"The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance - and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning."

Oprah Winfrey

Be a specialist

At school you had been taught that you needed to know as much as you could about all kinds of topics that you were probably not even interested in (e.g. for me the horrors were math and physics…). It would not have made sense to have been focused on just one of these subjects because if you had done that, you would not have made it to the next grade.

In Internet marketing it all is a little different. Here, you should NOT try to be the 'Mr. or Mrs. Knowitall' but the specialist, the go to guy/gal, in ONE area of Internet marketing. This can be e.g. an SEO expert, the software developer, a Google Adwords specialist or a copywriter or more recently, the Web 2.0 guy/gal.

Personally, I would brand myself as the software developer since that is where my expertise is. But more recently, I have also become very experienced in creating VRE (virtual real estate) websites using Wordpress so I can also say that I am a blogging specialist.

Whatever it is that you do, make sure you learn as much as you can about your area of expertise. Strive to become the best you can be. Just like a doctor or a lawyer learns everything he can about his medicine or laws, you need to do the same in your area.

And it never stops. If you have a passion for something, you will like it to learn more and more about it in order to become the best.

Give me crap and I’ll let others know…

Personally, I love to educate myself about all the new ways of making money online (this is a treat of all the top Internet marketers – they never stop educating themselves!). I am the kind of guy people want to have on their lists because I am constantly buying their stuff – presupposed it’s not just rehashed material (and if it is, I'll get myself a refund).

As long as I am getting at least one good idea from a product which can make me more money when implementing it in my own business, I won’t be asking for a refund. But give me crap and not only will I be asking for my money back but I’ll let my list know about it as well so they can avoid it and not waste their hard earned money…!

Focus on one project at a time

When I was attending the Internet Millionaire’s Bootcamp in London in October of 2006, Mike Filsaime said something on stage that I’ll never forget: “You need to focus on one project at a time”. Even though it sounds so simple, most people do completely the opposite.

Focusing on one project at a time will bring you income much quicker than trying to get multiple projects finished at the same time – something which can almost never be achieved. So the key to success is just to focus on the one project that will be bringing you the greatest revenue within the shortest amount of time.

You know, even I, as a very experienced Internet marketer, sometimes made the mistake of wanting to achieve too much at the same time. Instead of working on one project until it was finished, I was trying to handle 3-4 projects at a time. And the result was that nothing got finished in time and my income was suffering from it. Because not being able to finish a project means less income.

In Internet marketing, you better come up with new products quickly because you will soon be forgotten if you don’t. You must be the innovator, the one who is coming up with new, helpful products that your subscribers and customers want to buy from you.

(For example, that's why I relaunched my Niche Content Websites - membership site because I saw that my business wasn't different enough from the businesses of others who were selling the same kind of products. I wanted to get a better USP - a unique selling proposition which was better than most of my competitors by selling UNIQUE websites to people who are interested in making a living from niche type of VRE websites. This has become the solution for people who can't design their own websites or don't know how to implement monetization modules - now everything's done for them…!)

If you don’t know what they want, ask them! Your products must become the solutions for their problems.

Outsource everything you don't want to do yourself

And you don’t even have to create these products yourself. That’s what outsourcing is for. No one is expecting from you, if you e.g. have a great idea for a software tool, that you need to create it yourself. Just hire someone on Elance.com or ScripLance.com, tell him or her what you want to have done, and they’ll do it for you – at a very reasonable price.

For example, I had my AffiliateTurbo software programmed by a programmer which I found on ScriptLance. I paid about $400 for it and I made more than $10,000 from this tiny investment. And the same was the case with my Blog Promoter software. (in the meantime, I’ve sold both businesses for several thousands of $$… they simply were too work intensive as they required a lot of updates on an almost daily basis).

By knowing what you want to achieve and what your goals are, you'll actually get there much quicker. You simply need to be the one who plans it all - it's not necessary that you are doing everything yourself. And all the steps which are needed to get there, will fall into place almost automatically.

