Affiliate Marketing Today

Never Pay for Pay-Per-Clicks Again

2007-04-25T06:15:00.000+12:00

A new breakthrough secret is all you now need in order to get your Google AdWords and other pay-per-clicks FREE!

A gentleman from New York discovered what he calls an “oversight” on the part of 99.9% of all marketers that allows him to get otherwise paid-for advertising at Google as well as all other search engines that allow sponsored ads.

And no, nothing about his “secret” is illegal – nor does it require that you know someone on the “inside” at Google, Yahoo, MSN, Overture and others.

Instead, the New Yorker boasts proudly “…this is something that I caught onto just before 2000 when there was so much search engine craze running around, and started doing small just to test things at first … but which I later expanded on after getting the hang of it.”

This same fellow went on to start and operate sixteen separate online companies selling everything from pet food, DVDs, children’s toys & games, books, software, and sold not only his own manufactured products but became an affiliate for other web businesses – all the while applying his mastermind secret.

Over the course of nearly eight years the New Englander confesses “I’ve actually gotten over $87 million in advertising that using my secret I never had to pay for … and the largest share of which was more recently in Google pay-per-clicks as well as other forms of pad advertising at search engines … all of which I got for free …”

So powerful is his secret that he’s able to monopolize any niche online, and can always secure the top premium spots just above the usual organic results featured at most search engines.

He still has to set up an account with the search engines – but after applying his secret he is removed from having to pay for all the costs otherwise involved.

Again, nothing about his secret is either illegal or robs from the search engines.

One spokesperson from one of the most popular search engines said chuckling after being made privy to this amazing secret “Wow! Ha! This is really unique … and in my expert opinion it would only serve to enhance and bring more business to us at [name of search engine withheld for legal & confidentiality reasons] and not cause us to lose business in the slightest. Amazing!”

The northerner revealed that in this nearly eight years’ period of time since applying his secret he’s done well over $300 million in sales revenue with a most diverse line of products, and most recently in the last two years netted nearly $166 million after really “buckling down and pressing my secret to its fullest potential.”

Now to everyone else’s fortune, the city slicker is releasing his secret for getting an unlimited amount of pay-per-click ads to the general public. But he’s not promising any of us for how long.

A bit of an eccentric, the gentleman says “We’ll see just how long I can make it available before it saturates things.”

One famous public web guru pointed out that although this man may gain economically more so as a result of the publication of his secret “he’s already so amazingly rich that whether he continues or discontinues its sale will neither make nor break the man, but not grabbing it for yourself while it’s still available could prove disastrous for you as you may only have one chance, and a very limited one at that, to get this.”

It is currently available HERE …so you may want to head on over there now and get it.

It’s in a very easily readable format and is quickly and readily understood and mastered by anyone with even a 4th grade reading level.

While you’re there, why not scroll down and review for yourself the huge successes others are now having with this incredible breakthrough in targeted advertising now made freely available to the rest of us?

1000 Visitors in 24 Hours

2007-03-08T15:24:00.000+13:00

Are you fed up trying to drive traffic to your website only to have little or no visitors?

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Absolutely anyone can use this system whether you are a complete newbie or a marketing pro.
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P.S. There's absolutely no hype here. It's the easiest way to get traffic that you'll ever find. What's more, this info is completely current - its not yesterday's outdated method.

An Excellent Intro to Viral Marketing

2007-03-01T18:38:00.000+13:00

Everyone knows that viral marketing is one of the cornerstones of creating a successful online business. The trouble is that it's often difficult to find new ways to create a viral campaign. Right?

Well to help inspire you here's a free report called Viral Alchemy that gives you the exact details on how a marketer sold 350,000 books and attracted over a million hits to his website in less than month purely on the back of a unique viral campaign...

http://www.viralalchemy.com

N.B. This is not an affiliate link!

This is truly amazing and if it doesn't get your creative juice flowing, then I don't know what will.

Terry

Using Keywords to Gain Higher Search Engine Placement!

2006-08-02T05:32:00.000+12:00

Optimization of your web pages for the search engines is the first task you should do as an internet marketer.

