Strategy... Some Thoughts

A Little Education & Strategy - Grant

My strategy for the Top 10 list, and others qualified for a Top 10 position but 10 is 10 so they simply don't fit. It is a simple strategy, really, because it is the meat & potatoes of how I make a living. I diversify, period. The way you want to think of the Top 10 list is they are the blue-chip stocks of the internet world. I constantly shuffle money I earn into the top programs, and even between them. My goal is to have each of them paying me a full-time income--about $5000 per month. I'm not there yet but that is my plan and bit by bit I will see it through until it becomes reality.

This is HUGE folks, life changing in fact, and is why I am concentrating on the best of them and diversify as much as possible. That is what the Top 10 page is all about. It is a plan and I am personally following that plan. Does it take time & effort? Of course. Everything worth while does.

Something else is this: even when cycle times slow down your invested money is safe. The Top 10 are NOT fly-by-night operations. They are businesses aimed at selling advertising space and their business model is sound. For the most part, those in the Top 10 have very large sums of money tied up in rolling out the new business. They also have profit built into the model. It is in their best interest to ensure it grows so site owners MUST and WILL promote it. They are about as motivated as can be. That is why you can get in and basically do nothing. No recruiting, no phone calls, no experience or expertise required. What can be better for the average person?

Something else about the Top 10: These are the ones who, for the most part, spend BIG to develop a business. They write their own software, have staff, product offerings of one sort or another, affiliated companies, ie they are serious business-people. These are the long-term ones, not games, and are the ones I am most interested in because they offer the best long-term potential to develop residual income.

But of course if you DO like to promote then guess what? MOST of them have very attractive commissions available to you. The best to look out for are the ones that pay commissions not only on the initial investments of your team members, but also on positions that get re-entered into the matrix. The commissions alone can be a full-time income for you if you do a decent job at promoting.

To keep abreast of ongoing developments as they become available please take a look at the Top 10 page once in a while. If you want to stay current and be updated on the fly then subscribe to my update list (located on the left of all my pages). If you follow my strategy for launching programs you can make some good quick money. Those profits, of course, should then be invested in the Blue Chippers! You should be on my update list--again, top left on this or any other page on my site.

If you are Brand New to making money on the internet then this portion is for you.

Background: To describe me in a word it would be investor. I have been pursuing ways to make money on the internet for years now, and have the grey hairs to back it up. Essentially I seek out ways to turn a $100 bill into a $500 bill in the shortest and safest way possible.

You would be absolutely right in observing that there are a lot of SCAM-type things on the internet, and I've sure been burnt by my some. In the process though I've learned a lot and share my current thinking and what I consider to be the best and safest ways to make money with my subscribers. What I really like, and it's a specialty of mine, are passive ways to make money. In other words, anyone can do it because no recruiting is required.

How much you start with is completely up to you. If you are brand new at this sort of thing then I'd suggest you start small to test the waters, watch what I do and participate but participate small. As you do this, ask questions, and over time you'll get the hang of things, gain confidence, increase your "holdings" and watch as your internet related income grows to the same size as your "bricks-and-mortar" sources. That's an important threshold. But it's all relative, of course. To some people $10,000 is the same as $100 to others. The point is you start at a level comfortable with your situation.

Where to start? Look at my Top 10 list, start at the top and work your way down. If something doesn't sit right for YOU for any reason then skip it and do the next one.

If you are NOT Brand New to making money then this portion is for you.

First of all I have a question for you that you need to think about seriously... and it has serious ramifications so don't just pass it by. Here goes: If you went out with your partner for dinner and a movie, came home and saw your house up in flames, and by the end of the evening it was all gone--home, furnishings, all your computer equipment and hand-written notes, where would you be?

It's an ugly scene, I know, and the likelihood is pretty tiny, but what if?  What happens to your internet related finances? Are they up in smoke? If so then you need to protect yourself. If you are making serious money on the net then you Must Protect It much the same way a corporation protects its assets! Here's a couple ideas that'll get you started in the right direction.

• Make backups of your data. The software you use is easily replaceable but the data is not. Be sure you have "off-site" backups. Your email folders may be the most important component, but you may have other folders containing spreadsheets and the like equally as critical to the smooth operation of your "business".

• You have many eCurrency and other accounts, maybe dozens, maybe hundreds, depends how long you've been at it. Where are your login details stored? On your computer? Hmm, don't you know some people make their living at breaking in to computers? And others make their living at breaking in to homes? You'd be best advised to write down what's really important and store that little note book (electronic or paper) in the safety deposit box at your bank.

Here is another question that you need to address. What happens if you are hit by a bus or your plane crashes? Will there be a smooth transition between what you do every day easily and quickly to earn the family income, and what your beneficiaries will be able to do when you're gone? Here are a couple thoughts on the topic.

• Similar to making a backup of your data, you should seriously consider having someone in training, or perhaps a trusted relative or partner, who participates in everything you do so they could take over for you if you're not available and they had the "keys" from your note book.

• Create a "911" document which outlines step-by-step exactly what you do and when you do it. And of course this document needs to be stored off-site in case of fire or theft.

As always, yours in prosperity.

Grant Andrews

Retired on internet income and loving it!