Hi, I have been a member for just over a month.  www.paid4life.ws .  I have never done online marketing before and this is how to get information as a newbie. Here is what I did.

1.  I looked to see who was in my upline.  Your big money makers should be towards the top.
2.  Look up their names in the search engines.  You'll be suprised to see what they are doing.
3.  Fit the programs that they use into your own site.
4.  Get information and duplicate it.  It is not hard to make yourself look good if you duplicate successful people.
5.  Spend time in this forum and look at EVERY website you find in here.  You will find great ideas.
6.  Do not focus on just 1 form of advertising.  Try many different methods and find what works for you.
7.  If you have not learned something new today, something is way wrong.
8.  Find ways to save time by automating your business but not to the point where it is not personable.  Relationships gets signups.

I hope some of this helps.  I am learning every day and I am excited.  Also many of the tools that are necessary to online marketing are businesses in themselves.  Use them all together. 

Michael Ottman

What about this idea.  Try getting your ads placed on online malls or other high traffic sites that people go to during the holiday season.  I have done this with a few sites and you will definitely get clicks.  Try changing your ads to fit somthing that can be given as a gift.  I hope you all get the success you deserve.

Michael Ottman

Hi, I have been a new member for a little over a month now and am just now posting to the forum after about 6 hours worth of reading much of its content.  I have had about 20 signups during this last month and 13 of them paid members.  I do not know what information or advice anybody might want to give but I will include what I THINK that I know. 
1.  Quickly determine who is going to be just a customer and who wants to work the business. 
2.  Give some type of free training or information to help them get started fast.
3.  If you are new yourself, PLEASE refer your new referrals to your upline members.  After all, it is in their best interest to help you out.
4.  Find out who your upline sponsers are and put their names in the search engines.  I have found many great tools that these leaders use to grow their business.  I personally think this information should have come from them, not by my dillegence but it still paid off.
5.  Use lead capture pages to get prospects. Use bulk emailer and buy quality OPT IN LEADS. NO SPAM TOLERATED!
6.  If done right most people who sign up don't even need to see your website.  You can use this to help your downline training or for other personal use.
7.  Personalize your banners to promote the business to niche groups of people.  If you are going to promote the hosting part of the business then send them to the hosting page.
Thats about it for now, please check out my site and let me know if it's up to GDI standards.  I use their car in the logo but it is only for promoting GDI, not other businesses.

Thanks and have a great Christmas!  None of that politically correct "Happy Holidays" stuff.

Michael Ottman