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Internet Marketing - The Top 3 Ways to Make Money Online

By Mike McCoy
Dec 3, 2008
The Internet, once thought of as completely and totally bust, is now making a strong comeback and nearly everyone is hopping on the bandwagon. Even the most skeptical person has begun to realize that it is entirely possible to make money online, and they want in. The problem is that most people aren't sure where to begin.
Whether it's a lack of experience or a lack of knowledge getting started, marketing on the Internet can be a bit daunting. It's no wonder people feel confused given the significant amount of information on the Web offering advice and a lot of hype. Wading through the vast quantities of information can take time and patience. Instead of wasting your energies, why not begin with the most successful Internet marketing strategies out there?

What are the top ways to make money online?

1. Email Marketing: Email marketing is by far the most effective and potentially lucrative tool available to those involved in the Internet marketing industry. Email marketing is the process of advertising directly to current or future clients, through the Internet via email.

Begin creating a list by offering your visitors a place to sign up for a newsletter or to simply receive period emails. Leverage this list to regularly market to those on list. They are your current or potential clients.

2. Affiliate Marketing: Affiliate marketing is another excellent way to make money online. This type of marketing involves creating reward-based relationships with online merchants. These merchants are featured in a variety of ways on your website and you are rewarded by the merchant whenever you direct a visitor to the merchant's site via links embedded on your website.

There are three types of affiliate marketing:

a. Pay per Click: Money is deposited into the affiliate account (yours, hopefully) whenever a visitor leaves your affiliate site and goes to the merchant's site through the link you provided.

b. Pay per Sale: Whenever something is purchased from the merchant site as a result of advertisements on the affiliate, then the affiliate receives a commission of that sale from the merchant.

c. Pay per Lead: The affiliate receives payment from a merchant whenever a client responds to an advertisement that is placed on the affiliate site by providing his or her contact information to the merchant.

3. Social Marketing: Creating a social presence on the Internet through social networking or social marketing is a great way to drive traffic to your website or blog. It also provides another avenue for people to become familiar with your products or services. Some of the most utilized social networking sites are Flickr, Twitter, FaceBook, and MySpace.

Although this list gives you a good idea of where to start, it hasn't even touched on some of the more basic and essential tools necessary to succeed in the world of Internet marketing. Receiving coaching and training from leaders in the industry of Internet marketing, like Shanklin International, can quicken your success.
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