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13 years ago

hi there some really good information there, thanks for up loadeding it, it will help be big time, i have done some articles in the past but no much from them, my coach alex jefferys told me to do squidoo lens , thanks once again bezzer brown

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Icanwrite

13 years ago

Yes squidoo lens and hubpages are great too for marketing clickbank / other affiliate products.

Needless to say, this method can be replicated for any affiliate product / site promotion

Originally Posted by bezzer brown

hi there some really good information there, thanks for up loadeding it, it will help be big time, i have done some articles in the past but no much from them, my coach alex jefferys told me to do squidoo lens , thanks once again bezzer brown

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Icanwrite

13 years ago

Hi Great question.
This is a 'trick' which has worked for me in the past, hence I advice all to follow.
Of course some people prefer to choose products with low gravity (for less competition) and others choose high gravtiy products only (as those are best sellers). So, basically one can tweak after they see results.
Like if your 1 product is doing better than the other 2, then you can tweak one of the remaining 2 and check results after 1 week and change/keep the other product accordingly.
There is nothing called as 'Sure shot success formula', But keep tweaking and modifying methods in order to maximize sales and profits.

Originally Posted by John McEachern

Hey, thanks for the post.

I just have a quick question for you, why do suggest choosing 1 product with high gravity, and 2 with medium gravity?

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Icanwrite

13 years ago

Hi John,

Another very relevant question.
Choosing the product is something you should never outsource. Read forums, do your own research and go by 'your instinct' while doing so.

Other things like creating the sales page and submitting articles can easily be outsourced but they hardly take up much time.
The most time consuming task is of course 'Writing Articles'. The first thing, I outsourced when I started making decent money was writing articles. Then, I outsourced submission of articles, when I made even more money.

Sales page creation and choosing the product, are 2 aspects I still do myself.
I don't really get time for market research and all these days so I prefer to stay away from affiliate marketing, but as a newbie, I was thrilled to discover this cash cow with no investment and I have to say - It was a stepping stone in the right direction.

Hope you do well with this method too.

Feel free to ask any more questions you may have.

Originally Posted by John McEachern

Thanks.

Do you mind if I ask another question? Once you got your income to a certain point, what is the first thing you outsourced?

There is only so long a person can do this kind of thing without reaching a "ceiling" on their income, right? So, whats the first goal once you start hitting, say $50-100 per day, in your view?

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André Silverspoon

13 years ago

Awesome information there my friend, it sure is easy way for newbies to start earning online.

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Icanwrite 13 years ago

Just happy to share

Originally Posted by André Silverspoon

Awesome information there my friend, it sure is easy way for newbies to start earning online.
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stevecl

13 years ago

Sonuds like a good plan - but i really hate writing articles... If only i could find someone reliable to write then for me! Hmmm

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Icanwrite 13 years ago

Lol. Steve, If you are just starting out, then I would not advice you to hire a writer. If you have done your research and know proven converting products, then this would work very well for you

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Sonuds like a good plan - but i really hate writing articles... If only i could find someone reliable to write then for me! Hmmm
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PCRoger

13 years ago

I highly recommend increasing the article to 400 words or more.

This will make it easier to achieve Platinum status (IMHO) and, more importantly, allows you to increase anchor text length from 3 to 5 words.

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13 years ago

Excellent tip, PCRoger.

This can SURELY help a lot as ezines allows resource box to be 15% of article word count.. so increase in no of words , would help in having a better resource box too

Originally Posted by PCRoger

I highly recommend increasing the article to 400 words or more.

This will make it easier to achieve Platinum status (IMHO) and, more importantly, allows you to increase anchor text length from 3 to 5 words.

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BCJason

13 years ago

Thanks for this post. I like the simplicity of this. No shiny flashy things just good basic info that will help me along. How long does ezinearticles usually take to publish an article? Assuming there are little or no problems with it?

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13 years ago

Hi - Glad you liked my post.
Ezinearticles would take 5-10 days to approve your first lot of 10 (Basic membership status), 4-5 days for your next 25 articles (Basic Plus status).
Once you reach Platinum membership, you get unlimited submissions and articles are generally reviewed within 48 hours.

Originally Posted by BCJason

Thanks for this post. I like the simplicity of this. No shiny flashy things just good basic info that will help me along. How long does ezinearticles usually take to publish an article? Assuming there are little or no problems with it?

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rts2271

13 years ago

Great post and information Icanwrite. This is a very seminal piece anyone wanting to get into Affiliate marketing could sink there teeth into.
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PerfectedWeb

13 years ago

I agree, this plan works, but takes time.

I used a similar plan when I started out in affiliate marketing. The only differences were I bought my own domain name and hosting account and I was only monetizing my content with Adsense.

I'm still making money with these sites.

Thanks for this post.

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13 years ago

Originally Posted by rts2271

Great post and information Icanwrite. This is a very seminal piece anyone wanting to get into Affiliate marketing could sink there teeth into.
Applauds

Thanks a ton, Rts

Glad you found it useful.

Originally Posted by PerfectedWeb

I agree, this plan works, but takes time.

I used a similar plan when I started out in affiliate marketing. The only differences were I bought my own domain name and hosting account and I was only monetizing my content with Adsense.

I'm still making money with these sites.

Thanks for this post.

Adsense and domain sites are excellent for CB, but they need some investment. Great for experienced IM'ers but article marketing is best for newbies who want to get into IM with no experience and no money.

Good to hear these sites work well for you.

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morningmouse 13 years ago

This is really a piece of good advice. With 0 cash investment. Thanks!
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13 years ago

thanks for your informative post,I helped from it

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13 years ago

Originally Posted by Biggy Fat

Very informative post, however it isn't that easy for real. You must be able to presell very good, and nowhere did I see you mention how to find high search low comp KWs.

Yes, you are right. Keyword research is important too. A good resource for step by step keyword research is this free ebook - Bum Marketing Method - Free Traffic Tips

Originally Posted by Mohammad Afaq

This is Bum Marketing at its simplest

EDIT: But remember guys, you might not see a sale for the first 7 days or so and that is fine.

Just keep submitting articles and you will soon have money flowing in everyday.

Yes, it takes time for articles to be approved and hence sales are slow... but it pays off eventually.

Originally Posted by BriannaZachary

thanks for your informative post,I helped from it

That's great to hear, buddy.

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13 years ago

This is Bum Marketing at its simplest

EDIT: But remember guys, you might not see a sale for the first 7 days or so and that is fine.

Just keep submitting articles and you will soon have money flowing in everyday.

