How to Succeed With an Internet Business

Article: THREE WAYS to GET STARTED - "Important Summary"

As you read through my website, you can tell that I have taken on "cyber-mentors". I don't follow all the experts. There are too many, but I do know who and what to avoid, and who I can trust.

I try to clearly explain how to avoid being scammed and how to research before you spend money or a great deal of time on a direction that is bound to fail.

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Variations on the second and third will sometimes include followup calls and email support by a mentor group for a time period. Basically though, the level of involvment of "experts" and their staff tend to define the price differences between the offerings.

Of course, you can choose the first option as many do. You could spend money on "systems" or training programs that are incomplete even though you might learn something to get started.

Often people who are serious about making money from home will switch to method 2 or 3 when they learn how to research and distinguish the scams from the credible opportunities. I just hope they still have money or credit before they give up.

While these 3 ways may seem like common sense, there are still too many worthless scams that the anxious and hopeful will fall for before they decide to research properly. Only a few will get lucky and on the right track early in the game.

This concept of reaching the people who are "new" to the BIZ of online sales, is called "getting the churn". The "churn" are people most guillable to scams, the proverbial newbies. It is for you newbies, that I built this website, and I hope you find it to learn the most you can for free before you decide to spend any money.

My point is that there are a lot of resources to get your BIZ training, both credible, and not very credible. Learn to research them and get the answers BEFORE YOU BUY. Spend your investment capital, or credit, wisely.

One good way to save time and money is to read all the information on this website. I sincerely I wish I had found this information when I was a newbie myself.

At PlanBreview.com I don't just promote a few products that earn me commissions. I try to tell the whole story, and just happen to get commissions from a few of the links. A mistake perhaps, but my story would not be complete if I only presented those resources that pay me.

For instance, I get nothing from my praise of my chosen mentor on "motivation". I know that Joe Vitale is honest and trustworthy, and chooses his JV partners carefully. He promotes good ideas and options and enjoys doing so. A recent promotion to his "list" was for a fellow Texan, Pat O'Bryan who has a training system for about $1000 called "Portable Internet Empire Seminar Package".

There is the another training program that Rosalind Gardner, Tellman Knutson, and others are promoting by Shawn Casey. His specializes in creating and selling Information Products and it costs about $700.

One of my pet peeves is the amount of words, time, energy and money so many of the free bonuses they provide have about the same tired subject that we already figured out - why we should want to make money on-line.

I sift through materials to get to the "how to" part and look for the parts that I don't already know. There are so many sections and chapters, and truly complete bogus bonuses that are a waste of time to listen to and read.

Would you appreciate a Diet Program that spent half the time trying to convince you to diet in the first place? Oh well, maybe some people need the motivation. I don't want to waste time reading more of it, free or not. Even these credible experts are guilty of spending too much time marketing more instead of teaching how.

It Really All Boils Down to MARKETING!

Does having a "mentor" on your side give you an edge over training yourself? Possibly.

Actually, I did research mentoring programs. They cover everything from picking products to creating your website. They give you the same basic Internet Marketing skills that you can read here. They don't promise to promote you to their big "list" but they do get you through selecting or creating a product and building a good website that will sell your product, assuming you get the right targetted traffic.

One thing they had in common was that they don't promise you success, and they won't promote your website and products. It is Joint Venturing, or JV relationships that will get you promoted to a big list with added credibility of their expert recommendation . That's a whole different skill and subject. You can read more here - Joint Ventures.

Most everyone recommends that you spend some money to get started. But with so many credible and not-credible "experts" online busily promoting training systems and mentoring programs, you have to start your learning somewhere.

Joe Vitale also promotes a certain full-service coaching/mentoring program which costs 5 to 10 times more than that training system. Usually good mentoring programs by trustworthy experts will be in that price range. It is clearly the fastest way to learn what works in the BIZ and will get you profitable the fastest, if you are a good student.

So, read all you can for free before you fall for the high-pressure sales tactics used by the experts and scam artists alike. Don't be discouraged by falling for and paying dearly for a scam or a "system" that isn't for you. Especially when you can spend a few hours studying "the BIZ" here for free to help you decide what your "Plan B" should be. That's why I built this as a fair and instructional review site after all.

Update April 2007: I finally took the plunge and used a coaching program myself. You can read all about it in my new FREE report on my NOT Recommended web page where I offer my SCAM lists and my coaching programming experience. Check it out.

What Type of Internet Business is Right for You?

When you are ready, be sure to read about Starting Your Own Business to learn about becoming self-employed, before "taking the plunge".

What Features will Your Business Website Need?

The KEY to a SUCCESSFUL Internet Business - Traffic and Conversion

The basic concept of Internet Marketing is Traffic and Conversion. Traffic is the buzz term for the hits on your website - when people come to view your website. Conversion is turning them into your customers.

If you aren't planning on learning Internet Marketing or spending mucho bucks for someone else to do it for you, you are wasting your time building a website for Internet sales.

A helpful Internet Marketing resource is available here at PlanBReview. There is a Traffic Tricks report, Linking Strategies, PPC campaigns, and all kinds of good and free information you should read.

How Much Money Can You Make Online?

Conversion relates to turning website viewers into your website customers. Conversion is so important that you should spend some time reviewing successful sites and decide what you would like yours to look like before spending too much time and money creating yours. Think of colors and where your key information will be placed. Consider graphics like business logos, buttons, banners and how your visitors will navigate around your website.

There is some merit to "just get started" though. If you decide to proceed without a final design, then you will need to modify the files several times. This is normally why people want to program their websites themselves. Once you pay for a website to be built, you might need to pay more for changes. Unless you can learn for yourself. I also help teach you how to be your own webmaster too. It is a good idea to learn enough to provide flexibility and keep your costs low.

In Internet Businesses, there is NO Limit to what you can try. You can have several websites that fail, and try the next thing, and it works!

Caution! Read About Common Scams and Fraud to Avoid Costly Mistakes with Your Business

How to Build a Website for your Business

Nowadays anyone can build a website. Internet surfers appreciate quality information being entered by experts in their field. Of course, local retail and service businesses can benefit from having a good website too.

Become your own webmaster with step-by-step instructions and personal support. See My Minisites Network for all the help you need.