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In the digital marketing era, people are talking more and more about how you can be at the top of Google. 

Business owners find their phone lines inundated with empty promises that for any amount of money per month they can get that specific entity found at the top of search results. 

In the grander scheme of things, there are very few people who honestly know exactly what it takes to build a web presence and deliver on the notion that they can truly place any web property online as the first result in search engine queries for keywords. 

After all, free traffic (or more affordable client acquisition strategies) is ranked among the best of ways to cut marketing costs and increase sales. 

For those thinking of starting a business online – or simply wanting to learn more about what it takes to get closer to that coveted “top spot of Google” – perhaps a certification course could be the answer. 

Unfortunately, not all certifications are created equal. 

Stop and think for a moment: who certified the first entity or person that gave a certification credential to someone else? 

I’m not going to answer that question here, but at the end of the day – they’re nothing more than opinions and third-parties saying that they think this person has met the requirements to be given a piece of paper for successfully navigating a sequence of prerequisites to earn this certificate. 

What is the best measurement of a certification?

Easy; can the certified individual accomplish the intended result independently?

In other words – can a Digital Marketer (certified or not) get customers through the door?

This is the very predicate behind my entire online business that has allowed me to generate passive income to such a high level that I can spare my days and hours working on this blog to inform you about what you’re looking for – instead of slaving away for a corporate gig. 

When I was chillin’ on a cold couch in the dead of winter in 2014, my Detroit, Michigan apartment was downtown and in such a low-rent complex that I often wondered if the heat in the winter was extra and no one told me about it. 

Even if I would have paid more to have the landlord turn the heat on more often, I am convinced that it wouldn’t have made much difference.

It was time for me to begin looking for an alternative revenue stream through the internet. 

Digital marketing had crossed my mind, but I never took it seriously until I ran into a gentleman who put together a local lead generation coaching program – which was designed around getting free traffic for the purpose of generating more referrals and opportunities for local business owners and service providers to close more deals and expand their bottom line…

To this day, that guy is my mentor and has introduced me to the very warpath that led to my raking in $10k per month – part-time – and the following accomplishments over the last 5 years…

• Quit my corporate 9 to 5 “career”
• Left the $35,000 annual salary
• Moved into a bigger apartment – WITH HEAT FOR THE WINTER!
• Actually got a car (so I don’t have to walk everywhere in below freezing temps)
• Get to do what I love – learn more about business ventures, digital marketing aspects of generating money online, and what would be the best fit for a newbie to have the information about in order to make a decision about their entrepreneurial passions

If you want to launch your own business or simply want to make some side cash in your spare time, then this would be a great opportunity for you to keep reading. 

This entire blog (and others I’ve written) were intended to accomplish one thing:

I wanted to help someone who was in my shoes (from only a few short years ago) to have the information they need to decide if a business venture or online method to making money from home is really for them. 

I mean, I’ve been able to do things like you see in the image below:

What you see here is the result of the things my mentor – his name is Dan – taught me these concepts long before I had even considered that making money with my laptop was a very real possibility. 

What I’ve done with his information in this lead gen coaching program, and with these lead gen sites that I have now built and own – which take less than 7 hours (in total) to position on the world wide web so they can continue to spit out cash flow regularly – is…

I have optimized these assets, what I like to call virtual real estate (like what you see above), so they can continue to present passive income to me in the range from $750 to $3,000 per month… just like this tree care site from Grand Rapids, MI — $2k per month and still working like a charm!

They’ve been paying me for years and I’m sitting quite comfortably now that my side hustle has paid off, and it will continue paying off for years as long as small businesses and the internet stick around… and I don’t think they’re going anywhere at any time in the near future

That means the lead generation business model is here to stay!

How’s that for some financial security? 

The lead generation for small business with free traffic lifestyle from a laptop is real, and I wake up every day to wonder how I’m going to spend my time that day –

This is mostly because I get to enjoy not having a full-time job to wake up early and walk 3 miles through the snow unto. 

If you’re curious about this and want to learn more, we only have a few spots left so I would CLICK HERE to learn more, or keep reading and discover what else is available for you in the coaching program at the bottom of this article. 

If you’re still here and reading, then you must have a deep interest in acquiring a digital marketing certification of your own. 

Not to worry, that’s what this blog post is about. 

Naturally, authority tends to play a huge factor in considering where one is going to learn their skills from; and colleges and universities seem to be the go-to authorities for all things education-related. 

I get questions all the time, now, about the Digital Marketing Certificate from this, that, and the other entity. 

Some have even asked me where I get my information and expertise from – and the truth is, I invested in a mentor that taught me everything I know…

And it’s been a very profitable ride, I must say. 

Educational institutions or third-parties who claim to specialize in certifying students of their own tend to be more trusted than other for-profit businesses that charge ridiculously high prices and sell “perceived value” instead of “the authentic training of a high-income skill!” 

The top institution of higher learning’s digital marketing credential(s) that I get asked the most about includes Cornell University…

So we’re going to have a quick chat about what good ol Cornell is hoping to deliver today.

From an ivy-league reputation to one of historical significance, it’s no surprise that there is a lot of “buzz-feed” going around about Cornell University and their digital marketing certificate. 

More popular than I had actually imagined, I’m confident that it carries sufficient potential for prospective students such as yourself. 

Despite the branding of the institution, everyone seems to be asking whether this is a credential worth investing their time and hard-earned money into…

Said another way, is it really worth it?

What makes Cornell stand out when compared to the other options?

