Social Media Made Me Rich

Here's How it Can Do the Same for You

Matthew Loop

• Publisher: Morgan James Publishing
• Year: 2016
• ISBN:
  9781630477943
• Topic: Personal Development
• Subtopic: Personal Success

A quick, practical, easy-to-understand, comprehensive reference guide that shows you how to generate life-changing, recurring income from the Internet. Matthew Loop has coached and trained thousands of entrepreneurs in more than twenty-five countries. Millions of people have viewed his free social media business-growth tutorials online. Now for the first time, he's packaged ten years of experience into a tactical blueprint that reveals the common denominators of the Internet's highest-paid movers and shakers. In Social Media Made Me Rich, he shows you how to harness these same strategies so you can profit big from networks like Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, Pinterest, Amazon, and Google.

PART I

THE FOUNDATION

Chapter 1

FOR THE SKEPTICS – FAQ

People who say it cannot be done shouldn’t

interrupt those who are doing it.

—George Bernard Shaw

I felt it necessary to add this chapter because undoubtedly there will be many skeptics who claim that you cannot start a lucrative business (from scratch) using the Internet without having the right “connections.” Some might even believe the myth that opportunity has been monopolized and the great gold rush is over.

Other people just have fears and doubts because this is so far removed from their current reality and comfort zone. Here are some of the most commonly asked questions I wanted to address:

Can anyone make money online with something they’re passionate about?

The real truth is yes, as long as you have access to an Internet connection and can read and write at a third-grade level. Of course, there is work involved, so if you’re not a consistent action taker and have trouble following instructions, you won’t make any money.

This book provides you with the tools, resources, and strategies that the world’s highest-paid Internet entrepreneurs are using right now.

Do I have to leave my current job?

Absolutely not. In fact, when I started my online career, I was still in practice. I worked part-time on my new Internet-based business at first.

Then, as this online “secondary” source of income grew to surpass my primary, I decided to devote more time to it. Initially, I would allocate a small percentage of my existing income to building my Internet business.

Start first by devoting an hour or two per day. Either turn the time you’d normally be on the computer into productive time or turn the TV off for a couple hours each night so you can do more.

Do I have to be in my twenties or thirties to do this?

No. You’re never too old to learn the skill set of Internet and social media marketing to start, manage, and grow an online business. Age is irrelevant in determining your success here.

Do I have to travel to make it work?

Not at all. You can work on your business from home in your spare time. Or, if you’re like me, you can run your business from any place you travel anywhere in the world. It’s your call. You just need an Internet connection.

Does it cost a lot of money to start an online business?

No, it doesn’t. You can spend as little or as much as you want or have in your budget. I’m going to show you how to begin even if you have only a few dollars to your name. It’s called “bootstrapping,” and it’s what I initially did.

Do I need to have a formal, university-based education?

Heck no. It’s probably better if you don’t have one (I’m smiling as I say that). Look, I went through eight years of formal education after high school, and it taught me NOTHING about real-world marketing, entrepreneurship, and creating a multimillion-dollar business.

There’s a time and place for undergraduate or graduate university training, but it teaches you to be an employee, not an entrepreneur. This book is all about you taking control of your future once and for all and not leaving it in the hands of someone else.

Let me tell you something you already know at a subconscious level: You’ll never get rich working for someone else. You need your own venture.

Do I have to “recruit” anyone?

No! Let’s be clear. This is not MLM or network marketing. No downlines are involved or needed. You’ll no longer be the outcast at the family Christmas party because you’re trying to enroll them on a monthly auto-ship program.

Are there any physical products to ship? Do I have to stock inventory?

No. Since you’ll be making money promoting digital information products that can be instantly downloaded, you don’t have to worry about stocking any inventory or dealing with shipping hassles.

Is it hard work to start a four-, five-, or six-figure monthly online business?

The answer is no—if you seek out and follow a mentor that’s already successfully done it. By investing in this book, you’ve gotten your hands on a blueprint and recipe that has been proven to work, regardless of background or upbringing.

Let’s be clear though.

It does take work and commitment. However, what you’ll learn in this book is how to become more resourceful. You’ll be privy to one of the most important lessons I’ve ever learned about delegating and outsourcing so you can ALWAYS be doing what you love and do best!

On the opposite side of the coin, if you try to figure everything out on your own, making an income from the Internet is very difficult. In fact, it’s damn near impossible because there is so much out there—not to mention you’d be operating without a road map. It’s easy to get overwhelmed if you don’t have an experienced coach.

Chapter 2

WHO AM I AND WHY YOU NEED THIS BOOK

The only thing keeping you from getting what you want is

the story you keep telling yourself about why you can’t have it.

—Anthony Robbins

So, why should you listen to me as someone who’s an authority on making money from the Internet? Truthfully, I don’t really like these “about me” discussions as they’re usually filled with hype and ego stroking. (I think we all could live without that crap.)

It would be very easy to Google me so you could see any accolades, accomplishments, testimonials, and how I became a respected thought leader.

However, I understand that building a strong foundation with you is extremely important because you’re my valued reader. I want you to take action with what you discover here and succeed beyond your wildest expectations.

In fact, a big reason why I wanted to put this in book form is that people who pay for information are typically 1,000 times more likely to apply what they’ve learned because they have “skin in the game.” The last thing I want is to give away my best marketing strategies and resources only to have a low percentage of people actually put them to use.

As I write this, I’m thirty-six years old. I graduated from Logan College in 2004. I’m the president and founder of several prominent companies such as DCincome, The Social Media Revenue Summit™, and Automated Social Networking.

Since 2005, I’ve been teaching regular people, fellow entrepreneurs, brands, doctors, and professionals how to rapidly build businesses using the Internet while at the same time showing them how to create multiple sources of passive income from social media. This is right when the next-generation communication movement really began to charge full-steam ahead like a rhino. Some called it web 2.0 and others called it social media.

That was when Facebook’s predecessor Myspace was starting to completely take the web by storm and change the landscape forever. Facebook, at that time, was only for college students. Since then, it’s evolved into an enormous new customer-acquisition powerhouse that can transform your business overnight. We’ll touch on this in depth later in this book.

I didn’t realize it at the time, but I was one of the fortunate few that didn’t listen to all the mainstream negativity regarding social media. In fact, I still remember the strong criticism I experienced from colleagues. They thought these platforms were unprofessional. “Silly kids’ stuff,” I kept hearing.

I was spending eight to ten hours a day on these networks, learning and mastering all I could. (It’s important to note that there weren’t any social media outreach training videos online or comprehensive blueprints at that time.) A lot of trial and error went into figuring out the best way to harness social networks to build relationships, create enormous impact, and to profitably grow my business.

There seemed to be a big communication shift going on, which I really wanted to take advantage of. The goal at the time was to put myself in the best position to capitalize for my chiropractic practice.

Things weren’t always good though. Not by a long shot.

Let me backtrack a little.

Before I discovered the power of Internet marketing and social media, I was desperately struggling in business and juggling over $135,000 of loan debt. My personal and business credit cards were maxed because of all the ineffective advertising gimmicks I tried.

I even went to Bank of America one day and attempted to cash a convenience check. If you’re not familiar with what that is, it’s a preprinted check...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Part I The Foundation
• Part II Traffic Generation and List Building
• Part III Additional Ways to Monetize Your Expertise
• Part IV Advanced Training Customized to Your Needs
• Appendix A Tools and Resources for Starting a Business Online
• Appendix B Helpful Content Archive
• Appendix C Recommended Readings