No BS Internet Marketing Advice For The Rest Of Us

I found this video today of Vishen Lakhiani and just knew I needed to share it with you.

In the video Vishen goes over his “bloodhound method” and how he used it to generate 930k in 18 months from blogging. He covers quite a bit in this video.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

First let’s get this out of the way.

It is still possible to make money blogging. And if you do it right, you can make lots of it.

The problem is most people are not focused or dedicated enough to put in the work needed to create a successful blog.

I’ve seen it too many times. Someone gets a hot idea for a blog. They just know that this is the idea that is going to allow them to quit their job.

They quickly put up a site on one of the free blogging services and post a ton of content. And continue to create new content for a few weeks.

After all the money train is on it’s way…right?

But then something crazy happens. No money comes in. They get discouraged. They throw their hands up and proclaim to anyone that will listen that it is impossible to make money blogging.

Really?

These people are idiots.

If you really want to make money blogging, here are a few steps you must follow.

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Making money online can be a huge struggle.

I’ve been doing the whole internet marketing thing off and on for years.

I’ll have months where I do great.

Then I’ll have others where the results completely suck.

Some months make me wonder should I just throw in the towel – like a boxer who has taken too much of a beating?

Ever have those moments?

I usually give myself a pep talk and continue to move forward.

And I’m glad I do!

But I don’t always move forward with the things that get me results.

I know I’m not supposed to buy all the latest products that come out.

But I do it anyways.

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Did you hear the news about Facebook buying Instagram for $1 Billion?

Wow!

Here’s the story on Forbes

I’ve never used Instagram myself. But I’ve definitely seen the shots in my Facebook feed.

I do know it’s some sort of picture taking app that allows you to take photos and then apply cool filters and share them.

But man, a billion bucks for an App company? The whole Flikr site didn’t sell for that much.

A while ago I got really interested in apps.

And had a brainstorming session with my wife about it. I think we came up with some pretty clever ideas.

Things like “cats in hats.” A silly app where you can throw funny hats on pictures of your cat. I’m sure it’s been done several times by now.

I even went out and bought this book on the recommendation of a few people that were already successfully selling apps in the app store.

After reading it I was pumped to jump into the world of apps.

But I didn’t…

Why?

Well that’s a tough question to answer.

I think the main reason I am not in the app market today – is because I didn’t take IMMEDIATE action.

Soon as I finished reading that book.

The point when my enthusiasm was at a 20 on a scale from 1 to 10…is the time when I needed to take the first step.

It didn’t have to be a big step. Just a small step to get me moving in the right direction.

But I didn’t – and now I sit here with regret.

I’m sure I can still get into the app market. In fact I have no doubt about it. The market is growing like algae in an abandoned pool.

But I feel like I wasted so much enthusiasm that I had built up. Something that I’ll need to dig up again – if I want to ensure success.

Have you ever been at the point where you were super pumped on an idea you had?

But then sat there and did nothing.

Well how about we promise each other that the next time our enthusiasm level is off the charts for an idea we have, we take action?

Sound like a deal?

Oh and don’t forget to share the success that comes from your action taking with me.

And I’ll do the same.

Talk Soon,

Eric Transue

P.S. Here’s the book that I read that got me all pumped up about creating apps

=> Click here to find out how easy it is to profit off of mobile apps

I think I’m going to read it again on my trip to Texas this weekend.

Most of us as kids were taught to not take candy from strangers.

And there was a very good reason for that.

You never know what a strangers intentions may be.

But as you get older, you become more trusting. You’ll pretty much talk or interact with any stranger you come across.

…as long as they don’t look to threatening.

But when it comes to making a living online, you may want to go back to your old childhood instincts.

I had a boss that used to say “Trust but verify.”

Which means exactly what it says. If someone tells you something, it’s okay to trust them. But go ahead and verify it for yourself just to make sure.

When it comes to making a living as an online entrepreneur there is a lot of advice being thrown around.

Tons of self proclaimed gurus telling you what is working.

And tons of gurus telling you what isn’t.

For instance I recently read a post by one of these so called gurus talking about how sending paid traffic directly to a product sales page no longer works.

The new school method says a relationship must be built first. So it’s better to capture their email address on a squeeze page and then sell them through your followup emails.

I agree- in the long run this is a better plan.

But when someone tells me something doesn’t work – a little voice in me tells me I have to try it.

So last weekend, I picked a Clickbank product and started sending paid traffic to it.

I didn’t set up a single page. I pointed my paid traffic straight to the sales page of the product using my affiliate link.

And as of right now – after running this campaign for 3 days, I have a 73% ROI.

So for every hundred bucks I spend on paid traffic, I’m getting $173 in sales. A profit of $73 per hundred spent.

Not bad for something that is running on autopilot!

So the next time a guru tells you something no longer works. Take some time and test it out yourself.

You may be surprised at your results.

By the way…

…If you haven’t heard I’ve started a monthly membership group. And it’s super inexpensive. So if you’d like to see me walk you through my campaigns live on my monthly webinar – or ask me specific questions in the members group, click on this link and join me http://www.erictransue.com/join/