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“Having Problems Setting Up Sites
Posted on Friday, October 17th, 2008

During the past month, I have been recieving many questions from some of my new subscribers regarding setting their site up.  I also had this issue when I first started.  I even went far enough to hire some one to do it for me.  I do not recomend any one do this.  You will spend more than what is necessary to run your site.  Also you will have very little controll over your site.

I eventually stumbled across http://w3schools.com.  I studied all of the lessons there to learn how to script my site.  This was very valuable to learn, but I still had a problem.  The controll panel (Cpanel) of my site confused me.  Also, I didn’t know how to get my site to my web host.  I had to spend hours learning how to use the Cpanel.  Thankfully, you all will not have this same problem.

Check out the video below to learn more:

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How to Make Money as an Affiliate
Posted on Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
This artcle will talk about How to Make Money as an Affiliate
 
Everybody, who tries, isn’t going to get rich doing affiliate marketing. There is just too much competition for that to happen. Affiliate marketing isn’t an easy money tree that is going to just drop bundles of cash into your lap with no effort on your part required. You will find the affiliate opportunities that work the best only by finding them yourself, either through testing and research or networking and business development.
 
Free traffic is not completely over but it is fading fast. You can work hard to create pages that score high in the search engines and build sweat equity into a site but by paying for clicks and focusing on Google and Overture you will have the top three positions on all search engines that really count on the Internet. 
You need to be on top of if you want to generate traffic from Yahoo. Overture and especially Google are the best key drivers of qualified traffic on the Internet. Pay-per-click search engines let you quickly test different affiliate offers and new landing pages on your site. You can stay away from top competitive keywords for $1 to $2 per click. Niche marketing on Overture and Google works.
Instead of just sending traffic away and hoping for the best, you should have your own email list to which you can send multiple offers. Sending offers to your own email list is the true way to build freedom and residual income. You can do this by:
·         Using subscription forms on your web site.
·         Using co-registrations or co-op marketing campaigns.
·         Buying email lists.
Effective affiliate marketing involves paying for traffic in one shape or another. To accelerate your income, you need to invest wisely in advertising and get the most mileage out of every one of them.

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Multiply Your Effectiveness: Outsourcing Your Backlink Creation Efforts
Posted on Friday, August 29th, 2008

If you want to maximize your effectiveness in any link building campaign, at some point it may become useful for you to outsource the work of getting/creating backlinks. There are several reasons why this might be a good option for you –

First of all, consider carefully the value of your time. In monetary terms, what is an hour of your time worth? Now, considering the number of article submissions, or blog post comments, or reciprocal link exchange requests that you could personally create in that same hour, would it be cost-effective for you to do them yourself? Suppose you put a value on your time of $80/hour. Suppose you could create 10 blog post comments in that hour, doing the work yourself. This would mean that the “cost” of preparing each blog post yourself would be $8.

Now, what if you could outsource the preparation of those blog post comments for just $2 each? Then that set of 20 blog post comments would only cost you $40 instead of $80. In a situation like that, it would definitely make sense to outsource the writing of your blog post comments. Not only might there be a cost savings, but outsourcing will serve to free up your time as well — time you will then be able to devote to other projects and priorities.

There may be other reasons why outsourcing of your backlink promotions would be a good solution for you. For example, if you are doing website promotion on a part-time basis, and have very little time, it would be a good strategy to let others handle this work for you. Another reason you might want to outsource the work of getting backlinks for your web site(s) is if you are not very confident as a writer (if you were using article marketing), or not an efficient typist. If these are not your strong suits, why not let others do the job? If you find this work tedious, why not entrust this job to someone (a professional writer, for example, to write articles) who finds the task enjoyable?

Whatever your need or reason, if outsourcing of your backlinks campaigns makes sense for you, then you will be glad to know that outsourcing opportunities exist. For example, you could head out to established freelance sites such as Guru.com or Elance.com and secure bids from a variety of professionals who could undertake these tasks for you.

Those who run brick-and-mortar businesses (those with a physical location open to the public) may have additional options: you could choose a secretary or administrative assistant (or even an intern) and have them spend time working on various backlinking projects such as writing and submitting articles, or searching for blog sites to leave comments on, or searching for sites which accept link exchanges.

Even if you are a “business of one,” you don’t have to despair — perhaps you have a family member who is a somewhat talented as a writer, or who is Internet-savvy. Why not have them do some of this work? A highly successful Internet marketer I know uses his spouse for many of these types of tasks. You could even use your kids if they possess the skill. The point is: if you want to outsource your backlink campaign efforts, you do have options.

