I just got this great little ebook called VideoAdProfits.
Now you might think he said 'little' so it may not be worth buying. Well this ebook is only 17 pages, but it is jam-packed with the information you need to create Video ADS!
If your a professional at video, don't bother with this!
But if you have been trying to use video, testing what works and what doesn't - then this book is for you. It will save you hours of time, give you some great tips and strategies, and really get you going in the right direction.
http://www.topzed.com/videoadprofits
Listen - I spent two days a couple weeks ago trying to create a couple professional videos. The results were less than spectacular.
If I had this book I would have cut my time down to TWO hours and would have had a respectable video already bringing me sales and DOLLARS!!!
SO get it now:
http://www.topzed.com/videoadprofits
Jack
P.S. VideoAdProfits is created by the same person who puts out VideoWebWizard - which John Delavera recommends - so jump on this now and start on your own Video Profits.
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Friday, April 27, 2007
Affiliate of the Month
"How to Move Past 'Newbie' Status to Full-Fledged Affiliate Marketer"
(* here is a great article that I got from Ewen Chia *)
Every day there's at least one person who discovers 'affiliate marketing' for the first time. And, every day, there's at least one person, maybe that person is you, who goes back to the drawing board trying to figure out why they haven't yet succeeded as wildly as they'd hoped.
No matter which category you fall into, I'd like to share some concepts with you that might make all the difference in the world to your future success. In fact, you just might learn from this article the one thing that helps you start earning real money.
http://www.topzed.com/affofmonth
It really all comes down these two mistakes that beginner's make:
1. Promoting to many products at once (lack of focus), and..
2. Giving up too soon.
These two mistakes are related, and are actually self-reinforcing. It sounds obvious enough, but let me explain exactly how this scenario plays out.
Lack of Focus:
Experienced affiliate marketers do have the ability to promote several products, sometimes far afield from each other, at the same time. The reason they can do this is because they'd already learned and applied certain fundamental skills, and have developed a system for themselves which works to bring in sales consistently.
As a beginner, however, you're still learning what works and what doesn't. For that reason alone, you need a clearly defined testing ground – and this means limiting your promotion to just one product when you first start out.
Just imagine for a moment if you were in a laboratory. You're working with a new chemical and need to determine its boiling point, solubility, molecular weight and so on.
Would it be quicker and easier for you to accomplish this by working with just that one chemical, or by juggling multiple, other chemicals all at the same time...starting one experiment and then rushing over to another one midway through?
Obviously, it would be easier to work with just the one chemical, right?
Well, the same is true for marketing. Just like the variables in your lab experiment, you've also got variables in every product promotion you undertake. The variables include things like traffic generation, conversion rates, advertising response rates and so on.
So, how much data do you want to juggle? Do you want to keep track of, say, Google Adwords performance for ONE e-book...or for a dozen of them spread across more than one niche?
This is where a lot beginners get themselves into a rut. They try to juggle all of this information at once, get overwhelmed by it and simply give up.
Giving Up Too Soon:
Ok, so, information overload hits, and you throw your hands in the air in surrender.
There's no need to despair!
You can turn the situation around completely if you'll just make a commitment to do the following three things:
1. Pick ONE niche market
2. Pick ONE product from that market
3. Use just that one niche product as your testing ground, in order to solidify your skills as an affiliate marketer.
http://www.topzed.com/affofmonth
You see, its a lot like learning to ride a bicycle as a kid. You start off with a tricycle, then move up to regular bike with training wheels and from there onto riding any bike you choose.
The same is true for learning how to promote products as an affiliate.
*Learn how to generate traffic on just one product
*Learn how to capture subscribers to your opt-in list for just one product
*Learn how to write advertisements and promotional copy for just one product
*Learn how to track your advertising links and conversion rates for just that one product....
....and THEN, you'll be able to turn around and apply that knowledge to additional products, in different niches.
The key is to get some real results established in one place, and only then start building on that incrementally.
