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Did you know that becoming a successful online marketer isn't as difficult as you believe?

Yet, many thousands of people fail at it each and every year, just like clockwork.

One obvious reason they fail is because they give up too early. Not being willing to work hard at it is yet another common reason. But even if you are sincere and persistent in your efforts, you won't succeed wildly - unless you discover some underground marketing secrets along the way.

Below you will find four of my most powerful secrets - if you are wise you will put them into action, if you are foolish you will never apply the knowledge I am about to share with you:

Secret #1 - Lifetime Value Of Your Customer

Once you come to grasp the powerful meaning of these words, your profits will take to new heights.

So what exactly is 'lifetime value'? It is the exact value of how much a new customer is worth to your business - over the 'lifetime' of their relationship with you.

If you sell a $19 ebook on stocks, and for every 10 buyers, one will go on to join your investing mentoring program and pay you $150 a month for a year, your 10 new customers are no longer worth $190 to your business - they are worth $1,990!

Knowing your 'lifetime value' figures give you a major advantage when investing time, money and effort into attracting new customers to your business - and doing it with certainty and confidence about being profitable all of the time!

Secret #2 - Create A Backend Product

Your real profits come from the 'backend sales' - not the product or service you sell upfront at a low price to attract new buyers.

This ties in directly to the old 80/20 rule you learned in business class. Twenty percent of your customers will give you eighty percent of your business.

By using the same example as above, your $19 ebook is the front-end sale. It brings in new customers. The $150/month mentoring program is the 'back-end sale' - and is 10 times more profitable.

To really explode your online profits you must develop a 'back end' product.

Secret #3 - Allowable Cost of Acquisition

This secret ties in with the first - lifetime value.

Once you know how much a new customer is worth to your business, on average, you have a figure on which to base the budget you are willing to spend to acquire a new one.

If your lifetime value is $50, then you know by spending up to $50 to get a new customer, you will at least break even.

This will minimize your advertising risk, and propel the growth of your business.

Secret #4 - Outsource Your Work

This last secret should be no secret at all. Far too many infopreneurs spend most of their day working on their business... and forget to have any fun outside of it.

All work and no play makes you one tired, stressed, and unhappy marketer.

You must always be thinking of ways to put each process of your business on autopilot. If you can think of it, there is a way to outsource the work. From customer service to marketing, you can hire someone to do the work for you.

Never be foolish enough to think you can do everything for your business.

By outsourcing the work, this will free up your time to create new products and enjoy the freedom that comes with owning your own business.

These four secrets, if applied, will help you to grow your business substantially, increase your profits, and allow you to enjoy the fruits of your labor without becoming a slave to your business.