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“How To Make Just $200 Per Week Online”
by Willie Crawford
One of my ezine subscribers recently wrote me complaining
that many Internet marketing ezines have degenerated into
nothing more than continuous sales pitches. He went on to
explain that he was a “newbie” - still struggling to have
that first $200 week. He asked for detailed instructions on
how to do just that.
His dilemma is not new, and is not one I’m unfamiliar with.
In-fact, many of the nearly 400 articles that I’ve
personally written were “attempts” to answer that very
question.
The whole key to online success is finding a pressing
problem and filling it. People go online seeking solutions
to painful, nagging problems, and if you offer those
solutions, they will gladly pay you for your assistance.
Finding these painful, nagging problems just means looking
around you at the problems you, or your regular contacts,
experience (and complain about). Many of these are very
persistent problems.
Here’s an example. I’ve been online since late-1996. A
problem I’ve noticed practically EVERY webmaster complain
about, and seek a solution to, is not enough website
traffic. This has, and will continue to give rise to
countless opportunities. I could list a dozen similar
problems, but this one is hard to argue with.
Back in 2002, I discussed putting together an encyclopedia
of website traffic generation methods with a trusted friend.
I purchased the domain name, WebsiteTrafficPhD.com and began
compiling a list, and doing research. After a while, I
concluded that the project was bigger than I was ready to
complete at the time. So I allowed the name to lapse, and
then later renewed it. A few years later, John Reese was up
to the challenge, and produced his monumental Traffic
Secrets Course, which you’ll find at
http://TrafficSecretsByJohnReese.com John sold more than $1
million worth of copies of this course IN A DAY.
Part of John Reese’s success with Traffic Secrets was due
to the fact that potential customers were acutely aware of
the problem that the course solved! Ideally, you find and
market solutions to problems that are just as painful… and
that they are just as desperate to solve.
Many newbies that I see struggling are trying to sell
products for which there’s no market. Others are selling
products for which there is a market, but the market is not
very aware that this is a REAL problem. This is where I’ve
excelled as an affiliate marketer, and where I honestly
believe that anyone can do the same.
MOST of my affiliate sales are driven by simple articles
that I write… like this one. My “secret formula” that I
use in writing these articles is a classic copywriting one.
It’s called “problem, agitate, solution.
With this formula, you find a nagging problem that people
are desperately looking for solutions to. Then you find a
great solution. Next, you write articles that explain the
problem. You go on to explain why the problem is “severe”
enough that the reader really does want to solve it. Then,
finally you explain why the product you are marketing is THE
perfect solution. In the article you are educating your
reader, the reader appreciates you helping them locate a
solution, and they act upon your recommendation.
Many online marketers approach the above all wrong. They
come up with a product idea, create the product, and then
seek a market. Often, only they think that the product
solves a really painful problem. Most of their potential
customers do not see the problem, or don’t see it as very
painful, so the product flounders. That’s why you need to
locate really severe problems that your market is already
aware of!
The final part of this very simple formula is getting your
articles in circulation. You need ezine publishers, and
frequently trafficked websites, to run your articles, and
give you free exposure.
For the article distribution, you have three basic choices,
and I’ve used all three. You can manually submit your
articles to sites and ezines that you locate through
research. You can use article distribution services, or you
can use software. I currently use the last two options. I
don’t use option number one because it is too time consuming
for the return-on- investment that I get.
There are three article distribution services that I have
used and recommend. They are:
http://EzineTrendz.com
http://SubmitYourArticle.com
http://ThePhantomWriters.com
All three of the above services will take your article and
submit it to their database of appropriate places. Since
they take the time to maintain their databases, and to
review the quality of articles submitted, using them is very
cost effective.
I also use a piece of software called Article Submitter
Pro. It “semi-automates” the process of submitting your
articles to over 760 places. The process is not fully
automated because many of the article directories and ezines
that you can submit to do have unique requirements. You do
need to take the time to make sure that you are properly
submitting to them, and not just bombarding them with what
amounts to unwelcome spam.
Properly submitting ensures that MANY more places run your
articles.
My subscription to Article Submitter Pro and the training
to properly use it is included in my membership in a site
called Content Propulsion Lab. This is a site where I help
teach members how to properly develop and distribute their
content for maximum results. We teach using not just
articles though - we also cover audio, video, and other
content formats.
You can read more about Content Propulsion Lab at:
http://CashThroughContent.com
I’ve just laid out EXACTLY what I’ve done for years to
generate not just $200 per week, but up to $11,000 from a
single article that took me 30 minutes to write. This level
of success with writing articles wasn’t overnight. However,
I did find that well-written, informative articles gave me
the best “bang for the buck” right from the very beginning.
Since articles are archived in article directories and
ezine archives, they can generate traffic and sales for you
for YEARS to come. That makes taking the time to research
and polish them very worthwhile. Since there are so many low
quality articles being produced, it’s really not very hard
to stand out in the crowd and actually have ezine publishers
coming to you asking for more of your work that they can
publish.
There you have it! Remember though, it is essential that
you identify that really nagging, painful problem that you
are going to solve first. Also remember that the market
should already be acutely aware of the problem.
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Willie Crawford serves as a consultant, mentor, and
confidant to some of Internet marketing’s top income
earners. You can tap into his 9 years of online experience
and million-dollar, success-creating advice in his
critically acclaimed special report at:
http://BlueprintToInternetMarketingSuccess.com to sign up
for a free mini-course
