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Affiliate Marketing Training Basics

The purpose of this site is to help provide affiliate marketing training for anyone who is interested in learning how to build a  profitable affiliate marketing business online.

It took me years to put it all together  and actually start making consistent money online.

I wasted a lot of time and money chasing after the so called “quick money”, but you don’t have to. I can teach you some basics, and more importantly, I can show you what not to do.

How I Can Help…

This blog can help you in a few ways; for one thing, I update it frequently with lots of information that can help you get your business up and running.

I will show you some of the tricks and techniques that I use and new ones that I  learn about.

Another thing you can get from this blog are the reviews I do on various products. I will provide you with honest reviews of some of the products I use.

I’ll give you both the pros and cons for each product so you can decide for yourself if the product is good for you.

And, just so there is no misunderstanding, I am an affiliate for  many of the products I use and review.

That means if you do decide to make a purchase on a product that I recommend I will get a commission for it.

Common Mistakes…

There are many mistakes that are made over and over again when starting an online business. As long as you are aware of them, you can avoid them:

1. Unrealistic expectations about how much they can make, how much they have to work and how long it will take.

Let me set the record straight right now: you can make a lot of money, you will have to work at it and it will take some time… probably at least 3 months.

If you are in this unrealistic mode you are likely to keep buying all those scammy products that promise something for nothing, which will waste a lot of your time and money.

You know the ones I’m talking about; the “secret” software that will do all the work for you or the “system” that can make you 5 figures in a day.

The sooner you get your head around the idea that these things are scams, the sooner you can get down to business and start building a true long term business that will actually make you money.

2. Not being willing to take the time to learn the skills you need.

You need to know how to build a business online before you can build a business online.

This step isn’t that hard and you don’t need any special skills. You can easily learn everything you need to know right online.

3. Not treating your business like a business.

This is not a hobby and it is not a winning lottery ticket. It is a business and you will need to put time and effort into it if you want it to be successful.

What You Need To Know…

The nice thing about all of this is if you are willing to follow these common sense tips you can build a large and profitable business online.

Once you have your business built you can continue to make money from it almost on autopilot.

There are many outsourcing options and software products that can help you… once you have your business set up and running – not before.

So, thanks again for stopping by. I know you can find some great information and if you are willing to do the work and take the time you can make a really nice living online!

Welcome to the club!

 

 

 

Niche Profit Classroom Review

What Niche Profit Classroom Is…

Niche Profit Classroom is an online course that can teach you how to build an affiliate marketing business online.

This course is designed to help you no matter what your current level of knowledge is. There is something for the absolute beginner to the more advanced marketer.

Updated in late 2011 to the 4.0 version, all the information is up to date an current. This is an important thing to keep in mind whenever you consider joining any online course.

Things can change fast online, if the course you are considering has outdated information you will be wasting your time implementing techniques that no longer work.

The Layout…

The course is laid out in classroom style format. Each “classroom” is comprised of various modules and each module will have videos. Depending on the module, there can be 6 or  more videos just for that module.

You can also choose which path you want to follow. There is the fast start Niche Profit Shortcut which is geared to help you get your business set up as quickly as possible.

Or, you can choose to start with the  Niche Profit Affiliate Mastery or the Profit Boost.

Again, each one of these paths will have many modules and in each module there will be many videos and resources.

Software…

Included in your NPC membership you will also get unlimited access to a full line of software products that can make building your business quicker and easier.

If you are brand new to affiliate marketing the explanations of what this software can do may not make much sense to you, but trust me, these are useful software tools to have when you get going.

Here are some of the software products you will have access to:

1. Market Profiler: this tool can make it easy for you to determine whether or not a given market is likely to be profitable. You don’t want to spend a lot of time in a market only to find out that there simply isn’t that much money to be made from that market.

2. Keyword Advantage: this is one of the best tools I have used for my online business. It does all the work for you.

I have purchased and used many keyword tools over the years, but many times I found myself overwhelmed trying to use them. Sometimes the learning curve was pretty steep.

