Thus far, I’ve given my definition of what an online business is, and I’ve given you what I feel are a few prerequisites to becoming a successful online business owner.
So now let’s get more detailed as we drill down closer to what you’ll actually be doing. A lot of people say they want to make money on the internet, but they really have no idea what that looks like in real life.
One of the problems is that there are literally thousands of ways to make money on the internet…
(Watch this video…)
Main points:
Some ways to make money online include (see video for details):
Action steps:
Your action step today is optional. And it’s simple:
1) look around and see how big the picture is, and how numerous the opportunities are.
If you want to look around and see what else is out there, now is the time… NOT when we’re on lesson #55 and you’re in the middle of following my online business blueprint. Because once we get started, I want you to commit to following through and finishing it, because if you don’t finish it you won’t succeed with it.
Now IF you do go out and research some of the opportunities I’ve just mentioned, remember what I said in Lesson #3… don’t buy stuff unless you know what you’re doing!
I know this goes against the grain of what most marketers would do in my situation. I should be reeling you in and hooking you on my own idea. But I don’t want to do that. I want you to understand the scope of opportunity out there, and then choose to follow my lessons because you WANT to. Not just because you feel like its your only option. And if you’re confident in your decision to follow my blueprint, you’ll be much more focused, and you’ll be more likely to stay the course.
As always, you are welcome to post your questions and comments below.
Have a great day!
Hello George,
That’s a great idea! Unfortunately, we don’t have a script that would make this possible.
You could just use a Word document or text file, and make a new paragraph for each lesson.
Hello Paul,
Here is one way of finding out:
http://www.seoidiot.co.uk/cachechecker/
i STARTED A LOOSELEAF BOOK WITH YOUR 100 LESSONS AND I WANTED TO COPY THE OUTLINE OF THE LESSON AND YOUR ACTION POINTS, SO I PRESSED CONTROL P AND WOND UP COPYING THAT STUFF BUT ALSO 268 PAGES OF THE COMMENTS. HOW DO I JUST COPY THE OUTLINE & THE ACTION POINTS. BUT NOT THE COMMENTS? RON UNCLERONAGT@ROADRUNNER.COM
Very informative, well presented, I watch my email everyday awaiting the next lesson.
Hi Eric. I thought I saw Lesson 5 in my email box but when I went to read it, it was gone. If I am right, can you resend??? Thanks
Claudia, you are right. Thank GOD Eric is a Christian. I too bought some of Anthony Morrisons products and have not made more than about $4.19 on one of them ( don’t know which one). I got stuck after being told to set up a webpage. He has a free webpage but one can only use his stuff to put on it and pay out boo coo bucks to have one of his staff walk you through setting up a ‘real’ system. Way to go Eric. I can’t wait until you get to how to set up a webpage and which one to buy hosting/domains with. I have one through purchaseyour.com but it’s not much help either. I pay so much money per month to keep it just because I hope to some today ‘get it right and up and running.
Hi Eric,
As a newbie I am very glad to receive your training course every day. Your big picture where to look for a business has gave me
a structured list where to focus myself. In the future I expect to show us for example some concrete work important for online marketing.Thank you! Marija
Had some great info on lesson #4
Hi Eric,
I have done the lesson 4. Thank you for your tips. It is very useful for new people.
I am looking for commission based business. I think affiliate business is makes commission .Is it right?
Hi Eric,
I really like your tips, you are very honest about everything. I have as you say been buying too many things and have requested too many refunds. I have come too the conclusion that I need to focus on one thing, one business. I definitely have info over-load. Can I send you my Idea or what I am pursuing right and get your input on it? If so email me and I will send you my business plan which I hope to get you to be a part of the campaign.
Nice info…will keep following you until till i success…
Hey Eric,
Thank you so much for the tips, and I wanted to let you know that I did not receive lessons 1-3. And I was wondering if you could resend them to me, please. I am really enjoying the lessons.
Thank you so much!
Hello Eric,
Joining the many voices here thanking you for your course. I added a link to this on my website and put it on Twitter and my FB:)
I see an offer here from one of your followers, Gary, what about his instant-paysites.com ?
You suggested not buying anything, so can you advice??? Thank you, Heidi
Hello Ron,
Unfortunately, Eric’s Tips is copyrighted material, so copying all the content wouldn’t be allowed. You are welcome to link your customers to Eric’s Tips with your recommendation, or summary of a lesson in your own words.
Please contact our helpdesk, if you would like to participate in our affiliate program, where referrals to Eric’s Tips could earn you commissions:
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Hello Sutha,
Yes, affiliate marketers earn commissions when customers purchase through their referral links.
Hello Viora,
The next lesson will be sent to you soon. You can also visit EricsTips.com to see the latest lesson updates and revisit earlier lessons:
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Here is the direct link to lessons 1, 2, and 3:
If your email happens to block some of the lessons, we recommend that you view this tip on whitelisting an email address:
Hello Heidi,
You should never purchase anything if is just going to sit on your computer collecting virtual dust.
However, at some point, you will need tools to help grow your business.
We only recommend that you make purchases when you plan to actually use a tool for your business right away!
Hello Dorothy,
The next lesson will be sent to you soon. You can also visit EricsTips.com to see the latest lesson updates and revisit earlier lessons:
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Here is the direct link to lesson 5:
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Hello Philip,
We’d be happy to take a look for you. Just post it to our helpdesk:
http://www.ericsupport.com/
Thanks for giving a broad spectrum on the types of internet opportunities available out there.
I kind of have a flare for marketing Amazon and Clickbank products and to do a little of blogging.
Victor Stephens
lesson 4 doesn’t go any further than 03:28 mins can anyone help?
