How to start in Internet marketing with nothing....or less than nothing!

A few times in my conferences with others, I've been asked the question....

"How can I get started with affiliate marketing/list building/video marketing when I don't have anything?"

I will tell you that it's ok to start with nothing but you need to hold off on your IM focus until you have some daily cash flow. Yes, you can get a job but I will share with you now how to earn cash faster with more flexible time. In doing so, you will be able to get going with ANY IM method that looks appealing to you.

This works for anyone and many people end up enjoying the results that they keep doing this even after they've established a good financial base to operate from.

Here's exactly what you need to do....

Grab a pad of paper and a pen and I want you to start looking at the small business and household services on Craigslist. For this exercise, select as many areas as you want....The more, the better!

Now I want you to go through the posts and I want you to look at them from the perspective as if you were a potential customer, ok?

As you go through them, I want you to note ANY service advertisement that stands out as different or unique. Here's what I mean...

You've probably seen hundreds of house cleaning ads. Other than variations in areas serviced or rates, the essence of the ad is the same. It is a house cleaning service. Nothing out of the ordinary.

Now, all of a sudden you see an ad that specializes in household clutter cleanup where the house cleaner will come in and in less than 24 hours will clean out the entire house, remove all of the clutter piles and make it sparkle.

This was interesting as the unique angle which was clutter removal as well as immediate results would be very appealing to people whose homes are just filled to the brim with unwanted stuff, resulting in a very dirty, unattractive home.

I called up this house cleaner and she and her crew were so busy just from their free ads on Craigslist.

Their service stood out and because of that, people flocked to them.

So start looking at ads and jot down ANY service that stands out as different or unique. Go through and ask yourself, "Is this service typical or is there something about it that stands out?"

It could be a service that you never heard of. Or, it could be a small twist in one of the bulleted point features. In any event, your mission is to jot down 5-10 of these ads and print them off for future reference.

Many of these businesses take very little money upfront to start. If you need some upfront money, I suggest either selling some of your possessions or ask friends/family for a short term loan.

Most of these businesses will be happy to share with you how they operate so call them up and take notes. You have their ad copies so all you need to do is rewrite/create your own copy to run your own ad. Chances are very good that you will be the ONLY one providing such a service with a unique angle.

The clutter cleanup service brings in $200-$400 every day. How long would it take for you to build up a nice cushion at this rate?

About 5% of the advertised services on CL have a strong enough USP that they will appeal to new customers with each ad they run.

You just have to hustle but as long as you have the time, you can see success very quickly so you can have the money and time to pursue any IM venture....or any other business, for that matter.

One more suggestion.....

As you start to make money and have the ability to devote to other opportunities, pick up a copy of "Your Secret Wealth" by Jay Abraham and you will then be able to expand on your value detecting and value delivery abilities just like what was mentioned above that people will gladly pay you for.