The Search for the Online Holy Grail

If you are not one of the lucky few who can afford to buy websites that are already generating business, you are going to have to build up your own business.

There are some cheap ways to own sites, but I would not suggest this to the outright newcomer to Online Business until some skills and experience has been gained. More of that with later editions.

• Folks, it works a lot like the brick & mortar business world that we come out of.
• If you have money, you buy a going concern / business / franchise etc
• If you have no or little funds, you have to build your business with what you have.
• The more money you can invest, the faster you will be able to reach your goals
• If you have limited funds, you need to invest a lot more of YOURSELF, your time etc.

The Internet is awash with ways to make money. For as many brick & mortar businesses there are in the world, there are MORE opportunities online - believe me !
But come back to the statistics of the "real" world. I trust that we all know that 80% of businesses fail within 2 yrs, and 96% fail within 10 yrs. Scary statistics.
It is estimated that only 1 - 4% of folk who attempt making money online actually succeed ( home-type businesses ).
Revelation - those who do NOT succeed, are all too often the clients of the 1- 4% who do !

The same success guidelines for the physical world apply in the digital world.

• Your online success will be determined and influenced by factors such as :
• Picking something you enjoy doing
• Choosing something you are knowledgeable on, or are prepared to acquire knowledge on
• The amount of time you are prepared to spend doing it
• Your financial resources
• Your ability to persevere

Let's look at my own online travels as a few examples :

• I was a mortgage originator full time. I converted to an online system, and while I am doing less turnover at a lower commission, the business is on autopilot. Leads go through to a mortgage originator and my commission drops into my bank account. All I do is advertise.
• I looked at all the local newsletters in my physical environment, and started an e-mail newsletter. I give businesses advertising space, and add in some affiliate ads of my own.
• All this while I started working on building lists, leads & prospects in my autoresponder by advertising in various ways. This became the basis for my marketing going forward.
• Once I had my autoresponder going with a few names, I started adding MLM programs and team builds.

You will notice that nothing happened overnight !

Now, you need to listen and understand carefully what I am about to say. There will be those who disagree with me, but if you interpret my statements correctly, you will find that I am 100% correct.

• A very large percentage of businesses offered on the Internet today actually work !
• Most of them are being sold with a lot of hype, false promises and expectations.
• If only everything was presented in a transparent honest way, creating the correct expectations, it would a lot easier to make your choice.
• Instead, our heroes spend 90% of their time surfing or flitting from one offer to another, only to find that the advert was designed to take your money as fast as possible, leaving you with half truths and dashed dreams.
• There is so much "net-noise" out there. You start with one thing, and soon find you are involved in 5 other good looking opportunities. It steals the time that you should be focussing on your core business !

So, you say, what then are the advantages of business online, if any ? Well, I would say quite a few, some of them being :
Very few logistic constraints. This puts the world at your feet, and opens up opportunities that do not exist in the physical world.

• Lower capital requirements. All you require is Internet access, and you can get started.
• Time efficiency. Compare handing out flyers with sending out emails !
• Low Manpower required. Your laptop and software are your employees. Compare that !
• Portability. You can have a mobile office, and operate from anyplace in the world. Just pack and go.

Finally, what should YOU be doing going forward ?
I know people who have had success in one or more of the following.

• Affiliate Marketing
• Auctioning on Ebay
• Selling their own product
• Owning downlines in certain sites.
• Owning money making websites
• And a few more .....

Usually, however, there are some basics that need to be in place first.
I know I am generalizing, but for the typical average person wanting to start a home based online business, I would have the following recommendations.

• Resist the urge to keep on hopping to the next new thing until you have mastered what you are doing.
• Find something that you feel comfortable with, and focus on it. Filter out the "noise" and constant distractions that the Internet offers.

My next letter will go into options that might interest and benefit someone starting out an online career.

Turn down the Volume !

I've taken some criticism that the blog has too much promotion and too little content.

My immediate reaction is indignancy, but let me be big enough to take it on the nose.

The purpose of this blog, once again, is to act as a complimentary source of information for our members back at www.space4me.biz , as well as the members of our various newsletters.