I’m happy to provide my perspective on this educational program, to include whether or not you should be considering it in 2019.

The reason people read this blog avidly is that we venture into the unknown and ask the hard questions to leave no stone unturned.

Why Get a Certificate?

Let’s kick this party off right and ask the legitimate question that anyone is asking in this day and age – when we have self-proclaimed “gurus” charging up the tailpipe for a similar education but they then deliver it outside of the walls of credentialed educational institutions of higher learning – as to whether it’s a good idea for you to get a certificate in the first place…

Are there intrinsic benefits to having that third-party piece of paper that announces to the world that someone else believes I’m smart enough to be hired?

Seriously, what benefits come of getting that credential?

To begin, I’d like to first point out that certifications are much cheaper than full-blown degrees granted by higher learning institutions (meaning, those above the high-school level of education):

• No need to sacrifice arms or legs to fund the certification
• For the price, certification carries weight in today’s era
• You can side-step the tuition inflation of our society and streamline your learning process to get straight to the qualification phase of being seriously considered for employment.
• Timeline to certification completion is much shorter than a degree with credits

That last point is key: people in our days are speaking more about time fleeing them and they wish they had more of it to do the things they want and love. 

Time is a valuable resource, and many would argue that value supersedes that of money.  

That said, if you’re a workaholic or a working parent (maybe even a single parent), perhaps a certification is a better fit so you can dodge the overarching degree requirements not specific to your field of study at the university level. 

In that case, who might be a good fit for a digital marketing certificate?

• Professionals
• IT Personnel
• Marketing students or interns
• Owners and C-Suite Executives who want to better understand how their marketing dollars are being spent on the internet through their “hired experts” 
• Working parents (especially single parents)
• And many, many more.

If you cannot afford to spend your vacation hours or leave of absence investing in bettering yourself through a degree-granting institution, then certification in digital marketing may allow you the opportunity to improve yourself and your skillset.   

Adding a certificate in Digital Marketing to a resume is never a bad idea.

When we’re in the era of the internet and everyone seems to be obsessed with wanting to know how they can use it to bring in more customers, this may also be an excellent choice for someone who wants to switch their career up…

If the aforementioned details illustrate you in any level of resemblance, then you probably don’t have the time or financial means to return to college (for some, to start going to college) for a full-fledged degree.

There may be some of those reading this that are in a different position and can, in fact, afford to handle both the financial and time commitments. 

However, does anyone really have the desire to face that level of rigor and intense education after so many years in the workforce? 

A friend of mine recently completed one of the seemingly easiest degrees on the market today – communication studies. 

In reality, he seemed to have worked harder than any of my science or engineering buddies with his research and homework requirements week after week. 

In any of the aforementioned cases, a certification program can supply you with the skills necessary to tackle a totally new career endeavor – especially one in digital marketing.

Of course, these are just guidelines.

If you’re not (and most of my readers typically are) a working professional, I’m confident that you could still qualify to acquire your very own certificate in Digital Marketing.

Some of my followers are young students with absolutely no life experience or college education.

Guess what!? 

You can do it, too! 

For those that are concerned about whether this can be a good fit in your golden years, rest assured that it’s never too late to return for a full degree (that is to say — if such a qualification has ever been a goal or genuinely appeals to you). 

For my Ivy Leaguers out there with your heart set on a Digital Marketing Certificate or degree, then it’s time to consider the career-building notion of reputable options like Cornell.

All About Cornell University

Are you familiar with the classroom setting and having to carry books across streets and sidewalks just to arrive at a smelly classroom from the students of the previous class that barreled out of the room as if the building were on fire?

You might not be in for a situation like that with Cornell’s educational endeavor to reach more prospective students from a wider cadre of qualifications and backgrounds. 

The Institution that actually offers this Digital Marketing Certificate is called ECornell. 

Never heard of it? 

Not to worry…

This is an online learning platform that was founded, developed and launched entirely by Cornell University.

Establishing this option in the early 2000s (approximately 20 years ago), they have expanded to now offer their digital-based students approximately 40 different qualifying curricula and certifications that challenge even the most rigorous of MBA-level required Master Degree courses.

Technically, ECornell is not classified as a separate entity or “Online University” in the same way as other, similarly perceived, or for-profit schools.

Instead, Ecornell is known as a “Professional Development Company.”

While not an Online University, the certification programs you’ll be taking here are taught by faculty members directly from Cornell University.

What about Admission Requirements?

Ready for some exciting news? 

You too can have a look inside of Cornell without actually attending (it’s digital, of course, but wouldn’t it be nice to have a view like this if you went to college for your Digital Marketing Certification):

In common fashion with certification programs – especially in the field of Digital Marketing education – you may not have the typical university prerequisites or admission demands to contend with in order to enroll in the Digital Marketing courses here.

Another great attraction is ECornell’s scheduling flexibility – allowing for working professionals to cooperate with Cornell University to achieve their Digital Marketing Certification on their time.

Do you need to connect with your peers to…

• discuss topics?
• ask questions about complicated lecture points?
• prepare for exams?
• complete group projects?

No problem! 

Under the ECornell learning platform, you can easily reach out and acquire the assistance you need the most. 

In each Certification Program, you’ll find…

• video lectures
• case studies
• references
• tons of other online tools

While the reputation that precedes Cornell is attached to the platform here, rest assured that it’s not so old and broken that dust and weeds are going to grow out of your computer when you log on. 

If you’re looking to connect with that reputation – or even say that you acquired your education from ECornell – then you may have just come to the right place for your future digital marketing career.