If you'll follow even just this one simple rule, I promise you'll see an increase in your commissions – and you can drop that 'newbie' label for the title of: Successful Affiliate Marketer!
About the author:
Want to make real money online? Ewen Chia is giving you over $1,000 in advanced step-by-step money-making videos to teach you how. Claim yours now before it's too late...
http://www.topzed.com/affofmonth
(* here is a great article that I got from Ewen Chia *)
Every day there's at least one person who discovers 'affiliate marketing' for the first time. And, every day, there's at least one person, maybe that person is you, who goes back to the drawing board trying to figure out why they haven't yet succeeded as wildly as they'd hoped.
No matter which category you fall into, I'd like to share some concepts with you that might make all the difference in the world to your future success. In fact, you just might learn from this article the one thing that helps you start earning real money.
http://www.topzed.com/affofmonth
It really all comes down these two mistakes that beginner's make:
1. Promoting to many products at once (lack of focus), and..
2. Giving up too soon.
These two mistakes are related, and are actually self-reinforcing. It sounds obvious enough, but let me explain exactly how this scenario plays out.
Lack of Focus:
Experienced affiliate marketers do have the ability to promote several products, sometimes far afield from each other, at the same time. The reason they can do this is because they'd already learned and applied certain fundamental skills, and have developed a system for themselves which works to bring in sales consistently.
As a beginner, however, you're still learning what works and what doesn't. For that reason alone, you need a clearly defined testing ground – and this means limiting your promotion to just one product when you first start out.
Just imagine for a moment if you were in a laboratory. You're working with a new chemical and need to determine its boiling point, solubility, molecular weight and so on.
Would it be quicker and easier for you to accomplish this by working with just that one chemical, or by juggling multiple, other chemicals all at the same time...starting one experiment and then rushing over to another one midway through?
Obviously, it would be easier to work with just the one chemical, right?
Well, the same is true for marketing. Just like the variables in your lab experiment, you've also got variables in every product promotion you undertake. The variables include things like traffic generation, conversion rates, advertising response rates and so on.
So, how much data do you want to juggle? Do you want to keep track of, say, Google Adwords performance for ONE e-book...or for a dozen of them spread across more than one niche?
This is where a lot beginners get themselves into a rut. They try to juggle all of this information at once, get overwhelmed by it and simply give up.
Giving Up Too Soon:
Ok, so, information overload hits, and you throw your hands in the air in surrender.
There's no need to despair!
You can turn the situation around completely if you'll just make a commitment to do the following three things:
1. Pick ONE niche market
2. Pick ONE product from that market
3. Use just that one niche product as your testing ground, in order to solidify your skills as an affiliate marketer.
http://www.topzed.com/affofmonth
You see, its a lot like learning to ride a bicycle as a kid. You start off with a tricycle, then move up to regular bike with training wheels and from there onto riding any bike you choose.
The same is true for learning how to promote products as an affiliate.
*Learn how to generate traffic on just one product
*Learn how to capture subscribers to your opt-in list for just one product
*Learn how to write advertisements and promotional copy for just one product
*Learn how to track your advertising links and conversion rates for just that one product....
....and THEN, you'll be able to turn around and apply that knowledge to additional products, in different niches.
The key is to get some real results established in one place, and only then start building on that incrementally.
If you'll follow even just this one simple rule, I promise you'll see an increase in your commissions – and you can drop that 'newbie' label for the title of: Successful Affiliate Marketer!
About the author:
Want to make real money online? Ewen Chia is giving you over $1,000 in advanced step-by-step money-making videos to teach you how. Claim yours now before it's too late...
http://www.topzed.com/affofmonth
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Search Engine Optimization
Why is it that most webmasters ignore the
most important aspects of SEO? All you hear
people talk about is, keyword this, keyword
that.
What about linking strategy? What about PR?
What about getting penalized by search engines
for being stupid...
As a website owner and SEO Specialist, I'm
getting sick and tired of people promoting all
the wrong things. I should know, I've used
my SEO secrets to build a website that had
more than 148,000 visitors just last month!