With KA that isn’t the case. It will provide you with a color coded results for any keyword search you are doing. If it is red, stay away. It’s really pretty easy and effective.

I really do love this tool!

3. Niche Profit Press Ultimate: this piece of software is a point and click method for putting together your websites.

With this tool you don’t need to have any skills or knowledge to put together your own website. Even though it is simple, you still have tons of options when designing your website.

Very simple to use interface.

4.  Mini Course Wizard: I have never personally used this software but from my experience all software in NPC is really user friendly.

The software is designed to help you make up a full email mini course quickly and easily. That way you have something to offer anyone who stops at your site and opts into your list.

It comes (according to the site) with templates so you just have to fill in your information and you are ready to go.

5. Sales Letter Wizard: again, I have not used this particular software but it is designed to help you create a high converting sales letter  (a sales letter is simply a webpage that describes your product or service in a compelling manner) quickly and easily.

It is based on a template that has been proven to work and all you need to do is plug in your own information.

6. Optin Wizard: this tool is designed to help you create great looking optin pages quickly and easily. Also based on proven templates, you can choose which one you like the best.

More…

Along with all the classroom videos and software you also get full access to webinars, short instructional videos (above and beyond what is in the main classroom curriculum) and recorded Q & A coaching calls.

New webinars  are added at least on a monthly basis, and new Q & A calls are added weekly.

You also get hosting for up to 10 domains for no extra charge, it is all part of your membership.

Discounts…

As part of your membership you will also get free, or discounted access, to many popular software tools that can help you build your business.

These software tools are above and beyond the ones that I listed above but they can be very useful to help you automate much of your business building.

Types Of Memberships…

There are two membership levels: standard and Pro. The standard membership is just $67 a month for everything I listed above.

The pro account is just $97 a month and comes with everything listed above:

1.  2 ready made niche businesses every month

2. Link Tracks ( a list of easy to get links on high PR pages)

3. 5 hot markets complete with a hundreds of pages of analysis so you can see exactly why it is a hot market

4. A complete course on how to set up your outsourcing so you can get more done more quickly.

Pros Of NPC…

1. Tons of value

2. Frequently updated

3. Great customer support

4. Extremely professionally done videos that are easy to understand

5. Reasonable price

Cons of NPC…

1. Minor issues with the hosting on two occasions

You know, I really tried to think of more cons because I didn’t want to come across as one of those phoney liars who just gushes about a certain product, but honestly I just couldn’t think of anything else.

I have been online for a long time and I have bought many courses on various aspects of affiliate marketing and I can honestly say that this is the best one I have found.

Where To Sign Up…

If you would like to give NPC a try you can get full access for only $1. This 14 day trial should give you plenty of time to look around and decide whether or not NPC feels like a good fit for you.

Click Here To Get Full Access For Just $1

 

 

Niche Marketing Strategy

A good niche marketing strategy would be one that works! Finding a market full of hungry, passionate buyers and then get in front of them with your offer.

There are a lot of ideas and courses floating around today that promise to reveal the secret to finding the niche that is a gold mine and just waiting to be tapped. Many of these courses are very good, some of them …not so much.

In this article I’m going to give you some ideas of how to find a good niche market, what makes a “good” niche market and how to make money in that niche market when you find it.

What Is  A Niche Market?

A niche market can just be thought of as a sub set of a bigger market. So, instead of just trying to jump into the “dog training” market you should try to focus in on a smaller part of this market. Maybe something like house breaking Rottweilers, for example.

Also if you are in the acne niche instead of trying to promote a well known product like Proactive why not drill down and find other products that are still popular (just not as popular)?

You will have a much easier time ranking for those keywords too and a higher ranking means more traffic and that can translate directly into more sales.

Finding these  slightly more obscure products and niches will make it  much easier to find keywords that can still be profitable but that aren’t so competitive that it would be pretty much impossible to rank for them.

What Makes A Good Niche Market?

