Melvin Ng

Melvin Ng started his online marketing in 2002 and since then he never looked back. He setup 2 Web sites: Internet Copycatting and Internet Business Success Stories.
Since then, he managed to earn money and his profit rose month-by-month.
You can check out his Web sites at:
Article Morph
Private Label Publishing
Internet Business Success Stories
How did you get into Internet Marketing? Can you explain your journey into Internet Marketing in detail?
I began my online journey around August 2002 when I bought some resale rights stuff and tried to set my business around it. It was a disaster probably because I was too fresh and haven’t really enough marketing skill yet. It wasn’t until 2003 that I came out with my own products, Internet Copycatting (http://www.internetbizresources.com/copy.htm) and Internet Business Success Stories (http://www.internet-business-success-stories.com)
It wasn’t really a hit though but it sort of laid the foundation for me. It was only in 2004 that I managed to get the hang of things and started seeing a consistent flow of income. (Guess I’m a really slow learner!)
And in 2005, I quit my job as an accountant to concentrate on my online business full time.
What are the various Web sites that are making you money?
I make money from my newsletter in the Internet marketing niche, from selling niche information products and from Adsense.
How do you promote your Web site?
Depending on my business model, some traffic comes from organic search engines, some comes from PPC like Adwords and Overture, and some comes from joint ventures, and some from article submission.
I’ve always been putting off press releases but I guess I should start working on that area now.
Any tips for newbies in Internet Marketing?
Not sure if this will work but you’ve heard the saying, don’t dabble in the Internet Marketing niche, especially if you’re a newbie. But then, I suppose most people will still do it (including me).
I think one of the main reasons is that when I started online, this was the area I learned about most, and when wanted to start a business, naturally I went into this niche because I assumed I know everything there is on this.
But believe it or not, it’s at least 10 times easier to make money in niche markets than it is in the Internet Marketing niche, at least in my experience. Not to say that the Internet Marketing niche is not profitable, but relatively, niche markets are much easier.
So, if you ask me, I would highly recommend going into niche marketing. In fact, that’s exactly what I’m doing now, expanding into niche markets.
What is the biggest mistake (or some of the mistakes) you have learned in the past few years as an Internet Marketer?
- Not focused enough on my projects
- Not differentiating myself from the others in the same market
- Not working hard enough. Working smart is one thing, but having good work ethics helps too, especially when one is still building the foundation
What are your plans in future?
I’m working on several projects for this year. One of them is creating my very first software (Article Morph), working on the membership site, Private Label Publishing with another fellow Asian marketer, Bob Bastion, developing more niche product sites with another Malaysian marketer, and building more virtual real estate (as John Reese coins it).
I intend to make 2006 my best year yet!
Thanks for allowing me to be part of this project and to share the space with the rest of the marketers. It has been my honor.
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