Newbies - What is Your Number One Question on Internet Marketing?

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

I know I have not been updating this blog for like - the past 2 weeks or so again. I sincerely apologise for that. I have been busy the past couple of weeks.

I have met up with lots of people who are interested in Internet Marketing recently, and I am really happy to see that more and more people are interested to make money online.

I have also received lots of questions regarding Internet Marketing and some some of them are as follows:

- "How much time do I have to put in everyday to make money on the Internet?"
- "How exactly can I make money on the Internet?" / "Is it really possible to make money online?"
- "What are the different ways to make money on the Internet?"
- "What products can I sell on the Internet?" / "I do not have any products - is it still possible for me to make money on the Internet?"
- "Everyone has been talking about Clickbank - how does Clickbank work (for someone who have no products to sell and also for someone with their own product)?"
- "How do I reach out to potential customers?"
- "How can I find out the areas that are in demand now (that I can make money from)?"
- "What is the difference between blogs and Squidoo, and how do they work?"
- "Can I make money on the Internet without spending a dime?"

These are just some of the questions I receive from people I've met and from fellow readers of my blog (there are more questions).

For the benefit of newbie Internet Marketers, I will be publishing an ebook to answer all questions that you have (and this ebook will be for - FREE! Yes! I'll be giving away this ebook at NO COST - specially for you).

Especially for newbie Internet Marketers, or those who are interested to start off in Internet Marketing but do not know how - let me know your concerns. I'll all of get them answered for you.


"So when will you be publishing this eBook?"

I'm still in the midst of compiling all questions to be answered (If you have a question about Internet Marketing, send them to me - Hurry!.

Once I'm done with collecting all the questions, I'll get them answered one-by-one in this ebook. As for the exact date when this eBook will be published, you'll have to check back my blog regularly for updates. :)


"I have a question - how can I send it to you?"

If you have a question, or a whole list of questions, simple send me via email at ljunyuan@msn.com and in the title of your email, put the word "Question". Not to worry - all emails will be kept private and confidential, and will only be read by me alone.

If you prefer to leave your questions under "Comments" in this blog - you're free to do so. Leave your name as anonymous if you prefer.

I'm looking forward to receiving questions from you. Keep them coming in! :)

To your success,
Jun Yuan Lim

Posted by Jun Yuan LIM at 2:40 PM 43 comments  

Apologies for the No-Update

Monday, August 20, 2007

I would like to sincerely apologise to all of you for "disappearing" for 2 weeks - I was struck down by an eye infection for 2 weeks. It's very tough working with 1 eye and I'm happy to say that I've fully recovered. :) Right after I've recovered, I have got tonnes and tonnes of work to clear, and I've practically been working non-stop the past couple of days.

There's something I'll like to share with all of you today, and that is - there's an upcoming Internet Marketing seminar by Fabian Lim this coming Wednesday, 22 August 2007, at Sheraton Towers from 7.30pm - 9.30pm. (This seminar is FREE to attend). I've already signed up for the seminar, and will probably be attending his 2-day Internet Marketing Bootcamp which will be held on 13 - 14 October. Venue of the bootcamp as well as the price is unconfirmed (we'll only know on Wednesday during the seminar).

If you'll like to join me, click here to sign up for your seat.

If you like to attend Fabian's free Internet Marketing seminar this Wednesday (22 August) and would like to join me, let me know by leaving a comment in this entry or drop me an email. Perhaps we can even meet up for dinner or something before the seminar. :)

Hope to see you guys there this coming Wednesday (22nd August). Here's the details of the free Internet Marketing seminar once again:

Date: Wednesday, 22nd August
Place: Sheraton Towers, Singapore (opposite Newton MRT Station)
Time: 7.30pm - 9.30pm
Registration: Click here to register

To your success,
Jun Yuan Lim

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Free Web Building Tool

Monday, July 30, 2007

In my last post, I mentioned about how you can easily generate money from your web - be it a personal blog, or website.

If you like to create your blog, you can sign up for a free Blogger account at either Blogger or Wordpress (Signing up for a free blog account is very simple - all it takes is just 5 minutes of your time, and you're ready to go. If you need help in setting up a blog account, please let me know, and I'll step you through).