It means that it will contain references to programs that we test out, and we will either promote or criticise them.
That being said, we will also attempt to add other valuable content.

For starters, I have taken out all the adverts. Hopefully you will pick up the important links in the content itself.

Let's see how it goes from here !

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Interesting Stuff !

Hey !

I just got onto something reeeeeeeally great !

Let me spend the weekend going through it all. It also has to do with some of the great programs that we recommend, but there are some good twists.

By that - I mean we should make at least as much money if not more - with less costs !

Will get back to you real soon !

Update

Sorry for the 2 weeks of silence. It's been a bit hectic.

Ok. let's review what's been happening.

I have been getting more leads into my RIOY account, but they are not converting to marketers. While the prograam is still kinda on track, my feeling is that it needs to pick up the pace. I hear what they say about being patient, but if if I must compare to what I am geting in TOAN, then it makes me agitated.

So there we are again - back into TOAN. Folks, I have really been blown away by the growth I have received from this program.
If my memory serves me correctly, since we last posted an entry I have received another 4 paid members into my downline.
Not riches yet, but the program is paying for itself, and then some profit to boot.

To summarize the RIOY program so far:

- I'm more than happy with TOAN
- Trafficwave is a MUST for anyone serious about building an income online
- RIOY ? Dunno. Need to give it some more time. Maybe by monthend I can decide which way I am leaning.

The Best program so far ?

I know I said we will look at the next 2 programs, but heck, I am getting stuck on TOAN. Why ? Well simply because it is really performing !
Over the past 4 days I have received another 4 paid members - average of one per day !

TOAN is supposed to be the first "quick cash" program that RIOY users sign up for. Must admit - so far I am impressed !

On the site, Brian Rooney also talks about the "Power of One". It is so true. I think I am going to try and apply it, and see how it affects the growth of my network. Maybe we talk about THAT next round.

O yes - RIOY has revamped their landing pages, and as from yesterday my site visitors and leads have picked up. We will have to see if it keeps up.
Check out these 2 new landing pages :

Landing page 1

Landing page 2

This advice from Brian Rooney worked !!

Hi Folks.

Last week I got an email from Brian Rooney as part of my subscription to TOAN. I found it quite valuable and thought to share it with you.
I started doing it - and by yesterday "Voila!" - got 2 signups as a result. Granted - I had a LOT of emails lying in my "Deleted" box which I worked through, but the activity Brian suggests worked for me.
I have no doubt it can work for you, and your downline, and their downline .......

Of course, it can be adapted to send out to all the leads you have been accumulating !

Here is a copy of Brian's email :

"I'm hearing from some of our Affiliates that the money they have received from The Online Ad Network is the first money they have ever actually received since they started with online marketing.

That makes me feel really good about what we have here at The Online Ad Network and I am honored to be a part of the success of so many.

Many of you are doing very well at finding and referring other advertisers and not only do I enjoy sending you those commissions but I want to be sure you know how much I appreciate your efforts in building TOAN with me.

Still others are probably joining and thinking, "Well, sure... THEY can make money at this stuff but I still don't know what to do to make money.".

I'm sure you've heard the phrase "no brainer" before and believe me when I tell you ... The Online Ad Network is truly a "no brainer". It just doesn't take any "brain juice" at all to realize what a powerful and simple opportunity we have here.

We all know someone involved in various forms of network marketing, affiliate marketing, business opportunities, etc... We all get emails from them and we see their ads all over the place.

Folks... those are your potential customers, right there. They all need good advertising and you can show them how to get it.

So my challenge to you (and it's just a friendly challenge) is to see if you can get just ONE personally referred new advertiser in the next week to join you in The Online Ad Network.

Remember... this is just a friendly challenge for all of us. I just want to show you that you can do this; even if you have NEVER earned the first dime in online marketing up until now.

Here's what you do:

You get emails every day from someone that is trying to enroll you in their program. All you need to do is hit "reply" and send them this:

-----------------

Thanks for your email. I can see that you are serious about building your business and I think I can help. Right now, you can get powerful targeted advertising for your business for just pennies per day. In fact, you can start today for just 25 cents!

