Part III - Are You A Shovel Seller or A Shovel Buyer?

In part II of this series we established where the REAL gold is on the net or where the real money is made online.

I tried to give you an example of shovel sellers who would sell the tools needed to mine gold. It's no different on the net. However you need to find out if you are a shovel seller or a shovel buyer.

Now you might be both. I certainly am. However there are some people who never become shovel sellers. They are always buyers and that only means bad things for their bottom line if they want to make money online.

So what's the difference between a shovel seller and a shovel buyer online? Simple. Let me show you:

Shovel Buyers:

These people are those who always hear about opportunities and hop from this one to that one without any real commitment. They always have their credit cards in hand ready to buy the latest 'magic pill', but never follow through or apply what they have learned.

Most times you can see them constantly hanging out in forums and not getting any work done, but shooting the breeze with everyone.

They will be quick to try and down a product without even putting forth an effort for at least 30 days.

These people are shovel buyers.

Shovel Sellers:

Like the shovel buyers they hang out in forums, but for good reason. They spy on hot topics and see where people are frustrated.Then they begin to look for ways to monetize that frustration.

They look at how they can make life easier for those who try and make money online. They envision the tools a nd then they creatple are frustrated.

Finally they set up shop and make a killing month after month because of the mentality of the shovel buyer. Shovel sellers know that they have to go a little bit further than the shovel buyer if they want to make profits.

So they will work a few extra hours putting together packages that seem irresistible. They basically study the herd mentality of the shovel buyer and look to see how they can market to them.

While I could go on and on about the difference between the two, I'll stop right here.

In all sincerity, if you are going to make money online then you will have to become a shovel seller. You have to take it up a notch and learn to develop tools and products that solve the needs of the masses.

And then once you get in the arena where you become a shovel seller don't stop there. Start learning how to sell to the shovel sellers.

Be the first to come up with 'the drill' and then sell the rights to the shovel sellers who will in turn sell it to the masses.

Up Next: So What Are You Going To Do Now?

Where The Gold Really Is On The Net

In Part I of this series we talked about the possibility of making money online. We did establish that the internet is the modern day gold rush and that anybody can profit online.

However in Part II of this lesson I want to tell you where the gold really is on the net. If you take a step back you could probably see for yourself.

Okay here we go.

In the older days of the real gold rush people were ecstatic about the possibility of mining gold and it's no different on the net. However because of where and how the gold was hidden no person could just access it easily with their hands.

It took special tools to get to the gold. So there were persons who set up shops to sell picks and shovels so people could mine the gold.

Did you get that or did you miss it? If you missed it read the previous paragraph again.

See there was no guarantee that the prospect would find gold. But there was a huge possibility of people looking for gold and guess what these people would need? That's right. Picks and Shovels.

So the real and consistent money was made in selling the picks and shovels. And it's no different on the net. That is where the real money is made.

Let me give you an example:

Let's say Sally has found a way to crank out sites that make her $200.00 a month each. However it takes Sally 3 days to build each site and get traffic to each of those sites. In one month Sally can have a profitable website network of about 10 sites which is about $2000.00.

Not bad you say :)

Now let's say that Sally shares her blueprint with me and I am a programmer. After looking at her blueprint I design a program that does everything Sally did by hand, but instead of it taking 3 days to build one site and get traffic now it only take 3 hours.

And not to mention the software does most of the work.

Do you think Sally will want this tool? You bet she will and so will thousands of other people who are looking for 'gold' on the net.

So what did I just become now in that example?

You got it. A pick and shovel seller and people will be beating my door down to get my picks and shovels if they hear it will help them find gold on the net.

So in closing I'll ask you, "Are you shovel seller or a shovel buyer?

Fout in the next part tomorrow.

ind James Carter

Part I - There's Gold For The Takin'

Article by James Carter

In the recent days past I have had some time to really ponder on a few subjects concerning making money online.

One thing I ask myself now is "Where have all the real newsletters gone?" What I mean by that is why does it seem that everyone and their mother is trying to emulate the latest trend offered by guru 'X'?

Now I am in no way stating that you shouldn't try to learn from the gurus, but I'll be the first to tell you that they are not giving up all their secrets or their tools.

If you got a tool from them it's most likely they have a tool similar to it, but that is more robust. If there's one thing I recommend it's that you WATCH what the guru's do to make money and NOT WHAT THEY SAY.

Think about that for a minute...

Okay, let's move on. :)

In this series I want to let you know that the Internet really is a goldmine and there's gold for the takin', but you have to know where to mine.

If most people online would learn that they have a brain they could create opportunities for themselves out of air. My problem often is that I see too many opportunities and don't know where to start sometimes.

