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How To Drive Traffic To Your Sites Without Paying For It .

December 19th, 2009 No Comments

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This is the by far the biggest discussion between online marketers and affiliate marketers.

Driving traffic aside from keyword research should be at the top of your list every single day.

So how do we drive that traffic and get the visitors like crazy?

First off you really need to dig deep into your sites niche and get those keywords in your content.

You will notice that the headline on this post begins with the words “How To Drive Traffic To Your Sites”

These words are what we are looking at as far as our keyword search term.

With that said, we have balanced out in the body and content of this post those words. You will notice that we sprinkle in driving traffic in the post.

This is just one of the tactics we all use but you must keep in mind that your posts need to read naturally and give the best value in the content for what your visitors are looking for.

Think about it this way; If you were looking to learn how to drive traffic to you site, you may have typed in the search bar, how to drive traffic to sites or even a shorter version like “driving traffic”

Get the idea? On this page after we publish it, the search engines will plow through the content and pick up on the keywords we are positioning for.

Alright, so how do you go UBER STYLE on driving traffic?

If you get your mindset straight, you will start thinking of what it is that you have that someone is looking for.

Where would that someone go to find help aside from the search engines?

Here are a few places you should seriously consider jumping on to advertise your site without paying for it.

Again, this will have to do with your niche.

YouTube: Create a short but powerful video on your niche. It does not have to be fancy, it just has to be something your seekers are looking for in order to their questions answered. In your description section of your video, put your link to your page first and then give the description that also has your keywords sprinkled in. This is HUGE and POWERFUL. If you want you can have the link go directly to an affiliate link for one of your offerings.

Forums about your niche: Type in your niche category and then put forums behind that name: For instance,

Dog forums

Golf forums

Affiliate Marketing forums and so on…

Social networks:

Stay focused on what people are looking for.

Get in the right social gatherings.

For Instance:

If you are a mom and have cool mommy type things to offer

Go to the places where moms hang out! TwitterMoms.com is a really cool site for that.

If you are a golfer and have a page about that, go to the networks with golf fanatics.

What you are doing is tying in with like minded people and inviting them to you site.

In every forum or networking site you have a place to put your link back to your site.

Just be natural about it. Do not try to sell these folks in this type of environment. Just let them know you have some cool stuff to share.

Also, Write some articles and send them to EZine and other article publishing sites. Press releases go a long way as well.

Start getting positioned to get yourself on auto pilot with your blogs, video and articles. We will dig deeper into this in the next posting. Lots to know!

Knowledge is your key to success!

Why You Need To Do Market Research For Your Online Success (ronmedlin.com)
Article Marketing (ronmedlin.com)
Sunday Morning SEO: Long Tail Keyword Research With Google Analytics (blogherald.com)

FTC Guidelines Explained On Video

November 29th, 2009 No Comments

So I was digging a bit deeper into the FTC guidelines that all affiliates must comply with.

Here is what I found and thought it would be best to post the FTC guidelines explained on video.

While there are still some shades of gray, this is pretty much it in a nutshell straight from the FTC’s mouth; well from Mary Engle’s mouth anyway.

What’s new about the Endorsement Guides? Mary Engle, Associate Director – Bureau of Consumer Protection

Why did the FTC update the Endorsement Guides? Mary Engle, Associate Director – Bureau of Consumer Protection

What do the Endorsement Guides mean for bloggers? Mary Engle, Associate Director – Bureau of Consumer Protection

How do bloggers follow the Endorsement Guides? Mary Engle, Associate Director – Bureau of Consumer Protection

Is the FTC planning to sue bloggers? Mary Engle, Associate Director – Bureau of Consumer Protection

Where to go for more information Mary Engle, Associate Director – Bureau of Consumer Protection

I hope this helps you all out more.

Stay well,

Rhonda G.

How To Upload Files Using Filezilla

November 28th, 2009 No Comments

Hey everyone,

Short and sweet on the content today. I created a video tutorial for you on how to use an FTP uploader. In this video, I use my weapon of choice which is Filezilla.

