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 enlarge | Author: Yanik Silver
Publisher: Entrepreneur Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 27382
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
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Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 7.5 x 1
ISBN: 1599181576
Dewey Decimal Number: 658.872
EAN: 9781599181578
ASIN: 1599181576
Publication Date: November 21, 2007
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 Motivation, Inspiration and Education January 8, 2008
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
Yanik was one of the first guys that got me started with internet marketing, and when he wrote a book I was all over it. The reason why is because when you search for info on the internet at this time you are inundated with massive amount of information from every angle you can think of with a very high price tag.
This book is not intended to make you rich overnight, and Yanik states that clearly, but, following these principles, you can get a very quick start without the confusion.
I suggest getting your pen and paper ready and take notes as you read this book w/ready to take action steps. That's what I did and I've gotten a BIG jump with public domain materials that I seriously never thought I would do. But now that I see how easy it is I'm almost finished with a project in record time.
That is what this book is all about - getting started easily and quickly, nothing complicated - and it's perfect for someone who needs ONE place to focus on getting their information from. Sitting in front of your computer and searching for quality information in one place is next to impossible nowadays, it's information overload out there.
The stories sprinkled throughout the book w/success stories will motivate and educate you at the same time.
People who have experience w/internet marketing are taking this book for granted if they say they expected more detailed information. I think we often forget just how clueless we all were when we first started in this biz.
The only part that did not interest me: Well, I'm not the biggest fan of the yahoo stores concept but it may very well suit others.
Throughout the book, I like how Yanik takes you step by step in a simple manner with finding your niche, testing it, getting the web site set up, where to do it, reliable resources, etc.
The informaiton out there today is pretty damn complicated, and will confuse the heck out of anyone who wants to get started, i.e. "Moonlighting" on the internet.
Still, the best thing here is that I shut down my computer, and took notes as I read, getting my informaiton from one, rleiable resource and then taking action with it.
I have tightened up my internet marketing biz with the information I have taken and I'm getting immediate results by applying the information from the affilliate marketing, joint ventures and some really cool projects with public domain.
I am reccomending this book as a must for anyone who is getting started and needs a solid "How to" plan.
If you're not making $ 5 k a month then you need to read this book as well.
It is definitely the way to go for beginning your journey into the wonderful world of internet marketing as well as for those who are experienced and need some small tips and tricks that can easily add up to another $ 5 k a month as well as a new project at the least.
You can't complain for the price in relation to all the info in the book either, gotta love that!
I'll be passing this book on to my friend who sells jewelery on line but can't figure out the details of getting traffic, using e bay, blogs and affilliates to help pump up his web site.
Good books are meant for passing on, not sitting on book shelves!
Just Do It January 7, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Yanik's book was given to me as a gift and I had the pleasure of reading it over the holidays. It's straight from the horse's mouth as they say. You'll learn how to make money on the Internet from someone(s)who'd already done it!
The book is written for those of us who want to earn extra money "moonlighting" on the Internet but I think there's enough other good information in there for more advanced e-commerce students.
There are lots of actionable things any "ordinary Joe" can do right away and if you're like me you'll dog-ear the pages and write notes in the margins - a good reference tool.
The only thing I could suggest to improve it, would be to include some kind of step-by-step summary for getting started. Lots of great information so what a value that would have been!
The two things I like best are:
1.I thought the "real life" moonllighting stories were particularly helpful, especially since their experiences and products were so varied.
2.I really like the common theme running through all of them however. That is: stop thinking about it and do it! I couldn't agree more.
I think readers will take comfort knowing that you don't have to be a computer programmer to make money online and you don't have to reinvent the wheel.
With all of the self-proclaimed Internet marketing gurus out there it's refreshing to get solid advice from one of the world's leading experts.
You can take this one to the bank.
Great Book for Ideas and Inspiration December 30, 2007
29 out of 30 found this review helpful
First of all, I have to give it to Yanik for doing a real book and now the usual "transcribe an interview" format or "get all your guru friends to write a chapter" formats, which is what a lot of books in this genre are.
Agree with the previous reviewer that the sections are not really in depth, but I still think this is a great book for big ideas and inspiration. I've been online for a while, longer than Yanik even, and I still found a lot of great stuff.