How'd I do it?
Simple, I just let my competitors show me the
way. Confused? Let me explain...
Beleive it or not, my COMPETITION is the one main
reason my sites do so well today.
Thanks to this program, SEO Elite,
I can now see EXACTLY what my competition is doing
to rank so well for a specific keyword. Then, all
I have to do is follow a step by step process and
just copy eventually out-doing my competition...
Hey, I'm living proof that this is easy and it
works...
Even more so, I was able to use the program,
SEO Elite
to stop search engines from
penalizing me!
How?
Did you know you get hurt by linking to websites
that have been penalized by search engines? But
seriously, how are you supposed to keep track
of EACH site you link out to? Well, thanks to
SEO Elite, I no longer have to,
the program does it for me.
Right now, SEO Elite has made it
so simple for me to build ANY website and just
use years of my competition's expertise to
out-do them...
This may just be the one thing your site needs
to dominate search engines...
- Brad Callen, SEO Proffesional and Creator of SEO Elite
SEO Elite
Monday, April 02, 2007
Successful Affiliate Marketing
Successful Affiliate Marketing
There are hundreds of thousands of affiliate programs
out there, all of which claim to be the best. Many
of them try to give you the impression that all you
have to do is use their banners and links then wait
for the money to start rolling in. Although this
can be the case, this type of scenario normally
applies to large sites with a lot of web traffic.
$$$ http://www.topzed.com/t/turbomembership $$$
Choosing banners
With most affiliate programs, you are offered a
variety of banners to plan on your website, as very
few of them will be effective. The problems with
most banners are their size. If you choose a banner
that is high in size, it will take a long time to
implement and use. Therefore, it's recommended that
you use banners no more than 15kb in size.
When you select any types of graphical advertising,
you should try and keep the theme of your website in
mind. Even though graphical ads are meant to stand
out and catch people's eye, they shouldn't be to
the point where everything else on the page is
completely ignored.
Pop ups and unders
A lot of companies will now give their affiliates
the chance of using pop up or pop under ads. In
most opinions, pop ups aren't the way to go. They
can easily annoy visitors and are normally closed
before they even have the chance to load. You
should instead go for pop unders and those types
that only display once per visit.
Text link ads
Once of the most successful means of advertisting
is text link ads. They are easy on bandwidth, don't
use a lot of space, and they easily be implemented
into most types of page layouts. Good text links
offer some information as to why your visitor
should investigate your offers.
$$$ http://www.topzed.com/t/turbomembership $$$
Email advertising
The direct promotion via email has really taken off
over the last several years, although it has
brought tons of spam with it. If you plan to use
email as a method of advertising your products,
you should stand behind what you sell and make
yourself available to answer any questions.
Patience
If you feel confident that your site can generate
great sales for certain company's, you should
contact them to negotiate an arrangement. If they
don't seem to enthused to begin with, you should
remain patient as companies are approaced every
day with affiliates looking to make better deals.
The reality remains that most affiliates can't
deliver what they promise, and companies are
aware of this.
You should always keep in mind that most forms of
advertising will take time. No matter what methods
you plan to use, give it some time before you make
any type of decision. Although something may not
happen overnight - it very well could in a few
days or weeks.
$$$ http://www.topzed.com/t/turbomembership $$$
There are hundreds of thousands of affiliate programs
out there, all of which claim to be the best. Many
of them try to give you the impression that all you
have to do is use their banners and links then wait
for the money to start rolling in. Although this
can be the case, this type of scenario normally
applies to large sites with a lot of web traffic.
$$$ http://www.topzed.com/t/turbomembership $$$
Choosing banners
With most affiliate programs, you are offered a
variety of banners to plan on your website, as very
few of them will be effective. The problems with
most banners are their size. If you choose a banner
that is high in size, it will take a long time to
implement and use. Therefore, it's recommended that
you use banners no more than 15kb in size.