For those of you who want to create your website, and need a tool to start creating it, I have a free tool for you - it's called "My Free Website Builder", and you can download it here.

Valued at $197, this top notch web design software comes with the following features:

- Easy Step-by-Step Video Instructions for You to Follow & Create Your 1st Webpage.
- Over 100+ In-Built Website Templates for You to Choose from. You need NOT create your webpage design from scratch.
- Instant one-click website publishing (showcase your completed website to everybody on the Internet with a touch of a button).
- And Much More!

"My Free Website Builder" is 100% free! No registration or email required. And what's more - there's no expiry date to this software, and you can create unlimited websites using this super easy to use web design tool.

Click on the following link to get your copy of "My Free Website Builder" before they're gone:

==> http://www.think-rich-grow-rich.com/freewebbuilder

Let me know if you encounter any technical problems. I'll try to help.

Have a good week ahead. :)

To Your Success,
Jun Yuan

Posted by Jun Yuan LIM at 1:25 PM 12 comments  

Web 2.0 Explained

Thursday, July 26, 2007

For those of you who do not have an idea of what Web 2.0 is, I've got 2 videos here which will give you a brief idea on what is Web 2.0 all about:

The first video below gives a very brief explanation on what Web 2.0 is, and how is it different from static websites:




The second video below (by Sean Wu, author of Tag and Ping), explains how social bookmarking websites (e.g. del.icio.us) works:




Questions? Please let me know. I'll get them answered in the shortest time possible.

To your success
Jun Yuan Lim

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Monetizing Your Website - Have You Done So?

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

I love reading blogs - especially personal blogs. Whenever I'm free, I'll go "blog hunting" and read friends blogs or search around for interesting blogs.

One thing I've noticed when I visit blogs is that very few of them actually monetize their blogs - do you know something? Even if the blog you own is a personal blog, you too can make money from it. Let me give you an example - let's say your blog entry today is about a movie you've watched (for example - Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix). You comment on how good this movie is, the interesting scenes, etc. You can monetize that particular entry by having products relating to Harry Potter (such as Harry Potter books from Amazon.com, Harry Potter merchandise from ebay, so on and so forth) for sale. The way you can make money is this - whenever people click on these links and make a purchase, you'll get a commission. It's as simple as that!

Want to know other ways to monetize your blog? See the video below from Joel Comm, the Adsense expert (be sure to watch the video, because there's something for you FREE at the end of the video):



Hope the video and my post today will give you a good idea how to make money from your personal blog or website. It doesn't matter whether you are 18 or 80 - as long you have a website or personal blog up and running, you can start making some extra money for yourself today! (Caution: you can really make BIG money if you follow the steps Joel highlighted in the video above) :)

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to drop me an email at ljunyuan@msn.com or leave a comment in my blog. I'll get back to you as soon as I can.

To your success,
Jun Yuan

Posted by Jun Yuan LIM at 3:31 PM 2 comments  

Review of "Site Stealer"

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

If you have subscribed to Joel Comm or Michael Cheney's mailing list, you would probably have heard about this new product - "Site Stealer", where Sal (the product creator) teaches you how you can steal other people's products and make profits legally. Here's a screenshot of the product salespage (click on the screenshot to view the product sales page - it will open up in a new Window):

Screenshot of Site Stealer Product Sales Page



"Steal" here doesn't mean hacking into the product owner's site and take everything but rather, it means copying ideas (layout, wordings, etc) from profitable product sales pages, and using them for your own product sales page (plus some other tactics).

I got hold of the product and finished reading it and here's my review of the product - personally, I do not think this is suitable for absolute beginners (although it is mentioned in the product sales page somewhere it's suitable for beginners). If you are just starting off with Internet Marketing, you'll probably be lost in the jungle (or worse - totally giving up on Internet Marketing) after reading this book.

I think Sal's book is more suitable for those who have some experience in Internet Marketing - in particular those who have experience in affiliate marketing or those who have their own products to sell online (either via Clickbank, PayDotCom, etc. Sal gave a very clear explaination on how you can sell your products online. If you are planning to sell your products online, then this book will be very beneficial for you (Click here if you like to get a copy of Sal's Site Stealer).