While search engine optimization can be a complicated and time consuming task - and well outside the scope of this topic - getting the basics right puts you in a much better position compared to doing nothing at all.

The easiest place to start is learning how to use your keywords and keywords phrases for optimal effectiveness to give yourself a chance of getting a high search engine placement for a range of niche keywords.

To do this you need to optimize highly related, but different, keywords and/or keyword phrases on each page of your website.

To get you on the right track, here are the most successful methods of using your keywords for maximum benefit.

Title Tag:

- Use keywords and/or keyword phrases as a descriptive title for each page.

- Use your most relevant keywords and/or keyword phrases in your home page title.

- To be most effective, title tags should contain keywords and/or keyword phrases with some related qualifiers.

- Repeat the keywords and/or keyword phrases if needed, but make sure that the title makes sense. An example for this page would be: Keyword Usage, Using Keywords and Keyword Phrases Effectively.

Meta Tag Keywords:

- Place all relevant keywords and keyword phrases in your meta tag.

- If possible, avoid using single keywords as they are too broad and may be too competitive. Use multiple keyword phrases of at least 2 or 3 words instead.

- Don't repeat your keywords more than 2-3 times so as to avoid offending some search engines.

- Separate keywords and keyword phrases with commas or spaces, not both. Example: keyword,keyword phrase,keyword - or - keyword keyword phrase keyword.

- Use common misspellings - for eaxmple, keywrod or keywird.

- Use different forms of keywords whenever possible - for example, web site and website.

- Use upper and lower case - for example, Website and website.

Meta Tag Description:

- Use your keywords and keyword phrases in your meta tag description.

- Repeat your most important keywords and/or keyword phrases a minimum of 2-3 times.

- The total length of your description tag should be no more than 20-25 words.

- Your description should make sense, as this is what often shows up in the search engine results page. This is your opportunity to persuade users to click through to your site, so be sure your description is enticing and contains keywords and/or keyword phrases that will attract visitors.

Page Body:

- Many search engines concentrate on the first 250 words of your text when looking for keyword relevancy and density so concentrate your keywords and/or keyword phrases there.

- Strive for 3-5% keyword density (3-5 keywords and/or keyword phrases per 100 words of text). If your keyword density is much higher than this, your copy may not make sense AND the search engines may consider it keyword spamming.

- Use your most important keywords and/or keyword phrases throughout your copy, but without sounding repetitious.

- Use your most important keywords and/or keyword phrases in your H1 tag. To give more weight to your H1 tag, use only one H1 tags in your copy. (Your H1 tag should contain your most important statement so you shouldn't need to use more than one H1 tag.)

- Use keywords and/or keyword phrases in your image ALT tags. For example your logo ALT tag should say something such as: ALT="keyword image".

META tags are not as important as they once were, as most search engines are now searching your copy when looking for keywords and/or keyword phrases. Therefore, it's become increasingly important to have the first 250 words of your copy keyword rich.

Sometimes, it may be better to write your content first, then choose your keywords and/or keyword phrases from the content.

Rewrite your content as needed, adding keywords and/or keyword phrases that pertain to the theme of the content. In this way you've chosen keywords and/or keyword phrases that are relevant to your content, instead of trying to write content to fit your keywords and/or keyword phrases.

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Affiliate Marketing Survival Tip

2006-07-13T14:29:00.000+12:00

Another 60 Second Tip... If you've joined what appears to be a great affiliate program and you're about to start developing your strategy to promote the product or service - STOP!

Here's a simple affiliate-marketing-survival-tip that could literally triple your sales...

NEVER use the emails or sales copy provided by the affiliate program!

Trust me. This one simple tip is SO important it could mean the success or failure of your campaign.

If you are promoting a popular product or service that has hundreds of affiliates then they will all be using the same marketing material. So in order to stand out from the crowd you must differentiate yourself from your competition.

The easiest and simplest method of doing this is to create your own email campaign. Yes. regardless of how tempting it is or how much time you may save...

...you must ALWAYS write your own email and sales copy!

