Today was not very productive on the Marketing front unfortunately. Regular work got in the way of my Internet Marketing but that is not unusual, I am doing this nights and weekends to get the ball rolling. Like all of you, I have bills to pay! I will be working some tonight on optimizing my 5 squidoo lenses which you can see by clicking on the links on the top left hand of this blog. In reading on the forum at Wealthy Affiliate University, I am really learning allot about how to get your blogs and lenses traffic. Obviously, traffic is the key to making money online. I never knew how simple some of the tricks are to get your sites, lenses and blogs listed in the search engines. For instance, I never understood the importance of having keyword rich articles and how important keywords are! The keyword search tool provided in the Wealthy Affiliate site is a HUGE help!

I think the forum is the most valuable tool I have discovered on the Wealthy Affiliates site as hearing the trials and tribulations and the failures and successes of people trying to do the same thing I am is extremely helpful. Everyone is really helpful and so far I am really happy with my membership.

I do not have any sales yet and today marks only my 5th day of membership.... But I have gone from a total internet marketing "moron" who had no clue....... to someone with 5 squidoo lenses and a blog already published! I have learned about keywords and tags and how to properly use them. Until tommorow. loyal readers!

So here we go!

My name is Bill Lane and I am a married father of 2 with a decent job with a good company and yet making ends meet seems to get harder and harder each and every day. I am 42 years old and believe me I have tried just about everything once in my quest to make a better life for my family and I.

Recently I can across the "Wealthy Affiliate University" and I was skeptical but decided to give it a shot. That was last Sunday, October 26th 2008. So far, I have been very impressed with the tools they provide and the "8 week plan" they use to get you kick started. I have tried affiliate marketing in the past and failed miserably costing me thousands of dollars. I have bought E-Books, joined MLM's, tried to sell Vitamins, and even tried to sell on eBay........I even tried that program that Ritchie Cunningham's dad from "Happy Days" promotes! I know, I know.....I am a loser right? I get that from people all the time but what are they doing to try and better their lives? At least I am trying to make something happen! Tomorrow I will get into the things I have done so far since joining on Sunday and frankly I am pretty proud of myself for staying on top of it....but the program really keeps you focused. The thing I really like is the forum, where there are allot of helpful experienced and successful marketers willing to help. There are also "newbies" just like me to share ideas, failures and successes with. It is a great community and over the past few days I have spent like 20 hours browsing, reading and learning!