Never Give up on a good thing

OH I feel a song coming on... well I have just got yet another piece of software, invaluable I am sure, never going to be able to live without it if I can remember where I put it ;o)

I have soooo much software and crap my computer is groaning under the weight of it all.

We have just made a list of all the web site names that we own which is in excess of 200. They are for different types of internet business.

They include adsense sites, sites to sell software that we have the the resale rights to, clickbank and other affiliate sites and various others to projects that we have in mind.

All we got to do is get one working properly and we will be on our way to the internet riches we so desire.

Focus is the name of the game and procrastination has to be a thing of the past. Maybe tomorrow !!

Until the next bit of news.

Lloyd

No such thing as a sure thing

Well, I went to the Cheltenham Races on Friday, St. Patricks day. Now that is an experience not to miss.

It was a corporate day so no cost to me except the losses incurred betting on a sure thing. It is definetly not a sport or hobby for the faint or weak hearted. Watching the punters jumping up and down and bouncing along the side of the track, willing their horse to push that bit harder and get to the post first. It does not seem to have any effect on the horse or jockey but still they do it!!!

This year they had a lot of horses die which is very sad. I am amazed that there aren´t as many punters die of heart attacks with all the excitment and tears of the winners and losers.

Not too much done on the web sites over the last few days. I am trying to get the www.webprosuccess.com website up and working (well going to ask Sean to anyway) team work see. The files have been uploaded to our massive directory on the www.totalinformationonline.com site and it looks good. Just got to improve the front page and add adsense, also thinking of putting clickbank on there as well.

Got to organise and prioritise the different markets and avenues that we want to work with. We intend to try them all and see which ones suit us best and earn themost money (of course)

We are going to set up a web site which will work through each step of setting up a website. From registering a name, designing and hosting a website, finding content, using adsense and publishing the whole thing.

Each step will be done in real time and show what research is needed where to go, how to do it and what tools to use.

It will build into a complete online guide and training course. We will be doing each step ourselves and build a new site from scratch. You will see it being registered, designed uploaded and sent to the search engines, and the processes we use to start generating income. Subscribers will learn varius techniques such as blog and pinging thy will learn what to do and, just as important, what NOT to do when trying to optimise your site for the search engines.

All this will be available with the stats so that anyone can see the progress live on the site, as well as via the downloadable videos.

A forum will also be linked to the site so that people following what are doing can ask questions, share their experiences and post tips and advise as we go.

Exciting times and loads of work to do so I had better get off this blog and get stuck in. But first, I had better have some tea and get the kids to bed :-)

Lloyd

The Royal WE

Last night my son and I managed to get a new website up and running. Well that is the "Royal we" :-). Sean did most of it, in fact he did all of it. That's what doing a masters degree in computers does for you. And I thought he was just bumming around for a few years. Well I take it all back.

The site is for articles. www.salesletterblaster.com Ok the name is not quite as descriptive as I would like but I bought several really good article.com site names last night so it will be upgraded to a more suitable name soon.

The site is for people to upload their articles about marketing and online business topics. It will be market specific and not open to people to put their articles on making good pasta or ways to cure the ingrown toe nail.

My friend and partner has also been hard at work. Next to me, he is one of the most motivated, enthusiastic and excitable people I know and it is a pleasure to talk to him. He always leaves you smiling and, like myself, he always looks at the positive in everything which is why we get on so well I suppose.

He has been working on a recruitment site and for someone who had never designed anything before has done an amazing job. We have now (the royal we again) bought another 100 related websites to help drive traffic to the main site which he has been working on for more than a year. Once it is up and running I will post the URL for all to see. You will be impressed!!

We have a niche marketing strategy which I will explain in more detail in another blog but basically there is one main site which holds the information but various different niche windows will be going to it so that visitors will see only what is relevant to them. This enables us to target niche areas which are easier and cheaper. So loads of little bites of the web pie rather than trying to bite off big expensive chunks.

