{"id":1068,"date":"2008-06-04T00:42:50","date_gmt":"2008-06-04T05:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/04\/one-secret-of-internet-marketing\/"},"modified":"2008-06-04T00:42:50","modified_gmt":"2008-06-04T05:42:50","slug":"one-secret-of-internet-marketing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/?p=1068","title":{"rendered":"One Secret of Internet Marketing"},"content":{"rendered":"
by Kirt Christensen<\/div>\n

Too many people are constantly searching for the “Holy Grail” of Internet advertising. Instead of just getting out there and doing something every single day, they sit back and wait till they find the “Secret” to Internet marketing.<\/p>\n

Of course there are great techniques out there that you could be using. I’m sure there are great products out there to teach you how to market better. Never stop learning. The instant you stop learning, you start to stagnate.<\/p>\n

You might actually find that the top experts disagree with each other on what techniques to use. Stupid but, this is because there is only one true judge of marketing… testing!<\/p>\n

Without testing, you’ll never know which marketing techniques work for you.<\/p>\n

Successful Internet marketers will agree that there is one, and only one, “secret” to Internet marketing.<\/p>\n

If you sit back and do nothing, you will get nothing!<\/p>\n

Successful markers are always doing something. If you sit on the sidelines and read, learn and study without ever taking action, you’ll never make any money.<\/p>\n

Take action, even if your results are poor.<\/p>\n

You have to “practice” Internet marketing.<\/p>\n

If you want to write<\/a> better ads<\/a>, study copywriting, and then take action by testing what you’ve learned against your existing sales letters.<\/p>\n

Something that almost no one ever seems to mention in regards to business is that some of the most successful companies expect that only one out of every seven products they create will be a success worth continuing.<\/p>\n

Claude Hopkins, considered to be the forerunner of many of today’s direct response strategies, recorded this in his book “Scientific Advertising”:<\/p>\n

“There are many surprises in advertising. A project you will laugh at may make a great success. A project you are sure of may fall down. All because tastes differ so. None of us know enough peoples desires to get an average viewpoint.”<\/p>\n

The first site you create might not be that profitable. If you are smart and stay in contact with the right people, you will learn something from it. Your next web site may be the success you are looking for.<\/p>\n

The reason you may not be making money right now could be that you have the wrong product or are targeting the wrong market. If you can’t explain to me in one paragraph exactly who your targeted market is, then you aren’t ready for success on your site.<\/p>\n

Test different products. Test different markets. Test different advertising mediums and methods. Test different ads. Only through testing can you tell what will work for you.<\/p>\n

The key, is to keep your testing small, so doesn’t break the bank. Test and add her to. Purchase a 10,000 impression banner campaign. Start an Adwords campaign.<\/p>\n

Set a small budget, say of 100 or $200, just for testing every month.<\/p>\n

It should be a small amount, that won’t put you out of business if the test fails.<\/p>\n

If you really have no money to spend on advertising this, start with free traffic techniques.<\/p>\n

There’s dozens of great free techniques that you can use. However, never spend more time on them than you can afford to lose.<\/p>\n

Time is the same thing as money, and as you become more and more successful, it is time that you can never replace.<\/p>\n

The secret to Internet marketing is to “do, not just learn”.<\/p>\n

Even if it doesn’t work out quite as well as you plan, keep doing it or add in other elements and aspects to your business.<\/p>\n

The second Internet marketing secret is a lot like the first. It’s simply “don’t give up!”<\/p>\n

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About the Author:<\/div>\n
Kirt Christensen, online veteran of 11 years, has built over a dozen different online ventures. Shave years off your internet businesses<\/a> learning curve. Claim your $1 trial to his breakthrough internet business<\/a> membership site!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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