A few weeks ago I was browsing through Salehoo looking for suitable products to sell on eBay; consumer electronics was the area I had decided to concentrate on. I had tried internet marketing several times in the past, buying into a couple of schemes that were based on structured multi-level marketing (or MLM as it is usually known) and it didn’t work for me. Now maybe I didn’t put the required effort into these projects, but I also did not feel comfortable relying on a fixed ’matrix’ of people to earn me a buck or two. Whatever, that form of structured MLM was not for me and I felt that selling physical products online would be a better approach.

Whilst browsing Salehoo, I noticed a small piece about “a guy from England who was quietly earning hundreds of pounds a week on eBay selling eBooks” or words to that effect. That was my introduction to John Thornhill of PlanetSMS fame, a successful internet marketer from the NE of England. I bought one of John’s products, a website to promote and sell information products, and was impressed with both the content and instructional information provided; there was also the added benefit of membership to John’s forum for help and guidance. Shortly after this I was able to secure a place on John’s 2009 Masterclass programme, a video based 36 week course designed to convert a novice into a full time internet marketer. I have just completed Week 3 of the programme and have seen enough to know that the course will be worth the outlay. John comes across as a very down to earth guy and the videos are very easy to follow. I’m looking forward to getting access to the Week 4 material this coming Tuesday, and will let you know how I progress.