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There are several people that I follow online, visit their blogs, and buy their products.  These are the people that I consider to be truly genuine and an expert in their field. Yaro is one of these people.

I consider him to be an expert in the blogging field. I have been receiving his newsletter for quite some time, and his is one that I always make sure I take the time to read. Why? It is always full of valuable content not just a selling pitch like some others that I signed up for. He teaches how he makes money with his blog, as well as other things that he does. He keeps you interested at all times.

Take the time now to watch a true blogger making a six figure income online with this video that he is sharing. Yaro calls this  Conversion Blogging and it is so worth your time to watch!

What a great weekend it has been for me! My first internet marketing seminar and with some great people! I have met Willie Crawford before at an informal gathering he had in Fort Walton Beach a couple of months ago and this was my first time meeting Frank Garon. They delivered on what they promised and I have all I need to make this a success!

Everyone I met was so nice and I left there feeling like I had a new family. I will cherish this experience forever! The meetings were great and the after hours hanging out after dinner was yet another chance to learn even more. This was also a weekend of laughter and fun. I cherish that as much as the learning. I will be posting some pictures from the seminar weekend soon.

How much time do I need? How much will it cost? These are common questions when thinking of starting an online business. A lot of people are struggling and looking for a way to supplement their income, which is the reason for wanting to start an online business. An online business can be started for a very small amount, for even under $100.00.

As far as time, the more time the better. Some of us are employed full time, trying to spend time with family, running the typical household things, and wonder how we can find extra time. I have found that even if it is only 60-90 minutes per day after work is a good start. Using this time to really focus and get something done is very important. I have even heard the idea of setting a timer can help. It makes it feel like you are under a little pressure and some of us work better that way. If not, knowing that the timer will be going off may help us to focus on getting a task completed.

Do you have the techinal know how? This has been one of my biggest blocks. I can use a computer and the internet. I have learned a lot of the language but there is still more learning to do! I am willing to learn and it feels like major accomplishment when I complete a task that a few short months ago, I would have never dreamed I could do.

There are people out in the online world that are willing to help us along the way. Eric is one of these people and here is the link to the next lesson! Eric’s Lesson #3

This is the topic of Eric’s lesson #2. Eric makes some very good points about what an online business actually is.

There are several questions that come to mind about starting an online business. How much will it cost to get started? How much time is necessary to make an online business successful? How much computer experience do I need? Will I be able to quit my job?

An online business is not a job. If you build your business the right way, you can have more security and income that a lot of 9-5 jobs. This is what I want and following Eric’s Tips is going to be a big help!

Listen here for Eric’s Lesson #2

I have been a long time subscriber to Eric Holmlund’s newletter called Eric’s Tips. This has been one of the newsletters that has been helpful to me.

Recently Eric announced that he was going to be leaving the internet marketing business. He is offering anyone signed up for his newsletter, to receive 120 video lessons that he is creating for free on how to build an online business from A-Z. He decided to do this after doing a survey with his readers and found that so many people are suffering from information overload. There are a lot of people(myself included) that have all this great information but are unable to put it all together to actually get their business going.

In one of the comments on his blog, the question was ask if it was ok to put a link to the video on their site. He said yes, so I thought that was a great idea and I am going to include the link to the first lesson in this blog post. For anyone wanting to get started and learn from someone that is very successful, this is a great opportunity. Eric’s Lesson #1

I am very excited about this step by step series that he is doing, and hope you will find it helpful too!

One of my favorite places to visit online for everything to do with internet marketing is Lynn Terry’s SSWT.  She has been working totally online for about 12 years and has a remarkable way of sharing her knowledge with members of her forum.

Lynn set out a few days ago on her blog beginning a test with Twitter thinking this may just be something to get sucked into to waste time(something I can’t seem to find enough of).  It did not take her very long to decide that Twitter is a valuable marketing tool.

If you have not set up a Twitter account, go and sign up now! It is really very quick and simple to do. Once you have your account, you can start “tweeting” right away. You decide who you want to follow, and will find that you will soon have followers yourself.  This social marketing tool is a great way to connect with people with the same interest, as well as a great way to get some traffic to your website or blog. Now, head on over, set up your account, and if you need that first one to follow, you can find me at http://www.twitter.com/jeanmandel :)

Well I have one again seemed to have got side tracked… It has been forever since I have written on this blog. One of my excuses is I keep looking for a theme that I like and that is easy to work with. I have very little technical knowledge and it really holds me back.

