A Few Things To Consider Before Telling Your Boss"I Quit"

The time has come for you tell your boss those two words: "I quit" You have finally decided to say good bye to your 9-5 job to  follow your dream of prosperity.No more steady paychecks every two weeks. You're now going full throttle to pursue a life of happiness. You're now puting your destiny into your own hands.

Except for one small problem..That small voice keeps whispering in your ears."Should I take the plunge?" Well, nobody can make the decision for you but you. However, to help you make that decision, here are a few things to consider before telling your boss"I Quit"

Ask Yourself The Following Questions
Now before you take the plunge into full time affiliate marketing, ask yourself the following questions:

• Did I make my money on pure luck or innate talent?
• Do I have what it takes to do affiliate marketing full time?

These questions are absolutely crucial because things change in this business...Let's say three  campaigns that  bring you the most money are suddenly suspended, what do you do? Can you come up with another system that can make you more  money?

Another set of  money-related questions you should consider are:

(1)How much money are your campaigns pulling in?

There is a school of thought that says that you should make twice the salary of your regular job for at least three straight months before you take the plunge.  By pulling in back to back profits, it proves you are a consistent affiliate marketer.

(2)How Much Debt Do You Have?

If you have credit card debt don't bother taking the plunge. Pay it off before you jump because the last thing you want is to complicate things with piled up debt. If you  have a posh  Mercedes you don't need sell it off and downgrade it to a cheap Honda. This will help put some savings in the bank to help fund your venture. You can upgrade  from a Honda  back to the Mercedes when you reach super affiliate status.

The moral of the lesson is sacrifice your short- term needs for your long - term gains.

(3) Do You Have Any Savings?

You absolutely must have money saved in the bank  before   taking  the plunge.  You need that back up because affiliate marketing is unpredictable with so many bumps and pot holes along the way.  This way you can concentrate on making money without worrying about where your next meal is going to come from.

Can You Handle Being Your Own Boss

Can you handle the freedom  that comes with being your own boss? Just because you made $10,000 3 hours a day does not mean you can make much more 14 hours a day.  The constraints of your 9-5 job may have made you productive. But  because you're alone with no superior breathing down your neck it makes it extra difficult to be productive. 

Distractions such as the fridge and TV don't help   matters either..If anything  they make things worse. You may have to cut out the the TV, fridge, video games, e.t.c and find a quiet place at home conducive to productivity You can also  find like-minded people to help you beat these distractions.  

That's a wrap for "A Few Thing." Till next time take care.

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Cardinal Sins Rookie Affiliate Marketers Should Avoid

We all want to make money as affiliate marketers right? So we run in a million directions trying every trick in the book only to crash into walls at every turn. Every single page on our websites has the link "BUY this NOW" screaming at our readers to the point where they're probably saying"See ya! Don't wanna be ya!" Instead of explaining  to the visitors why they should visit the website, you're rather screaming in their faces with your link hoping to help you get a commission. Thing is, your viewers are not going to buy your product just because you tell them. You have to tell them the benefits of using the product .  Here are some cardinal sins  rookie affiliate marketers should avoid..

Stop Obsessing  Over Commission, Help The Visitors
This may sound strange to your ears, but you need to stop obsessing over making a commission and help the visitors.  I know I know, we're in this business to make money. But think about it for a second: Instead of screaming "BUY NOW" in the visitors'face how about helping the customer make up his/her mind by writing  a review of  the product? Take your salesman hat off and give an unbiased review of the product. Once the visitor likes what you're giving her, she will eventually come around to buying your product and you'll get your commission.

Or better yet, help the visitors solve a problem through your product. Let's say a visitor  has a serious acne problem and needs immediate help. You can  create a content site around your product, offering solutions on how to go about  getting rid of the acne.Once the visitors like the content you're giving them they'll gravitate towards your product and you'll get your commission several times over. So think help first and the commission will follow.



Don't Join Every Affiliate Program On The Planet
You don't need to join every single affiliate program on the planet..Sure, we all want to  create multiple streams of income on the internet.  However, taking on too many affiliate programs will make it literally impossible to concentrate on one program...Start with one affiliate program and put all your energies in making money out of that affiliate program, Once you believe you've done enough such that it can operate autopilot, then you move on to the next affiliate program. 

While searching for the next affiliate program,  make sure you sign up for an affiliate program similar to that of the first product. Your loyal customers  will more than likely buy from you over and over again. And those undecided prospects will get more interested in your  second and subsequent products.

Not Keeping Track Of Your Sales
Not Keeping track of your sales is probably the deadliest cardinal sin of them all. Most people will tell you you're not a serious marketer. You absolutely want to know where the sales are coming from as it helps you establish which pages on your affiliate site are converting, so you can  decide on how to grow your campaign further.

Most affiliate networks allow you to create unique affiliate ids. You go into your account settings, Click "Manage Tracking ID's" and voila, you create your tracking id. Your new tracking id should help you ascertain which web page.campaign is converting for you.  Earning a commission is cool, but  keeping track of your campaigns makes you a  good marketer.

Do Not Rush Things
Take your time and do not rush things.  Affiliate marketing is a process, not a race.You need to do your research  of the product or the affiliate program you want to join. Try using the product yourself to see whether it's something you'd consider promoting And  take time to promote the product and get maximum profits before moving on to the next product.

You'd also do well to analyze your marketing campaign to see whether or not you are on the track. If you don't like the results you're seeing, either find ways of changing  your campaign or change the product.

That's a wrap for "Cardinal Sins Rookie Affiliate Marketers Should Avoid." Till next time take care.


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Writing For Google and Co

If you're thinking Google and Co is a law firm, no it's not. I'm referring to top search engines as Google, Yahoo, Lycos, e.t.c. You see Writing for Google and co  is not exactly rocket science. In other words it's not easy either.  It takes practice, practice, and more practice to get a hang of it. I know some of you are thinking"Well, why don't I hire the services of a ghost writer?"  Well, that's all well and good , but wouldn't it be nice to save yourself valuable cash and get the hang of writing for  s Google and co yourself? I know I would. If you're still not sure how to go about it. let me show you how to.

