some people go through life HAPPY even though working regular jobs, but these people are doing something they LOVE to do. Let’s say a Chef at a fancy restaurant or a pilot, but only FEW people actually love their jobs - I hated mine.

Tonight I came home a bit past midnight after a nice night downtown with some friends. We stayed at a cozy terrace on Crescent street where the Montreal Grand Prix (Formula 1) festivities are taking place. And as I got home, I felt that huge wave of happiness! I have been out the whole day and I still made $300! Can you do that with a 9-5 job? I also received my tickets to Sensation White - the biggest dance event that takes place in Amsterdam. This will actually be my first vacation out of Canada - EVER.

There are many other little things in my life that are going exactly the way I always wanted them to go. Without Internet Marketing I would have never be where I am now. I am officially happy with my life…

I am sorry for the rant, but I am so hyped at this moment - I just had to post this!

Alex

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Do You Squidoo? If not, you should get the Squidoo Queen, but if you already know what Squidoo is and if you are using it - here is a creative approach on monetizing on Squidoo. I would be speechless if no one else is doing it but here is the deal…

Most Squidoo users promote things as affiliates. Let it be infoproducts off of clickbank, physical products from Amazon, hosting plans, eBay auctions …etc. This is a great way to make money online since search engines still love Squidoo’s unique content and rank it high in the results.

Certainly, you know that Squidoo earns money off of the Google ads that appear all over your lens and the best part - you even get a part of these earnings. Personally I have about 10 lenses and I make about $10-$15 a month from those Google Ads… but I am sure this is old news for you.

Here is something you might not know; Squidoo actually pays you for referring new members. Here is how it works: You refer a new member, that new member creates lenses and as soon as the new members earns $15 from those Google ads - Squidoo sends you $5.

I agree that $5 isn’t much - but what if you could refer 100 new members? You’d make $500. If you can get 1000 new members? That is $5000 and so on. The best thing - it is TOTALLY worth your time. Now let me explain how YOU can activate this additional auto-pilot income stream.

DISCLAIMER: I could have made this guide into an e-book and I am sure it’d be selling thousands of copies at a price point of $7-$10, but I will spill this little technique completely free. Yes, I am that nice.

Okay. All you need to do is to write a small report. Just few pages - not more. You already know the base of Internet Marketing, now you need to explain it to others. In your report you explain how much Google loves Squidoo. You also explain how to promote Clickbank/CJ/Amazon products using Squidoo… You put 5-10 links to Squidoo in that report, however - DO NOT link directly. Go into your Squidoo dashboard and find your referral link (usually you will have to click on “Invite Friends” button) - use this referral link in your report.

So your report is ready, what do you do next? Spend a few minutes uploading it everywhere you can; Torrent websites, free e-book directories, add a link to your facebook/myspace profiles, e-mail it to your friends - and the money will start rolling. This viral marketing technique will work because of two simple but important points:

1) People LOVE blogging nowadays, building a Squidoo Lens is very similar to blogging.

2) You give it away for free and the use of Squidoo is COMPLETELY free - people wouldn’t even realize that you are profiting on it.

… the full process should not take you more than an hour and the money will be coming in for YEARS. As long as your little awesome report is online!

I hope you enjoyed the post, comments will be greatly appreciated!

Alex

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Recently I read a post on the Official Clickbank Blog called “Takin’ Care of Business” by Monty Sooter. It made me think about my own friends and even family in some cases:

- Alex, you are going on a vacation to Europe, but you don’t even have a regular job, where do you get the money?

- Well, I am an Internet Marketer

- Oh, you scam people?

… This is how it goes most of the time. Regular folks simply do not believe that I am working only a few hours a week yet I earn more than they do. Okay, even if they believe that facts - they do not believe everything is legit, they think there is a catch. So, I try to explain it to them in an easier way:

- You know eBay right? Okay, now eBay offers a program where I promote items that are already being sold on eBay and if someone purchases through my promotion I get paid a small commission…

- Ebay does that? Dude, it sounds too easy… I mean it’s cool and all but where does the scam come in?

… At this moment I give up. I tell them to do their 9 to 5 while I am enjoying my vacation in Amsterdam. Some people just LOVE to make their life harder and miserable - and I am not going to blame them. I love my Internet Marketing career, I hate the MLM and other kinds of scam, and I will keep on working online as long as the Internet exists!