A good niche marketing strategy  is to find a niche market  that has a lot of potential customers who are really passionate about a certain product and / or are desperate for a solution to some problem.

But, that is only part of it. Passion will only take you so far. The people in that market need to have shown that they are willing to spend money on that passion.

Take my example above about acne products. People with acne are desperate for anything that may help them clear up their skin.

They will spend as much as possible to find the solution. That means it is a great niche market.

Make sure they aren’t just passionate about finding information. You want them to be passionate about buying a product that will offer a solution.

Where Do You Find A Great Niche Market?

When I am looking for an idea of a good niche to build another site around, I usually look around my own home and consider aspects of my own life.

Think about the products you use or want, on a daily basis. Then get going on some research.

Finding a good niche is as much art as science and after you have been doing it a while you will just “know” that a certain market will be a gold mine… or not.

But, until that point, here are some guidelines:

1. A market that is product based.

2. A market that has products that  solves some problem.

3. A specific product that gets a minimum of 1,000 searches a month.

4. A market that has an affiliate program that you can join and promote a certain product for that market.

5. A product that you can promote that pays at least $30 commission.

These are just broad ideas and a good place to start. You will get better and spotting potential as you go along, but for now, this should get you started.

How Do You Make Money In Your Niche Marketing Strategy?

Believe it or not, there are actually several ways to make money and you can use a few of them together to form your niche marketing strategy.

The two  methods I recommend are affiliate sales and Adsense.

Adsense is a program through Google where you place ads related to your niche on your site. When someone clicks on one of the ads on your site (even if they don’t buy a thing) you receive a commission.

For the most part, these commissions won’t amount to a lot but if you combine them with affiliate commissions and you add Adsense to many sites, it can add up.

Your Niche Marketing Strategy

Ultimately it will be up to you to learn various techniques for making money online. These niche marketing strategies are only the tip of the iceberg.

If you want to make a full time income online you should turn to what I believe to be the best source of  information  on niche marketing: Niche Marketing Classroom.

This site has been around for years and they really do know what they are doing, and more importantly, they can easily and quickly teach you how to do it too.

They update their information all the time too, that is important since things online can change quickly. You don’t want to waste time learning techniques that are no longer relevant.

The videos are well laid out, very easy to follow and informative. With your membership you will get access to a lot of helpful software too.

 

Check out Niche Profit Classroom for yourself and join now for just $1!

 

Website Hosting Account – How To Choose

Website Hosting Account – What To Look For

web hosting account

On my blog I talk a lot about the importance of getting your
own domain name and website hosting account. What I want to go
over today, are what traits you should look for before you
choose a specific hosting company.

There are many options out there of website hosting companies,
and like everything else, some are better (or at least better
for you) than others.

What Should You Look For In Website Hosting Account?

Most people will likely look at price first, but on my list I
put it towards the end. I mean, what good does it do you to
get a good price if you aren’t really getting what you need?

Go over these points to choose the best fit for you and your
growing business:

1. How good is the customer service with the website hosting account? Especially if you are new to internet marketing, you will most likely have questions… a lot of questions.
If the hosting company doesn’t have someone to talk to 24/7 if you have a problem, I personally would keep looking.

2. Most affiliates will eventually have multiple sites online
so you want a hosting account that will allow you to add as
many domains as you want.

It’s much easier than having to sign up for a new hosting
account every-time you spot a hot opportunity and try to put up
a new site.

3. Make sure you will have access to your own control panel
(c-panel) so that you can quickly and easily do what ever you
need to do with your site.

On your c-panel, you can check the traffic on your various
sites, add an email account, delete a site, or install a new
site. All with just a few clicks of the mouse and you don’t
need any type of technical skills or knowledge.

4. You want to make sure you won’t be charged extra for extra
bandwidth. As your business, and the number of sites you have,
grows, so will your bandwidth needs. You want to find a
hosting account that won’t penalize you for your growth.

Get a plan that has unlimited bandwidth so as your business
grows your bandwidth can grow along with it.

