Quest for Quiescence

I’ve been reading a lot about internet marketing for a while now. I think that Internet marketing has a lot of potential to provide passive income streams after some initial setup. I’m really excited about giving internet marketing a try, but the problem is that its such a broad topic, I’m having a hard time getting started.

What is Internet Marketing?

Internet marketing is the practice of utilizing various aspects of the internet in order to convince an audience to perform a desired action. Basically, we can use all the things we love about the internet; websites, blogs, facebook, twitter, youtube and so on, in order to get people to perform actions that will eventually lead to money in our pockets.

What is the appeal of Internet Marketing?

The great thing about internet marketing is that once you establish a presence online, there are a number of ways to make money.  You can sell ad space, create and sell your own product, or become an affiliate for someone else’s product. The options of implementing such models are limitless. Best of all, there is a very low barrier to entry in Internet Marketing. All you need is a computer and an internet connection, and you’re off to the races. Once, you’re on the net, there are plenty of free services available that can get you started with internet marketing for free.

How to get started?

Ahh, there’s the Million dollar question. One thing I like about internet marketing is that there’s loads of great free information available. The problem is, how do you sort through it, pick a method, and get started? I’ve been reading as much as I can get my hands on from all over the place. I’m learning a lot of high level stuff but not that many details (although I am getting better at finding the more detailed information). I’ve got a pretty good idea of a strategy I’d like to implement but I want to make sure I understand more of the basics of Internet marketing before I dive in.

A while ago I signed up for a FREE 12 week introductory course on internet marketing. Shortly after signing up for this course, other commitments started piling up on me and I ended up putting it aside. However, now that I’m getting serious about generating some alternative income, I’ve decided to get back into it. The course is called The ShoeMoney Extreme Internet Marketing Program. ShoeMoney is a popular and very successful internet marketer who received fame and fortune after creating a successful website selling ring tones and other stuff for cell phones. The program seems like a good starting point. It introduces several different approaches to internet marketing and how to implement each. To me, the best thing about this course is the fact that each chapter ends with a list of action items. This should help to ensure that I take actions on the lessons I learn.

For the next little while, in parallel with Freebie Trading, I’m going to be studying this free course and learning as much as I can. Hopefully by the end of it, I’ll have my first internet marketing website up and running. As always, I’ll keep you updated with my progress.