<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17098116</id><updated>2011-04-21T21:20:22.423-07:00</updated><title type='text'>My Rich Jerk</title><subtitle type='html'>Initiated by the excellent online marketing manual put out by the Rich Jerk, this blog will talk about ideas and strategies to market online.

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For Top Internet Marketing Strategies - &lt;a href="http://www.topzed.com/guru/richjerk.htm" &gt;Get Rich Jerk NOW - Click IT&lt;/a&gt;</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://myrichjerk.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17098116/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://myrichjerk.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Jackz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15506391591829495255</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dC86Q_1kYgc/SnDFCUP5s_I/AAAAAAAAACE/EYv2SMFWC9M/S220/jackz-usd.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>14</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17098116.post-4758762067456593190</id><published>2007-07-18T14:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-18T14:50:08.077-07:00</updated><title type='text'>VideoAdProfits</title><content type='html'>I just got this great little ebook called VideoAdProfits.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If your a professional at video, don't bother with this!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.topzed.com/videoadprofits&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Listen - I spent two days a couple weeks ago trying to create a couple professional videos. The results were less than spectacular.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SO get it now:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.topzed.com/videoadprofits&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jack&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17098116-4758762067456593190?l=myrichjerk.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://myrichjerk.blogspot.com/feeds/4758762067456593190/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17098116&amp;postID=4758762067456593190' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17098116/posts/default/4758762067456593190'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17098116/posts/default/4758762067456593190'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://myrichjerk.blogspot.com/2007/07/videoadprofits.html' title='VideoAdProfits'/><author><name>Jackz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15506391591829495255</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dC86Q_1kYgc/SnDFCUP5s_I/AAAAAAAAACE/EYv2SMFWC9M/S220/jackz-usd.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17098116.post-8222033533750486964</id><published>2007-04-27T07:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-04-27T07:38:02.250-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Affiliate of the Month</title><content type='html'>"How to Move Past 'Newbie' Status to Full-Fledged Affiliate Marketer"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(* here is a great article that I got from Ewen Chia *)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.topzed.com/affofmonth"&gt;http://www.topzed.com/affofmonth&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It really all comes down these two mistakes that beginner's make:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Promoting to many products at once (lack of focus), and..&lt;br /&gt;2. Giving up too soon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These two mistakes are related, and are actually self-reinforcing.  It sounds obvious enough, but let me explain exactly how this scenario plays out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lack of Focus:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Obviously, it would be easier to work with just the one chemical, right?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Giving Up Too Soon:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ok, so, information overload hits, and you throw your hands in the air in surrender.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There's no need to despair! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can turn the situation around completely if you'll just make a commitment  to do the following three things:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Pick ONE niche market&lt;br /&gt;2. Pick ONE product from that market&lt;br /&gt;3. Use just that one niche product as your testing ground, in order to solidify your skills as an affiliate marketer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.topzed.com/affofmonth"&gt;http://www.topzed.com/affofmonth&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The same is true for learning how to promote products as an affiliate.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*Learn how to generate traffic on just one product&lt;br /&gt;*Learn how to capture subscribers to your opt-in list for just one product&lt;br /&gt;*Learn how to write advertisements and promotional copy for just one product&lt;br /&gt;*Learn how to track your advertising links and conversion rates for just that one product....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;....and THEN, you'll be able to turn around and apply that knowledge to additional products, in different niches.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The key is to get some real results established in one place, and only then start building on that incrementally.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;About the author:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.topzed.com/affofmonth"&gt;http://www.topzed.com/affofmonth&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17098116-8222033533750486964?l=myrichjerk.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://myrichjerk.blogspot.com/feeds/8222033533750486964/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17098116&amp;postID=8222033533750486964' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17098116/posts/default/8222033533750486964'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17098116/posts/default/8222033533750486964'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://myrichjerk.blogspot.com/2007/04/affiliate-of-month.html' title='Affiliate of the Month'/><author><name>Jackz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15506391591829495255</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dC86Q_1kYgc/SnDFCUP5s_I/AAAAAAAAACE/EYv2SMFWC9M/S220/jackz-usd.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17098116.post-8934390972725688296</id><published>2007-04-19T10:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-04-19T10:03:53.314-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Search Engine Optimization</title><content type='html'>&lt;pre&gt;Why is it that most webmasters ignore the&lt;br /&gt;most important aspects of SEO?  All you hear&lt;br /&gt;people talk about is, keyword this, keyword&lt;br /&gt;that. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What about linking strategy?  What about PR?&lt;br /&gt;What about getting penalized by search engines&lt;br /&gt;for being stupid...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As a website owner and SEO Specialist, I'm&lt;br /&gt;getting sick and tired of people promoting all&lt;br /&gt;the wrong things.  I should know, I've used&lt;br /&gt;my SEO secrets to build a website that had&lt;br /&gt;more than 148,000 visitors just last month!