Perhaps you have found yourself in this position before.
See if you have asked yourself any of these questions before while
What do I do?
How do I get started in affiliate marketing?
Which affiliate offers should I promote?
Should I promote ClickBank offers?
What are CPA offers?
Should I promote CPA offers?
Should I promote Commission Junction offers?
Should I start a blog and use adsense?
Should I use SEO to promote my sites?
Should I create some Squidoo pages, WetPaint page, WikiSpace pages, etc.?
Should I use video marketing?
Which video sites are the best?
Should I use PPC to promote my sites?
Do I need an outsourcer?
Which outsourcing site is the best?
I don’t know HTML – How am I going to get this done?
and the list goes on ad infinitum…
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Here is my solution and advice for 2010
STOP THE MADNESS!!
It’s ok to ask questions. It’s NOT ok to work yourself into a froth over trying to decide what to do(catch the visual).
When you begin your walk as an affiliate marketer, it is all too easy to become distracted by all of the info product launches, the latest PPC technique, the fancy SEO tricks, the newest video marketing tips, PDF’s, video series, etc. and not get anything done. Now, that’s not to say there isn’t good information out there, that is worth buying. But, when you are just starting out in affiliate marketing, the best possible thing you can do is FAIL.
Wait, did he just say “when you are starting out the best possible thing you can do is FAIL.”
Yes, that’s what I said.
Chances are you already have some information products, tutorials, etc. that you purchased to help expedite your affiliate education. Hopefully, you have read/watched/digested some of that information.
Now back to that FAIL part. It’s important that you actually TRY to implement some of this stuff. That might scare some of you, and that is perfectly normal. Nobody wants to fail, but I can tell you that you will learn so much more from trying and failing than you will from just reading PDFs, watching videos, or going to marketing conferences and not implementing anything. Of course, if you are successful when you try something, it really goes without saying that you also LEARN (wait, why did I just say that if it goes without saying – lol)
You MUST IMPLEMENT if you want to see success. Let me say that one more time – YOU MUST IMPLEMENT IF YOU WANT TO SEE SUCCESS!!
Just try one thing. Don’t overthink it – Just do it.
Don’t waste time talking yourself out of it or trying to decide what to do. JUST DO IT, DAMNIT!
If you hit success on your first try, good for you! And, if you don’t hit your target, you got to get back up and try again. Nobody is going to spoon feed this business to you. You have to get on the playing field and pay your dues. I will do all I can to help you out in your journey.
Don’t give up. Never give up.
I think I will end Part 1 HERE…
Please, come back for the next parts of this blog series.
You’ve been waiting for a long time and finally its here- an affiliate program that will blow all the others out of the water!
The already popular TheSecondTier affiliate training center has undergone a complete information and visual makeover.
As an affiliate you’ll get more tools and they’ll be more powerful than ever.
This translates directly into cha-ching! (That’s the sound of money!)
Here are just a few things that make this affiliate program the most effective affiliate program out there:
• Huge commissions on both first AND second tier sales!!!
• Product tools for all types of affiliates.
• Full training center with access hours of video and audio training.
• Live affiliate manager blog where you can get your affiliate questions answered.
• Weekly live training calls (every monday morning!!!)
Here are just a few of the things that you’ll learn inside of TheSecondTier:
• How to choose the right product for you to promote – One of the biggest mistakes that almost all affiliates make when they first start out, is that they try to promote too many things at once.
This video will show you exactly how to choose the right one or two products that will make you the most money.
• How to set up an “Affiliate Squeeze” page – Less then 2% of all affiliates use this powerful technique, but after you implement it into your affiliate promotions, you will see your commissions grow exponentially.
• How to drive targeted traffic to your “Affiliate Squeeze” pages for FREE – Once you learn this simple (and free) concept on how to drive traffic to your “Affiliate Squeeze” pages, you will be able to start literally writing your own paychecks.
• How to build an huge targeted opt-in mailing list – You will learn how easy it is to build an opt-in list, and use that to exponentially increase your affiliate commissions EVERY week!
• How to strategically place “Affiliate Land Mines” and watch your profits EXPLODE! – Follow this one simple strategy and you will start getting checks in the mail every month!
• How to dominate your Pay Per Click ad campaigns – It’s very powerful if you learn how to do it right. This video will walk you through the process to get high converting PPC ads!
• How to use teleseminars to close ten times the clients in 1/2 the time – One of the secrets to selling a lot of products as an affiliate quickly is doing teleseminars. I was nervous when I did my first few, but now I can’t stop because every time I do one, my affiliate checks from that day are anywhere from $2,000 – $15,000 (and it’s a lot easier then you’d think).