It’s natural to begrudgingly identify how a certificate is not, wasn’t, and never will be a degree of any sort…

A Certificate from Cornell University, however, seems to carry a nice ring to your audience’s ears in casual conversation – or interviews.

All About the Digital Marketing Certificate

The Faculty Author of the Digital Marketing Certificate within ECornell is Mr. Clarence Lee (see image below), one of the reputable assistant professors on-campus at the Johnson Graduate School of Management.

Under meticulous scrutiny and design – like all of Cornell’s Marketing programs were at the Johnson Graduate School of Management – you can be confident that you’re getting your money’s worth…

You’ll receive the same high-caliber of instruction and highly valued education from the same instructors that teach students enrolled on-campus at Cornell and are subject to higher tuition rates.  

While high class instruction is great, it’s still important to recognize that the purpose of digital marketing is to bring in more customers.

I know that I have been able to generate wealth through the help of this local lead gen coaching program where I could leverage free traffic to bring more local customers into a business — and they were ready to buy, too!

Just remember this as you go forward: will what you’re learning in any digital marketing training program help you to produce their desired result for your clientele?

The platforms and intricate technology utilized in today’s Digital Marketing arena is are the sole focus of this certification program. 

Therefore, you’ll receive guidance on how to properly strategically set-up, implement, and improve your reach (through systematic approaches) to garner more prospective customers through…

• digital resources
• mobile devices
• social media
• video and audio assets

As these popular and current methods of connecting with buyers continue to develop, the originators of the Digital Marketing Certificate curriculum at ECornell – Cornell University’s online platform for education delivery at a distance – the goal appears to be that their certification course will continue to evolve and update accordingly. 

Every single lesson in this course is designed and applied (with methodical approach) to guide and encourage the student – which could be you – to develop your own marketing plan of action upon the completion of this course. 

To accomplish that – and still teach effectively – they have divided the course into 4 main topics (or sections, if you will):

• Digital Marketing Basics and Customer Funnels
• Paid Digital Media
• Owned Digital Media
• Creating Your Own Digital Marketing Plan

Statistics of the Certificate Program

You’re probably wondering about what may be involved in and what is expected of you to enroll in, and complete, this Digital Marketing Certificate program.

Additional questions seem to creep up along the way too, including how long this might take, what’s the weekly commitment, and more.

To answer these and other questions, let’s briefly look at the following points of information that we can gather with our trusty, free Google searches (yes, I just said that):

• Everything is accessible online (no in-person or live lectures are required)
• The average weekly time investment of most students seems to be 3 to 5 hours
• The guide on your journey will be a conveniently reachable instructor at every step

Including the aforementioned points and only a few menial, insignificant considerations, the average completion rate seems to sit at approximately two (2) weeks…

That is to say, this is time regards from the very first day of lecturing to the last assignment that the students will submit.

Is that not going to work for your schedule? 

That’s okay! 

You can enroll and take as long as 2 months if you wish (that’s not a gift from me, that’s really how long the course is).

You’re getting a lot for only $3,600 (which can be broken down into $950 per month as a monthly installment plan) from an Ivy League, Tier-1 Rated institution of higher learning, and very reasonable when compared to other certifications!  

What Will You Actually Learn?

All of this sounds pretty epic, right? 

After all, you’re here to learn but want to make absolutely certain that you’re going to get every bit of bang for your buck – I know I would if I were enrolling after reading through this article…

What does one stand to gain by actually enduring such an educational certification endeavor like this?

Let’s hit these enabling learning objectives (ELOs) one-by-one:

• Be able to identify the types of “big name” companies in the field of digital marketing

Looking to get a great job after completing this course? 

It’s good to know the names of the companies that are working hard and branded for their quality of delivery on internet marketing results. 

Looking to start your own business with the skills taught in this certification course? 

These name brand companies do the majority of advertising and marketing on digital platforms, so they could be your competition if you’re stepping up to the plate here.

• Be able to genuinely assess your consumer’s needs

There’s a reason that the United States employs intelligence assets across the globe…

Information is powerful and you can leverage it to help your clients get to where they’re going. 

Whether you’re an employee or entrepreneur in this space, the most important thing to keep in mind is that the needs of those you serve are paramount – and they’re the reason you’re getting paid to be present and work. 

What better way than to simply ask someone: “Hey, excuse me, but what are your needs with digital marketing? 

After you have gathered your own form of an intelligence collection, we move on to the third objective of this curriculum…

• Be able to design a marketing strategy that can pinpoint your target audience

You’ll learn about all…

• the opportunities you should be taking advantage of in the digital world
• whether they’re websites or other, more fluid digital platforms
• how to incorporate paid advertising opportunities

It’s important to know which marketing strategies and opportunities you should be implementing for your client, including why.

You’ll also come out of this course with your very own marketing plan.

This plan will take into account your unique needs, and your customers’…

• interests
• spending habits
• social patterns

If you want an ideal way to reach your exact buyer in the world wide web, nothing beats the power of digital marketing – when you can get certified in if you enroll in this course.

What Certification(s) Will You Earn?

When you complete the curriculum from ECornell, you’ll have a Digital Marketing Certificate with your name on it.

This will be issued directly from the official and reputable Cornell SC Johnson College of Business.

But wait… there’s more! 

You’ll also be entitled to 32 Professional Development Hours (Otherwise known as PDHs) just for completing the course – not bad for a 2-week trek toward personal development!

Is This Course the Right Fit for You?

This specific certification program is actually aimed at a wide range of individuals.

