What can I code to help make YOU more money?

TheProdigy · 01-18-2010, 10:40 PM

Hello all,
I'm a Junior in college for computer programming, and it's time for me to start my senior project.

I've been involved in internet marketing for about 3 years now, and I thought I'd use the opportunity to make a software that people could actually use and profit from.

I have two current ideas:

1)An automated way to do sales to every customer individually.

For the example, I'll use Frank Kerns 4 day cash machine.

It works like this:
The user fills out your optin form.

At a set # of days, they receive your 4 day cash machine promo emails.

The software automatically generates a special link for them, with the correct pricing and everything. It can even be customized to have there name at top or in the sales letter etc...it's all automated.

The software continues to email them the rest of your sales sequence.

4 days later, the link expires, and the sale is over.

It would be a completely automated process. Every user would experience the same sale X number of days after signing up, and then never see it again. If they try to go to the link later, it will be expired, showing that when you run a sale, you are serious and they need to hop on it immediately.

This allows you to constantly run a 4 day cash machine to every subscriber without ever having a subscriber see the sale twice. You could modify it to do any type of sale, the 4 day cash machine is just an example.

My other idea:

2) An automated super affiliate affiliate finder
It works like this...
You enter in your search terms that you would like to have affiliates promoting for.

The software searches those affiliate links, and finds the top rated affiliates promoting products in your niche for those keywords. It will also harvest contact info and website details such as alexa rank, PR, backlinks etc...

You can then send out emails to the affiliates inviting them to split test your affiliate offer and see if they don't make more money.

The software would allow you to sort and filter the affiliates, so for example you could only look at affiliates that rank in the top 10 for your keywords and get at least 100 unique hits a day.

Anyways, let me know what you guys think of these ideas, and if you have any other ideas you would really like to see.

And please don't say "an article submitter" or anything like that. There are plenty good ones out there already.

The two ideas above I came up with simply because they don't exist yet, and I have a need for them.

However, I'd hate to let such a great opportunity be wasted on creating a software that is only beneficial for me, so that's why I came here for input. I will do my best to code whatever would benefit the most people.

Cheers,
-TheProdigy

asset818 · 01-18-2010, 10:46 PM

Hey TheProdigy,

Both are solid ideas, and I think you've got a base to work off of.

There's an "Auto Launch Machine" that does something similar to the first program you're talking about, and Brad Callen's Affiliate Elite would probably be a good starting place for affiliate finding technology.

Good luck!
-LJ

adamjthompson · 01-18-2010, 11:05 PM

1) OK.

2) Sounds like a great idea, though it might be hard to implement accurately. I would not include any automated emailing feature - too likely to be abused.

Mr. Enthusiastic · 01-19-2010, 01:05 AM

For #2, I think it would be nice to integrate with the most popular email systems such as Outlook and Gmail. Rather than sending the same email to all the potential business partners, your program could keep track of the personalized correspondence that went to each super-affiliate.

Chris

clint48 · 01-19-2010, 01:08 AM

Prodigy, I like the second one best, even though I don't have a need for any affiliates. If I did, I think that one would be very helpful.

Clint

lior1970 · 01-19-2010, 01:17 AM

Option #2 sounds better. What technology do you use? I'm a software engineer myself and developed an application for ebay sellers which is not published yet.
Any ebay sellers here?

TheProdigy · 01-19-2010, 04:13 PM

I'm probably going to code it in C++...it's the language I'm most comfortable with and is always a solid choice for development...

So you guys seem to prefer #2...

I obviously wouldn't be able to make #2 100% accurate...but it would certainly be able to find a lot of affiliates for you.

Assuming you want #2, what features would you like to see the most, and why?

And of course if you wanted #1, or something else entirely, let me know!

I have to begin presenting my idea to my professors soon.