 I have had several projects going lately. The one that has just kicked my butt is getting a squeeze page set up and going so that I can get a subscribers list. I gave up on getresponse and signed up with Aweber.  Now I see why everybody recommends it! It is really so much easier. I have my free ebook by Jimmy D Brown to give away as my gift.

 My other project is getting my own product to promote.  With limited time, that is going kinda slow, but I am still working on it.  Cindi Parker with Internet Marketing Dreams has really encouraged me to do this. It is really cool because she only lives about an hour away, and I was able to meet her and we have talked several times on the phone. This has helped me not not give up.

 Ok, I am back to working on getting my product finished. The weekends seem to go so fast and I want this to be one to be productive!

 Check out my squeeze page!

http://www.traffictoprofits.com

I seem to go two steps forward, then one step back in this online journey of mine. One of the things that hinders me is starting too many things at one time, and finishing nothing….

First it was my website, then I started this blog, then I purchased several products from other internet marketers(and I do not know what to do with them to make money). I even purchased a couple of niche websites that have to be uploaded to my host( I think) and have not finished that. I tried to make a squeeze page…..no I did not finish that either.

 I get started, read something else, get sidetracked and the next thing I know it is way past my bedtime and I am seeing crosseyed! 

Lynn Terry is really such a help with her SSWT forum, as well as her marketing blog.  I was able to listen in on her webinar today and felt like she said out loud a lot of the things I have been telling myself. One of the things she talked about today, was really getting yourself motivated and consumed with your goal. Just that one thing I heard today, I was able to get motivated enough to post on this blog! Yea Jean!

Lynn also talked about getting focused. That is my main problem right now. First Things First is a slogan I learned many years ago and I not been applying it lately. I am actually proud of myself tonight though, because after work, I sat down at this computer and gave myself a time limit to read other blogs and read at some forums. With just changing that one little habit tonight, I was able to have more time to do some things that will help me to move along in this journey of mine.  I worked on writing an article to submit to a directory tonight and that will be a plus.

NOW if I can just remember what I heard today…get motivated, get consumed with my goal, see myself there. Breathe it, think it, stay on track, and the big one for me, STAY FOCUSED!

With that, I am going to call it a night!

I am still learning more and more each day about what it takes to succeed in the affiliate marketing business. As I think of this, it is necessary in any business or anything in life that I really want. I must have patience and perserverance. I need to remember these  two things at all times.

 I have had plenty of opportunities lately to practice patience. While reading forums, I saw that other people said changing themes in wordpress was a very simple task. Well it certainly was not for me…..but I showed patience and perseverance by going to the forum and asking for help, and then going back when I still could not get it to work. Once I found that I had downloaded my theme in the wrong folder, getting it moved to the correct place caused me grief but once again, I hung in there. What other people were saying about changing themes was in fact easy, had I just paid more attention in the beginning when I started as to where I downloaded the theme to start with. It was a lesson that I think will help me next time!  

 This has been the one thing in my life lately that I am determined to succeed in. It has taken months to get my website ready. I have not let this stop me…..perseverance!

Wow, I am about to drive myself crazy! I have signed up with Hostgator, started a blog (uploaded Wordpress form there), been able to get to my blog today, but that is about it. I am so unorganized……I have so much I am trying to do, and not being organized, I am getting a lot of nothing done….I had started a blog a few weeks ago and saw a lot of post about how much better Wordpress is. After I got my wordpress blog up, I was able to import my post from Blogger. I downloaded a theme I like, but cannot figure out what to do to change my theme. I have watched youtube videos, read instructions, and just cannot get anywhere. One time when I try to sign in Wordpress it lets me just fine, then later I try and it says invalid password…This has not been a very productive day. I know most of it is because of my lack of organization.

I even signed up as an affiliate for a program today(one of the times when I was sidetracked) and wanted to put an ad on my new site……I cannot figure out how to do that either. I am going to make a first things first list, and the first thing on my list is going to be to GET ORGANIZED!