Write Quality Copy

If you want your affiliate site to be top of the search engine sweep stakes, you have to write quality copy. When I say quality copy, I mean quality content. The days when you just copy and paste your merchant's content are long gone. King Google and co frown on this shortcut now. Failure to comply could land you in serious water, including getting your affiliate site banned.   So you may have to get real creative to avoid the huge web of Google's spiders. Now, the question you must be wondering is "How do I avoid the spiders?

• Have a solid brainstorming session - Put yourself in your customer's shoes and try to imagine buying all the products you're trying to push.
• Jot down all search terms you'd use if you want to buy something from each of the 'product' sections on your affiliate site - Now it's absolutely crucial that you get thorough about this section because this could make or break your affiliate business.
• Check out the popularity of your keyword phrases on your keyword tool - Keyword tools such as Googles' Keyword Planner and Keyword  Tool, an alternative to Keyword Planner can help you work out which of your keyword phrases are likely to be more popular.
• Write a product section description - In your own words write about  the benefits of the product, slipping in as many of your keywords as possible. I say write this in your own words because the last thing we want is to be cited for plagiarism by your merchant. And also let your writing be as natural as possible without stuffing the keywords just for the sake of getting Goolge and co to give you a ranking. Google and co could penalize you for that.
• Get A Relevant Page Title For Your Affiliate Site - This is absolutely crucial as it could  help get you a higher ranking on Google and co.....The title of your site should be part of your keywords because  it's one thing that Google and co  look out for when ranking a website.

Which brings us to:

Write Solid Content Around Your Product Descriptions

Spend quality time writing solid content around your product descriptions. I suggest you delve in your keyword list and look at keywords that are looking for specific product features that match those you're trying to promote.. If your site is about dating, look out for search terms such "How to Find a Man/Woman" or "How To Get Over A Broken Relationship."

Now that you've identified the search terms for your affiliate site, you can go ahead and write articles to designed to target people seeking help to daily solutions. You can either link the product sections, or direct to your merchant..the choice is yours. It will be a lot more beneficial getting people to your site who really know what they want but are finding difficulty find it.

For better SEO,(or Search Engine Optimization),make your articles part of  the site navigation. Even better, link them from the relevant product section.. This will greatly enhance your chances of getting a high ranking with your search terms on Google and co..

That's a wrap for "Writing For Google and Co." Till next time take care.


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How To Be A Top Dog In Affiliate Marketing

If you want to be a top dog in Affiliate Marketing, you must be passionate about the business.  Affiliate Marketing must run through your veins to the extent that you sleep, eat and drink the business. In other words, you should be passionate about the business the same way you're passionate about your  wife/husband or boyfriend/girlfriend. You know a lot of people get into the business but very few are able to stay the course. Let me show you how to be a top dog in Affiliate Marketing.

Believe That You Can Do It
If you want to be a top dog in this business you have to believe that you can do it. You do not want to give up before you even get started - an excuse a lot of wannabes use. A lot of wannabes use all kinds of excuses such "I'm not techie enough, My job takes up all my time, I've no time to concentrate on anything else,e.t.c."  Some of the famous affiliate marketers had similar attitudes when they contemplated venturing into affiliate marketing. But they had to make time after tiring work schedules to pursue their passion.  It was a case of "My body says no , but I'm still gonna push on anyways."   The thought of grinding at 9-5 on a lousy paycheck should be motivation enough to push on until the time comes  when you tell your boss "Have a nice life...It's been real knowing you."

Failure Is Part of Affiliate Marketing


There is one cold hard truth you need to understand about affiliate marketing. That failure is part of affiliate marketing.. Just like any other business, you will lose some. But so long as you are committed to getting to the Promised Land you will recoup what you lost. And just like any other business, you must have a thick skin to make it in affiliate marketing. It will be really sad if you lose about $200 and then decide to close the curtain. That $200 which you lost could end up pulling seven figure profits  for you.Just view this loss as a lesson for the future  which will toughen you up.

Don't Give Up
Bam! The key phrase right there! Don't  give up. What sets affiliate marketing apart from other industries is that there is no  model  to follow, which makes failure very difficult to handle sometimes. Not even the forums, eBooks or blogs can ease your confusion(Although they're great places to start). And because affiliate marketing is very competitive, you're not going to find too many good samaritans willing to shell out information for free either out of fear of creating more competition than necessary. The only solution is practice, practice, practice. Affiliate marketing takes a lot of practice.So launch your affiliate  campaign and do several repetitions until you start making money. You can pay a lot of money for an affiliate marketing course, but the onus is on you to do the work.

Well, that's a wrap for "How To Be A Top Dog In Affiliate Marketing."  Till next time, take care.

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How To Discover An Untapped Niche In Affiliate Marketing

It's okay to go with a niche  with a proven track record of earning money and follow the crowd. But the problem with  trying to penetrating a niche with a proven track record is that it is very competitive and crowded. You may end up lost in it.  So your best bet is to go with a niche that is less crowded and one where you could establish yourself as the authority in that niche. Fortunately, thanks to the internet, fresh new niches  can be found and they are yet to be saturated.  Here is how to  find an untapped niche in affiliate marketing.


Your  Niche Must Be Desirable
For starters your chosen niche must be desirable.  In other words you must have a passion for your chosen niche. Your readers will see right through your front teeth if they detect the slightest whiff of flakiness on your part. It is one thing to  get excited about a niche but it is something else staying motivated when you don't care about a topic. That's a  tight balance you'll have to learn how to strike. Even more importantly,  competition in your niche should be easier to handle such that you should be able to make fairly good money since you're the expert in your niche.