Think about it. If your readers receive 5 exact same emails from separate marketers who are all promoting the same product, do you think they would be annoyed at getting the same thing over and over again?

Do you think their credibility and trust would be questioned by their readers?

Now what if they received an email from you promoting the same product, but you used more refreshing copy that was more personalized towards them and offered them an extra bonus just for being loyal to you.

Which email do you think they would be more likely to purchase from? Which email do you think they wouldn't delete?

This one simple tip has been responsible for thousands of extra sales by many smart and successful marketers. And if you're prepared to spend a little more time and energy by creating your own unique copy, you WILL join this elite group and be rewarded for your efforts.

Ready, Fire, Aim!

2006-07-12T17:56:00.000+12:00

Success in any endeavor can be linked back to one simple truth... Learning does not always require thinking!

This is a bold statement, but thinking often hinders learning. Hinders learning? Wow. That flies in the face of most of what we know doesn't it?

As children we were often reproached when we made mistakes: "What were you thinking! Don't you ever think about what you're doing?"

Then there's the most successful personal development book of all time telling us to do what. That's right, "Think and Grow Rich".

True it is a fantastic book and a must read for success minded people. But many of us get so tangled in thoughts that we can't get them out of our "heads" and this restricts us form taking the required action for success.

Socrates, one of the greatest "thinkers" of all time said, "Action equals knowledge."

Action, not thinking, is how we achieve results.

Take playing the piano for instance. We could think about playing the piano, but if you did you would never improve until you start just letting it happen and start pecking away at the keys.

If you asked an accomplished pianist to start think about the keys they are playing in the middle of a rapturous concert, the music would probably fall apart into a series of painfully disconnected notes.

The same is true with typing.

Ask a person who flawlessly types over 70 words a minute to think about the keystrokes and you could probably watch the mistakes pile up. You see it's all done automatically. Once you start thinking about it you interrupt the mental process.

Thinking hinders execution - and thinking can hinder success. The fact of the matter is we can intellectualize all we want, but until we take action we will never accomplish anything!

There is a mantra in the martial arts that says "Ready, Fire, Aim". Simply put, this means take action and correct that action as you go.

It is quite probable that many businesses never get out of the starting gate because of over-thinking and over analyzing. Most people want all their ducks to be lined up in a row before they begin. This will never happen. The time will never be perfect.

The key is to dig in and get started - and then "keep on keeping on."

In the martial arts, students practice moves over and over and over again. They rain their bodies to transcend thought and take action in the moment.

Imagine a trained martial artist getting attacked on the street thinking, "Hmm, okay I'm being attacked. Should I turn my body this way or should it be the other way? kay, now I have to trap the assailments arms, tighten my fists, pull back, and trike."

Of course this is not what happens in the martial arts. The key teaching in the artial arts is to ACT NOW - in spite of the mind's tenancy to analyze the situation.

The worst kind of thinking is fear of failure. The "What if" disease. "What if I fail? What if people laugh at me? What if I lose all my money? What if, what if, what if?

Fear is paralyzing. It stops the movement necessary for success. Fear weakens our resolve, cripples our creativity and ultimately stagnates our successes. Conversely, movement overcomes fear. When struck by fear, move. You need to DO something!

So, don't wait to explore your entrepreneurial spirit; take action now - and watch your dreams and goals cascade toward you.

How to Find 100 Prospects Every Week!

2006-06-27T17:13:00.000+12:00

Here are some great off-line marketing strategies.

Regardless of your niche industry, there will also be businesses or people interested in what you have to offer. This is why you should have no difficulty in coming up with at least 100 fresh new leads on a weekly basis.

(If you can't find people who are interested in your product or service, then you're in the wrong niche as it's not viable, so you should cut your losses and look for other markets)

The more your business grows the more apt you are to begin receiving referrals from your existing customers, however this still should still not stop you from prospecting for new customers.

All successful sales people know that their success is greatly dependent on their ability to effectively prospect. And as sales are based on numbers it only stands to reason that the more people you contact, the greater the odds of being able to set an appointment to meet with them to gain their business.

