Affiliate Marketing - Why? What? How?

Internet Design and Marketing

noreply@blogger.com (diane) — Fri, 05 Jul 2013 22:41:00 +0000

There are a lot of good reasons to hire a professional web designer for your website. The main and most important reason is that the success of your business way rise or fall based on that design.

As part of the work I do I have had the opportunity to view the sites of many designers. And based on what I see, I would not want any of them doing any work for me.

Then I cam across the home page for TRD. I stopped immediately. The page is makes great use of color. It is well organized and, therefore, easy to read. I can see why the company considers its work toprank.

Whether you are looking for web site design, SEO services, pay-per-click or raising your company's social media profile, it looks like this company could do it for you.

Looking for Event Tickets

noreply@blogger.com (diane) — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:19:00 +0000

A great place to start and end your search is TicketAmerica.com.

Currently, Ticketamerica.com has tickets for Katt Williams shows and In The Heights Tickets as well as John Edward Tickets for all show including seating charts maps online buying cheap.

Click here to get your katt williams tickets, john edward tickets and in the heights tickets.

Making Money With Paid Posts

noreply@blogger.com (diane) — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 10:59:00 +0000

I agree this is a bit off topic but it is another good way to earn money online with absolutely NO investment.

At one point I made a fair amount of money with PayPerPost. Then they seemed to be going through a lot of changes and I gave up on it.

But now, thinking I'd give it another try, I went to log in. And discovered that I am no longer registered. So I signed up again and to make sure the blog I submitted is mine, I had to write a new post and copy and paste into it the PPP randomly generated sentence:

A seed ascends around the turntable.

With a minimum cashout of $50, it could be a lot easier for some people than some selling sites that require a minimum of $100. So if you can write, PayPerPost may be the way for you to go.

What is an affiliate link?

noreply@blogger.com (diane) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:00:00 +0000

An affiliate link is special code that you are given when you sign up as an affiliate.

Once you decide on which vendor or vendors you want to promote, you need to register as an Affiliate.

Once your registration is accepted, you will be given a special code that is your ID for that affiliate. It is very important that you include this in your links to the vendor's site. It what separates you from everyone else and it is what will earn you money if your visitor makes a purchase.

Coding your link to the vendor's site is very easy. When you log on as an affiliate, and pick a product or products to promote, the site will give you the code that you need. Just use this code and you are all set.

Make Color Work For You

noreply@blogger.com (diane) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:53:00 +0000

If you've got the time, take a look at the Orange Country website.

I love the orange county web design. I think it’s neat how orange, the name of the county, is used throughout the site.

Just thought this was a pretty good way to 'remind' people of the name of the county they are looking at.

Taking Communication To The Next Level

noreply@blogger.com (diane) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:06:00 +0000

What tools are you using to drive your affiliate marketing business?

Internet? Article writing? Forum posts? Blog posts?

Are you ready to take it to the next level?

Satellites have long been used for tracking, cell phone usage, and pictures. Now mobile satellite usage has allowed companies to spread their word, not only via the Internet but also by voice, data and video.

Do You Need a Professionally Made Site?

noreply@blogger.com (diane) — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 12:39:00 +0000

A professionally made can make your site very memorable to your visitors, who will, hopefully, then become customers.

Take a look at the Orange Country website.

I was doing some travel research and I love the orange county web design. I think it’s neat how orange, the name of the county, is used throughout the site. This is a very good way to make the site memorable. Working with a professional can end up making your site memorable too.

Succeed in a Narrow Niche

noreply@blogger.com (diane) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:28:00 +0000

One of the ways to be successful in affiliate marketing is to find a niche that is narrow and yet still draws a lot of searches. And also consider whether or not there will be a growing demand for the item.

For instance, I just did some checking on the phrase women's lab coats. Google competition on this is very low. And yet as more and more women get into the medical and clinical field, the demand for a product, designed specifically for them, will only grow.

Promoting an item like this, fitting into a narrow but growing niche, is the way to be successful with affiliate marketing.

