Moonlighting on the Internet Five World Class Experts Reveal Proven Ways to Make and Extra Paycheck Online Each Month

by Silver, Yanik

• ISBN13: 9781599181578
• ISBN10: 1599181576
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: Entrepreneur Press

Summary

Turn the Internet Into Your Money Machine "Well-written, practical, useful, money-earning advice for anyone interested in using the internet to create an extra $500 to $5,000 a month. Yanik Silver, one of the internet's truly remarkable success stories, holds nothing back. Instead of lots of meaningless claptrap contained in most books about the internet, the author shares the inside secrets of what really works. And what doesn't."-Ted Nicholas, author ofBillion Dollar Marketing Secrets"Moonlighting Onlineis a breath of fresh air. Yanik Silver doesn't claim you'll become a millionaire online, but he can show you 5 effective and simple ways to pull in a lot more money than you're earning now-and do it month after month. This is brilliant advice from a true professional. I strongly recommend this book."-Joseph Sugarman, chairman, BluBlocker Corporation"Forget all the hype and B.S. you see about making money on the internet-Yanik Silver has truly provided the easiest and most down-to-earth ways of legitimately socking away a little (or a lot of) extra 'life-changing' money each month online."-Robert Scheinfeld,New York Timesbestselling author ofBusting Loose From The Money Game"Imagine waking up every morning and finding orders waiting for you in your email box.While you were sleeping, customers from around the world were sending you money.I've been doing just that for over 12 years and Yanik Silver shows you how you cando it, too. It's a thrill every day." -Melvin Powers, author ofHow to Get Rich in Mail Order"If you want to get rich overnight, this isn't the book for you. If you want simple-to-use strategies for making an extra $500+ per month online with minimal effort, listen to Yanik. He is one of the few who truly knows how this works."-Timothy Ferriss,New York Timesbestselling author ofThe 4-Hour Workweek

Author Biography

Yanik Silver is the leading expert on creatingautomatic, moneymaking websites. He has sold morethan $10,000,000 of information products, despite minimalknowledge of web design and HTML.