I guess your next question will be "Where do I start my search for these untapped niches?


Look Up The Affiliate Networks?
The best place to start is the affiliate networks. Google 'List of affiliate networks" and  google will throw at you  whole lists of  affiliate directories where you could find these affiliate networks. These affiliate networks have numerous merchants you could partner with. All you have to do is look for partners whose affiliate porgrams fit the niche that you are passionate about. Most importantly look for categories that have less competition.  The categories have to be niches that are less popular It is a complete waste of time getting into tough niches that have firmly established competition. You will be eaten alive if you try.  Once you find the niche you are comfortable with just believe in yourself and your skills and take your niche very seriously.

Visit The Merchants' Homepage
One way of determining whether the categories describing your niche has low competition is to visit the merchants' homepage. Read the title tags and  within the title tags you will find valuable keywords in the niche.Next you google those keywords to ascertain your competion in your niche. That should help you decide whether you want to stick with those keywords or not.

That's a wrap on "How To Discover An Untapped Niche In Affiliate Marketing" Happy hunting in your quest to discover your untapped niche..Cheers!



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A Few Tools To Help Set You Apart From Other Affiliates

 Affiliate Marketing is exciting  And it's also the easiest way to make money online. But let nobody fool you- It takes time effort and old fashioned persistence to rake in the cash. And you need to be creative as well. People have planted this misguided notion in their heads  that Affiliate marketing is a one trick pony. That you can laugh all the way to the bank overnight.  If that were the case, there would be no need to to bust our behinds would we? However, in as much as you want to work hard to reach the promised land, you have to work smart as well.  Let me show you a few tools to help set you apart from other affiliates.

Get Yourself A Website/blog
You need to get yourself a website/blog. Sure you can succeed in affiliate marketing without a website but a website/blog  can help you in terms of tracking statistics about various aspects of your marketing such as number of visitors to your website, sales, return of orders e.t.c  Most importantly, it helps increase your earnings and if visitors to your website like the information and the products they will pay you a return visit over and over again. Your website/blog doesn't need to be fancy but it must be smart in appearance and design. You can use a strategy such as use of   landing pages to get people to sign up to your newsletter by compiling their email addresses and then broadcast  email messages through an autoresponder  to your subscribers with  updates about latest products and information on your website/blog.  This should earn your subscribers' strike

Just merely slapping flashy banners and links on your site will not help rake in the cash. Three words will help you rake in the cash-----information, information, information. As the old Internet Marketing goes, information is king. The only way your cash register is going to start ringing is if you provide your readers with  information for them to even consider buying your product. The information you provide should satisfy a growing need need with a view to helping them solve a problem. Another way you could help your readers is writing reviews of products within your chosen niche. These reviews should help your readers make a buying decision so long as the content is of interest to them.

Most importantly by writing these reviews, you establish yourself as an expert in your niche . You provide value for your readers and improve your rankings on the search engines. Even better, you build a loyal following who of course come to trust the information that you give them.

Give Out Incentives
If you want people to really purchase your products, give out incentives. Incentives are basically freebies which you use to entice people to buy your product. The freebies could be an ebook, free software, e.t.c, so long as they are tied to your niche.This strategy is a lot more effective especially  if you are getting to people to sign up to your newsletter. To get them to sign up to your  newsletter get their names and email addresses online. Once you've gathered all their contact details,  you send valuable information to your subscribers on updates on your products through the    email autoresponder that i referred to earlier.  Of course you also send information that will be of help to them as well. By sending this information regularly, you build trust among your subscribers that I also mentioned earlier.  In so doing you get one leg up on the competition.

Do Serious Link Building
You may like to hear this but you need to do serious link building. So long as you write quality content, webmasters in your niche may consider linking to it.  Article Marketing is one way of building links.... Just write and submit articles relating to your niche to as many article directories as possible You then place your website/blog link in the resource box for readers and the traffic will start flowing to your site. However, if you find having to manually send your articles to these directories too much of a drag,  there is software that can help you send your articles to all the directories at one go. This strategy saves you precious time and energy . Another way to build links with other webmasters is by visiting forums that are relevant to your niche. Sign up with forums related to your niche and post your link in these forums. There you help other forum members with problems  marketing their sites by offering solutions as to how to go about marketing their sites. .   The more you help forum members the more  forum traffic will be heading in your direction, and possibly converting to sales.

Well, that's a wrap on "A Few Tools To Help Set You Apart From Other Affiliates" Hopefully the above suggestions will help propel your affiliate marketing business to the next level.

Cheers!

A Few Suggestions on Making Money With Affiliate Networks

Signing up with affiliate networks has become real exciting for a lot of people. You have a whole host of products to choose from, and not only that. But you can choose as may as you want....If you can handle them all. Of course there is also tons of money to be made from promoting these products. But there are fundamental steps you need to take as an affiliate marketer to succeed if you want to see prosperity flowing tom your end. Here are a few suggestions on how to make money with affiliate networks.

Choose Your Niche
When I say choose your niche I mean choose an area that addresses a need. Choose a subject where area that nobody but you is the expert. You do not want to choose a niche where competition is keen. You will be crowded out if you do.Most importantly you must have  a passion for that subject. Your readers will tell right away whether you are you are lying through your teeth or not .Have fun with i then the money will start flowing.

The exciting aspect about affiliate networks is that they have thousands of products for you to promote in your subject area. If you find a product you want to promote but you want to know a little bit more about it, do a little research. Read  reviews on the product or ask about it on affiliate marketing forums. That ought help you decide whether you want to promote the product or not.

Offer Them A  Freebie
One way to get readers interested in your product is to offer them a freebie. You could write an ebook on your subject area and give it to them for free. It could be do's and dont's or free tips . The report shouldn't be too long(about 20-60 pages). But it should cover the same niche as the products you are trying to promote. Of course it will be strange if your report has nothing to do with the niche you are dealing in.