"Cash, Track and Earn"

noreply@blogger.com (diane) — Fri, 29 May 2009 03:17:00 +0000

That is the motto for Linkbee.com.

Linkbee offers URL shortening. This can be used for links on blogs, forums, website and social bookmarking sites like Twitter and Facebook. What is so neat about these shorter URLs is that they can be coded in different ways.

Linkbee.com is a revenue sharing site. You can code your shortened URL to open with an ad banner on top of the page, or for an ad to display first, before your page opens and you'll share ad revenue. (If you just want a shortened URL, that's OK....you can code it for no ad. You just won't earn any money.)

Everyone has links on their sites. Wouldn't it be nice to make money every time someone opened one of those links? Well you can. With Linkbee.com! So be sure to sign up today!

Bring Traffic by Giving Something Away

noreply@blogger.com (diane) — Fri, 15 May 2009 23:32:00 +0000

If it doesn't already, your business web site should have its own blog. (For those that don't know, blog stands for web log. It is a diary where you write articles of interest for your readers. Within your articles, you can link to a web site or directly to the landing page of the product (s) you are selling.)

Google loves blogs because the content is constantly changing. You could find your blog coming up with a Google search within days.

Blogs are also a great way to interact with your customers. Allow Comments on your posts. Maybe a dialogue will start and will bring repeat visitors to your site.

And a blog is a great place to promote contests, like the one being promoted by Titanium-Jewelry.com. Note how the promotion has been picked up by a blog site.

If your website business doesn't have a blog, it is past time to get started.

Forums Are Great Resouces for Information and Help

noreply@blogger.com (diane) — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:08:00 +0000

I am a regular visitor to the Digital Point Forum. I closely follow two threads: affiliate marketing and blogging. For anyone doing both, this is the place to get free help and information.

For instance, in the blogging section, I came across this question:

How Do I Set Up A Blog And Start Earning From It?

I really want to set up a blog for free and start earning.

Can somebody please give me a bit of advice on how to set a blog up for free and earn?

Thanks DP members!

And among the many answers was this excellent post....

Whoa..wait a minute ! First of all, you seem to think that having your own blog is a free way to make money without investing anything...nothing is further from the truth.

Blogging for dollars is a business, and if you are not willing to spend anything at all, you will get out of it what you put into it.

........

To be a successful blogger and make a living, you need to:
1. Be a good content writer.
2. Have knowledge, passion or expertise in a niche.
3. Learn SEO
4. Learn Internet Marketing.
5. Be good at, learn how to make, or buy a good design.
6. Understand Social Networking, and Bookmarking...not just plopping up links, I mean learn it.
7. Learn how to run a business effectively and turn a profit.

And there's a lot more on this post. Here's a link to the original post.

http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=1280142

If you are looking for great, free advice, then a visit to the DP forum should be on your daily calendar.

What Is Cookie Duration?

noreply@blogger.com (diane) — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:45:00 +0000

Cookie Duration is how long a cookie remains on someone's computer.

When a site visitor clicks an affiliate ad, the affiliate company leaves a cookie on that visitors computer. Later, if they go back to the same site and buy something, you get credit for the sale even though the return visit was not through your site ad.

The longer the cookie duration the better. Some affiliates leave cookies that have a duration of 90 days. Some, though, are only a week.

If choosing between two affiliates to promote, all other things being equal, choose the affiliate with the longer cookie duration.

Make Money With People Searches

noreply@blogger.com (diane) — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:06:00 +0000

I just signed up for an opportunity for some BIG earnings and I haven't spent a penny, as is my usual way of doing business.

It all has to do with people searches. Did you know that more than 30% of searches are people searches? And the number is growing.

So I signed up with Acme People Search . There are three steps I needed to go through to take advantage of the 100% 'display rate' offer. I completed step one which was registering (for free) at several search results sites and putting my referral ID into the appropriate place.

But step two required me to sign up for web hosting. The amount was reasonable but it was against my policy of not spending money to make money.

So I didn't do anything other than browse around the Acme People Search site, seeing how things worked...whatever.

A few days later I get an email that I've been upgraded to the next level...this is without spending that money on step two. Super!