When developing your strategy it is important to create a prospect system. You have basically 2 choices to do this. You can do that the old-fashioned way by creating a manual card file using plain 3 x 5 index cards. Or, you can set up a contact management program on your computer.

Whichever method you choose, here's a checklist you might like to follow:

1. Information you will want on each lead:

Name of the business.
Address with zip code.
Telephone number.
Name of owner(s) with title(s) if available.

2. How to create your 100 leads weekly:

Grab yourself a recorder so that while your out on the road you can list names of business and other pertinent information that you see while travelling. Later, while listening to the recorder, transfer the information to a card or your contact management program.

Using the yellow pages, create leads from a variety of businesses.

Visit your local library and use either Contacts Influential, Inside Contacts or any other printed directory and create leads using the geographical section (by zip code) or the SIC (Standard Industry Code) Section. SIC has all businesses grouped together by type, i.e. plumbers,insurance, etc.

3. Newspapers are a terrific source for leads.

Begin to read the newspaper differently than you have in the past. Make note of what businesses in your niche are advertising and what they are advertising.

Read the business section for announcements of new businesses that may be targeted to your niche.

4. Pick up every free print directory you can find.

Usually you will find these free papers located in stands outside of frequently visited businesses, like grocery stores and restaurants. They run the gamut by specialty industries like: real estate, senior citizens, automobiles, etc.

5. Stop throwing away your junk mail.

There's gold in there. Any business who is already actively engaged in advertising could be a prospect for your directory.

6. Here is a list of additional sources for you. You can probably come up with many more:

Magazines
Radio advertising
TV advertising
Chamber of Commerce Directories
Better Business Bureau Directories
Direct Mail Coupons
Billboards
Church Bulletins
Business cards displayed at restaurants/laundromats/stores
Trade Shows
Visuals like drive bys and mobile units
Referrals

7. If you use a contact management system on your computer to organize and track your leads, you will still want to have a card file system to use for those leads you obtain from other advertising.

Cut out the newspaper ad or coupon and staple to an index card. Organize these leads into a card file system that parallels your contact schedule.

8. Remember to use logical calling times for the businesses you contact.

Typically, you would not want to contact a restaurant during their "prime times" like breakfast, lunch or dinner and remember our previous comments about contacting the construction industries.

These are just a few of the resources you can put to work in building your business locally.

Psst! These strategies work only if you use them...

Another 60 Second Marketing Tip

2006-06-27T16:13:00.000+12:00

If you spend countless hours staring at a blank page trying to come up with compelling ad copy for that "killer" sales letter (you know, the one that's going to make you rich beyond your wildest dreams?)... then STOP!

Why drive yourself nuts and give yourself a major headache trying to train yourself to be a professional copy writer overnight? Do what the gurus do... start a "swipe file".

A swipe file is probably a little misleading as it sounds unethical. Please understand, I am NOT condoning plagiarism. But every so-called "internet marketing guru" openly admits to having a swipe file that they use when they need a little inspiration.

So what is a swipe file and how do you use it legally and ethically?

Basically, whenever you come across an ad or sales letter that makes you want to run and grab your wallet... stop and print out or save that copy! Highlight or circle the parts of the ad that have you excited and eager to make a purchase. Then put it away in a folder or notebook. This is your swipe file.

Eventually, you'll accumulate quite a stack of great professional quality ads. Then, when you're staring at that blank page trying to compose your next ad campaign or sales letter, you can refer to your swipe file and you can use these as a basis to create your OWN ads or sales copy.

DO NOT copy from your swipe file word for word. Substitute your own words and put your own stamp on them. Mix and match different approaches from different ads.

Remember, this is meant to be inspirational, not criminal. NEVER copy these ads. Just analyze how the ad is structured, what types of words are used, and then create your own UNIQUE sales copy by emulating the successful advertising techniques from your swipe file.

The idea is to study copy writing techniques as you go. Eventually, you'll find you won't need to refer to your swipe file as often. Your blank pages won't stay blank for long because you'll have learned how to write killer ad copy of your own.

