I started my online marketing business in 2003 when Hurricane Isabel hit the East Coast. Hurricane Isabel was the costliest and deadliest hurricane in the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season. I had lunch with a friend who told me about Google Adwords and now instead of going out and buying toilet paper and milk in preparation for the hurricane.
I searched Google for the keywords “hurricane Isabel” and saw there was only one ad there ( it was for a resort in the Carribean). I decided to test this with an initial investment of $75. Where did I send the people? To a Amazon page that sold “The Magic School Bus Inside A Hurricane ” of course I spent the $75 probably in an hour . Did anyone buy the book ? Of course not. And I been selling disaster equipment, crank-up lights or radios I would have had better luck. Nevertheless the $75 was investment in a real life learning experience on online advertising, conversions, landing pages and affiliate marketing. This helped me for the next few years as I became a Unintentional Entrepreneur ( http://www.unintentionalentrepreneur.com) and learnt the art of online marketing.
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