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  Hi - Top 3 article directories, as per my experience are - Ezinearticles / articlesbase / goarticles - Apart from these, others would just help in getting you links or 1 odd sale here/there.
  I would rather spend my time writing and submitting 10 unique articles a day to Ezines, than writing 1 and submitting to 50 directories.
  Thats just what I would do, but you can check both methods and analyze what works best for you !
  
  Originally Posted by wk_lee
  
  Sorry I'm a newbie here.
  
  Let's say I have 20 new articles in my website, is it advisable to submit a unique article to 50 article submission sites daily?
  
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smokee

13 years ago

I understand all the steps, but how do I improve my article writing?
I am bad at those

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Originally Posted by smokee

I understand all the steps, but how do I improve my article writing?
I am bad at those

The only way to get better at something is by doing it... You should know the saying "practice makes perfect".
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Originally Posted by smokee

I understand all the steps, but how do I improve my article writing?
I am bad at those

Well, one option is to get some 1 on 1 assistance from someone who is expert at writing online - getpaidwriting.org

Practice makes perfect, yes, but without knowledgeable critique it's kind of tough to improve.

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Originally Posted by smokee

I understand all the steps, but how do I improve my article writing?
I am bad at those

Don't think about it as writing an article - think of it as telling one of your friends about it - you could even record what you want to say and then transcribe it. Then the article comes across fluently and doesn't sound 'manufactured'.. if you know what I mean. Above all, choose a niche which it is relatively easy to talk about - I started out with hemorrhoids and I ran out of new angles VERY QUICKLY!! (Also, it's not really the sort of thing I chat to my friends about!)
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13 years ago

DO u have any examples of step 5 I can look at?

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13 years ago

Sure. Here is a simple testimonial style sales page I created some time back - Natural Scar Removal - See Your Ugly Scars Vanish

Originally Posted by rgrimes

DO u have any examples of step 5 I can look at?

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TimGross

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Icanwrite

Sure. Here is a simple testimonial style sales page I created some time back - http://naturalscarremoval.blogspot.com

Your links from your blog to the Clickbank page are wrong, you're not getting credited for anyone who purchases through that link. You're linking like this:

http://www.digitalscartreatment.com/?hop=YOURID

...But that doesn't track your ID through to the order page. You need to go to Clickbank.com/marketplace and generate a correct tracking link and use what it gives you, not copy/paste the URL in your browser after you've already clicked through the link to the sales page.

If you're seeing your own ID in the order page when you click through
http://www.digitalscartreatment.com/?hop=YOURID
to the order page, it's only because you've there's a tracking cookie set on your computer from when you clicked through the correct link previously. Clear your browser cookies and you'll see.

Get the correct affiliate link here: http://www.digitalscartreatment.com/aff.html

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13 years ago

Originally Posted by TimGross

Your links from your blog to the Clickbank page are wrong, you're not getting credited for anyone who purchases through that link. You're linking like this:

Natural Scar Removal Product | Scar Treatment - The Scar Solution

...But that doesn't track your ID through to the order page. You need to go to Clickbank.com/marketplace and generate a correct tracking link and use what it gives you, not copy/paste the URL in your browser after you've already clicked through the link to the sales page.

If you're seeing your own ID in the order page when you click through
Natural Scar Removal Product | Scar Treatment - The Scar Solution
to the order page, it's only because you've there's a tracking cookie set on your computer from when you clicked through the correct link previously. Clear your browser cookies and you'll see.

Get the correct affiliate link here: The Scar Solution - Affiliate Program

Hes right. I just clicked through to the order page and it says "affiliate=none"

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paulino

13 years ago

Hi Jo, Great info, i sent you my email from your site, i will be needing some articles soon, Thanks.

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Icanwrite 13 years ago

Awesome Will revert right away !

Originally Posted by paulino

Hi Jo, Great info, i sent you my email from your site, i will be needing some articles soon, Thanks.
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Biggy Fat

13 years ago

Very informative post, however it isn't that easy for real. You must be able to presell very good, and nowhere did I see you mention how to find high search low comp KWs.

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tyroneshum

13 years ago

Thank you, this technique is interesting although it could also be tricky since we all know Ezine is not approving "direct-selling" or advertising types of contents so good to know that your writing made it work!

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Icanwrite

13 years ago

Hi - All you need to do is write a general how to / tips article and then promote as much as you want in the last 2-3 lines (resource box - that is allowed

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Originally Posted by tyroneshum

Thank you, this technique is interesting although it could also be tricky since we all know Ezine is not approving "direct-selling" or advertising types of contents so good to know that your writing made it work!

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rgrimes

13 years ago

Thank you very much for showing me the site, if your not good at creating those type of sites do you have anyone who you can recommend to make sites like that. Or do you have some type of formula you follow when setting up this type of site like the one you showed such as the scar removal review site, thanks a bunch!!!

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13 years ago

I am very good at creating such sites

I do the copy too. If you want to use our services for sales copy, please feel free to PM me .

Originally Posted by rgrimes

Thank you very much for showing me the site, if your not good at creating those type of sites do you have anyone who you can recommend to make sites like that. Or do you have some type of formula you follow when setting up this type of site like the one you showed such as the scar removal review site, thanks a bunch!!!

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madison_avenue

13 years ago

Icanwrite

5). Log on to blogger.com and create 1 sales short / simple sales page / blog for each of these 3 products. The page should have your affiliate id throughout.

Thank you for your interesting post.

My question is: Is it a good idea to link to a blogger.com page from the Ezine article rather than to your own domain? Are EZA OK with this too?

I know some people have had trouble with putting affiliate links on free blogger.com blogs. Have you had any problems with it?

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13 years ago

EZA is ok with a blogspot blog. I have myself made well over $1000 over few weeks using blogger landing pages. I used this method when I was just starting out and frankly had no money to invest even in hosting / domains.
If you have the dough, a self hosted domain is a much better option.

Originally Posted by madison_avenue

Icanwrite

Thank you for your interesting post.

My question is: Is it a good idea to link to a blogger.com page from the Ezine article rather than to your own domain? Are EZA OK with this too?

I know some people have had trouble with putting affiliate links on free blogger.com blogs. Have you had any problems with it?

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emeliesjodahl

13 years ago

Hi!

Thanks for this helpful post.

Why don't you mention something about backlinking to your ezinearticles? Keyword research and back linking is really important if you want your articles to rank well in the search engines and stay there for a long time.