• How to broker JV deals and make a fortune on your 2nd tier – Many of our affiliates earn thousands of dollars each month from the efforts of others. These videos will show you exactly how they find super affiliates to add to their second tier.
• How to protect your commissions from thieves while increasing your conversions – One of the number one concerns that affiliates have are people stealing their commissions. You will learn the techniques that will protect your links and also guarantee that even the worst thieves will gladly give you their commissions instead of keeping it for themselves.
Russell does not discriminate against less experienced affiliates. In fact, he’s already taken countless numbers of people from knowing 0 to being listed among his top affiliates. It is so effective that some people actually pay to sell products for him!
The products Russell puts out are of top quality and always in demand. In fact, people call his office months before products are ready just begging to know when they can get their hands on them. Combine this with all the promotional and training tools
Russell provides and you’re already half way to making serious affiliate commissions. The other half will be done when you take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
TheSecondTier is a free affiliate training center for those interested in learning how to make money online as an affiliate marketer.
LANDING PAGES – WHAT I’M USING
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Have you been struggling with hand-coding your landing pages? They
aren’t fun to do but I have found what is quite possibly the best
tool to accomplish this mundane task. What if I told you I am using
a landing page builder that is based on the wordpress blogging
format that is SEO’d and requires simple tweeks via an amazing
simple but beautiful interface? You’d say, “Show me!” To that I
would respond, “You got it!”
I am using the Affiliate Theme by UBDesigns. The same people who
designed shoemoney.com, johnchow.com, zacjohnson.com (all super
online marketers – like em or not), put this amazing platform
together. There isn’t a simpler way to build landing pages than by
using this tool. Good tools help save you time and money. The
affiliate theme will help you accomplish both. Whether you are
building review sites or simple landing pages – THIS IS YOUR ANSWER
Well, I don’t want to take up too much more of your time, so I will
bring this email to a close, but make sure you are watching the
blog: www.affiliateschoolhouse.com and your inbox for more goodies
You have no idea what you missed by not attending Mass Control 2.0 in San Diego. Never have I been to a conference where I have had this much fun, nor made this many networking connections. This is by far the best damned conference I have been to thus far. The energy was amazing, the speakers had lots of great information to share and the night scene was incredible. Frank and his crew could not have picked a better venue than the Hard Rock in San Diego. What an amazing hotel experience this place offers. There is way too much to write about in a blog post without overloading you with information. So, I thought I could sum up my experience with this top 10 list below:
Top 10 Most Memorable Things About Mass Control 2.0
1. Getting to meet Frank – The dude abides…
2. Donating to a little girl facing Leukemia and getting a Pen Island Shirt
3. Ed Dale’s linking of my Mass Control mustache picture in his presentation
Mr. Mike Filsaime and Anik Singal have teamed up to produce, Launch Tree, an amazing new product that is going to show you how to create your very own product in under 3 days, and reveal strategies that will help you keep more money on your next product launch – up to 456% more! That’s HUGE!
By employing one of the Launch Tree strategies, Russel Brunson made over $350,000.00 in 3 months – talk about impressive. If that doesn’t peek your interest, nothing will. By heading over to LaunchTree.com, you can download the first leaked chapter by filling out the instant access form. I think all you need is your name and email, that’s pretty simple, right? The first chapter is great and will leave you wanting more. You gotta see what they share in this first chapter, it’s really good stuff. They will also be rolling out videos with Frank Kern and Russel Brunson. Mike and Anik will email you when those videos go live. Can’t wait to see those.
Make sure you get on the list for updates. I have a feeling this product is gonna vanish, as soon as they go live. Can’t wait to see what is going to happen.
While checking my stats over at Commission Junction this morning, I noticed that they had a very bright graphic on the welcome screen that stated, “We oppose the CA internet retail tax!”
I had to click it because I agree that this internet taxation is a bunch of bologna, and well the call to action was beautifull designed – lol! I think it’s a weak attempt on behalf of state officials to penalize affiliate marketers and the businesses they run in order to dig themselves out of a bad situation. Shawn Collins, over at AffiliateTip.com, isn’t too happy about it either – read what he has to say over here. Anyways, CJ has posted up the submitted documentation that explains the potential pit falls of putting the nexus tax – internet taxation into place. This coalition is comprised of many powerful companies that are standing together in opposition of the proposed bill in the state of California. I applaud them all. It’s gonna be a cliffhanger for sure.
