My Internet Marketing Future
July 25, 2008
It has been almost two months since my last post. Summer time has been busy with work, vacations, and family but things are going well.
June was actually a record month for me which was great, but it was also a very enlightening month. I have decided that I need to get to another level in the internet game. While I have made some ok money with affiliate marketing I guess I have bigger plans. With that in mind I am taking a bit of a break from this blog. My goal is to be back in fall with some exciting announcements.
What announcements you say? Well I have three product ideas that I want to experiement with. They would all be ebooks distibuted through clickbank. I have one idea I can do with my father, another I will do on my own, and a big idea that will require the help of a expert. I will start with the first two and learn enough to move on to the third.
I will still be promoting my affiliate sites during this time and probably trying new things in this realm as well. I just know that I want to shift away from making money for others to making more money for myself. Of course this is easier said then done…but you have to start somewhere.
Feel free to contact me even if I am not blogging. I always like to hear from other people in the industry. Hopefully I will have some good news to bring in the fall!
Revenue Report for May
June 2, 2008
Well June 1st has come and I have missed my goal of making $200 per day online. Nonetheless it was still a decent month. Ironically, my net revenue was exactly (to the penny) the same as April, but since there were 31 days in May the average dropped.
Here are the numbers…
$2871.80 in Sales
- 356.90 in Expenses
= $2383.07 in Net Revenue
$2383.07 / 31 Days in May = $77.00 Average Profit Per Day
I will still be blogging even though I missed my goal. I consider it as missing my target date and not a complete failure. My goal remains…it is just going to take longer than I wanted.
Internet Marketing Meetup in Cincinnati
May 31, 2008
I have started a meetup group for anyone interested in internet marketing or SEO in the Cincinnati area. Hopefully I’ll find others like myself, who use the internet as a revenue stream but don’t get the opportunity to network with others in the same field.
Here is the link to the meetup. I would love to see this thing grow over time. I know there are plenty of affiliate marketers and small business owners in Cincinnati who would enjoy this networking chance. It is not always easy to meet others when you are trapped behind your computer all day, and this meetup should make it easier.
If you are not in Ohio, then maybe this post will inspire you to start your own group. I paid the $45 for meetup.com only because I don’t have the time to market this thing. I have tried posting in Craigslist before without success, so I thought I would try another angle. We’ll see what happens…
http://internetpro.meetup.com/64/
Always Diversify with Different Hosting Companies
May 18, 2008
For the past two hours, half of my websites have been down due to a major collapse in one of my hosting providers. Not only are my sites down, but the whole freaking hosting company appears to be having problems as their homepage won’t even load.
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How Many Clicks Should It Take to Convert a Sale?
May 5, 2008
I often read people at DigitalPoint ask how many clicks per sale is considered a good conversion rate. The answer from the community is usually the tried and true “it depends”. Since this isn’t very helpful for someone who is just starting out, I thought I would share my perspective of the question.
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