The One Year Millionaire

The Title of this Article may be confusing for some, but it may also be funny to others. It is a play off of a popular Hip Hop song and the reason why I decided to write this article is to point out the importance of SEO (Search Engine Optimization) when attempting to Make Money Online!

This is to say that you might have 99 things wrong with your website, but it wouldn’t have as much of a negative impact as bad SEO! If your website is not optimized properly for search engines you could end up missing out on a lot of money!

When it comes to creating a website that you intend to monetize, the most important thing is traffic! If you do not have people visiting  your website then you will not make money. There are numerous ways to make money with a website such as affiliate commissions, ad impressions and clicks, but none of it will matter if you don’t have a single visitor each day!

To take Full Advantage of the Potential of the Internet you really need to optimize your website for Search Engines because in the long run that is where you will expect to bring in the most targeted visitors. One thing that a lot of new Internet Marketers don’t understand is that not all traffic sources will provide the same quality of traffic. You can’t just say that each visitor is worth the same amount. A visitor who was referred by a Search Engine is more likely to click on a Google Adsense ad then a recurring visitor because someone who visits your site often will become blind to the ads that are displayed! It is generally first time visitors that will click on ads and I believe that if they knew someone was making money from the click then they would avoid doing it!

There are a few main things to keep in mind when optimizing your site for Search Engines. These are Keywords, Title/URL, Content/Body. Just by changing these few things you can increase your Search Engine visits dramatically!

Whenever you create a new page on your website just make sure that it is SEO friendly and you are guaranteed to Make More Money with your site!

Hey Everyone… time is flying and I can’t believe it has already been 6 months since I started the website! In such a short period of time I would like to note that the website’s growth was great considering I spent a lot less time working on it than in previous months. Here are the stats as they stand now:

	June 2008	September 2008
Alexa Rank:	282,626	194,886
Technorati Rank:	91,705	41,803
Google Page Rank:	n/a	PR3
45n5 Top Rank:	265	96
These are my ranking positions as of June 28th 2008 compared to September 28th. Everything seemed to go up considerably despite the lack of updates. Within the last few months I am surprised that I finally received a PR3 and had it taken away! I would like to note that I got my PR3 back after emailing Google about it! As for my 45n5 ranking, I am now within the top 100 Online Marketing websites which is another good thing.
RSS Subscribers:	78	139
RSS Subscribers have almost doubled in the past 3 months. I have seen a lot of websites that get hundreds of new subscribers each month but it is still a difficult task. I haven’t put much work into increasing my subscriber count but it still seems to go up naturally! To subscribe to my RSS Feed by Email click here. It is 100% free and Subscribers will be sent special bonus articles/ebooks, etc. every so often from OneYearMillionaire.net
Traffic Totals:
Daily Visitors (on that day):	460	480
Total Visitors (up to that day):	31,052	79,204
Total Unique Visitors (up to that day):	26,120	70,455
There hasn’t been much of a gain in traffic which I can only assume has to do with the lack of updates and the amount of time I have spent on SEO and Link Building. The numbers jumped near the end of July peaking at almost 1000 visitors and came back down by September. I think that the traffic will increase once I get the ball rolling again.

It has been a great couple of months for the site ( I admit it could have been better); however, there was still only positive changes… Feel free to check out the ONEYEARMILLIONAIRE’s top 3 most popular articles:

• The Millionaire Mindset
• Writing Flawless Sales Pages (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3)
• Cloaking Affiliate Links

Thanks for all the support so far. Becoming a Millionaire is possible as long as you believe in yourself. Don’t forget to subscribe to the RSS Feed! There will be a lot of great articles coming up so don’t miss out!

Before I get into today’s issue of the ‘One Year Millionaire’ I would like to apologize to my loyal readers for the lack of updates in the past couple of weeks. I’ve been really busy with a multitude of other projects and to make up for it I am going to write a few articles this week and also find some valuable offers for my lucky readers!

In this issue I am going to talk about why it is very important for you to become an Online Authority on the subject of your website. The main critical reason to you will want to try your hardest to become an authority is to build your company’s credibility and to acquire the trust of your readers.

Having a solid reader base is one of the most important steps to maintaining a successful website. If you want to do well with Internet Marketing or establishing any other Online Business then you will want to reach as many people as possible. You will want to attract new readers and keep them. For example, if I am currently an authority on health and exercise and I start to promote Diet products on my website I will probably do quite well. If I am not an authority then I will probably have to work a lot harder to get these products to sell!