When you select any types of graphical advertising,
you should try and keep the theme of your website in
mind. Even though graphical ads are meant to stand
out and catch people's eye, they shouldn't be to
the point where everything else on the page is
completely ignored.
Pop ups and unders
A lot of companies will now give their affiliates
the chance of using pop up or pop under ads. In
most opinions, pop ups aren't the way to go. They
can easily annoy visitors and are normally closed
before they even have the chance to load. You
should instead go for pop unders and those types
that only display once per visit.
Text link ads
Once of the most successful means of advertisting
is text link ads. They are easy on bandwidth, don't
use a lot of space, and they easily be implemented
into most types of page layouts. Good text links
offer some information as to why your visitor
should investigate your offers.
$$$ http://www.topzed.com/t/turbomembership $$$
Email advertising
The direct promotion via email has really taken off
over the last several years, although it has
brought tons of spam with it. If you plan to use
email as a method of advertising your products,
you should stand behind what you sell and make
yourself available to answer any questions.
Patience
If you feel confident that your site can generate
great sales for certain company's, you should
contact them to negotiate an arrangement. If they
don't seem to enthused to begin with, you should
remain patient as companies are approaced every
day with affiliates looking to make better deals.
The reality remains that most affiliates can't
deliver what they promise, and companies are
aware of this.
You should always keep in mind that most forms of
advertising will take time. No matter what methods
you plan to use, give it some time before you make
any type of decision. Although something may not
happen overnight - it very well could in a few
days or weeks.
$$$ http://www.topzed.com/t/turbomembership $$$
Monday, March 05, 2007
Working With Merchants
Working With Merchants
Contacting the merchant of your interested program is
an ideal way to increase your sales, which can save
you a lot of time and heartache. Once you contact
the merchant, be sure to let them know what you are
doing to promote their products, and ask for their
advice when it comes to marketing.
The merchant will know the product the best, and
they will have a good idea of the strategies that are
being used by other affiliates to make sales. By
contacting the merchant, you'll also show them that
you are dedicated to succeeding with affiliate
marketing.
Contacting the merchant also shows your enthusiasm
for marketing their products and services. Any
merchant who knows affiliate marketing also knows
that over 90% of sales are generated by less than
5% of the affiliates. Good merchants recognize your
efforts and provide you with information and resources
and may even boost your commission rates!
Dealing with merchants
If you email a merchant and they don't respond, try
again. If they still aren't responding, you should
think again about continuing the partnership, as a
lack of communication can indicate other problems
as well - such as payment.
Keep in mind that many merchants make big promises,
and set a high payout rate knowing that very few
affiliates will actually meet it. This isn't a
good way to do business, and you should avoid
working with these types of merchants.
Communication
When you communicate with merchants, you should
ensure that you use a professional tone. If you
have suggestions of how a merchant can improve their
offers, you should let them know. Many merchants
appreciate feedback, and know that any feedback they
receive can improve their programs.
Wise merchants always understand that good affiliates
are hard to find and will treat them with respect,
assist with resources, and be prompt with payments.
Wise affiliates are the same way, and understand
that merchants want quality promotion and sales
performance.
To get the most out of your partnership, you should
always be professional and understanding with your
merchant. Good merchants are always busy, which may
make them seem like they aren't that good. They
will answer your questions and emails, although it
may take them a little bit of time.
The longer you work with a merchant, the more you'll
understand how they do things. If you are just
starting out in affiliate marketing, a merchant
can help you understand how things work. If you
listen to them and show initiative, you'll be
well on your way to making it to the top.
Contacting the merchant of your interested program is
an ideal way to increase your sales, which can save
you a lot of time and heartache. Once you contact
the merchant, be sure to let them know what you are
doing to promote their products, and ask for their
advice when it comes to marketing.
The merchant will know the product the best, and
they will have a good idea of the strategies that are
being used by other affiliates to make sales. By
contacting the merchant, you'll also show them that
you are dedicated to succeeding with affiliate
marketing.
