Start with Blogging

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Tracy Matthews

Blogging

The very first thing you should consider starting with when it comes to making money online is blogging. If you establish a blog, not only is it free, but you can monetize it in several ways.

What is a blog? A blog, originally known as “weblog” is a continuous string of posts that you make about whatever you want to talk about. It can be reviews, information about your particular niche, or just what your thoughts are on the world at hand. If you are sharing valuable information in a particular “niche” you can actually get sponsors to post ads on your blog. However it is easier to monetize your blog in other ways.

For instance, there is Google. Google has the “Adsense Program”, named because the ads actually “sense” what you are blogging about and match the topics accordingly. I will have more information on Adsense for you shortly. There is also something very smart that you can do. You can advertise other people’s products on your blog, by being an “affiliate” for them. I’ll be going over that as well. For now, the most common thing to do is to get your free “Wordpress” blog and install it on your server. That isn’t very hard to do. So go ahead to WordPress.com now and download and install your free WordPress blog and let’s forge ahead!

To Our Success!

Tracy Matthews

Blogging

IN THE NEWS: Making Money Online…

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Tracy Matthews

Make Money Online: Roadmap of a Dot Com Mogul ...

Image by Michael Kwan (Freelancer) via Flickr

Making Money Online

Seems like I can’t turn the news on anymore
without hearing about how easy it is to make
money online…

like this clip for example:
>> trackyourlinks.com/gotolink.aspx?id=7837 <<

being able to
–work at home,
–on your own time
–doing what you love
–without having to answer to a soul sucking BOSSHOLE

it’s a proven fact that THE INTERNET is the
fastest new source of income right now, with
no signs of slowing down…

check out this LIVE PROOF:
–> trackyourlinks.com/gotolink.aspx?id=7837
over $45,000 per month, online, without breaking a sweat!

you owe it to yourself to check this out.

cya later,
Tracy Matthews

Making Money Online

A great free Webpage Editor

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Tracy Matthews

Webpage Editor

Image by Kazé (Fabien Cazenave) via Flickr

One thing you will need when making simple web pages of your own, also known as
“mini-sites”, and for other very simple tasks, is a web page editor. While you can do it in Microsoft Word, Wordpad and other text editors, many folks choose to start out by download the free program called Kompozer, formerly known as NVU. The Graphical User Interface makes it very easy to use, but it is a powerful program. There are tutorials on how to use it online as well.

One way you will use Kompozer in a very simple fashion is to change the name on sales pages so that YOUR name appears on them. You can do other simple tasks like changing the price, adding a “form” from your autoresponder so you capture folks information such as their name and email, and more. These are all basic functions that are simple to do, and you should make sure you learn to do them as we progress. So go download what could be the best freebie ever, Kompozer, and have a blast!

Tracy Matthews

Webpage Editor

FTP – A great way to move files …

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Tracy Matthews

FTP

Another necessary evil in learning the basics of marketing online is to be able to move files from your computer to the host computer and vice-versa. Many folks may recommend using C-Panel, which offers a variety of things you can do. However, I’d like to focus on the very simple file-moving system called FTP. FTP dates back decades, and is completely free if you do search for a ftp client. I personally like to use “Leech FTP”, but there are many others that are no-cost and available to use.

Just like any file manager, you get to view both your own computer’s hard drive, and the host computer. You then drag the files back and forth, whether you want to upload or download the files you have altered. Go ahead and do a Google search to find out more on how to use FTP programs, they are a snap, and they are free.

In the next installment, I will be explaining how to download a free program that will let you make simple web pages of your very own.

Tracy Matthews

FTP

Getting Your OWN Website

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Tracy Matthews

Hostgator

Welcome back to the Internet Marketing Newsletter!

Although you will be told time and time again that you do not need a website of your own, actually you will be 99% better off if you do have one. It will open up doors that you can’t imagine right now, but later down the road, everything from blogging, to building a base of leads to sell to, to reselling products will be a whole lot simpler if you get “hosting”.

The most well known host is “Hostgator because more Internet Marketers use that more than any other host, which may come into play down the road in terms of compatibility issues. Before signing up, think up a unique domain name for your website. It should be fairly broad in scope in case you shift focus. For instance, if you name the site BestGolfTipsOnEarth.com, and then decide to switch to a focus on Gardening, Blogging, or Twitter as your “niche”, then you’ll need a new name! Instead try MyGreatDigitalProducts.com or something like that. Generic. Should you only choose .com? and not .net, or .me, or .org, etc? Well, most folks remember .com the best, but that is hard to answer. I mostly get .coms myself and add “MY” or “YOUR” to the beginning of the name to make it unique.

I usually use Godaddy, or Namecheap when purchasing a domain name, you should never pay more than 10.00 annually.

Good luck!
Tracy Matthews