Your Online Reputation can do a lot for you once you’ve earned it. Since I’ve been doing Online Marketing I’ve connected with quite a few other webmasters and we generally do what we can to help eachother out and keep our network growing strong. Becoming an Authority on a certain subject will help you target and also broaden your audience. If you have a Website that sells the latest shoes and everyone knows that it is the #1 source to buy shoes online then you are bound to make a killing! If you just read that sentence and thought to yourself “What can I do to be known as the #1 Source?” then you are already on your way to become a great Internet Marketer!

Now that you know the advantages of Becoming an Authority here are a few ways you can become an Online Authority and Make Some Money!:

1. Get The First Scoop. You always want to try your best to bring the ground-breaking news to your readers before it has been published everywhere else! One of the greatest things about Marketing and the internet is that today’s news is actually today’s news! If you read a newspaper you are reading about what happened yesterday, but Online you can find out what is going on right now! Give your audience the first scoop when you have it and you will have readers coming back for more!
2. Introduce New Ideas. If you are in an innovative field and there is always topics of debate and opinion then you always have the option of bringing your own unique ideas to the table. If you want to spark discussion on your Website it is always encouraged be active with your readers and offer your own ideas.
3. Provide Detailed and Accurate Information. Having a Website with information that is not necessarily correct can sometimes hurt your Online Image. It is not always the best idea to make up things or to lie about something on your website because the last thing you want is to lose your loyal readership! Always try to the best of your knowledge to provide accurate information and you will be surprised how many people will listen to your words.
4. Build Your Link Popularity. A great way to build your Online Reputation is to have links from a lot of other Websites. This is not only beneficial for your Online Authority, but it is also great for Search Engine Optimization!
5. Connect With Other Websites In Your Industry. Networking is probably one of the most important tools that every single Marketer has available to them. The funny thing is that a lot of Marketers don’t take advantage of Networking in their field or even at all; therefore, cannot benefit from all the rewards! Knowing other people is one of your greatest weapons and that is why you always hear about lucky people who become successful because of friends in high places.

Start building your Online Reputation and try to work your way to the top. There are certain niches that are virtually untouched online and it is only a matter of time before they become swamped! Your best bet is to try and be the first to launch a Website in a specific niche and you are bound to become the Online Authority!

 

If you’ve kept up with all the issues of the One Year Millionaire you will notice that I tend to talk about all the positive things about Internet Marketing and Making Money Online; as well as all the limitless possibility, but what I am going to talk about today will be at the opposite of the spectrum.

Just like anything else in life there is a good side and a bad side. If you’ve learned about philoshophy and psychology you may know that the world is based primarily on balance. In a simplistic example with two elements, any shift in balance will upset the natural order of things. This is why there always has to be a perfect balance between good and bad, up and down, right and wrong. If you eradicate all evil in the world, then a stronger evil will come along and replace it.

In my eyes Internet Marketing made a very positive impact on my career and my life, but that doesn’t mean that it is all flowers and sunshine! I’ve already stressed that it isn’t for everyone, but those who want something badly enough will definitely succeed in this business. Even though there are many great things within the scope of Internet Marketing and Online Businesses, there will always be some negative factors that will force some people to doubt their choices.

Here are a few negative things to keep in mind:

