A peek inside my $8000 a month Associates Account - My Love Hate affair with Amazon

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Hey,

Check out this video if you are interested in, or use the Amazon associates program. I talk about and show you some of the results of a great campaign my wife ran on one of her Niche websites.

Also towards the end of the video I mention a great way to find hot new Niche Markets to target. Only works if you are already selling on Amazon though.


Enjoy
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  • Profile picture of the author michael_nguyen
    Hello Nick

    Thank you for the video. You have a very good tip there we all can use as it shows what other things people are buying which could potentially be another decent niche.
    $8000 per month, is big money and best of all its passive.
    Looking forward to the next video!

    Michael
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    • Profile picture of the author nichemarketninja
      Originally Posted by michael_nguyen View Post

      Hello Nick

      Thank you for the video. You have a very good tip there we all can use as it shows what other things people are buying which could potentially be another decent niche.
      $8000 per month, is big money and best of all its passive.
      Looking forward to the next video!

      Michael
      True Michael, I have discovered so many new product Niche markets this way not to mention many different Hobby niche markets by looking through the topics of Books that people purchase.
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  • Profile picture of the author william.jack38
    Hey buddy, you and your wife have done a great job. $8000 in a month, its really good. Very hard work done.
    I have just follow the tips that you have posted at the end of the video.
    Lets wait for my success.
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    • Profile picture of the author nichemarketninja
      Originally Posted by william.jack38 View Post

      Hey buddy, you and your wife have done a great job. $8000 in a month, its really good. Very hard work done.
      I have just follow the tips that you have posted at the end of the video.
      Lets wait for my success.
      Thank you William, yes it is hard work, at times, but as I have said before, we love what we do so much that it never feels like work.
      I'd love to hear more about that JustLuxe website in your footer. I am a huge VW fan boy In fact only yesterday, we just purchased a Touareg and a also got my first glimpse of the new Scirocco I have a Golf GTI now, but after seeing the Scirocco, I am ready for something new! (Sorry very off topic.)

      Cheers
      Nick
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      • Profile picture of the author Max Ramocsai
        Originally Posted by nichemarketninja View Post

        Thank you William, yes it is hard work, at times, but as I have said before, we love what we do so much that it never feels like work.
        I'd love to hear more about that JustLuxe website in your footer. I am a huge VW fan boy In fact only yesterday, we just purchased a Touareg and a also got my first glimpse of the new Scirocco I have a Golf GTI now, but after seeing the Scirocco, I am ready for something new! (Sorry very off topic.)

        Cheers
        Nick
        I'll add a little to the off topic discussion.

        I myself have a VW Jetta 1.8T (first car) but I've been a VW fan for some time. I prefer euro cars in general.

        I'll tell you, that New Scirocco is one thing that keeps me going in terms of IM. First of all, I hope they bring it to the US and secondly I could definitely see myself buying one.

        And nichemarketingninja, great video.
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        • Profile picture of the author nichemarketninja
          Originally Posted by Max Ramocsai View Post

          I'll add a little to the off topic discussion.

          I myself have a VW Jetta 1.8T (first car) but I've been a VW fan for some time. I prefer euro cars in general.

          I'll tell you, that New Scirocco is one thing that keeps me going in terms of IM. First of all, I hope they bring it to the US and secondly I could definitely see myself buying one.

          And nichemarketingninja, great video.
          Ah another VW fan, great to hear. Yeah, the Scirocco is a real thing of beauty, I have not driven it yet, but sat in it at the showroom, and it fit like a glove. So here is my plan, 15 more Niche websites over the next 2 months and then place my Order for the Scirocco in month 3.
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      • Profile picture of the author Mrs S
        Thanks for the video - $8000 a month sure is impressive! Great tip at the end too. I've had mixed luck with Amazon in the past but the fact that they pay you commission on other products the customer buys can really stack up - especially over the Christmas period. It's a program I will be sticking with and tips like these are good motivation to try something a little different!
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        • Profile picture of the author nichemarketninja
          Originally Posted by Mrs S View Post

          Thanks for the video - $8000 a month sure is impressive! Great tip at the end too. I've had mixed luck with Amazon in the past but the fact that they pay you commission on other products the customer buys can really stack up - especially over the Christmas period. It's a program I will be sticking with and tips like these are good motivation to try something a little different!
          Thanks for the compliments, there are in fact many Amazon associates that ear way more than we do, we are just scratching the service of the full potential. As you say, It is a great place to be an affiliate especially over the holiday season.
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  • Profile picture of the author JayXtreme
    Great share Nick...

    I have to add.. your contribution to this industry is nothing short of spectacular...

    When creating my own product(s), I struggle on a personal level with sharing specific niches and examples.. I do share, but only limited stuff. I get crazy protective over my stuff like that. You really do some great layout..

    Peace

    Jay
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    • Profile picture of the author nichemarketninja
      Originally Posted by JayXtreme View Post

      Great share Nick...