I now completed step three and I'm ready to make some money. I've already got $125 in my account. Cashout is $200 and I hope to make it before the end of the year.

Are you ready to make some money too?

(Extra little note here.....my search engine referral links will be advertised, for free, for 30 days. I can get up to 100 hits. After that, there is a monthly subscription fee that can be cancelled any time. Will I subscribe? You bet if the money is coming in!!)

What Is So Great About Affiliate Marketing?

noreply@blogger.com (diane) — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 19:40:00 +0000

I’ll tell you what. One simple click on an affiliate ad can earn you money. Yes, it could just be a few pennies but it could also be several hundred dollars.

Affiliate marketing is one of the least understood and yet, one of the best ways to make money online. What the marketer does is join affiliate programs that have products or services they want to promote. The marketer promotes the product, finds customers for the company they are promoting and, when the customer buys, the marketer gets a commission.

The most common business model is the marketer creating a site (or sites) on topic(s) that are of interest to them. Once the site is established, and getting a large amount of targeted traffic, the potential for making a nice income can be as simple as putting up Google Adsense ads and/or a few affiliate links.

There is available traffic 24/7/365. The more unique the content, the greater the potential for targeted traffic. And the greater the targeted traffic, the higher the potential for earning income. And this traffic can come any time of the day or night, while you are sleeping or while you are on vacation. What a nice way to earn extra income!

So what are you waiting for?

Still thinking About Affiliate Marketing?

noreply@blogger.com (diane) — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:27:00 +0000

Still thinking about getting into affiliate marketing but not sure where to start?

I'll tell you where to start:

What makes MoreNiche such a great place to get started are the great guides and tools that the site provides. On the site are pages and pages of help including topics like What Is Affiliate Marketing all the way to How To Make Money With Affiliate Marketing.

And tools? How about lots of landing pages available on a wide variety of products.

Best part? All available for free once you complete the free signup.

So what are you waiting for?

Safe List

noreply@blogger.com (diane) — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:24:00 +0000

Are you familiar with the term 'safelist'? I wasn't until pretty recently.

Basically, it's a list of people who have submitted their email addresses to a list, and double opted in, which means they are willing to get email from other members on the list. It's a way to blast your email without spamming.

If you are looking for a place to promote your site and/or product, without worrying about spamming people, then a safelist is the way to go.

And with over 16000 ACTIVE members, Got Safelist is the one I use.

Can You Make, Reasonably, $500/month Online?

noreply@blogger.com (diane) — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:10:00 +0000

According to Partner With Paul, you can. Not only $500 per month but as much as $5000 per month.

Seems like a big promise to me. So I needed to check this out further.

And what Partner With Paul shows you, for free, is a video on how he does this.

And his new site is pretty interesting - especially since he
isn't trying to sell anything, and won't ask you for money.

What he does do at his site is:

* Explain why he's willing to help a stranger like you

* Tell you in very clear terms exactly what he's offering

* Reveal a system you can use to make money right now

* ...and help you get started immediately

If you're sick of all the hype and scams out there, I strongly
recommend you check out Paul's site right now.

Need Business Opp Leads?

noreply@blogger.com (diane) — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:09:00 +0000

I found an interesting site. It's called OrangeLeads and it provides free business opportunity leads.

I have to admit the site is a bit confusing when first looked at. But once I figured it out (didn't take all that long) I decided this site has a lot to offer.

The idea is to check the site out daily. Every day you can click on the Get A Free Biz Opp Lead. This provides you with the name and contact information for a member who is willing to be contacted by you.

Also daily, members can post a free ad to the top of the page. This ad is displayed to all 9000+ members.

Of course it's possible to pay and upgrade a membership but there is a lot available for free.

If you have a business you need leads for and want to promote, then sign up at OrangeLeads .

It's Not Too Early

noreply@blogger.com (diane) — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:22:00 +0000

To get your site ready for the holidays, that is.

Many web sites see traffic double through the holiday season. Millions of worldwide shoppers skip the mall and shop online for the convenience. I know that, at least for myself, given a choice between driving snowy and icy roads, look for a parking spot, battling crowds and standing on line or staying at home with my hot coffee and doing my shopping online, I’d certainly choose the later.