What Is Your Niche?

2006-06-26T04:57:00.000+12:00

Everywhere you go online, you hear the same thing... you must find a niche for your business. If you are new to internet marketing you will do well to heed this advice.

Every day thousands more people come online in search of wealth. Many jump right into the existing markets that are already completely saturated and then wonder why they are not making any money.

Given unlimited time, money and patience, they might succeed. For those that do not have unlimited supplies of these precious resources, aiming for a smaller niche market can be a much smarter way to start your online business.

So just what is a niche?

If you want the long answer, you can buy any one of the thousands of ebooks being sold online about niche markets.You can go to a dictionary and see what definition of niche it gives. But the short answer is niche simply means distinct or individual.

Internet marketing has been defined as strategies that are used to market a product or service online. These marketing strategies include search engine optimization, search engine submission, copywriting, web site design, reciprocal linking and email marketing, etc.

A new person coming online to start a business has little chance of knowing enough about all the above areas to be able to compete in this market.

So how is a new person to have any chance at success?

Think smaller - think Niche!

Just from the above definition you can come up with the following niches:

- Marketing
- Search Engine Optimization
- Copywriting
- Web Site Design
- Promotion
- Linking
- Email Marketing

Even if you are lucky and are already extremely experienced in one of the above niches, you will still have a lot of competition in such broad topics. You need to whittle these down even further to find tightly targeted sub-niche markets that aren't as competitive.

When it comes to finding niche markets, two of the best resources available online are Wordtracker or Overture.com.

Wordtracker is the better option as it brings everything together in one place for those trying to find a good niche. However it does come at a cost so if you can't afford this, try Overture - it's a free service.

To drilldown internet marketing into sub-niche markets, just type in "internet marketing" in either Wordtracker or Overture and look at the results that pop up. Each of these results become ideas that you could drilldown even further to find tightly targeted sub-niches that are highly related to the parent niche.

Having a smaller, less competitive niche will give you a much better shot at being successful than trying to build a site around a broad topic like internet marketing.

Remember - success in any business always comes back to supplying a product that the public has a demand for and that the market has room for. Find the right niche and you are on the right path.

P.S. Check below for info about The Market Research Wizard. Another way of discovering what might be a profiatble niche market.

The Market Research Wizard

2006-06-25T15:34:00.000+12:00

Never again wonder what you should sell online to earn maximum profits! The Market Research Wizard gives you a full, instant analysis of any product you're thinking about selling. Using a 0% to 100% scale, the Wizard quickly and easily shows you the best and worst products to sell through your Home-based EBiz.

This is a great resource where all you need to do is type in three words describing the product you want to sell, and in minutes "The Market Research Wizard" will analyze the niche and give you detailed information on:

* How much Demand there is on the 'Net for that product

* How much Competition you will be up against

* What kind of Advertising others are using to sell that product

...and much more!

You can download the fully functional Market Research Wizard by simply clicking on this "FREE TRIAL" link.

While you are there, make sure you also download Chris Malta's FREE ebook: "Starting Your Internet Business Right."

A 60 Second Marketing Tip...

2006-06-25T14:13:00.000+12:00

If you're an affiliate marketer, I assume you have set-up an affiliate "lead capture page" so that you can capture the contact details of your visitors before you send them to the site you are promoting.

Once you've done this you virtually get a "second chance" to pre-sell your visitors. To do this you need to write your autoresponder message as if you were having a one-to-one conversation.

Pretend you're sitting down to talk to a friend. Allow your message be friendly, animated and informal. You can even use some slang if it's appropriate. And be sure to emphasize the benefits of the program you're promoting.

Ask yourself... "What does the customer get out of this product?"

The answer should be something like "more time," "more money," "more enjoyment," "an easier life," "better health," etc.

Then include a "call to action."

You need to explain exactly what it is you want your readers to do after reading your message. Whether you want them to reply to your email, ask questions or to visit a website - you need to tell them what you want them to do in a compelling, urgent, benefits-oriented way.

