I’m a beginner, need some help!

[brooklyn_3p3]

I wish to start making money online. Just enough to pay a few bills etc. Is this asking too much? At present I am unsure which area to go into. Affiliate marketing looks possible. But there are so many e-books/courses I do not know here to start.
Therefore, I have decided to ask for advice from other members. What are the pitfalls or the chances of being sold a dud product or course. Can you recommend any products?
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!

[Linda Buquet]

Read everything you can in our newbie forum for FREE.
We aren't trying to SELL you anything, so you will get good FREE advice.

Be very careful buying eBooks, you can waste a ton of money by falling
prey to the CB vultures that capitalize on newbies dying for the magic secret to success.

Want to know the "secret"? There is no short cut to success and most of the best info is free.

Study here and ask questions before you spend a penny on ebooks.
Buying them can be addictive and VERY confusing - both are dangerous
places to go when you are new to making money online.

[Teli]

Hi Brooklyn,
Listen to Linda.

There is a wealth of free information available online. Make sure you learn and master the basics before you start throwing your cash around; you may find yourself with analysis paralysis and a lot poorer.

If you're looking for something simple to start off with, and you can manage writing a few articles, then I'd say start with article marketing. It involves writing articles on specific niche topics, then linking to affiliate products or resources using your bio box. There is a free course called Bum Marketing which offers some great basics (he'll try and sell you stuff through his e-mail list, but don't buy it if you don't need it).

Another method would be to set up a free blog, write about a topic you're passionate about and recommend products through your affiliate links.

You probably won't see overnight success with any of the above (or anything really), but it is possible to make a nice income online through affiliate marketing.

~ Teli

[maranda]

Originally Posted by Linda Buquet

Study here and ask questions before you spend a penny on ebooks.

I wholeheartedly agree with Linda on this one. There is more than enough advice here in the forum and articles online for free that will offer you the same information you could get from an e-book.

[JAmieF]

You may want to get an RSS reader to keep on top of this stuff and don't forget to read the blogs on affiliate marketing too!

[quantumtiger]

I'm a beginner too, in that I've spent alot of money,
and I haven't made any back yet.

I've bought all sorts of

"The Latest, Greatest, Bestest,Easiest,Fastest"

ebooks, CDs and Dvds.

All because they were all going to make me Rich, Rich ,Rich in 3 seconds.

And you know what, they all taught me.

It takes some time,(it can be fast)

You learn something, try it out, have a look at what happens, learn from the experience,try something else, have a look again.

My background is a construction worker, who didn't complete high school.
But I know everyday I'm becoming more and more an Internet Marketer.

"Hang in" and You'll get there Brooklyn.

[willywonka]

Here is a totally FREE option you could try that might get you your first affiliate sale:

Go to Myspace and create a profile around a specific niche such as gardening.

Make your profile center around this niche.

Do a search in Myspace groups for a group that centers around gardening and start inviting people to be your friend.

Make posts on your Myspace blog that have articles, reviews, etc. and then place an affiliate link in your post. Does this violate MySpace terms of service? probably, but millions of other people do it everyday. Just don't spam and be smart with your marketing.

Blogs on Myspace can be very effective and unlike using other free blog services, you have a FREE traffic source of over 150 million users at your fingertips. Don't you think some of them will be interested in gardening?

This idea will cost you nothing but time...

[Profitistic.com]

Also, always remember that forums like these are constanly updated by the users posting which keeps the information current and relevant.

Affiliate marketing is a fast-moving industry and so e-books tend to be outdated very quickly.

[visit_faraz]

Hi,
I think that you should read a lot of posts on this forum. Get a few free books on marketing. Get on a few online newsletters.
If you just do this you will know how to proceed and you will be able to make a better decision of what to buy.

Dont fall prey to the products promising big bucks and showing you the secret. If you just keep reading you will find your own secret.

hope this helps.
bye,
faraz

[muskratviking]

Truth of the matter is, there are a kazillion ways to make money online. You just got to find what works best for you. Everyone here makes money in their own way. Invest your time in learning about internet marketing before investing money.