That being said, some people might find it a better fit than others.

Cornell makes it clear that the program is aimed at three main groups of people:

• Entrepreneurs
• Product Managers
• Marketing Directors and Supervisors

Concerned that your professional title might not measure up to the target market? 

Not to worry! 

Cornell University is happy to illustrate how the Digital Marketing Certificate course can work for…

• anyone looking to test their hand at the Digital Marketing career field
• people interested in gaining a better understanding of the Digital Marketing world
• those seeking to better communicate with those directly responsible for Digital Marketing

Am I suggesting that the course can be an okay fit for just about everyone?

Pretty much, yes!

Whatever your skill level is, there could be a gem or a little something for everyone to learn at ECornell. 

Conclusion

Overall, Cornell’s Digital Marketing Certificate Review seems like a pretty solid option.

With a plethora of options on where to go to get your certification in digital marketing – encompassing price, rigor, and other factors – the faculty at Cornell University has definitely gone out of their way to help you look good on your resume with the digital marketing certificate they offer.

In addition, you get the benefit of being instructed by a respected professor (or several, if you’re lucky in your course session to get more than one person advising you as you progress through the material).

Despite the level of prestige stereotyped on the brand of Cornell, the competent instructors are along the walk with you and will be available every step of the way. 

You can expect to have access to these notorious professors for…

• a guiding hand when you’re stuck
• working diligently to grasp even the simplest of concepts
• stepping up your game and diving deep into one of the topics of the course

Are you ready for the best part of ECornell? 

The Digital Marketing Certificate from Cornell University is available for just about anyone, including…

• established entrepreneurs
• employees of a big brand
• even the fresh-faced newbie on campus

You’ll have plenty to consider and talk about with the knowledge gathered when you leave this course.  

Local Lead Generation: The Ultimate Business Solution in 2019

While the wave of the future is at most of our fingertips with digital applications and devices that we can put in our pockets now…

Digital Marketing is more than branding a company. 

There are things that I like to call vanity metrics that business owners choose to believe will bring them more customers – and they might, but they’re really difficult to track the success level of. 

Such vanity metrics like…

• Facebook Page Likes
• Instagram Followers
• LinkedIn Connections
• YouTube Subscribers and Video Comments
• Google Business Reviews

These things can give a business owner some warm and fuzzy feelings, but how do these things seriously bring in customers? 

Instead of answering that, let’s go a different direction…

Let’s focus on something that is proven to work in digital marketing:

Local Lead Generation for Small Business using Free Traffic from search results. 

What this is encompasses a three-pronged answer:

1. Establish a lead gen site (from scratch) and quickly make it rank to the top of search results
2. Rake in “dat’ money”
3. Repeat

Sounds simple? 

I hate to break it to ya, but that’s the exact strategy I used to build an empire of over 45 lead gen sites that are all acting as my virtual real estate…

Every single one of those lead gen sites is currently rented out to small businesses who are getting more and more customers every single month – and they’ve been paying me every month ever since I started with them.

I still have tons of clients that I began a partnership when I started the lead gen business model back in 2014 – and they’re paying me my passive income each and every month, like clockwork! 

It’s a liberating lifestyle, to be honest with you. 

By the way, here’s what the work of lead generation looks like:

It’s a pretty straight forward process to get your lead gen properties pasted up top – much like what you see in the photo above – to have it bring in the big bucks for ya. 

Did I mention it’s passive?

I really don’t work that hard anymore for the $45k+ monthly income…

When I was working a corporate gig in Detroit, Michigan, I was only getting $35k in an annual salary – and the only bonus I had to look forward to was a condescending manager that would tell me all of the reasons why “Suzy What’s Her Name” was getting the $0.25 cents salary raise for the year and I wasn’t. 

Thanks to the lead gen coaching program that I had found in 2014, I was able to quit that job after raking in $10k in passive monthly income from my side hustle of lead gen for small businesses. 

Is this to say that you’re going to duplicate my earnings? 

Back to the legal nonsense where I have to disclaim and say that nothing is guaranteed, and blah blah blah…

The truth is that a lot of people have duplicated my results inside of our coaching program – but they earned every bit of that high, monthly income. 

In addition, here’s what else people in my shoes have achieved beyond the financial compensation for bringing high value to marketplaces across this great nation (and some have even reached as far as building their business in local markets across the world):

• LITERALLY work anywhere you want!  If you’ve got a laptop and good internet access, you never have to be in an office building again if you don’t want to be. 
• Wanna quit your job?  You could do it here – like so many others have before you with this lead gen coaching program – and build up a passive income to fire your boss after it replaces (or even surpasses) your full-time gig. 
• Looking for a side hustle that makes a positive impact in your community?  We bring more customers to businesses to help them thrive – what’s not to love about that!?
• Considered you’ll be stepping on someone’s toes?  Most small business owners don’t even know where to learn about these things, and if they do then they don’t have the time.  That’s why they want to hire someone like you who can bring them hungry buyers – cash-in-hand – and they will gladly pay a premium to keep you around long-term if you can do that for them! 
• Not sure you want to work in your local area anymore?  You can build lead gen sites and place them in any city and just about any industry that could benefit from more customers
• The Business Model Is Simple: Connect Buyers to Business / Service Provider – and get paid to keep doing it!!!
• High-Profit Margins: Passive income from free traffic, just get your lead gen site to rank and take your profit to the bank

Today, meaning right now, I have multiple sources and revenue streams coming into my bank account predictably… yes, that means AutoPilot and Mailbox Money (I don’t have a job anymore, so it must be real)! 