If your goal is to get them to visit a website, a good strategy that works extremely well is to highlight a problem your readers may be facing, and then give them half the solution to this problem to wet the appetite. Then ask them to visit the website to get the rest of the solution.

You'll be surprised how this one tactic will improve your results.

EVERY Service & Product You Need....

2006-06-24T16:30:00.000+12:00

Discover how you can grab EVERY service and product you'll
ever need to make money online, for less than the cost of a
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So goes Aaron Leighton and Dave Isaacs' sales pitch. It has not changed from the beginning when I joined them 4 years ago when they launched Infinite Revenue, and it is true today as it was then. These guys have become master affiliate marketers and I am so pleased I joined them way back then.

Their affiliate program has been the one which has constantly delivered for me over the years. Again this week I have been pleased to receive their commission advice email:

Subject: You've Just Earned a Commission!

Hi Terry Alve!

Congratulations, someone you have referred to Infinite Revenue has just joined as a member OR an existing referral has just paid their recurring subscription.

Either way you've just earned a commission! Well done!

If you keep doing this, it won't be long and you could be earning a considerable residual monthly income, just from referring new members to Infinite Revenue!

Once again congratulations on your commission!

Yours in Success,

Dave Isaacs and Aaron Leighton
Infinite-Revenue.com
Dedicated to providing the BEST service on the net!

It is unlikely, even as a novice internet marketer, that you will go far wrong if you hitch your wagon to these guys' train!

Submit Your Free Link

2006-06-23T20:42:00.000+12:00

Our partner website - TAMM Enterprises - offers you an opportunity to freely place links to your affiliate and internet marketing products and services.

Choose your category, submit your link for approval, have a look around and rate other links appearing and soon your link will be there. Just one request that, if possible, you return the favour and link back to either the TAMM Enterprises site or even to this Blog.

Go here to submit your link.

No need for me to point out the value of having relevant links pointing back to your site from sites that have standing with the search engines. Our links manager - Bravenet.com - have that in a big way!

Google's New Dayparting Feature

2006-06-23T05:53:00.000+12:00

This email came in today.

It's par for the course for Perry Marshall to give away free marketing info like this.

See below for another freebie.

====== email begins

Subject: Google Ads get a Punch Clock: Day Parting

Terry,

One of the most requested features I've had people ask about over the last few years has been "Day Parting" - the ability to turn your ads on and off at different times of the day.

It's been a l-o-o-o-n-g time coming but it's out now, we've tested it, learned some things about it, and it's elegant. Many advertisers will be able to slash their waste by 10%, 20%, sometimes 50%.

For an article with notes and screen shots, go here now.

Enjoy,

Perry Marshall

====== email ends

P.S. Perry is the Google Adwords expert. My introduction to him and his work was to receive his five day FREE Google Adwords course. You might like to sign up for that now HERE.

Convert Documents to .PDF Easily & Quickly Online

2006-06-22T20:45:00.000+12:00

Want a document converted to .PDF format? Want live url links in it? Prefer to do it online by providing: the document link on your computer, the name of the .PDF file you are creating and your email address? You'll get your .PDF file via email in a few minutes. Handles files up to 2MB. PDF Online

Did I mention that this service is FREE?

iworldpeople - an interface between online and offline communities

2006-06-22T15:47:00.000+12:00

New Zealand's latest community websites.

Self publishing, citizen jounalism has arrived in NZ. Check out the Kapi-Mana (New Zealand)sites shown here and consider registering in your community. Options to publish news, comment, opinions, events, notices, classified ads, directory listings and paid promotions, including business webpages. Community organisations get a free webpage if they can find a business sponsor.

Australian Monster Online Mall

2006-06-22T15:06:00.000+12:00

If you are visiting from down under, you might like to check out the Commission Monster online mall.
I've been using and promoting this now for about a year and it only gets better.
Whether you're interested as an online shopper or as an affiliate marketer, you will benefit.
While it caters specifically for the Australian Marketer, several of the products are available in New Zealand and in other countries.

myURL.co.nz

2006-04-02T15:45:00.000+12:00

Subtitled: An Online-Offline Marketing Resource - Let myURL help to promote your business or organisation.

