 Rosalind provides a solid foundation for success! |
| Review Date: September 3, 2005 |
| Reviewer: Dave Andersen, |
I have been in the affiliate marketing business for several years following a different system, a system that was incredibly volatile. I finally decided to change the way I was approaching the affiliate marketing business and found Rosalind Gardner's Super Affiliate Handbook. Immediately after reading I knew that her book offered a very solid foundation for an affiliate business and since reading it my business has grown and not only has it grown my business is now set on an incredibly solid foundation.
Thank you Rosalind for providing your valuable insights for such an affordable price - I know that anybody who sticks to your system will become financially free!
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Of Course It's Expensive!
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| Review Date: May 9, 2006 |
| Reviewer: S. Taylor, Richmond, VA |
You're going to collapse!
When you start reading this book, you won't be able to stop. And it's over 270 pages long! So unless you are a much faster reader than I am, you are going to fall over with exaustion before you can stop reading.
Rosalind sells this book with the subtitle "How I made $436,797 in one year selling other people's stuff online" and I don't doubt it for a minute. The information she has included in this book is very detailed and there are so many ideas for how to get more traffic, better conversions, faster responses and so on that I just couldn't take it all in. I will be reading this book again after I've had some more time to try out the things I was able to take in.
Peel back the cover and what do you see?
There's a big focus on how to generate traffic to the products you are selling. After all, that's absolutely essential to selling anything. As a result, there is some duplicate content that you will find in other resources. For example, a lot of the content in Rosalind's book is also in John Reese's Traffic Secrets series which sells for about $1000 and I'll be reviewing soon, but the Super Affiliate Handbook is a whole lot cheaper and highly specific to affiliate programs. There is also some crossover into the AdWords world that Perry Marshall just plain Owns. But the focus is very strong on Affiliate Marketing and she does a good job of leaving the related topics like traffic generation and Pay Per Click advertising to the respective experts.
Included in the guide are sections on "How to Research a Profitable Topic", "How to Find Merchants" , "How to Choose Products and Affiliate Programs" , "How to Plan and Build Websites That Sell" and some advice on writing good copy, providing quality content, maintaining credibility and staying organized in your business as it grows.
In writing any review of a product or service, it's important to cover the up and down sides. But I'm honestly having a hard time coming up with anything negative to say about this handbook. She takes an honest approach to all of her marketing. Her business model revolves around adding value to the Internet in the form of real quality content, and not just cluttering it with junk. Overall she's a straight shooter with a very thorough guide on how to make a killing in affiliate marketing.
Ok, I've scanned the book some more and come up with a few things to complain about -just for you.
I'm really not that clueless.
Initially, like most books, I skimmed over some big areas of this book. One of those areas was the "Setting Up Shop" chapter. She starts with "Basic Knowledge" and tells the us that we don't need HTML knowledge at the start and that it's good to learn Windows Macros like CTRL-C to make work faster. Then she says you need a computer and a Fast Internet Connection. Next we learn that we need a web browser. (This is getting too complicated for me. I should just get a refund for this book.)
Ok, so she does give some nice links like where to get Firefox for those still stuck on IE and suggestions to use a router and where to get some good software like eudora and UltraEdit. But this chapter gives me the impression this book was written to be printed and sold to soccer moms at the school book sale. If you feel you already know how to use your computer and your Internet connection pretty well, I give you permission to skip this chapter too.
Another thing I can say that's bad about this book is that most everything she recommends actually requires some significant work. Sure, there are some thing in there like using datafeeds from merchants to create your own website in less than an hour. But most of those things have lost a lot of effectiveness due exactly to how easy they are to do. Now everyone has a datafeed site. And it just sits there doing nothing because people would rather buy from the real store instead of your feed to it. The suggestions that she makes which actually return results will take some work.
Stand back and watch the explosion. (Or hold the match with a big smile)
This handbook was an important one for me to review early on. Affiliate Programs are the core of my marketing business, and a major force in Internet Marketing. And if you've been following the trends, one of the fastest growing segments of sales on the Internet have been in Information Products. In other words, people are buying more and more instantly deliverable information products online. They are beginning to trust eBooks and online courses. They are beginning to PREFER them over print because it's instant gratification. Even Amazon is running fast toward electronic delivery. And what's so great about this field is that the profits are very good. Electronic delivery has basically zero cost. And zero cost means low overhead.
So, I'm not just going to leave this as a simple ho hum review. I'm going to TELL you that if you want to get into this area of marketing (and I think it's a darn good idea), you will save yourself a lot of wasted time, money and effort by getting this book as soon as you can. There might be some other books out there that will try to compete with this one, but they are going to have a tough time. Rosalind did an excellent job on this. I can't think of much that would improve on it. This is an example of something that will pay for itself many times over when you do what it says.
People complain about the price. I agree, it's high. All "Get Rich Quick" guides worth anything are high priced. And yeah, you can find everything here for free on the net. But if your willing to spend some money buying an "expensive" book that will help you make a lot more money and feel that your time is more valuable than searching the net for the same information for free and having to sift and sort what actually works, then this book won't dissapoint.
