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PROSPER ONLINE TIPS
Bryan Thorby
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http://www.home-business-and-marketing.com
Date: 13 August, 2008
Welcome to This Edition
In This Issue:
Thoughts of the Day
Article 1: How To Become A Super Affiliate
Article 2: How Articles Can Help You Make a Sale
Resources
Disclaimer & Privacy Statement
I hope all is going well with your efforts to Prosper Online.
Internet marketing is not overly complicated but it is also not
a process in which anyone can excel without making attempts to
learn more about the subject. If you do not know a great deal
about Internet marketing but wish to get started you need to
carefully study the basic principles of Internet marketing
before launching your online marketing campaign. Fortunately
there are a variety of options for learning about Internet
marketing. These options may include online research, reading
published books and studying successful Internet marketing
campaigns.
To your Online Success
Bryan
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Have you met Rosalind Gardner?
I thought you might like to hear what Rosalind Gardner says
about affiliate marketing.
Rosalind currently generates over half a million dollars a
year simply promoting affiliate programs. She’s developed a
system that lets her take several vacations a year while she
keeps on collecting her checks.
I was quite inspired by her story, because she had no
business background when she started. She was an overworked,
stressed out air traffic controller who got fed up with the
9-5 grind. She took her future in her hands and today ranks
among the top 1% of Canadian income earners.
In fact, out of 23,715,660 working Canadians, only 124,890
make $250,000 or more per year. So that gives you an idea
where Rosalind is positioned.
Why am I telling you all this? Because you can follow in
Rosalind’s footsteps. And you don’t have to be Canadian ;-)
Rosalind revealed exactly how she built her business taking
baby steps that turned into giant leaps. You can do the same
and follow in Rosalind’s footsteps. Simply listen to what
she has to say and take action.
And you know what? It’s not even going to cost you a penny
to listen in as Rosalind reveals her business building
strategies. You can listen to Rosalind and 5 other top
entrepreneurs at
The Business Professional
I hope you find this helpful. I know I sure did.
Talk again soon.
Enjoy your day!
Bryan Thorby
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All life is an experiment.
The more experiments you make, the better.
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Someone may have stolen your dream when it was young
and fresh and you were innocent.
-- Jane Rubietta
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How To Become A Super Affiliate
©copyright Terry Telford
95% of all affiliates make $0 - $100 a year. I don't know
about you, but in my books, this is not a living. Becoming
a super affiliate and joining the 5% who ARE making their
living online is not difficult. Follow these simple steps
and you're on your way to joining the ranks of the super
affiliates.
1. Mindset: Get in touch with your grey matter. Program your
mind with positive, committed thoughts. If you believe it,
you can achieve it. It sounds a bit like a sales seminar,
but the bottom line is, if you don't believe you can make a
living online, you won't. You have to be committed. Commit
to yourself that you will develop an income online – no
matter what it takes. Think of your business as a bacon and
eggs breakfast. The chicken was involved, the pig was
committed!
2. Viewpoint: This is your business. Once you've
accomplished your first hurdle and committed yourself to
making this work, you have to look at your business from
the proper viewpoint. No rose coloured glasses here. This
is your business. You are the CEO of your own marketing
company. You can choose to offer your services to one or
several companies. Bottom line, you are responsible for
every action in your company. Every decision you make
affects your income.
3. Learning Curve: Expect it. Becoming an affiliate is
like going to college or university. You start at the
beginning, learn the basics and build on what you learn.
Take it step-by-step and you'll build a much stronger
business. Think of it like becoming a doctor. One doesn't
decide to become a doctor with the expectation of opening
a successful practice one week from now. It takes time to
learn the products or services you're marketing and it
takes time to learn to run your business.
4. Budget: Time and money. Set a general budget for both.
As a business owner, you'll use plenty of time developing
and promoting your affiliate business. Budget as much time
as you can each day and make sure you use your time wisely.
Set up a budget for your monetary expenses too. You can run
a business online with a shoestring budget; just don't
expect a mammoth income in the beginning. The more you can
invest in your business, the better. This doesn't mean
that simply throwing money at your business will make it
grow. Every dollar that goes out your door, needs to come
back in and bring another dollar with it.
5. Goals: s/he shoots - s/he scores! Your goals will get
you through the tough times. There'll be lots of days when
you feel like quitting. If you make your goals tangible,
you'll make it through the tough days. Money isn't a
motivator, but what money can buy, is. Set your goals for a
family vacation, a new car, boat, or home. It's much easier
to get excited about a shiny red corvette in your driveway
than $100,000 sitting in your bank account. Money is only
numbers on a piece of paper or a computer screen, but it
can bring you a luxurious lifestyle, and that's where the
fun is.
6. Nuts and Bolts: Once you've got your house in order,
with the proper mindset, you're looking at your business
from a realistic viewpoint, you've got an open mind and
you're ready to learn, you've set aside some time and money
and you've got pictures of your dream house, car and
vacation plastered on your wall, you're ready to go hunting.
The next step is to find a business that interests you and
offers an affiliate program with a reasonable commission.
For information products, one of the most popular and
profitable products online, you can and should expect a
commission of 40% - 50% or more.
Pick a product that interests you. Buy it and use it. Your
business is based on your recommendations of a product or
service. If you haven't used it, how can you recommend it?
Running around in circles after the newest, hottest selling
product of the day, only leaves you dizzy and broke. If
you like astronomy, becoming an affiliate of a star chart
company may be a good fit. Selling women's pantyhose may
not.