Those lead gen sites of mine collect anywhere from $750 to $3k per month; this is what one of the $750 ones look like – and it’s live and online today as a limo lead gen site up in Lansing, MI (that’s the state’s capital, by the way) – see it for yourself below:

The results are real.

My story is real.

The coaching program is legitimate.

The internet and small local business service providers aren’t going away anytime soon (that we know of) which means you can rely on job security and healthy revenue coming your way if you are ready to hustle. 

Local Lead Generation is here to stay!

If you’re ready for a passive income of your own, with high-profit margins, and the opportunity to make a side hustle beat out your current monthly income, CLICK HERE and let’s chat it up about your future goals.  Serious hustlers only need apply; we only have enough room for people that want to change their lives like I did when I moved out of my low-rent apartment so many moons ago. 

Are you still reading???  Hit me up already by CLICKING HERE for More Information on our Lead Gen Coaching Program that got me free of the 9 to 5 less than 5 years ago! 

In 2018, a solid foundation of knowledge in Digital Marketing is key.

If you’re trying to sell anything in this day and age, you need to make use of the digital world.

The internet represents a massive opportunity for marketers, and it can make you insane amounts of money – if you play your cards right.

But if you don’t know how to make use of these digital channels, then the internet could swallow you up into obscurity.

No one is going to buy your products if they aren’t aware of what you have available – or how they could solve any of their problems.  

And that’s why digital marketing is so important.

At the end of the day, it’s all up to you.

You can either make use of the internet’s incredible selling power or struggle to promote your products for the rest of your life.

But what if you have no idea how to succeed in the world of digital marketing?

Well, if that’s the case, then there are plenty of online courses that you can take.

These courses vary in length, price and difficulty level.

Not many of them actually teach local lead generation, per se, but the underlying pin beneath these digital marketing courses is the notion that you could use these strategies (taught in the course) to help a company to make more money.

If asked, I’m sure even Mr. Warren Buffet (himself) would pause to think about how digital marketing should mean getting more customers today.

Unfortunately, branding and digital marketing for the purpose of lead generation through free traffic have different ways of performing — and they can often lead a business toward different results, some more predictable than others.

Some will push your knowledge to the absolute limits, while others will give you a pretty basic rundown on Digital Marketing concepts.

There are some digital marketing courses that you should probably steer clear of.

Sometimes, identifying which ones you should avoid can be a real pickle – especially if you’re as innocent as the next person who is simply on the ground level and getting your feet wet in what you hear is the next big thing to put money in your pockets with.

These courses might not be the real deal, and they could end up being a massive waste of time.

In addition, there are plenty of tidbits of misinformation just floating around the world wide web; if we’re not careful, we could be smitten by some and it can cost our checkbooks dearly.

The internet is full of so-called “gurus” who claim to have all the answers.

So how do you find courses which are “the real deal?”

Well, you can count your lucky stars because we’ve compiled a list of our top picks.

These digital marketing courses have tons of great reviews and helped a variety of students over the years.

At least one of these courses might appeal to you.

If you’re struggling in the world of Digital Marketing, these seven online, “accessible anywhere an internet connection is had” courses can provide any number of answers you might be looking for.

Take these courses and you’ll be confident in your newfound skills.

For me, however, I wanted a little more than just confidence in my ability to know what it took to climb the search engines – I wanted a way out of:

• a $35k job with a crummy apartment
• no reliable transportation
• no warm clothes
• the corporate 9 to 5 that was sucking the life out of me with bitter-freezing commutes in the dead of the Detroit, Michigan urbanized winters and cold drafts that feel like wind tunnels between large, spacious buildings

It wasn’t until a dark, cold evening in 2014 that I stumbled across this coaching program that would change my life forever.

Sounds extraordinary, I know – but it’s actually true.

I found Dan – my mentor, and now friend who has single-handedly picked me to be one of 3 people that advertise his coaching program alongside him – who was running local lead generation with free traffic for several years before we met. 

In only a year after starting to learn how Search Engine Optimization can be applied to the internet to help me make passive income through virtual real estate that I owned and could improve the value of – I could walk away from my full-time job.

Why?

When you’re making nine months-worth of your salary in one month’s worth of your part-time income, options begin to open up in your mind and choices get to be made.

So I chose to leave the life suck of a corporate 9 to 5 in Detroit, and I’ve never looked back!

Thanks to him, I’m able to put up lead gen sites like this and have them pay me monthly:

If you were to focus more of your efforts as I had on this coaching program than digital marketing classes, you’ll have what it takes to succeed as an entrepreneur.

And after it’s all said and done, you’ll realize that it was a smart investment of your time and money.

In 7th Place: Digital Marketing Masterclass 2018

This option is actually 23 courses in one awesome package.

Take the plunge – 20,000 students have done the same, and few regretted it.

Phil Ebiner and Diego Davila teach this impressive course which stretches over 32 hours.

In addition, you’ll receive 21 articles and 28 supplemental learning resources.

This course leaves no stone turned right-side up.

You’ll learn things like how to market using email, YouTube, Facebook, blogs, and much more.

Learn all about complicated systems like Google Analytics and Advertising, Facebook Retargeting, and others.

This course is constantly being updated, and the newest lessons involve things like Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Google Plus, and much more.

It’s hard to find a more detailed course out there today.

In 6th Place: Free Digital Marketing Course – LinkedIn Learning

This is one of the best free courses out there.

The Free Digital Marketing Course by LinkedIn Learning leaves you thoroughly educated.