      I have to add.. your contribution to this industry is nothing short of spectacular...

      When creating my own product(s), I struggle on a personal level with sharing specific niches and examples.. I do share, but only limited stuff. I get crazy protective over my stuff like that. You really do some great layout..

      Peace

      Jay
      Thanks Jay, you have not even begun to see what else I plan to share so watch this space mate.

      I think in certain circumstances it is important to keep some of your personal sites and techniques to yourself, I have been like that for a long time, but now realize that Niche marketing and SEO is such a vast and dynamic playing field and I will never know it all and will continue to learn new things. What drives me to share all the details that I do know work for me, is that I am just so sick and tired of seeing so many people fail at internet marketing because they get suckered into trying to interpret the vague and rehashed garbage that so many Gurus keep pushing into the market. It is time for change and If I can help just a handful of people realize that they can control their own future themselves, then I will have achieved more than I could ever dream, that gives me more pleasure than cashing my commission checks at the end of each month.
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      • Profile picture of the author discrat
        Originally Posted by nichemarketninja View Post

        Thanks Jay, you have not even begun to see what else I plan to share so watch this space mate.

        I think in certain circumstances it is important to keep some of your personal sites and techniques to yourself, I have been like that for a long time, but now realize that Niche marketing and SEO is such a vast and dynamic playing field and I will never know it all and will continue to learn new things. What drives me to share all the details that I do know work for me, is that I am just so sick and tired of seeing so many people fail at internet marketing because they get suckered into trying to interpret the vague and rehashed garbage that so many Gurus keep pushing into the market. It is time for change and If I can help just a handful of people realize that they can control their own future themselves, then I will have achieved more than I could ever dream, that gives me more pleasure than cashing my commission checks at the end of each month.

        Oh my God what a extraordinary breathe of fresh air. I 'm too sick of all the Guru crap pertaining to the IM Niche that we see so much of. And honestly I see a lot of it going on here at Warrior Forum.There is way more good stuff going on here but I do see sprinles of this Guru crap going on!!

        Keep it up Ninja and I think we will see many of the so called Gurus around here star wetting their pants
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  • Profile picture of the author Mark Riddle
    Nick,

    How will your amazon business be effected when they no longer offer data feeds?

    Mark
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    • Profile picture of the author JustaWizard
      Hi Nick, that's a helpful video for me because you address the topic of the affiliate cookie expiration - I was wondering what your thoughts were about that just yesterday, and today there's your video on the topic... what, do you have a camera in my house? ;-) Also, you and your wife's success online is quite inspiring to me.

      Additionally, your videos on keyword research took my knowledge in that area up a notch or two, and caused a light bulb to go off above my head about affiliate marketing.

      Thanks!

      David
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      • Profile picture of the author nichemarketninja
        Originally Posted by JustaWizard View Post

        Hi Nick, that's a helpful video for me because you address the topic of the affiliate cookie expiration - I was wondering what your thoughts were about that just yesterday, and today there's your video on the topic... what, do you have a camera in my house? ;-) Also, you and your wife's success online is quite inspiring to me.

        Additionally, your videos on keyword research took my knowledge in that area up a notch or two, and caused a light bulb to go off above my head about affiliate marketing.

        Thanks!

        David
        No problem Dave, glad the videos answered a few questions for you. It is a pretty big topic on its own, the whole Amazon cookie issue, I may elaborate further on it sometime as I have more thoughts on that.

        Cheers
        Nick
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    • Profile picture of the author nichemarketninja
      Originally Posted by netmalls View Post

      Nick,

      How will your amazon business be effected when they no longer offer data feeds?

      Mark
      Hi Mark,

      This will not effect me at all. You see my Niche websites are so targeted, I guess you could call them Micro Niche markets. Each website is focused on a particular product or a small range of similar products.

      While I believe in automation, like the use of Data feeds, I prefer to only use direct product links to send customers to Amazon. This way, I get a higher commission.

      I am also very hesitant to populate any of my search engine facing pages with links to Amazon. My links to amazon are via Redirect pages which I link to internally using the no follow attribute.
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    • Profile picture of the author JohnS
      Originally Posted by netmalls View Post

      Nick,

      How will your amazon business be effected when they no longer offer data feeds?

      Mark
      Mark, is this a sure thing (Amazon no longer offering data feeds)? If so, is there a timetable on them discontinuing them?
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      • Profile picture of the author Mike Hill
        Originally Posted by JohnS View Post

        Mark, is this a sure thing (Amazon no longer offering data feeds)? If so, is there a timetable on them discontinuing them?
        He's not using Data Feeds... If you don't use data feeds I'm pretty sure this Amazon change will NOT affect you.

        Mike Hill
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  • Profile picture of the author cashcow
    Thanks for another great video Nick!

    I actually hadn't used Amazon much before watching your first couple of videos. BUT, then I looked into my account (which I never really paid much attention to) and noticed the very thing you were talking about - people get there through my link, but then they buy OTHER things.

