Tips to Becoming an Internet Mogul
So you want to be what Donald Trump is to real estate to the internet. You didn't have posters of Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson on your wall when you were growing up. Instead you had posters of Seth Godin (squidoo.com, pictured left), Mark Cubin (former broadcast.com), and Larry Page (google.com). You have a dream of being ranked number one in google searches, and being a true titan of online information. In short, you want to be an Internet Mogul.
I have been wanting to write a step by step guide on exactly how to become an internet mogul, but there is no one path to becoming a internet mogul. Thus, I have compiled a list of tips that will help you become an internet mogul.
Be sure to 
Stumble It!
Or Digg It!
Don't Bother Learning How to Program
One may think that knowledge of how to program a computer is necessary to become an internet mogul. You may have even bought some mysql, html, javascript, and php books. Well, take em all back. No progamming knowledge is necessary. If you need proof, look at Mark Cuban. He sold broadcast.com to yahoo for $5.9 billion, and he couldn't program his way out of a paper sack. (Yea, that's him in the bag with a computer). He failed his only computer coarse at Indiana University. Call A Celebrity Out
That's right, poke a little fun at someone famous in some article (see above). Hopefully, they will read the article, and poke a little fun back at you. Then next thing you know, you are famous.There is no where that this strategy is more used than hip hop. Hey, it worked for Cool Mo Dee. He sold a ton of albums just poking fun at LL Cool J. Also, Canibus has made four albums after his beef with LL Cool J.
Heck, you know what, if you want to be an internet mogul, call out LL Cool J. It seems to work for everyone else.
It Is All About the Profile Picture
If you want to make it big on the internet, you have to have a interesting profile picture that people will remember. And no, your myspace page picture or your hotornot picture probably doesn't cut it.You are going to be an internet mogul, and you want people to take you seriously, so flexing your guns or trying to show as much cleavage as possible won't work.
Seriously, which of these people are you going to believe information from?
(Hint: The guy in the middle has a couple of lenses on squidoo.)
Take a little time and think of something good for your profile pic. (I should probably redo mine).
How about now?
Stumble It! Make a List and Check it Twice
If you have ever read Seth Godin's Blog you know that he can't go a week without posting some list. I would imagine at some point he has made himself a list of things to do in the morning that looks something like this:1. Brush Teeth
2. Shave Head
3. Take Shower
4. Eat Breakfast
5. Make list of things to do today
The guy just loves lists. And it works for him. Afterall, he IS an internet mogul.
People who read on the internet love lists, top 10 this or top 5 that, they (we) just eat it up. I mean check out Digg at any time of the day, and you will see one or two lists.
Thus, write a couple articles in list form if you want to get noticed on the internet, and check it twice for bad spelling. (Some people really hate bad spelling. They point it out on my articles all the time.)
Don't get Mesothelioma
You are probably asking, "What is mesothelioma, and what am I talking about?" The truth is, I have no idea what it is, but lawyers do, and they are willing to pay ton's of money for click through adds about it. In fact, at one point lawyers were willing to pay as much as $25 per advertisement click. Thus, almost every person writing on the internet thought it would be a good idea to write an article about it to see if they could make some serious money. It is now estimated that the number of poorly written mesothelioma web pages have passed the number of x-rated web pages on the internet. (It has also been estimated that 47.3% of all statistics are made up.) Some people have even resorted to buying adds about similar words in the hope that someone will click on an add on their page. Don't waste your time.Write articles about things that interest you and that you have something to say about. Don't just put out pages with the hot keywords that have no real content to make money. It just doesn't work.
Make up of the Web
You Can't Search for Search Engine Optimization. Don't even bother trying.
You want to get people to your website, but don't know how.
One thing I learned on my way to becoming an internet mogul is that it is impossible to find any good information about search engine optimization on google. Don't get me wrong, there are ton's of websites on SEO, but the ones you find on google, by and large, will just be trying to sell you a book about SEO. Those guys are obviously good at SEO, but they are not giving the information away. To find good information on how to get people reading your site use Stumbleupon's search feature. The advantage of searching there is that you will only get sites that someone else liked. What did I miss?
Share your tips on how to become an internet mogul
Don't forget to Stumble It!
Or Digg It!
