The internet has made it possible for anyone, no matter what your educational background, to make a nice living from the comfort of your home. Mark Ostrofsky said, "the internet is today's gold rush, creating more millionaires and doing so faster than any other medium in history." The internet has created more opportunities for the little guys than ever before. And now is the perfect time to jump on board and start making money from home.

Here are the 3 best ways to make money online in 2012.

#1 " Affiliate Marketing

Clickbank, the largest digital marketplace, has paid out over $2 billion dollars in commissions as of December 2011. And according to Forrester research, the affiliate marketing industry will hit $4 billion annually by 2014. That's why now is the perfect time to get involved with affiliate marketing.

As a affiliate marketer your job is to promote someone else's. When a sale is made or a lead is generated, you get paid. Depending on which networks you are working with, you can either get paid weekly, bi-weekly or monthly. Some networks will even pay you via paypal. The key to being successful with affiliate marketing is to constantly put out good content. Content is what will drive visitors to your site. And the more visitors you have, the more money you will eventually make.
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#2 " Content Sites

When people get online they are looking for one thing and that is information. If you set up a simple site that provides a lot of valuable information you can make money. Actually you can make a lot of money. By putting adsense ads on your site you will make money anytime someone clicks on the ads. And depending on how the advertiser has it set up, you can also get paid based on number of impressions.

There are people who make millions a year with simple content sites. The key is to put as much valuable content on your site as you can. You should also update it on a regular basis so visitors will come back often. If don't right you could easily replace your 9 to 5 with a content site.

#3 " Ebay

Many people have forgotten about eBay when it comes to making money online. But truth be told, eBay is still a money making powerhouse. People are always looking for great deals and one of the first places they look is eBay. If you can position your products the right way on eBay you could make some nice money. Of course there is a lot you need to know about eBay if you truly want to be successful. I would suggest investing in a book that can teach you all of the ins and outs.

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To become a successful JV Giveaway marketer, you don't have to be a rocket scientist, but it does take some knowledge to do it right.

On Tuesday, July 5, 2011 (which is tomorrow), Giveaway hosts Paul Teague and David Walker are holding a webinar to discuss how to MASSIVELY improve your peformance in Giveaway events.

In this webinar you will learn how to MASSIVELY improve your peformance in Giveaway events from Giveaway hosts Paul Teague and David Walker.

4) The complete set of Giveaway Pro tips to make sure you get the best from these events.

Since registration is free, I suggest you sign up immediately…

You can also grab a free copy of the Giveaway Expert package, which contains both info-products and tools to make your giveaway experience a success.
Get it here

The WSO forum is massively popular… There's not another place on the internet where you get so many eager eyeballs in one place, ready to buy when an offer catches their attention.

Since Warrior+Plus went live a few months ago affiliates are now able to promote WSOs.

Many of the warrior+ affiliates are now making a killing promoting other people's WSOs… folks know the Warrior Forum is a great place to buy quality products at unbelievably low prices.
 
Isn't It About Time You Got Your Share?

Maybe you've heard you can promote WSOs but you don't know how or where to start? Maybe you've signed up to Warrior +Plus but you struggle to understand and interpret the stats, how to navigate around the site AND most importantly… select the right offers to promote.

Well there's no need to be left out in the cold any longer because now there's the "Warrior+Plus Affiliate Goldmine" Video Training Series, which you can download and watch for FREE here!

Facebook marketing can have a great effect on any business but there is a need to understand the pitfalls of Facebook marketing in order to know exactly what you have to avoid. If you know what can be done wrong you can easily learn what can be done correctly.

One of the most common pitfalls of Facebook marketing is not being able to differentiate between professional and personal approach. Through Facebook you can easily add personal touch and create a good link with a potential client. Unfortunately, when you are running a small business and you are the only person that deals with marketing aspects you can be faced with problems. You will need to find a mix between the professional part of your promotion and the personal approach that you use.

Another pitfall of Facebook marketing is building a profile page but not creating a fan page. Most people start with the profile page and simply forget or neglect the need of a fan page. The Fan page is highly important in Facebook Marketing. With a profile page you can only have 5000 people that are connected but with fan pages there are no limits. There are limits linked with marketing with the use of Profile pages.

One mistake that few people realize is not changing status and not offering new information in profile pages. You have many options that you can use in order to contact fan base. For instance, you can post photographs, write notes or even upload articles. You have to be constant in posting new material. You can even ask for different opinions and start discussions. The bottom line is to encourage discussions and to interact with your Facebook network. Followers will thus be aware of what your company does and they are going to feel involved.

Out of all the pitfalls of Facebook marketing there is one that few understand. Never make the mistake of not inviting followers to pages that they should like and are interested in. This keeps people rooted to your business as you are offering them much more than something that you are promoting. You can even include an opt-in box on the fan page in order to gain email subscriptions.

