by Julia Bryan
Since I've spent literally months on my computer trying to figure out how to make money on-line, I figured I might save someone else from making the same mistakes I have. (Actually, if you count my time on eBay and etsy, it would be years!) So, if you'd like to learn how to make money on-line, here is what NOT to do!
First - I've sold vintage jewelry on ebay, and made hand-crafted artisan jewelry which I sold on etsy. I spent tons of time learning to get great jewelry photos, write great copy, and display my pieces to maximum benefit - and still didn't generate any kind of steady, reliable income. I worked VERY hard to get my ebay store listed on the first page of their listing of stores which sold vintage jewelry - I had to have over 600 items listed to get there - and it still wasn't enough to make a decent income!
So, when ebay raised their fees about two years ago, I closed the store because it wasn't even marginally profitable to keep it open. I joined etsy because I'd starting making jewelry - again, too much competition and not enough sales volume to make any kind of steady income. Then, my computer crashed and burned. . . .
It was about eight months before I could afford another computer, and I did some hard thinking. I've got an extensive work background with a varied experience base, and I felt I should be able to utilize that to make money on-line. . .somehow! So, once I got another computer, I started searching - and searching, and searching! So many of the offers that promised a great income seemed like scams, I really didn't try anything until I came across an article from Consumer Guides. I decided to try one of the companies that they said produced good results.
Wow! Talk about information overload! I had no idea there was so much involved in actually getting set up to generate internet-based income! I read up on Google Adwords - boy, you could spend a ton if lots of people clicked on your adwords but didn't buy your product! Adsense made more sense to me - but I'd have to have a website to use it. Hmmmm. . . . How do I figure out what kind of website to set up? What's going to bring paying customers with cold, hard cash, and how do I convince them to part with some of it?
So, I set about studying and working my way through some of the projects. I set up a blog, added an affiliate site, and signed up for Google Adsense, then wrote an article to help bring prospects to my blog. Nothing. Well, maybe it didn't help that I hadn't done thorough keyword research, since my blog and article are about a subject that only appeals to a small group of people! Next project; I set up a website (free hosting) and spent hours a day for nearly a week finding sellers with affiliate programs that were related to my subject - investing on-line! Then I got a bit further along in my studies, and learned that having too many "sales pitches" on one page was a no-no. Oops - back to the drawing board!
So, now I'm doing my keyword research, and planning my next venture - hopefully this time I won't have to add it to my list of "mistakes"! Oh, and I'm also working on my next article - stay tuned!
Julia Bryan - in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina See one of my newest efforts at http://bryjul.thebizreview.net/
Since I've spent literally months on my computer trying to figure out how to make money on-line, I figured I might save someone else from making the same mistakes I have. (Actually, if you count my time on eBay and etsy, it would be years!) So, if you'd like to learn how to make money on-line, here is what NOT to do!
First - I've sold vintage jewelry on ebay, and made hand-crafted artisan jewelry which I sold on etsy. I spent tons of time learning to get great jewelry photos, write great copy, and display my pieces to maximum benefit - and still didn't generate any kind of steady, reliable income. I worked VERY hard to get my ebay store listed on the first page of their listing of stores which sold vintage jewelry - I had to have over 600 items listed to get there - and it still wasn't enough to make a decent income!
So, when ebay raised their fees about two years ago, I closed the store because it wasn't even marginally profitable to keep it open. I joined etsy because I'd starting making jewelry - again, too much competition and not enough sales volume to make any kind of steady income. Then, my computer crashed and burned. . . .
It was about eight months before I could afford another computer, and I did some hard thinking. I've got an extensive work background with a varied experience base, and I felt I should be able to utilize that to make money on-line. . .somehow! So, once I got another computer, I started searching - and searching, and searching! So many of the offers that promised a great income seemed like scams, I really didn't try anything until I came across an article from Consumer Guides. I decided to try one of the companies that they said produced good results.
Wow! Talk about information overload! I had no idea there was so much involved in actually getting set up to generate internet-based income! I read up on Google Adwords - boy, you could spend a ton if lots of people clicked on your adwords but didn't buy your product! Adsense made more sense to me - but I'd have to have a website to use it. Hmmmm. . . . How do I figure out what kind of website to set up? What's going to bring paying customers with cold, hard cash, and how do I convince them to part with some of it?
So, I set about studying and working my way through some of the projects. I set up a blog, added an affiliate site, and signed up for Google Adsense, then wrote an article to help bring prospects to my blog. Nothing. Well, maybe it didn't help that I hadn't done thorough keyword research, since my blog and article are about a subject that only appeals to a small group of people! Next project; I set up a website (free hosting) and spent hours a day for nearly a week finding sellers with affiliate programs that were related to my subject - investing on-line! Then I got a bit further along in my studies, and learned that having too many "sales pitches" on one page was a no-no. Oops - back to the drawing board!
So, now I'm doing my keyword research, and planning my next venture - hopefully this time I won't have to add it to my list of "mistakes"! Oh, and I'm also working on my next article - stay tuned!
Julia Bryan - in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina See one of my newest efforts at http://bryjul.thebizreview.net/
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