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How'd I do it?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Simple, I just let my competitors show me the&lt;br /&gt;way.  Confused?  Let me explain...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Beleive it or not, my COMPETITION is the one main&lt;br /&gt;reason my sites do so well today.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks to this program, &lt;a href="http://www.topzed.com/seoelite-blogger.html"&gt;SEO Elite&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;br /&gt;I can now see EXACTLY what my competition is doing&lt;br /&gt;to rank so well for a specific keyword.  Then, all&lt;br /&gt;I have to do is follow a step by step process and&lt;br /&gt;just copy eventually out-doing my competition...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hey, I'm living proof that this is easy and it&lt;br /&gt;works...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Even more so, I was able to use the program,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.topzed.com/seoelite-blogger.html"&gt;SEO Elite&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;to stop search engines from&lt;br /&gt;penalizing me!  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Did you know you get hurt by linking to websites&lt;br /&gt;that have been penalized by search engines?  But&lt;br /&gt;seriously, how are you supposed to keep track&lt;br /&gt;of EACH site you link out to?  Well, thanks to&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.topzed.com/seoelite-blogger.html"&gt;SEO Elite&lt;/a&gt;, I no longer have to,&lt;br /&gt;the program does it for me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Right now,  &lt;a href="http://www.topzed.com/seoelite-blogger.html"&gt;SEO Elite&lt;/a&gt; has made it&lt;br /&gt;so simple for me to build ANY website and just&lt;br /&gt;use years of my competition's expertise to&lt;br /&gt;out-do them...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This may just be the one thing your site needs&lt;br /&gt;to dominate search engines...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-  Brad Callen, SEO Proffesional and Creator of SEO Elite&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.topzed.com/seoelite-blogger.html"&gt;SEO Elite&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17098116-8934390972725688296?l=myrichjerk.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://myrichjerk.blogspot.com/feeds/8934390972725688296/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17098116&amp;postID=8934390972725688296' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17098116/posts/default/8934390972725688296'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17098116/posts/default/8934390972725688296'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://myrichjerk.blogspot.com/2007/04/search-engine-optimization.html' title='Search Engine Optimization'/><author><name>Jackz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15506391591829495255</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dC86Q_1kYgc/SnDFCUP5s_I/AAAAAAAAACE/EYv2SMFWC9M/S220/jackz-usd.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17098116.post-4424776806361810184</id><published>2007-04-02T21:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-04-02T21:38:38.789-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Successful Affiliate Marketing</title><content type='html'>Successful Affiliate Marketing&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are hundreds of thousands of affiliate programs&lt;br /&gt;out there, all of which claim to be the best.  Many&lt;br /&gt;of them try to give you the impression that all you&lt;br /&gt;have to do is use their banners and links then wait&lt;br /&gt;for the money to start rolling in.  Although this&lt;br /&gt;can be the case, this type of scenario normally&lt;br /&gt;applies to large sites with a lot of web traffic.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.topzed.com/t/turbomembership"&gt; $$$  http://www.topzed.com/t/turbomembership  $$$&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Choosing banners&lt;br /&gt;With most affiliate programs, you are offered a&lt;br /&gt;variety of banners to plan on your website, as very&lt;br /&gt;few of them will be effective.  The problems with&lt;br /&gt;most banners are their size.  If you choose a banner&lt;br /&gt;that is high in size, it will take a long time to&lt;br /&gt;implement and use.  Therefore, it's recommended that&lt;br /&gt;you use banners no more than 15kb in size.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When you select any types of graphical advertising,&lt;br /&gt;you should try and keep the theme of your website in&lt;br /&gt;mind.  Even though graphical ads are meant to stand&lt;br /&gt;out and catch people's eye, they shouldn't be to&lt;br /&gt;the point where everything else on the page is&lt;br /&gt;completely ignored. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pop ups and unders&lt;br /&gt;A lot of companies will now give their affiliates&lt;br /&gt;the chance of using pop up or pop under ads.  In&lt;br /&gt;most opinions, pop ups aren't the way to go.  They&lt;br /&gt;can easily annoy visitors and are normally closed&lt;br /&gt;before they even have the chance to load.  You&lt;br /&gt;should instead go for pop unders and those types&lt;br /&gt;that only display once per visit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Text link ads&lt;br /&gt;Once of the most successful means of advertisting&lt;br /&gt;is text link ads.  They are easy on bandwidth, don't&lt;br /&gt;use a lot of space, and they easily be implemented&lt;br /&gt;into most types of page layouts.  Good text links&lt;br /&gt;offer some information as to why your visitor&lt;br /&gt;should investigate your offers. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.topzed.com/t/turbomembership"&gt; $$$  http://www.topzed.com/t/turbomembership  $$$&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Email advertising&lt;br /&gt;The direct promotion via email has really taken off&lt;br /&gt;over the last several years, although it has&lt;br /&gt;brought tons of spam with it. If you plan to use&lt;br /&gt;email as a method of advertising your products,&lt;br /&gt;you should stand behind what you sell and make&lt;br /&gt;yourself available to answer any questions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Patience&lt;br /&gt;If you feel confident that your site can generate&lt;br /&gt;great sales for certain company's, you should&lt;br /&gt;contact them to negotiate an arrangement.  If they&lt;br /&gt;don't seem to enthused to begin with, you should&lt;br /&gt;remain patient as companies are approaced every&lt;br /&gt;day with affiliates looking to make better deals.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The reality remains that most affiliates can't&lt;br /&gt;deliver what they promise, and companies are&lt;br /&gt;aware of this. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You should always keep in mind that most forms of&lt;br /&gt;advertising will take time.  No matter what methods&lt;br /&gt;you plan to use, give it some time before you make&lt;br /&gt;any type of decision. Although something may not&lt;br /&gt;happen overnight - it very well could in a few&lt;br /&gt;days or weeks.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.topzed.com/t/turbomembership"&gt; $$$  http://www.topzed.com/t/turbomembership  $$$&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17098116-4424776806361810184?l=myrichjerk.