Most of the pitfalls of Facebook Marketing are linked with not understanding what Facebook is all about. We are basically in front of a social network and you need to socialize in order to be successful. This is the most important thing that you need to consider at all times. All the mistakes that you can do are linked with your fans and followers. You want them to stay on board and you never want to harass them and ask too much.

For more Facebook tips, check out the Facebook Marketing Secrets eCourse.

There are dozens of professionals that are going to offer you top facebook marketing tips that you need to take into account. The problem is that there are so many different marketing methods that you can use when running facebook based campaigns that you can easily be overwhelmed by all that is offered. We are basically in front of the biggest social network in the world and it is highly important to always focus on a personal approach because all people will react better when they see a person and not a business.

Out of all the top facebook marketing tips that can be handed out, one that is highly important relates to promoting businesses. You can promote them with the use of facebook but it is highly important that this is tastefully done. People basically want to know who the individual behind the business is before they are going to consider the actual business. Make sure that you tell people what you like and what your hobbies are. You can create a much better relationship with everybody if you are a real person and you look equal to those that are following you.

Every top facebook marketing tips page on the Internet is going to talk about Facebook pages. You need to create one in order to establish brand awareness. This will also help out a lot in ranking higher in search engines. Even if you have just one profile, you can always have many business pages that will be linked to it. Page rankings are increased in a direct link with how many fans you get.

It is highly important to establish yourself as unique because there are hundreds of people that are promoting businesses with the use of Facebook. Make sure that you highlight the reasons why your company is special and why people should watch what it is doing. Keep posting constantly but never talk just about business opportunities. We highly recommend that you also talk about yourself and try to create a good link with your customers.

The profile picture is also highly important. Make sure that you choose one that is clear and it features you happy. Make sure that you create photo albums and add pictures with friends and family. You want potential clients to see you as a person and not just a business. Whenever doing friend request we recommend that you introduce yourself so that you do not seem like you just want to gather numbers.

Keep in mind that these top facebook marketing tips are basically just things that people forget. You need to learn as much as possible in order to be successful and we recommend that you always pay attention to all that this social network has to offer.

For more Facebook tips, check out the Facebook Marketing Secrets eCourse.

A new website called "Instant List Empire" has just started in Prelaunch.

This new advertising site is both a Viral Mailer and JV Giveaway Event in one program.

You can use the internal mailer to send out emails to other members and you can add your gifts to build your own list just like in a Giveaway Event.

The only difference is, at Instant List Empire your gifts stay active for years to come so that you get an automated listbuilding tool.

The owner, Guido Nussbaum, is well known for starting huge Giveaway Events like the New Year Giveaway or the Easter JV and he owns several membershipsites like Traffic Witch or Viral Traffic Bar.

You can be sure that the Instant List Empire will become a huge free advertising website that you can use to promote your own products and offers or affiliate programs.

Use this new advertising website to build up your own list, to get new members for your membershipsites, to sell affiliate products, to build your MLM downline or to promote any website of your choice.

Join Instant List Empire, click here

I've only just set up a new edition of The Niche Giveaway – which will be all about traffic and advertising – to allow you to build a targeted mailing list in no time.

You can find out more about it and join as a contributor here

Because the popularity of JV giveaways keeps growingevery week, I often receive mails from people who want to make the smart move to become a contributor and start profiting big time from every event, but are not really sure how to.

For all those people, I've created a JV Giveway contributor starter pack, which you can download for free. This package contains all the info and tools you need to get started and set up your first successful JV giveaway campaign.

Get the package for free here

Now, people often ask me where to get original, quality gifts they can use to set up a giveaway campaign.

Of course you're always better off creating your own product to give away: you can give it away in your name and brand it in the process.
Creating your own gift doesn't have to be hard, however. You can, for example, write a 4-8 page report on a topic you know well. If you own a membership site, you can give a trial pass away or even offer a “lite” version. Pretty much the same can be done for software and scripts whereby you offer a limited time trial.

Probably the easiest way to create your own product is to pick up a product with Private Label Rights and edit it to make it your own.

If you decide to give away other people's products: always check the license file before you do. Not all products you own the (Master) Resell Rights to can be given away freely.

You will find more information about choosing and setting up a gift in the JV Giveaway expert Package mentioned above.

Here are a few links to free sites that will supply you with PLR products, or giveaway products…:

PLRDealer
Free membership site where you'll get 20 Articles, 2 Headers and 1 VRE Adsense Site on various niche topics with PLR every month. Compile your own package and give it away.

