My 2009 Internet Goals
One of the great things about blogging and the on line life in general is the great people you run across.
One of my favorite guys is Daniel Scocco who has at least two highly useful and successful blogs, Daily Blog Tips and Daily Writing Tips.
Among the many things Daniel doers to help the blogging community is frequent shared writing projects. Daniel picks a subject, writes a blog post on topic and then invites any others who want to participate to write their own post on that subject and get a link from his blog to the individual posts.
This not only boosts traffic but shares a literal wealth of information because if you follow the lists you get a whole brad spectrum of ideas all on a common goal.
Daniel’s current project is very calendar appropriate, blogging goals for 2009.
Here’s mine:
My 2009 Internet Goals
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Make every domain I own produce some income
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Triple my GPS-related blog income
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Provide a domain monitor service (build or buy)
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Earn at least $500 per month in affiliate sales
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Produce and sell at least one self-authored info product (eBook or ???)
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Get at least 500 uniques a day from some combination of blogs
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Sell off at least two blogs I have no interest in.
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Build out two sites with forums to sell or convert to paid membership sites
That should be enough to keep me out of mischief. May hat is off to Daniel … when you look at the numbers he has already attained versus the numbers I am only shooting for you can see just how hard he’s worked. Notice I didn’t say how lucky he has been. I’ve been following much of Daniel’s work for more than two years now and it’s my judgment luck doesn’t enter into the picture much. He works hard and provides value … and that’s the real secret of what ‘on line luck’ is all about.
How to Choose and Register Your Own Domain Name
The way to register a domain name is by signing up with a service that provides domain names called a registrar. ICANN is the main organization that provides standards and procedures for domain name registrars to be certified.
Only a domain name registrar is permitted to access and modify the master database domains that are on InterNIC servers. The fee is determined by the registrar as far as getting a domain name and some registers have special domain name packages.
A domain name is used to establish your identity on the internet, as well as serving to establish a brand. Marketing is influenced by your domain name. You can use your business name as your URL. Try to find an available URL that describes your business if your business name is not available. Purchasing a business name domain name isn’t the only way to go, and when a keyword domain name could do just fine.
The URL of your businesses website has a great effect on online and offline marketing. So, use your common sense when you choose your domain name. Domain names that are complicated for any reason can drive people away from your site. Short domain names register better with people’s memory and are easy to remember.
After you choose a domain name, you need to get it registered with a domain name registrar service. Charges are likely to consist of a one-time installation cost to cover the background technical job that has to be done. Then pay your service provider a monthly, semi-annual or annual fee for Web site hosting services.
Many domain registrar services have competent online tools to help you get your domain name and hosting site up and running.
I strongly recommend purchasing a .com domain name as opposed to a .net, .info, .biz or anything else. If your chosen domain name is not available in a .com, keep looking until you find one that isn’t taken. There is nothing wrong with the other extensions but when you have a .com extension, it sounds like you’ve been on the net a long time.
Then you might consider looking at the lenght of time your competitors have regstered their domain names, if you want to stay ahead of your competition. If your domain name expires, there’s a good chance that someone will register your domain name immediately after it expires. Renewal of domain names regularly is an assurance that you keep it for several years.
Remember, your domain name is an extension of your business and your brand of product or service.
Online Affiliate Programs -Some Useful Facts
If you want to make money online with affiliate programs and do not know how to locate the right program then maybe you could learn a thing or two from the common mistakes people make in choosing the programs. While affiliate programs are the easiest way to make money online, it is also quite easy for a newbie to invest in the wrong program and lose thousands of dollars. Many will tell you how to find the right program. I’d rather advise you to learn from other peoples’ mistakes and try not to repeat them. If you remember a few useful facts about online affiliate programs, chances are that you will never go wrong.
(1) Try to opt for a program that proves to be a legitimate income opportunity and not ones that only make vague promises to help you make quick money. A program which allows you access to their leaders who strive to answer all your questions is probably a legitimate one. Such a program would also clearly specify the commission structure, as well as the frequency of pay-outs.
(2) Ask for, and correspond with, the references provided. A conversation with these individuals often provides the real story - whether they actually make money online with the affiliate program. Do not be afraid to pose clear and straightforward questions on the frequency of payments and the commissions they have received till date. The answers you receive will determine whether you found the correct program or not.
(3) In order to make money online with affiliate programs select a program which is in demand and has an appreciable following (member count). This alone, however does not guarantee the viability of a program since a good, new program might not have an appreciable following. It might be a good idea therefore, to select a program which is in demand and yet has comparatively low membership. This is simply because the rule of demand and supply is applicable here as well, for in order to generate loads of commissions, you cannot operate efficiently against a large number of competitors.
(4) It is a bad idea to use your affiliate’s website to promote your business. You must create your own website if you want to make money fast. Do not forget to include a small write up about own experience of the affiliate program and how it has helped you earn extra money.
(5) Promote your website online. If you want to make money online with an affiliate program, you must attract visitors to your website/webpage. And to get visitors to find your website, you need to optimize it.