Can I Make Big Money Online

It doesn’t matter what type of digital product you’re selling, there’s always one place your customers will go after they’ve bought from you: your download page. It’s where your product is, after all. They bought it, they go there and get it, and then they’re done. Yes, you could let it happen that way, or you could make your download page do some more work for you.

Your customers deserve a hassle-free download after purchasing, but I’m not talking about putting obstacles in their way. I’m talking about putting other things on that page besides your download link. Since they will go there after buying, a few extra things on that page might be handy.

• Banners that generate impressions: If you’re in a banner exchange program, or any of it’s variations (like traffic exchanges or Viralurl.com), get a credit with them by putting something that gives you credits on your ...

Why You Need To Have A Unique Selling Point (USP)

A few weeks ago, in my internet marketing newsletter I talked about making money online when you don’t have a USP (Unique Selling point aka. Unique Selling Proposition). A Unique Selling Point is something that sets your product or service apart from other product services. The USP answers the question, “Why should I buy from you?”

Without a unique selling point it is extremely difficult to make money selling products and services on the web, because what you are selling is a commodity. Selling a commodity is hard work! It means you have to compete with many other people who sell the same commodity.

On the other hand if you have a USP you can own your niche, because nobody else is providing what you do. ...

I have been meaning to write about this topic and was reminded of it recently when I read Shai’s post last week called, “Kontera: In-Text Advertising“.

At the end of the post, Shai asked:

“...do you think Kontera is something you’ll be interested in using on your blog or site? Why or why not?”

Here is my answer:

I have played around with Kontera ads on some of our blogs and I know from that experience that some people don’t like to see them on a website, while some people do like to see them on a website. Why is that?

Why are there so many mixed opinions on Kontera In-text Ads?

I can tell you why. In general, I have found that the people who don’t like them are the people who see ...

Want to know a big problem with running an online business? They’re online.

Yep. They’re on that big, huge, distraction-filled wonder of our day, the Internet. The one with all the blogs, and social bookmarking sites, and YouTube, and online games, and…well, maybe I should stop here. Otherwise, I’m going to start indulging in one of my worst habits, which is getting distracted by all the things I can find online.

Distractions have eaten hours of time I could have probably spent doing something more productive, like building my business. If you let them, they’ll do the same thing to you. Fortunately, there are a few things you can do if you’re as distraction-prone as I am.

• Earn your fun time.
  If you enjoy doing something online that’s always on the back of your mind while you’re online, force yourself to accomplish your daily tasks first, and earn your fun time. There’s ...

I have been swamped this week with the Olympics, but I wanted to let you know about something REALLY cool that Rich Schefren recently released. It’s called “CashMaps“.

Bascially, CashMaps is a monthly newsletter that reveals the systems that Rich uses to build his online business. If you want to build an online business, Rich’s CashMaps is something you should take a look at.

Click here to check it out for yourself.

Procrastination is like venomous poison for anybody who owns and runs a business. Sometimes it can get so bad, all we do is stare at the computer screen for hours on end while we mentally beat ourselves up to will a clever idea into our brain.

If you fight against this monster from time to time you know exactly what I mean. You might even have felt the urge to throw your computer out of the window because you got so frustrated at your lack of ideas.

I know how this feels and I can tell you, it’s not a good feeling. But over time I have come to recognize certain procrastination causes and I’m going to expose them to you one by one.

By knowing what could be the reason behind your inability to produce ...

Not too long ago, I had a customer service problem. It wasn’t all that much, just a failed ebook delivery. A few emails and some personal intervention later, the problem was solved, and the customer was happy. This is something that wouldn’t have happened if I had run from it.

The trouble with problems is that they’re like snowballs. The longer you let them roll, the bigger they get. I left one job because they prevented me from solving problems before they became big snowy boulders, which made them impossible to fix once the screaming began. Because of this, solving problems while they’re still small makes them easier to fix. Waiting can make them impossible.

If you’re trying to make money online, you’re going to run into problems. All that means is you’re just like anyone else. It also means that when you have those problems, you can deal with them, or try the ...

Well, the 2008 Olympics are about to start and I wanted to share a little about what we have been doing to get ready.

For those of you who don’t know this, we made some decent money a few years ago when my wife Jill blogged the winter Olympics. We then decided to blog every Olympics, because Jill really enjoys it and it is a good way to make some decent money.

To be honest, with the new baby’s arrival we did not do as much preparation for the Olympics as we originally planned. I was going to redesign our blog to look nicer, but after redesigning ...

I am going to start of by answering the question “What is spam?” and then I am going to talk to you about a disturbing a trend on the web related to the definition of spam.

Here is the ORIGINAL definition of spam:

“Unsolicited email”

Simply stated spam is email you receive from someone that you have never agreed to receive from them.

How is the definition of spam changing?

In the first chapter of Sylvie Fortin’s ebook, “Internet Marketing Sins”, Sylvie discussed a recent report by Marketing trends about spam. Apparently the definition of spam is changing…

According ...

I must tell you, I’m really starting to like making digital videos. I’ve learned a lot about how to do this from WebVideoUniversity.com, and if you have the money, you should look into taking the complete course there for yourself. The information is invaluable.

Once you know what you’re doing, making digital videos isn’t at all hard. Time-consuming, yes, but not hard. And while I’m not going to replace my other efforts with video, I’m most certainly going to start adding video marketing to promote my sites and projects now. They’re just plain fun, and with some work, effective besides.

Granted, making fancy and beautiful videos is more expensive than say, a viral ebook. However, getting what you need to do it isn’t so hard or costly as you might think. All sorts of stock clips, music, equipment and voiceovers are ...