I don't get anything if you buy the book. The author doesn't even have a clue who I am. I just read it and loved it. Good Luck
Buy it! (So much for my impartial review credibility ;-) |
Affiliate Marketing at its simplest
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| Review Date: October 1, 2007 |
| Reviewer: R. Todd, ID USA |
| This was a great source of information. I am new to affiliate marketing and needed a product that could break it down for me in terms I could understand. This book did just that. I would definitely recommend to anyone who wants a good starting point for online marketing and affiliate sales. |
'Super' Handbook on Affiliate Marketing
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| Review Date: September 25, 2005 |
| Reviewer: J. Bolton, Vermont, USA |
Well-written and a pleasure to read, ALL manuals should be as thorough as Rosalind Gardner's "Super Affiliate Handbook"!
Originally published in 2003, Rosalind's book was completely revised for 2005. The material is timely and relevant, unlike many other books written on the subject of affiliate marketing.
If you want to learn about affiliate marketing, this is THE book to buy. While the Handbook doesn't cover the nuts and bolts of website design (nor is that its purpose), the strategies and methods Rosalind uses to build her solid success and prosperity as an online affiliate marketer are communicated clearly, effectively, and in a manner that will fire up your entrepreneurial spirit. This book remains a ready reference on my shelf. As great for newbies to affiliate marketing, as it is for those who consider themselves intermediate-level affiliate marketers. |
Excellent, a must have for starters and a reference for intermediate affiliates
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| Review Date: June 15, 2008 |
| Reviewer: New Mom, Miramar, FL United States |
I was trying to make sense of the Affiliate Marketing concept and it was very difficult to make sense of the tons of information available online on the topic.
Rosalind takes you step by step and introduce new concepts on a clear and fun way. I read it from back to back and now use it as a reference book. If you want to learn what is Affiliate Marketting all about, this is the book.
Another thing I really like is that the author invites you to action on every step with very specific instructions. |
Rosalind is 'the business'
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| Review Date: September 25, 2009 |
| Reviewer: M. B. Harrison, |
When I started building web sites and affiliate marketing 5 or 6 years ago Rosalind's Super Affiliates Handbook was one of the first books I bought.
I was drawn to it because as a normal hard working person Rosalind had succeeded at the very same thing I was aiming to do. The Super Affiliates Handbook is just that - a hand book that takes you through all of the basics in a straightforward easy to understand and follow manner.
Anyone new to affiliate marketing would do well to take full advantage of what Rosalind has to say. It doesn't stop there because Rosalind is all of the time keeping abreast of developments and by subscribing to her newsletter you are able to keep abreast of developments yourself.
You can see more of my thoughts on the Super Affiliates Handbook at http://www.be-your-own-business-expert.com/Affiliates.html Just copy and paste that link into your browser and you should go right there.
Good luck
Michael Harrison |
The Super Affiliate Handbook
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| Review Date: September 25, 2005 |
| Reviewer: Ed Pilot, |
Buying Rosalind Gardner's "Super Affiliate Handbook" is undoubtedly the
best choice you can make if you want to learn all about affiliate marketing
and become a super affiliate.
Her handbook provides much more detail on the subject of affiliate
marketing than any other manual currently available.
The Super Affiliate Handbook covers basics like software (email clients,
HTML editors and graphics software) and hardware (internet-connected
computers) required to start this business. She details the 4 options for
web site building, discusses good web design techniques and how to choose a
great hosting company for your site.
Getting into the meat of affiliate marketing, Rosalind includes formulae
you can use to determine profit potential for any niche. You'll learn how
and where to find merchants with affiliate programs; and discover how to
separate the wheat from the chaff when it comes to choosing affiliate
programs. Unlike other manuals, which offer only one to three ways to bring
traffic to your site, Rosalind details 31 different ways to market your site!
If you want to learn how to build an affiliate marketing business based on
sound business principles that offer real value to your customers - not
unsustainable 'article scraper' sites that are here today and gone
tomorrow, buy the 'Super Affiliate Handbook'. You'll be glad you did.
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A book for people who are new in the internet business
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| Review Date: February 27, 2006 |
| Reviewer: Paolo M. Reyes, Philippines |
| This book contains very basic information about affiliate marketing. If you are new to affiliate marketing or new to the idea of making money online, this book is definitely for you. The author explains everything, from the concept of affiliate marketing to the hardware that you will need to set up your online business. The book is also great because it contains a lot of resources to help you get started, it contains a lot of links (Most of them are affiliate links, so the author earns money every time you click on them and buy something from her referral) to websites that you will need for your affiliate marketing business. This is the perfect book to get started in the affiliate marketing business. For seasoned affiliate marketers, I do not recommend this book. The reason?? You probably know most of the information in this book. |
this is a great book -- especially if you put into action all of Rosalind's advice
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| Review Date: May 8, 2006 |
| Reviewer: L. Wilson, USA |
This book is very well written and as a newbie to affiliate marketing I found it easy and pleasant to read.
Rosalind is definately a successful affiliate so that was a plus.
What I found most useful is her advocation of keyword analysis BEFORE embarking on a particular niche as well as the use of marketing metrics to regularly measure what campaigns are working (and those that are not, of course).
Buying this book will not make you a super affiliate -- but if you use it and take Rosalind's advice -- with the realistic expectation that it will take some work and time, then this is your book.
Afterall, Rosalind has been doing this stuff since 1998...you've got to stick with it for it to pay off!
lisa wilson
www.ebook-utopia.com |
Not worth $59.00 dollars . . .
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| Review Date: November 15, 2005 |
| Reviewer: Dar, Orange County, CA |
| I got hooked into the "hype" of this "sales product" and feel that I got burned. Although I feel that adequate insight was given on this business, that the book was simply a sales promotional for the author's programs. Save your $59.00 dollars. There are other books and free information sites that can provide you with the same information. |
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