Try the system out for the next 5 days and then pay just $19.95 per month for unlimited text advertising. Many of our advertiers are reporting outstanding results and I think you can too.

Can you invest 25 cents in to buidling your business?

Don't even think about it. Just go directly to this web site right now:

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You get unlimited text ads.
Run split-run tests to see which headlines pull best.
Promote multiple offers.

You can even build an additional income stream by participating in our lucrative referral plan.

Great advertising and lucrative income!

Now THAT is a hard combination to beat.

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Talk to you soon!

A summary so far

Just incase you did not catch the facts in my posts, here is a summary of the progress with RIOY after around 7 weeks of my participation.

- After my first free month, I now pay $34-50 to RIOY to advertise and recruit for me.
- My first core program, Trafficwave, is paying itself.
- MY first quick cash program TOAN, is paying itself and giving me a wee profit.

Right on track I would say !

Next round we look at the next 2 quick cash programs.

The first Quick Cash Program

This is the part I like. I like quick cash !

You might still see some references on the sites and mails to a program called Bigorilla. Just ignore this. Bigorilla was the first quick cash program, and it did produce quick cash, but there were other administrative problems which prompted RIOY to not offer it as the first quick cash program.
If, for whatever reason, you decide to join BG, make sure you join under Linda Acosta, who will do all your recruiting for you free of charge.

Hokay then. The first official quick cash program to join would be TOAN, which is another great kick-ass program no internet marketer should be without.

- You get unlimited text ads 24/7
- It has a great compensation plan
- You can take a trial if you wish for 25 cents
- It is owned by the same owner of Trafficwave, Brian Rooney, who has impeccable credentials for over 8 Years on the web.

You do not need to do any promoting and will still build an income ! Within 3 weeks my commissions were exceeding my monthly cost, so I have a great tool to advertise - FREE !

If you do nothing else in life - go to TOAN right now by clicking here !

The next step

RIOY aims to get you to a residual monthly income of $4,000 after 12 months, $10,000 after 24 months, and $25,000 after 36 months.

The strategy is based on introducing quick cash programs that help to pay the longer term core programs. The first core program is Trafficwave, and the second core program will apparently be introduced later, once you are in fair profit with the program.

By the way, we have just been given a kick-ass offer by Karl which is available to members. It pays your monthly costs to all the programs for seven months, after which you receive $75 per month for a further 17 months, giving you an additional profit of $1300 !

The first Core Program

Now that we understand the function of RIOY, we can move onto the rest of the components.

The first core program is an autoresponder called Trafficwave. This builds a slow but very substantial income over time.

RIOY recruits for your downline, and you can view the whole compensation plan in your Trafficwave back office.
Actually, all you need is one new paying member every month, and your fasttrack bonus of $17-95 will pay your monthly subscription of $17-95 to Trafficwave. The accumulation of downline then starts building your profit monthly.

I find Trafficwave an excellent product as far as autoresponders go, with a better than usual compensation plan.

At the end of the day, any serious internet marketer NEEDS an autoresponder. So the cost is already justified in the intrinsic value of the product.

You can join Trafficwave as a trial for 25 cents, but you can only start earning and building a downline once you upgrade to full membership.

Whether you use Trafficwave as a standalone product, or as a component of RIOY, I can absolutely recommend it !

How is RIOY doing ?

Ok. We are on the topic of RIOY.

I decided to give it a try around the 29th December 2007, and signed up for the program. Next year this time I should have a residual income of around $4,000. Let's see if we can stay on track.

As mentioned, RIOY is composed of :

- A marketing co-operative
- Certain core programs
- Quick cash programs

The Marketing Co-operative ( RIOY itself ):

RIOY member ship is FREE for the first month, and after that it costs you $34-50 per month. These fees go towards advertising and marketing. Being able to purchase bulk advertising gives the co-op the ability to advertise cheaper than the average individual.

RIOY undertakes to get every participant to earning $4,000 in month 13, or they will do it for free if it takes longer. There is guarantee provided by Karl which can be found on the site.

As a member of RIOY, you can expect to get an average of one paid member per month in the first core program, without doing any promoting yourself

As people up in RIOY, they are automatically directed to the quick cash programs under your affiliate code.

