This is my first time on your blog and I must tell you that I am impressed by the value and knowledge you are sharing. I have 2 blogs but they are pittyful to say the least. I have learned that one cannot make a business from a free hosted blog. I have an idea for an ebook and I am slowly brainstorming to come up with the various chapters. I have bookmarked your blog and will spread the word about you. I have seen many “gurus” who say they want to help struggling newbies like myself but you have to pay them an “arm and a leg” for a useful “how to” manual. I will be purchasing my 1st domain name shortly and hosting account. I am also learning how to build a list.

I do get frustrated sometimes but I have learned that I can control my response to situations and come away a better person. Because in everything we do, there is a lesson to be learned. One is never a failure until one chooses to accept failure and remain in that position.

I am not a failure, because I intend to learn and improve my skills, so I can intern help others the way you are helping me and thousands of eager individuals with your rich and enlightened content.

I wish you continued success in all your endeavours.

Sincerely,

Dean Wong.

First of all I would like to commend you Mr. David on a wonderful blog. I do believe that you provide much needed information to them that are without. I do not always agree with your approach but I do feel that your information is solid and useful.

Now in commenting on the civil discourse between you two gents, I feel that it is a true testament to the power of the Internet and I commend the both of you for conversing like the gentleman that you both are. We here, in this vast cyber kingdom need fresh feed back on the things we do and try and the fact that both of you were able to express your selves in a dignified manner shows that the fast fading art of communication is not lost…Thank you both …Terry

I was talking about the basics which they are all missing and what people like ViralURL and SafeListXtreme has done to their very own AFFILIates of overloading their Fellow Affiliates with way too much emails, setting them back and not ahead. Heck, I never had any time to read any one of those emails, because I was way too busy sorting, filing, deleting etc to be able to read them and my time was being stolen from me to be able to do the things I was supposed to be doing etc.

When I talk about the basics, I mean the basics befor you can go to the next step or level. When you say I am unfocused! I say; you got that right because of what I just told you and what all that excessive amount of email was doing to me.

I know the steps, but I am not getting the steps I need done, Due to the lack of Instructions and I will need the ability to be able to proceed to the next step or level as some would referr it.

You are still one or two steps ahead of me and I am not able to and cannot go to the next steps that you are talking about untill the steps I am on are completed.

I told you in the second paragraph, because if you do not know how and when you are going to get paid and especially when you haven’t completed the required steps that need to be done before going to the steps you mentioned; you will shurely fall and have to start all over again as you have said in your reply to me.

Tell me and show me how to complete those steps I ask for and I will keep my yap shut, but untill I get the answers I so desperately need answered and done I will continue on with this very big problem for me which you do not seem to absorb what I am talking about,because you know what has to be done in each and every step, where as I do not.

Sometime weather you like it or not; you have to speak up in order to be heared and some times they cannot hear you for some reason or another. It is not a nice thing to do, but sometimes you have to do things that you do not like doing yourself in order to get the results you are looking for.

If you do not speak up for yourself, no one else will do it for you. This is a hard part of reality when you have to do that. You ever hear the expression! Speak Now! and forever Hold Your’ Peace. ( which has a meaning for a peace of Mind).

Thanks for leaving me a comment. I don’t want to be too harsh on John because he is obviously feeling a lot of frustration.

A mentor, focus and a plan of attack in a niche you are passionate about is the key to success.

I am glad you are getting good results from Alex’s coaching program. He teaches the basics very well and it is from these foundations you can really grow a successful online business.

David

Thanks for the kind words.

I believe you should link back to some of your older content because new visitors are unlikely to trawl through your archives so you need to put it in front of them!

Plus, doing so makes for creating an easy blog post!

David

Nice to hear from you! You make a great point about only performing tasks which move you forward. I used to waste a lot of time on tasks such as link building which while, important, do not make me any money.

I’d like to get to a stage where the only thing I need to do is create content and everything else is completely outsourced.

Only a matter of time…

David

List building is one topic I could write numerous blog posts on and I can’t really tell you “how to do it” within the confines of a blog comment.

If you are getting the traffic to your site, you need to make sure your opt in form is as visible as possible and make it a “no brainer” for people to opt in. Do this by giving away a free report, free membership etc. and surpass the “what’s in it for me” expectations your visitors have.

David

This is a great comment! I am a keen advocater of creating an online business based around a niche you are knowledgable and passionate about. If you don’t know how to “make money online” then you can’t teach others how to!

Contrary to popular belief, internet marketing is a very small niche. There are far more lucrative markets outside of this niche, such as weight loss, self improvement, dating, gambling etc.

David