Hello there. So you are here to find out how to market yourself online. If you want to learn how to take your passion or interest into cyberspace and turn it into a money making opportunity, you have come to the right place.
Don’t worry you don’t need any experience whatsoever in marketing. In fact, what if I told you that you are already a marketer? Would you believe me?
Allow me to prove it to you…
You are Marketing Yourself Everyday and May not even Know It!
I am willing to bet 20 bucks, that within the last month you may have had a conversation with a family member or friend and told them about one or more of the following below.
(a) A wonderful experience that you had eating at a particular restaurant, or
(b) A good book that you read, or
(c) A good movie or performance that you went to watch.
Think about this for a second, I’ll wait….
Well, am I right?
Guess what?
You just marketed to them, that restaurant, book, movie or show. Now do you see what I mean, when I say, you are already a ‘marketer’?
Amazing, don’t you think?
Where does it go from here?
Your friend or family member has two choices,
- Either buy that book or not,
- Watch that movie or not, or
- Eat at that restaurant or not.
If they decide to watch the movie, or buy that book or eat at that restaurant, then it is safe to say that your ‘unintentional marketing‘ efforts have paid off?
If that happens, then hats off to you, for someone who has not studied anything in marketing.
You probably do this type of marketing at least 3 times within a month. That is conservatively speaking, of course.
And let me ask you another question?
Did you get paid for recommending that book, or movie or restaurant? NO!
What if I told you that there is a way to market yourself online and you can get paid for it.
Would you be interested?
How to Market Yourself Online
You only need three things to get this off the ground.
- A Passion or an Interest
- A Website
- Time
Let us check out these 3 fundamentals of online marketing in a little more detail.
- Passion or Interest
There are literally millions of products or services online that people are purchasing every single day.
You need to just zone in on something that you’re passionate about. It can be, football snack helmets, fitness trackers, comic books, a health condition e.g diabetes or arthritis, movie memorabilia, organic foods. the list is literally endless.
The reason I say choose something that you enjoy talking about is because, people will resonate with you when you talking(in this case blogging) as they will see you as an authority in your niche.
Secondly, if it’s something you’re passionate about, you won’t easily get bored and your passion will keep you motivated to researching further for something new to talk about.
Let me give you an example
I am a pharmacist who suffers from tinnitus. Tinnitus is a condition whereby one experiences ringing in the ear’s. I’ve learned that a lot of folks out there are suffering from it too.
So, I built a website to help people with this condition. I talk about various lifestyle modifications that one can implement, to help minimize the intensity of tinnitus. (Unfortunately, at this point, there is no cure for tinnitus.)
I also use my pharmaceutical expertise and offer my advice and recommendations on various treatments. Topics I cover include aspects such as,
- Exercise programs
- Certain drugs that can aggravate tinnitus,
- Ear muskers and white noise machines,
- and Hearing aids.
I earn an income from this site when folks decide to purchase any of the products that are promoted or reviewed.
If you’d like, you are very welcome to visit my site, www.dealwithtinnitus.com
The best part is that
- I don’t have to stock any of these products,
- Folks simply have to click on my affiliate link on my site.
- After clicking on the link, they are directed to a merchant or vendor(e.g.Amazon)
- I earn a commission from that sale.
This is a form of online marketing called Affiliate Marketing.
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2. Website
To start an affiliate marketing business, you would need a website. Once again, don’t worry too much here, I will show you how you can get TWO FREE websites, that’s yours FOREVER, for FREE!
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3. Time
The last thing that you need to make your passion your business, is time. After all, if you’re learning something new, it will take time to learn the technicial aspects and all the other stuff to get the ball rolling to build a successful online enterprise.
I know, it took me awhile, but I love it , and can tell you that it is worth every bit.Don’t be in a rush, things will naturally take their course.
This is where Wealthy Affiliate passes with flying colours. The teaching is broken down into step-by-step lessons and tutorials, that takes you through the things that you need to do, before moving further on.
As a newbie, you get to try out the FIRST 10 LESSONS FOR FREE, and to see if this online course is for you or not.
In that way, you don’t have to commit financially. How cool is that?
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A little more about Wealthy Affiliate
Let me tell you why I think Wealthy Affiliate, is in my opinion, the best place to start your online marketing business
- Its great for newbies and offers tons of new info for those internet masters
- It has been around for 12 years,
- It has a supportive and interactive community
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- All your websites are backed up daily
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For me this system works, and with three websites, it has helped me reach out to people all over the world. I have written a detailed review of this company below,
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Conclusion
It’s not a tough feat to learn how to market yourself online. As you can see, if you are doing it everyday, then why not scale it up and take things online. To higher playing fields and get rewarded for you telling your story.
If there is one thing that I have learned about marketing myself online it is this.
Think of the person on the other side. Don’t make the mistake of thinking only about the money.
People will see right through you and go somewhere else. Help people and be sincere in your words. Everything else will follow…
I hope that you enjoyed this article on getting yourself out there. Still got questions on your mind? No problem. Just use the Contact me page or send me your queries in the comments below and I will get back to you.
Thanks for your time
Regards
Roopesh
Wow! This sounds really good! Your did a great job of appealing to me with this post.
I think I am going to want to try out this online marketing. Do you use Wealthy Affiliate yourself?
Has it actually been helpful you with your own website?
And have you made any money doing your website yet?
Hi Chase.
Glad to hear that you would like to give this a go. Who knows, it may be just what you are looking for.
I am using Wealthy Affiliate and I love it. It has helped me build three websites to date.
And yes, I have made money with my website.
Regards
Roopesh
Very interesting article.
I had never really paid attention to the fact that when I recommend a product or service to a friend that I am effectively marketing their product or service for free!
It all seems so easy to get started making money and marketing online. Is it really as easy as it looks?
Hi
Honestly speaking, I wish it were as easy as it looks. The truth, is that it takes some time and hard work to get the formula and business working.
Once you start earning your first cent, you can then scale things to as high as a level as you want.
All the best to you.
Regards
Roopesh
Hi Roopesh,
I really enjoyed reading this! You really got me thinking when you alluded to the fact that everyday conversations can be construed as marketing.
It’s probably true to say that so many people have the ability to make a success of affiliate marketing but just don’t know it yet.
I totally agree that it all starts with a passion because without passion, motivation is hard to sustain.
Great article –
Steve
Absolutely, passion is certainly needed. I think more so its a desire. A burning desire to want something different.
At the end of the day, we are going to build a business. If you have a ‘strong desire’ to change things, then that will be motivation enough, especially during the tough times, to stick it through.
Thanks for the visit.
Regards
Roopesh