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13 years ago

Thats true. There are 100's of add on's to this method to increase sales/ conversions and profits. However, this is just a basic guide to help people who are just starting out into affiliate marketing.
More information, leads to more confusion, hence I kept it simple

Originally Posted by emeliesjodahl

Hi!

Thanks for this helpful post.

Why don't you mention something about backlinking to your ezinearticles? Keyword research and back linking is really important if you want your articles to rank well in the search engines and stay there for a long time.

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13 years ago

Hi,

This is so basic but one of the free ways to make money online.

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Icanwrite 13 years ago

You are right. Simple, yet effective

Originally Posted by Jec

Hi,

This is so basic but one of the free ways to make money online.
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webmarke

13 years ago

Good post.Buy why would you limit your articles to one directory. Why not post articles to all the major directrories.

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Icanwrite 13 years ago

Just from my experience. I have had best results with ezines but you are free to explore / venture other options !

Originally Posted by webmarke

Good post.Buy why would you limit your articles to one directory. Why not post articles to all the major directrories.
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13 years ago

Hi John,

Excellent questions. Let me answer them one by one -

1). Yes, there are several factors I keep in mind while selecting a product. Gravity is the first but rest are just as important.

2) Amount per sale is critical but from experience I have seen that it does not really matter. Some times I get same amount of conversion with a $9 comm, as I have with a $90 comm product. It all depends on your marketing skills and demand in the market for the product at that moment. Like if it is the holiday season then products like Christmas lighting business or Making money work very well as people are looking to earn good money over the holidays.

3) Sales page of the product you promote is also integral part of the decision making process. I think I avoid is the opt-in list on the page.

4) Yes those are fake claims and we must stay away from such sites, though to be honest - these claims 'do work'.

5) Working with a reputed product / vendor would help avoid such leaks. Read forums and do your own research before choosing the products.

6) Vendors DO offer free review copies in most cases and it's best to get one for yourself. Once you 'know' the product inside out, it is easy to promote it.

Thanks for your questions and I hope I answered them to your satisfaction .

Cheers,
Jo

Originally Posted by John McEachern

Is there anything more to the criteria you use for selecting Clickbank products other than gravity?

Such as amount earned per sale?

What the sales page looks like and how it is written? Are there over-hyped claims on the page? Do they have nonsense on the sales page like "as seen on Yahoo, Google, etc.)?

Whether there is writing on the page that claims the offer of the sales price ends at a certain date (but never actually does)?

Whether there are leaks on the page where an affiliate could potentially lose a commission?

Do you also suggest writing to the vendor in an attempt to get a copy of the product to review? And, if if the vendor says no, do you suggest purchasing the product to actually review it yourself?

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DrGUID

13 years ago

A high gravity doesn't necessarily mean it's a good product to promote. My best converting product has a gravity of less than 4 - it's been totally overlooked so I am well on my way to owning the niche!

Clickbank stuff sells very well from web 2.0 article sites, but if you just sign up then only write Clickbank pages then your account will sink with the loss of all hands!

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13 years ago

Hi - You are right. If someone can find such a product, it is GOLD.
I , myself, found 1 such product with gravity of 2 and it sold like hotcakes for me with a stellar conversion rate too.
The challenge here, is to 'discover' such a product !

Originally Posted by DrGUID

A high gravity doesn't necessarily mean it's a good product to promote. My best converting product has a gravity of less than 4 - it's been totally overlooked so I am well on my way to owning the niche!

Clickbank stuff sells very well from web 2.0 article sites, but if you just sign up then only write Clickbank pages then your account will sink with the loss of all hands!

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13 years ago

Hi!

Thanks for sharing this wonderful information.

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13 years ago

Thanks for the information. I am a newbie here myself and will definitly look forward to apply your techniques.

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13 years ago

Great. Good luck, buddy.

Do keep me updated on your progress - Would love to see how this goes for you

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Thanks for the information. I am a newbie here myself and will definitly look forward to apply your techniques.

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ad.myws 13 years ago

Hi Jo
Excellent step by step guide.

As I understand these steps 4,5 and 7
1. I am writing 10 articles for each product and
2. Write Blog/sales page/sales short for each of the product. this page will have my affiliate Id all over.
3. Use article resource box to link to my URL (blog, sales page etc)

My question is...
why do you suggest to write a blog and call to action phrases with my blog url? Can not I use link to my affiliate product url directly from the resource box? for example www dot the_actual_product_page dot com/?hop=myaffiliateid

Just curious if there was any additional advantage/benefit/trick in creating separate blog/sales page with my affiliate id embedded in the page.

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Michele Buch

13 years ago

icanwrite,

Thank you so much for putting out the information for free instead of making it a WSO and charging $7 or $17! You've got class!

With appreciation,
Michele

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Icanwrite

13 years ago

Thanks for all your questions. Let me answer them one by one . Please let me know if I miss any

Originally Posted by TimGross

Your links from your blog to the Clickbank page are wrong, you're not getting credited for anyone who purchases through that link. You're linking like this:

Natural Scar Removal Product | Scar Treatment - The Scar Solution

...But that doesn't track your ID through to the order page. You need to go to Clickbank.com/marketplace and generate a correct tracking link and use what it gives you, not copy/paste the URL in your browser after you've already clicked through the link to the sales page.

If you're seeing your own ID in the order page when you click through
Natural Scar Removal Product | Scar Treatment - The Scar Solution
to the order page, it's only because you've there's a tracking cookie set on your computer from when you clicked through the correct link previously. Clear your browser cookies and you'll see.

Get the correct affiliate link here: The Scar Solution - Affiliate Program

Hi - Thanks for pointing that out. I never checked the links as I never really promoted this product at all. I just did the research, created the sales page - Got busy and forgot about it. But, I will fix it coz I might get some organic traffic anyways..you never know

Originally Posted by excoder01

The main issues for many people.

1) How can we get many unique articles on so many topics for such a cheap price and quick delivery?

2) How can we rank high for our ezine articles? I've seen tons articles posting months ago with only 5 to 20 views.

1) You start by writing content yourself. DO NOT outsource till you MAKE money first.
2) Use long tail keywords for better ranking.

Originally Posted by BCJason

Hey icanwrite,
What does "expert author status" mean at EZA?

Nothing. You need a Platinum status for unlimited subs.

Originally Posted by icun

I've got 10 articles written now in my Niche and just had the 1st 1 published. You kinda get on a roll once you start, I didn't find it difficult at all. Now, to get some traffic to them, that's the tricky part!

If your articles are good and keyword optimized, you dont have to get traffic to them - EZA does that for you.

Originally Posted by ad.myws

Hi Jo
Excellent step by step guide.