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Top 3 reasons it pays to be a product vendor.
Posted on Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Most people who get into business online start off either building web sites for AdSense revenue or being an affiliate of other people’s products. That’s a reasonable way to begin, since there’s less work, less responsibility, and probably most important for people starting out, less risk involved.

But the truth is that there’s simply less earning potential in AdSense sites or being an affiliate when compared to creating and selling your own product online.

There are three major benefits of being a product owner over being the a site publisher or affiliate.

1. More earning ability than affiliate commissions, both initially and after the sale.

As an AdSense publisher, you get paid once when a visitor clicks an ad. As an affiliate, you get paid once when the visitor buys the product you link to. That’s usually where it ends.

As a product owner, you have a lot more opportunities to profit. When a visitor becomes a customer, then you have the most valuable asset any business can have: a customer! It’s ten times easier to sell to a happy customer a second, third and fourth time than to convert a visitor into a customer.

I’ve got customers who’ve told me that they buy my products without even reading the sales page! They buy first and then read over the benefits. “My credit card loves you” was the exact words of a loyal long-time customer of mine.

The obvious financial rewards aside, as a product owner you also have the ability to tweak things about your site to make it convert better – modify headlines, wording in the sales page, incentives, price. As an affiliate you can’t change any of those things about the product you’re trying to sell, even if you have a good idea of what would make the product sell better.

2. Greater growth potential as you recruit affiliates.

As an affiliate or AdSense publisher, you’re limited to your own ability to create growth in your business. It’s usually not cost-effective to have other people do the work for you. For example, you can setup a Pay-Per-Click campaign to sell the products, but you have to pay for every click, which cuts into your profit margin. You can't go out and recruit others to sell the product for you, either.

As an affiliate or publisher you’re usually just a one-man show. As fast as your fingers can type is as fast as you can put up articles or web sites that drive traffic to your affiliate links. There's no way to leverage other people's work.

As a product owner, however, you don’t have these limitations. Beyond sending an email to my list, I do no outside advertising of my products. I know that if I have a good product that it will be found in the PayDotCom or ClickBank marketplace by affiliates eager to sell the product. I know a portion of my my initial customer base will also look into becoming affiliates for the product.

After I create a product I just sit back and let the affiliates do all the work! They run all of the Pay-Per-Click campaigns, they write blog posts and do search engine optimization for their web sites and Squidoo pages, they write articles and reviews and submit them to directories. I don’t have to do any real promotional work at all. In my mind that makes it a lot easier to be a product owner than an affiliate.

Let me give you an example of how much traffic affiliates can drive to your site. For just one of my products, Instant Article Wizard, I had more than 42,000 unique visitors in June of 2008. Of that 42,000, only about 2,500 came from search engines. The rest came from the work done by my affiliates. Searching for the phrase “instant article wizard” in Google returns about 118,000 results – of which only half a dozen or so belong to me.

Do you have any idea what it would cost to drive that kind of traffic with AdWords? Even at only 50 cents a click that’s $21,000 for one month’s worth of traffic! The reality is that you probably couldn't find enough keywords to get that kind of traffic out of PPC, not without paying huge per-click prices.

Even at 50% commission, affiliates are by far the cheapest form of advertising for the volume of traffic you can get from them.

3. The money is in the list.

The third major benefit of being a product owner is that even if the visitor does not buy immediately, you have the chance to get them onto you mailing list with the offer of a free gift or some specialized information. Afterward you can follow up with more teaching and coaching until they reach the point of trust where they’re ready to buy.

As an affiliate, it’s usually a now-or-never deal. Either they convert and make you a few dollars right now, or they’re lost forever. You don’t suffer from this shortcoming as a product owner. You can grow your list and teach them and win their trust over weeks or months, and in time they will help build your bottom line by becoming a customer.

As an example: I have a core set of about 5,000 people on my 50,000+ email list that are my real buyers. They’re the folks who read every email I send, leave comments on my blog posts, and have bought at least some of my products. Every so often a “lurker” on my list – a person who, up until now, has only been feeding off of the information I give out – has enough trust in me to become a member of my core list.

It takes time to build someone up to that point of trust, and affiliates don’t have the luxury of that time. Only product owners do.

So why isn't every one a vendor?

