As long as it takes!
You need to find the right combination of business activities that work for you. Every person is different so no one can tell you exactly what needs to get done.
The method I like to teach people to build their online business is a slower method BUT when someone joins your business they will be targeted and organic.
Targeted means they are interested in what you are selling.
Organic means they found your page with a simple search for your topic.
This method also works for ANY online business!
My method:
1) Don't try to sell your business directly.
2) Choose your favorite topic that you like to talk about, learn about and write about.
3) Build a website or Blog about your topic.
4) Add as much original content that you can to that site. Write articles, add some original photos if you can, and link to a few other sites related to your topic. Keep adding content on a daily basis for 6 months to a year.
5) Add some links/ads to any of your online business items/product/services that are related to your topic. DON'T over do the links/ads keep them simple.
6) After you have a lot of content added to your site or Blog now you need to get the word out. Don't pay for any advertising! Use social networking like Facebook & Twitter to attract interested people. Join Forums related to your topic and participate in the discussions with your website in your signature file of each post. Visit other peoples Blogs that are related to your topic and leave comment and add your website or Blog link.
Here are a few of my blogs that I’m currently building:
http://tattootroll.blogspot.com/ - This is a tattoo Blog I built to sell ClickBank and PayDotCom items on but now that TripleClicks has a few tattoo related items I changed the ads.
http://tailgatemarketer.blogspot.com/ - This is my “Guru” Blog where I try to help online marketers and give reviews of business/finance/self-help books I read.
http://chroniclesofadungeonmaster.blogspot.com/ - This is a new Blog I have started and haven’t had as much time to keep updated but I played a lot of Dungeons and Dragons in high school so I thought it was a fun topic to talk about.
http://icreviews.blogspot.com/ - This is a movie review site that my wife and I work on but haven’t had time to update lately.
These are just ideas and as you can see they are not covered in annoying ads. Just find something you love and the sales & sign-ups will come!
Have a great day!
-Ian