As I understand these steps 4,5 and 7
1. I am writing 10 articles for each product and
2. Write Blog/sales page/sales short for each of the product. this page will have my affiliate Id all over.
3. Use article resource box to link to my URL (blog, sales page etc)

My question is...
why do you suggest to write a blog and call to action phrases with my blog url? Can not I use link to my affiliate product url directly from the resource box? for example www dot the_actual_product_page dot com/?hop=myaffiliateid

Just curious if there was any additional advantage/benefit/trick in creating separate blog/sales page with my affiliate id embedded in the page.

Regards,
AD

Hi AD - Great question. NO, you cannot use your aff url as EZA does not allow that. They will reject your article instantly.

Originally Posted by Michele Buch

icanwrite,

Thank you so much for putting out the information for free instead of making it a WSO and charging $7 or $17! You've got class!

With appreciation,
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Vogin 13 years ago

Saving this tip and testing it in 14 days when me and my partner start our Clickbank journey, thank you very much.
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13 years ago

Hi Icanwrite,

Very good post. Whether any newbies would want to do it is another matter, it involves work.
It is a tried and tested method, i get over 25% of my traffic from Ezine, so it works, just takes time and effort.

Pete

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13 years ago

Originally Posted by petec

Hi Icanwrite,

Very good post. Whether any newbies would want to do it is another matter, it involves work.
It is a tried and tested method, i get over 25% of my traffic from Ezine, so it works, just takes time and effort.

Pete

This!

Icanwrite I owe you a BIG thank you.

I know it was pure luck and completely out of the norm...but I got my first sale on Clickbank using YOUR method.
Thank you..Thank you...Thank you..

I have seen the different posts about how this will not work or how newbies shouldn't do this..I say bump that. This makes money. Is it the only way? Heck no, but it is a great way to get the feet wet and see something in the Clickbank account other than a group of zero's.

Thank you again Icanwrite.....

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Icanwrite

13 years ago

Wow Ken. This is GREAT.
I am thrilled that my tips helped you crack Clickbank

Great start ! I am sure many more will follow.

Originally Posted by Kenwrites

This!

Icanwrite I owe you a BIG thank you.

I know it was pure luck and completely out of the norm...but I got my first sale on Clickbank using YOUR method.
Thank you..Thank you...Thank you..

I have seen the different posts about how this will not work or how newbies shouldn't do this..I say bump that. This makes money. Is it the only way? Heck no, but it is a great way to get the feet wet and see something in the Clickbank account other than a group of zero's.

Thank you again Icanwrite.....

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regska

13 years ago

Hi,

Thanks for sharing this method. Article marketing really works especially for building a subscribers list. I never thought of promoting a product from my articles, what I usually do is to link my articles to my squeeze pages and build my list, from that point, once they became my subscribers, that's where I promote my product/someone else's products. Keep in mind, build good relationship first and provide valuable contents before promoting a product.

I have a question though, when you write 30 articles about the product that you're promoting, and once you achieved your desired income per day, how long will it last? For example, you are already earning $50 per day, how steady is it and how long will it last? Do you expect to get that kind of income, say, 6 months after that?

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13 years ago

First of all - A BIG THANK you for all your kind words. I have recd several Thank you PM's and posts on my thread. I am thrilled for such a terrific response to the method and happy to see some of you who started taking action have already got a few sales. Great job all ! Keep it up !

Now to answer few questions -

Originally Posted by madison_avenue

Hi Icanwrite,

Great post, with practical information.

You mention using blogger.com as a free landing page. If you did not want to use blogger.com as the landing page (I know they can sometimes be bit fussy), do you know of any other free blogs/sites which can be used for a landing page instead?

Has anyone else used any other free blogs/sites as landing pages which they would recommend?

Yes I have used Hubpages / Squidoo lens.

Originally Posted by gregsie74

Hi, not sure if this has been covered, but any tips for keyword research? Thanks for the freebie by the way.

Best keyword research guide is available for free here - Bum Marketing Method - Free Traffic Tips - Simple and to the point .

Originally Posted by regska

Hi,

Thanks for sharing this method. Article marketing really works especially for building a subscribers list. I never thought of promoting a product from my articles, what I usually do is to link my articles to my squeeze pages and build my list, from that point, once they became my subscribers, that's where I promote my product/someone else's products. Keep in mind, build good relationship first and provide valuable contents before promoting a product.

I have a question though, when you write 30 articles about the product that you're promoting, and once you achieved your desired income per day, how long will it last? For example, you are already earning $50 per day, how steady is it and how long will it last? Do you expect to get that kind of income, say, 6 months after that?

Hi - Great question indeed. The income for articles is long term but goes down as the number of articles you submit go down. If you consistently submit 10-20 articles each day, you can expect a steady flow of income, else not.

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emmy01 13 years ago

great info
but what about keyword research for the product? does it really mean?
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  Keyword research means choosing the right keywords for your articles for higher search engine rankings. I recommend everyone to read this simple, FREE guide to know the best tricks for keyword research. Here it is again - Bum Marketing Method - Free Traffic Tips
  
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  I don't know much about this as I am a newbie to these methods, but I am assuming this can be done with CPA too?
  
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  Sure article /video marketing works well for CPA.
  
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emmy01 13 years ago

I love this I saw your blog its nice
Remove the blogger head on the site, it will make it look professional
how to remove the blogger head
1. log in to your accont

2.click on layout. Then click on edit HTML
when you get there you will see alot of codes in the "edit template" box.
on the 8th line of the code, you will see <head>

3. click after <head> and press enter on your keyboard.

4. past the following codes:
<style type='text/css'>
#navbar-iframe{
height:0px;
visibility: hidden;
display:none;
}
</style>

5. click save template

that is it. Check your blog and you will find no bar

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Steven Wagenheim

13 years ago

I've stayed out of this thread until now but I feel there is something that
needs to be said.

As the OP herself has admitted, this is basic stuff.

Because it is basic stuff, mostly every affiliate marketer is doing it at
minimum.

Therefore, you really don't have an advantage over anybody else. And trust
me, this can get frustrating when you don't see the sales come in the way
you'd expect.

So, to get an advantage over OTHER affiliates, you may want to add the
following things. Yes, this WILL take work.

1. Create a free report related to niche you're targeting or look for a PLR
report at least.

2. Get an autoresponder account.

3. Setup a followup series of at least 7 emails providing additional info
that's NOT in the report.

4. On your blog, have a review of the product. Yes, you will have to go
out and get the product.

5. In the resource box of your article, send people to the review.

6. On the blog, under the review have both the option to get the free
report AND the sales page link. Some people will get the report, some will
go straight to the sales page. But this way, you have more of a chance of
holding onto a prospect.