Create a Squeeze Page
A squeeze page is perfect especially for your ebook. Some of you are probably wondering  "What in the world is a squeeze page?" Well, a squeeze page is a landing page you use to opt-in or sign up  readers as subscribers to your newsletters. You basically collect their email addresses and then  send  emails through an autoresponder such as Aweber, informing  them about new information on your blog or sight and information about latest products that you are promoting. Having an autoresponder is absolutely crucial as it captures the email subscribers of your newsletter. Squeeze pages are known to increase conversion rates by as much as 60 %. I suggest you consider using this marketing technique to your advantage.

Send Traffic To Your Squeeze Page
Now that you have finished designing your squeeze page you can start sending traffic to your squeeze page. Now this is where you need to get a bit creative. Now there is nothing wrong
with using AdWords, but  they can be very very expensive. You could try cheap strategies such as article marketing, and social media marketing, and forum marketing. These three strategies can bring you substantial traffic, and so long as you're sincere you are bound to get conversions.

Well, that's a wrap on  "A Few Suggestions on Making Money With Affiliate Networks".  Making money with Affiliate Networks has never been this straightforward. Just follow the above suggestions and you will be laughing all the way to the bank.

Cheers!

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A Few Things to Look For When Searching For a Domain Registrar

You've gotten your affiliate marketing business ready. You  already have  a domain name in mind  except for one problem. You are having a difficult  time finding a domain registrar . Why? because either you can' find one that is to your liking or you are not even sure what you are looking for. Not to worry! It's not too difficult, It's just that there are there are a few things you you must have in mind when searching for a domain registration company. Here are a few thing to look for when searching for a domain registration company.

Affordable Price
Affordable price is very important when searching for a domain registrar.  The average domain fees are roughly $10 per year although some companies have been known to charge as much as $30 per year. At the same time you do not want to go for a cheap registrar for cheapness sake.  Spend a few dollars and go for a better domain registrar. You will be the better for it.  Also, watch out for add-ons fees. Some  companies charge additional add-ons such as private domain registration. But there are some companies such as  GoDaddy  that  give free private registration when you register 5 domains or more. Also watch out for small domains that  initially advertise low fees for domain registrations  and then slide in hidden extra fees.

Customer Service
Customer service can be difficult to gauge. However, you can use a check list to  test the effectiveness and reliability  of your prospective domain registrar.:

• How can I contact their customer support(web, email, phone,e.t.c)?
• Are they available 24?
• How quick is their response time?
• Do they have a support link site-wide?
• Do they have live online chat facilities? if so at what time?

Tip: Send a domain registrar customer support team a simple email and see how long it takes them to respond..Anything beyond 36 hrs is reason enough to look else for us.

Easy Interface
Your prospective domain registrar must have an easy management interface for you to use.  One way of testing the usability of your domain registrar's  management interface is their website. If you can navigate their website without any problems, then  it should be possible for you to use their interface to manage your domain names without much stress.

Control of Your Domain Name 
Make sure the domain registrar you choose gives you full control of your domain control. You  should be allowed to list contact information  as to the  administrative, billing and technical aspects. For those with private domains, it's highly unlikely your contact information will be made as your domain is just that...private.  Fortunately most domain registrars give their clients full control of their domain name.

ICANN Accreditation
Last but not least your domain registrar must have ICANN accreditation. For those who don't know what ICANN stands for, its full name is Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. This is a non-profit organization formed in 1998 specifically to monitor domains. It's absolutely crucial that you make sure that your chosen domain registrar is accredited with ICANN. Failure to do due diligence on this issue could cost you dearly including losing your online presence. Checking whether yr domain registrar is accredited is a good way of gauging the best of the crop as they must also be insured.

Recommended Domain Registrars
If you're still in a tailspin as to which domain registrar to join her are three highly recommended domain registrars to consider before you make your choice.

• GoDaddy

        GoDaddy.com has been touted as one of the largest domain registrars around. Domain has built its reputation around offering cheap package deals as well as frequent specials on domain registration. Godaddy doesn't offer free registration, but if you register five or more domains, you won't need to pay another dime.   Visit GoDaddy

• 1&1

         The name may sound like a mathematical formula but 1&1 is an ICANN accredited registrar with years of experience. 1&1 also has over 10 million domains under its management including subdomains and external domains.1&1 also offers unlimited private domain registration. Visit 1&1 

• Namecheap

         The name may imply frugality, but Namecheap hasn't built its reputation on frugality alone. Namecheap  prides itself on its customer-friendly customer service and value-added packages.  the packages include free email, URL forwarding, free and customizable domain parking, dynamic DNS services for re-directing a domain to your home server, and much more.       
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Well, that's a wrap on  "A Few Things to Look For When Searching For a Domain Registrar". Hopefully, the above suggestions will help cut down your stress levels as you search for a domain registrar for affiliate business domain.

Cheers!





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The Pros and Cons of Joining Multiple Affiliate Networks

Cyberspace is littered with hundreds of thousands of  affiliate market places and so many affiliate programs to choose from. the sheer size of these numbers is enough to pull your hair out. So you ask yourself " Do I try one or two affiliate programs at a time or do I try them all?" Let me show you the pros and cons of Joining multiple networks, starting with the pros.

Diversity in Choice
The last thing you want is put all your eggs in one affiliate program. Why? You want diversity in choice.   You want to join as many affiliate networks as possible to make sure you income keeps flowing even if one of your merchants goes under.   By joining  more than one affiliate network, you give your affiliate business stability  especially when the hard times come around.

Special Offers
Every affiliate network you join has its own special or exclusive offer.  Some may offer higher payouts while others offer special promotions  with generous deals for affiliates. Fortunately some of these deals are not cluttered by fellow competitors.