I never lack for opportunities. Never.

Now you might be saying, "James, if you really think there's gold to mine on the net then prove it! Give us some of your ideas!"

Gladly. Here's a couple:

Desktop Recording:

Most people don't know how to do this or they don't have the time to do so. If you have a product that you purchased you can offer to make videos for other marketers who don't know how or who just do not have the time.

This will increase the value of their products as well as earn you a nice income stream.

Camtasia Software is the lead in the industry and costs about $300.00. A small investment for what it will return.

Audio Recording:

Offer e-book authors the opportunity to put their e-books on .mp3. You can charge a small fee for this and eventually get free products. Once you have clients coming in you can write your own e-book on how to put this business together for even more profit.

Of course you can record it too. ;-)

With a lot of free tools on the net you shouldn't have a problem getting this one done.

Now those are just a couple of ideas. If you can help make problems easier for marketers alone you could create a nice income.

There's truly gold to be mined on the net, but it will require some effort. If you are willing to put forth the effort you can have a nice 'chunk' of gold in your possession.

Up Next: Where The Gold REALLY Is On The Net!

My #1 source of traffic

This is the most common question that I receive:

"How do you get a TON of traffic to your website?"

Most of the time this is added:

"WITHOUT spending a lot of money?"

Simple:

*Viral Marketing*

Very Simple.

So what is viral marketing and how do you use it to:

-get a ton of traffic to your site?

-build a huge list of subscribers?

-make a ton of money?

-continue growing your business without continued
effort on your part?

click link below to listen


      

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If you want to know how I used viral marketing to build a strong
list and make a ton of cash, then go to the link above.

If not, well, that's your choice. ;)

Vincent

P.S. In two months from now when you look back on this moment,
will it be with regret or with gratitude?

Gratitude: Then Listen

Regret: do nothing

2 Million Dollar Question

Question 1:

I've heard many strategies for investing.Get back principal in 1 cycle,and only reinvest 50% of profits-to doubling your money and withdrawing your principal at that point. What is the most effective strategy you've learned from your experience ?

Answer: Because there are always human beings behind the programs, its hard to create one definite strategy that always works. You'll have to find out what's the best for you, according to the risk you want to take. Of course you're already taking a high risk investing in these HYIPs and Autosurfs...

There are a few principles that you should apply nonetheless:

1) Treat every program as a ponzi.Never think one is real.If there is such an enormous amount of proof available. To give you an example, i even see Feederfund;NSFG;FX experts as a ponzi- just for the safty of my own protfolio.

2) Invest just a part of your total budget, so diversify. Diversify between different programs: long and short term,HYIP and Autosurf. If you can find real programs, and have sufficient funds to invest in them-choose not only Forex,but also arbitrage,gold and other forms of investment.

Diversification cant be fully explained in just a short article. Therefore i recommend you find yourself some books at Amazon.com explaining it.

3) Get your principle out- you were right on this one. The best strategy to preserve yourself from losing too much money is to try to get your full principle back as soon as possible. Then you can decide whether to reinvest your profits or not. his depends on the program's status. If its still growing, you might want to reinvest everything. And if you think its already showing problems, reinvest only a bit or nothing.

4) Set goals, creat a strategy- and keep yourself to them. When reviewing a program, set yourself a goal you want to reach. For example, play one around and reinvest 40% of profits. Afterwards, keep yourself to your plan- otherwise your greed takes over, and you might lose all!!!

As you can see, there isn't one right strategy. And if there is one, why would i give it away...Since it could make millions!!? There are humans involved in this industry, and humans can be very unpredictable. Study emotions and psychology,those are key studies when you want to stay ahead in these HYIPs.
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Question 2 :

DO you think a HYIP program can last for 10 or more years?

Answer: That's a very interesting question my friend. The answer is yes!!!

A HYIP is literally a High Yield Investment Program. A program that makes investment that create high profits. And we're not talking about ponzi's and scams here!!!

If a program is well run, so it has a good management and company structure- but also a good financle status, professional investors, a good market to invest in etc -it can last for more than 10 years. But the chance is very small, since it depends on the people that work in the program, the people that work together with it, the market, the economy, the goverment- everyone can interrupt a flawless business.

At this moment i cant think of a HYIP that has run for more then 10 years. But i know there have been quite a few, and there must be a few still runing.

Normally its quite hard to find them, since most are private- can't be found online- and require a minimum of MILLIONS to start with. Oh, and those that know of such programs or inves5t can't tell you about them. Most of these great HYIPs use NDA's- Non Disclosure Agreement's.

Hope that answers your question!