This is the kind of stuff that separates the successful affiliate marketers
from the so-so and unsuccessful affiliate marketers because it takes more
effort.

Those of you willing to go the extra mile on this WILL see better results
than those who just follow the OPs plan to the letter.

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Icanwrite

13 years ago

Hi Steve,

Thanks for this VERY helpful post.
You are 100% right - Anyone who follows this word to word, might get a few random sales (which is good for a newbie to start with) , but those who will be creative and add their own ideas would be the ones who will make it BIG.

So, go the extra mile and you will see that the additional effort you put in will surely pay off !

Originally Posted by Steven Wagenheim

I've stayed out of this thread until now but I feel there is something that
needs to be said.

As the OP herself has admitted, this is basic stuff.

Because it is basic stuff, mostly every affiliate marketer is doing it at
minimum.

Therefore, you really don't have an advantage over anybody else. And trust
me, this can get frustrating when you don't see the sales come in the way
you'd expect.

So, to get an advantage over OTHER affiliates, you may want to add the
following things. Yes, this WILL take work.

1. Create a free report related to niche you're targeting or look for a PLR
report at least.

2. Get an autoresponder account.

3. Setup a followup series of at least 7 emails providing additional info
that's NOT in the report.

4. On your blog, have a review of the product. Yes, you will have to go
out and get the product.

5. In the resource box of your article, send people to the review.

6. On the blog, under the review have both the option to get the free
report AND the sales page link. Some people will get the report, some will
go straight to the sales page. But this way, you have more of a chance of
holding onto a prospect.

This is the kind of stuff that separates the successful affiliate marketers
from the so-so and unsuccessful affiliate marketers because it takes more
effort.

Those of you willing to go the extra mile on this WILL see better results
than those who just follow the OPs plan to the letter.

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TycoonRob

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Steven Wagenheim

6. On the blog, under the review have both the option to get the free
report AND the sales page link. Some people will get the report, some will
go straight to the sales page. But this way, you have more of a chance of
holding onto a prospect.

Wow, something so simple that I've never really done! I TOTALLY agree that this is a good way to approach it. You might lose the customer to your list if they buy now, but you'll make the sale. You win either way.

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ebony76

13 years ago

Thank you very much Jo and those that have also contributed. This has been the 2nd thread that I have read here and I think I have learned more in the 30 minutes I have spent, than what I have learned in weeks!

I look forward to starting this process and reporting on it!

Thanks again!

Chris

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13 years ago

Hi Chris,

Welcome to Warrior forum and hope you find many more such useful posts.
Choose 1 project and work on it till you achieve success. Don't give up.

Good luck !

Originally Posted by ebony76

Thank you very much Jo and those that have also contributed. This has been the 2nd thread that I have read here and I think I have learned more in the 30 minutes I have spent, than what I have learned in weeks!

I look forward to starting this process and reporting on it!

Thanks again!

Chris

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BCJason 13 years ago

Hey icanwrite,
What does "expert author status" mean at EZA?
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PCRoger

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Gabriel Laprise

Honestly I don't think this will work very good. When I first started out in IM i was shown exactly the same method. But I realized later that you need an opt-in page followed by auto responders to get good conversion.

This kind of technique is just " hit and run" marketing, you are leaving so much potential costumers go away.

You should always build a list, it's a bit more difficult when you start out, but it will pay off big time down the road.

Right, but setting up a list is intimidating to newbies that have soooo much ahead of them.

And if you try to "do it right" and use Aweber, that's quite costly.

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13 years ago

My thoughts, exactly

Originally Posted by PCRoger

Right, but setting up a list is intimidating to newbies that have soooo much ahead of them.

And if you try to "do it right" and use Aweber, that's quite costly.

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silverwaterfall

13 years ago

Great thread. I get overwhelmed with all the important little details in article marketing, so this is very helpful.

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13 years ago

Simple and to the point. Most people fail because they just don't follow till their finish. AHHHHH

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Icanwrite 13 years ago

You are right.

Most fail when they give up.

Keep at it and it will work.

Originally Posted by marketingmonster

Simple and to the point. Most people fail because they just don't follow till their finish. AHHHHH
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13 years ago

Nice article plan! Thanks!

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13 years ago

The main issues for many people.

1) How can we get many unique articles on so many topics for such a cheap price and quick delivery?

2) How can we rank high for our ezine articles? I've seen tons articles posting months ago with only 5 to 20 views.

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13 years ago

Thanks for sharing this post. Really good stuff here.
Great!

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Thanks Abbie. I am glad you found it useful.

Originally Posted by abbie kye

Thanks for sharing this post. Really good stuff here.
Great!
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13 years ago

Thanks for the information. Do you have anymore tips like you just shared with us?

William

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icun

13 years ago

I've got 10 articles written now in my Niche and just had the 1st 1 published. You kinda get on a roll once you start, I didn't find it difficult at all. Now, to get some traffic to them, that's the tricky part!

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13 years ago

Love your guide: I've bought "make money online" info. that's not half as good.

Thanks for sharing.

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Manoj Kumar

13 years ago

Hi Jo,

Great idea to get some decent income , I need you help on writing can you send an PM with your contact so that we can discuss...

Regards,
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Manoj - PM sent !

Originally Posted by Manoj Kumar

Hi Jo,

Great idea to get some decent income , I need you help on writing can you send an PM with your contact so that we can discuss...

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13 years ago

I am thrilled to see such a tremendous response to my thread. Thanks for all PM's asking for further help.
Though, I would really prefer if everyone can post their questions here on the thread itself so as to avoid duplicate questions , which I get via PM's at times

Hope you all make some real money with this method soon !
All the best and feel free to shoot across any questions you may have.

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There are 100's of ways to make money online..This is just one of them

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13 years ago

9 articles written, 2 approved and published yesterday, 22 views in the first day and 6 clicks. Not bad :-) That's a CTR of 27.3%, is that decent enough?

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Originally Posted by icun

9 articles written, 2 approved and published yesterday, 22 views in the first day and 6 clicks. Not bad :-) That's a CTR of 27.3%, is that decent enough?

Congrats on taking action

27,3 % is really good. Hope it will stay that way when you get more views and clicks.
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dejoliet31

13 years ago

Good info for the newbie. Thanks for taking the time to post. Obviously, there are tweaks and improvements that can and should be made as newbies become more experienced.

