Being in the business of blogging for a few years now, one might already tend to think having all the skills and knowledge required to run an online business successfully. However, truth is, of course, that there's always something better and there's always information that is useful out there. And you can learn a lot from other professionals or experts in the industry who are also slugging it out in the real world of Internet marketing, making a good living or making a killing off of the Net.
In a way that's what we do here on Performancing. In our aim to help fellow bloggers achieve their goals in blogging, we share our stories and insights. So we help bloggers succeed by sharing our collective intelligence.
But we're always on the lookout for other good resources out there, both free and otherwise. One such resource is Internet Marketing Ninjas, which is a collection of videos from various experts in the field of online marketing. These include search engine optimization, social media marketing, link building, authority building, networking, website monetization, affiliate programs, and the like.
The site also includes various topics that will help publishers develop good content, and the various means to distribute these, as well as other issues like legal and copyright matters.
The video contributions are either direct presentations or interviews from the various internet marketing pros, some of which are familiar to us here in the Performancing community and the blogging community in general, such as Aaron Wall, ShoeMoney and Neil Patel.
These are all viewable directly on the Internet Marketing Ninjas site (assuming your browser has a working Flash plugin, which is to say perhaps 90+% of users). And because it's Flash, viewers need not worry about downloading the video file and finding the right codec or application to view, aside from the Flash plugin.
A drawback, though, is that Internet Marketing Ninjas is not a free resource. One has to pay a $2,995 annual subscription/membership fee to gain access to the full video content, and also the website content. So it's not a one-time purchase, but a subscription. This means throughout the year you will have access to videos, and that Internet Marketing Ninjas can still add new videos and resources. To me it's like joining into a club or a professional guild, where members can discuss the industry, exchange ideas about their respective trades, and help each other out.
Still, people interested in joining up can watch sample videos of each contributor, which shows a short introduction of how their respective presentations and interviews are. Also, the $2,995 annual fee is perhaps a small price to pay if you are able to enhance your earnings from the lessons learned from the videos and site content. That equates to just about $250 per month. Or, the $2,995 is perhaps just a fraction of what one usually earns from his/her Internet marketing activities, which is not a far cry from what good blogs and networks of blogs earn these days.
Also, one big bonus is the inclusion of the Private Ninja SEO Toolbox for free! I think even this toolbox alone is worth the subscription fee, considering the high a price of SEO consultations and software these days. The toolbox includes applications like analytics tools, page optimization tools, backlink checkers, outgoing/inbound links checkers, keyword density reports, and the like. One great tool I find interesting is the Page Interlinker, which will automatically inter-link all your site pages by keyword, just like how info pages are hyperlinked on WikiPedia.
Would I recommend joining Internet Marketing Ninjas? If you're starting out and you need a one-stop resource for running your online business, and if you have the funds, then go for it. If you're already an established Internet marketeer, then this could be a good refresher resource (and the price is probably just a drop in the ocean for you). Again, as previously mentioned, even the SEO toolbox alone is worth the annual subscription fee.
It's probably not for everyone, but if you're serious with improving your online earnings, then such good resources of information and tips would be a big boost to your business. Check out the samples and the topics first, and see if the wide array of topics discussed is of interest to you.
This is a sponsored review, written upon the request of Internet Marketing Ninjas.