Different Payout Periods
One benefit of joining multiple affiliate networks is the excitement of money flowing into your account every month. Unlike ore two payouts, which put a lot of stress on your business, multiple payouts every month does the exact opposite . Plus you could also get different payout periods such as recurring commission, or one-time commission . Also, you get to access to special bonuses during huge promotions;an even bigger incentive.

Now that we've handled the exciting pros, here comes the sad part-the cons.

Loss of focus
Promoting so may affiliate programs can cause loss of focus. Consequently you have very little time to work on all these programs. So how about sticking with what works rather than something out of nowhere?

Affiliate Networks Promoting the Same Products
One disadvantage of joining multiple affiliate networks is that it does not necessarily  guarantee success;especially with some affiliate networks promoting the same products . Even worse, some of these networks don't have longevity which could lead to disappointment for you.

That's a wrap on "The Pros and Cons of Joining Multiple Affiliate Networks" The most exciting benefit of joining multiple affiliate networks is a a diversification of income streams but it doesn't mean you should jump on the bandwagon of every affiliate network.. Choose affiliate networks that are tried and tested and you know will be around for the long haul. Only expand when the time is right and your business is growing. But don't put all your eggs in one affiliate network.



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Social Bookmarking in Affiliate Marketing

It's a bit strange that social bookmarking has been around all these years and yet affiliate marketers are not taking full advantage of this traffic goldmine. With social bookmarking, you can spread your content, articles, and blog posts on high ranking sites to boost your own ranking on Google and other search engines. Another cool characteristic of bookmarking is the ability to add tags  to each submission that you make. These tags categorizes your content and make it easier for readers to find. Tagging also helps your content listed with similar posts which also act as inbound links. So the higher the ranking of sites linking your content, the higher the page ranking of your site. Here is how to use social bookmarking in Affiliate Marketing.

• Post your article or blog to your site
• If you are on Facebook, share the title of your article and your article URL with your friends. When they  comment, like, or share your post, their friends also see it and do the same. This creates a viral effect which could quadruple your traffic. If you are not on Facebook better sign up NOW! You are missing out on a huge gravy train.
• You can also create a fan page on Facebook for fans t comment, share and like. This creates interaction between you and your fans. Just make sure you keep the interaction going.
• You can also post  the title of your article and your article URL to your Twitter account. Tweeting your post gets people to retweet it and comment, giving your article more exposure. Just be nice enough to retweet other people posts for them retweet yours. More like give and take. If you dont have a twitter account,  do it NOW!
• Submit your article title and its URL to major social bookmarking sites such as Digg.com,  delicious.com, Reddit.com, StumbleUpon.com, diigo.com, and LinkedIn.  If you don't have an account with neither of them I suggest you do it NOW! Once you login, you can submit your content in all of them, which in turn, will help boost your page ranking in the search engines.
• You then post your Digg submission of Facebook and Twitter asking your friends to dig it for you, which creates more traffic for you. The more you 'Digg', retweet, and bookmark your friends posts, the larger your traffic build up.  These sights rank quite well on Google which should do your site a lot of good as far as your Google ranking goes.

That's a wrap on "Social Bookmarking in Affiliate Marketing."   If you can get a host of friends and followers to bookmark your articles, your  could climb up the food chain on google. But you also need to help yourself by bookmarking other people's posts. Its' a give and take situation. Like I said earlier, social bookmarking is an area affiliate marketers need to tap as a matter of urgency. Do that, and you'll see traffic rushing to your site in droves!

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What is Monetization and How Do I Generate Income With It?

When I started affiliate marketing years ago, one  of the first words I kept hearing over and over again was " monetization." I'm like what is Monetization? Is it some kind of secret code or what?" I did some research and I discovered that wasnt the case at all. In fact I found out that monetization was simply the process of generating the traffic that I drive to my affiliate blog/site into cash.The cash could come from contextual advertising or, direct sales from affiliate programs. I also found out I could automate my monetization such that once I set everything in motion I can generate the cash without breaking  a sweat. The good news is you too can monetize your site and generate your cash without breaking a sweat. But you do need to know what you are doing in other to generate your cash without breaking a sweat.  Some of you are probably wondering, "How Do I make Money with It?"  Well, let me show you a few ways of rolling in the doe with monitization.

Recommending  Affiliate Products 
Recommending affiliate products is one way of monetizing your site. Here, you write original  articles  using the product you are promoting. Your job will be to convince your readers about how valuable the product and how their lives will never be the same once they start using it.  Once you are able to woo your readers, hopefully they will click on your affiliate link and purchase the product. If you're selling an Affiliate Marketing handbook on your affiliate blog/site, make sure the content on your site is about affiliate marketing. That's the only way you are going to convince your readers to purchase your product.  Also, there are many vendors willing to pay you agenerous commissions each time you make sales on their products. You can find these vendors on platforms such as amazon, Linkshare, Pepperjam, Commission Junction, Clickbank, Google Affiliate Network .e.tc.


Creating A Mailing List
Another popular method of making money from monitizing your affilaite site is creating a mailing list.  Instead of offering your products direct on your affiliate site you create a mailing list where you send emails to your list subscribers updating with information about your latest affilaite products.  Have your readers sign up on your opt-in form and then you send your email offers as newsletters. To achieve this This is probably the most effective monitization strategy for most affiliate marketers as the marketing campaign is more targeted. To accomplish this task you need to subscribe to an email marketing service.  Email marketing services as Aweber and Get Response are quite popular among affiliate marketers.


Creating Sponsored Blog Posts
Creating sponsored blog posts is also another popular method of monitizing your affiliate site. Here, paid to blog sites connect advertisers with publishers(or bloggers).  The market places then help advertisers introduce their products to publishers who then write reviews of these products on their blogs.. The neat thing about this arrangement is that they decide how much they want to get paid dependent on the agreement on the advertiser.This is perfect for those who are into writing product reviews. Just make sure your content mirrors the products that the advertisers want you to write about. There are so may such paid to blog sites looking for publishers to hook up wirth advertisers. Just google paid to blog and voila, you have a huge list of paid to blog sites. One popular site that I write for is Social Spark. Here you decide how much yyou want to charge for each post. .