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(This article is an excerpt from my Revenue Blueprint ebook. If you liked the article, then why not get yourself a copy of the complete works at http://www.revenueblueprint.com/ ?)

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I balance the two. SEO is more of a long term strategy for me, PPC a short term… among other marketing strategies like JVs (although I have seriously cut back on them).

Sometimes PPC is actually a good way to get traffic until the Search Engine traffic does finally barrel in…

AND you don't always have to wait 3 months. With the proper niche research and some luck, you can draw traffic in days… Once your site is crawled regularly, you can put a page up and be indexed within a day.

I don't think SEO is a waste of time unless you don't plan on being in this game for a long time. I plan on being here in 5-10 years. So I'll be patient.

SEO is a tough game no matter how you look at it. You can be at the top of the SERPs one month and drop out the next… I've seen people who have held number one positions for years and suddenly disappear all together.

It's a dangerous thing having 100% of your efforts in one area and depending on one form of advertising… diversification is a good thing.

SEO and PPC aren't even the only way to market online… some people do neither and make a ton of money.

Really… There is no predicting Search Engine's… they will always mess with your head. Sandbox or no sandbox. The algos always changing… Their index is updated frequently. Google's PR is always in flux…

After the last major update there was a lot of talk if there is even a randomization factor involved now… maybe even certain industries being treated differently… Outbound links becoming a factor also.

What I experienced could have easily been something I did… It's the closest thing to a Sandbox I've had. One day I have 50 keywords ranked high the next day they disappear. 2 months later I see visitors from those keywords back in my logs and sure enough they came back…

SEO has changed a lot since the beginning of last year. It is not as predictable as it once was. A webmaster would be a fool to rely on Google for 100% of their revenue. I've seen it happen… huge revenue generating websites dropping out of the SERPs completely… what a rush that has to be!

LET ME be honest. Like I said. The sandbox could have been something I did or some random shift in the index… who knows… I can't explain it so I call it a sandbox… but I'm always tweaking my sites… and most importantly:

I'm always trying to get new one way links pointing to my sites. Either by means of article submissions, directory submissions, social bookmarking, blog comments, article/content submission to sites like Digg.com and lots of other things… Links are still an important factor in your rankings.

Some new webmasters think if they follow the book they should find themselves at the top of the SERPs… when they don't, they automatically call it a "sandbox" if they can't figure it out…

Reality is… it might be that there are 10,000 websites that were there first with more inbound links and experience. You have to earn your spot…

Bottom line. Sandbox seems to occur, but it will only occur for crowded markets… you need to work much harder than in a niche market with no competition… If there is no competition and your site is relevant, it will certainly rank well… That's why keyword selection is so important. Choose the wrong keywords and you will get ranked nowhere, choose the right keywords and you'll find your site on top of the SERPs a few weeks later…

Until recently, if a new IM eBook came out, and I placed it on my website… you simply had to do a search for the title and there I had been… but I am not focusing on ebooks and courses anymore. I want to help you to get your first websites up and running - that's where I personally find more satisfaction in.

I've been on page one or two for e.g. the phrase "Automated Cash Formula" ever since I placed a review on my site about it (5 months ago…)… It was instant because my site is being crawled daily and in the beginning, there was hardly any competition for that phrase…

PPC? Sound familiar…

SEO? (Search Engine Optimization) not to discourage…

It's not my intention to discourage anyone from practicing SEO - I probably made it sound very difficult. It's not as long as you're staying away from the hyper competitive niches. Choose a niche in which your site could really help other people and where not all the SEOs (Search Engine Optimizers) hang out and you'll rank well quickly because other people will be linking to your great content.

SEO is certainly an incredible way to get free traffic - and lots of it. Any free traffic is good traffic…

I make money with the traffic. Absolutely… it's interesting to see a commission show up for something odd… then look at your logs and see someone had landed on a page you weren't promoting with anything.

… Someone just did a search on Google.

You just have to be smart and spread your risk by using other traffic generation strategies as well… just in case your SEO efforts are NOT paying off.