7. Look before you leap: Finding a company to represent, as
an affiliate is one thing, finding a company that respects
its affiliates is another. Do a bit of research before you
jump on the bandwagon. Send an email to the company as if
you're a potential customer. 24 – 48 hours is a good
response time. This shows that someone is actually running
the company. It also gives you an idea of their commitment.
Generally, the faster the response, the more committed the
company is to doing business. The quality of the response
is also important. Did the response answer your question?
Was it written in a friendly, professional manor? Did they
answer your question directly or simply send you to a FAQ
sheet?
8. Flip the switch: If everything checks out up to this
point, then your next step is to take action. Fill out the
affiliate application form and get your affiliate URL. Now
the ball is in your court. It's time to get down to brass
tacks. If you freeze now, you make no money and flush your
goals down the toilet. If you take action, you make it one
step closer to your goals.
9. If you build it – they will come: OK not really, but you
do have to build it. If you want to maximize your income
and be taken seriously, you need to own a website. Just
like a brick and mortar business, you need a professional
location to offer your products. Yes, you get an affiliate
URL when you sign up as an affiliate, but promoting an
affiliate link looks amateur and will help you LOSE 98% of
your sales. We'll cover this in point 10.
10. Follow-up = Sales: Only 2% of your prospects will sign
up or buy what you're offering, on their first visit. 98%
of your sales will be made from your follow up. There's a
very simple method for following up and making sales
automatically.
i. Check your favourite search engine to locate a free
ebook, software program or report that relates to your
offer. If you're promoting a website that sells peanut
butter, a free peanut butter recipe book would be a good
match. Your give-away must always relate to the product
you're promoting to maximize the results of this system.
ii. Build a page on your website to give away your free
peanut butter recipe book. Design the page as if you were
designing a sales page. Make people's mouths water until
they want the recipes so bad they'd gladly pay for them,
but then give it to them free. All they have to do is fill
in their name and email address in the simple form and
you'll send their recipe book to them instantly via email.
iii. As soon as your peanut butter prospect fills out the
form on your site and clicks the send button, they are
taken to your affiliate URL where they can buy peanut
butter. At the same time, the peanut butter recipe book is
sent to their email address.
iv. Now your peanut butter prospect receives an email from
you each week with new tips and useful peanut butter
information. This information positions you as a peanut
butter expert and gives you the opportunity to promote your
peanut butter affiliate website once a week, to hot
prospects. This is where you'll make 98% of your sales.
Although this may seem like an overwhelming amount of work
for the beginner, it's all very simple. The whole process
is run from an autoresponder, a simple piece of email
software that automatically sends your prewritten email
messages on a predetermined schedule.
Your success as an affiliate is determined by you. 95% of
the people that read this simple guide will do nothing with
it. 5% of the people that read this guide will put all the
pieces in place and start making a living as an affiliate.
All you have to decide is which side of the coin you want
to be on.
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How Articles Can Help You Make a Sale
Do you sell a product or a service online? If so, you likely face a lot of competition. Many individuals and companies are trying to capitalize on the internet and its popularity. So, how you can make sure that you see a steady flow of sales? By relying on articles.
As nice as it is to hear that you can increase your sales with articles, it is important to know that not just any article will do. To please everyone, you should write combination keyword content articles. These are articles that are interesting for your visitors to read, but they are also liked by the search engines, including Google, Yahoo, and MSN.
Speaking of search engines, they are one of the many ways that articles can help you make a profitable sale. When you have keyword articles on your website, readers can easily find that website just by performing a standard internet search. For example, do you sell an eBook that shares tips for selling on eBay? Use a keyword research tool to determine what internet users are searching for. You will see that they are looking for “things to sell on eBay,” and general information on “how to make money selling on eBay.”
You want to add these and other relevant keyword phrases throughout each article. If properly done, you will find your website appearing at the top of relevant internet searches. This means that a person looking for information how to sell on eBay, may see your eBook listed for sale right away. With a good search engine ranking, you should see a steady number of sales, especially if you are selling a good product or service. As for selling an eBook on eBay, you want your website to be seen first, otherwise searchers may find similar website where that information is shared free of charge.
Traffic received from search engines, like Yahoo, MSN, or Google, is known as organic traffic. In addition to generating organic traffic, articles can also generate referrals. This is when another website refers readers to you. That website can be an article directory or an accompanying blog you operate. Whichever approach you take, be sure to include a link back to your website.
If you opt for using article directories, choose those that give out usage rights. This means that other internet users can use your article. That article can be displayed on their own website or blog, as long as they leave all of your links intact. While you may have concerns about others using your articles free of charge, there are actually benefits to doing so. It is a great way to spread the word about your site and the products that you sell. However, if you ever find your articles posted online without your links attached, ask to have them removed immediately.
If the product or service you are selling is new, you may want to generate interest by creating a press release. Before creating your own or before hiring a writer, know one thing of great importance. Articles can also be used as press releases. Unfortunately, many choose to hire press release writers instead. This is okay, but did you know that it can cut into your profits? Most writers charge more for press releases. Instead, tell your writer exactly what you want written in article format.
If you are unveiling an eBook that shares eBay selling tips, have your writer sum up how you can make money selling on eBay and the importance of familiarizing yourself with moneymaking tips and tricks. Then, have them introduce your product. By taking this approach, you essentially get a press release without actually having to pay for one.
As highlighted above, there are a number of ways that articles can help you generate sales on your website. What is unique about articles is that they can generate traffic and sales for you for years to come. As long as an article is posted on your website or elsewhere online with a link to your product attached, you should see a steady number of sales, even years down the road.
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