Internet Business Mastery Website

Category: Choosing a Niche

Techniques for Finding Your Niche

by Lisa Pecunia -GUEST-

I recently spent more than two years struggling to start a new business. All the while I kept wondering, “Why isn’t this working?” I was doing all the right things, and I was still just barely scraping by.

After a lot of soul-searching, it occurred to me that my business was based on what other people thought I should do. If someone said to me “Oh you’re so good at that, you really should make a go of it,” my ego would respond and I was off in a new direction.

Your Internet Business Plan in 5 Easy Steps

by Jay (Jason Van Orden)

4 Comments

Many people wonder if they need an internet business plan before starting a new venture? The answer is yes, but not like you would learn from a business school professor.

I’ve seen far too many new entrepreneurs spend weeks working on an internet business plan. It should only take you 2-3 hours tops. What’s important is that you start taking action FAST and get to your first paycheck quickly.

I thought it would be useful to share with you the same plan that I use when starting a new internet business. It’s simple. It’s fast. It’s proven.

All you need is the following five questions.
Continue Reading

How Would You Like To Be An Indy App Publisher?

by Matt Campbell -Guest-

15 Comments

Indy App Publisher – That’s What Now?

Every software developer has worked on projects that are just plain dumb, have a terrible manager or are lacking in a hundred different ways. They know that they could do it better if they just could do X, Y or Z. Some programmers get so fed up that they just have to make the great leap and do their own thing. They become Indy App Publishers.
Continue Reading

Choosing a New Niche | The Process in Action

by Jay (Jason Van Orden)

1 Comment

Choosing a New Niche Are you looking for a new niche? Are you having a hard time getting past this important step in the internet business launch process? Understandably, niche selection can be a daunting task…but it doesn’t need to be. We find that people put to much pressure on themselves when choosing their first niche.

We were excited this week when we saw on of our Academy members, Mark Mason, openly sharing his thoughts in the Mastermind Forums as he applies our niche brainstorming process. It’s a great example of letting the process just flow with the confidence that the right niche idea will manifest itself. We were even more excited when we saw the enthusiastic feedback and support he’s receiving from the other Mastermind Community members. Here’s what he wrote.
Continue Reading

Choosing Internet Cash Machines for 2008

by Jay (Jason Van Orden)

19 Comments

Here’s the first ever video post on the Internet Business Mastery site. In this video I go over the process I used to brainstorm and evaluate internet cash machine ideas for 2008. I outline the criteria that I think are important to consider when narrowing down your ideas.

In the future we’ll post the occasional tip, trick or tutorial using video. If you like the video posts maybe we’ll create a special feed for subscribing to and downloading them. Enjoy!

IBM 15 | THE Best Thing to Sell Online Part 2

by Jay (Jason Van Orden)

11 Comments

Download This Episode

On this episode of Internet Business Mastery we continue our discussion about information products and why they should be part of your Internet marketing and if not THE focus of your Internet business. We look at the pros and cons of digital and physical information products.

You can find a list of example information products here.

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.