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://myrichjerk.blogspot.com/feeds/4424776806361810184/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17098116&amp;postID=4424776806361810184' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17098116/posts/default/4424776806361810184'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17098116/posts/default/4424776806361810184'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://myrichjerk.blogspot.com/2007/04/successful-affiliate-marketing.html' title='Successful Affiliate Marketing'/><author><name>Jackz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15506391591829495255</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dC86Q_1kYgc/SnDFCUP5s_I/AAAAAAAAACE/EYv2SMFWC9M/S220/jackz-usd.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17098116.post-7802516406037236860</id><published>2007-03-05T12:17:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-03-05T12:18:01.530-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Working With Merchants</title><content type='html'>Working With Merchants&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Contacting the merchant of your interested program is&lt;br /&gt;an ideal way to increase your sales, which can save&lt;br /&gt;you a lot of time and heartache.  Once you contact&lt;br /&gt;the merchant, be sure to let them know what you are&lt;br /&gt;doing to promote their products, and ask for their&lt;br /&gt;advice when it comes to marketing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The merchant will know the product the best, and &lt;br /&gt;they will have a good idea of the strategies that are&lt;br /&gt;being used by other affiliates to make sales.  By&lt;br /&gt;contacting the merchant, you'll also show them that&lt;br /&gt;you are dedicated to succeeding with affiliate&lt;br /&gt;marketing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Contacting the merchant also shows your enthusiasm&lt;br /&gt;for marketing their products and services.  Any&lt;br /&gt;merchant who knows affiliate marketing also knows&lt;br /&gt;that over 90% of sales are generated by less than&lt;br /&gt;5% of the affiliates.  Good merchants recognize your&lt;br /&gt;efforts and provide you with information and resources&lt;br /&gt;and may even boost your commission rates!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dealing with merchants&lt;br /&gt;If you email a merchant and they don't respond, try&lt;br /&gt;again.  If they still aren't responding, you should&lt;br /&gt;think again about continuing the partnership, as a&lt;br /&gt;lack of communication can indicate other problems &lt;br /&gt;as well - such as payment.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Keep in mind that many merchants make big promises,&lt;br /&gt;and set a high payout rate knowing that very few&lt;br /&gt;affiliates will actually meet it.  This isn't a &lt;br /&gt;good way to do business, and you should avoid &lt;br /&gt;working with these types of merchants.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Communication&lt;br /&gt;When you communicate with merchants, you should &lt;br /&gt;ensure that you use a professional tone. If you&lt;br /&gt;have suggestions of how a merchant can improve their&lt;br /&gt;offers, you should let them know.  Many merchants&lt;br /&gt;appreciate feedback, and know that any feedback they&lt;br /&gt;receive can improve their programs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wise merchants always understand that good affiliates&lt;br /&gt;are hard to find and will treat them with respect, &lt;br /&gt;assist with resources, and be prompt with payments.&lt;br /&gt;Wise affiliates are the same way, and understand&lt;br /&gt;that merchants want quality promotion and sales&lt;br /&gt;performance.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To get the most out of your partnership, you should&lt;br /&gt;always be professional and understanding with your&lt;br /&gt;merchant.  Good merchants are always busy, which may&lt;br /&gt;make them seem like they aren't that good.  They &lt;br /&gt;will answer your questions and emails, although it&lt;br /&gt;may take them a little bit of time.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The longer you work with a merchant, the more you'll&lt;br /&gt;understand how they do things.  If you are just &lt;br /&gt;starting out in affiliate marketing, a merchant&lt;br /&gt;can help you understand how things work.  If you&lt;br /&gt;listen to them and show initiative, you'll be &lt;br /&gt;well on your way to making it to the top.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17098116-7802516406037236860?l=myrichjerk.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://myrichjerk.blogspot.com/feeds/7802516406037236860/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17098116&amp;postID=7802516406037236860' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17098116/posts/default/7802516406037236860'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17098116/posts/default/7802516406037236860'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://myrichjerk.blogspot.com/2007/03/working-with-merchants.html' title='Working With Merchants'/><author><name>Jackz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15506391591829495255</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dC86Q_1kYgc/SnDFCUP5s_I/AAAAAAAAACE/EYv2SMFWC9M/S220/jackz-usd.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17098116.post-1815860183267837887</id><published>2007-02-23T15:46:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-23T15:47:59.025-08:00</updated><title type='text'>What to Look for in an Affiliate Program before Joining</title><content type='html'>What to Look for in an Affiliate Program before Joining&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.topzed.com/t/jvmanager"&gt; $$$ Centralize your Business - The ultimate Tool - click now $$$&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.topzed.com/t/jvmanager"&gt; $$$ Centralize your Business - The ultimate Tool - click now $$$&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.topzed.com/t/jvmanager"&gt; $$$ Centralize your Business - The ultimate Tool - click now $$$&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17098116-1815860183267837887?l=myrichjerk.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://myrichjerk.blogspot.com/feeds/1815860183267837887/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17098116&amp;postID=1815860183267837887' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17098116/posts/default/1815860183267837887'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17098116/posts/default/1815860183267837887'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://myrichjerk.blogspot.com/2007/02/what-to-look-for-in-affiliate-program.html' title='What to Look for in an Affiliate Program before Joining'/><author><name>Jackz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15506391591829495255</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dC86Q_1kYgc/SnDFCUP5s_I/AAAAAAAAACE/EYv2SMFWC9M/S220/jackz-usd.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17098116.post-184676058996764795</id><published>2007-02-22T21:33:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-22T21:40:28.784-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.topzed.com/nichecrack"&gt;Niche Marketing On Crack - I liked it big time!