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Are YOU In The Wrong Business?
By Terrance Charles | August 29, 2007
I was reading a interesting email from Allan Gardyne, marketing professional of AssociatePrograms.com and I had to share it with you…
Are you in the wrong online business?…
Offline, people go to a lot of trouble to find careers that perfectly match their skills and interests. I suspect that most of us don’t choose nearly as thoughtfully when we’re creating our own business online.
If you tend to get frustrated with affiliate marketing, perhaps you’ve created a business which doesn’t suit your skills and interests.
Josh Kulp, who seems to have the knack of doing things a little bit differently from most of us, looked at the opportunities online and created a lucrative site where he gave away gifts. In 2005, he wrote a good book describing how he did it.
Now Josh has set up a membership site in which he interviews ordinary people who are earning a useful income online doing a variety of different things.
He follows up each interview with a quick “proven business plan” in which he outlines the steps you can take to follow in their footsteps.
Here’s a quick summary of Josh’s first two interviews:
Interview 1…
A 19-year-old who was working part-time while studying for a degree in web design decided he wanted to be his own boss. So he quit his part-time job and set up a website where he gives away MySpace layouts which he creates. He generates revenue from AdSense and other ads on his site. Within a month, he was earning $20 a day. Now he’s earning about $900 a month, which is almost all pure profit. His site gets about 9,000 unique visitors a day and he hasn’t spent a penny on advertising. Not bad for a 19-year-old college student.
Interview 2…
A 24-year-old who “tends to move around a bit”. He has recently lived in France, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, and now lives in New York. In January, 2007, he started his own business, because he wanted flexibility and freedom. He’s selling his writing skills. The business made a loss at first, but in June he made $1,200 profit, with significantly more in July. He spends only about 25 hours a week on the business because he runs a foundation and studies part-time. He says he’s not good at getting traffic to the site, but he’s discovered one excellent source of paying customers.
Bonus interview…
This experienced marketer creates low-priced info products. Most of his websites are one-page salesletters. He generates about $10,000 a month in sales from his sites. However, he makes most of his revenue on the backend, selling other products to people on his growing mailing list. He describes how he promotes his products and how he entices people to get on his mailing list.
Bonus report…
Josh himself tells you how he went from $0 to over $10,000 a month profit - by giving away gifts. His 37-page report takes you through what he does, step by step, with lots of detail - much more detail than you’ll find in the interviews.
These no-fluff reports (all easy to read PDF files, no audios, no videos) are designed for people in a hurry. I would have preferred to see a bit more in-depth questioning in the interviews.
Each interview is only about 10 pages, including Josh’s “proven business plan” at the end, in which he summarizes the main points and gives useful tips based on his own experience. His “business plans” are definitely not the sort of long, stodgy stuff you may have seen from an accountant. Josh’s plans are short and simple.
This monthly membership site is very moderately priced and is excellent value if you’re looking for a new business idea combined with concise instructions on how to do it.
I think it’s ideal for unhappy affiliates or anyone looking for a new idea.
I’m looking forward to seeing who Josh interviews next month.
Check it out here…
http://www.AssociatePrograms.com/proven-plans
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