Placing Pay Per Click Ads on Your Site/Blog
Placing Pay Per Click ads on your site/blog is the easiest way of generating income. .All you have to place ads on your blog/site and you get paid each time a reader clicks on the ad. the more content you produce, the more clicks you receive on your ads. This method works for blog/site owners  with high traffic and whose sites have been online for a while.  Pay per Click programs such as Adsense, Chitika, and Adbrite are quite popular among affiliate markers.




That's a wrap on "What is Monetization and How Do I  generate Income With It?"  Monetization is a great way of turning your affiliate site into a cash cow. If you do it right, you could set yourself up for life with this arrangement. Good luck!

What Are BackLinks and How Do I Build Them

If you want humongous traffic coming your affiliates way, you have to build backlinks.  The more backlinks you have, the higher your ranking on the search engines, the more traffic you get which translates into sales. Yea I can hear some of you saying"What are backlinks and how do O build them? okay,  let's deal with one question at a time, starting with the first part.

What Are Backlinks?

Well, backlinks, are incoming links to a page to your affiliate site or the entire affiliate site. Popularly known as inbound links, backlinks are links of websites whose content are similar to yours. Backlinks are the drug of search engines. When those spiders crawl your site and they like your content they give your content a higher page rating or PR, as it is popularly called. Upon seeing that your content mirrors that of theirs, webmasters refer their sites to your affiliate site, creating the backlink.  Consequently, you get a higher ranking because of the quality of the backlinks. And the more back links you have, the higher your page rank. Now to the next question:

How Do I Build Them?

Well, there are a few ways of doing that.

Write a Testimonial About a Product

You can write a testimonial about a product you bought online. You may not know this but writing product testimonials are great backlinking opportunities. By inserting a link to the product link to your site you're proving to your potential referral that the the testimonial is legit and not fake. If the company likes your testimonial they will use it on their site. Just make sure the testimonial is legitimate and honest.

Be a Guest Blogger

Yes, be a guest blogger on another blogger's site. All you have to do is to send an email  message to the blog owner saying you'd like to guest blog on his site.Once you send him the article and he likes what he sees , the owner then publishes the post on his blog. Hopefully, it's the beginning of numerous guest posts and an avalanche of traffic to your affiliate site.  No to mention the fact that you get a backlink from the blog owner and his blog too. This strategy should definitely help shoot your affiliate site up the PR charts.

Article Marketing

Contrary to what people are saying, article marketing is not dead. In fact Article marketing is not only the most effective backlinking strategy, but it is also an effective traffic driver. Just  submit your articles to as many article directories as possible and you should see your backlink count shoot through the roof and your PR rating climb up significantly. You can do the submission two ways. You can submit manually or, if you are pressed for time, use Article Marketing Robot to automate the process for you. Just input the information and it will do the rest. 

Add  your link to your Forum Signature

Forums are not a great platform for getting backlinks.  After you post your comment,  add your link to your product to your forum signature. Once forum members  appreciate your contribution to solving people's forums, they will start driving in droves to your sight through the link to your forum signature. Make sure you sign up to as  many forums as possible so as to get traffic from different sources instead of just one forum.  

Your Affiliate Site Should Be People Centered

People make the mistake of building their sites for the search engines. But in truth your affiliate site should be people centered. After all, it's human beings who view your blog/site not robots. The people want to see your blog for information so you should tailor your site as such. Do not plaster your site with too many keywords with the intention of impressing the search engines. The spiders will catch on to this in flash and you will get penalized. Just  insert the keywords in your content such that  your content doesn't lose its relevance. Do that and your audience will come swarming and  increase the number of linkbacks.

Well, that's awrap on" What Are BackLinks and How Do I Build Them?" Backlinking  is the engine of all search engines. Through backlinks you get traffic to your blog/site which translate into sales. Follow these suggestions and you'll have traffic driving to your affiliate site.

Dont Make Affiliate Marketing Look Like Rocket Science

These days, the Internet landscape it's almost like the virtual version of a refugee camp. The online population is choked you're probably wondering to yourself "With everybody fighting over the same online pie, there is no way I'm going to make any money!" Well, to put a twist on a famous song, as it was in the beginning, so shall it be always. What I'm trying to say  is that you can still  make money in this day in age just as people were making money when the Internet first broke out two decades ago. The key here is not making affiliate marketing look like rocket science. You need to be efficient with your time. Dint get caught up in tedious tasks that can affect your ability to make a profit. Let me show you what you need to do so you don't make Affiliate Marketing look like rocket science

Learn The Basics

If you want to succeed as a an affiliate marketer, you need to learn the basics. Take the time to invest in an affiliate marketing ebook . You will then  gain the knowledge you crave to succeed as an affiliate marketer. The last thing you want to do is jump into the deep end of a swimming pool before you start swimming. It's nod different from Affiliate Marketing. You need to learn the basics before you dive in. Once you've covered  the basics then you can start making money. But you need to be strategic about it. They ingredient here is letting affiliate marketing work for you. Spend more time targeting your audience and less time wrapped up in how good your product is. Yes it's important to advertise , join multiple forums, write as many articles as possible. However, all this may come to nothing if you don't work smart.

Target Your Traffic.

 Don't promote your product for promotion's sake.  You need to target your traffic. By that I mean, the right people must see your site. Take time out to know your audience. Once you have identified who your audience is, driving traffic to your affiliate site should be a breeze. If you're advertising dog food , make sure your website is about dog food not laptops. You could consider guest writing on websites that focus on dog training, or grooming dogs. This should go down well with dog lovers who read your articles and, most likely, visit your affiliate site.

