It’s My Birthday Today.
Today is my birthday. June 22. I’m xx years old. (lol)
I was going to do this. Honestly. I was going to create a “It’s my birthday and I didn’t get an LCD monitor” sale and start it on Friday. But these guys are doing it better and they beat me to the punch.
Seriously, these 2 have created such a great sale that I couldn’t begin to compete with it. However, it’s only on for a few more days.
Ian Del Carmen and Brad Smith know how to do this right. They’ve got 8 MONSTER packages of products, memberships to at least 1/2 dozen sites included and at least a dozen unadvertised packages.
What I am going to do is add on to their offer. If you buy their package through me, I’ll give you a bunch of great bonuses that I was going to offer in my sale. How’s that? You get great presents on MY birthday. With any luck, I’ll earn that monitor yet…
http://www.affiliatetools.ca/recommends/birthdaysale/
Chitika’s New Ad Format
Chitika has announced a new format ad for bloggers. It’s the 468×180 Multiproduct Blog Banner. That’s a mouthful. The fact that it’s multi-product is pretty cool.
When you mouse over one of the 3 products in the bottom left, it moves to the larger position and updates the descriptive text. This gives your user CHOICES right away, which in theory increases the potential for conversion, which we all hope for.
Chitika remains compatible with Google AdSense as it sets up in NON-Contextual mode, in keeping with the AdSense rules. This also lets you TARGET the ads more specifically. If you’re running an MP3 site, you can display only MP3 players. Or you could choose to display home & garden products, whatever your customers are buying.
Don’t Make Me Think
A colleague at work recommended this book and everyone in our programming department has read it now. It talks about how programmers and designers need to think more about their customers & users. Krug has a lot of great, common sense ideas for anyone designing websites (including us affiliate website builders) and the book is a simple, easy read without any technical mumbo-jumbo.
He spends a lot of time talking about User-Testing which is something I think a lot of affiliate and internet marketers don’t think too much about. Who will be using our sites? What if a complete novice showed up and was excited, could they do what they came to do easily, quickly and most of all, without having to THINK about it.
Now, the book isn’t ideal for affiliates, as there’s no way most of us have time or opportunity to sit down and conduct full usability tests. But what if you called your son/daughter in, or one of their friends, or invited a neighbor in for a beer, and sat them down on your site for a minute and asked a few questions.
“Ted, this is my new website. I sell widgets on it. How would you go about finding the price for blue widgets? Ok, well, what if you have questions about widgets, can you find information about what a widget is and does?” – those are bad, but I’m learning.
It’s worth checking it out. Read the sample online at Amazon.com or visit your local bookstore to have a look. Maybe even a public library. It’s worth your time to make your sites truly usable and intuitive.
Don’t make your users think!
Websites Can Surprise You…
I have a domain I setup a year ago and have done NOTHING with it. I mean, I put up some general information a few ads and left it.
I linked it to my main domain and it just sat there. I didn’t promote it or do much SEO on it or anything. But recently I noticed some AdSense clicks via my reporting tool. Nothing much, and I didn’t have an AdSense channel for it so I couldn’t tell what was happening.
But look at these traffic graphs.
Pretty interesting. August 2005 I switched hosting services – so the numbers aren’t 100% accurate at that point, but still, there is a marked growth happening.
Remember – this is WITHOUT adding new content, without promoting it, without optimizing or any of the things people obsess over.
The site: http://www.familyguyepisodes.com
Create HUNDREDS of Word Press Blogs by the weekend…
WordPress Mass Installer
This cool tool has endless possibilities.
It simplifies your process of development. With this script you can create and automate multiple Word Press blogs from just one set of wp files with a click of a button. Automate the posting to each blog and category with RSS Feeds, it’s one of those set it and forget it options.
A Multi-Blogging system on auto pilot is one of the Most Brutally effective tools for dominating search engine listings for continuously pocketing thousands of dollars every month.
Here is just a few things it can do: (view website to see complete details and Demo)
http://www.affiliatetools.ca/recommends/wpmi
- Uses only one set of WP-files and one Database for all blogs to save on server space.
- create multiple blogs (each domain can have as many blogs as you like)
- Each blog has it’s own WP Admin Area (Even though there are only one set of WP Files, I know, its mind boggling)
- You can Customize each blog independently.
- Add/Edit/Delete all from within the API or Directly from each blogs WP admin, it’s your choice.
- Add Additional Plugins once and they are automatically active for every blog.
- Add Additional Themes once and they are automatically available for every blog.
- Change from one theme to another instantly
- Automate Postings to each blog and category, Auto Post daily or in intervals.
