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Name: Nicholas John Martin aka Nick Martin
Age: 24
Residence: Copenhagen, Denmark (Europe)
Business name: LifeStyleNetworker
Business address: http://www.LifeStyleNetworker.com
Business description: Free lead generation and list
building system with inbuilt email capabilities.
Q) First of all, can you tell us how you got started in
internet marketing and what sparked off Life Style
Networker?
A) I first got started with Internet Marketing in May 2000
when I was using the internet to search for a job in
the US. I've always wanted to visit America and try it
out for size. One day I fell over an ad with the
headline "Earn $50.000 in 90 days" and thought hell
yeah!
I knew absolutely nothing about the internet at that
time. I had just got my first email address lol. So I
pursued the idea of earning $50.000 in 90 days and all
I had to do was buy 4 reports and resell them ... The
first report told me I had to bulk mail loads of email
addresses, so I started searching for a way to do that.
I got enrolled into the Internet Marketing Warriors
looking for a bulk emailer software. It was there I met
my first sponsor Quentin Brown and that's when I
learned that harvesting emails and bulk mailing was a
no no in Internet Marketing.
From there I started my learning curve. I read
everything I could get my hands on and started building
my first website. I can't quite remember how I learned
about Surf4Hits programs, but it was at that moment I
knew they were the key to my traffic problems!
At that time there were only a handful of them out there
so I joined them all and started surfing like mad.
After some time I thought to myself that there had to
be a clever way of advertising these Surf4Hits, so one
could build a decent downline in them. And that's how I
started thinking about LifeStyleNetworker.
Q) And how long did it take to take it from the idea stage
to reality?
A) Well the first version was actually called TTAN
(TheElite-TeamUp Advertising Network) and it took me a
few days to get the first script I had working like I
wanted it to.
From there it has been a steady development and lot's of
changes have been made to get the LSN we see today. I like
to think of LSN as my little baby lol. Always tinkering with
the site and coming up with new ideas for it.
Q) Give us an example of a specific challenge you
encountered in the beginning stages of Life Style
Networker. How did you overcome it?
A) My members have definitely helped me a lot! When I was
running TTAN, I soon after learned of a site called
MoneyLegs and started working that program. I could see
that Doug (the owner) had a much more advanced software
and I couldn't keep up with such a competitor.
That was the time when I decided to let TTAN go and asked
all my members at that time to join me in MoneyLegs.
The response to that really took me by surprise! So
many people emailed me and wanted me to continue what I
was doing. There were also some who wanted to take over
the site. That's when I realized how much people liked
my idea.
So thanks to my founding members support, I decided to
drop TTAN and go even bigger and started work on
LifeStyleNetworker :)
Q) What are your day to day responsibilities?
A) Emails!
my support forum. I wish more members would use the
forum, but I guess it's much easier to email Nick :)
Q) What aspects of running your own business do you enjoy
the most?
A) When I receive PayPal payment Notifications
We must admit that's a good feeling, but to be
perfectly honest what I really enjoy is when I get
'thank you' emails from my members.
That's when I really feel like I'm making a difference and
helping others. Of course the money is great, but there is
nothing like 'thank you' emails :)
Q) And which do you enjoy the least?
A) Hmm, that's a good question. I really love running my
own business, but there are always some emails that I
just don't get answered immediately. The days when I
open my inbox and see a lot of unanswered emails,
that's probably what I enjoy the least.
Q) Why do you favour using traffic exchanges as one of the
main Life Style Networker promotional techniques?
A) Because they work! Simple as that :) There is no one in
the whole world that can show me a better way to
generate free traffic to a webpage - period!
Surf4Hits programs really work if you know how to work them
and what's even better you get results immediately. Surf
100 sites and you will see your hit counter going up
almost immediately.
Q) Where do you see Life Style Networker 5 years from now?
A) The whole idea of LifeStyleNetworker is showing
ordinary people how to get started with building their
lists of contacts for free. In 5 years time that's
exactly what LSN will be doing.
I will keep my eyes and ears open for any new free traffic
generators that come along and will incorporate them into LSN.
I will never put a price tag on LSN and it will always be
free to use for members.
Q) How do you handle stress? What do you do to unwind?
Hehe ... stress what's that? I love to play golf and
have been playing for 8 years now. That's really my
passion and my goal in life is to be able to play
anywhere in the world I like.
When I feel like unwinding I go to the golf course or
driving range and hit a load of balls :)
Q) What advice would you give to someone reading this
who'd like to start their own online business program?
A) I would say that if they feel strongly enough about it
then just do it and see it as a vehicle for developing
their skills. Don't expect to be a pro or even act as
one. Be professional but be personal.
I see too many program owners being all administrative
and hiding behind admin emails. Don't be afraid to show that
you are a real person - after all that's who we like
working with the best.
Oh and a shameless plug here at the end, they might
want to take a look at http://www.LimitedEditionPro.com
for a cool software to help them ;)
Q) What personal qualities do you feel an internet
marketer needs in order to succeed?
A) Three words: Persistence - Patience - Dedication!
That's what it takes to conquer the world. Any of us
who have these three qualities will see success no
matter how we pursue it.