Filezilla is a free ftp software you can download. I get most of my free downloads at http://cnet.com

Enjoy!

Rhonda G.
Learning Link Direct
http://affiliatelearninglinks.com

How Do I Make Money With Affiliate Links?

November 18th, 2009 No Comments

In a recent survey conducted through Affiliate Learning Links, the #1 answer to the question;

“What is the first thing you want to learn this week?” was this.

How do I make Money With Affiliate Links?

While this question has many answers to it, we have broken down some action steps you can take right now to do it and do it with precision.

Before we roll out the steps here we want to inform you once again, that the FTC has it’s new guidelines and they will be enforced in the next few week.

We advise you all to comply with the new rules.

Now for the goods on How To Make Money With Affiliate Links.

Action Steps:

1. Start a blog page with great content that is geared toward a particular niche you enjoy.

Your blog should always have valuable content that gives out information on the subject that folks would be looking for in the search engines.

While the affiliate training and information arena is huge, it is also one of the hardest to get in to and make money with out the gate.

Our findings have been that most folks jumping into affiliate marketing do a ton of copy cat marketing. This can be a very good way for you to get the hang of things but it is really best to get a popular niche aside from affiliate marketing arena and gain an audience for it.

You will find out quickly that most of us have other niches we get involved in and for good reason!

2. Once you get your blog going and a good feel for the niche and the market you are targeting, you will look for companies that have affiliate programs within your niche. You will then sign up to be an affiliate for them and will have affiliate links that you put on your blog pages.

3. Post a blog every day if you can. This will increase your chances of getting traffic to your site. Once you start driving more traffic you will have a much better chance of sending your visitors to the offers you have linked on your pages.

4. Make sure your blog is SEO friendly and that you are pinging your post every time you write one. Again, this is helping you to drive that traffic to your page. No Traffic, No potential link clicks! Always be thinking about traffic!

5. Opt-in Subscriber boxes on your blog pages is were you really turn up the heat on potential sales. When you have subscribers that want to be on your list you have that additional stream of potential dollars getting dropped into your bank account. It is important to never spam antispam your subscribers and to only get to them relevant information that they may have interest in.

We strongly advise getting an Auto-Responding company such as Aweber

“The Money Is In The List“

AWeber proves it to thousands of businesses every day.

Learn how email marketing software
can get you more sales, too.

Just an FYI, Aweber has an affiliate program you can join as well

Once you have your auto responder activated, you can set a series of follow up emails to your subscribers. Additionally you have the option to send out broadcast messages for special events and offers that are new or ones that have time limits on them. In most cases the larger companies that have a strong and solid affiliate program will send you updates with your affiliate links attached and inform you to send out to your email list of relevant customers. So in a nutshell, send your affiliate links to your email subscribers on cool new stuff you find to sell them.

6. Social Networking is one of the top ways to get attention from folks that are interested in the same niche you are. You can find these people by doing a Google search on your niche. Once you do that search and find out how many people have interest in your niche then you can go strong by doing deeper searches in the following:

a. Twitter

b. Facebook

c. Search for forums that are targeted in your niche.

d. Hub pages

e. Ning

f. Youtube

These are just a few to start you off.

When you are involved in these networks you will have a place to put your link to your blog page in what is called the signature box. Bada Bing Bada Boom…. Instant traffic back to your blog (that has your affiliate links on it)

I hope this is helping you see the bigger picture!

If you have not yet watched the Affiliate Marketing 101 tutorial yet, that may help you even more through a visual perspective.

Here is the page for that one. http://affiliatetrainingpros.com/?page_id=75

Till next time!

Make every second count and take your action steps NOW….

Affiliate Marketing 101|Free Fast Track Training Tutorials

October 24th, 2009 4 Comments

Affiliate Learning Links has a new series of training tutorials to help people that are looking to learn Affiliate Marketing get on track fast.

The first volume of the Fast Track Tutorials are geared toward the beginner but also have a few advanced techniques sprinkled in.

The first three tutorials are compliments of Affiliate Learning Links. Here’s a list of what you will learn in the Volume 1 series.