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You already know that I like to check out new products when they hit the market. Especially, if they contain some groundbreaking strategies like the ones included in a new manual called "Google Payload"…

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The developer, Alex Goad, has been testing some strategies which can basically be called Traffic Brokering or Arbitrage. This means, you'll buy traffic cheaply and then sell it to other PPC networks where in most cases you can get more than 10-30 times more money for these visitors!

You can compare it with trading Forex where you are making use of the differences between the monetary values of foreign currencies. Sometimes, there are huge differences between them and then it's as easy as buying it cheaply in one country and selling it with huge profits in another.

Here's what Alex says about the System and what it's NOT about:

1) Not Sales dependent affiliate marketing

This is NOT affiliate marketing on Pay Per Click where you lose your shirt today only to get Google Slapped tomorrow. Not even close. It's actually not Affiliate Marketing at all. Best part is, if you've tried your hand at it before, you now have a huge edge in the Google Payload system AND you'll be astounded at how easy it is.

2) No Rocket Science SEO

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3) No Writing

If you like writing hundreds of articles and submitting them to directories, day after day, running like a hamster in a wheel just to stay in the same place, this is not for you. There is almost no writing at all. In fact if you can spell at the 6th grade level and you only type with 1 finger, you're doing just fine…

4) No Selling. Period.

Selling is hard business. You need sales letters,products, fulfillment and the dreaded customer service. Google Payload is completely free of ANY selling at ALL. In fact, you'll be acting as a "secret middleman", and a very well paid one at that. This is automated income at its best.

5) Thousands of Virgin Niches

There's still huge potential for getting cheap traffic.

I got a review copy of his ebook and I can honestly say that the strategies explained in his ebook are definitely doable. Best of all, he's giving some real life examples of actual landing pages which are making a lot of money for him. In fact, 8 of these profitable pages are included in the package.

But to be honest, it's not all about Google like the name suggests. It is ONE of the options but not the main part of his strategy. In fact, he's suggesting a lot of other, secondary PPC search engines which you can use to start your traffic brokering business.

It's fair to say that this is one of the freshest and most uniquely profitable, Step-by-Step business systems to hit the internet for months if not years. If you've not found "your way" of making money, yet, this manual could be a good start .

And he's not charging an arm and a leg for it. Google Payload with the core manual, quick start guide and 8
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That's a special launch discount for those that act fast. (It will go up to $97 quickly) So don't wait.

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What knowledge do you need to make these strategies work?
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* You need to know how to create web pages (don't worry,
you can use a free software tool for this…)

* You need to know how to upload the pages from your PC
to a web server using FTP

* You need to know how to perform keyword research

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To Your Success,

Detlev Reimer

(this message has been sent to my email list, too)

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There are a lot of factors involved in succeeding online. It all depends on your chosen path. What do you want to do online to make you money? You can't be hunting down every single opportunity. It will get you nowhere. Your decision and your success all depends on your unique skills, experience, knowledge and talents.

There are some things you can do that will increase your chances in any given opportunity…

Continuing Education:

If you decide to pursue a business online, you must understand the consequences. The only way you are going to make it long term, is to build a habit that will serve as a guarantee against "being left behind or missing the boat". You must continuously learn.

Always be reading e-Books, articles and news related to your efforts. Hang out in forums, ask questions, and stay tuned to what's happening in the online community (but limit your time which you are spending there). This is so important. Understand, you could have received a Masters degree in some tech area 10 years ago and much of that knowledge is useless today.

If you decide to pursue an opportunity online, you must accept that you are in a technological environment. Just like anyone in an electronic, computer, or programming field you must always stay on top of the technology (or more specifically, information).

Marketing alone changes all the time. New ways of doing things are born and old ways die daily.

It is also important to stay educated to avoid doing the wrong things. If you don't have your smarts, someone will lead you in the wrong direction and it will ultimately destroy or cripple your business.

Spread the risk:

You can choose one opportunity, but build a structure around that opportunity that will support the change of seasons.