If you're brand new to this business and haven't set up anything, this book will give you plenty of ideas on how you can make money. I like that Yanik concentrates on things which are quick and easy to get going, even if they're the smaller income streams that make just a few hundred dollars per month. Those few hundred dollars per month add up and it's important for newbies to see that this can be done, before moving to bigger projects. In other words, if you can't make a few bucks, you're not going to be able to make a lot more, so this is good place to start.
This book is also a great source of inspiration from people who are making money online. Again, not the million dollar people, but normal, every day people who are making $500 or $1000. And the niches they're making money in are not what the average person would expect.
For those of you who are more established with your business, you'll be able to find ways of adding to your income. The book provides good overviews of everything from how to repackage public domain information, to Ebay, to Yahoo Stores, to blogs. Again, not really deep, but enough to get you thinking on how to use this stuff in your situation.
 not bad! December 21, 2007
9 out of 12 found this review helpful
I was surprised to see the book on the shelf of a local bookstore and armed with a 40% off coupon purchased it immediately. I will say right off that I was also expecting a bit more. I can't say that I found anything new here.
I feel the inclusion of instructions on setting up a site, auction, etc., was somewhat of a waste. I would imagine that most readers would purchase the book to research possible moonlighting ventures. the technical aspects could have been better, and more throughly covered in a separate volume. I also found the number of testimonials to be somewhat distracting.
The book also appears to be information repackaged from other works. That's not a bad thing, and I think it could provide some value for those who have little or no knowledge of doing business on the internet. Overall though; I think the author may have tried to hard to sell the possibility, instead of introducing the opportunity.
What started out as a book on online infopreneurship (Internet mkting) branched off unnecessarily into online retailing, et. al. December 18, 2007
79 out of 91 found this review helpful
This book was OK. It covers a very broad range of topics regarding how to use the Web (Internet) to make money. Basically there are five sections to the book (5 topics): (1) online infopreneur, (2) eBay retailer, (3) affiliate marketer, (4) Yahoo! Stores retailer, and (5) blogger. I've reviewed other books on all each of these topics. And I've been pretty clear in my reviews that topics 2 through 5 do not provide much benefit for the cost when it comes to making money. There are books written about each. And this book just does not do any of them justice in the short space given them.
This book has an introduction and conclusion along with 26 chapters:
0. Introduction
1. Creating "Digitally Delivered Information Products"
2. What is information marketing?
3. Top 7 information topics
4. How to figure out what information to sell
5. Researching the online marketplace
6. Evaluating your "brilliant" idea
7. Creating your information product
8. Licensing
9. Joint ventures
10. Public domain
11. Getting your site's foundation built
12. Creating your hot offer
13. Setting up your site
14. Headlines that sell
15. The eBay Machine
16. Finding the right products and setting up business
17. The `flood"
18. Your listing
19. What makes a successful seller?
20. The world of affiliate programs
21. Finding an affiliate program and working it
22. The Yahoo! Stores phenomenon
23. Establishing your niche
24. Why blogging?
25. How to set up a blog
26. Making money with blogs
26a. Conclusion
My favorite part of the book was Section 1 (chapters 1-14) regarding online infopreneurship. It covered 122 pages of text. And I thought much of it was pretty good. But there could have been so much more. Another book that did a "less than" job on the subject which I just reviewed earlier today is "The Official How to Get Rich Guide to Information Marketing" (ISBN: 1599181401). See my review for that book to see other books that one should read if they want to supplement the material in this book presented in Section 1.
This book suffers from trying to cover too many topics in not enough pages. And when I picked the book up I had hoped that the author or authors would have given some insight into where the profits really exist when moonlighting on the Internet. Instead, all we got from these authors is a list of options that one can select from when they want to moonlight.
Blogging is not something that generally is done to make money online. It is something to do to build credibility for yourself as an author, consultant, infopreneur, or public speaker. Or it can be used to direct online traffic toward your business' Web site. But blogging in and of itself is not something to be done to make money online. See my review for Blog Smog (ISBN: 078521576X) and read the book for a pretty good take on blogging. 3 stars!
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