Outstanding Points about Sal's Site Stealer - Sal gave a very clear and comprehensive explanation on what are "Private Label Rights", "Resell Rights", "Master Resell Rights", "Full Resell Rights" (from all the Internet Marketing books I've read, Sal's Site Stealer is the best when it comes to explanation of these terms. He has provided very good examples as well on these).

If you are a complete newbie, and would like to learn step-by-step about Internet Marketing, I would strongly recommend you to get Ewen Chia's Newbie Cash Machine instead - the reason is because Ewen, in this book, broke all the steps down step-by-step - from how you can research for your niche market, how you can find profitable products online, how you can sell them online and make money, and more (Click here to go to the product sales page of Ewen Chia's Newbie Cash Machine).

However, if you are intending to go into sell your own products online (eBook, audio, video, etc), then Sal's Site Stealer is a book you have to read (Click here to view the sales page of Sal's Site Stealer).

That's all from me for today. I hope you find my review useful. Any thoughts? I'd love to hear from you.

To Your Success,
Jun Yuan Lim

P.S. Please note that the above review is purely my own personal opinion. Thanks.

Posted by Jun Yuan LIM at 2:14 PM 2 comments  

How Do I See Country-Specific Targetted Ads in Google?

Friday, July 13, 2007

Today's post will be useful if you are using Google Adwords to advertise your products.

I'm sure you'll do some researching on the Google search engine before you start a campaign in Google Adwords to start advertising your products, right?

How do you do your research? Let me give you an example - Let's say I want to sell products related to "dog training", and I want to see how many advertisers have already advertised on the keyword "dog training", I would go to Google.com and type in the search term "dog training". What do I get? I'll see the following page:

Singapore-targetted ads

Look at the sponsored listings - those on the right-hand side as well as those in the yellow-highlighted boxes on the left. The ads that appear are those that the advertisers choose to target the keyword "dog training", and they want their ads to appear in
Google Singapore.

So how can you see ads that are US-targetted? Very simple, to be able to see US-targetted ads, just append the words &gl=us to the end of the URL, and press enter. You'll see the following:

US-targetted ads

In the above screenshot, you'll see only US-targetted ads.

Let me repeat how you can append the words &gl=us in your URL:

Let's say the original URL is:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=dog+training&btnG=Google+Search

To see US-targetted ads, all you need to do is to append the words &gl=us at the end of the url, like this:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=dog+training&btnG=Google+Search&gl=us

And press "Enter" once you're done - it's that simple.

If you like to see ads that are targetted to Australia, change the word "us" to "au" instead ("au" is the country abbreviation for australia). For Canada, change the word to "ca", for Germany, change to "de", so on and so forth.

Hope you'll find this little tip useful in your research. If you have any questions, feel free to let me know.

Have a great weekend. :)

To your success,
Jun Yuan Lim

Posted by Jun Yuan LIM at 11:54 AM 18 comments  

Future of Google Adsense

Thursday, July 12, 2007

For those of you who are monetizing your web with Google Adsense, here's a video you'll like to watch, where Joel Comm, the Adsense expert, talks about the future of Google Adsense, and how this will affect you:



My thoughts? I could not have agreed more with what Joel has said. Content is king. The more content-rich website you have, the higher you'll be ranked on the Google search engine in the organic listings (organic listings are sites listed on the left-hand site in a Google search page. You need not pay a single cent to get to the number one spot). The higher you're ranked on the Google search engine, the easier it will be for people who are searching for information on a subject which you have a website about, to find and visit your website. With more people visiting your site, the chances of them clicking on your Google Adsense advertisements after reading your articles is much higher, and thereby bringing you cash - from Google Adsense. Simple, isn't it?

I also could not have agreed more with what Joel said about "picking a topic you are interested in". This cannot be more true - if you were to create a website on something you are passionate about, you'll find it easier to write articles on it, and, in return, money will come in from your content-based websites.

That's purely my personal opinion. What's yours? I'll like to hear from you. Drop me a message in my comment column and I'll get back to you as soon as possible.

