I’m frustrated, and I’m guessing from many of the blog comments I’ve been reading lately that I’m not alone.
Since I’ve started learning about Internet Marketing and how to generate income online, there’s been a massive whirlwind of emotions going on inside my head. There’s so many decisions to make. Should I use affiliate marketing? Should I create my own products? Should I provide a service to other people? What order should I do it in? And the all important, what’s going to generate income the fastest?
Then I find out that the answer is yes. Yes to all of it. Really. So now what?
Well, then I began learning about the types of marketing out there that people use to earn income. Affiliate programs. Which ones offer valuable products with good customer service that I can stand behind and promote to people who trust ME? And when I find them, how do I go about marketing them?
And creating my own products? What do I know enough about that will let me assist others? What topics interest me enough to learn about so that I can teach others?
And finally, what service(s) can I offer that can assist other people? Do I know enough about what I’m offering to build a business on it? What can I offer that will set me apart from other people who offer similar services?
So during the past months, I’ve spent time learning about each of the marketing options. I’ve spent hours thinking about who I am, what my strengths are, and what my weaknesses are. I’ve done keyword research for weeks at a time in a multitude of niches that interest me. And now I get to figure out what to do with all.
What comes first? What tools should I use? What can I automate? What should I outsource…and how?
I’ve continued to educate myself about keyword research, traffic generation, backlinking, WordPress themes, web hosting, header creation (and I’ve learned that graphic creation is one of those items on my weakness list, so I’ll have to locate some good graphics people).
And 8 months later after all the reading, studying, evaluating, questioning, researching and such, it comes down to “Now what?” 🙂
I’ll get back to you on that…
It does take time to decide on which online (or offline) marketing methods you want to use. I had to laugh about the time you spent researching keywords. I have tons of Excel files on my computer from all the keyword research I have done, complete with highlighting, charting, and conditional formatting rules. LOL. Maybe that is the niche I should work in? Best wishes, Linda.
I was actually surprised how long it’s taken to decide what path to take. For me it was figuring out what I like and what I don’t get bored with (that happens really fast with me!). If you enjoy the keyword research, then I would definitely make it a part of what you’re doing. There’s a lot of people out there who despise it or find it tedious who would love for someone else to just hand them a list in top niches. 🙂
Debi J