1. How to set up your own domain. (Free)

2. How to set up your hosting account.(Free)

3. How to set up your own website using WordPress as the platform.(Free)

4.Over View of your word press site and posting blog:

5.Changing your Word Press theme and protecting it

6.Setting up your auto responder part 1:

7.Setting up your auto responder part 2:(your opt-in box)

8.Setting up your affiliate account with Clickbank:

9.Setting up your affiliate account with Commission Junction:

10.Setting up your Adsense account:

DRIVING TRAFFIC TO YOUR WEBSITES:

11.Setting up Only Wire for social bookmarking:

12.Driving traffic through Pinging and how to do it:

13.Driving traffic to your site with Ezine Articles:

Bonus over view of Affiliate Marketing 101

This goes over the layout of what affiliate marketers do and how to build your business the right way as an affiliate. It gives you an understanding so that you can put the pieces of the puzzle together.

As of today’s posting, there are still a few of the entire “Volume 1 Fast Track” series that are available at the introductory price.

To view CLICK HERE

Affiliate Training | The #1 Thing You Can Do To Piss Off Your Subscribers!

October 23rd, 2009 No Comments

So we all have our set of creative messages for our subject bar to get our subscribers to OPEN the mail so they can see what the offer is right?

Good!

One major focus when setting up your email campaign including the

“Follow Up Sequence” as well as “Broadcast Messages” is to be creative with the subject line. Yes, making it interesting enough to captivate and build that sense of curiosity or “hey this looks cool” thought process.

While these subject line captures are usually honest from most of us..

uh huh hmmm(you know who you are..)

Some folks just don’t get it.

Over the past few weeks, some ding dong out there has been teaching affiliate marketers that market to affiliates complete crap!

Here’s the subject line..

“Congratulations You’ve Made A Commission”

What moron is telling newbie affiliates to do this? It’s WRONG and it will discredit you if you pull a tactic like this.

Most affiliates count on seeing those pretty little subject that say this but only when it’s true.

I myself looked at one thinking it was from one of my vendors, then I got a bunch more. What a waste of effort. It’s one thing to get your mail opened.

But it’s whats inside that counts.

So here is what the body of the content says…

Dear Rhonda

If I said to you this industry is full of BS would you agree? (Yes I would Agree and this is BS right here in this line after reading the subject line.)

Well, let me tell you this…

I make commissions every week because I know how to market. (WRONG)

I struggled for months on end. Period… ( O.k, now I believe this line)

But click on the link below and follow the steps in my site and
I値l show you how to quit your job in 90 days. ( Miss Leading..maybe you can tell me how you quit your job in 90 days.)
Any one can QUIT a job in 90 days.

Check it out now before i start charging for this free info. ( how about this instead;

This information is free to you as my gift for you being a loyal subsriber…Oh and MEAN IT!)
ARE YOU SERIOUS?

Alright, so for all the new Affiliates that will be turning Pro, Do Not Do Something This Detrimental.

It hurts you and it makes the Stand Up Affiliates look bad.

I will be sending out a list of Subject Line ideas that are powerful yet honest to our VERIFIED SUBSCRIBERS.

We are teaching MARKETING here gang…Not Crappy Spammy Junk.

We know that building captivating subject lines can be difficult for the Affiliates that are just getting their feet wet. We have all been there.

It is the power hitters with good intentions and great moral fiber that you may want to start following and learning from.

I hope this will open the eyes of our newer affiliate marketers and help as you move forward and turn this into a real business.

Stay well,

Rhonda

http://affiliatelearninglinks.com

The League of Extraordinary Minds Revealed

October 17th, 2009 No Comments

Announcing the League of Extraordinary Minds!

Alright my dear affiliates and training pros, here’s the deal;

The League of Extraordinary Minds has Revealed the extraordinary minds that are involved in this program that we are releasing on the 19th of October.

We are inviting you all to join in on this incredible 6 week course with 54 of the top marketing,motivational and organizational minds in the world.

Please do everything you can to get in on this. There is absolutely no charge. This is a gift from the top Officers from some of the largest companies in the world to help encourage and boost the minds of all entrepreneur’s, business officers,managers and home based start up businesses.

