Cathy Goodwin's Virtual Directory

This page is a moving target. From time to time I add resources and delete those that seem less relevant to my market.  Here's what I currently use and recommend. 

Full diclosure: I do get a commission when you click through most of these links to make a purchase. You can bypass my links and go directly to these sites. Your investment will be the same either way.

But you don't have to invest a dime if you're getting started. Subscribe to a handful of ezines, poke around the websites, and get to know what's out there.

For a step-by-step guide to getting started, check out Derek Gehl's Internet Marketing Tips course: Getting Started on the Internet. I attended one 2-day seminar and totally changed the way I think about my business.  It's one of the best values, when you consider what you get.

20 Ways to Make $100 A Day Online. Very realistic. I've met folks who built 6-figure incomes from these ideas.

Kathleen Gage's Street Smarts Marketing helped me make money on the Internet more than any other resource.

Connie Ragen Green offers a powerful home study course to develop a profitable Internet busines and sell your ebook for passive revenue.  She includes 6 weeks of follow-up email support. 

Blogging? Or thinking about it? The best source of info, guidance, ideas and inspiration comes from the Blog Squad. 

Build a website in 7 minutes.

The Overcome Everything people have created some videos to walk you through the process of getting a domain name and website. Cool list-building tips. They follow up a lot but you can ignore them.  

  Robert Middleton's Action Plan workbook walks you through the steps of earning money as an Independent Professional. The Web Tools Kit offers a strategy for putting together a straightforward service professional's website. If you're considering do-it-yourself web writing, you need this product (and it's very reasonable).  He's got a get-acquainted freebie:

If you're serious about making money online, just about everybody on the Internet uses 1ShoppingCart. It's branded under different names but I recommend this one because you get free training. And if you buy through my link, I'll be happy to give you some email support to get started.  The Shopping Cart Queen is my choice.

My favorite Report for the nitty-gritty of selling products and services on the Internet. Desperate Buyers Only.

James Roche has a special gift to "coach the product out of you." I took his class and earned back the investment with one teleseminar. Start with his ezines. He's smart, generous and totally ethical. 

Perry Marshall has written a very helpful e-course called "5 days to success with Google AdWords." No charge to subscribe.  

Would you believe some people make more money from a 300-word article than a 300-page book? I didn't either till I listened to Jeff Herring. 

Just about everyone on the Internet has gone through Tom Antion's infamous "butt camps."

Free Services:

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Recommended Reading

Maria Veloso, Web Copy That Sells. I'm not sure you can use this book to become a copywriter, but you'll get lots of ideas and a new appreciation for copywriters. Helpful ideas if you've already taken a course. Just be aware that everything eventually goes out of date (sooner rather than later) on the Internet.

Michael Gerber, The E-myth Revisited. Ask almost any business consultant or coach to recommend a book and you're likely to end up with this one -- for good reason. Most business owners want to do what they love: garden, write, coach or make great apple pie. But business success depends on creating systems that deliver. Tough but true.