So what can you do to get your affiliate marketing site ready for those holiday shoppers?

While you should try to have your site ready to go by ‘Cyber Monday’ (the Monday after Thanksgiving), don’t panic if it’s not. Most online shopping is spread out between that day and December 15th.

Cut off shipping dates should be clearly displayed on your site and on the sites of the products you are linking to. And this should include both domestic and international cut off dates. Nobody wants an unhappy customer on Christmas morning.

Remember that major online stores like Amazon sell a lot more than books and CDs. A very popular item is a gift card and turnaround time on gift cards can be very fast. This makes them a practical gift as Christmas day approaches.

Concentrate on the narrower, specialty niches. There will be less competition and, very often, these specialty niches have higher end products. That means more business and more money.

Remember that the holiday season only comes once a year. Get your affiliate marketing site ready to take advantage of it.

Need Business Cards?

noreply@blogger.com (diane) — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:10:00 +0000

Did you know you can get 250 FREE business cards from Vistaprint.com ?

The only thing you pay for is the shipping. I've taken advantage of this offer and the cards are nice quality. Use them to promote your web site.

Five Ideas For Traffic Generation

noreply@blogger.com (diane) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:00:00 +0000

If you are going to make money with affiliate marketing, you need traffic. If you have no traffic, then any way you look at it, your site doesn’t exist. The more traffic you have, the better your click ratio (number of clicks per visitor) and the better your chances are for a sale to be made. Here are five ways to send visitors to your site:

Blog – Blog stands for web log. It is a diary where you write articles of interest for your readers. Within your articles, you can link to a web site or directly to the landing page of the product (s) you are selling. Google loves blogs. The content is constantly changing. You can register for a free blog at www.blogger.com. You’ll find your blog coming up with a Google search within days.

Forums – Forums are a great way to promote your business in a place where you can ask questions and continue to learn. You can also help others who are less experienced than you. Develop your reputation at several forums. While you often can’t put your landing page link within the post, you can advertise it within your forum signature. Plus, you CAN put a link to a post within your blog. Drive traffic to your blog which will then drive traffic to your web site.

Viral Marketing – So called because, if it works well, it spreads like a virus. You can do something like give away an e-book and, at the end, have some links and/or an ad back to your product or service. You give permission for your readers to also give away the e-book. Watch this one spread!

Social Marketing – Whether you are on Facebook or MySpace, both can be used as a marketing tool. First develop a good reputation on the site. Be the person that others come to for opinions and answers to questions. Over time, you’ll be able to direct people to your site.

Article Distribution – This is a great way to drive traffic to your site. Write for free article sites like ezinearticles or goarticles. While you can’t link to a sales page within the article, you can have your links in the Author’s Resource Box that all article sites have. Can’t write or looking for new content? That’s why I love MoreNiche. It includes prewritten content that I can easily rewrite for my articles.

You CAN Make Money With Affiliate Marketing!

noreply@blogger.com (diane) — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:26:00 +0000

The arrival of the Internet has made things so easy. Need information? It’s only a few clicks away. Need to buy something? That too is just a few clicks away. Want to make money? That, too, can be just a few clicks away.

Being able to make money on the Internet is very attractive. There is no need for office space. Expenses can be very low. And if you sign up with an affiliate marketing program, there is no need for inventory.

At lot of money can be make with affiliate marketing but it is going to take time and hard work. Yes, you can set your own hours. You can work in your pajamas from home. You can work anywhere, even on vacation, if you have Internet access.

But there is still a lot of learning and work involved. Affiliate marketing certainly makes it easier to earn money on line. You don’t have to design your own web site because there are others that can do it for you. Affiliate marketing experts are available with advice, tips and hints. The people who run affiliate marketing networks want you to succeed. If you make money, they make money too. It’s a win-win situation for both of you.

That’s why I like MoreNiche. It has pages and pages of guides and tools that I have read and they are excellent. If you are new to affiliate marketing, sign up at MoreNiche. Even if you decide not to promote any of their products, the signup is MORE than worth it because of all the information available to new affiliate marketers.