This, however, is a good primer. It is straightforward and step-by-step. Too often newbies are overwhelmed by too much information or information that is too complicated. The main thing is to TAKE ACTION with a basic plan that works. Then grow in sophistication and complexity.

Thanks for plain and simple.

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13 years ago

Hey Really cool info here just wana say thanks im new to internetmarketing this has really helped me out thanks

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13 years ago

Hey, thank you for a great post. I will give a try!

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13 years ago

I know first hand that this method works. It really doesn't cost anything to start bringing in some sales.

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13 years ago

if i have a blog and apply that method, do i start another blog for another product or add a page to the same blog

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13 years ago

Where many people FAIL is the "rinse and repeat"
phase. MOST people simply won't rinse and repeat;
they then get to the stage when they think it's
too easy and start looking for something more
complicated - and guess what - they start losing
on what they already know and what already works.

Strange why this happens, even to the BESt of
us here,

Perhaps it's nature?

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13 years ago

If a newbie takes your "method" and implements it, i am sure that he will be disappointed. There are so many factors involved. On paper it looks great but on the real world it doesn't work exactly.

I do not recommend any newbie to get started without keyword research.

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Geoff A

13 years ago

Firstly thanks Icanwrite for this article as it simplifies the process of article marketing tremendously. I have some questions though.

a) Does blogger let you essentially use you free blog to host affiliate links?

b) With article marketing in general, I see different opinions on the concept. Is the idea to provide genuine value in the article itself or to have it serve only as a sales funnel? I have read many articles on various directories that offer little value other than to point you to a sales opt in or sales page. This is not very satisfying as a reader! lol Also I have read articles that do give valuable information and I have benefited from reading them.

c) 300-400 words per article when you are talking about 30 articles is quite a lot of content. Especially on the understanding that it is supposed to be qualified content on a particular niche. "Rinse and Repeating" this formula will lead you to upwards of 100 articles - this is 30,000 to 40,000 words. You are into the territory of the writing the equivalent of a novel. If I am not going to be outsourcing the writing or article spinning (which I agree is not for everyone), then this method of marketing is dependent on my skill and productivity as a writer?

thanks again - this post is one of the clearest I have read on this topic!

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ryan_acidhedz

13 years ago

In order to expand and enhance this process you can do the same with squidoo lenses.
You can also try a free wordpress blog, but I'm not sure how they treat affiliate links.

Real power from this strategy comes when you pay for your own site, which is not expensive, and start basing your best articles and post there. Then use the blogger/wordpress/squidoo/hubpages/etc... to both generate traffic for your affiliate links, but also build backlinks and traffic for your main site.

EDIT--I will also agree with Charleskidd below. It is best to focus on one product, and a few articles at a time. All the articles in the world are worthless if no one sees them.

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Charleskidd

13 years ago

Instead of writing all those articles I get back links to 2 or 3 articles. There is automatic traffic from EZA but 25 submissions is not worth it if it's not working. EZA articles selling products don't really get that much hits unless its rank really good for a keyword. I think it would be better time spent if you get back links to 1 or 2 articles until they get good rankings. Also a better way to do it by having multiple different strartegies and accounts will social networks and do blasts. This is just an option but it works.

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13 years ago

Thanks for all your posts. I hope I don't miss any of your questions. Here you go -

Originally Posted by icun

9 articles written, 2 approved and published yesterday, 22 views in the first day and 6 clicks. Not bad :-) That's a CTR of 27.3%, is that decent enough?

Thats a great CTR. Now lets wait for some sales to roll in. If you dont see any sales after 30-40 articles then change the product.

Originally Posted by LindaC

Hi All,

Quick question. Why write 10 articles per offer?

My Best 2 U,

LindaC

Hi Linda - It's just to get you started. You can write 40-50 on a product, see response and then decide to continue with the same niche/product or move to another one. It's all up to you. No hard and fast rule to this.

Originally Posted by dejoliet31

Good info for the newbie. Thanks for taking the time to post. Obviously, there are tweaks and improvements that can and should be made as newbies become more experienced.

This, however, is a good primer. It is straightforward and step-by-step. Too often newbies are overwhelmed by too much information or information that is too complicated. The main thing is to TAKE ACTION with a basic plan that works. Then grow in sophistication and complexity.

Thanks for plain and simple.

You are welcome.

Originally Posted by Davy Norton

Hey Really cool info here just wana say thanks im new to internetmarketing this has really helped me out thanks

Davy Norton

Happy to hear that Davy.

Originally Posted by Mel45

Hey, thank you for a great post. I will give a try!

Yes, pls do.

Originally Posted by mekap04

I know first hand that this method works. It really doesn't cost anything to start bringing in some sales.

Thanks for sharing. This would encourage newbies.

Originally Posted by burwell.john@gmail.com

if i have a blog and apply that method, do i start another blog for another product or add a page to the same blog

If it is the same niche, then you can do a top 3 review of products and have 3 products on same page. Else, I would recommend you start a new blog for each product.

Originally Posted by warriorkay

Where many people FAIL is the "rinse and repeat"
phase. MOST people simply won't rinse and repeat;
they then get to the stage when they think it's
too easy and start looking for something more
complicated - and guess what - they start losing
on what they already know and what already works.

Strange why this happens, even to the BESt of
us here,

Perhaps it's nature?

Kingsley

Haha. So true, Kingsley. Happens to all of us.

Originally Posted by Deepak Media

If a newbie takes your "method" and implements it, i am sure that he will be disappointed. There are so many factors involved. On paper it looks great but on the real world it doesn't work exactly.

I do not recommend any newbie to get started without keyword research.

This is EXACTLY how I got into IM..As a newbie . I kept reading info given by experienced IM'ers on forums and grabbed every bit of info I could get and started off using this EXACT method. It worked for me and I know for a FACT it did for millions of people across the globe

Originally Posted by Geoff A

Firstly thanks Icanwrite for this article as it simplifies the process of article marketing tremendously. I have some questions though.

a) Does blogger let you essentially use you free blog to host affiliate links?

b) With article marketing in general, I see different opinions on the concept. Is the idea to provide genuine value in the article itself or to have it serve only as a sales funnel? I have read many articles on various directories that offer little value other than to point you to a sales opt in or sales page. This is not very satisfying as a reader! lol Also I have read articles that do give valuable information and I have benefited from reading them.

c) 300-400 words per article when you are talking about 30 articles is quite a lot of content. Especially on the understanding that it is supposed to be qualified content on a particular niche. "Rinse and Repeating" this formula will lead you to upwards of 100 articles - this is 30,000 to 40,000 words. You are into the territory of the writing the equivalent of a novel. If I am not going to be outsourcing the writing or article spinning (which I agree is not for everyone), then this method of marketing is dependent on my skill and productivity as a writer?

thanks again - this post is one of the clearest I have read on this topic!

a) - Yes blogger allows that. I have over 30 such blogs.
b) - A mix of both would be good. Writing 'useful' articles on 1 product - like 100-200 it practically impossible. So some WOULD indeed be fluff.
c) Yes, I do not advice to outsource right away and don't think about the word count.. Just start by doing 5-10 articles a day and once you know the product and get a hang of it, you can write 1 solid article in just 10-15 mins. So by spending 1-2 hours a day you will soon have 100-200 articles live on EZA with constant traffic to your blog

Glad you liked the post.

