There is a high anxiety bit of legislation that is working its way around the US right now, it has started in 5 states so far, but is expected to gain momentum with future states. What is happening right now is the states are trying to adopt a cross state tax to be imposed even if you don’t have a brick and mortar store in the state you sell items to someone in. It is very confusing and needless to say is going to put the hurt on some peoples businesses because they are not going to be able to compete with the internet sites that are currently not having the internet tax imposed on. Lynn Terry has done a great job summarizing what is going on and there is a great debate on ClickNewz right now discussing it… You know there is nothing like getting kicked when you are down. Way to go government leaders!  Hey go check that out and come back here and leave a comment when you are done.

So, in light of this recent internet tax, I wanted to share with you 3 ways to further monetize your blogs to help you generate more revenue to get through all of this economic mess.

1. Would be create a membership site out of your blog, have different levels of membership and a great conversion tactic to get the freebies to start paying for quality content.  You can find a great product to do this at Membernaire.com, as a matter of fact, here is what Jimmy D Brown has to say about membership sites. “The easiest way to get monthly recurring income without a lot of work struggling to come up with original content, without buying high-priced scripts and without waiting around for results.” Go Check out his site, he does a great job explaining step by step what to do. I have been going through his course for about 3 months now, and I think his explanations are concise and easy to follow. Plus he has a great assistant, her name is Nicole Dean. Look forward to an interview from her soon (This is going to be an on going thing with the interviews), so go check it out and let me know what you think!

2. The second way to monetize your blog would be to use affiliate marketing to generate a revenue. You can find many networks to find products to sell. Some of them would be azoogle ads and pepperjam network. Again, I have a product for you to use to learn how to promote the affiliate links with. It is another Jimmy D Brown program, and there is a reason I am using his products right now.. It’s because they work. He is a very trusted internet marketer out there, and he has helped my business grow over the last couple months. Here is the link to his Affiliatenaire.com program. Do yourself a favor and sign up for his programs.. You will not regret it!

3. Lastly, there is the PPC method… I would do a search in Google for how to best use Adsense to set up a campaign for your business model.  I have not mastered Adsense yet, so you are going to have to find out where to get the info that is gonna work for you. You might also want to look into Yahoo Publisher Network on how to monetize your blog. I have included the links as a starting point for your search. Be creative and come up with more terms to find the information you want to know about.

Let me know how your online efforts are coming along and if I can help you figure something out. I have a lot of resources at my disposal to aid you in your business. Just ask in the comments section.

To Your Success,

Clint Anderson

Seriously…? Why didn’t I get the memo? I will tell you why! Because I don’t subscribe to the theory of ‘Get Rich Quick’ Never have and never will.. So I am guessing a lot of you came to this post because you thought I was going to start bashing Internet Marketing, well sorry to disappoint, but I am not going to do that today. I might start in on MLM or Network Marketing though! lol Just kidding… I am not a hater so don’t start flaming. There are some great MLM and Network Marketing companies out there.

When I started writing this article I started thinking of one situation that came about just recently.  I received a phone call from a company that claimed they will have me making a substantial amount of money a month in less than a year.  Red flags started going up at this point.. They even used one of the guru’s names claiming they taught him the ropes and that is why he is who he is today… Wow, now I was really impressed… Thinking this may not be the internet marketing scam after all. So, I went ahead and did the pre-qual and then got to talk to “The Man”… He laid out what they will do for me, asked me a couple questions as to why I thought I was someone who they should train etc.  I listened to him for 50 min before he finally asked me for the sale.Well guess what my answer was?  It was no thank you I respectfully decline your gracious offer to take a one time lump sum payment out on my credit card in order to secure my apprentice position in the company. I can tell you why it was the best thing I have ever done. I proceeded to listen to me make the sale pitch again.. This guy was good, he asked me how I was going to do this if I didn’t have anyone to show me… where was I going to be in 6mo if I didn’t do this with him… blah blah blah

This is where it gets ugly… So I again tell him, no thank you… I can hear in his voice he is frustrated now! I stick to my guns now and he finally asks me… Clint, why didn’t you tell me a half hour ago you were not interested. I replyed… “Because I wanted to hear the whole deal from you before I made my decision”. Apparently, that was the wrong answer because he proceeded to start yelling at me over the phone. Telling me I am just going to be laying in bed a year from now with the covers pulled up over my head and crying because I am totally disappointed in my life because I didn’t take action today! With that credit card…

Before he wound up hanging up the phone with me, I asked him if this was the way he treats people who he is going to get paid to train, no reply… After he hung up, I asked myself at that point… “Is this really a company that I want to do business with?”  Of course the answer is Hell No!  So here is the moral of my story.. Always listen and think before you leap into something head first so you don’t get taken by the next Internet Marketing Scam…  Common sense approach to living is what I call it!  I am so glad I didn’t proceed down that road.  I would have been so disappointed.

Clint – 1
“The Man” – 0

I hope you enjoyed my post today, true story.. and I would love to hear from you.. So leave a comment telling me your horror story below…

To Your Success,

Clint Anderson