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This one is well worth getting - the sooner the better&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;pre&gt;In case you hadn't realized already, making money on the&lt;br /&gt; internet is a weird and wonderful game...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Despite the plethora of information available on specific&lt;br /&gt;methods and procedures that can allow you to achieve a&lt;br /&gt;solid income online, so many people still struggle, many never&lt;br /&gt;making any money online at all.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The reasons for this are many and varied but we're&lt;br /&gt;going to look at just a few today.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. This is the biggest and least acknowledged of&lt;br /&gt;them all: Mental Influences - Most people&lt;br /&gt;don't make the money they want because they&lt;br /&gt;have mental barriers that prevent them from&lt;br /&gt;acquiring it. &lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"&gt;(This is a big thing for most people)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Perhaps they think subconsciously that if they&lt;br /&gt;have more money, they'll have to spend more&lt;br /&gt;money, or that they'll have less time to spend&lt;br /&gt;with their families or they'll become greedy&lt;br /&gt;or that they won't know what to do with the&lt;br /&gt;money or they will get robbed or some other&lt;br /&gt;outlandish negative consequence will arise.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These negative belief barriers must be broken&lt;br /&gt;down before someone can have the things that&lt;br /&gt;they consciously want be abundant in their&lt;br /&gt;life. Where you are is where you want to be,&lt;br /&gt;so the saying goes. If you've been trying a&lt;br /&gt;long time without making any decent money&lt;br /&gt;online, the 'inside' might be the first&lt;br /&gt;place to look.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Lack of a solid method - While there&lt;br /&gt;are a lot of ebooks and courses available&lt;br /&gt;on how to achieve the outcome of online&lt;br /&gt;income, many of them talk theory and fluff&lt;br /&gt;while only a few lay out a plan in exact&lt;br /&gt;step by step fashion. Either that or they,&lt;br /&gt;give you instructions but leave out just&lt;br /&gt;ONE vital step that makes it so difficult&lt;br /&gt;to complete the process. &lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"&gt;VERY TRUE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Competing with the big guys! If you're&lt;br /&gt;getting started, its almost impossible to&lt;br /&gt;make money by competing against people who&lt;br /&gt;are twenty times more experienced than you.&lt;br /&gt;If you are just getting started and trying&lt;br /&gt;to sell internet marketing products, as an&lt;br /&gt;affiliate, as a product creator, using seo,&lt;br /&gt;using ppc, whatever the method, entering a&lt;br /&gt;market where everyone else is better than&lt;br /&gt;you is going to ensure you fail. Even&lt;br /&gt;entering other markets is futile, dog&lt;br /&gt;training, acne, pregnancy... they seem&lt;br /&gt;like niche markets but they are nothing of&lt;br /&gt;the sort.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;People who succeed know how to effectively&lt;br /&gt;target niche markets and penetrate tiny but&lt;br /&gt;profitable crevices of the world wide web&lt;br /&gt;to find the easy money. That may just be&lt;br /&gt;one of the best pieces of advice a new&lt;br /&gt;online marketer could receive.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The point is, despite the loads of crap&lt;br /&gt;out there, despite the million ebooks,&lt;br /&gt;courses, memberships and reports on how&lt;br /&gt;to make money online with so little success,&lt;br /&gt;it CAN be done. With a combination of the&lt;br /&gt;right mindset and the right approach,&lt;br /&gt;anything, including making a truck load&lt;br /&gt;of cash while working from home in your&lt;br /&gt;undies can become a reality.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.topzed.com/nichecrack"&gt;BUY IT NOW - Niche Marketing on Crack - click it&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;BIO&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Andrew Hansen is an author, web marketer&lt;br /&gt;and entrepreneur. His newest report,&lt;br /&gt;Niche Marketing On CRACK details a step&lt;br /&gt;by step method that anyone can use to start&lt;br /&gt;generating big money from tiny traffic in a&lt;br /&gt;short space of time. For more information&lt;br /&gt; see &lt;a href="http://www.topzed.com/nichecrack"&gt;www.nichemarketingoncrack.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17098116-184676058996764795?l=myrichjerk.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://myrichjerk.blogspot.com/feeds/184676058996764795/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17098116&amp;postID=184676058996764795' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17098116/posts/default/184676058996764795'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17098116/posts/default/184676058996764795'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://myrichjerk.blogspot.com/2007/02/niche-marketing-on-crack-i-liked-it-big.html' title=''/><author><name>Jackz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15506391591829495255</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dC86Q_1kYgc/SnDFCUP5s_I/AAAAAAAAACE/EYv2SMFWC9M/S220/jackz-usd.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17098116.post-3756650636043577532</id><published>2007-02-20T07:26:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-20T07:31:49.665-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Let me start of this Post with some pretty&lt;br /&gt;stupid and I guess straightforward questions&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Would you . . .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;a) Like to create explosive 6 figure product launches?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Would you . . .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;b) Benefit from working with world class JV Partners?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Would you . . .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;c) Enjoy winning every affiliate contest you entered?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Would you . . .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;d) Want to build lists into the 10's of thousands&lt;br /&gt;(in just a couple of days)?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;or e) All of the above :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Duh - Yeah!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Okay, then here's your chance to learn exactly how to&lt;br /&gt;do all of the above and more from two people who've&lt;br /&gt;been there, done it and who are wearing the Tshirt&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.topzed.com/mktexplosion"&gt;Marketing Explosion - Click it now!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To Your Success&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jack&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PS - I would urge you to check this out now before they&lt;br /&gt;either a) quadruple the price b) close the doors for good&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17098116-3756650636043577532?l=myrichjerk.