Originally Posted by ryan_acidhedz

In order to expand and enhance this process you can do the same with squidoo lenses.
You can also try a free wordpress blog, but I'm not sure how they treat affiliate links.

Real power from this strategy comes when you pay for your own site, which is not expensive, and start basing your best articles and post there. Then use the blogger/wordpress/squidoo/hubpages/etc... to both generate traffic for your affiliate links, but also build backlinks and traffic for your main site.

EDIT--I will also agree with Charleskidd below. It is best to focus on one product, and a few articles at a time. All the articles in the world are worthless if no one sees them.

I agree. A link wheel would be perfect to build traffic to your content and eventually to your affiliate page / blog.

Originally Posted by Charleskidd

Instead of writing all those articles I get back links to 2 or 3 articles. There is automatic traffic from EZA but 25 submissions is not worth it if it's not working. EZA articles selling products don't really get that much hits unless its rank really good for a keyword. I think it would be better time spent if you get back links to 1 or 2 articles until they get good rankings. Also a better way to do it by having multiple different strartegies and accounts will social networks and do blasts. This is just an option but it works.

That is truly a better method but here, we are taking newbie-friendly and hence I shared this. Link building tends to intimidate newbies (been there myself). But, to each his own - Just tweak your methods and see what works for you.

Good luck to all !

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Blade Runner 77

13 years ago

Just a couple tip re article writing, perhaps good for article newbies, that were good for me.
Use a writing service to produce 10 articles for about $60. You want articles slightly above average quality. A good tip is to use workable keywords as part of the subject or title of the article, that gives the writer a place to start, and it makes it easier to work in keywords later.
Don't submit the article to ezines as delivered, instead rewrite them a little yourself first, this gets you more feel for how to write articles, and gives you a chance to work those keywords and phrases.
Allow your personality to come through instead of being text book perfect english, readers prefer a human touch.
cheers.

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ayasmonsterzair

13 years ago

I Should try this!

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icun

13 years ago

ad.myws - you can't link directly to your affiliate link but you can link to a top level domain and have that redirect to your affiliate page

ie: www.yoursite.com - set index.php as the default page to display when people visit your site and in that file, put this code:

<?php
header("Location: http://www.youraffiliatelink.com/index.php?affid=23232"):
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PhilJenkins

13 years ago

Someone mentioned earlier in this thread that [its not really that easy....and nowhere did you mention keyword research]. That might be true, but it does not detract from the fact that your write up is very useful for newbies and even more so when you consider that its free and to the point. Even on warrior forum, warriors are selling similar information and even in free ebooks that contain similar information, you will have to read through several pages just to get this information that you have provided in such a concise matter.

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Icanwrite

13 years ago

Wow. thanks a ton for your kind words.

Originally Posted by abdulsanni

Someone mentioned earlier in this thread that [its not really that easy....and nowhere did you mention keyword research]. That might be true, but it does not detract from the fact that your write up is very useful for newbies and even more so when you consider that its free and to the point. Even on warrior forum, warriors are selling similar information and even in free ebooks that contain similar information, you will have to read through several pages just to get this information that you have provided in such a concise matter.

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The Chris

13 years ago

Thanks so much for sharing this information and for answering the follow up questions as well (there have been many). I'm very new to IM and love Bum Marketing methods (Travis has been a big mentor to me) and despite what some of the negative posters have written, these methods have worked for many and can work for anyone.

I don't understand why so many people keep talking about outsourcing the article writing and balking at the thought of writing anything themselves. The whole point of this system is to help IM novices make their first money online so they can then invest in domains, hosting, software (SENuke, Market Samurai, etc) and then maybe outsource some tasks. If you can pay for articles then you might as well buy some domains and host them on Hostgator.

Anyway, thanks again for giving so much value to the forum in this thread. I hope I can do the same once I have some experience.

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waltermulder

13 years ago

hmm sorry I do not mean to disturb anyone who acts differently...
....but personally I always like to know what I promote so I buy and review the product first before promoting. imho this is a vital step to gain trustworthiness and happy customers

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OLOORE

13 years ago

Thanks a billion, Icanwirte.
I was directed here to learn the absolutely simplest way to begin Affiliate Marketing.
Needful to say it has been marvelous reading. Now I have to begin the action steps.
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AngelTraveler

13 years ago

Like Bezzer I have used a similar plan with Squidoo with fairly good success for a Clickbank product so I suppose you can say I got a 'silver' result. I will try your method now though Ican but it will be slow as the time constraints are against me

I will look though for that 'gold' product though IcanWrite and thanks for your info.

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jdwfg4

13 years ago

Good post, I haven't messed with article marketing all that much in a while because I'm pretty deep in paid traffic, however, I know some guys that pull $5k-10k/month doing it.

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madison_avenue

13 years ago

Hi Icanwrite,

Great post, with practical information.

You mention using blogger.com as a free landing page. If you did not want to use blogger.com as the landing page (I know they can sometimes be bit fussy), do you know of any other free blogs/sites which can be used for a landing page instead?

Has anyone else used any other free blogs/sites as landing pages which they would recommend?

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Alavi&LazosBonuses 13 years ago

Hi IcanWrite,

Catchy name and quite fitting :-)

What i personally like about article writing is that it's not only an excellent way of getting traffic to your (niche)sites but also a great way of helping people find products that they normally wouldn't have.

Excellent stuff.

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13 years ago

Hi
It really is an interesting proposal, but I hope it is not like PTC sites. Nevertheless, I think to try.

