Cup of Joe To Go

I was recently approached to try a cup of mushroom coffee. Now, I don't know about you, but I am more than likely to have mushrooms on my pizza, not in my morning beverage. The last time I tried an online specialty health treat it was not a good time. In fact, I ended up using it as a disciplinary device for my children. If my children were naughty, I told them they had to come see mom to get some Noni. The looks on their faces was punishment enough; this stuff tastes like rotten feet. I actually have no idea what rotten feet would taste like, but I can only guess that it would rank up there with Noni juice.

I ended up getting some samples of this mushroom coffee and was a little hesitant to give it a go. I actually put them to the side with the thought that tomorrow would be the day I would try it; I just needed to find a good day that I could get sick. The day finally came.

I microwaved my water in my coffee cup and emptied a Ganobrand mocha coffee packet into it. I stirred it around expecting it to be green or red since this beverage contains a Chinese medicinal herb of red mushrooms that is suppose to be very good for you. To my relief there was no green or red; it just looked like coffee.

Then came the smell test. I was a little frightened on this one since the image of rotten feet still plaqued my mind. However, it did not have the rotten feet stench. It had a really nice smell to it.

Now the taste test. The true test of bravery. I took a little sip, and you know what? It didn't taste bad at all. In fact, it tasted pretty good. So I gave it another sip, and it tasted even better. I am now hooked on this Ganobrand mocha coffee; so much that I may end up hosting a blog on it at a later date. I know that health and wellness are hot niches online and I also know that coffee is a very hot
commodity. You will find various statements online saying coffee is secondary to a barrel of oil.

If you are interested in starting a health or wellness niche or having anything to do with coffee online, you really have to look at this company. It does have an affiliate program. In fact, the guy that introduced me to this product has been selling it at home now for 3 years and has a customer base of 3,000; very impressive.

You have to order some samples to check it out if you are into preventative health. I already did the sight, smell and taste test and this stuff is awesome.

ViralNetworks is Going to Blow the Roof

I have been all over the internet since my last post trying to locate something different and unusual that is going to have an impact on all internet marketers, and I think I have finally found it -- Brand New Web 2.0 Social Network For Marketers. This is currently in prelaunch and they are still adding to it.

If you have not seen this yet, YOU HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK! There is no doubt this thing is going to explode. There is not much that stops me in my tracks when I am online, but this marketing platform is something out of this world. When I ran into this, I had seen a promotional video for it. I couldn't take my eyes off of it. I immediately signed for it and wish I could locate the same video for my posting, but I am out of luck right now.

No doubt social media is cream of the crop with Twitter, Squidoo, etc., but I really think many, many marketers are going to be adding this to their social media list.

Check out ViralNetworks. You will be amazed. They are calling it the "Internet Marketers Playground", and I think they are right. Maybe I will run into you there.

Losing Lots of Money on the Internet

When I was doing a couple EntreCard drops this morning, I ran across a blog posting that made me laugh hysterically because it is so true. It is entitled "Make Money Online by Lying Your Ass Off" and you will find it at BloggerNoob.com. The author of this blog (and others) is really good. I do read blog postings and do jump around to other pages (make sure you do that deep linking) because it does help bloggers in the search engines. This blogger offers great information that will definitely hold your attention.

In terms of myself, have I made money online? I have been online for 1 year, and I can tell you I have stumbled and fallen all over the place. I did make some money here and some money there, but my bottom line is not so pretty. In fact, if I told you how much I have lost you would probably run away from trying to make money online. Maybe one day I will write an eBook about it in an attempt to save people from making the same mistakes. Funny thing is is that most people DO NOT want to hear it.

For example, the other day I was using LinkReferral and a member had left me a blog review. In turn, I game him feedback on his site, which was nothing more than an affiliate URL link. I could not give him high marks for content because the content is not his. He got his panties up in a bunch about this, and I explained to him that he should embed the affiliate link in a blog or a website or something . . just don't copy and paste the program URLs he represents because he is not doing himself any favors. Was he satisfied with that explanation, of course not -- he doesn't want to listen. He is too busy trying to make that quick buck and in the long run is going to end up losing.

How do I know this -- it has happened to me plenty of times. For example, I worked really hard promoting a program I was making a few bucks from. I had invested monies as well to promote it and had achieved almost 200 referrals. I was excited. I couldn't believe it, but then one day the program owner decided to close shop and my 200 referrals went along with him. Now this program owner went on to create 1 or 2 other programs, and guess who has my referral contact information -- it isn't me.

This is why I am devote to promoting the TrafficWave program to internet marketing beginners. If I could have those 200 referrals with me now, things could have turned out differently for me, but I have had to start all over but am a little older and a little wiser. Unfortunately, until you get burned badly, you may not see the light. And even those that do get burned badly will still not get it.

Unfortunately, one way of effective advertising online is to brag about how much you made because it gets people interested. It makes you an "expert" in your field. The article at Bloggernoob states one poster listed -0- earnings for the month. Now even though that may give you a chuckle, at least it is honest. Making money online is not an easy task. It takes time, patience, and dedication. I just wish I could turn the hands of time back because I would have a pretty nice list of prospects right now, but I too didn't listen. Live and learn.

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Beginner List Builders

Beginner list builders can get excited about the TrafficWave program. It is an automated e-mail marketing program targeted to beginners. In general, to utilize an autoresponder you need to have a blog, a website, or a squeeze page. But what TrafficWave provides to the beginner are HOSTED LEAD CAPTURE PAGES. It is also easy to use and offers a free ad tracking service, banner advertising, FFA (free for all) advertising page, tutorials and support forum.

One thing that makes me cringe is when I see internet marketers displaying affiliate links or bloggers that are promoting their blogs to increase their readers but doing nothing to list build. The best way to build a subscriber's list is to offer them a free eBook or newsletter. For example, if I wanted to build a blogging subscriber's list, I would locate an eBook focused on blogging. Here is a great example of a blogger building a subscriber's list -- CLICK HERE.

The TrafficWave program offers free trials for people who would like to try out their tools - PLUS - they offer a very nice compensation program for those that would like to promote it. In fact, many promoters can end up making a monthly 4 figure income with the program in a year's time or sooner. Please CLICK HERE to obtain your free trial. If you would like it FREE for 60 days, I will upgrade your account at the end of the trial period. The cost of the TrafficWave program is $17.95 a month but many users end up utilizing it for free if they share it with a friend or two.

Beginner list builders, this is a great opportunity to start making your own "money in the list" at no cost to you.