There’s Much more, so for a better picture go to:
http://www.affiliatetools.ca/recommends/wpmi
Here are the sites I’ve created and automated with it so far…
http://www.infoabout.ca/spiderman3.blog
http://www.infoabout.ca/dogbreeds.blog
http://www.infoabout.ca/gaymarriage.blog
Google AdWords Editor (BETA)
Google has just released an offline AdWords editor. Here’s what they say about it.
AdWords Editor is Google’s free, downloadable account management application for your computer. Download your AdWords account to your computer, make your changes, then upload your revised campaigns. Benefits and features include:
- Navigate your account quickly and easily
- Make bulk changes to keywords and ad text
- Work offline, then upload your changes
- Copy and paste keywords and ad text
- Circulate proposed changes and get feedback
http://services.google.com/adwordseditor/index.html
10 Sneaky Tricks of Cheap Web Hosting Companies
Greg Cesar over at AffiliatePrograms.com has written a great article that talks about the 10 Sneaky Tricks of Cheap Web Hosting Companies.
Choosing a good host is tough, and a bit of a crap shoot. I picked my current host (HostGator) after my previous host turned out to be bad. They had a lot of limits, extra fees and their TechSupport was terrible. I discovered the joys of CPanel hosting with HostGator!.
There’s no such thing as a PERFECT host for everyone. I LOVE my host and haven’t had any trouble, their support as been great, service reliable, etc.. I highly recommend HostGator. That said, as I read the support forums, there’s a group of people who have problems. Some are quiet serious, others trivial to me. Am I wrong in my assessment. No. They work great for me and provide me with what I need right now.
My bottom line on this is that you need to do your research and think about the future. Read the forums, look for reviews of the host, seriously read and understand the options the host offers, what limits they impose and what the cost is to get around them. I read about one host that offered X bandwidth per month. You couldn’t even BUY more if you went over, your site just went down. HUH?
Consider your choice carefully. You’re not necessarily locked in, but moving can be a royal pain the a$$ (sic).
On Friday 02 June at exactly…
It’s coming.
“Tag And Ping – The Next Generation of Blog And Ping!” is set to release this Friday 02 June at exactly 12 P.M. Eastern Time (US).
http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?Clk=1447003
If you’d like to learn:
- The New Breakthrough “Tag And Ping” System for Driving an Unlimited Number of PageRank 5+ Links (From Authority Sites) to Any Site You Desire…
- How To Build Your “Authority Site Network” LINK EMPIRE and Use It to Get Search Engines to Index Your Sites FAST…
- How To Tap Into Some of the Most Popular “Authority Sites” Today for an Endless Supply of High PageRank Backlinks, and to Reach More Customers Beyond Your Existing Network…
- And Much, Much More…
… then go to the following URL Now and register to be on the Priority Notification List:
http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?Clk=1447003
Here’s what others who had a sneak peak had to say about “Tag And Ping”:
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Sean,
As soon as I started getting into your new Tag and Ping course, I immediately realised I had to drop everything, grab some A4 sheets of paper… and start printing out every single page … cover to cover!
Why do I say that? Well, let me explain my friend.
Your information is *VERY* powerful Sean!
I’d never heard of “tag and ping”… never heard about “social bookmarking”… didn’t know who Sean Wu was… and then as I slowly started to read what you had to say:
I was instantly hooked!
Your information makes “blog and ping” look like “has been information” that needs to “move over and take a well deserved rest”.
Sean, when people get their hands on your new course they’ll instantly fall in love with Tag and Ping.
It’s *that* good… it’s easy for newbies to learn… simple for experienced marketers to grasp…
And it’s going to be the “next best thing” when it comes to grabbing top search engine rankings, getting a high page rank with Google and driving more targetted traffic to your site than you ever thought possible!
Sean, you’ve come up with a winner, put it into “keep it simple terms” and everyone *NEEDS* to get this information into their hands today!
- David Cavanagh
Featured Speaker 2004 – 2006
World Internet Summit
DavidCavanaghCoaching.com
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Sean,
You are revealing a closely guarded secret of many ‘insiders’. The selfish side of me doesn’t want you to tell anyone about this.
But, I also know that the world needs what you have to say right now. Anyone that wants backlinks, quick indexing, and higher rankings will be well advised to follow your tactics.
- Keith Baxter
KeywordDomination.com
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Sean,
I am amazed at your course?. With so much junk out there, it’s great to see a course which I can apply quickly and easily. (The best part is does not cost anything to implement your system).
I am sure this is the hit of the year. Anybody interested in getting free traffic to their site would be foolish not to invest in this course. I see the course as an investment, not an expense.
Well done, 5 stars from me.
- Andrew Clacy
Australian Online Marketing .com
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Here’s the URL again to register for the Priority Notification List (you can also see a countdown
timer there):
http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?Clk=1447003
*On Friday, look out for the email with the Subject Line, “Tag And Ping is Live, Hurry!”