If being a product owner is so great, why isn't everybody a product owner? Because there's more risk in putting time, money and effort into creating a product. If it doesn't take off, you're left holding the bill. As an affiliate, if your efforts don't pay off, you're still holding the bill, it's just usually a lot smaller bill.

Being an affiliate also means less responsibility: no customer support, no follow-ups. You make a few dollars and you go on your merry way.

I think it's a good idea to start off as an affiliate, but you'll hit a ceiling where you won't be able to go any further. When you hit that ceiling, it's time to move on to becoming a product owner.

Please leave your thoughts and questions in a comment below.

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Tactics on Building Yourself as a Niche Expert
Posted on Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
Read these tips for more information
 
Know the latest news
When everyone is talking about something that is happening you need to be on top of it. Any expert knows what is happening in their area of expertise all the time.
 
Stay up-to-date on changes
When something changes you need to know about it or else you could go around spreading information that is outdated and just not correct. That would be quite damaging to your reputation.
 
Don’t publish junk information
Make sure everything that you put your name on or otherwise associate with is high quality. Avoid junk and hype at all costs.
 
Know how to present information
You need to present information in a way that looks professional and conveys that you know what you are talking about.
 
Do research on important topics
You should do research on important topics in your niche. If you need to know more in order to talk about something then do not be afraid to look it up.
 
Provide your readers with information
Let people know what you know. Give your readers an idea of what makes you an expert by telling them what you know.
 
Teach
Teach others what you know. You can give structured classes or simply just share your knowledge through lessons on your website that is available to visitors.
 
Talk at your reader’s level
You want to avoid using too many complex words and talking above your readers head. You should also avoid talking down to your reader. Just talk with simple, everyday language and you should be fine.
 
Be open to new ideas
Be ready to accept changes and learn about new ideas. You will need to make sure that you are willing to accept new things and start incorporating them into expert knowledge.
 
Expose misconceptions and myths
Let people know about things that are wrong. Expose wrong information, but make sure you back it up with proof. You want to make sure that people see the wrong beliefs and that they know you know the difference between the truth and a myth.
 
Let others talk about you
Get other people to talk about you and refer to you as an expert. Make sure the people you let back you are professional and well respected themselves.
 
Showcase your credentials
Give people a reason to believe in you. Let them you why you are an expert. Tell them about your education and experience and showcase any awards or recognitions you have received.
 
Talk with readers
Interact with people. Answer questions and share your knowledge. Do not alienate yourself by being unapproachable.
 
Get yourself published online and in print
Being published online is a good start, but you will also want to get published in print. People tend to take printed materials more seriously than online. Try to get published in a well respected publication.
 
Establish good relationships with other experts
Surround yourself with other experts. You want to be known as a professional so you need to be associated with other professionals. People will see you with other trusted experts and start to associate you with the title expert.
 
Associate yourself with your topic
Make sure that when people see you that they immediately think of your expert topic. You will want to do everything you can to get your name associated with your topic.
 
Write articles
Writing about what you know lets people know that you really do know what you are saying. It shows you are knowledgeable and it is a great way to establish your expertise on a topic.
 
Write for others
Write articles as a guest expert for other websites and publications. Be a guest writer or even an editorial contributor. When people see that someone asked for your opinion and input they will be more likely to assume you are an expert.
 
Always keep learning
Always strive to keep learning more. You can never know everything so there is always something to learn. Seek out new ideas and new information that you may not already know about.
 
Change what others think
Debate is always a good way to show you know what you are talking about. Changing someone else’s opinion is a great way to establish yourself. Even if you do not change their mind your attempt will expose you as someone who is very much in the know.
 
Think quality over quantity
You want everything you put out there and everything associated with you to be the highest quality. It doesn’t matter if you have ten articles published if five of them are misleading or just wrong.
 
If you do not know then find out
If you are stumped by a question or approached about something you do not know then find it out. Do not be afraid to admit you need to learn more before giving an answer. Even experts do not know everything. The thing that sets an expert apart, though, is that they are wiling to find out.
 
Socialize with a wide range of people
The more variety you have in the people you socialize with the better. You need to be exposed to different views and cultures. This will help you to be more rounded and being well rounded is a key aspect of being an expert.
 
Join clubs and groups
Become a part of groups, clubs and organizations associated with your topic of interest. Not only will you learn, but this will help you with associated yourself with the topic and gaining creditability.
If you are wrong then admit it
When you make a mistake you better admit it. The worst thing you can do is cover it up. You need to just say you messed up and accept it with grace. Then you need to fix it.
 