You’ll have a strong grasp of the basic concepts, and even some of the more advanced concepts.

LinkedIn Learning is a great place to go for all kinds of educations resources, and it has an amazing reputation.

Take this course, and you’ll understand why.

You’ll be amazed by the variety of courses available to you.

From SEO to Google Analytics, you can find everything you’re looking for here.

Just do some digging in their course database, and your questions will be answered.

There’s about 18 hours-worth of tutorials here.

Although you can try them out for free over a short period, you’ll have to pay a subscription fee if you want to access all of them.

In our opinion, it’s well worth it.

In 5th Place: University of Illinois – Digital Marketing Training Certification

Although this course is offered in connection with the University of Illinois, you won’t actually have to enroll to take advantage of it.

This course is listed on Coursera, and it’s available to the public.

Qualified Professors at the University of Illinois still teach this course though, and you’ll enjoy a very thorough education.

The course is broken down into seven sections.

Topics covered include:

• analytics
• different digital channels
• and much more.

It’ll take you over three months to complete this course, so you’ll have to invest a significant amount of time into this extensive course.

Tons of amazing Professors teach this course, and it’s even offered in a wide range of different languages as well.

In 4th Place: Digital Marketing Masterclass – Get Your First 1,000 Customers

Udemy is filled with all kinds of digital marketing courses, but this one really stands out.

As you might have guessed, the course focuses on getting you toward signing your first 1,000 customers.

It’s a great goal to strive towards, and the course definitely knows how to get you there.

How do you get your first 1,000 customers?

Well, according to this course, you should focus on Social Media and Video Marketing.

Facebook and Instagram are huge focuses here, as well as some crucial SEO concepts.

This course doesn’t just tell you what to do, it tells you how it’s done, in great detail.

It consistently gets great reviews, and 32,000 digital marketers took this course with amazing results.

The course has even been featured in publications like:

• Forbes
• BusinessInsider
• and many others.

In 3rd Place: The Complete Digital Marketing Course

Another great option on Udemy is actually 12 courses in one amazing package.

There’s a reason why they call this one the “Complete” Digital Marketing course….

It contains virtually everything you need to know about this complicated industry.

Created by Rob Percival and Daragh Walsh, this course focuses on a huge range of different digital marketing concepts.

From Google AdWords and Analytics to SEO and Facebook Advertising, this course has it all…

There’s almost too much in this course to list here.

If you’re still on the fence, just know that over 150,000 people have taken this course, and it still has amazing reviews to this day.

You’ll enjoy over 20 hours of courses, with 8 lengthy articles to absorb.

There’s tons of bonus lectures here as well, and information on:

• YouTube Marketing
• Twitter Marketing
• The important aspect of SEO (to top it all off)

Overall, this is definitely a great course for anyone who wants to learn it all.

In 2nd Place: Skillshare’s Free Digital Marketing Training

Here’s another free course that should really be on your radar.

Skillshare has tons of resources on their website, and it’s all free for the taking.

This includes lessons on:

• growth hacking
• social media
• blogging
• google analytics
• amazon marketing
• and other aspects of in-depth digital concepts

Here’s the thing: You have two months-worth of a free, all-access pass to the conveniently accessible training.

So, if you can learn quickly and absorb all of this information within the time limit, then it won’t cost you a dime.

For those who are serious about Digital Marketing, learning all that you can within these time constraints shouldn’t be too much of a challenge.

But if you can’t squeeze it all in, it’s no big deal.

Just pay the subscription fee for continued access.

Conclusion

As you can see, there are tons of options for you out there on the web.

Some are more expensive than others, and some might be a bit more challenging for newbies.

But there’s at least one course here that’ll feel right for you…

Digital Marketing is an extremely useful skill to learn.

Some would even say that it’s mandatory in this day and age.

One thing’s for sure…

If you’re going to invest in learning a business skill in 2018, it might as well be digital marketing.

Education is always a great investment, but obtaining an education in Digital Marketing might be the most profitable form of education you can invest in.

2019’s #1 Most Profitable Digital Marketing Education: Local Lead Generation

Digital Marketing education can be a very powerful thing.

Self-evidently, there is a mass of courses that suggest they know what’s best for you and advocate a variety of things from course to course.

There are strong fundamentals in the digital marketing game everyone needs to know! 

It’s no wonder that 6 of the Best 7 Digital Marketing Courses seem to tarry around similar ideas.

However, there’s one program that actually spends their time teaching a high-income skill that is quite unique way of implementing digital marketing strategy for the sake of improving more than the position of a company that one is working for…

Imagine, if you will, a world where you can produce leads for local small business and have them pay you beyond handsomely – upwards of $750 to $3,000 each and every month – for years to come.

That’s exactly what I’m doing with local lead generation; I generate free traffic online and deliver them to clients who will willingly pay me monthly for delivering them quality referrals. 

This has been going on ever since 2014 – with my first lead gen site practically dominating the marketplace…

See the results of it for yourself when you pull it off (see image below):

Now you can see why I refer to this as the #1 option for starting your own online business – and how the digital marketing aspect of it can truly pay you for years to come! 

$750 may not be that inspirational of a number.

I can imagine the multitude of people that glaze over such a number – and that’s fine.

When I’ve built over 45 of these virtual real estate properties – that are getting rented out monthly – to the tune of approximately $50,000 in annual revenue, that tends to turn heads more! 

The kick of it is: I’m doing all of this on a part-time basis, the same way I had begun this entrepreneurial endeavor. 