So, for the program RIOY itself, you are paying $34-50 per month after your first free month, and in exchange for your bucks they do recruiting for you and place recruits automatically under your downline.

You do not earn any commissions from RIOY itself.

Who the heck is Karl Green ?

After being burned a few times with all the promises that are made to newcomers online, I started developing a habit of doing some research before I get involved with anything or anyone.

The internet is an amazing place. You can Google just about anything or anyone. If you are internet-active, someone out there has seen you and depending on your activity, something has probably been said about you.

When researching RIOY, I got the usual blogposts etc where people were promoting their affiliate links.
When I started reading the pages where a which beter critical evaluation was being done, I found one individual who was sceptical about the program. Usually I find a whole lot of such individuals !
Then, I started finding a number of other pages where Karl Green as an individual was being discussed, and it was a pleasant revelation.

There are lot of people out there on the net who applaud not only Karl's credibility as a person, but also his expertise.
I invite you to do the same research should you find the time.

Retire in One Year ?

I came across what I believe to be a very promising program - RIOY, or Retire in One Year.

The founder of RIOY, Karl Green, has formed a program designed to assist the newcomer to Internet Marketing.
It is designed to be a "set it and forget it" program, although for those wanting to hasten the profit process are welcome to do their normal marketing.

The reason that most people never make money on the internet is because they give up too soon. They do not persevere.
Contrary to all the hype out there, 99% of successful internet marketers only succeed over a period of time.

Karl has designed the program to get the newbie into breakeven or profit within 3 - 4 months, and producing a monthly income of $4,000 guaranteed after 12 months.

In the following posts we will be evaluating this program more closely.

To get all the info on this program, click HERE.

Z-Link

I have found this to be one of the cheapest and nicest programs to be in IF you are doing Internet Marketing.

You will NOT get rich overnight, but you DO get the following :

• Every single sale period, that ZLinkPTP ever makes with their Profit Sharing System will make you money!
• Advertising with ZLinkPTP shows your websites, banners, and ads all over the internet that will make you money!
• Easily showing different member's websites, banners, and ads without you even having to own a website will make you money!
• Becoming a valued ZLinkPTP affiliate with an amazing forced downline payment plan will make you money!
• Your referral's and their downline's re-orders will make you money!
• Every re-order sale made to ZLinkPTP period goes back into the profit sharing pool to make you money!
• A prospect just visiting your ZLinkPTP site will make you money!
• Just showing an ad impression, not a click, will make you money!

You become a LIFETIME member for a once-off payment of as little as $4-95 ( which is the cost of your first advertising package ).

They offer you 8 ways to earn money.

To see the full info package, go HERE.

Resources

One of the things that you are going to need when working on the Internet, is some way to execute a financial transaction.

For most of us, and especially if you are a South African,you will need a credit card.

I strongly suggest that you check out and set yourself up with an account at the following sites :

Paypal : www.paypal.com

Alert Pay : www.alertpay.com

Safe Pay : https://www.safepaysolutions.com/

Some of the business models that we will be looking at will have their own payment gateways.

What to Blog ?

When it comes to what content to place on my blogs, I seem to never have enough time to include everything there is to talk about.
When it comes to Internet and related subjects, there just seems to be an enormous amount of information that needs to be discussed.

Some folk are at the beginning stages on the Internet, and others are experienced. These different people require information at different levels.

I will attempt to discuss topics at all levels. It might happen that I switch from one topic to another without warning. Please forgive me, and remember to browse all posts to find what interests you.

There are folk needing the absolute basics. We will deal with that at certain intervals. In between that we will also be evaluating different business models as well as acquiring skills that are needed to utilize the Internet to full extent.
The Internet is also full of information that needs to be sifted. We will attempt to assist you in that sifting process.

For those readers who are at an advanced level, I hope that we can also offer something of value and learn from each other.

A download page

Ok.

We now have a download page for the freestuff.

Find it at http://www.space4me.biz/freestuff/

From this point we will be moving between three pages.

1. This one
2. The download page above.
3. And don't forget the mothersite http://www.space4me.biz

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