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It's been 1 month since I started doing internet marketing, not very successful at it, am still learning the ropes. Just want a show of hands of what you guys prefer selling.
Ebooks(info products) or non-info Products(web hosting, phones, etc)? what's the thought process behind that valuable decision.
obtw, I find webmasterworld.com very informative. kudos to the knowledge sharing culture!
My first choice would have been affiliate marketing because it carries no inventory and can be done anywhere in the world. However, I felt at the time that it was difficult for people living outside the US to get information about market there to act as an affiliate effectively.
Now with my business established, I am going to try again through a different route. I am going to just create content sites and put adsense on it.
As far as eBooks are concerned, I feel that unless you are the original creator, it is very difficult to make good money. In the cases of selling services such as webhosting it is just too demanding, perhaps even more so than physical products.
Is using adsense on a content site more effective in generating income compared to selling products itself? I went through the adsense forum and couldn't find any thing about good $$$, I'll try to dig even further later today.
Any other thoughts out there? in what's more effective? promoting ebooks or cj.com stuff? like sun glasses or cellphones?
looks like I'm getting a better idea of what people are selling through the affiliate programs concept.
After a month of doing this, its been a bit frustrating... I haven't sold a single ebook... so I stop doing that.... I think I tried 4 or 5 ebooks... but seems futile! :)
anyways... I've started on other stuff... had a few sales but still under water... looks like I still need to learn how to spot a niche product.
regards.
what is the qualification of your full time employees? What you need them to do?
We get around 20 orders a day at present and the amount of time involved in processing each order is really quite incredible. We have to check every order against fraud, verify that the customer have selected the correct options and that their shipping address is correct, print labels, pack the merchandise, fill out custom declaration forms and registration documents, affix postage, take the items to the post office, charge their credit cards, and send shipment notices.
The only good thing being a merchant is that you can earn a decent income almost straigtaway provided that your products sells. Whereas with affiliates, you have got to build it up gradually unless you use PPCs, but this is risky.
Regards
Derek
In the beginning, if the pure sales sites are not working, you might try an authorative content site. A little longer to start making money, but if you do it right, you will have a much easier time getting links, return visitors, etc.
Alternately, you could read up on the "ruthless PPC experiments" from Michael Anthony in this forum, so you do not accidentally build a content site only to find there is no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
Thanks for you info. You earn my respect because your really start it up and you can work with people (employees).
For 2 years in affiliate marketing, I feel tired, and loneliness working alone. Humans are make to be a team player but affiliates are usually lone ranger.
I confess that I bought a couple of ebooks (and returned them too) - although they have some valuable information, nothing beats coming to forums like these, posting your own questions at your own pace when you finally come to the obstacles you're facing at a particular time.