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pavionjsl

13 years ago

Here is a pee on your parade moment, did not read all the post so it may have been mentioned before but..........when you put tons of time into a model you do not own you are on shaky ground. Just a little while ago many blogger blogs were wiped out including very well paying ones that cost someone a fortune in monthly income. When you use squidoo and 6 months in they decide your landing page you have built there is spam and destroy it what then? Own your landing pages. Buy the domain, simple wordpress site of one page is better then the chance that your income can be destroyed when they decide it is spam or someone marks it as spam. There is no free. It all cost in some way if you want to protect your income.

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Kenwrites

13 years ago

Originally Posted by pavionjsl

Here is a pee on your parade moment, did not read all the post so it may have been mentioned before but..........when you put tons of time into a model you do not own you are on shaky ground. Just a little while ago many blogger blogs were wiped out including very well paying ones that cost someone a fortune in monthly income. When you use squidoo and 6 months in they decide your landing page you have built there is spam and destroy it what then? Own your landing pages. Buy the domain, simple wordpress site of one page is better then the chance that your income can be destroyed when they decide it is spam or someone marks it as spam. There is no free. It all cost in some way if you want to protect your income.

Agree with you that you should own your own landing pages and domain long term, the intent (I believe) of this was to show newbies like myself that this can be done. Many new people need to experience the work involved and see the results of their efforts without losing money out of their wallets right off the back.

It is refreshing to see that someone is showing "one way" to create an income without asking for an investment. It is important that new folks learn that no matter what you end up doing, work is going to be involved.

Yes owning your own sites, landing pages and domains is the way to go once you have your feet wet a bit and begin to understand or have a vague idea of what you're doing. This however is a fantastic way to begin to learn.

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gregsie74

13 years ago

Hi, not sure if this has been covered, but any tips for keyword research? Thanks for the freebie by the way.

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13 years ago

Thanks for sharing! Great info!

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13 years ago

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Icanwrite

13 years ago

Nice experiment . Thanks for sharing.

Redirects do work better - The vendor sales pages are much more influential and geared towards better conversions.

These are great stats BTW - Getting 6 or even 3 sales with 10 articles is excellent !

Originally Posted by matty-81

I have had moderate success with this method. I recently tried a little experiment. I wanted to see what would convert better, a blog/landing page, or a domain redirect.

Two weeks ago I submitted 10 articles with the blog URL and 10 with the domain redirect URL to 10 of the best article directories.

So far:

Redirect: 6 sales
Blog/Landing Page: 3 sales

Could be a fluke. I have to try it again with another product to know for sure.

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VegasKid777

13 years ago

Wow, this is a lot of information, thanks a lot. I am looking foward to giving this a real shot. Going to dedicate the summer to this. Registered here because of this thread!

edit - hey, if any of you guys who just started this as well want to create a buddy system to help each other out for the first month or two, you can send me a message via AIM to V3gas Kid 7!

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Icanwrite

13 years ago

Some excellent info here matty. Thanks a ton for sharing.
You are absolutely right - Keeping every lead is the crunch of IM.
Good luck in your list building efforts, buddy.

Originally Posted by matty-81

I have to agree with Steve that it is all about the list buidling efforts. I wasn't too keen on building a list until I started about 3 weeks ago. I have been article marketing for about 2 years now, and writing articles is no problem for me.

However, I've always used free landing pages like Blogger or HubPages or redirects to use as links in my reosurce boxes.

I did pretty well but the problem was that it was just too inconsistent. Sure, there would be days when I made over $100, but there would also be times when I went 3 or 4 days with no commissions.

I figured if I was going to put the effort into writing all of these articles, then I should be capturing email addresses so I could continue to market to the people who clicked-through.

I came to understand that it's not about the quick sale, it's about building a relationship and repeat business.

If you can't write well or don't want to create a newsletter, that's no problem. That's what PLR is for. I went to Tradebit and picked up a few audio and video courses about Clickbank and IM, and that's what I use as a course for my autoresponder. I recently sent out a four module MP3 course on Clickbank that I got for $.99! I sent one module every day for four days, and didn't make my pitch until the last day. My list ate it up!

The last day I pitched a popular Clickbank tutorial course. I included a domain that redirected to the affiliate page. I only have 107 people on my list (not that bad for 3 weeks), and I actually made 7 sales! Now, these are prospects that I can market to again in the future using another $.99 course or ebook, etc.

Imagine if you can build a list of 5000 or more people? You'll literally have an instant huge payday at your fingertips.

There is nothing wrong with BUM Marketing. In fact, it works great and I'll always stand by it. But if you want to make consistent income, you need to build a list of targeted prospects. Plain and simple.

Another thing is that now I only write one or two articles a day instead of 10 or 12. I'm no longer relying on the articles for commissions. All I want to do is keep growing my list.

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Icanwrite

13 years ago

Hi - I am truly flattered by your response.
I am happy this thread made you join us warriors.
This is a great forum and I am sure you will find many more useful threads which will help you build your online empire for free !
All the best.

Originally Posted by VegasKid777

Wow, this is a lot of information, thanks a lot. I am looking foward to giving this a real shot. Going to dedicate the summer to this. Registered here because of this thread!

edit - hey, if any of you guys who just started this as well want to create a buddy system to help each other out for the first month or two, you can send me a message via AIM to V3gas Kid 7!

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BacklinkBadass

13 years ago

Thanks for the good info,
this techniques works!

but sometimes people dont get traffic,

i just want to add a quick tip...

when doing research make sure to do keyword research.
find a high search keyword(15k search's a month)
and low competing pages for the "keyworrd phrase in google"(around 100k competiting pages is good)

and build backlinks to your articles...
social bookmarking
and articlemarketing to your main money article is a good strategy to add to your wonderful tips.

thanks Icanwrite

nice to see people share...

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Icanwrite

13 years ago

Thanks for adding to it .. Always happy to share.
I am thrilled to see several people 'TAKING ACTION' after reading my thread and sharing tips, asking questions - This is how we learn/grow !

Originally Posted by BacklinkBadass

Thanks for the good info,
this techniques works!

but sometimes people dont get traffic,

i just want to add a quick tip...

when doing research make sure to do keyword research.
find a high search keyword(15k search's a month)
and low competing pages for the "keyworrd phrase in google"(around 100k competiting pages is good)

and build backlinks to your articles...
social bookmarking
and articlemarketing to your main money article is a good strategy to add to your wonderful tips.

thanks Icanwrite

nice to see people share...

Great to hear someone directed you to my thread.
You are right - taking action is all it needs.
So get started and I would love to hear on your progress

Originally Posted by OLOORE

Thanks a billion, Icanwirte.
I was directed here to learn the absolutely simplest way to begin Affiliate Marketing.
Needful to say it has been marvelous reading. Now I have to begin the action steps.
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