Check Out Your Competition

It doesn't hurt to check out what your competition in your niche is doing. Check their websites and blogs to as to what they are promoting. Hopefully, you will be hit by a bolt of inspiration for your next article or blog post or  new promotional technique.

Well, that 's a wrap on "Don't Make Affiliate Marketing Look Like Rocket Science" How you succeed  as an affiliate marketer is dependent on how you manage your time. It's totally pointless plastering a  numerous  and busting your gut after a disinterested audience. Get to know them first and once you identify what it they want from you, making money as an affiliate marketer should be a walk in the park.

Selecting Affiliate Programs 101

After working like crazy marketing your affiliate site, you see some decent traffic rushing to your affiliate site. Mission accomplished? Not quite. It's now time to select and sign up affiliate programs. So welcome to Selecting Affiliate Programs 101.  In this class, I am going to show you  a few principles you need to use to choose out of the thousands of affiliate programs populating cyberspace. They all look enticing, not to mention the salivating commissions that some of them offer. But do they relate to your affiliate site? Here are a few principles to consider when selecting affiliate programs for your site.

Affiliate Program Should relate to Site Focus

Make sure your chosen affiliate programs relate to your affiliate site.  Your affiliate site must have a focus or a theme which meshes with your chosen affiliate program. It does not make sense having an affiliate site about dog food  while you decide to promote  laptops..  It doesn't make any sense. Instead, sign up for affiliate programs that promote your favorite dog food. It will spare you numerous days of hair pulling. Or if you have a Forex site,  why not sign up for Forex affiliate programs?  You will be saving yourself enormous heartache that way.

Integrate Links Into Your Content

Affiliate programs work best when affiliates are woven into your content.  It tempts readers to click on the links that way. Let's say your site is about affiliate marketing, Super Affiliate Rosalind Gardner's Super Affiliate Handbook  will fit in just fine. A lot of affiliates have gained success using this method . In fact, it's a whole lot better than splashing banners all over your site. That's an absolute turnoff to readers. you can also use links in your product reviews as well. In fact, you will make a lot of money that way since you've tried the product and are in a better position to tell your readers your experience using this product.

Affiliate Program Must Also Relate to Your Readers Interests

Not only must your affiliate program relate to the focus of your affiliate site, but  your affiliate program must also relate to to your readers interests.  Your readers want information that relates to things they want.  If  your site is about laptops, try joining an affiliate program promoting laptop accessories and electronics. Your readers will obviously be looking to parts for their laptops, so you providing this service will be perfect for them. Or if you have an affiliate site relating to parenting, Try an affiliate program promoting toys.  I'm sure there are parents looking for toys to give to their kids and they'll definitely thank you for your kindness.

Generous Commissions

We are all in Affiliate Marketing to make money aren't we? so choose affiliate programs that pay you generous commissions. Affiliate programs with high item prices tend to pay high commissions, although not all do likewise. In fact some pay you peanuts, so watch out! Another factor worth considering is: does your merchant pay your commissions regularly and on time? The element of trust is absolutely crucial so you will be better served doing some research on their punctuality as far as paying on time is concerned. Try finding out at affiliate marketing forums. you should get information concerning the reputation of your prospective merchant.

Some affiliate programs pay you lifetime commissions. Meaning that, you get paid for repeat sales from the same customer. It's a great way of making money as you don't need to do much in this regard as the same person keeps buying from you. You just sit back and relax and watch it happen.

Affiliate Program's Performance

Before you start filling the sign up form, you need to evaluate your affiliate program's performance. Through your analytics, how many people are clicking on your  banners and links. This should clue you in what your visitors are interested in so you can explore ways of increasing sales. You also need to understand that good click -through rates does not translate into sales, so monitor your affiliate programs very carefully. If your product is doing well, find ways of of maximizing its exposure on your site and  better its performance. However, if you feel, it's not performing we, just drop it like a hot potato and find an alternative substitute.

That's a wrap on "Selecting Affiliate Programs 101" Make sure your selection of affiliate programs is influenced by the above principles. Do that and you should be laughing all the way to the bank.

Questions You Need to Ask before Saying Yes to Affiliate Marketing Program

So you've heard about the gold mine called called Affiliate Marketing. You check the online landscape and your eyelids keep flicking up and down at the numerous affiliate marketing programs online and  you are ever more tempted to sign up to as many as your heart's content. I don't want to burst your bubble, but you need to some research about these programs before filling the signup form of these programs. Some are good while others are scams. Researching these programs could help determine whether these programs could help you laugh all the way to the bank or sink you into major depression. Let me share with you questions you need to ask before saying yes to affiliate marketing programs.

Will It Cost Me Anything To Join the Affiliate Program?

The first question that should be topmost on your mind is "Will It Cost Me Anythingto Join The Affiliate Program?" Most affiliate marketing programs are free to join and if any affiliate marketing program asks you to fork out cash before signing up on its program, avoid it like the plague. They're just trying to steal your hard-earned cash.  Just look out for affiliate marketing programs that don't charge a penny and you cant join without blinking an eyelid.

When Are Commission Checks Payed?

Another question you do need to find out is "When Are Commission Checks Payed?"  You are in affiliate marketing to make money so you need to find out which part of the month the checks are sent out so you can set your mind at ease. Each affiliate program's payment schedule varies. Some pay once a month, others pay twice a month.  Some only pay when you've hit a pre-determined amount that you set for yourself when you joined the affiliate program.

How Referrals are Tracked and How Long They Remain in the System?

It's absolutely crucial that you know how referrals are tracked and how long the remain in the system. This is important because although visitors to your website may not purchase anything the first time, they may return to buy it a 2nd time upon comparing with other places. They need to window shop a bit before deciding whether to buy your product or not.  Even more important, you need to know whether you will get credit for the sale of the product to the repeat visitor. Some affiliate programs do, others don't. So make sure you are clear as to what the situation is.

What is the hit per sale ratio?