PLR Wholesaler
Free membership site with loads of PLR and (M)RR content

Resell Rights Weekly
Two hot new products each and every week with either Private Label Rights,  Resale Rights and/or giveaway rights!

SpiceUpYourSite
Free membership site that offers loads of free-to-download graphics, templates and more. Choose one, download and re-distribute.

Viral eBook Explosion
Download quality ebooks which you can rebrand before you give them away

Not Free, But Wit A $1 Trial Option:

Crazy Membership
Membership site that is constantly updated with new products with giveaway, resale or private label rights

PLR Assasin
Membership site that supplies the hottest products with Private Label Rights, Resell Rights and Master Resell Rights.
 

Stay up-to-date about new products that are being released – they might have giveaway rights
http://www.newlaunches.net/

Join As A Contributor Now:

Starting a membership site is a smart business move, but only if you do it right. Every month dozens of people start membership sites only to shut them down just a few months later. Often the failed site ruins their reputation because they didn’t deliver what they promised to members. In other cases, they didn’t pick the right topic to begin with. Here are the top seven mistakes that you can make with a membership site and how to avoid them.

1.    Picking the wrong topic

A membership site needs a wide customer base. Your topic should be specialized but not so narrow that you can’t attract new members on a consistent basis. Unlike a short report or niche site, your membership site topic has to be large enough that you can produce fresh content month after month. Pick a topic that a lot of people are interested in but that also has the potential for evergreen content.

2.    Not actively contributing content

Members of your site are looking for fresh content every month. You need to give this to them or they’ll unsubscribe in droves. You should develop an editorial schedule so you know exactly what you’ll deliver each month. This will help you stay on track. Base your editorial schedule on the benefits that you promised in your sales letter and you’ll have happy, satisfied customers that will stick around for month after month.

3.    Not taking the time to craft a good sales letter

Your sales letter is your 24/7 sales person. It doesn’t matter how much traffic you drive to your membership site if your sales letter isn’t doing its job. If you don’t trust your own copywriting skills, hire a professional writer. The investment will be well worth it as you see higher conversions and more members in your site.

4.    Not marketing for new customers

You should always have new members coming into your membership site, but the only way you can do that is to market your site continually. You should be conducting pay per click campaigns, distributing article marketing articles and doing social networking to drive more traffic to your site. Work this into your weekly plans so that you can keep the flow of new members consistent.

5.    Not being accessible

When you start a membership site, your members are looking for a lot of attention and care. Most of this will come in the form of an easy to use site with quality content. But you should also make it a point to be accessible through e-mail or a help desk function. There’s a high level of trust involved in a membership site, so make sure you’re there for your members.

6.    Not looking for opportunities for backend sales

Opportunities for backend sales exist in many different places in your membership site. You can sell advertising space within the site or create a platinum level of membership with special coaching. Just because the members are paying a monthly fee doesn’t mean they won’t be willing to pay for extra information on the site’s topic.

7.    Not taking steps to increase retention

If you’re concentrating on getting members but aren’t worried about keeping them, you have a recipe for disaster on your hands. It takes much more effort to get a new member than it does to keep one that you’ve already got. By posting consistent content, offering polls, running contests and getting involved the community in your membership site, you’ll be able to hold onto the members you’ve got.

For the full guide on setting up your own membership site, along with 27 profitable membership ideas, check out Drip Feed Cash.

Nothing beats the power of an interactive video that can help you convey your message, get your audience excited about your offer, and leave an everlasting impression with your customer base.

Videos offer the opportunity to truly communicate with your target audience in a way that very few other marketing strategies can, and thankfully, even if you have never developed or produced a video before, it's very simple to get started.

One of these strategies is to simply use your existing content (such as the articles you created for your article marketing campaigns) and turn them into powerful presentations that capture the attention of your audience.

You can do this by creating simple slideshows from existing content and then uploading them onto popular video distribution networks.

Creating your video presentations doesn't have to be difficult. You can use online 'video development' services to quickly create stunning slideshows from existing article material, with the most popular service available at http://www.ArticleVideoRobot.com

Article Video Robot will take your existing article content and transform it into interactive, talking videos in minutes – all automatically without you having to do anything but copy and paste in your content! 

This is truly the fastest and easiest way of developing high quality video presentations with no technical experience needed. 
You can also instantly submit your new videos into dozens of distribution channels directly from within your Article Video Robot account!

Important Tip:

When submitting your slideshows into video distribution channels, always implement targeted keywords and tags into your presentations description fields, to improve your ranking and help people find your video.

Distribution Channels:
http://www.YouTube.com
http://www.SlideShare.net
http://www.Scribd.com
http://www.4Shared.com

Remember, consistency, quality AND overall volume is the key for generating an unlimited amount of quality, FREE traffic so build a video campaign and rinse & repeat!
 