Here is the opening statement on behalf of the coalition against the proposed internet tax in California:
Threatens California Technology Sector Jobs and Harms California Online Marketplace
Companies, E-Commerce Companies, Small Businesses, Nonprofits, Many Others
The below-listed business and employer organizations and companies must respectfully OPPOSE AB 178 AND ABX3 27 (Skinner and Calderon) which we believe could harm highly-coveted California technology sector companies, such as online marketplace and other e-commerce companies, by placing them at a severe competitive disadvantage, nationally and globally.
AB 178 AND ABX3 27 would establish that California nexus is created when any retailer enters into any referral agreement with a California resident in exchange for compensation or commission, such as by a link, website, or otherwise, which generates referrals in excess of $10,000 in sales. “Nexus” refers to the U.S. Constitution’s requirement that an out-of-state retailer have a sufficient physical connection with a state before the state can force the retailer to collect the state’s sales or use tax.
Here is a snapshot of the businesses and employer organizations backing the opposition.
See any companies you know?
While checking my extremely cluttered inbox this evening, I came across an email from Frank Kern – Mr. Mass Control himself, that suggested I take a minute of my time and visit Ryan Deiss’ website, www.continuityblueprint.com. There, I would find some fascinating free information and a story of how Ryan jotted down a blueprint for his business on a beverage napkin in a bar in Dallas, Tx. This bar napkin business blueprint has enabled him to create massive streams of continuous income over and over! With copy like that, I just couldn’t resist. Right off of the bat, I must say that I was floored that Ryan gave all this information away for free. Normally, when people give away free videos they are mediocre at best. Ryan shattered my expectations and truly delivers some amazing information. What he shares within these three videos will leave you wanting more and will certainly open your mind to the possibilities building continuity products. All you have to do to get these videos is fill out a small form on Ryan’s website. That’s all there is to it.
The napkin business plan is surprisingly simple in its design and Ryan explains it in great detail, step by step. The continuity blueprint will require that you actually do something! Yes, you actually have to do some work. This isn’t a get rich quick course. This isn’t another rehashed e-book on how to dominate Google Adwords. This is a true business building course for those who are serious about building long term wealth online. I have a feeling that those who are ready to start building their online business will definitely want to check this resource out and may even consider ordering this course.
Continuity Blueprint will be available to the public on April 8th. The Affiliate School House would like to wish Ryan a prosperous launch and continued success!
This morning, when I came into the office, I found a white box sitting on my desk from Google Adwords. In it was a letter from Google and a book, Always Be Testing – “The Complete Guide to Google Website Optimizer”. It was a great surprise! Google is doing it’s best to remind advertisers and businesses to keep marketing, even during these uncertain times, as this has been shown to dramatically increase business. At first, it does seem odd to ramp up marketing efforts during a time of economic uncertainty, but Google is right! Now is the time that businesses have to maximize their advertising efforts and focus on conversion.
I can’t wait to get into this book and share the information with the readership here, at affiliate school house. As you may already know, your website/landing page content, layout, and graphical elements, all play key roles in coversion rates. Apparently, Google has endorsed the authors of this book , who will show us the best strategies for increasing coversions by utilizing the Google Website Optimizer Tool – a power users guide, if you will.
Watch the video below where I share with you the contents of the box and explain what it is that Google is doing for their advertisers. It’s nice to receive a surprise in the mail. We operate so much of our businesses online, that it is very easy to forget about snail mail. Nice thought on behalf of Google to reach out to their advertisers that are using their marketing product – Adwords.
Are you just starting out in affiliate marketing and PPC advertising? Are you a veteran PPC player that is looking for other ways to maximize profits with little marketing spend? Have your PPC campaigns recently drained your pocket book with little ROI? It happens to the best of us. Sometimes a PPC space is hyper-competitive and your advertising costs can skyrocket due to a number of factors including: keyword competition, veteran marketers, poor ad copy, non converting landing pages, weak urls, the dreaded quality score (Google), and a host of many other factors depending upon the search engine you are using for your marketing efforts.
Have you ever seen a drop card or a promo post card flyer? Of course you have! In the world of guerrila marketing, street teams are hired to go out and use drop cards to market businesses, music artists, club events, sporting events, etc. This type of marketing costs pennies in comparison to some PPC campaigns.
