Access to a credit card, internet sessions and having a computer is beyond average Jamaican. So what was son of a market vendor getting into?

Most marketers have a professional website with a domain name and like. I started with a Geocities website that I still have at present. Now if you are acquainted with online marketing, you would know that is a cardinal sin. But I still went ahead with it anyway.

I utilized various marketing techniques to channel traffic to my website. Due to obvious limitations, my traffic is nowhere in Yahoo’s region but I receive several hundred page views per week for my efforts.

Along way I have been insulted, ridiculed and flamed by some marketers who somehow don’t appreciate my contributions. But you know what, that doesn’t bother me at all. I need it.

That’s what makes me strong and resilient in my pursuit of success. And you can do it too, even better that I did. With right guidance and knowledge you can make it in a shorter time span.

Copyright © Nicholas Dixon

If Postal Service did put a 5 cent tax on email, it wouldn't be end of Internet. There are a number of ways to communicate without using email.

Prior to Internet groups used Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) to communicate and trade files by dialing into a central computer and establishing a connection over a phone line. Yahoo Groups and Topica Groups are basically doing same thing now, but over Internet. These BBS systems allow people to trade messages without use of email.

Something I'm looking into for my ezine is Really Simple Syndicator (RSS). The idea behind this is to post headlines on my website and a program running on your computer would read these when they're available. No email needed. With problems of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) blocking email, even from trusted sources, in future it may be a necessity for ezine publishers to continue to publish.

I know it's old fashioned, but there's always option of using Fax and Phone to communicate.

Finally there's possibility of a private Internet that bypasses government involvement altogether. Most of you that work for a company of any size are using an intranet - a company-wide Internet that is only accessible to people who work for your company. An extranet is an intranet that allows access from people outside company. By connecting extranets, it would be possible to create a private Internet.