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HI Linda!
Well, at this point, All I can suggest is to re-evaluate what you are promoting and ask the hard questions. I am going to list a two of them with observations. I do apologise if they seem harsh, I just call em as I see em. Definately NOT trying to pick on anyone or slam any particular opportunity, but these are the things that people don't examine... and suffer because of it.
My top TWO questions are usually:
Who is REALLY going to be able to use what I am/will be promoting?
This question is critical. Forget the income claims, forget the hype, and flush the promises of wealth or easy money right down with the rest of the crap. Look at the product or service and what it does or what it is supposed to do. By doing this you'll be able to determine wether it's a Niche item, or an "almost anyone" product or service.
I don't care what anyone says. It is my firm belief based on the track record of other successful, every day people like us, that unless a person is the first one to open a niche, or has the resources to enter the niche with a product or service that beats the competition in the blink of an eye, Niche marketing is financial suicide. I don't know anyone personally who has bought any of this niche marketing guru garbage and made more than a few dollars, barely enough to cover what they spent on the stuff.
The online marketers who are NOT guru's, but ARE making money, are usually those that chose a product or service that can, with effort, be promoted and sold to anyone, any time, virtually anywhere. General Rule number one - PICK an everyone could use it type product or service as there are more customers in the world than you see on places like Adland.
The average websurfer has no knowledge of marketing communities, nor do most have a desire to BE part of the marketer's community. Your product/service needs to be for them, not just, for example, the 48,168 members of Adland( most of whom probably don't even log anymore)
Where and to whom can I market/advertise this product or Service?
This probably the 2nd most important question to ask. IF what you are lookng at has limited or niche areas to advertise in, or can't be promoted effectively using a combination of both online and offline tactics, it's probably not the business you want to be pursuing unless you want an exercise in futility and disapppointment.
When it comes to serious business... When was the last time you saw Sony or Ford advertising on a free traffic exchange or PTR/PTC? Probably never...at least not directly.
Why? Because these forms of advertising for most anyone who is trying to sell a product or service ( not recruit to a business) generally create nothing but garbage traffic from people who are either too broke or too cheap to buy what is being sold anyway. I mean if the people viewing your ad on these types of systems had money, wouldn't it stand to reason that they would invest their time elsewhere with targeted advertising that gets results?.
General rule number two - IF you can't advertise the product or service to the general public, you're missing out on a massive market. There may be one or two million marketers world wide... But there was an estimated 6.5 BILLION people on the planet in July of 2006 according to the CIA W.rld Fact book.
Which market you can reach often depends on the product itself and it's viability " int he rest of the world"
Conclusion
While these two questions are far from all the ones that should be asked, I honestly believe that if a product or service fails to meet those criteria, any other due diligence on the opportunity is a Moot point, a waste of time, and a lost cause. IF it's of no use to most people and can't be advertised to the general public easily, what good is it for generating a lasting income? Chances are that more often than not, the answer is "none"
IF you wish Linda, contact me privately and I would be more than happy to give you a phone call chat with you to see if we can identify your strengths and match you up with possible opportunities you can explore. I have a number of contacts in viable opportunities ( NO I am not in any of their downlines... in case you are wondering) and I am sure all of them would be willing to answer any questions you might have. We can approach them together and see if what they have meets your needs and skills.
All the best
Roy H.
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