I will eventually stick with the plan and blog the details of the different ways to generate revenue online. Until then.

TTFN

Just a Big Kid at Heart

We have just moved back to the UK from Lanzarote and sold my biggest toy.

We had great fun on her over the years. I sold her on Ebay.

It took a few attempts but it got over 8,000 hits each time it went on. Now there is an AHA! moment eh?

How easy would it be to find people trying to sell their boat and offer to put it up on ebay for a cut. Say 5% not bad on a boat selling for £65,000 or more. Two of those a month will help pay the mortgage. That is an easy way to make some money on ebay or generate some nautical related items that will be attractive to all that traffic. So much money out there and so little time to do it.

Lloyd :)

Looking for the wood amongst the trees

After completing my blog yesterday it totally disappeared when I trid to spell check it so today I am postng spelin mistaks an alll to be on the saf side.

You may be glad to read that I have decided against dishing out my life history. phew I hear!!!

The only person apart from my mum who is remotely interested in my lengthy life story is me. So, I felt it was better to save you from the drudgery of scrolling through the lengthy prose to the meaty stuff which hopefully will help you and me to make it as an internet marketeer. Making money online from whatever source takes your fancy.

I will explain however, that I am married and have 7 lovely children from 24 to 18 months (and yes I do have a telly) have just moved back to the UK form Lanzarote after 15 years (Yes, I am mad) with my job which is in sales and marketing for an international company.

The internet has been a hobby and big interest to me for many years. Making money on the internet is not as easy as the pundits say. The problem is looking for the nuggets and finding the wood from the trees.

You have to decide which direction you want to take and just DO IT!!!

The first step is to work out which internet business is best for you.

I will make a list for you of the things that I have considered and where I am right now in my next blog.

This is very theraputic for me it is helping me put a structure to my thoughts (well sort of) and enabling me to move forward. I have several hundred web sites and names that I have got to do various different things. All of which I will explain in future blogs. My latest one is www.yourstepstosuccess.com Go take a look and let me know what you think.

Until next time TaTa For Now

In the beginning there was confusion!!

After spending my working years making money the orthodox way, I decided to have a go online.

At 45 maybe I am a bit past it although when I first made the decision to try it I was only 39. Yep!!!! It has taken me 6 years of procrastinating to get this far.

Dont get me wrong, I have spent many hours studying various gurus, online marketing techniques, reading ebooks and courses, bought and listened to countless mp3 and audio cd´s watched hours of dvd and online video, bought numerous "must have" web tools and software programs so I must know my stuff by now?? Or so you would think.

All this has done is created more confusion. There are so many different views and promises of wealth online. However, it is still possible to make money with online marketing you have just got to decide which way is best for you. Make the decision and stick with the plan.

The idea of this blog is to record my journey from here on in. Hopefully, it will make me take regular action and help put structure to my goal of becoming a successful online marketeer.

If you are reading this (and I doubt it as I have only just set up this account :-) ) the following is the plan for my next blog.

1. A brief (or more likely to be verbose) description of me, my background and family, what I do and how it has taken so long to get here! and a list of my goals. Dangerous as it means I have to take some form of action. I was always told the best way to eat an elephant is one step at a time.... or, for the animal lovers who maybe slightly upset at that thought. The best way to get to the top of a mountain is one step at a time. For those worried about the damage done to the environment with me traipsing over the rare mountain flowers, remember this is all metaphorical... Maybe that should be the title of another blog..... Political correctness gone mad.... "What is it safe to say these days"?? The point is if, you are still awake, is to actually take that first step and this is IT.... Oh, my mum would be so proud.

2. The various ways to make money from my perspective.

3. Searching for the wood amongst the trees and Information overload.

4. K.I.S.S (Keep it Simple Stupid) Are you having a laugh

So until the next post... I bid farewell... My first goal is to update this on a very regular basis. So lets see how I do.

Lloyd.