Table of Contents

Moonlighting on the Internet Method #1	p. 1
Selling Digitally Delivered Information
Creating "Digitally Delivered Information Products"	p. 3
Seven Reasons Why a Digital Information Product Is the Best Way to Build Your Fortune on the Net	p. 4
"But Everything's Free on the Internet-So How Could I Possibly Sell Information?"	p. 5
Here's What You Don't Need to Get Started	p. 6
How about Multiple Web Sites Funneling Money into Your Bank Account?	p. 7
What Is Information Marketing?	p. 9
Here's How I Stumbled onto This Weird Little World of Information Marketing	p. 12
Top Seven Information Topics	p. 17
How to Figure Out What Information to Sell	p. 27
Researching the Online Marketplace	p. 35
Finding Ideas When You're Clueless on What to Sell	p. 40
Evaluating Your "Brilliant" Idea	p. 43
Research Using Search Engines	p. 44
Picking a Winning Project	p. 46
Creating Your Information Product	p. 49
You Write or Create It	p. 49
Your Outline Is the Key	p. 50
Power of Mind Mapping	p. 52
Speak Your Product	p. 55
Ghostwriter	p. 55
Do What You Do Already	p. 56
Where to "Steal" Your Bestselling Idea	p. 59
Licensing	p. 61
Joint Ventures	p. 65
Public Domain	p. 71
Your Public Domain Cheat Sheet	p. 72
Finding Your Public Domain Gold Mine	p. 74
Clearing Rights of Public Domain Works	p. 76
Building Your Web Site	p. 87
Getting Your Site's Foundation Built	p. 89
Registering the Right Domain	p. 89
Domain Hosting	p. 90
Putting E-Mail Robots to Work for You	p. 96
Taking Money	p. 97
Shopping Cart	p. 99
Creating Your HOT Offer	p. 101
How Can You Make Your Offer as Irresistible as Possible?	p. 102
The Real-World Offer for Anatomy and Drawing	p. 103
How to Price Your Information Product	p. 106
Setting Up Your Site	p. 111
Headlines That Sell	p. 117
Bullet Points	p. 119
Moonlighting on the Internet Method #2: eBay	p. 123
The eBay Machine	p. 125
Finding the Right Products and Setting Up Business	p. 129
The eBay Experience: Getting Your Business Straight and Making Money Without Risk	p. 131
Why People Buy on eBay	p. 133
Product Sourcing-Drop-Shipping, Wholesale, or Closeout?	p. 134
"The Flood"	p. 137
The Three-Part Formula	p. 140
Beating the Competition	p. 144
Using the Right Keywords	p. 148
Your Listing	p. 151
Getting the Headline Right	p. 151
Personalizing Your Listing	p. 154
To Specialize or Not to Specialize	p. 158
Getting People to Bid	p. 160
The eBay Auction: How Long Must It Be and When Do I Start?	p. 162
Feature It!	p. 163
Buy It Now	p. 165
After the Sale	p. 165
Auction Management Software	p. 166
Keeping the Buyers Interested	p. 168
Dealing with Non-Paying Buyers	p. 169
Feedback	p. 170
Accepting Payments	p. 172
Managing Customer Orders	p. 173
What Makes a Successful Seller?	p. 175
More Cool Secrets to Success on eBay	p. 178
Moonlighting on the Internet Method #3: Affiliate Marketing	p. 181
The World of Affiliate Programs	p. 183
What Exactly Is Affiliate Marketing?	p. 183
Many Ways of Getting Paid	p. 185
How I Got Started	p. 187
A Business for the Lazy	p. 189
Finding an Affiliate Program and Working It	p. 191
Choosing an Affiliate Program	p. 194
Read the Agreement	p. 196
The Business of Affiliate Marketing	p. 197
Don't Sell, Presell	p. 198
KISS	p. 200
Narrowing Your Focus	p. 202
Driving Traffic	p. 202
List + Autoresponder = Repeat Business	p. 205
Offline Marketing	p. 207
Tracking	p. 208
Moonlighting on the Internet Mehthod #4: Yahoo! Stores and E-Commerce Stores	p. 211
The Yahoo! Stores Phenomenon	p. 213
What's So Special about Yahoo!?	p. 214
It All Started with a Sword	p. 214
Getting Others to Do the Hard Work	p. 217
Sold on Yahoo! and How You Can Get Started	p. 219
Business License	p. 220
You Are Going to Need a Web Site	p. 222
Deciding What to Sell	p. 223
Checking Out the Competition	p. 223
Establishing Your Niche	p. 227
Marketing to Your Niche	p. 229
Drop-Shipping in Depth	p. 231
Beware of Middlemen	p. 234
Taking Payments	p. 234
Running a Part-Time Store	p. 236
Traffic Value of Suppliers and Affiliates	p. 237
Adding Your Own Affiliate Programs	p. 238
Repeat Sales	p. 239
Cross-Selling	p. 240
Exclusive Packages	p. 242
Finally...	p. 243
Moonlighting on the Internet Method #5: Blogging	p. 245
Why Blogging?	p. 247
What Is a Blog?	p. 247
Qualities of an Ideal Blogger	p. 249
Getting Starred	p. 251
Deciding on a Blog Platform	p. 254
How to Set Up a Blog	p. 257
Five Steps to Setting Up a Hosted Blog at Wordpress.com	p. 257
Set Up a Custom Standalone Blog Using One-Click-Install	p. 258
Your Own Domain Name	p. 260
Blog Design	p. 262
Tools of the Trade	p. 263
Writing Good Content	p. 263
Different Styles of Blog Posts	p. 268
Miscellaneous Content Writing Tips	p. 270
Making Money with Blogs	p. 271
Direct Income Earning Methods for Bloggers	p. 272
Indirect Income Earning Methods for Bloggers	p. 275
How Much Money Can a Blog Earn?	p. 276
How Much Do I Spend?	p. 281
Ad Relevancy	p. 281
Ten Tips for Using Affiliate Programs on Your Blog	p. 282
Conclusion: What Am I Doing Now?	p. 285
Cheerful Expectancy	p. 286
Do One Proactive Thing a Day	p. 287
Decision	p. 288
Deadline	p. 289
Index	p. 293
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