Market your product, service or website using several different methods to secure your long term objectives. For instance, don't only focus on Search Engines Optimization (SEO) or Pay Per Click (PPC) Advertising. Add e.g. viral marketing, article marketing and affiliate marketing to the mix.

Search Engines change their methods continuously. You could be ranked on the first page of the search results one day and be out of sight the next. It's a guessing game.

Pay Per Click is similar. PPC is actually rather new and something could come along to replace it. It doesn't take long for the flock to change directions; only a few sheep need to start…

You can also pursue more than one opportunity. You can sell digital products and physical products. At the same time intertwine affiliate programs.

Do not take this as me saying not to focus your efforts into a niche. You don't want to be too spread out. I'm just saying not to put "all those eggs in one basket". Of course you don't want to have too many baskets either; don't neglect the good eggs by having too many to keep track of!

Stay Organized:

Organize your time and activities. Organize your data by putting my PromoBuddy Internet Marketing Software into use! Focus your time mainly on the things that are going to make you money.

Too many people get caught up in the details. Instead of goofing around and fine tuning your site endlessly, do the things that will ultimately generate income. You want to be spending a good amount of time marketing your product or services.

Spend your time creating content for your websites, writing articles, creating products and getting inbound links. Create alliances and joint ventures with others. Don't try to do it all on your own. You need to have LEVERAGE!

Organize your week:

For example: You're going to spend Monday writing content for your website and you're planning what needs to be done during the whole week. Write everything down on paper. Tuesday could be for getting backlinks to your site(s). Wednesday you focus on list building and all the things that can get you more subscribers, Thursday you're spending your time on article submissions and setting up new Google Adwords campaigns etc. etc. - you get my drift …

You can break each day, week or each month down into all the tasks that need to be done to achieve your long term goals.

Build a system and stick to it:

Don't get caught in the trap of hanging out in some forum. It may be a way to generate some income, but you can get so rapped up you stop doing other things that will make you more money in the long run.

Also organize your life, your office, your paper, your computer…. Pick up a copy of "Getting Things Done" by David Allen. You'll learn a lot about how to get your life organized.

Expect to Slip and Fall:

It's part of your plan. When something goes wrong, embrace it!

This is how we learn. Everyone goes through this learning curve. There are a lot of things that are going to happen before you are going to succeed.

In sales there is a certain thing understood: It will take "X" amount of "No's" to get to a "Yes". You expect and welcome the "No's", because you know it brings you closer to the "Yes". It's a numbers game.

Many people get frustrated when their first website fails. They read a book and they discover it doesn't change their lives like it was supposed to.

Understand that the opportunities are the same for everyone, but they don't work for everyone. You have to find YOUR opportunity. It will, however, take some time to get your arms around it. You will, most likely, slip sometimes. You may fall and have to start over. But now you have that experience so build on it! BUILD ON YOUR EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE.

Become a business person:

You don't need a college degree. You can educate yourself. There are thousands upon thousands of books and ebooks you can read. Go to your local library and read them for FREE. Download free ebooks.

A well rounded person online must have some business skill or knowledge. You must understand how business works. This is a business. You must understand how it operates, the risk factor, and have a business plan.

Again, you don't need a college degree. But make it a habit to read books related to your field and business. It will sink in over time. Combined with the experience you are getting, you will grow into an online business expert.

You don't need to have a business background to succeed online, but make it a part of your future focus. Set time aside. It won't hurt.

In Conclusion:

Many people on the internet will give you the illusion that their opportunity is all you need. It's not to say their opportunity is bad, they just are selling it. You need to come in knowing how to use it and integrate it into your business.

There is more to it, but these things I highlighted are often overlooked. As more and more people come online each day looking for opportunities, it is necessary for them to be lead in a direction that will benefit them, not bring them down.

One failed opportunity can discourage anyone. But if you are prepared for that result and expect it… embrace it even as this will build up your own experience. Your chances of success dramatically increase!

