Monday, October 2nd, 2006...1:42 pm by Leroy Brown
The secret to making money online
The secret to making money online is not complicated. It doesn’t involve any sort of voodoo or use of The Force. You don’t even have to know any of the martial arts. All you need to do to make money online is Be convincing. Sound like you know what you’re talking about. A phrase I love to use is “Perception is Reality.” Let that sink in for just a moment, and really think about what it means. Perception is Reality. If a customer perceives that you know what you are talking about, then guess what? You know what you’re talking about - whether you do or not. And the end result is that the customer buys whatever you’re selling, or buys whatever you’re promoting. And of course, you get paid.
You don’t need to be an expert on the product that you’re selling. You do need to be familiar with it, of course. But it’s not necessary for you to know everything there is to know about it. Most successful people in sales are not experts on the product they’re selling. How are they successful, you ask? They are convincing. They create the perception that they are experts, and they know what they’re talking about. The create the perception that their product is the best on the market, and it is available at a price that represents a good value. Once this perception is created, it turns to reality in the customer’s mind, and he’s hooked. A sale is made, and money passes hands.
If you want to be successful at making money online ( and I think it’s fairly safe to say that we all do ) then you merely need to work on your salesmanship. Be convincing. Work on creating a perception and watch it turn into reality - and money.
11 Comments
October 2nd, 2006 at 4:04 pm
The more I learn about making money online or in any other way, the more it comes down to marketing. Sell your product, sell your service, sell yourself. Those who can do this are the ones who are successful. Good article.
Hmmm… I might be getting inspired to write my own post on this…
October 2nd, 2006 at 7:13 pm
It doesn’t really matter whether your product is the best or not. You just need to make people believe that it is. That’s the tricky part.
October 3rd, 2006 at 3:30 am
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October 8th, 2006 at 9:10 am
i want more money
October 10th, 2006 at 5:26 am
Hemant - I don’t think I’ve ever met a person who doesn’t
November 11th, 2006 at 4:40 am
i think there is a site called http://www.mylot.com/ on which u can get paid 4 creating disscussions and replying to others every one should try it
November 11th, 2006 at 4:43 am
my friend got paid few days ago it is easy to sign in
November 11th, 2006 at 8:52 am
Mrunal
If referral or affiliate links are to be posted on this site, they’ll be put here by me. It is my site after all. As soon as I get home I’ll be removing that link.
December 30th, 2006 at 10:27 am
Looking to make a little money on the side or start your own business. How about selling products online without any startup capital required. You can start your own business for free. I did. I learned about http://www.cafepress.com/?pid=7458855 just a few weeks ago. It enables you to make designs and to sell your designs on T-shirts, hats, mugs, stickers and other items. The best part about it, is they make the products…you don’t do anything other than to make the designs. It is free to set up a shop…then you just sit back and watch your products sell…you receive commissions on each sale! I am doing so well that I created a webpage just to help display and track all of the “shops” that I have opened. Feel free to check it out. http://www.geocities.com/cafepresslinks
November 29th, 2007 at 11:08 pm
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