Motivation at it’s best from the best.

If you are an affiliate, please follow this link and get going on the promotion of it. Go here NOW!

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My Corporation LLC?

October 13th, 2009 No Comments

As most of you know, I have been an entrepreneur for right around 20 years.

I have owned S-corps and have LLC’s with partners that I run businesses with currently.

Until recently, I had pretty much paid through the nose for lawyers to take care of my documents and filings off line.

It is amazing to me how much I have saved in the past few years just by utilizing the internet to get it all done quickly and cheaper than ever. Now, in most cases I will not even use the word cheap when it comes to doing business. So, please do not assume because something is lower in cost it is automatically cheap. Make sense?

Here is what I have gotten my hot little hands on this week for a new partnership that was just formed for a development company.

Business in a Box! When I first saw the add that screamed out FREE LLC., I laughed and said “Yeah Right!”

So, I couldn’t resist the temptation to click on the link so I could roll my eyes and privately breath out; “You Guys Suck!”

Well, they don’t.

The link which I now have proudly on my pages as an affiliate proved to be more than what I would have guessed.

I was taken to a page that was titled My Corporation. Now, normally, I would use Legal Zoom and have in the past. They have always done well with my online docs.

However, when I realized that My Corporation was owned by Intuit, that’s when it got interesting.

They do have a simple LLC that you can get for nothing..Zip,Ziltch,Nada..

Be aware, I would personally never to the free one. It is not enough! period!

So, then I see this Business in a Box deal. It is the premium but that’s the way I roll.

There is one lower than the premium that will do just fine for most. What I wanted was the whole enchilada that they had to offer. It is the same package as what you would get with L.Z. but has some goodies included that you can’t get with The Zoom!

So this is what I just picked up and I am pleased as punch to have it.

Oh, and the customer support? They are all over it. I love them!

So, Out the door for our new LLC, with my personal extras, just over $400.00

My last S-corp cost me right around $2,000,00. NEVER AGAIN WILL I PAY THAT MUCH!

Just thought you would all want to know about this if you are considering forming an LLC for your online business.

It is always a good idea to get legal advise when starting a business of any kind. Stay protected and HAPPY MARKETING!

FYI: The links in this post are affiliate links. If you click on one and decide to purchase from the link, there will be compensation to the affiliate from the product owner.

Also, in case you have not heard yet. All affiliates and Bloggers must begin stating this on all site per the new FTC rulings that will begin Dec 31st,2009

For more on the FTC effect with bloggers and affiliate marketers please visit

http://bloggomaniac.com

Is Your Email Campaign Set And Ready For The Holidays?

September 23rd, 2009 No Comments

The holidays are rapidly approaching and you need to be ready for some sweet results!
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A few things you need to start doing now so you can get in on the
buying rush…

Make sure you keep your email subscribers updated on the products
you are promoting.

In your auto responder account, schedule out your email promotions to
be sent on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Over years of my own studies as well as many of my fellow marketers
we all know the trends in buying habits and time frames on mental
stimulation.

People by nature are in a hurry to get things done and out of the way.

Mondays are usually not a good day to sell product or even grab

someones attention. People are just getting back in the work groove from the week-end and will not have time for the most part to even open your email.

Tuesdays, are good because your customers have had a chance to settle
down a bit after Monday’s tasks.

Wednesday are alright but not great.

Thursday’s have always been my biggest selling days.

Fridays are kind of the fall off day. People that are in the work
force, are concentrating on getting everything tied up for the week-end.

Saturday and Sunday are also alright but again, not the best time to
capture the attention for most folks.

Get your promotional calender set up now so you are not rushed yourself. This is a piece of cake to do, you just need to sit down and do it.

If you still do not have an auto-responder, you need to get one now!! You will be leaving big money on the table if you don’t.

My personal recommendation is Aweber for this. They are absolutely the best!

Try AWeber Email Marketing Risk-Free

So, I will ask you again….

Is your email campaign set and ready for the holidays?

Get it ready this week..

Till next time…