Vincent

The Trend Of The HYIP Industry

Here's an interesting article for you about the trends in
the HYIP industry, and how you can use them for your
profits:

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After various very hard months for the HYIP industry, the
sun will be shining. That means, it’s summertime, and soon
it will be in HYIP world too! With the StormPay, 12DailyPro
and many other debacles, the industry has set the current
trend.

And this trend is one we’re going to discuss, because trends
are one of the best analysis tools in the investment
industry. Both offline and online investors use them, to see
what the current trend is, and what it’s evolving in.

Lately there’s been a downfall in the big programs, only a
few are left. All the other programs are the so-called
‘fly-by-night’ ponzi’s. All created by greedy people who
want their money as soon as possible. They don’t want to put
their efforts and time into growing their ponzi and making
lots more – greed controls them.

More and more people realise that, both program owners and
investors. When that realisation has reached a critical
point, they’ll take action. That critical point is when
there are no longterm ponzi’s left, only those that are
online for a day or two. Those are sucking up the money that
makes this industry go round. When the last money is gone,
the industry is dead.

Where there’s greed, there will be people to act upon it.
The smarter program owners are already planning longterm
ponzi’s, and several people are busy setting up a ‘real’
program to pump more money in this industry.

How do I know this for sure?

It already happened before, and thus it will happen again.
Investing, as well as this trendline, is all about emotions.
Greed is an emotion, so powerfull that it runs the entire
industry. The same caused a very hard time before, and also
brought the sun back – and thus it will happen again.

So how can you see that?

Know the condition and the coordination of the industry.
Measure in the forums and monitors where it is going. Are
there numerous topics of members who’re leaving the
industry? Are there only programs that last no longer then a
week? That’s bad weather for sure!

Here are the key principles to your investment success,
especially needed in these bad times – but also pretty handy
in the good times, because a ponzi remains a ponzi!

1) Use the forums and blogs for information. Check wether
there’s a wave of praise for the program, because many live
on just that – new investments coming in. But when reading
positive or negative comments, check the credibility of the
poster. Many are spammers, or only there to get your
referral commission. Educate yourself!

2) Have the right mindset, when investing. Just about every
program in the industry in a ponzi. So when investing, keep
in mind that you can lose the money. Make sure you can
afford to lose it, and never count on huge results. Be happy
with the very least of profit, because it will always be
more then a bank pays! Don’t get greedy!

3) Diversify amongst HYIPs and Autosurfs, short- and
longterm programs. Create an equal balance between the
various types of investments and you will see a much
stronger portfolio, as well as less risk taken on your
money. I’m confident, if done right, your portfolio will
earn many times more then before, in a safer way.
Diversification is key!

4) Analyse the forums, monitors, blogs and programs. Look
for trends and commonly used tactics. Study them, and note
them down. Keep notes for every move you make, and
everything you think can be valuable later on. Analyse and
grow!

When you should get out of a program

In the previous part we already talked
about emotions, the ‘internal economy’ of a program and the
programs’ statistics.

One of the known resources for your research on HYIP
information are the so-called HYIP monitors. These websites
list as much programs as they can and give basic information
about it. This information includes: start date, how does it
make profits, what are the investment plans and what are the
additional costs involved.

But they also have a feature for their users to rate the
program and leave a comment. Visitors leave a message when
they got paid, or they’ll let you know when a program
stopped paying. Of course, based on human logic, these
systems won’t give 100% reliable results. The system can be
cheated and some voters can be made by guys who get paid by
the owner of the program.

The best programs only got good ratings, you won’t see a
“not paid” sign anywhere in their ratings. If there are just
a few, you can check at forums if the program is paying,
paying selectively or not paying.

However there’s a big downside on these monitors. Some are
corrupt, in other words, they’re taking money from program
admins to show a good rating and filter out the bad ratings.
Other monitors are semi-corrupted because it’s fairly easy
to vote (either positive or negative) on programs.

The better scammers know exactly how to get past the email
verification and the IP check. That’s the way they can break
programs down with negative votes, and gain more trust from
investors for their programs by adding positive votes for
their own.

While new monitors are in development, that also have added
security- and cheatmeasures, no single monitor will ever be
lose from corruption and scamming. That’s why you need to
look everywhere for information.

This is how I measure the monitor: if a program has less
then 100 votes and more then 1 of them is negative, I don’t
invest. And when a program has more then 100 votes the
negative ones have to be less then 4 or 5 in count, and some
may’ve been from the same range of IPs.

Look closely at the IP ranges and the email addresses,
sometimes a trace of scamming is clearly in sight. If you
happen to see a lot of the same IP ranges, or the most of
the votes from a single free email provider (like hotmail) –
you can be sure the votes are fake.