My final episode was yet another advertised 'link' but this time something a little different. Videos showing step by step instructions directed solely at beginners, to set up an affiliate related business. Ah, the 'affiliate' programs.

If you can't do anything else, do this - take other products you have, and bundle them together with your current product as a bonus. Or offer additional support Let's say once a month, you'll do a teleseminar answering the five most common questions that are asked.

specialist audio Practice. Live broadcasts are exactly that: live. Don't go into your webcast without knowing exactly what you're going to say, how long it will take and where your products are. There is not a lot of room for mistakes during a live broadcast.

The basic idea of a loan modification is to explain why you are in trouble (hardship letter), document it and then ask for help. Just remember bankers have very strict guidelines as to what they can accept and what they can't. If you aren't sure, you can ruin your chances of saving your home.

I read about 8 pages of his sales pitch (or 'copy as it is known in the trade - sounds like I know what I'm talking about), with substantial discounts and "one-time-only" offers. All scientifically proven by a series of testimonials! Great spin but where was the substance. Ahh! If only I supply my details I get the secrets to his success. God I'm a sucker and there goes my Email again! Anyway what harm can it do?

So if you can follow simple instructions, then learning from videos may also be the way for you. Back to the guitar analogy. he was not teaching me to become a guitarist but rather just to play a few songs, and this is, in essence what I realise I am striving for - to set up an automated business and not necessarily become a full time internet marketer (although the option is there if you have the inclination).

His promptly downloadable Kalibrasi audio files extolled the virtues of what he termed 'Passive Income', whereby you can release yourself from the daily drudge of the long work day and free up hours of your precious time by creating an income stream that is on autopilot 24/7. All of this done without the aid of a safety net! I was hooked, so I bought his package (first time I had used my Credit Card on the net - very scary thought) and downloaded the audio files (first time I had downloaded something as well - what is a ZIP file)? Anyway, I was gobsmacked (no pun intended) and thought this could work as a sort of get rich slow scheme!

Just as on the news, "reporters" do not necessarily have to be experts in the story they are covering. The reporter gathers the facts, organizes them appropriately, and presents them to their viewers. It is possible to take this approach in your marketing as well. Collect and present the facts, and never take credit for ideas and content which is not yours.