• 1. Difficulty
  Making money on the Internet is definitely not a walk in the park and this alone will drive possible Internet Marketers back to the reality of their day jobs. I have seen so many come and go in this business because they lacked either the commitment, time or investment to make it Big Online! While many money making structures have been time tested, it doesn’t mean that it is an automatic homerun. For example, positioning your AdSense ads a certain way has proved to help CTR (click through rate) and has made some people a lot of money, but it doesn’t necessarily mean it will work for you. Furthermore, making money online will vary from situation to situation and a small difference (such as niche, traffic, location, language, etc.) could have a huge affect on potential profits. The Internet Marketing game is a tough one to master, but once you get the hang of it you will do well!
• 2. Investment
  When I talk about Investment I am not necessarily talking about money. You could invest time and effort into Online Marketing and find that you’ve lost a lot more time than you did money, and I know that sometimes losing a lot of time can be a lot worse than losing a lot of money. To succeed in this industry you obviously will need to spend a lot of time; especially in the beginning to get things rolling. The good part is that once you get it rolling it usually keeps rolling and won’t stop for a while! If you are willing to invest a lot of hours to start your Internet Marketing career then you are headed on the right path, all you need to do now is take the right information and put it to work!
• 3. Competition
  When it comes to building websites for the sole purpose of monetizing them then it becomes tremendously difficult in certain niches/industries. This is because there is a lot of competition with publishers and advertisers alike. For example, if you are paying 20 cents per click to your website and someone else bids 30 cents then they will get more views than you. Eventually competition will heat up and the bid wars will bring the clicks to a price that not many can afford. Fighting for clicks or search engine placement is tough, but if you can find ways around it then you will be ahead of the pack. Just keep in mind that websites that have been online for a long time already will have a big advantage with the SERPS (search engine result page) and you will need to work on SEO (search engine optimization) to try and take the lead. If you manage to make money in a niche with a lot of competition then you are doing great!
• 4. Stability/Uncertainty
  One of the main reasons that a lot of people will never go into Internet Marketing or they will give up early is because of the uncertainty that comes along with it. You may be able to quickly generate a good income from a website or many websites, but can you really fore-see the future? Life is always throwing surprises at you and it is very possible that one day you are making hundreds of dollars with your website and the next you may not ( ex. banned from google, loss of interest, etc). One way that a lot of Internet Marketers will beat this is by always staying up to date with the latest internet trends as well as current events. Knowing what is happening in the world around you will always give you the upper hand and give you time to plan your moves. If you find big news and you are the first to cover it then you can become an authority figure on whatever you are talking about. Either way; in life there are many uncertainties and there is really no way of knowing what you will face tomorrow or the day after. Don’t be afraid to take risks and follow what your instincts!

Now that you’ve heard about the downsides of Internet Marketing you have to decide whether this is the life for you, or whether you should do something else. If you are in it for the long hall then make sure that you are prepared for the unexpected and make the most out of your experience. There is so much money to be made online and if you read oneyearmillionaire.net you can tap into it!

Hello, I hope everyone had a great labor day weekend. I am currently working on some different ways to get ONEYEARMILLIONAIRE.NET out there and I am also going to increase the frequency of posts.

Starting today I am going to post a monthly recap of all the articles that I’ve written for the One Year Millionaire. This will make it a lot easier for people to find something they are looking for, it will give people a chance to read articles that they may have missed and it is also beneficial for Search Engine Optimization.

Here is the One Year Millionaire’s August 2008 Recap:

• Issue 86 : You Won’t Make Money Online Unless You Believe In Yourself!
  Believing in yourself is one important factor when it comes to business and even life in general. If you don’t believe in yourself then you will have trouble Making Money Online.
• Issue 87 : Thinking Like a Millionaire is A Self Fulfilling Prophecy!
  This issue digs into the topic of the Millionaire Mindset once again and teaches the lesson that if you think like a Millionaire then you are more likely to become one!
• Issue 88 : Taking Advantage of Free Stuff Online!
  One great thing about the internet is that you can easily find free stuff! There are so many sites that offer valuable items for free and you can save a lot of money by taking advantage of this fact.
• Issue 89 : Becoming a Millionaire The Hard Way!
  This is essentially a list of ten steps that you should take in order to Become a Millionaire Online. You will find that after each of these goals are accomplished, reaching a Million Dollars will seem more possible than ever before!
• Issue 90 : Make Money Online With Surveys!
  In this issue I review the idea of Making Money Online with Surveys and I list a couple great places to get started! If you are not sure about spending money to buy into a Paid Survey Program, then there are a couple Survey sites that are free to join to start.
• Issue 91 : 5 Fantastic Ways to Boost Your Alexa Rank!
  If you are looking for ways to Increase your Alexa Rank then don’t look any further because this article gives 5 fantastic ways that will make your numbers increase almost instantly!
• Issue 92 : 5 Fantastic Ways to Increase Your Technorati Authority!
  I’ve already written a couple of posts about the importance of Technorati when it comes to blogging and making money in the blogosphere. This issue focuses on how you can Increase your Technorati Rank!
• Issue 93 : 8 Great Internet Marketing Forums!
  If you want to meet like-minded individuals that are as passionate as you are when it comes to Making Money Online or Web Development then here are 8 Greats Internet Marketing Forums that you should check out!

Feel free to leave comments or questions anytime, I love to interact with my readers and I am always trying to make myself available to them. If you are looking to get your feet wet in Internet Marketing then this is a great place to start!