Help others
Be gracious and help those who need it. If someone approaches you with a problem then help them figure it out. Experts are givers.
 
Don’t flaunt your knowledge
The worst thing you can do is be a know it all. Avoid this problem by not offering your point of view unless you are asked or encouraged to do so. Do not flaunt yourself. Be graceful.
 
Back up what you say with facts
Always use facts to back up what you say. This will help avoid mistakes and will show people that you really are serious about what you say.
 
Develop your image
Take time to develop a good image. You need to strive to be respected and taken seriously.
 
Be professional
Always conduct yourself with professionalism. Avoid anything that may tarnish your image and give off a sense you are anything other than a professional.

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Become A Super Affiliate
Posted on Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Its every Internet marketers dream of becoming what is classed in the industry as a Super Affiliate. To be classed as one, you need to have an enormous downline the size of Texas. I just thought I'd use that for illustration purposes because you do need quite a large base of affiliates underneath you.

For those of you that have absolutely no idea what I'm talking about, let me explain. An affiliate is someone that sells or promotes another persons website or product and gets paid a commission for every sale he or she makes. Not only that but for every ..

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3 Necessary Tools for the High Rolling Affiliate Marketer
Posted on Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

What does it take to become a successful Affiliate Marketer? What are the ingredients of an affiliate marketing success story? Is there a shortcut to Affiliate Marketing glory? All these questions play around in the minds of affiliate marketers who want to make it big in this business.

Although affiliate marketing is touted as one of the easiest and most effective ways to earn money online, it is not as easy as it sounds. The wise affiliate marketer plans every action and executes it the best way he can. He should also maximize the potential to earn by utilizing the right tools necessary for a successful Affiliate Marketing business. We have consulted some of the most successful affiliate marketers in the business and below are the top three necessary tools for a successful affiliate marketing business.

Important Tool #1: Your Own Website

The most important and indispensable tool in Affiliate Marketing is your own website. The first step in any successful affiliate marketing business is building a good, credible and professional looking website. Your website is the jump off point of all your marketing efforts. Thus, you must first build a user-friendly website, which will appeal to your prospects and encourage them to click on the links to the products and service you are promoting and make a purchase. Therefore, you must first concentrate your efforts in building a website that will cater to what your prospects need.

The most important thing you should consider is that almost all web users go online to look for information, not necessarily to go and buy something. Above all else, make your website full of original, relevant and useful content. People will love articles that are appealing and helpful. Keep in mind that, in the internet, content is still king and good quality content will not only build your credibility, it can also help you achieve a higher search engine ranking. By posting relevant and useful articles, you establish yourself as a credible expert in the field, making you a more trustworthy endorser of the product or service you promote. Establishing a good reputation is a good step in building up a loyal consumer base.

Important Tool #2: Incentives

Competition is extremely tight in the internet world. You must always be one-step ahead of your rivals to ensure that you capture a significant share of your target market. Therefore, you must use every possible means to encourage people not only to visit your site but also to click and proceed to the websites of the products and services you are promoting. Building an opt-in email list is one of the best ways to gather prospects. Offer a newsletter or an e-zine. Better yet, offer incentives to your prospects to encourage them to subscribe to your newsletters. You can present free softwares, access to exclusive services and other freebies that will be helpful to your prospects.

Important Tool #3: Link Popularity

The importance of driving highly targeted traffic to your website cannot be emphasized enough. The all-important web traffic is at the top of the list of the most important entities in the internet world. Attracting people to your site should be the first step you should carry out. Do everything to achieve a high search engine ranking. Link Popularity is one of the factors that search engines use to determine search engine rankings. Therefore, to enhance your link popularity, you must launch an aggressive reciprocal link campaign.

One of the best ways to do this – at no cost at all – is by submitting articles, with your website’s link at the resource box, to e-zines and free article sites. You will not only gain exposure, you will also have the opportunity to advertise for free, just include a link back to your site. The more sites you submit your articles to, the better your link popularity is. Make your articles original, relevant and useful so that more websites will pick it up and post it.

These are but three of the many tools that an affiliate marketer can use to maximize earning potential. The possibilities are endless and are limited only by your imagination, creativity, resourcefulness and determination. You can always explore other ideas and adapt other strategies, which you think might help you become a high rolling affiliate marketer.

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