Hello,
Here is a link that should help you to be able to view the videos properly:
Sometimes the quickest solution is to view the page in a different browser (Chrome, FireFox, IE, etc).
Wow, I wish I would have found this months ago before I spent oodles of cash on junk that was of no value. I did return a LOT of product that was over hyped and underdelivered. I did buy your product Eric…and I’m glad I did…it led me to this blog…thanks for sharing with us noobs…this is the clearest and best information I’ve found in months!
Hey, Eric, great discussion again. I am particular glad that you mention adsense. i have my website on adsense but not making any progress.
Take a look at the video Mohd. Its about passive income.
Eric. I was reading you list of businesses and I I was interested in Paid Blogging #14 so i click on Part 1 and it took me to Squidoo. As i was reading, one statement was “you don;t need a hosting account”. My question is, if Squidoo is a hosting account how come on top of there website they are advertizing Hostgator?
This is such good info. When I started looking for ways to make money online the list was overwhelming. Thank you for telling everyone to look at all the options and only select one at a time.
Hi, Eric, I am very happy to listen to your newsletter, since I know you are really interested in educating people rather than just trying to sell stuff we do not need. I feel great after listening to your tape and feel that I’ve learned something worth listening to. Thank you for your sharing your passion: education us. Hisano
Hi Eric, I think the lessons are great. I’ve got lessons 2-4, but I never received lesson #1. Please e-mail it to me. I’m also waiting to hear from Mr. Wellman, regarding several parts of my “No Cost Income Stream Course” did not download correctly and I sent in three tickets regarding this problem and haven’t heard back yet. Maybe you can hurry it up for me. Thanks for all your wonderful information, it’s great.
Hello Adele,
Squidoo actually just hosts individual webpages for users called, “lenses.” These lenses have limited options for what may be displayed.
They are likely doing well advertising web hosting, for users who are ready to have their own websites, without any limitations on what is displayed.
Hello Gloria,
The next lesson will be sent to you soon. You can also visit EricsTips.com to see the latest lesson updates and revisit earlier lessons:
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Hello Eric,
I have been actively looking for something on the internet for the last few months. I did get burned and lost money. I have also learned a great deal, so I can say I have had an expensive education. I am also doing a few things I believe in and am forging ahead with them. What is lacking for most of us is a solid education on “how to”. I think I am learning from you and look forward to so much more. There is a lot of crap out there, but I think you are a jewel.
Thanks for clearing things with us, so those that want to learn can move on
Barbara
Hey Eric, Once again really appreciate your straightforward approach. I’ve chosen the path of affiliate marketing myself. Before I settled on it I was one of the people getting distracted by all the bright and shiny objects out there. Keep up the great work and thanks for making it so accessible to those of us that barely have 2 pennies to rub together..
Hi Eric, I’m so glad I subscribe, because in this first four lessons, I’ve learn much more about the Internet Business, than the past three months.Thanks alot, I appreciate
Andre
I see forward to lesson 5 and the rest. I began to see the bigger picture without spending a fortune and loose interrest. Thanks Andre
Eric,
I have been scammed by sooo many of these so called businesses!
I,m sticking with your blue print.
I don,t think I,ve seen one that looks as honest as yours.
Thanks,
Mike
Eric,
You’re a man of true integrity – that’s refeshing. Sure many people ‘out there’ are wanting to sell their way of making money online but the covert manipulation is evident in so many. Sometimes though, it isn’t evident immediately and it’s the time wasted that leads to feeling dispirited about the whole IM business. This lesson therefore is invaluable and I know one thing, I wish I had come across your teachings a while ago – I have learnt the hard way. By the way, I think I can guess which two methods you are going to teach/talk about 😉
Hi Eric — All great stuff and business startup suggestions. Could you possibly consider a – Full Screen – button for your videos to make it a bit easier for we half blind students ? – I have a 27 inch monitor already. Very sraight up and very honest advice from you, most refreshing indeed.
Hello Peterinperth,
Eric has added the full screen button later in the lesson series.
Question(?) as a newbie
We earn commission/money only when the sale made,
So is there any certainty about weekly/monthly sale happening ?
Hello Rajdatta,
We can’t guarantee that your idea or affiliate business will be sure to generate weekly or monthly commissions for you. But, the people who don’t quit, but try again and again with new ideas, often find great success!
We have seen people earn money on their first day in some cases though. If you work hard, it’s possible for you to build a successful affiliate business too!
nice……….
What a breath of fresh air. Thank you for giving out all of this great information in a way that I don’t feel I am being talked to by a guru or an actor. Your lessons are informative and straight to the point. I appreciate all you have done, looking forward to more.
what`s is the best marketer way
Hello Shady,
Some strategies are going to work better for some people, while other strategies will work better for others.
We recommend that you pursue a strategy that you are passionate about, and will likely enjoy!
Hi Eric
This is most insightful. Thank you very much.
George – I have opened Microsoft Word and leave in opened down below. I have labeled each Lesson and copy and paste (Hold down Ctrl & C to copy, then open my Word and past-hold down ctrl & V together. It goes fast. You could print out each Lesson or just review it again later on the computer. I consider this a college course. Taking notes this way really helps me.
Just highlight those areas you want to remember (you don’t need all the comments) copy and paste.
There is a lot of information on links and it’s nice to have it in easier form.
I would like to thankyou for your honesty and integrity. I have struggled with so many different shiny stuff and only found huge debt and no success. Thankyou
This is great information and reinforces some things I am thinking… I would like to work with digital products rather than physical products like I am now. There is a bigger risk to buy and hold inventory and all the fright casts involved eat away at profits.