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mllnsgrl
I like the mesothelioma :) I'm glad someone out there remembers how to spell it. Posted October 12, 2008 |
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miragana
Its a very nice lens. I like the content. It is very informative. Posted August 12, 2008 |
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RichLeigh
Brilliant lens. I really did thoroughly enjoy the read, and loved your humour and general way of presenting your information here. A truly excellent lens. 5 stars from me. Posted August 05, 2008 |
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StephanieManning
Great lens! I really enjoyed it. The Mesothi...asdfweishgasewiuls thingy was great! 5* Posted July 31, 2008 |
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LindaJM
Fantastic lens... I love your humor and agree with you. Best of luck to all of us in our web endeavors. Posted July 31, 2008 |
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CherylK
Love it...you've got the moguls pegged, that's for sure - hah! I hope you make a ton of money. Posted July 30, 2008 |
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pkmcr
Really made me laugh thank you! 5 Stars from me too :-) Posted July 30, 2008 |
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triathlontraining
This was a very entertaining read! I'm sure you'll be up to $60 in no time. :) Posted July 28, 2008 |
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blujeanmomma
Great lens. I'd love it if you could add a section on product launches - I can only imagine what you'd come up with with. Looks like your my new hero! Posted July 28, 2008 |
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beeobrien
Nice job. I really enjoyed it. You should know that you're my new internet guru. Posted July 27, 2008 |
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ShannonC
Lol entertaining lens, and too true about SEO information and you definitely don't need to be a programmer :) Posted July 25, 2008 |
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WhippetTalk
Great lens! I'm usually not "into" lenses like this, but you really grabbed my attention and kept it to the end. 5*s! Posted July 25, 2008 |
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intricate
Nice lens, thanks! Posted July 25, 2008 |
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jeffwend
I love it! Posted July 25, 2008 |
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poddys
Quote from Chef Keem "This lens helped me make my first million on the web. How? Go rate all my lenses with 5 stars and I'll send you my free ebook for only $19.95 - a $0.03 value!" Posted June 25, 2008 |
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poddys
Nice lens, great idea. Posted June 25, 2008 |
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Leigh-Wee
Found you on Sumble Upon-love your lens! Thanks for the great info. Posted June 25, 2008 |
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Leigh-Wee
Found you on Sumble Upon-love your lens! Thanks for the great info. Posted June 25, 2008 |
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Clairwil
You're up for lens of the week! Posted June 17, 2008 |
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chefkeem
This lens helped me make my first million on the web. How? Go rate all my lenses with 5 stars and I'll send you my free ebook for only $19.95 - a $0.03 value! ***** Posted June 15, 2008 |
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ElizabethJeanAllen
Entertaining Posted June 13, 2008 |
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xtnshun
Very funny. Where does Britney Spears appear in your pie chart? She should have her own category! Posted June 12, 2008 |
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adez7
Very cute! :) Posted June 12, 2008 |
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anilg
Great lens with lots of valuable information. Know about best online money making programs here Posted June 09, 2008 |
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Joan4
Good lens! and probably more truth than humor! Posted June 05, 2008 |
What is the Internet?
Seriously? How did you get here without knowing this one? And why would you want to be an internet mogul if you didn't know what the internet is?This kinda reminds me of the movie Zoolander.
"They're in the computer."
What is a Mogul?
A business magnate, sometimes referred to as a mogul, tycoon, baron, or industrialist, is a person who has reached a prominent place in a particular industry (or set of industries) and whose wealth has been derived primarily therefrom. Such people usually amass substantial fortunes in the process, and tend to become widely known in connection with their business(es) or through other pursuits such as philanthropy. The terms "mogul", "tycoon" and "baron" were often attributed to late 19th and early 20th century North American business magnates in extractive industries such as mining, logging and petroleum, transportation fields such as shipping and railroads, manufacturing?including steelmaking, banking, and newspaper publishing. This era was known as the Second Industrial Revolution or the Gilded Age.
Examples of well-known business magnates include utility and transportation magnate Samuel Insull, newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst of the Hearst Corporation, oil magnate John D. Rockefeller of Standard Oil, steel magnate Lakshmi Nivas Mittal of Mittal Steel, diamond magnate André A. Jackson of JFPI Corporation and software magnate Bill Gates of Microsoft.
In Russia and some other post-Soviet countries, the term "business oligarch" has become popular.