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://myrichjerk.blogspot.com/feeds/3756650636043577532/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17098116&amp;postID=3756650636043577532' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17098116/posts/default/3756650636043577532'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17098116/posts/default/3756650636043577532'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://myrichjerk.blogspot.com/2007/02/let-me-start-of-this-post-with-some.html' title=''/><author><name>Jackz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15506391591829495255</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dC86Q_1kYgc/SnDFCUP5s_I/AAAAAAAAACE/EYv2SMFWC9M/S220/jackz-usd.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17098116.post-117089221833931333</id><published>2007-02-07T15:49:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-07T15:50:18.353-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Essential Online Tool</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class="postbody"&gt;One essential to online business is tracking and cloaking your affiliate links.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  Actually you should track all your incoming and outgoing links to know what actually works best.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;a href="http://www.topzed.com/tools/gotrythis" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.topzed.com/tools/gotrythis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  This is by far the best tool on the market for cloaking and tracking your links!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  I highly recommend you get it!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;a href="http://www.topzed.com/tools/gotrythis" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.topzed.com/tools/gotrythis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  All the best,&lt;br /&gt;Jack&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17098116-117089221833931333?l=myrichjerk.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://myrichjerk.blogspot.com/feeds/117089221833931333/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17098116&amp;postID=117089221833931333' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17098116/posts/default/117089221833931333'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17098116/posts/default/117089221833931333'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://myrichjerk.blogspot.com/2007/02/essential-online-tool.html' title='Essential Online Tool'/><author><name>Jackz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15506391591829495255</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dC86Q_1kYgc/SnDFCUP5s_I/AAAAAAAAACE/EYv2SMFWC9M/S220/jackz-usd.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17098116.post-115690472654583214</id><published>2006-08-29T19:24:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-08-29T19:28:11.500-07:00</updated><title type='text'>How to get started in Internet Marketing</title><content type='html'>This was a favorite post of mine - I think it is worth repeating here as well as in my main blog at &lt;a href="http://www.zedpromarketing.com"&gt;http://www.zedpromarketing.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;I am active in a number of forums.  It is a great place to keep up with the latest information, to ask specific questions, and to do some networking.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Just today I came across a post - here I will quote it for you:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hi,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;I have been just reading some threads and it seems like more doom and gloom, then money being made on the internet. Is this a viable way of earning some real money or am i just fooling myself into believing that there is a real shot at making a living.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;For instance is making $3,000 - $5,000 a month a realistic goal with the abilitity to take time out for myself or is that a pipe dream?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;And here is the part that really caught my attention - his signature at the bottom of the post said this:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="postbody"&gt;Give Me 60 Days and I'll Show You How Simple It Is To Turn Your Passion Into $100,000 A Year Business On The Internet!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="postbody"&gt;And then it had a very ugly affiliate link to some program. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="postbody"&gt;I never even clicked the program - why would I bother?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;So this was my reply:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;A little ironic, or maybe hypocritical for you to be asking this question when your signature claims that you can show me how to make $100,000 a year, which is over $8000 per month.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;An easy answer to your question is 'YES'.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Does everybody do it?  'NO'&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;A few things I would suggest:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;1 - don't ask such general questions - learn things one step at a time, and use forums to ask specific questions.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;2 - Go find one of those 'Free' Internet Marketing Guides and read it front to back a couple times - so you know the very basics.  This will not get you making any serious money, but will at least stop you from asking the dumb 'newbie' questions.  A couple I suggest is 'Dotcomology' or 'Black Belt Marketing'&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;3 - Then check out a number of business models - from affiliate marketing, to adsense, to products (niches, kinds, etc) and decide what you have an interest in and want to pursue.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;4 - Next find an expert (many call them gurus, but I like experts) and sign up for their course and follow it to the letter until you make some regular money.  You still won't make big money, but you will begin to understand the basics of how money is made online.  Remember - at this stage - FOLLOW THE EXPERT'S ADVICE TO THE LETTER!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;5 - Now you are ready to branch out, diversify, improvise, dominate your niche, try something new that will propell you forward to making good money online.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;That is all there is to it.  In a year or two you should be making a good living depending on the amount of time and effort you put into it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;I think that was a very concise answer, and should help alot of people.  I am also sure I will get some replies on that post saying that I gave dumb advice.  Oh well - everyone has an opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;I think the lesson here is twofold - don't sell or promise what you don't know or don't believe in.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;And second - don't think there is any 'secret' or 'magic formula'.  It's about learning the basics and applying what you learn.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jack&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17098116-115690472654583214?l=myrichjerk.