Journal of a Internet Marketer Chapter 1

How do I begin?

Well im sitting here thinking of thoughtful things to write but came across the dreaded writers block. Then it dawned on me. Why dont I share my trials and tribulations with the masses. I am talking about my quest to make money on the internet.

The internet and computers for that matter have always been a passion of mine. I consider my time spent on the internet and fooling with computers to be an obsessive hobby of mine. It of course gets me in trouble from time to time with the spouse but what doesnt, right? This hub and the following hubs will be my journal so to speak of my quest to become a succesfull internet marketer. I am currently into month 7 of my quest. I gave my self a full 1yr to reach my goal.

My goal so to speak is to turn a recurring profit from either google adsense or from my affiliates. Also I must fully master the basics of SEO and web design and be able to replicate my model on future campaigns. This is no easy task. If any of you have tried or about to embark on the journey of internet marketing then you will know what I say is true

I began back in January of this year. I realized like everyone else that the economy was in the crapper and for the first time in my life I really feared for my job. Heck, people were being laid off left and right. This smack in the face also helped me to re-evalute what I was doing with my life and how can I better myself. I came to the conclusion that I hated my job! I mean dont get me wrong, I am grateful for my job and it has certainly helped provide for my family but there is something that is missing. Its not what I want to do the rest of my life. I am 34 years young and I havent met the goals I set when I was 18 years old. Im not even close. Suffice it to say some of those goals were kinda lofty...ie; millionare, retire before im 40 and so on but im an tenacious person. I am not satisfied with the status quo. I want more and always will. The trick is....how to find it and how to take it!

This leads to my idea of using my passion for computers and the internet to either supplement my income or replace my salary completely. Now when I first began I read and searched for anything and everything. I came across your typical website offering you the world. Promising that you can earn 300 dollars a day by using Google Adsense. Of course you have to buy the ebook in order to get all the secretes. I of course never fell for these marketing ploys but I realized something interesting. The guys offering you so called help with internet marketing are really trying to sell you something. They are using the same tactics that they are trying to sell you,,,,, on you! I thought this was funny. Preying on the newbies and everyone else who is trying to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

What I have learned in the last 6 months is that all the information needed to become succesfull is all free and on the internet.  You can buy this information but why buy it when its free.  Time is all you need and some patience.  Let me say something really important.  You must have patience if your deciding to venture into internet marketing and you must have drive.  You will become frustrated and you will FAIL repeatedly.  You will get knocked down and there will be times when you will think that this is all a waste of time and you will never get it right.  This is why 95% of people fail at this.  It takes hard work, lots and lots of work.  This isnt something thats easy.  You just cant put up a website and put Adsense or affiliate links on it and expect to start raking in the dough. Dont listen to promises of overnight success.  Its not gonna happen.

In my next hub Chapter 2 of my journal entitled " Finding a Host"  I will cover some basics that need to mastered.  I will do my best to teach you what I have learned and hopefully we can share our progress together.