Here is an indirect method to get links and traffic from Amazon to your website

Step 1: Create a valuable report and upload it to Amazon using Kindle.

Step 2: Use your keywords in the title of your report.

Here is an example of a report I recently uploaded:

California Non-Compete Agreements - Employee Survival Guide: Brian Kindsvater: Amazon.com: Kindle Store

Step 3: Include links in your report back to your website.

That...

This post is about a concept and not specific methods of getting traffic - although methods are discussed. If you understand the concept then you can apply it to get traffic.


What is Traffic Anyway?

"Traffic" is people who may be interested in buying your product, clicking on your affiliate link, or reading your content and clicking an AdSense link.

To be more specific, traffic is eyeballs. You want eyeballs on your material.

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Some interesting comments during the last year resulted in this article about how using AWeber at least indirectly can create an SEO penalty for your website.

After you read that article here are some more SEO points to ponder:


Are you evaluating the possible NEGATIVE reputation of third party services whose links appear on your site?

This includes not just autoresponder services, but advertising services, link services, etc.

Personally,...

I just realized I have 37 different affiliate websites promoting 1 main product.

If the product is a widget, I have bluewidget.com, redwidget.com, widgetreviews.com, acmewidget.com, etc.

Let me break down different issues to help you understand what is going on.


Is This Cost Effective?

Yes. Domains are cheap. Assuming $10 per domain that is only $370 per year. I make tens of thousands in commissions per year. Domains are an incredible...

If you are promoting products on your website keyword research is the key to attracting a lot of relevant traffic.

Let me emphasize this point, especially since many new marketers do not realize how important this is: there are likely hundreds, if not thousands of different search phrases people use to find a certain product.

Some searches will have significantly more volume than others. But "long tail" searches, even if small in number, quickly add up and often...