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://myrichjerk.blogspot.com/feeds/115690472654583214/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17098116&amp;postID=115690472654583214' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17098116/posts/default/115690472654583214'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17098116/posts/default/115690472654583214'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://myrichjerk.blogspot.com/2006/08/how-to-get-started-in-internet.html' title='How to get started in Internet Marketing'/><author><name>Jackz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15506391591829495255</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dC86Q_1kYgc/SnDFCUP5s_I/AAAAAAAAACE/EYv2SMFWC9M/S220/jackz-usd.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17098116.post-115690459740995760</id><published>2006-08-29T19:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-08-29T19:23:17.413-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Simply GoTryThis</title><content type='html'>Simply GoTryThis&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;I have been looking, over the past 6 months, for a good - no scratch that - a great tracking program.  One of the key things I have picked up on in learning about Internet Marketing is that testing and tracking is very very important.  It can make the average marketer great.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;So I wanted to know what was happening on all my sites.  Who was visiting, how they go there, what links brought them there, what they did when they got there.  All this information.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Well I quickly learned that there are really 2 sides to the tracking issue.  The first can be described as Website Analytics.  This is looking at your website, and watching who visits.  Through log files, or code placed on your site, you can know alot about your visitor including the IP address, their location, which site they came from, etc.  You can see what they clicked on, and what page they left your site from.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The other side of tracking is link tracking.  This is knowing what is happening with all your links that are out there on the World Wide Web.  This also includes email links.  This is very important, as usually links represent you marketing efforts - things that you spent time and money on.  So very important to know these results.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;I never did find a program that could do both sides of the tracking.  If you know of one, then I would appreciate you letting me know.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;But I have found a few programs that will handle my tracking for me.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;For Website Analytics, the best that I have found is Googles Analytics.  This is offered free by Google, but comes with the limitation of only 5 projects (projects in my view equals websites).  The second best - and it has some features better than Google Analytics - is StatCounter.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Statcounter is a free program that will track your visitors to you website very easily.  The best thing is that you can set up as many projects as you like.  And see the sumarized results all on one page - great for quickly checking what is happening on your sites.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;For link tracking, it was a tougher search.  There are programs that you pay monthly for, that offer a great service.  There is also programs that you buy, and install on your server.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The best I had found was AdTrackZ.  I did say 'had'.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Now I found - or rather it found me - since the creator John Reel did a huge launch - was GoTryThis.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;GoTryThis is marketed as an affiliate tool for cloaking links.  It does that, but what it also is a supercharged link tracker.  The stats are phenomenol.  Everything is in real time.  Easy as pie to set up.  Super to use again and again for all your links.  I love it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;I have put the following ad in a few forums, but I have promoted this program even without my affiliate link on many many occasions. Sometimes a piece of software comes around that you simply need to have. GoTryThis is one of those! It not only sets up and controls your redirected links (a must for any serious marketer), but as I said above - it also track those links (an absolute must!).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Here is the ad:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="postbody"&gt;Change this ugly affiliate link --&gt; &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://members.gotrythis.com/aff.php?aff=1351"&gt;https://members.gotrythis.com/aff.php?aff=1351&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;into this:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.topzed.com/tools/gotrythis"&gt;http://www.topzed.com/tools/gotrythis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;and Track you results in real time!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Control all your affiliate links!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Shorten all your affiliate links!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Track all you links! - articles, affiliates, referrals, signatures - anything.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Protect your links!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;or maybe some of you like RED and some like BLUE&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;so:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.topzed.com/tools/gotrythis-red.htm"&gt;http://www.topzed.com/tools/gotrythis-red.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.topzed.com/tools/gotrythis-blue.htm"&gt;http://www.topzed.com/tools/gotrythis-blue.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;And I can know how many like each color - all go to the same link and I did these changes on the go - nothing to set up, but both RED and BLUE will be tracked independantly.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;EASY set up!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Easy to Manage!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;No code on your server to FTP&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;No Monthly Fees!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Simple to set up on your server - then you own it - control it - run it!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="postlink" target="_blank" href="http://www.topzed.com/tools/gotrythis"&gt;Go Try This NOW!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="postbody"&gt;So if you have any questions or concerns - let me know. This program is a bargain at $47. Many programs that track your links charge that monthly and do not do as good of job.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pick this up now and start using it.  It will save you time, and make you more money!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jack&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; P.S. - Update - I now have been using this program for a couple months and it is fantastic.  The support has been second to none - John has provided us with video training, calls, etc.  I am totally impressed!