Learning some more!

I purchased a book called "101 ways to promote your website". If anyone plans on learning along with me, this book might be a good idea. However, I will try and clearly explain everything as much as possible.

I would like to add to our list of things we will learn.

RSS (Real Simple Syndication)
Viral marketing
Landing Pages
Affiliate Marketing

I have been reading a bit on RSS feed. It is that button that you see on the top right of this blog, that says subscribe. What this will allow you to do is subscribe to this blog so that any time an update is posted you will be notified. There are also many other methods. For instance I could subscribe my myspace page to this blog through RSS feed. So everytime I post a new blog, My myspace page will also show the new blog post. This is getting a little more complex. You can learn about the multiple ways of using RSS Feed at www.feedburner.com. For now I am going to keep it simple.

I decided before we go on any further we need to find a product to promote. This will be our test dummy so to speak because we need to have a product to build a website about and to advertise. I would love for this product or idea we plan on promoting, to be something aligned with my interests. I am very passionate about growth and reaching our full potential (happiness, peace, etc.) as humans. We can learn everyday of our lives and not get close to learning everything there is to learn.

I also have a fascination with the mind and psychology, something along these lines would be ideal.

So to start we must come up with a problem that needs to be solved, then a way to solve that problem. Then we can do some keyword searches on the topics and see what is best.

I plan on having a list of possible problems tomorrow!

Good night,
Tiffany

The Beginning

I have been thinking a little about how I will measure whether or not I reach my goal. I believe the best way to measure it would be different for each task.



Example Email marketing:

In order for this to work I must first have a database of people to email. Then to measure whether I have successfully learned email marketing, I would have to measure the percentage of response compared to the amount of emails that go out, etc.. I could be wrong and way off but we will figure it all out as we go.



So for now I believe I will set a goal date of June 30th. By this date in order to say I successfully learned internet marketing (or at least begun to), I will need to be successful in each area, I mentioned in the last blog. plus I am adding one more.



1. Finding a niche market

2. Building a successful website

3. SEO (Search Engine Optimization)

4. Video Marketing

5. PPC (Pay Per Click)

6. AdSense

7. Email Marketing

8. Ezine's

9. Anything else that comes up.

I believe that is the order in which I will be focusing on them, but I am sure things might change as we go along.

I am in the process of setting up an account with BeBiz, which is like WordTracker. These are Keyword search tools, that help find what people are searching for on search engines and maybe not getting a lot of results. Meaning the competition is low in that market.

If anyone would like me to discuss that more, let me know. I don't know how well I could explain it but if someone else needs clarification on it, then I am not explaining it well and probably means I need to become more clear on it myself.

I really would like to find some more time to dedicate to this and a little bit more of a direction to go in.

I work the next three nights and start my spring quarter for school this week so its going to take a lot of focus and dedication in order to accomplish this goal. That is why i am committing myself to writing here EVERY SINGLE day.

I have a few seminars coming up in April and May, so I don't know how I am going to work out writing here everyday but its a must. I might not have time to do any work (one seminar is monday thru friday 9a.m. to 11p.m. and is an hour away from my home) but I will at least write about my experiences there and what I learned.

I would also like to make sure I get to the gym at least three times a week. My energy level is much higher when I am exercising on a regular basis and my sleep is much better as well. I really feel that it will directly impact how much I can get done.

See you tomorrow,

Tiffany

Intro

Hello Everyone,

My name is Tiffany and I am determined to learn internet marketing. I am a 27 year old mother in southern california. While trying to build a business online, I discovered how complex and vast the world of internet marketing is. I have purchased internet marketing systems, site building systems, affiliate programs, and educational programs all in effort to try and learn internet marketing quickly, with no progress. I have searched for seminars and workshops in my area that teach internet marketing, as well as internships or mentors. So because there doesn't appear to be anything close to me at this time and no system has yet taught me in the in's and out's of internet marketing, I begin this journey knowing nothing, not even were to start! So this blog is my starting point.

I am giving myself a goal of 3 months. Now the question comes with internet marketing how will I measure whether or not I have learned it and learned it correctly? How will I measure whether I reached my goal or not and exactly what are the specifics of my goal? Since there are numerous ways to market online and since I don't even have anything to market yet, these questions will be something I will have to think about.

Things I will tackle:
1. Building a successful website
2. Video marketing
3. Email marketing
4. PPC (pay per click)
5. SEO (search engine optimization)
6. Adsense
7. Ezines
8. Anything else that crosses my path

In the next few days I plan on getting my webcam set up so that I can show you guys what I am doing and how to do things when I learn them. I will also become very clear about how I will measure whether I have reached my goal of learning internet marketing with in 3 months. I need a starting point and where to go from here. And I would also like to talk more about myself so that everyone may know where I am coming from and a little more about who this woman is that is trying to learn internet marketing!

I have a woman who will be mentoring me along this journey. She attempted to raise 2.75 million dollars in 90 days online. She didn't reach her goal in time to purchase the land in which she was raising the money for, however she did raise a substantial amount and I am sure she learned a thing or two along the way! Her name is Cath Wood, I will put her website on here as soon as I learn how to add links! :o)

If you anyone would like to contact me for any reason, you may do so at TiffanyZrii@gmail.com until I create a new gmail account.

I look forward to taking this journey and hopefully helping some of you learn a thing or two along the way, as well!

Sincerely,
Tiffany