While we are based in New Zealand where a heap of great things reside, our reach is worldwide. We do business out of our experience since 2002 of marketing online. We have plenty of knowledge with affiliate programs and we know a lot of the do's and don'ts through trial and error.

If you like what we're offering watch for the redevelopment of this site or drop us an email and we can tell you more. myURL.co.nz

And, if you're from down under have a look at iworldpeople.co.nz For once its happening in NZ before OZ, but it'll be there soon also.

Scams & Fraud

2006-03-16T11:58:00.000+13:00

Nearly fell for it this week in my search for online business. This time I have learned a few new things about how to spot and identify online scam artists. Check out the url of any suspect site with whois.net There you will find when the site was registered, location of owner etc. In my case above I discovered the site was only just registered (March 2006) but it claimed to have been around pre-2004! In fact when I looked more closely, most of the material was 2004 or before - an old site used to suggest credibility.
Another list of guidelines (no need to re-invent the wheel) is escrow.com. Note their mention of Western Union - this is often a give-away.
Perhaps you might like to post here any recent experiences of (near) scamming to alert others, including me!

Essential Affililiate Marketing Resources

2006-03-16T11:22:00.000+13:00

The TAMM Enterprises' website has been further upgraded to include three more essential marketing resources - information that will catapault you towards internet affiliate marketing success. And, one of them is FREE - learn more here....

Nearly One Billion & Exploding

2005-10-29T08:13:00.000+13:00

I have just posted online the latest TAMMezine newsletter. My editorial for this edition takes the title above as I ponder the incredible potential which is ours as internet marketers. It begins,

"Very soon, the statisticians tell us, 1 Billion people worldwide will have an internet connection. In the last five years usage has increased by 165% internationally. Source: InternetWorldSats. And, more importantly for you and me who attempt to generate income by marketing online, many of these people want to join us. Are you ready to benefit from the ongoing explosion in internet use for income generation? You are marketing online at the right time! ..."

Affiliate Super Promotions

2005-06-12T13:56:00.000+12:00

Kevin Bidwell's "Affiliate Super Promotions: Making Huge Sales in No Time" is a 7 part PDF file.

Here's how to put together a promotion for an affiliate product that brings in the big bucks even if you are starting from scratch. No matter where you are on the affiliate train, this product will get you started at a higher level.

Get It Here

How Much Do You Want It?

2005-06-11T08:43:00.000+12:00

Before you commit to something count the cost, otherwise you won't stick with it.

Affiliate marketing is absolutely no different.

After the Nazis obtained France's surrender, they were certain that victory was at hand. But they underestimated the commitment of Winston Churchill and the British people. Churchill knew what was at stake, as evidenced by his remarks at the time. "The Battle of Britain is about to begin. Upon this battle depends the survival of Christian civilisation ...Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this island or lose the war. If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free...but if we fail, then the whole world, including the United States, including all that we have known and cared for, will sink into the abyss of a new dark age...let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say 'This was their finest hour.'"

Did victory come easily or without a cost? No, Britain suffered terrible bloodshed and bombing by the Nazis. But they stood. And because they stood, the allies won the war. Their resolve was strong not only because they knew what was at stake - but because they had decided in advance the price they were willing to pay. Understand this: it's virtually impossible to stand by a commitment naively or thoughtlessly made.

Commitment only works when you count the cost and agree in advance to pay the price.

So, how committed are you to succeeding as an online marketer?

How I Started This Blog

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Why did I wait so long to establish a marketing blog?

Perhaps I am just a late starter or a slow learner?

The reality is that establishing and maintaining a blog is sooo... easy!

In fact no need for me to tell you how. Just go to blogger.com and let them gently guide you through the process. Within an hour the chances are you will have configured and published your blog. In fact I had also added my pic and key web page links, and was beginning to write this - my second post!

Having gone through the exercise and in the process learned more about the scope of blogs as a marketing tool, I forsee the time soon when my ezine and my forum will begin to be redundant.

Watch this space, and let me know how your blog establishment and marketing is progressing.