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17098116-115690459740995760?l=myrichjerk.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://myrichjerk.blogspot.com/feeds/115690459740995760/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17098116&amp;postID=115690459740995760' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17098116/posts/default/115690459740995760'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17098116/posts/default/115690459740995760'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://myrichjerk.blogspot.com/2006/08/simply-gotrythis.html' title='Simply GoTryThis'/><author><name>Jackz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15506391591829495255</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dC86Q_1kYgc/SnDFCUP5s_I/AAAAAAAAACE/EYv2SMFWC9M/S220/jackz-usd.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17098116.post-115690445702266970</id><published>2006-08-29T19:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-08-29T19:20:57.043-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Search Big Daddy</title><content type='html'>Search Big Daddy&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The newest PPC on the block - &lt;a href="http://www.topzed.com/SearchBigDaddy"&gt;SearchBigDaddy&lt;/a&gt; - climbing the Alexa rankings faster than a rocket!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;This new search engine has added some very original twists.  First of all - it pays you to search!!!!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Did you hear me - it pays you to Search - not in real money, but in PPC dollars - dollars that you can spend on you PPC campaigns.  Well if I am spending real money on PPC campaigns, and now someone will give me PPC dollars so that I don't have to use my real money - well then those PPC dollars are damn near as good as REAL Dollars.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Next - it offers you a FREE premier listing - this is a sponsored listing on steriods - that you solely control.  You have to keep using the SearchBigDaddy engine on a regular basis to keep the listing, but hey - I search all the time, and SearchBigDaddy works great, so why not use it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.topzed.com/SearchBigDaddy"&gt;SearchBidDaddy&lt;/a&gt; also added a multi-level affiliate program in.  A super way to promote explosive growth.  And it is set up superb!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Setting up PPC ads is a breeze in the fully functionable admin panel area.  The one fault that I could find is they mix the paid search right with the true search so the customer does not know which is which.  This could cause some relevancy issues at some time down the road, but they do use a system to approve the PPC ads so hopefully they can control this as they go forward.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Upgraded members get a number of useful features, such as bonus PPC dollars, increased true dollar payments, extra advertising in tower banners, etc.  And they have plans for some massive business promotion opportunities that should pay off handsomely for upgraded members.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;As a PPC search engine, this one is miles ahead of the pack in features!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;A big thumbs up to &lt;a href="http://www.topzed.com/SearchBigDaddy"&gt;SearchBigDaddy!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jack&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;P.S. - If you are interested in signing up go &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.topzed.com/SearchBigDaddysignup"&gt;HERE - SearchBigDaddy Sign Up Page &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17098116-115690445702266970?l=myrichjerk.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://myrichjerk.blogspot.com/feeds/115690445702266970/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17098116&amp;postID=115690445702266970' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17098116/posts/default/115690445702266970'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17098116/posts/default/115690445702266970'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://myrichjerk.blogspot.com/2006/08/search-big-daddy.html' title='Search Big Daddy'/><author><name>Jackz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15506391591829495255</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dC86Q_1kYgc/SnDFCUP5s_I/AAAAAAAAACE/EYv2SMFWC9M/S220/jackz-usd.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17098116.post-114511652362112030</id><published>2006-04-15T08:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-04-15T08:55:23.686-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Effective SEO Comes Cheap</title><content type='html'>Search engine optimization or SEO is the hottest way to drive targeted traffic to your website. Maximizing the benefits of a well optimized website will yield lots of earnings for the marketer. However, optimizing your site might cost you thousands of dollars if you are not skilled in this area.&lt;br /&gt;But to tell you the truth, you can essentially get information on low cost SEO anywhere in the Internet. But only several really show you how to work out an affordable search engine optimization endeavor. And those few that really inform include this article.&lt;br /&gt;1. Link exchanges&lt;br /&gt;One cheap SEO method that can get you best results is through link exchanges or linking to and from other web sites. Depending on the websites that you would like to exchange links with, this tool could even cost you nothing at all. Contact the author or owner of the web site you want to have a link exchange with. You will be surprised with the eventual spiking up of your page ranking using this means of getting your website optimized.&lt;br /&gt;2. Write or acquire key word rich articles&lt;br /&gt;Writing truly informative and keyword-rich articles is one surefire way to make your Internet business more visible than ever. It's either you write your own articles or you get them from article directories that allow you to post these articles on your website as long as you keep the resource box or the author's byline in tact. Just don't stuff your articles with keywords that even idiots would get bore of reading them. The readability and freshness of your articles will still be the basis of whether your writers will keep on coming back to your website or not.&lt;br /&gt;3. Catchy Domain Name&lt;br /&gt;What better will make your target visitors remember your website but with a very easy-to-recall domain name. Something sweet and short will prove to be very invaluable. Registering your domain name is not for free. But creativity is.&lt;br /&gt;4. Organize your site navigation&lt;br /&gt;Providing easy steps in navigating your site is one way to make your visitors become at ease with your site. This, in turn, will improve the flow of traffic to your website.&lt;br /&gt;Low cost SEO is always evolving like any other approach in information technology. There are many methods that can very well land you on the top ten rankings of Google or on any other search engines. Some may cost a lot but there are methods that can give you the same results at a low price or you can even do on your own such as those mentioned above.&lt;br /&gt;Check out more great resources at &lt;a href="http://www.zedbiz.com"&gt;ZedBiz - Internet Marketing Strategies&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17098116-114511652362112030?l=myrichjerk.