Use ‘Content’ As An Affiliate Marketing Tool

noreply@blogger.com (diane) — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:53:00 +0000

A lot of affiliate marketers want to be able to work just a few hours a week and still make money online. The simplest way to do this? Content! Build a site that is so packed with good content that when a web surfer visits, they’ll want to come back again and again.

So how do you do this and for little, or no, money. There are several resources available. There are a lot of article directories on the Internet, such as ezinearticles, and you can use the content as long as you direct it back to the original article. Free resources are a great way to get your site started.

At some point, you’ll need to start writing original content. And the more original content the better your site will be.

You can check out PLC (Private Label Content) articles. These are not free and require a subscription fee. PLC are articles, e-books and manuals that are free to the subscriber. In general, they can be used any way the subscriber wants with a few restrictions such as not being able to claim copyrights.

PLC articles have the advantage of not having to add a resource box or a link back to the ‘original’ article. Depending upon the niche, a subscriber can expect to see 10 to 40 articles a month.

Another source of excellent content is the affiliate market site you are signed up with. The MoreNiche affiliate program is loaded with guides, tools and pre-written content. It is the easiest way I know of to get an affiliate web site up and running with lots of interesting content.

Write Articles to Improve Your Search Engine Rank

noreply@blogger.com (diane) — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:46:00 +0000

One of THE best ways to improve your search engine rank is to write articles for an online article directory. The nice thing about writing articles is that you can use it to promote either your whole site or a specific page within your site.

The Author’s Resource box is what you use to direct your reader. But for people to read your Author’s Resource box they need to read your article.

Your first challenge is coming up with an interesting title. Your title is what will or will not persuade people to read your article…all the way down to the Resource.

So how do you pick a good title? Lots of good titles start with ‘How do I…?’, ‘How can I….?’, ‘What is the best way…?’, etc. Once you’ve chosen a title, it’s time to check out the competition. Put the title into Google’s Search Box and check out what comes up. How many thousands of sites are you competing with? Maybe you will need to tweak your title, such as changing ‘How do I’, to ‘How you can’.

But a title with few competing sites could also be a title with limited searches. Next, put your title into Wordtracker and check out the search numbers. Maybe ‘How can I’ has a lot of competition but it might also have loads of searches.

Using these two tools, continue to tweak your title until you find the right combination of less competition and more searches. Then write an interesting article and put grab your reader all the way down to the Resource Box. And then make the most of the Resource Box. Direct your reader to your site by offering more, such as more information or a freebie.

Niche Market Is Where The Money Is

noreply@blogger.com (diane) — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:11:00 +0000

You’ve probably read about how a lot of young people are choosing affiliate marketing as the way to make a lot of money. Well, it’s not just young people. It’s anyone who hates going to work everyday. That long commute? What a bore! So why not work from home, in a relaxing environment?

Sounds tempting, doesn’t it? Which is why so many people have become affiliate marketers.

As an affiliate marketer will you be able to immediately quit your day job? Of course not. It takes time and effort to be successful with affiliate marketing. But as with anything in life, the more effort you put into affiliate marketing, the more opportunity you have to be successful and to start bringing in that cash.

Around the world, people are willing to buy all kinds of products and the Internet has made that very easy. With eCommerce it is possible for people to buy products and services that they never had access to before. Orders come in from around the world. People are willing to pay for product they want no matter where it comes from.

How do you get your share of this river of money flowing around the world? The answer is simple: niche products. You need to be marketing products that are under-represented, for which there is high demand and for which the commissions are high.

And now it is easier than ever to find these niche products. Sure, you could spend hours and hours doing keyword searches. Or you could start earning money sooner and faster by following the advice in Making You Richer.

Making You Richer is a guide to niche marketing. It teaches where to find the highest paying products. These are products searched for by millions of people. And by promoting these products, you could be on your way to making thousands every month. Visit Making You Richer and check out these opportunities for yourself. Take advantage of them and start getting some of that river of money flowing into your pocket.