Whether this trend derives from an urgent need for small amounts of money to buy virtual items in online games, or the almost arousing feeling of instant gratification the moment another “money mail” from PayPal arrives in their In-box, I can’t tell. Another and slightly more serious question, though: Is this need for a quick fix making marketers even greedier, is it something we should be worried about?

Today, with little more effort than a mouse click, most any Internet surfers can earn a couple of dollars on the Internet. With task oriented websites like MyLot, Bukisa and other GPT (Get Paid To) sites, what comes next, I wonder.

Although MyLot and Bukisa are nice places for earning a couple of dollars, your main weapon is you, and your knowledge; without at least some knowledge on Internet Marketing including sub-categories, such as SEO, article writing, back-link building, PPC advertising and so on, it is difficult to earn more than pennies!

I help inexperienced marketers almost every day, explaining how to set up a Squidoo lens, write articles, earn their first dollars online e.t.c., and I’ve come to realize that, all they sometimes want is a quick fix; a small amount of money in their PayPal account. Enough to feel they are getting somewhere, and that their efforts still counts.

What if I say that the solution is always within reach for each and everyone, who wants to earn a residual income on the Internet? It is 100% free and not even a product, just advice from yours truly:

1. Educate yourself: read free e-books, watch YouTube tutorials, read EzineArticles content.
2. Stop thinking small; re-program yourself to think success (it takes time, be patient).
3. Stop wasting time with PTC programs. Pick up a simple marketing skill and earn more.
4. Don’t let your friends or relatives put you down by saying “it will never work”. They are clueless.
5. Create an action plan and stick with it (i.e. “Write 1 new article every day, build 5 back-links e.t.c.).

My biggest mistake in the beginning, when I started learning about marketing and it’s numerous sub cultures, was falling for PTC scams. Ouch! Luckily, I used PayPal. Thanks to them most of my money was returned, which is one of the reasons I always recommend PayPal. Sure, they are not perfect, but close enough.

I am working on putting together an e-book that I will give away here on Easy Money Central, hopefully before Christmas. I’ll do it because I keep bumping into frustrated marketing beginners, who are about to give up, because they can’t see any progress at all and wonder if it’s worth it. But hey, sometimes I am one of them!

Some days they feel empty and drained of power, then suddenly and most unexpected, they get a sale! And someone signed up in their GDI downline, they receive a message from a grateful referral, with many thanks for helping them out, e.t.c. These little things helps you keep going, even when you feel like running in one spot.

Good things happen when you are PERSISTENT and DO SOMETHING, even if that something feels like wasting time, such as posting in a forum, adding a new affiliate link in your forum signatures, surfing Traffic Exchange sites for an hour or two, mailing a Safelist. All of these actions can earn money for you when you least expect it!

The secret is to NEVER GIVE UP.

Happy Earnings!

Håvard L. Lund / Splinterbiz

With this in mind, this article will attempt to share 5 basic strategies to help new internet marketers get started launching their own successful internet marketing campaign.

We will look at various techniques like creating a website, placing banner ads, publishing ezines, orchestrating an email marketing campaign and optimizing your website for search engines.

Emails:

New Internet Marketers should always start with the basics and you can’t get more basic than marketing with emails.

Email marketing campaigns form the foundation of successful online marketing. Email marketing essentially

involves sending out emails to a group of individuals who may be interested in your products and services.

Care should be taken in sending out these emails to avoid sending emails which are unsolicited and will be viewed as spam. One precaution is to only email prospects who have requested to be updated concerning your products and services.

Another way to do this is to provide value in the emails as opposed to just including advertisements.

This can be done by offering relevant advice in your emails and other useful information which may be of interest to the recipients of the email.

Ezine Publishing:

For the new Internet Marketer another very effective marketing strategy is to publish an Ezine.

Publishing Ezines takes online marketing into a whole new realm.

Ezines (Electronic Magazines) are essentially emails containing useful information to the recipient, including tips, articles,

reports, surveys and relevant advertising focused on making life easier for the prospect.

The importance of these Ezines is that they can be used as marketing tools which are not viewed by the recipients as blatant advertising.

One way to do this is to incorporate links or other soft sale approaches into the copy of the Ezine.

However, care should be taken to keep these references minimal so the Ezine is not viewed as spam.

Banner Advertising:

Banner advertising is another popular marketing method which helps expose your

business to the Cyber Community. Banner ads are advertisements which typically appear along the top or bottom of a website but it may also include smaller ads in other locations.

Banner ads typically include graphics and text which entice Internet users to click on the advertisement. Once a user clicks on the ad, they are directed to your website.

These ads can be very effective when placed on popular websites where they’ll be view by lots of people who may have an interest in your product or service.

Creating a Website:

For new Internet Marketers one of the most basic steps for starting an Internet Marketing campaign is to create a website.If you don’t have a website or have a poorly designed website you should consider creating or re-designing a website to adequately market your products.

If you do not have experience in web design, there are a number of software packages which make it simple for those with no design experience to create a functional website.

However, you may

want to consider using a professional webmaster to design an effective website that’s suitable to your particular line of products and services. He can also help you include more advanced features on your website.

Optimizing Your Website:

Finally, using search engine optimization to enhance the effectiveness of your web presence is vital to your online marketing success.

Search engines rank websites according to quality and relevance for particular search terms.

Many Internet users appreciate the effort by search engines and use these search engines to find the best websites on a particular subject. This means the Internet users are likely to only visit websites which rank well with search engines.

So, if your website is not high ranking, you are not likely to generate a great deal of traffic from Internet users who use search engines to find relevant websites.

Top ranking websites are likely to obtain the most traffic from search engines and all websites falling on the first page of the search engine results will likely enjoy some degree of success in improving their traffic.

So, there it is, 5 essential methods of online marketing for new internet marketers.