There are so many internet marketers trying to start out and make money online today that is has become a real rat race. Everyone is trying to make a dime and have some extra cash at the end of the day to show for their internet marketing work. If for no other reason then to keep the family appeased for spending so much time online. Unfortunately there is so much misinformation and so many self proclaimed gurus that are more then willing to take your money it has become increasingly difficult to separate fact from fiction. The lure of easy money and earning thousands of dollars while you sleep is strong. However so many people fall for these and when it doesnt work they give up.

This is really sad because there is a great deal of money to be had on the internet and everyone can make it. You do not have to be marketing genius or even a programming genius for that matter. In fact most of the tasks that real internet marketers do on a daily basis are pretty simple and repetitive. In fact they are so repetitive and easy that many of the bigger internet marketers hire out the work instead of doing it themselves. However you have to walk before you can fly and learning the basic steps of turning a website into a cash machine is important.

So how can you start making money and take the Page rank 0 website to a Page rank Hero website? There are only two things that you need and just a few steps to get these things.

First you need content. Over and over again you have seen and heard it said so many times that many people can not see the forest through the tree but Content Is King! Without content your website is nothing. You could even say with cheap, computer generated content your website is nothing. You need good quality content that will interest website visitors. You can get this content in basically two different ways pay someone to write it for you, or write it yourself. If you are just starting out and dont have any working capital then guess what you better get started writing. If you have a working capital to start with then hire someone to write content for you. This will speed up the whole process and you will be making more profitable websites.

Once you have the content on your site the really task begins and that is marketing the site. This is where most people fail if they are not going to make it. There are tons of sites out there with decent content on them yet they are stuck in Page rank hell and cant get out or the PR loser stage. Their websites are not indexed and they are not ranking for any keywords and many people have no idea how to get past this. Well, I hate to let out all of the internet marketing secrets but there really are no. It takes work.

So what does it takes work mean you might ask? Well, to get out of the Google PR hell or sandbox if there is such a thing you need links. Links are the lifeblood of the internet and without links you have nothing. Most people dont want to do the work that it takes to get links and they will try to pass this by and use some secret tip or hidden way to trick the search engines. However if you want organic pure search engine traffic coming to your site for free on a daily basis then you better start getting links. The best types of links are one way links. This is a link that is from another website to your site. It is one way because you do not need to link back to them. The search engines love these one way links and your site will start ranking within months if you have enough one way links built up. In the article From Zero To PR Hero In 5 Easy Steps Part 2 you will get some great suggestions on how to get one way links.