When we decided to focus on making money on the Internet and dipping our beak into the Internet Money pool we thought it would have a long learning curve. However it really hasn’t been as tough as we originally thought. Maybe it’s because we took it seriously and had some really good help over the last few months.

Now I realize that a lot of people may not be in the position that we were fortunate enough to be in. Due to the success of our radio show we were able to gain access to some of the brightest business minds both offline and online.

Most people entering the Internet Marketing foray don’t have that kind of access and unfortunately are stuck listening to gurus and scam artists who haven’t even taken the time to build their own websites much less be in a realistic position to offer you advice on how to make money on the Internet.

So let’s say you want to start out taking the steps to make your first steps towards becoming the next Frank Kern or Brad Fallon what exactly should you do? Well the first thing you need to realize is that you more than likely won’t be able to be as successful as either of the two gents previously mentioned anymore than you’d be able to be a successful as Michael Phelps in the pool.

What you have to realize is that if you truly concentrate on your quest to “be like Mike”, then even being a fraction as good is going to put you head and shoulders above everyone else. Mike didn’t become Mike because he just listened to some coach. Mike became Michael Jordan because he worked his butt off honing his skills to be the best basketball player in the world.

So my belief is if you want to be successful, then you need to learn from those who are indeed successful. When I wanted to learn about affiliate marketing I searched for information from someone who was successful. I don’t mean sold a few ebooks on Clickbank successful but rather someone in the Michael Jordan caliber of success in affiliate marketing.

So I found out about a guy who was making some serious jack to the tune of over $10,000.00 per day in the affiliate marketing world. While that may not sound like all that much in today’s CPA riches world where guru’s purport to make upwards of $100k per day…what makes Hamlet Batista stand out is he is the only person I know of who does it without PPC and no media buying.

As a person just starting out I was all ears..or eyes rather as I read all about that. So what was Hamlet’s earth shattering idea? What would allow someone to have an opportunity to reap those kinds of profits without having to spend a dime…SEO. But not just any SEO, we’re talking the type of SEO that means something and here’s the premise.

Pick a product that is already proven to be a winner. That means pick or find a product that a LOT of people want, that a lot of people will buy and have show that they will continue buying. Essentially forget about niche marketing.

Niche marketing is for suckers. There’s a reason it’s a niche! It’s because you are going to find a product that only a small segment of the market want.

What’s wrong with getting involved with the markets that have the most competition? Do you think Burger King stays away from street corners where McDonald’s sets up shop? Of course not…they jump in and look to compete. Why? Because they know people are buying hamburgers! How do they know that? McDonald’s puts it on their flippin sign!

OMG, how easy is that? Set up your hamburger stand near a McDonald’s and make some money. Do you have to be as successful as McDonald’s to succeed? Of course not…and there’s a bunch of guys who weren’t quite as good as Michael Jordan who still made quite a bit of money in the NBA.

Why do the gurus tell you to go find a niche? Because it’s easier and you make them look good when you show up number 1 for “Green Flypaper In Maui”. (no please don’t tell me someone actually is ranked for that…yikes!)

If I’m selling hamburgers I want to compete with the best. I don’t want to shy away from them. I want to take them on and I know from my hard work that even if I don’t beat them I’m going to have a pretty good living being second or third and who knows if I work really hard then just maybe I can take a bigger market share.

So when I read this from Hamlet’s blog I knew he had something. I have NEVER been one to shy away from a fight and I’m not going into a business to accept the fact that I have to settle for a niche because I can’t compete with the big dogs. I played football at the professional level and I know what I had to do to compete. It took a crap load of hard work and sweat and pain along with a great deal of personal sacrifice..and I would not have traded it for anything.

Here’s what Hamlet had to say about niches:

So we read everything he wrote and we decided to apply this approach and on June 19, 2009 we decided to begin our journey to make money on the Internet.

We decided we were going to take a stab at arguably the biggest market online…the make money online market by attacking the “make money on the Internet” keyword.

If you check the stats on that keyword, there are over 151 Million competing websites and as of today we have climbed to number 15! We’re not backing away from the mountain, we’re looking to take it by storm, day by day until we are number 1.

What does number 1 mean for that keyword…hmmm…well Google says that almost 6,000 people per day search that term looking for information on how to make money on the Internet. Well, we hope to capture a ton of that market and you know what that means…yep serious jack!

So today’s lesson is this…screw the niches. Or not…it’s up to you. If you want to sell shoelaces for snowshoes it’s up to you. Me…I’d rather be smack dab in the mix when people want to learn how to lose weight or how to trade foreign currencies or how to find people online. You know the BIG MONEY markets.

So what..it may indeed take a lot of work. But I bet you Michael Jordan didn’t take the easy way out. In fact he was so competitive he tried to compete in 2 professional sports. Basketball he owned and baseball..well not so much but guess what…he still played professionally. He still made it to the big leagues…twice!

In your quest to make money on the Internet what league are you looking to play in?