When we talk about the hits per sale ratio, we talk abt the the number of hits to a banner or text link that it takes a sale based on affiliate statistics. It also tells you how much traffic you need to generate to earn a commission from a sale. It also tells you whether your landing page is convincing enough for your viewers to click on your text link or banner.


Does Your Affiliate Program Provide Affiliate Statistics?
The issue of affiliate statistics is absolutely crucial. You want to know how much money you're making, how many clicks your banners or text links have record. Not to mention how may impressions  recorded on your site. For those who don't know, impressions refers to the number of times, visitors are viewing your text inks or banners. Your affiliate program must make this information available to you online at any time as you want to know how your products are doing.


That's a wrap on "Questions You Need to Ask before Saying Yes to Affiliate Marketing Program." These are  some of the questions you need to ask before joining an affiliate program.  If you start getting red flags in your head about an affiliate program, move on to the next one as there are thousands populating cyberspace. You are bound to run into an honest affiliate program.


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Mistakes You Should Avoid as an affiliate Marketer

When I went into Affiliate  Marketing for the first time years  ago, I though I could just sign up with a bunch of programs and start making loads of money. In the midst of my enthusiasm, I made some costly mistakes which severely affected my bottom line. So a little voice said in my head"If you want to prosper in Affiliate Marketing, then you need to stop making silly mistakes.. Let me show  a few mistakes you should avoid as an affiliate marketer.


Don't ThinkYou Can Be Rich Without Much Work
 If you think you can be rich without much work in affiliate marketing you're in the wrong business. It takes time,  persistence and hard work to earn a profit from an affiliate program. You  have to convince your readers that the product you are promoting will make a difference in their lives.  Of course, you have to provide information around the product to achieve the object. It could be a product review or a how-to article. Also, make sure you know exactly how much you will earn before joining the affiliate program. This is a no-brainer. If you want to make money, you need to know the how fat your commission is going to be before signing the registration form.


Never Choose a Product You're Unfamiliar With
Never choose a product you are unfamiliar with. Do that, and your credibility will be shot to smithereens.  First research the quality of the product. You could achieve this by reading reviews of this product and gauge users opinions aboutt the product. That should determine whether the product is worth promoting or not.


Don't Make Your Affiliate Site One Large Advert
Yes, don't make your affiliate site one large advert. It's okay to to create a website to attract people to buy your product. But, as the saying goes on the internet, content is king. You need to provide information about the product. It could be how-to articles, or product reviews, plus a few affiliate links to get the readers interested. Merely plastering your affiliate site with humongous banners with whistles and bells will send the readers fleeing in the opposite direction. Also,  your affiliate site cannot attract viewers by itself.  In fact, this is where the hard work start- promotion. You need to hit the forums, social media sites,  send articles to directories, email marketing the whole nine yards. Only then will people start taking notice of your product.


So, that is a wrap on 'Mistakes You Should Avoid as an Affiliate Marketer. Affiliate Marketing is not a walk in the park or a 'get rich' scheme. It takes hard work, persistence and a little creativity. If you stick with it you will be laughing all the way to the bank,


If you're an aspiring affiliate marketer and would like to learn how the pro's do it, download  Rosalind Gardner's award winning Super Affiliate Handbook.

Attain Super Affiliate Status

One fine morning, you go to work saying " I hate my job. I need to find something that can help me better myself." While doing research on the net, you run into a business concept called affiliate marketing. Upon further research, you discover several super affiliates making serious cash and then you say to yourself "I wanna be like them." Then you stay up late nights doing further research and you feel so energized you are ready to take the plunge. Although it seems like a lot of work, the important  thing is you're really excited by your new venture. You then say to yourself" This is all good but How do I really make all this cash that these super affiliates are making?" Let me show you how to attain super affiliate status


Love What You Do
Just like every profession, you must love what to do. Whip up some enthusiasm when searching for that  profitable niche that you really want to cash in. Then you generate more excitement as you come up with a keyword-rich  domain name  which you expect will help generate serious traffic. Then you realize, "I need to learn how to rank my affiliate site so I can make all the money I've been dreaming about. "Fine, so to help realize your money making dream you you buy an  SEO(Search Engine Optimization ) course that will help your affiliate site climb up the search charts and translate into tons of cash. Surprise surprise! Once you  learn from this course and apply what you have learnt into your affiliate business, you should  see it reflect in the huge cash that you should make from your affiliate products. Immediately you start seeing the potential of prosperity as a super affiliate.


Take Action and Improve on Your Success
To be a Super Affiliate, you need to take action and improve on your success. Just like any other business man, you want to press the advantage. You start by visiting internet marketing forums such as warriorforum.com, associateprograms.com, or honestworkfromhomesuccess.com, to acquire more tricks of the trade  in your quest to improve on your profit margins. Also learn new strategies to draw more traffic to your affiliate blog ow website, and of course search for more ideas of making money as an affiliate marketer.  With raw determination, and persistence, you should start seeing the fruits of your labour ripening. 


Create a Mailing List
Create  mailing list  and your affiliate marketing business will never be the same. As more people subscribe to your mailing list, they will definitely yearn more for your products and you will be on your way to attaining super affiliate status. Also, because you are an authority in your chosen niche, people believe and trust you more which should greatly improve your bottom line.


Be Persistent
One phrase most super affiliates will throw at you is "Be Persistent." You have to eat, sleep, drink affiliate marketing if you want to be a super affiliate. In other words, you  have to pull all the stops to be a super affiliate. Once you do that  your business should be able to operate in autopilot such that you can afford to take weeks of vacation at a time. I'm sure you'd love that.


So that's a wrap  on 'Attain Super Affiliate Status". Strive on being a super affiliate. Separate yourself from the crowd and stand out. And  Plan on making your dream a reality and strive to succeed online.


So if you are an affiliate marketing newbie, looking learn the ropes of how to become a super affiliate, Download Rosalind Gardner's Super Affiliate Handbook.