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My money making plan.

by pagunston
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I haven't even made a cent with affiliate marketing. I really like the idea of working for myself and not worrying about employers therefore, I want to start making money from ClickBank. In my opinion, there must be thousands of people who try this but fail because they seem to know that it is possible however are not motivated enough to follow a plan that will lead them to accomplishing their goals. I have tried blogging many times however it always ends the same way, I eventually go from daily posts to weekly posts to monthly posts until I eventually forget about it. The simple fact is, blogging is not for everyone and unfortunately, I am not a motivated blogger.

I am trying to establish some kind of plan that will generate a reasonable income without actually having to write blog posts. I want to focus on the marketing aspect rather than the content aspect. Has anyone successfully achieved this? Is it a reasonable goal? I would really appreciate some tips. Thanks.
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  • Profile picture of the author Pyramid Linkers
    Its reasonable, through outsourcing. Outsource the writing so you can focus on link building and promoting the blog.
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  • Profile picture of the author WebPen
    You can definitely outsource your content creation, but that does take money.

    So do you want to still make money with your blog, you just don't want to make the content?

    Or are you looking to try something besides your blog?

    If you want to stick with the blog, you can try creating videos instead of just articles.

    You can also write guest blog posts or articles to be syndicated in your niche. This basically means that other bloggers like your article and post it on their own site because they liked it so much!

    There are a ton of other traffic sources- YouTube, document sharing sites, Pay Per Click- all of these can be used to drive traffic to your Clickbank affiliate link.
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  • Profile picture of the author xohaibx
    Plans are easy to create, but when you actually execute them, things may look different.

    What you laid out may or may not work depending on your approach, your action taking abilities, your consistency, your persistence, etc. There are too many variables - everyone executes an idea in a different way.

    The only way you can find out the viability of your plan is to take action on it. Don't just sit there and assume if it'd work or not. What's the worst that can happen?

    Things may not turn out the way you expected. It's okay start over, learn from your mistakes, tweak your approach and get back to the drawing board.
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  • Profile picture of the author tlrix
    Think you need some content to promote first man. Then focus on the marketing aspect.
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    • Profile picture of the author taffie
      I genuinely think and believe it takes money to make money, paid advertising could be the way to go, PPC, Newsletter advertising and outsource good well optimised content, then continue to drive traffic with other free methods.

      Blogging and Social Media is mainly for branding purposes, not many people are able to make money just with free methods, like you said, it's simply not easy to be disciplined to keep up.
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  • Profile picture of the author AmandaT
    My suggestion would be to either outsource the writing, or try doing videos.

    You can outsource writing fairly cheaply at sites like iWriter.com, though generally if you pay more you will get better quality. You could also buy PLR articles and rewrite those. It is generally very cheap and quick to do.

    Another option is video. This works well but you don't get the same SEO benefit.

    If you are interested in using ClickBank, search Sirtom in the WSO section. He has a great WSO called Rapid Affiliate System that is around $10 and covers making money with ClickBank amazingly well.
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  • Profile picture of the author clr06160
    Typically, outsourced writing is crap. You will waste your money on dribble you can produce in five minutes. You need an onshore student or something that can write reasonably well.
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    • Profile picture of the author AmandaT
      Originally Posted by clr06160 View Post

      Typically, outsourced writing is crap. You will waste your money on dribble you can produce in five minutes. You need an onshore student or something that can write reasonably well.
      That simply isn't true. It all depends on who you outsource to. You can get tons of quality writing, just look at some of the examples in the Warriors for Hire threads.

      Outsourcing is great, provided you take the time to find a good writer.
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    • Profile picture of the author Jill Carpenter
      Looking at the site in your sig, looks like you have a canned site?

      You have less than 30 backlinks with and without the WWW.

      Blogging is not ALL about blogging.

      A blog is just a site really.

      I would say based on what little I can pull up that your bigger issue is driving traffic to an offer - and this will be an issue whether it is a blog or a static site.

      You have a highly competitive product/niche there and you can get away with little posts if you know how to drive traffic and you have pages that can convert.

      Again, sorry but I have nothing else to go on but the site in your sig - but if you were to show some other blogs you did maybe you can get some insight on why they are not working.
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      • Profile picture of the author pagunston
        Originally Posted by Jill Carpenter View Post

        Looking at the site in your sig, looks like you have a canned site?

        You have less than 30 backlinks with and without the WWW.

        Blogging is not ALL about blogging.

        A blog is just a site really.

        I would say based on what little I can pull up that your bigger issue is driving traffic to an offer - and this will be an issue whether it is a blog or a static site.

        You have a highly competitive product/niche there and you can get away with little posts if you know how to drive traffic and you have pages that can convert.

        Again, sorry but I have nothing else to go on but the site in your sig - but if you were to show some other blogs you did maybe you can get some insight on why they are not working.

        What do you mean by "canned site"?
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        • Profile picture of the author Jill Carpenter
          Originally Posted by pagunston View Post

          What do you mean by "canned site"?
          I mean you didn't pay for the production of that swanky video or the graphics I see when landing.

          That site can sell product - if you can drive traffic to it.
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  • Profile picture of the author pagunston
    I have been thinking, and I have decided to go with the PPC idea. I just made a website, and inserted the affiliate link into a HTML frame. You can check it out by visiting my signature link if you want. I signed up for Facebook advertising and I am now waiting for approval. Do you think this will work?
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  • Profile picture of the author Pierce
    If you can find a good writer then outsourcing sounds like a good thing for you
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  • Profile picture of the author Anang Andriana
    #1 trouble that must be solved is driving traffic to blog for offering our product in site. A little post with best niche will get crowded traffic in our blog. A little sacrifice, we can pay outsourcing services and then focus on our marketing aspect.
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