Contacting the merchant also shows your enthusiasm
for marketing their products and services. Any
merchant who knows affiliate marketing also knows
that over 90% of sales are generated by less than
5% of the affiliates. Good merchants recognize your
efforts and provide you with information and resources
and may even boost your commission rates!
Dealing with merchants
If you email a merchant and they don't respond, try
again. If they still aren't responding, you should
think again about continuing the partnership, as a
lack of communication can indicate other problems
as well - such as payment.
Keep in mind that many merchants make big promises,
and set a high payout rate knowing that very few
affiliates will actually meet it. This isn't a
good way to do business, and you should avoid
working with these types of merchants.
Communication
When you communicate with merchants, you should
ensure that you use a professional tone. If you
have suggestions of how a merchant can improve their
offers, you should let them know. Many merchants
appreciate feedback, and know that any feedback they
receive can improve their programs.
Wise merchants always understand that good affiliates
are hard to find and will treat them with respect,
assist with resources, and be prompt with payments.
Wise affiliates are the same way, and understand
that merchants want quality promotion and sales
performance.
To get the most out of your partnership, you should
always be professional and understanding with your
merchant. Good merchants are always busy, which may
make them seem like they aren't that good. They
will answer your questions and emails, although it
may take them a little bit of time.
The longer you work with a merchant, the more you'll
understand how they do things. If you are just
starting out in affiliate marketing, a merchant
can help you understand how things work. If you
listen to them and show initiative, you'll be
well on your way to making it to the top.
Friday, February 23, 2007
What to Look for in an Affiliate Program before Joining
What to Look for in an Affiliate Program before Joining
Affiliate programs offer you a unique and very rewarding opportunity to make money. Whether you are in business online and are just looking for a way to multiply your revenue streams, or whether you are just starting a site and you plan to use affiliating as your sole means of income, there's a lot of money to be made. However, don't go jumping into the first affiliate program you find. There are some very important things you will want to know about these programs before you decide which one to join.
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The first thing to look at in an affiliate program is who it caters to. Some of the affiliate programs are very specific in their clientele, such as gambling, sports, retail, wholesale, business-to-business, and etc. Be sure to choose those who are likely to have affiliates such as yourself.
Another thing to consider is the plan the affiliate uses. Is it PPC, PPL, or PPS? Depending on your goals, you may wish to select an affiliate program with a particular pay plan. Also look for whether the program offers tiers. It will be to your advantage to gain referrals to the program if they offer tiers, because you will make money off of your referrals' results as well as your own performance.
Take note of the commission that is paid. Look around and see if the other programs are similar. If you notice that one program pays 10% and another pays 30%, it would be silly to go with the one that pays less.
On the subject of commissions, make sure you know what the minimum payout is. Find out how they pay. Will they mail you a check, wire the money to you, use PayPal, or what? Also, be sure to check around and see if you find any indication that the program you are considering has a history of problems with commission payouts. This would be a red flag to steer clear of that company.
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Beyond these suggestions, the best advice I can give you is to use good judgment. When you are looking at these sites, think about other things that may be important to you, and don't be afraid to submit questions to a representative of the affiliate program. They want your business, and they'll be happy to respond when they can. As with all things in business, be careful not to move too quickly. It may be that you passed over some detail of importance, and if you jump in too soon, you've made a mistake. But if you take a little more time to consider the decision, you'll make the right choice and join a great affiliate program.
$$$ Centralize your Business - The ultimate Tool - click now $$$
Affiliate programs offer you a unique and very rewarding opportunity to make money. Whether you are in business online and are just looking for a way to multiply your revenue streams, or whether you are just starting a site and you plan to use affiliating as your sole means of income, there's a lot of money to be made. However, don't go jumping into the first affiliate program you find. There are some very important things you will want to know about these programs before you decide which one to join.
$$$ Centralize your Business - The ultimate Tool - click now $$$
The first thing to look at in an affiliate program is who it caters to. Some of the affiliate programs are very specific in their clientele, such as gambling, sports, retail, wholesale, business-to-business, and etc. Be sure to choose those who are likely to have affiliates such as yourself.
