Available online at: http://www.netpreneurnow.com/mini.shtml (along with a number of articles)

Also available via Autoresponder: mailto:conversation@netpreneurnow.com

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From The Heart: A Conversation with a Newbie

by Stuart Reid

I've been inspired to write this short piece to answer THE most common questions I hear. It takes form of a fictional discussion.

NEWBIE: "How do I make money on Internet?"

ME: "You need to sell `something` to `somebody` - and of course make a profit."

NEWBIE: "What??"

ME: "You need to persuade people to exchange their cash for your goods."

NEWBIE: "That's another way of saying same thing. Don't you have any practical advice?"

ME: "First, you need to know what people are willing to spend their money on. Discover what they want to buy, or would like to buy.

Second, you need to reach these people. You need to be where they are, to go where they go.

Third, you need to present what they want in way they expect it."

NEWBIE: "Sure, that sounds like common sense to me. But if it was that easy we'd all be doing it!"

ME: "It IS that easy! There is NOTHING else. There's a lot of tactics you can use to make process more likely to succeed, sure, but at end of day your job is to give people what they want.

You could specialise in one market. You could target any market that is likely to give good results. You could - if you were that kind of guy - blatantly scam everyone for a quick buck, but you'd quickly crash and burn that way.

You need to build a reputation. That involves trust. It takes more than just throwing offers at people - make friends with them first."

NEWBIE: "Now we're getting somewhere! I know what you mean - I'm getting sick of same offers clogging up my mailbox each day, and if I am surely everyone else is?"

ME: "To some extent, yes, that's why you need to develop your own style and personality. The market is very busy, so you need to distinguish yourself. For example, it doesn't mean you shouldn't jump on bandwagon *if* current in vogue product is worth it - but you should try to make your offer differ from everyone elses!"

NEWBIE: "Right. Ditch those carbon-copy promotions, then!"

ME: "You've got it! Write your own ads, include your own bonuses, that kind of thing."

NEWBIE: "So, what can I do to reach these people and find out what they want? Is it just a matter of reading messageboards, and when someone needs help send them to a good offer, with my affiliate link?"

ME: "There's so much you can do here. Personally, I think that way is pretty unlikely to succeed.

Remember you need integrity - a good reputation. You need to distinguish yourself in whatever market you choose (even if you are active in all markets). Your own web site and mailing list are a good start, and are almost essential. That way you can develop a following.

Then you need to build a basic strategy that encompasses ALL your marketing activities. A good starting point is to drive visitors to your website, and capture their e-mail address. Then provide them with good information and carefuly chosen offers where appropriate. With an autoresponder this can be automated.

Make your site a useful resource for them to return to with perhaps some changing content to encourage repeat visitors, such as a Blog, or a online newsletter, or a "xxx of Day" type feature.

Once this is in place you have a good platform to work from, and then you can answer that board members question. If it sounds like hard work, I apologise, but you don't need to do it all at once. In fact I'd encourage you to start as soon as you can. You'll never come to anything if you constantly try to perfect everything. Build something first, and improve as you go along."

How Much Do You Need To Earn Per Hour To Achieve Your Yearly Financial Goals?

Have you ever asked yourself what your highest income producing activity is?

If you’re like most people you probably go about your day-to-day business never really thinking about moment to moment activities that consume your day.

I’d like to walk you through an exercise that has helped me and my clients really stay focused on earning their highest possible revenue per hour.

Let’s assume that we each start with 365 days in a year. If we take away following:

·Weekends- 104 days ·5 major USA holidays ·2 weeks of vacation ·Personal religious holidays – (average 3)

That leaves each one of us with approximately 238 days in order to earn income we desire. Of course we can add or delete days based on our own schedule and desires. If you multiply these 238 days times an average of 10 working hours per day, you are dealing with 2,380 hours of real work time for year. So let’s do some math. If your yearly income goals are as follows…