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://myrichjerk.blogspot.com/feeds/114511652362112030/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17098116&amp;postID=114511652362112030' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17098116/posts/default/114511652362112030'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17098116/posts/default/114511652362112030'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://myrichjerk.blogspot.com/2006/04/effective-seo-comes-cheap.html' title='Effective SEO Comes Cheap'/><author><name>Jackz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15506391591829495255</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dC86Q_1kYgc/SnDFCUP5s_I/AAAAAAAAACE/EYv2SMFWC9M/S220/jackz-usd.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17098116.post-112763408788951040</id><published>2005-09-25T00:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-09-25T00:41:27.896-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Rich Jerk</title><content type='html'>Who is The Rich Jerk?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nearly no one knows who The Rich Jerk is. However, after doing some research, I found that he is the owner of some high-rated web sites. In the past 6 years, he had made $13 million on the Internet. Recently, he even sold one of his web site through eBay for more than US$370,000. Thus, I believe that this guy is really rich and smart. When come to making money on the Internet, he definitely knows what he is doing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;About the eBook, "Making Money on the Internet is Easy"&lt;br /&gt;became one of the best sellers on the Internet in 1 month&lt;br /&gt;teaching people how to make money on the Internet&lt;br /&gt;Cost $97 - &lt;a href="http://zedpro44.richjerk.hop.clickbank.net/" target="_blank"&gt;BUY NOW&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;45 days 200% money back guarantee under conditions&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ZedWorks Review&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, what is exactly inside this book? It is filled with &lt;a href="http://zedpro44.richjerk.hop.clickbank.net/" target="_blank"&gt;The Rich Jerk's strategies&lt;/a&gt;, personal experiences, tips, and tricks that he used to make money on the Internet. He also lists some of his past real cases as examples which make some strategies quite easy to be understood by a beginner. The contents are presented in a very direct and clear way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The topics covered:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Way to start your own business online&lt;br /&gt;Affiliate business strategies&lt;br /&gt;Search engine strategies&lt;br /&gt;Tips on buying and selling on eBay to make big money&lt;br /&gt;Other online ventures such as E-Currency&lt;br /&gt;A small section expecially for the beginners of the Internet&lt;br /&gt;A few extremely valuable theories that may change your way to make money on the Internet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here at ZedWorks we are constantly reviewing various internet marketing strategies and ideas that we come across. However we repeatedly find that most of this information is just common marketing theories that may found in any college's text book or full of old and outdated strategies.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But with the Rich Jerk - we are quite impressed and have to admit that, although &lt;a href="http://zedpro44.richjerk.hop.clickbank.net/" target="_blank"&gt;The Rich Jerk's style&lt;/a&gt; and humour can be quite disturbing, his strategies and tips are quite creative and useful. Many of the techniques and strategies in his book are never seen in any other eBooks that I read before.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I even used some of his techniques to update some of our other websites, and for many of the strategies on the ZedWorks site and have seen positive results almost immediately.&lt;br /&gt;The only drawback is that some strategies may be relatively hard to be understood by beginners, thus, beginners may need to spend more time on Chapter 8, which is a small section covered supplemental information especially written for beginners.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Conclusion&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is not often that we give the thumbs up to an ebook, but after reading this book and tested some of the strategies on our website we have to fully endorse &lt;a href="http://zedpro44.richjerk.hop.clickbank.net/" target="_blank"&gt;'The Rich Jerk'&lt;/a&gt;. The Zedworks staff has decided to recommend and promote this book.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Even though you are an expert, you may still find some powerful strategies that you have never heard of. I highly recommend this book to those who was losing money on the Internet and want to start making money now, and to those who was making money, but want a refreshment and an upgrading. If you do not plan to make money online, or you know everything regarding to making money online, then you may not need this book.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bottom Line&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You will never &lt;a href="http://zedpro44.richjerk.hop.clickbank.net/" target="_blank"&gt;make any money&lt;/a&gt; on the Internet unless you have the right knowledge. This eBook is definitely covering that kind of knowledge.&lt;br /&gt;Thanks for reading this review. I hope you found it useful.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Crunch Time - $20 Rebate&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, if you decided to purchase &lt;a href="http://zedpro44.richjerk.hop.clickbank.net/" target="_blank"&gt;'The Rich Jerk'&lt;/a&gt; eBook, there is a good news for you. After downloading the ebook, simple send us an email at rich@zedworks.com. Then after 45 days has passed and your are still fully satisfied with the ebook - simply send another email to us and we will send you $20 via paypal!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://zedpro44.richjerk.hop.clickbank.net/" target="_blank"&gt;BUY NOW!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you decided that this eBook is not for you, you may bookmark this page, so you may still return and enjoy the FREE bonus in the future. However, please be noted that I will only offer the FREE bonus for 5 more days. That's it! Have a nice day!&lt;br /&gt;Best Regards,&lt;br /&gt;ZedWorks Review Staff&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17098116-112763408788951040?l=myrichjerk.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://myrichjerk.blogspot.com/feeds/112763408788951040/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17098116&amp;postID=112763408788951040' title='143 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17098116/posts/default/112763408788951040'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17098116/posts/default/112763408788951040'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://myrichjerk.blogspot.com/2005/09/rich-jerk.html' title='The Rich Jerk'/><author><name>Jackz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15506391591829495255</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dC86Q_1kYgc/SnDFCUP5s_I/AAAAAAAAACE/EYv2SMFWC9M/S220/jackz-usd.jpg'/></author><thr:total>143</thr:total></entry></feed>
