I Need a Beginners guide to IM marketing

[lotre]

Hi guys

As a sideline to my normal business im thinking of trying some IM marketing, probably adsense. What i need is the basics of how to start this, i know a fair bit about SEO -my website ranks no1 for my 3 chosen terms, but most of my competitors are amateurs. Ive got Terry's backlinks hydra and i know that has a small bit about IM in it but what else do you guys recommend? Ive got my ideas of my niche, im going to stick with what i know for now

Is there any good threads or offers on here that any of you can recommend?

I imagine it is all a bit more difficult now with Panda, and quality raters potentially reviewing a site so any advice you guys can give would be much appreciated.


Cheers

[Bofu2U]

Originally Posted by lotre

Hi guys

As a sideline to my normal business im thinking of trying some IM marketing, probably adsense. What i need is the basics of how to start this, i know a fair bit about SEO -my website ranks no1 for my 3 chosen terms, but most of my competitors are amateurs. Ive got Terry's backlinks hydra and i know that has a small bit about IM in it but what else do you guys recommend? Ive got my ideas of my niche, im going to stick with what i know for now

Is there any good threads or offers on here that any of you can recommend?

I imagine it is all a bit more difficult now with Panda, and quality raters potentially reviewing a site so any advice you guys can give would be much appreciated.


Cheers

If you already know how to rank a site, the only thing you're missing is monetization. Depending on the niche look for indy programs (independent affiliate programs) or use networks like ShareASale, ClickBank, etc to find affiliate offers that will convert for your niche/demographic.

Just keep doing what you're doing for ranking the sites, and the start split testing different banners, ad positions, offers, etc until you find one that sticks.

[lotre]

Hi

Thanks for that. Thats great advice, and so obvious!! why didnt i think of that ?

But what amounts of visitors do i need as a minimum to ensure my ads will be profitable?

Thanks

[Bofu2U]

Originally Posted by lotre

Hi

Thanks for that. Thats great advice, and so obvious!! why didnt i think of that ?

But what amounts of visitors do i need as a minimum to ensure my ads will be profitable?

Thanks

It all really depends on how you evaluate your costs. Do you count your time as a cost? If so, how much per hour? Do you know yet?

It's hard to evaluate what your "profitability" will be until you establish what you're not only capable of, but also what it takes for you to do certain things. Just play it by ear at this point - as long as you're making more than you're losing on real costs, technically, you're profitable (if you don't take your time into account, obviously).

[lotre]

Well bofu2u I guess my 'costs' are hard to determine. I need to spend time doing this but I have a job but like anything- you get out what you put in.

I know different ad positions can make a difference but what WSO do you know of that give some basic help ?

Cheers

[guy11]

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