So yeah, I think that I’m actually doing well for myself – and mostly because it’s a huge improvement from that dark, cold, wintery, wet, and miserable dungeon of an apartment…

Not that many moons ago, I wasn’t living so hot.

This coaching program changed that for me.

Here’s what else local lead generation has done for me…

• I can work anywhere in the world and not be tied to an office or physical location
• I can afford to travel, go on vacation, and take my laptop with me so I’m never too far from “the office” (it’s so much fun to be able to say that)
• I am now raking in a higher income than doctors and lawyers – and it’s continuing to build with PASSIVE INCOME
• Start Part-Time and Stay Part-Time moving from a spare time gig with a corporate job to an optional full-time gig that pays better than one but allows you to enjoy your time and not be a slave to a 9 to 5 any longer
• Simple Digital Marketing Model: generate leads through free traffic strategies and give them to business owners for a massive profit
• Fire Your Boss (If you want to)

Some people enjoy their full-time career immensely and would never leave it for any amount of money in the world.

That said, it’s always nice to have a side hustle that generates a steady stream of income and helps you to enjoy the spare time that you can indulge in your family and loved ones with. 

Even the single folks still enjoy living life large with the fruits of this coaching program.

Speaking of which…

Here is the lead gen site that keeps hooking me up with a steady flow of cash month after month on AutoPilot (see the image below):

Now that you’ve seen the differences between what is and what could be, let’s talk more about the future and how our coaching program can teach you exactly what it’s taught me to live the laptop lifestyle with a multiple 6 figures in annual income. 

I’m a great conversationalist; Click Here Now!

Search Engine Optimization (or more commonly referenced as “SEO”) is something that everyone’s talking about these days.

Most people know that it’s important, but they don’t really know why. And most of us definitely don’t know the first thing about Search Engine Optimization.

The truth is, you can’t hope to succeed online without SEO, especially if you’re relying on large amounts of online traffic for your site.

SEO is a relatively new concept, and that means not many people can truly call themselves experts.

These experts are so few in number that they’re in huge demand right now.

Businesses are scrambling to find someone who can help them with their SEO issues.

Are you beginning to see the opportunity here?

When I was looking for an opportunity to profit from doing work online, I was explicitly trying to figure out how I can use a method of SEO to expand my income without having a second job.

Search Engine Optimization has a caliber of skill that — if leveraged right — can increase the amount of business a company brings in.

When I was working a 9 to 5 corporate gig in downtown Detroit, I knew that I didn’t want to keep walking to work in the breezy, cold winter mornings just to make a lousy $35k every single year…

The least the company could have done was buy me a car — even a beater — so I didn’t have to deal with the wind gusts blowing through my thin business suit with a red-striped tie and making my legs so cold, stiff, and numb that it hurt to sit at my desk all day long.

Luckily, I was surfing the internet after work on my small apartment’s couch and found this coaching program that taught local lead generation with free traffic — and used the same principles as Search Engine Optimization!

If you simply devote a little bit of time towards learning about SEO, you can make heaps of cash.

The concept is simple: When you know how to do something that no one else can, people will pay you extremely well.

But how do you become an SEO expert?

Luckily, there are tons of courses out there that’ll take you from being a complete newbie to an SEO guru.

Most of the time, it won’t even take you that long to learn the ropes.

Better yet, it doesn’t have to cost you an arm and a leg.

These courses take less time to complete than a university degree, and they’re much cheaper.

Most of the time, they actually end up being more useful. What’s not to love?

But hey, not all SEO courses are created equal.

There are some you should probably stay away from, no matter how good they might seem.

Others are reputable, useful courses taught by the pros. We’re about to reveal the best ones out there right now.

Most of these courses are for beginners. Don’t feel too hesitant, even if you’re the least technical person on Earth.

These SEO courses will teach you everything you need to know, right from the extremely basic concepts.

When you’re finished, you’ll feel confident about your new skills.

And you’ll have an extremely lucrative level of expertise under your belt!

Oh, and speaking of lucrative…

Thanks to the help of a mentor thru that coaching program, I was able to quit my job in one year’s time and rake in a hefty $10k per month.

After discussing more about these SEO programs, I’ll tell you how you can learn to do the same thing…

Let’s get started with our countdown of Search Engine Optimization training programs on the market these days…

Number 6: Clickminded

If you’re looking for a self-guided course that’s perfect for beginners, look no further than Clickminded.

This course will cost you $487 dollars, and that includes over 66 lectures and five hours of educational content.

This course has some of the best reviews out there.

Almost 3,000 students are currently enrolled, and most of them only have good things to say about Clickminded.

It’s taught by the same guy who managed SEO for AirBnB, which is a massive company.

You’ll get a certification of completion at the end, and the course is compatible with all devices that allow for access to the internet.

Number 5: Market Motive’s Advanced SEO Certification Program

This advanced SEO course is just what you need to excel in your industry. At the cost of $299 per month, you’ll get access to tons of features.

It’s self-paced, but it usually only takes 25-35 hours to complete.

Participate in streaming video lessons, download workbooks and exercises, and take online quizzes.

There’s also weekly webinars to learn from, as well as a very active forum.

To top it all off, the course is taught by one of the top names in the business, Todd Malicoat.

Number 4: Search Engine College

The Search Engine Marketing Course by Search Engine College is a great option if you just want to dive straight in.

With a subscription fee of only $99, it’s one of the cheapest options out there.

Although you can learn a lot by just paying the subscription fee, you need to pay $295 to actually become officially certified.