01-18-2010, 10:46 PM	#2
asset818 LJ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Social Networking	Re: What can I code to help make YOU more money? Hey TheProdigy, Both are solid ideas, and I think you've got a base to work off of. There's an "Auto Launch Machine" that does something similar to the first program you're talking about, and Brad Callen's Affiliate Elite would probably be a good starting place for affiliate finding technology. Good luck! -LJ
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01-18-2010, 11:05 PM	#3
adamjthompson Active Warrior Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chatham, IL Posts: 51 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: What can I code to help make YOU more money? 1) OK. 2) Sounds like a great idea, though it might be hard to implement accurately. I would not include any automated emailing feature - too likely to be abused.

01-19-2010, 01:05 AM	#4
Mr. Enthusiastic Enthusiastic Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 815 Blog Entries: 4 Thanks: 222 Thanked 224 Times in 170 Posts	Re: What can I code to help make YOU more money? For #2, I think it would be nice to integrate with the most popular email systems such as Outlook and Gmail. Rather than sending the same email to all the potential business partners, your program could keep track of the personalized correspondence that went to each super-affiliate. Chris

01-19-2010, 01:08 AM	#5
clint48 Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,053 Thanks: 90 Thanked 61 Times in 51 Posts	Re: What can I code to help make YOU more money? Prodigy, I like the second one best, even though I don't have a need for any affiliates. If I did, I think that one would be very helpful. Clint
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01-19-2010, 01:17 AM	#6
lior1970 HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 146 Thanks: 11 Thanked 31 Times in 13 Posts	Re: What can I code to help make YOU more money? Option #2 sounds better. What technology do you use? I'm a software engineer myself and developed an application for ebay sellers which is not published yet. Any ebay sellers here?

01-18-2010, 10:40 PM	#1
TheProdigy Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 58 Thanks: 2 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	What can I code to help make YOU more money? Hello all, I'm a Junior in college for computer programming, and it's time for me to start my senior project. I've been involved in internet marketing for about 3 years now, and I thought I'd use the opportunity to make a software that people could actually use and profit from. I have two current ideas: 1)An automated way to do sales to every customer individually. For the example, I'll use Frank Kerns 4 day cash machine. It works like this: The user fills out your optin form. At a set # of days, they receive your 4 day cash machine promo emails. The software automatically generates a special link for them, with the correct pricing and everything. It can even be customized to have there name at top or in the sales letter etc...it's all automated. The software continues to email them the rest of your sales sequence. 4 days later, the link expires, and the sale is over. It would be a completely automated process. Every user would experience the same sale X number of days after signing up, and then never see it again. If they try to go to the link later, it will be expired, showing that when you run a sale, you are serious and they need to hop on it immediately. This allows you to constantly run a 4 day cash machine to every subscriber without ever having a subscriber see the sale twice. You could modify it to do any type of sale, the 4 day cash machine is just an example. My other idea: 2) An automated super affiliate affiliate finder It works like this... You enter in your search terms that you would like to have affiliates promoting for. The software searches those affiliate links, and finds the top rated affiliates promoting products in your niche for those keywords. It will also harvest contact info and website details such as alexa rank, PR, backlinks etc... You can then send out emails to the affiliates inviting them to split test your affiliate offer and see if they don't make more money. The software would allow you to sort and filter the affiliates, so for example you could only look at affiliates that rank in the top 10 for your keywords and get at least 100 unique hits a day. Anyways, let me know what you guys think of these ideas, and if you have any other ideas you would really like to see. And please don't say "an article submitter" or anything like that. There are plenty good ones out there already. The two ideas above I came up with simply because they don't exist yet, and I have a need for them. However, I'd hate to let such a great opportunity be wasted on creating a software that is only beneficial for me, so that's why I came here for input. I will do my best to code whatever would benefit the most people. Cheers, -TheProdigy

01-19-2010, 04:13 PM	#7
TheProdigy Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 58 Thanks: 2 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: What can I code to help make YOU more money? I'm probably going to code it in C++...it's the language I'm most comfortable with and is always a solid choice for development... So you guys seem to prefer #2... I obviously wouldn't be able to make #2 100% accurate...but it would certainly be able to find a lot of affiliates for you. Assuming you want #2, what features would you like to see the most, and why? And of course if you wanted #1, or something else entirely, let me know! I have to begin presenting my idea to my professors soon.