Another thing to consider is the plan the affiliate uses. Is it PPC, PPL, or PPS? Depending on your goals, you may wish to select an affiliate program with a particular pay plan. Also look for whether the program offers tiers. It will be to your advantage to gain referrals to the program if they offer tiers, because you will make money off of your referrals' results as well as your own performance.
Take note of the commission that is paid. Look around and see if the other programs are similar. If you notice that one program pays 10% and another pays 30%, it would be silly to go with the one that pays less.
On the subject of commissions, make sure you know what the minimum payout is. Find out how they pay. Will they mail you a check, wire the money to you, use PayPal, or what? Also, be sure to check around and see if you find any indication that the program you are considering has a history of problems with commission payouts. This would be a red flag to steer clear of that company.
$$$ Centralize your Business - The ultimate Tool - click now $$$
Beyond these suggestions, the best advice I can give you is to use good judgment. When you are looking at these sites, think about other things that may be important to you, and don't be afraid to submit questions to a representative of the affiliate program. They want your business, and they'll be happy to respond when they can. As with all things in business, be careful not to move too quickly. It may be that you passed over some detail of importance, and if you jump in too soon, you've made a mistake. But if you take a little more time to consider the decision, you'll make the right choice and join a great affiliate program.
$$$ Centralize your Business - The ultimate Tool - click now $$$
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Niche Marketing On Crack - I liked it big time!
This one is well worth getting - the sooner the better
This one is well worth getting - the sooner the better
In case you hadn't realized already, making money on the
internet is a weird and wonderful game...
Despite the plethora of information available on specific
methods and procedures that can allow you to achieve a
solid income online, so many people still struggle, many never
making any money online at all.
The reasons for this are many and varied but we're
going to look at just a few today.
1. This is the biggest and least acknowledged of
them all: Mental Influences - Most people
don't make the money they want because they
have mental barriers that prevent them from
acquiring it. (This is a big thing for most people)
Perhaps they think subconsciously that if they
have more money, they'll have to spend more
money, or that they'll have less time to spend
with their families or they'll become greedy
or that they won't know what to do with the
money or they will get robbed or some other
outlandish negative consequence will arise.
These negative belief barriers must be broken
down before someone can have the things that
they consciously want be abundant in their
life. Where you are is where you want to be,
so the saying goes. If you've been trying a
long time without making any decent money
online, the 'inside' might be the first
place to look.
2. Lack of a solid method - While there
are a lot of ebooks and courses available
on how to achieve the outcome of online
income, many of them talk theory and fluff
while only a few lay out a plan in exact
step by step fashion. Either that or they,
give you instructions but leave out just
ONE vital step that makes it so difficult
to complete the process. VERY TRUE
3. Competing with the big guys! If you're
getting started, its almost impossible to
make money by competing against people who
are twenty times more experienced than you.
If you are just getting started and trying
to sell internet marketing products, as an
affiliate, as a product creator, using seo,
using ppc, whatever the method, entering a
market where everyone else is better than
you is going to ensure you fail. Even
entering other markets is futile, dog
training, acne, pregnancy... they seem
like niche markets but they are nothing of
the sort.
People who succeed know how to effectively
target niche markets and penetrate tiny but
profitable crevices of the world wide web
to find the easy money. That may just be
one of the best pieces of advice a new
online marketer could receive.
The point is, despite the loads of crap
out there, despite the million ebooks,
courses, memberships and reports on how
to make money online with so little success,
it CAN be done. With a combination of the
right mindset and the right approach,
anything, including making a truck load
of cash while working from home in your
undies can become a reality.
BUY IT NOW - Niche Marketing on Crack - click it
BIO
Andrew Hansen is an author, web marketer
and entrepreneur. His newest report,
Niche Marketing On CRACK details a step
by step method that anyone can use to start
generating big money from tiny traffic in a
short space of time. For more information
see www.nichemarketingoncrack.com
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