You can access your course materials forever, as long as you keep paying the monthly fee.

And if you’re really having trouble, Search Engine College will provide you with tutors.

However, these tutors are rather different than hiring a coach or mentor in the digital marketing space.

I remember my time in college where tutors were paid to wait and take a lot of time to answer simple questions —

I’m sure they’re good, but it wasn’t until I found Dan — the founder of this lead gen coaching program that taught how to use free traffic to build an empire of passive income

It’s still based on SEO principles, but it takes people out of the hourly or salary mindset and everyday people like you and me into the driver seat of our own destiny by guiding us into entrepreneurship and being our own form of a business owner!

What better way to learn SEO than how to leverage the skill to become rich with financial and time freedom; my vote is for a coaching program!

Number 3: SEO Training Course By Moz

If you want to test the waters of SEO before jumping in, Moz has a great SEO course.

There are no requirements for joining this course, and they’ll train you from the ground up.

After you’ve completed this course, you’ll truly understand the basics of SEO.

And the best part? It’s free.

That means that this course can be your stepping stone into the world wide web and a new high-income skill talent of manipulating search results through Search Engine Optimization online.

Over 35,000 students are currently taking advantage of this free course, and you should too.

And the students who graduate give this course incredibly good reviews.

It’s accessible on all devices, and you’ll even get a certificate of completion when you’re finished.

This one really is a no-brainer.

Number 2: SEO Marketing Institute’s SEO Certification Program

With this course, you can choose either to buy it outright for $859 or pay a monthly fee of $67.

After you enroll, you can take up to 6 months to learn the course content and prepare for your certification.

You’ll enjoy up to 11 classes, which can last up to an hour.

After you complete the course, you have the opportunity to take the SEO Certification Exam and get certified the SEO professional that you’ve been training to become.

This course is actually quite advanced in its later stages, so it’s a good option if you want to build on pre-existing SEO knowledge.

Conclusion

As you can see, there are tons of options out there for anyone who wants to become an SEO expert.

The main thing to remember is that it’s not as hard as it sounds. But you’ll find that out soon enough after you take any of the courses we’ve mentioned here!

Some of these courses are more advanced than others, and some are more expensive.

But at the end of the day, at least one of these courses should appeal to you. One of the courses we mentioned is even free!

That means you have no excuses.

If SEO is something you’re interested in, don’t hesitate to jump right in.

You won’t regret it.

#1 Way to Earn 6 Figures Online in 2019: Local Lead Generation

SEO can be a good money maker, but these days I prefer doing local lead generation instead which allows for more long-term, passive income.

Why is this so important though?

For one, I’m no longer making $35k a year from a corporate gig in a crummy, smelly, dark neighborhood in a downtown environment — where the morning and evening commute usually looks the same:

Dark, dreary, and clearly without sunshine to brighten the commute (even temporarily)...

When I found this coaching program, my whole world changed for the better!

I finally had options when I was expanding my online presence and was able to enjoy the opportunities that came into my life from now being able to afford nice clothes, a reliable car, and a better apartment — even in an expensive metropolis like Detroit, Michigan.

The business model is simple:

1. Toss a lead gen site together and place the build online
2. Slap that sucker to the top of search results
3. Profit ridiculously well
4. Repeat as often as you’d like to make more money

SEO is a very powerful skill — especially when you own the web properties that you’re improving the ranking on…

In fact, when you position yourself to profit, it looks a lot like this…

It’s a cool little thing that I like to call MARKET DOMINATION!

It’s the cool thing to do in 2019 to maximize your profits from a satisfied business owner you’ve partnered with so they can make more money and build their reputation in the community with all the goodwill they’re providing to local customers…

Local customers that you, yourself, brought to them through the implementation of SEO into a high-income skill our coaching program teaches.

That means that they’re your very own digital real estate that you can rent out to people — like business owners, who have a budget to pay you with — in exchange for leveraging free web traffic to bring them more buyers!

As no one seems to really care where their web properties are on Google —

However, when they learn about the kind of real, cold-hard cash that they could rake in from these virtual real estate-like assets, they definitely begin to care!

When they know that more money can come from being at the top (where all the customers in the market really are), then it becomes a precious, high-income skill — SEO! That’s what local lead generation is all about.

What other good can possibly come from taking search engine optimization and translating it into a skill that can develop passive income?

Don’t take my word for it, listen to some of the reasons the students in our coaching program had to say about this —

• One quit their job to do this full-time because their part-time income was beginning to surpass their corporate job (just like I did)
• Another was happy to reach out across North America to find small businesses that were hungry for more customers (and in our current era of technology, they could afford to do this)
• Most brag about being able to wear what they want when they go to their laptop and open it to say “I’m at the office now.”
• Others indulge in the fact that they can take their laptop and internet provider with them on a getaway vacation and live up the fact that they can spend just a little bit of time each day building their fortune
• Some are enjoying the results that come from the same business model of Airbnb, Uber, Lyft, and others: using free traffic to generate leads, then charging a premium to deliver them to service providers
• A few are now surpassing the annual income of high-end medical physicians and specialized attorneys at law

These sound extraordinary, but all of these testimonials are from people who’ve started doing the same thing I did when I found this coaching program back in 2014.

As a matter of fact, my first lead gen site is still up from 2014 and paying me $750 every single month from Lansing, MI — the business is thriving and happy (see it below):

If you’re ready for these kinds of successes in your own life, CLICK HERE to let me know what you like best about this business model… yes, the best one in 2019 to begin building your financial stability to 6 and 7 figures a year!