Still not sure what a drop card is? No problem, I’ll explain. A drop card is nothing more than a simple business card or post card that has effective ad copy, eye catching graphics/color schemes, and a URL. These drop cards are strategically “dropped” in public places with high traffic, such as: gas stations, shopping malls, strip centers, restaurants, cafes, clubs, bars, college campuses, car washes, bookstores, movie theaters, etc. in order to maximize visibility and exposure to potential customers. Beginning to see the idea? You basically blanket your local area with your advertisements for very little spend. I will show you where you can pick up your own drop cards to test this offline marketing method.
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EXAMPLE:
Running some CPA offers for ringtones? Are you finding that some PPC keywords are way too expensive? Perhaps you should try drop card marketing. Here is a real example of how an affiliate marketer might employ this offline marketing tactic. Let’s say that you own the url, RingToneKing.com and you use this url for your online marketing efforts (not sure who owns this, but hey, you just got some free exposure – you’re welcome) and you are finding that your PPC efforts are not doing as well as you would like. So, you begin a drop card marketing campaign in your local area to generate some traffic and hopefully, some conversions. I have written a fast action guide for you to model in your marketing niche. Let’s get started!
1. Purchase A Separte, Unique Domain
In this example, let’s say you decide to buy RingToneOffers.com, which is different from your primary domain, RingToneKing.com, that you market online (SEO, social media, PPC, etc.) You want this separate domain name so that you can effectively track your offline efforts. When we say “offline”, we simply mean that our marketing is done offline but our conversions happen online, since we are driving people to our domain via our drop cards. This new domain should have some form of analytics running: google analytics, awstats, or something similar, so that you can see that people are coming to your site from your offline marketing efforts. You will only want to use this new domain for your offline marketing efforts. Head on over to GoDaddy.com to pick up your “drop card domain”
2. Carefully Select Your Placements
Since you are marketing ringtones, you know that your target audience is somewhere within the demographic of male and females between the ages of 15 to 30. You have decided that your best areas to advertise with your drop cards would be near local highschools and colleges/community colleges. Scout out local movie theatres, movie rental businesses, theme parks (if applicable), sporting events, shopping malls, fast food restaurants, starbucks, cafe’s, ice cream parlors, etc. that are in close proximity to these areas. You might also consider areas where young adults hang out such as: clubs, bars, etc. and use your drop cards accordingly. Young people buy ringtones, so you need to advertise to those areas. This isn’t rocket science! Think of this type of offline marketing as online marketing within the Google content network or on sites like adbrite. How is that the same? Well, you get to select your placements within these content networks, right? So, do the same in regards to your offline efforts. Select your placements wisely and they will convert, but just like online marketing, you MUST have great ad copy, the best design that fits both your budget and your product, and a unique URL.
3. Budget, Ad Copy & Design
As you already know, the success of your online PPC marketing is contingent upon your budget, focused keywords, great ad copy, good urls, and awesome landing pages. This also applies to your offline marketing efforts. You must decide what your budget is for offline marketing, as this will determine what options you can include on your drop cards. The larger your budget, the more design options are available to you. You must also focus on creating good ad copy, so that your potential customer completes the first call to action, which is picking up the card and taking it with them. The design factor of your card: color, fonts, and background must also be taken into consideration, as this plays a key role in the potential customers completing both the first call to action and the second call to action. This second call to action includes retrieving the card to get the url to visit the website. (On a side note: this is why selecting a great domain name for offline marketing is so important. Someone may pick up your card and read it, but not take it with them. However, if you have a solid domain name and your ad copy was good – it is possible that they will remember the domain name!!)
4. Start Dropping!
Now that you have an idea of what drop cards are, and how you use them, you must order your first run and start dropping these cards in high traffic public areas!! Good luck!
If you are considering CPA marketing, you will want to check out this FREE REPORT that I found by Gauher Chaudhry. This awesome guide is packed full of information that will help you understand what CPA marketing is and will give you several examples of how you can maximize your ROI within this affiliate marketing space.
Gauher Chaudhry, for those of you who don’t know, is a super affiliate, CPA rockstar, and all around nice guy. He has helped many people get their start in CPA marketing, including Jonathan van Clute, who was the 2008 winner of the Top Affiliate Challenge. Jonathan was able to accomplish this win through his mentorship with Gauher. Jonathan was clearing $3,000.00 per day in commissions when he won this competition. $90,000.00 per month sounds good doesn’t it? Would you like to start making money like Jonathan? If this sounds like something you would be interested in pursuing, you can get your start by becoming acquainted with Gauher Chaudhry and his CPA strategies: Download his FREE CPA Marketing Guide Here.
This report could easily sell for 47.00 – 97.00! This 89 page CPA guide is full of information with no fluff. Make sure you check this free resource guide out while it’s still free.
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