Information Overload!

You know, I think one of the biggest problems with getting started earning any money on the internet has to be information overload! There are just TOO many 'opportunities' out there in cyberspace.

I have been looking into this for about 2 months now and it is impossible to settle down to one or two items. You quickly become bombarded with offers for this or free reports on that and, of course, every get rich in the next 30 days scams you can think of. I'm sure most of them will work, for somebody. Not necessarily you - that's the problem.

It is all very well paying to get access to a scheme but when you have to wade your way through 10 hours of video tutorials, 5 ebooks and then sign up to different other sites, that in turn start to bombard you with 'offers' etc. it begins to get a little confusing.

So far I haven't made a cent out of this. I have 2 web sites up and running, I have numerous sub sites off these with articles of interest, I surf about 8-10 traffic exchanges a day advertising my sites as well as others with affiliate links and it gets to the point where it is looking like a full time occupation (expect I don't get paid!!).

And all this is based upon the promise that it is 'easy' and it all works on auto-pilot. What a load of BS.

There must be people making money out of all this, I just have not reached those giddy heights (YET!).

If, after this little rant, you want to look at one of my sites then please click here and have a wonder around. If you join, it takes a little setting up but at least they do give you step by step instructions on what to do. It is a LOT easier than all the videos, ebooks etc that I was complaining about.

If you want to learn information about various subject, I have a set of articles sites that you might want to look at. The subject a diverse and ever growing. I think I will have to create a central link point for them all but at the moment have a look at these.

Aerobics

Adware & Spyware

IPods

Weightloss


Byeeeeeeee

Traffic Exchanges 2

Well, I have been 'working' the traffic exchanges now for about a month. I have had lots of 'hits' to my web sites and , guess what, not a single sale. :{

I have had literally thousands of hits on 5 different web pages. I have been tracking the hits and can see which exchange they are coming from. I have come to a conclusion that really it might be a complete waste of time. If the other people using traffic exchanges are anything like me (and I have no reason to suspect that they are not) then the sole purpose of surfing the exchanges is to get 'hits' on THEIR web pages. They are not interested in what I am selling. They hardly look at the pages as they fly by. There are numerous methods out there to surf 5-10 exchanges at the same time so that you literally only spend a few seconds on each page before you click on it and move on to the next exchange.

The only thing that might catch their eye and interest them is if you are selling schemes that promise the earth without any effort. Guaranteed money making schemes, only $27 a month etc. etc. Aye Right!! Who are they making money for? Certainly not me!!

It is amazing how many 'millionaires' there are out there selling their MLM schemes, Matrix schemes, copy this 'simple' method and you will earn thousands!! etc. etc.

I am sure somebody must be making money but they are few and far between. I have seen it said that 97% of people fail to make money on the internet. I can understand why.

There are so many ebooks out there being given away free just to get your name and email address so that they can email you with their latest, must buy, greatest thing since sliced bread etc so called 'wonder' products. If they all worked we would all be millionaires. But, of course, they do not.

Oh, and one other side effect of all this is a massive increase in 'junk mail'. I created a separate email account to use on these sites and I am glad I did. It is getting massive amounts of email. OK, yes I signed up to them and agreed for them to send me emails so it is not 'spam' mail but it is certainly 'junk mail'.

I think I will have to go back to the drawing board and see what other approach I can take.

Byeeeeeee