# Step 1 #



You need to find a product to sell. The easiest and fastest way to do this when starting out is to sell someone else's product and to become an affiliate.

There are plenty of places to source products both physical ones and digital ones. To make money online quickly however, you should be looking at selling information products that have a high prifits margin. Three places you can go to seek out instantly deliverable info products are:

* Clickbank

* Commission Junction

* Paydotcom

Make sure the affiliate program is with a good company, there is an easy sales process, the landing page of the product makes 'you' want to buy it, it has at least a fifty per cent payout and MOST importantly that the product is something that you have a keen interest in.

# Step 2 #

Next you should sign up for an autoresponder to handle your future mailings to the list you will be building. Go to any search engine and type "autoresponder service" and you will have some of the best right there on the first page.

The autoresponder must give you the ability to 'broadcast' your messages and be able to track the open rates of your emails (this should all be included in one monthly rate). After you have signed up for an autoresponder service you should write a 'solo' advert.

Solo ads are sent out by ezine owners to their lists and you should know that this method, if done well, is the best way to get instant results and will be more cost effective than any other form of advertising. This is also a good way to cheaply test a new campaign.

What's that you say - don't know how to write a good ad? Always start with a good headline, talk in a conversational style, give bulleted benefits and make sure that there is a clear call to action to your autoresponder. You can get more ideas by searching for tips on "how to write solo ads". The affiliate program you have signed up for should have some examples that you can adapt as well. Write five follow ups for your autoresponder covering:

1. Highlights of the product or service you are promoting with your affiliate link included in the call to action

2. A reminder of the affiliate product

3. Another reminder of the offer you made previously

4. A FREE bonus of an amazing ebook (can be your own or someone else's) that can they get once they purchase through your link

5. A reminder of your FREE amazing ebook 'special bonus' that they can claim by emailing you once they have purchased.

# Step 3 #

After you've written your follow up emails it's time to seek out good places to advertise through targeted ezines. You can do a search for "ezine advertising" and you'll get plenty to choose from. It should go without saying that you need to target your intended audience and that the ezine matches your ideal customer as closely as possible.

Take a look at the list size, how much they charge and consider signing up for their newsletter to get a feel for the quality of it. Also have a look at any back issues that they have available. It may be prudent to opt for a smaller more targeted list if you have a very specific niche.

You must track your results so you can either use the tracking code of your autoresponder, use the tracking code that might be given in your affiliate program or just sign up to different accounts to track the different ads you are running. When you track your results you are then in a position to ditch the ezine that doesn't work for you. When you have this set up you should then book at least two or three ads if you can afford it.

# Step 4 #

Assuming that your ad has now run, it is very likely that you'll see some commissions starting to come in from your advertising (a great feeling). If you have run more than one solo ad make sure you check where the sales came from and what ezine.

When you make a profit it is then time to reinvest it into more advertising in more ezines. It is really important to build on your success. You can also begin to think about tweaking the next ads you put out for an even higher response.

# Step 5 #

Customers from your list will now be prime for following up and selling more products to. This will be the start of your long term profits and building a large responsive list. You must make repeat sales so follow up and discuss anything that would be of interest to your own target list, perhaps offer them something for free again.

In 7 to 20 days follow up once again with more of your positive endorsements for other products that you can promote as an affiliate. Write more follow up emails with links to articles you have written that lead to your affiliate product to gain another opportunity to sell.

# Step 6 #

If your ads are doing well and you have your autoresponder loaded up with the necessary follow ups, you will be building a good quality list. It is essential that you have other good quality products to promote so you should continue to research in this area. Try to look for resale rights or even 'private label rights' so you could even start thinking about producing your quality information product (this is where the real profits are).

Another good way to source products is to make sure you belong to a good ezine list. You will be receiving regular news about products that the ezine owner will be trying to sell to you. I have found may good products this way.

When you have a few hundred names on your list you should definitely have your own website (if you haven't already). Start sending out 'broadcast' emails to all of your list and direct them to your website so you can pre-sell your recommended product.

Keep repeating this process and you will start to make money online - a lot of money if you are persistent and follow the system and reinvest your profits.