Good Luck in All Your Endeavors,

Detlev Reimer

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Some weeks ago, I told you about a new SEO service called Backlink Solutions which allows you to get backlinks to your own website easily. You just have to make posts to the blogs which are included in their network and you will be getting backlinks to your websites easily. And not just one link to your main index page but even to subpages. These links are coming from blogs which are at least 1 year old and which all have Google Pagerank. Moreover, you can do this for as many sites as you want!

I've now had enough time to test the service and I must say that I am very positively surprised what an impact using their service has had on my search engine rankings for my main Internet marketing website. Of course, I cannot reveal what other niches I am in but I am willing to show you how far I got with regards to this website that you are visiting right now. In the review video which I have created for you, I will be showing you which keyword I have achieved great results for so far.

As you probably already know, with regards to search engine optimization, the best thing you can do is to get backlinks to your own site using your main keywords as your link text. Then you will rank highly for these keywords in the search engines. Do this often enough and you will be getting a real boost for your sites…! But getting these backlinks has been quite difficult and time consuming in the past.

I want to stress again that the blogs within the Backlink Solutions network are completely white hat, meaning there are no tricks being used which are against the search engine rules. Basically, all you need to do is make a unique post to one or more of the blogs within their network and link your keyword phrase back to your website (I will be showing you in the video how to do this in practice).

This is nearly the same action as posting an article to an article directory and having a resource box with a link back to your site - so it's nothing illegal.

Today, I want to show you about the effectivity of this service for my own website and give you a closer look behind the scenes and a look at the actual salesletter in case you were still sitting on the fence because of the squeeze page. I don't like it very much either that they put it there instead of the salesletter but they wouldn't change it even though I talked to them about this. But nevertheless it's a service I highly recommend or I wouldn't be writing and talking (in the video) about it today.

Their salesletter says that you can easily pay more than $200 a month just in order to rent 5 links on websites with a Google Pagerank of 5 or higher if you're using a text link broker. That is very expensive and is certainly NOT in anyone's budget. I know what I am talking about because it is something I have done in the past, too. And now I don't have to anymore… I can be getting links from over 100 blogs which are permanent and not just rented.

Here's another subheadline from their salesletter: "High Quality, Niche related One Way Backlinks From Web Sites with good Google Pagerank, Spider Activity and trusted by Google, Yahoo and MSN". This means that once you are making a post on these blogs, your link will automatically get followed by the search engine spiders because they are visiting these sites on a daily basis. And the quicker your sites can be found, the earlier you can be making money from it.

It is also important to know that you can make as many posts to these blogs as you want - you just have to make sure that you're making a new post every time you want to link to a different page or different site of yours. In other words, there is only 1 link per post allowed and the post texts have to be UNIQUE - This ensures that the quality of the blogs and the whole network remains strong. The texts which you are posting there don't have to be long. Even if you're not a writer, this will be quite easy for you.

They have about 100 web sites that you can post to and they are across 60 plus unique IP addresses. This is important because if all backlinks to your website were coming from the same IP address, it could raise a flag and get you penalized because that is what search engine spammers are doing when they are interlinking their own websites.

One thing I forgot to tell you about is that they have put a cap on the number of members that can get in to preserve the integrity of the network. This cap is at 300 members and I think that they can reach this any time within the next 2-6 weeks… If you're looking for an excellent way to boost your rankings in the search engines then look no further because this is it.

This is especially true for members of my Niche Content Websites membership site as I've noticed that many members are just uploading their ready made sites without getting ANY backlinks… This can't work. Without backlinks, you're not getting search engine traffic.

But you have to become active - meaning you need to make these posts with your backlinks on a regular basis or it won't work!! So if you're someone who is not taking action after buying a product or joining a site then don't join… I mean it! I am personally very satisfied with their service and with the results I got.

If on the other hand you are making your posts regularly and you're also interlinking your subpages using this blog network then you can be assured that this will be money very well invested!! You can see that it works if you watch the video below.

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or

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