5. And last, price. This can actually go both ways. Unlike
most things where people usually gravitate towards the
absolute cheapest option.

But  many newbies make the mistake of thinking they need to pony  up big bucks for
dedicated servers when they really did not need to.

Great, But How Much Will It Cost?

Few people who are just starting out have a big budget, and
you don’t need to. You can get all your hosting needs met with
a shared server and cut your costs dramatically.

The nice thing is that there is a lot of competition around
when it comes to hosting accounts. You can keep these criteria
in mind as you find one to use for your business.

You can get shared hosting accounts for just a few dollars a month “all the way up to” 9.99 a month. It’s very cheap.

The Website Hosting Account I Use – And Why

I have been using Host Gator hosting web hosting account for my hosting account since I started my online business. During that time, especially in the start, I had a lot of questions and whenever I called them (no matter what day or time) I always got someone to talk to.

They were always polite and took time to answer all my questions, and they never made me feel dumb, either. I pay $9.95 a month for unlimited domains and that is the most you will need too – at least to start off.

There has never been a time that I know of when my site was down due to issues with Host Gator. The c-panel is easy to use and very helpful and the Fantastico Deluxe (a push button system to set up a WordPress blog on your domain name) if incredibly easy to use.

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Simple Tips To Make Money Online

Tips To Make Money Online

tips to make money online

As I look around online I do see a recurring theme; everyone wants to find tips to make money online. The thing I have a problem with is that it seems like many of the places that claim to have those tips are really just trying to get you to buy something.

Hey, now don’t get me wrong, I’m all for making sales. That’s what I do, I make money by selling products and services online. What I don’t like is when others use inaccurate information to literally “scare up” a sale.

Stop Dreaming And Start Doing

Maybe it isn’t really the marketers fault. Maybe the public is so naive that they simply won’t listen to the truth. I don’t know.

But I do know that as long as anyone keeps searching for the “real” magical – push- button- do – it- all- for-you-with- no- work system they will be disappointed. There is no such thing!

If you aren’t willing to follow some simple tips to make money online you won’t succeed. There are many “wannabes” around but the people who really accomplish what they want are the ones who are willing to put in the time and effort.

Real Tips To Make Money Online

  • Learn how to do it. You can’t make money online if you don’t know how, can you?  You don’t have to know everything to get started, just a few basics.

When you learn the basics and put it to work consistently you can make money online (if you are interested in finding a good course to learn the basics, check out my Unstoppable Affiliates Review)

  • One of the skills you will need to learn is how to drive traffic to your website. There are hundreds of ways to do that. You only need to master a few to make money online.

Figure out how much you can spend on your marketing budget each month than develop a marketing plan. For most beginners I recommend a mix of free and paid methods but you should stay away from PPC (I just think the learning curve is too steep and you should wait until you are making more money before you try to learn it).

One of the paid methods I do recommend is ezine ads. They are generally cost effective. A great place to find a list of ezines in your market is the Directory of Ezines.

     

  • Another important skill you will need to learn is how to focus. Today we are all “masters” of multi – tasking but the truth is that for most of us we don’t do as well when we try to do many things at once.

In order to truly succeed online you must be able  to focus on the important tasks. Eventually, when you are making money, you can find others to do some of the more mundane daily tasks for you, but for now you have to do them yourself.

If you constantly get sidetracked with Facebook, Twitter, emails, etc. you will never get anything done. To succeed online you should set up a strict schedule of when you will work. Even if it is just a few hours a week you can make money online if you stick with your schedule.

When you sit down to work turn off all distractions. Lock the door, let your family know you are “at work” and you can’t be disturbed unless someone is bleeding :) .

Simple, Huh?

I told you these were simple tips to make money online but how much do you want to bet that many people who read this will just turn around and go online to search for a push button software system to “do it all for them”?

Well, that’s ok. That just leaves more for the rest of us, the ones who know that there is no such thing as something for nothing and that the only way to get a push button, autopilot business is to build it first then automate and outsource it – that is the best tip to make money online you will ever get!