If you're willing to exchange high quality content for traffic, there are a number of different traffic strategies that you can use to propel your promotional campaigns, and ultimately, flood your website with qualified visitors.

One of these strategies involves article marketing.  With article marketing, you simply create keyword-rich content, submit it into the popular article directories and wait for traffic to start flooding your site.   

The downside to article marketing is that it does involve a bit of time, especially if you plan to create the majority of your content yourself.  

However, there is one misconception to article marketing that has prevented many new marketers from exploring its incredible potential to deliver targeted traffic.
Many entrepreneurs believe that it's all in the QUANTITY of the articles you submit rather than the quality. In truth, while the more articles you have in circulation, the more traffic you'll receive, focusing first on creating rich, quality and relevant content for your niche will help you generate TARGETED visitors.
So, while you may have less traffic, the traffic you do receive will be genuinely interested in what you have to offer.

To create your first article marketing campaign, you should have 5-10 quality articles created. Your articles don't have to be longer than 300 words in length, but make sure that you have chosen a keyword-rich title for each article that you plan to submit into the article directories.  The titles you use with your articles will ultimately determine the exposure you'll receive as both the major search engines like Google.com and Yahoo.com, as well as the article directories themselves, with categorize and rank your article content based on the keywords found within your titles.

You also want to make sure that you repeat your primary keyword in the first few lines of each article that you create. This will help you gain exposure within the search engines, who will pull and publish a portion of your article when someone enters related keywords into the search engines.

And there is also another important factor to keep in mind:  
Many of the article directories will not accept duplicated content, which means that you will want to submit your original material into these directories first, wait for approval – and then submit the content into other directories.

The giant of all article directories online is http://www.EzineArticles.com , so you'll want to focus your attention on submitting content into this directory first, followed by other directories, in the following order:

http://www.Buzzle.com
http://www.SearchWarp.com
http://www.ArticlesBase.com
http://www.SelfGrowth.com
http://www.GoArticles.com
http://www.ArticleAlley.com
http://www.Amazines.com
http://www.Web-Source.net

Also keep in mind that not only will you generate traffic from direct visitors who read your articles, but if webmasters choose to republish your content on their websites, you will also gain additional exposure from THEIR visitors, as well!

Now, one of the most critical components of a successful article marketing campaign is in your "Author's Resource Box", which is a short author bio attached to all of your articles.  

This is where you will include a call to action, prompting readers to click your link and visit your website. You need to think of your author's resource box as you would a short commercial, highlighting the benefits of visiting your site and showcasing an incentive offer, which will motivate readers into taking action.

One of the most common ways of creating a compelling incentive offer is by developing a stand-alone product that you offer for free to those who visit your site.
Not only will this help to drive targeted traffic to your website, but you can set up your incentive offer to be delivered to those who subscribe to your mailing list.
Incentive offers can include many different things such as:

• Free reports, sent to subscribers immediately upon subscribing.
• Free ebooks, either full length or "leaked chapters" of a paid product.
• Free video tutorials or guides that help your readers in some way.
• Free newsletters, or eCourses that offer training sent out by weekly emails.

Your incentive offer can be nearly anything you feel is relevant towards what your intended audience would be interested in. You can create it yourself, outsource it to qualified freelancers or use existing private label content to develop a quality offer, it's entirely up to you.  

Set up your squeeze page so that it showcases your incentive, and include an opt-in box (generated by an autoresponder provider like http://www.Aweber.com ), so you can begin collecting leads. This way, you will always be able to follow up with potential customers later on, ensuring that your article marketing campaigns are helping you directly build your business.

Finally, be careful choosing relevant keywords within your articles.
Keywords are what will power up your article marketing campaigns and you need to make sure that they are all highly optimized and focused around the questions and concerns that your target audience have.

Think about what your prospective audience base would likely search for, what they are entering into the search engines, and what they are most interested in. Then, include those keywords in your article title and content itself.

Summary:

You can optimize your articles a number of different ways, including:
1) Integrating keywords into the title of the article
2) Integrating keywords into the body of your article content
3) Using anchor text in your external links

Fast-Forward Strategy:

The fastest way to distribute your articles and maximize your overall exposure is by using an article distribution service, including http://www.SubmitYourArticle.com , http://www.ContentCrooner.com  and http://www.isnare.com

With Submit Your Article

• Your articles are instantly published once you upload them.
• You can syndicate your content to thousands of websites all over the world.
• You will receive a personal RSS feed just for YOUR articles, which will help your content gain top ranking in the search engines.
• You will be able to reach THOUSANDS of potential publishers, who will reprint your content giving you incredible exposure (and back links!)
• You can even publish your article content within their high traffic article directory!