Many newbies move from opportunity to opportunity simply because the
previous one didn't live up to their expectations. All along, a simple solution could have been staring them in
the face.
They simply need to anoint
themselves as an expert!
Don't laugh, millions have
done it before you and millions more will. Why not you?
Every individual has some sort of skill, hobby or favorite
pastime which could generate an easy 5 or 6-figure income with just a
little forethought and focus.
Many people think they do not
know enough about any one niche, to make money from it. But
that's OK. Becoming an expert in your
chosen niche is easier than you think. You can become an expert even
if you know zilch about your market.
Here are the steps to
becoming a bona fide expert in any niche, and cashing in on it...
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Choose a subject matter close
to your heart or one that gives you great pleasure. Write down whatever you know
about this topic on a piece of paper.
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Visualize what questions
someone would ask in your chosen niche. Then write all these
questions down on the same piece of paper.
For example, let's say you
love fly fishing and you've caught at least a few fish in your
day. Someone who is new to the sport might ask...
"What is the easiest way to fly cast without looking like a
complete rookie?"
"What is the easiest fly
casting rod for beginners to use?"
"What does it take to tie my
own flies?"
"Where could I get all the supplies I need, without
overpaying?"
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Visit ehow.com and enter your
niche into the search bar. You'll get a large list of how to
articles on different aspects of your niche.
For instance, when entering "fly fish" I received articles
titles:
How to salt water fly fish.
How to fly fish for bluegill.
How to fly fish with a wet
fly.
How to fly fish with a dry
fly.
Take some time and read some of the articles that interest you.
You're now slowly becoming an expert!
Naturally, you can't do this
with every topic, such as brain surgery for instance, but you
can for most. All you have to do is spend a few days learning
and you'll know far more than the average person about your
topic.
Remember, even the best
experts are wrong quite often -- just tune into any show about
the stock market for proof! (Almost every expert still
agrees that mutual funds are safe and that buy and hold is the
best investment strategy. Try to convince the average 60 yr. old
investor who just lost half of their "safe" portfolio in a
matter of months... Oops, I digress...)
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Once you've "rounded out your
knowledge" in your chosen niche, start writing your own short reports about different topics
within your new area of expertise. The reports can be anywhere
from 100 to 1000 words.
Answer questions that people
would ask, and write like you would speak. Make it friendly,
inject humor, make it easy to read.
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Go to blogger.com or
wordpress.com and set up a basic blog. Or, if you prefer, set up
a
lens at squidoo.com - these are simple tools that will let you
start sharing your knowledge. Or if you want to put up a site
like mine, grab a website template and go that route.
Now start posting a new "report"
every few days. Don't worry about sounding like an expert right
away. It is OK and even more desirable in some niches to share
your learning experience as it goes along. That's what I did
when I started my business. I simply told people the results of
different Internet marketing strategies I tried, and people
loved reading about it.
Next start sharing your information in the form of
short tips, at other blogs and forums in your niche. This will start a
flow of traffic to your blog or lens. Be sure to leave a
backlink to your site, and this will get you listed in search
engines.
As you start to build your
traffic, it won't be too long before your audience will recognize you as
an expert.
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Give your best reports to a ghostwriter on scriptlance.com
or guru.com and ask a freelancer to compile an ebook for you.
There are many writers out there who would would just love a
project like this and it will give you something to give away or
sell, without you having to do very much yourself.
Don't be put off by thinking you're deceitful by not exactly
writing it yourself, you're not. There are thousands of
projects, just like this example, that have made millionaires by
having others compile the information for them in some sense.
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Once you have an ebook of your own, get a nice 3D ecover
designed for it and start giving it away at your blog or lens.
That's right, give it away for free. This will grow an opt-in
email list for you. This list will be your bread and butter, so
be sure to use a professional web based solution such as
Aweber
to handle list signups, unsubscribes and follow-ups for you.
Mail to your growing opt-in list regularly. You can send out a
weekly email newsletter or simply send a notice every time you
make a new blog or lens post. The email can simply tell them
what you wrote about and to give them a link to the new info.
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Start making money. This is
the part many people do not understand. But it is not as
difficult as most folks make it out to be. The best ways to make
money with your newfound expert status are as follows...