All the best,
Jeff Rose
Secrets to Their Success
Three Critical Success Traits Shared By “Mom & Pop” Type Web Sites That Are Earning $100,000 to $600,000 Every Year
Recently, I became a member of this new private web site,
SecretsToTheirSuccess.com
, that shares the Internet marketing secrets of real people, just like you and me, who are earning $100,000+ per year with their own Internet businesses.
Just to give you some background, I’ll tell you that every month, this site shares two new real-life stories of successful “Mom & Pop” type sites, providing in-depth interviews with the site owners and asking really tough questions about
the exact steps, strategies, tools, and software
that these people have used to build and grow their sites to their current success.
For example, two success stories that I just finished checking out are:
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Obviously, reading these interviews is a really powerful way to guarantee the success of your own web site, because you’re getting
a personal insider’s tour of real sites, run by real people, that are making real money!
Anyway, as I was reading through the latest success stories, I couldn’t help but notice that, despite dramatic differences in the business models they use and the products and services they sell, these successful web site owners all share three common “success traits” that played a major role in growing their online sales to $100,000 to $600,000 a year…
Success Trait #1:
First of all, one of the reason’s why they’re sooooo successful NOW is because they didn’t let their lack of knowledge stop them. Despite the fact that many of them had no computer experience, never mind experience using the Internet — and despite the fact that many had never owned a business before —
they just plain got started a
nd didn’t worry about making everything “perfect”
the first time.
Remember, I’m not talking about rocket-scientists here. These are regular people, like you and me, who started running their web sites out of their own homes and are now making $100,000 to $600,000 a year with their sites.
And believe it or not, almost all of them were
making a profit from day-one!
Sure, they weren’t all making buckets of cash right away; but their profits increased quickly as they continued to improve on what they started with.
Success Trait #2:
I’ve already mentioned that these successful web site owners didn’t worry about making everything “perfect” right away. And this is important, because rather than overload themselves by trying to become Internet marketing gurus BEFORE they got started, they just dove in and
focused on one marketing strategy at a time,
working extremely hard to maximize their profits with one strategy before moving onto the next.
This is a trait that really amazed me because even though these successful web site owners are earning substantial incomes from their web sites, they ALL talk about how they plan to
snowball their profits and sales even more
by strategically adding another strategy… and another strategy… and another strategy… to their web sites,
one at a time.
Success Trait #3:
Interestingly, the one point that kept coming up again and again, sometimes two or three times in a single interview, was that all of these successful site owners confess they could have been
earning a MUCH bigger income MUCH faster
had they only avoided the costly mistakes started educating themselves sooner.
And that’s probably the most critical trait these success stories share — they’ve all committed to educating themselves about the most profitable marketing strategies and techniques.
In fact, I could literally go on for pages and pages reeling off the hundreds of invaluable marketing strategies, techniques, tools, and software recommendations that these people share in their interviews, based on their own
real-life experiences
and commitment to educating themselves.
However, I know it will mean much more when you hear, straight from the horse’s mouth, these…
I’m generally a cheap guy. I hate BIG TICKET prices, so I avoid them. I’ll spend $10.00 ten times, but won’t spend $100 once if I don’t see the value. So when I got the information about JP Shoeffel’s AdSense Firesale 2 and saw the price, I paused. And I waited. Then I kept getting more and more people saying it was great. Then I got the free site about Natural Health from this link: http://www.adsensefiresale.com/freesite.htm?&aff_id=2216&camp_id=127 and I went ahead and installed it and played with it. Here’s my version: Natural Health. Now, there’s no doubt that JP’s sites are NOT the prettiest sites out there. They’re very simple looking, but powerful. The lack of distractions means people are more likely to click something. The sites are hugely configurable through a custom control panel. Do you use Yahoo Publishers Network or Google AdSense? Doesn’t matter, just click on whichever you want. Decide you hate Google in a month? No problem, click Yahoo and your whole site is changed!!!! Here are the monetizing options: Combined with RSS feeds, custom keyword lists, visitor submitted articles, tell-a-friend, built-in auto-response form (you still need a service) these sites are killer. Right now (until June 1) you can get 25 sites for $67, or 35 sites for $114 and they will go UP IN PRICE JUNE 1. There’s a lot more bonuses included. Site developers, keyword management tools, there’s a literal laundry list. I paid the $114 (US) equivalent in Canadian funds, but you can do better. If you buy this TODAY – use the coupon code ‘jsbach‘ (no quotes) and save 10%. I wish I had known about that. This is limited to the next 30 people, so it may not work by the time you get there. I’ll post more about the sites I put up once I get them done. I’m supposed to be working, so I guess I should do that (my real job).
AdSense Firesale 2