Oh, one more thing - for those of you who have questions on any aspect of Internet Marketing (be it Google Adsense, Google Adwords, choosing the products to sell, etc.), feel free to let me know as well. I'll do whatever I can to help you out. :)

To your success,
Jun Yuan Lim

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Ewen Chia's Instant Internet Business

Friday, July 6, 2007

Lots of people attended this seminar held at Sheraton Towers on Thursday, 05 July 2007 - more than 200. I was pretty lucky to find myself a seat at the front row. :) Here's a photo of Ewen Chia presenting at the seminar:

Ewen Chia's Instant Internet Business

Today, I'm going to do a brief summary of the seminar (for the benefit of those who could not make it). Ewen covered the basics of Internet Marketing - like why should we go into Internet Marketing and stuff (I've covered all these in great detail in my previous postings). It's all the same, so I shan't cover them again. He also covered a great deal on his "Instant Internet Business". Here's a model of Ewen's "Instant Internet Business":

Ewen Chia's Instant Internet Business Model

I shall go into each of these in more detail:

Step 1: Market

The first step involves finding a market - if you do not have a market, you can't have a business. It's as simple as that. The way you pick your market is to find a topic that we have an affinity for - meaning, you can pick a market which you have interest in. Let's say you are interested in golf. You can delve into a market selling golf balls, golf clubs, how to improve golf swing, etc.

The reason why it is preferable you choose a market you have affinity for is because "you are the market". You will know first hand what people in your market want, what problems do they have and are trying to solve.

The secret to success is to focus on ONE (1) market (notice how I've capitalised and bolded the word "ONE") and become and expert in that market. Don't try do go into 1 market today, another market the next, so on and so forth. You'll never succeed.

Step 2: Present Offer

Without an offer, you can forget about making money in your business. Makes sense? :) After identifying the problems your affinity have, next you have to look for an offer which will solve their problem. It's very important here - you need to provide people with what they want.

If you identify that most people playing golf have problems in improving their swing, you can come out with ebooks, or even videos, to teach them how to improve their swing. Alternatively, you can search the Internet for solutions and present to them (of course you have to include your affiliate link so you'll get paid if they purchase the product you've introduced - that's affiiliate marketing).

You can look for products to sell as affiliate by either going to Google and type in " Affiliate Program". Let's say you want to go into the "Dog Training" market, and you want to look for affiliate programs relating to "Dog Training", simply go to Google and type in "Dog Training Affiliate Market" (omit the inverted commas). You'll see lots of sites relating to Dog Training Affiliate Market, which you've searched for.

Alternatively, you can sign up as an affiliate im Amazon (amazon.com - scroll all the way down, and click on the link "Join Associates" to sign up). Amazon will pay you 10% commission for every item you sell.

What's Next?

Now that you have identified your potential customers' problem, and offer to present to them, what's next?

In order to present your offer to your potential customers for maximum results and of course, money, you must:

- Have your own website to present your offer (you can monetize your website with Google Adsense to generate multiple streams of income, and also you can use your website to build your list of customers)
- Provide value to your visitors (you must convince them why should they buy the product that you're selling)

Step 3: Get Traffic To Your Website

After you have everything up, you need to drive traffic to your website. No point having everything up and realise there's nobody visiting your website.

You need not drive millions of people to your website - the key here is, you need to drive targetted, qualified traffic to your website. (No point driving people who are looking for information on how to improve golf swing to your site that's selling an ebook on how to train your dog in 3-days - they will not buy your ebook).

You can make use of Google Adwords, forums, Yahoo Answers, etc. to drive highly targetted, quality traffic to your website.


In conclusion, in order to succeed in Internet Marketing, you must:

1. Find a Profitable Market
2. Provide your potential customers with an offer (such as an ebook, audio, video)
3. Be able to drive highly targetted, quality traffic to your website (the key here is to go for quality of traffic, not quantity)


Hope you'll find the above useful. Let me have your thoughts.

Have a great weekend ahead. :)

To your success,
Jun Yuan Lim

Posted by Jun Yuan LIM at 3:46 PM 11 comments  

Just for Laughs

Wednesday, July 4, 2007

Today's post is nothing about Internet Marketing - rather, I'm going to share with you some funny pictorial jokes that was sent to me by my girlfriend this afternoon. Enjoy :)


















Hope you've enjoyed the pictures. Talk to you soon...

Cheers,
Jun Yuan Lim

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