Is this ok for my second blog?

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Hey guys - i recently set up my first blog in September.

The blog sold a product and has done not to bad - making around 1500$ US in 6 weeks. So it's ticking along nicely. I want to start on blog number two - but this time i want to experiment with a click bank product.

So here is my plan.

- Create a blog with 10 articles on the subject, making them keyword dense on a chosen keyword.

- URL of the blog will also be the keyword

- Set up popup domination on it offering a free ebook on the topic on sign up.

- Set up a chain of 5 auto responders - each one a tip on the specific subject of the blog.

- The last email will contain the link to the click bank product.

- Spent some money on around 800 backlinks of 4 to 9 PR pages.

- join 5 forums on the topic and add my url into my signature and spend some time cultivating good relationships on those forums to get some solid traffic from click throughs.


Then cut it loose - rinse and repeat.

I know there will be some work involved on SEO and setting everything up - but my question is , is this an ok plan - have i missed anything crucial?

Also - is this decent for a clickbank product?

Initial $/sale: $17.40 | Avg %/sale: 70.0% | Avg Rebill Total: $90.14 | Avg %/rebill: 70.0% | Grav: 13.58


Thanks!
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  • Profile picture of the author imhonesty
    Jeskola

    I am not a big fan of forum marketing for site promotion - but I know it works when done correctly as it seems you are planning to do.

    The autoresponder emails can be used to pre-sell the clickbank product. I would not wait until email #5 to share the link. I would probably offer the link in all 5 emails to increase chances of clickthrough.

    One cheap way to get some backlinks is to go to fiverr.com and go to the Social Bookmarking section. There you can drill into various types of exposure, Facebook, Twitter, Digg etc.. and sort the listings by "Rating". Carefully choose someone based upon their feedback (you don't want spammers). You will be surprised what kind of exposure/traffic you can get for 5 bucks.

    Also - use the "All in one SEO" plugin on your blog. It is a very nice plugin.

    I'd like to know the name of your first blog so I can see what you've got going.

    Good Luck,
    Andy
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    • Profile picture of the author jeskola
      Originally Posted by imhonesty View Post

      Jeskola

      I am not a big fan of forum marketing for site promotion - but I know it works when done correctly as it seems you are planning to do.

      The autoresponder emails can be used to pre-sell the clickbank product. I would not wait until email #5 to share the link. I would probably offer the link in all 5 emails to increase chances of clickthrough.

      One cheap way to get some backlinks is to go to fiverr.com and go to the Social Bookmarking section. There you can drill into various types of exposure, Facebook, Twitter, Digg etc.. and sort the listings by "Rating". Carefully choose someone based upon their feedback (you don't want spammers). You will be surprised what kind of exposure/traffic you can get for 5 bucks.

      Also - use the "All in one SEO" plugin on your blog. It is a very nice plugin.

      I'd like to know the name of your first blog so I can see what you've got going.

      Good Luck,
      Andy
      Thanks Andy.

      My first blog was around 90% forum marketing!
      But it was a very specialist niche which had been a hobby for many years.

      I'll drop you a message with my blog link.

      Do you have any links to "scripts" for email autoresonders?
      I'm not so sure how to go about writing them!

      Edit - i don't have enough posts to PM you!
      I don't want to post the link in the main forum... when i reach 50 posts i'll make sure an PM yuou.
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  • Profile picture of the author good2go4
    Hi there,

    You could write the autoresponders like you would be writing an email to a friend. Fairly casual tone, "hi there, I heard about XXXX today. Did you know that XXX blah blah, how are you going with your XXXX, if you want to know more XXXX, sign off and the P.S. will be a throwaway comment including your link.

    Hope that helps
    Lisa
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    • Profile picture of the author jeskola
      Thanks Lisa.

      Guys - how does the model in my first post sound?
      Should this generate traffic/sales?

      Thanks!
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    • Profile picture of the author imhonesty
      Originally Posted by good2go4 View Post

      Hi there,

      You could write the autoresponders like you would be writing an email to a friend. Fairly casual tone, "hi there, I heard about XXXX today. Did you know that XXX blah blah, how are you going with your XXXX, if you want to know more XXXX, sign off and the P.S. will be a throwaway comment including your link.

      Hope that helps
      Lisa
      Great Tip Lisa.
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  • Profile picture of the author imhonesty
    What do you mean by "model"?
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    • Profile picture of the author jeskola
      Originally Posted by imhonesty View Post

      What do you mean by "model"?
      A model to build on - as in... does this look like a good plan to follow/set up.
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  • Profile picture of the author imhonesty
    Yes it seems very sound. Although you will probably refine it over time by testing different things like "which email links are getting the most clicks" etc. I use Aweber for my autoresponder and it tracks clicks.

    You can email me - just go to my profile.

    Thanks,
    Andy
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    • Profile picture of the author jeskola
      Originally Posted by imhonesty View Post

      Yes it seems very sound. Although you will probably refine it over time by testing different things like "which email links are getting the most clicks" etc. I use Aweber for my autoresponder and it tracks clicks.

      You can email me - just go to my profile.

      Thanks,
      Andy
      Hey Andy, i might be being stupid - i can't see any email address on your profile page or website.
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        If you click on IMHONESTY a drop-down box will appear and then you can select "Send email to IMHONESTY"
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  • Profile picture of the author jenhuei
    Hi jeskola,

    Just a side question, how much do you need to pay for to build this much of back links?

    "- Spent some money on around 800 backlinks of 4 to 9 PR pages."
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  • Profile picture of the author jeskola
    Hey Jenuei.

    The site i saw said $192
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  • Profile picture of the author jeskola
    I will post my link here Andy as i can't seem to see that option
    Is this allowed?




    Any feedback much appreciated!
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    • Profile picture of the author jeskola
      Any feedback on the blog?

      Some thoughts on how to monetize it a bit better would be great!
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      • Profile picture of the author jeskola
        Originally Posted by jeskola View Post

        Any feedback on the blog?

        Some thoughts on how to monetize it a bit better would be great!
        Anyone have any thoughts?
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  • Profile picture of the author johnyeo90
    Can you give me the link to your first blog??
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    • Profile picture of the author jeskola
      Originally Posted by johnyeo90 View Post

      Can you give me the link to your first blog??
      It's above - 2 posts above!
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