    I'd never really paid much attention to it because my income from them was so small and I kind of had a negative attitude about them because the commissions are low and the cookie is not that long. Plus, the last time I put used Amazon on a site they didn't really have all the cool tools for adding links that they do now.

    Anyway, since watching the other videos you posted last week, I was inspired to make a site using the techniques you outlined and I monetized it with Amazon. Imagine my surprise when just 7 days later, I received several sales from the tracking ID I used on that site and none of them were for the actual product I was trying to sell!

    Keep up the good work and more videos!

    Lee
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    • Profile picture of the author Anthony Wee
      WOW! Brilliant! Thanks... you could have done a WSO!
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    • Profile picture of the author nichemarketninja
      Originally Posted by cashcow View Post

      Anyway, since watching the other videos you posted last week, I was inspired to make a site using the techniques you outlined and I monetized it with Amazon. Imagine my surprise when just 7 days later, I received several sales from the tracking ID I used on that site and none of them were for the actual product I was trying to sell!

      Keep up the good work and more videos!

      Lee
      This is great Lee, absolutely brilliant. Another site of mine which focuses on Blu-Ray DVD's normally only generates relatively small commissions from the sale of Blu-Ray DVD's, I'd say about $15 a day in commission. About 2 months ago, I discover someone who purchased a Blu-ray DVD from a link on my site ended up purchasing a 42" LCD TV and a Blu-Ray DVD Player netting me a profit of $240 from that one sale, and I don't even promote TV's. It's poetry!

      BTW I added a link to your Website Promotional Blueprint website on the Niche Market Ninja Blog. You have done a great Job with providing great information. Hats off to you!
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  • Profile picture of the author Bruce NewMedia
    Thanks Nick ...thats really very revealing about your Amazon account.

    I never even imagined that Amazon affiliates were doing so well. I guess I was always put off by the lower commission percentages. Anyway, great job!
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    Bruce
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    • Profile picture of the author nichemarketninja
      Originally Posted by brucerby View Post

      Thanks Nick ...thats really very revealing about your Amazon account.

      I never even imagined that Amazon affiliates were doing so well. I guess I was always put off by the lower commission percentages. Anyway, great job!
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      Bruce
      Hi Bruce,
      Yeah, the 4% sux, but when you are on 6% it makes thing better, in particular for when you are promoting higher ticket items like electronics. But toys are really great too, a little seasonal but when Christmas is near and you are on the receving end of a buying frenzy, lifes good!
      Cheers
      Nick
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      • Profile picture of the author samish
        Nick,
        Thanks for sharing. I've joined amazon affiliate-program since 11/08, put a data feed on one of my 300 hits/days web directory site. Almost six months, zero income.

        Could you share with us how and what you did, sort like a road map, beside all the video on your site. thx

        Sam
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        • Profile picture of the author Mike Hill
          Originally Posted by samish View Post

          Nick,
          Thanks for sharing. I've joined amazon affiliate-program since 11/08, put a data feed on one of my 300 hits/days web directory site. Almost six months, zero income.

          Could you share with us how and what you did, sort like a road map, beside all the video on your site. thx

          Sam
          Sam, You need to target buyers... Having ads on a web directory are not going to perform because the visitors aren't in a buying state.

          There are keywords you can identify in your research that are buyers keywords. Meaning, people who search those keywords are most likely looking to buy.

          Here's an example:

          Broad keyword example: Flat Screen TV's
          Buyers keyword example: kdl 40s3000

          See the difference? The second one is very specific, right down to the model so they are most likely looking to buy.

          Mike Hill
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        • Profile picture of the author nichemarketninja
          Originally Posted by samish View Post

          Nick,
          Thanks for sharing. I've joined amazon affiliate-program since 11/08, put a data feed on one of my 300 hits/days web directory site. Almost six months, zero income.

          Could you share with us how and what you did, sort like a road map, beside all the video on your site. thx

          Sam
          Hi Sam,

          I completely agree with what Mike has said, I believe to be a successful Amazon affiliate you really need to work in a targeted niche and make sure you go after the "buying" keyphrases. Not knowing enough about your said website and why or how your vistors come to your site, it is a little hard to give to much more advice than that.

          Please feel free to PM or email me to discuss in more detail and perhaps I can help further.

          Cheers
          Nick
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  • Profile picture of the author jbolte1976
    Thank you Nick,

    Like Jay said, you've given out a ton of great information. Thanks for sharing. This could indeed make a great WSO, but thanks for giving it out for free!

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  • Profile picture of the author nichebreakers
    I have tried it myself, and I never had much luck with it.

    I never thought anyone could make that much from it, especially from promoting one product. WOW! It makes me rethink it's earnings potential!
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    • Profile picture of the author nichemarketninja
      Originally Posted by nichebreakers View Post

      I have tried it myself, and I never had much luck with it.

      I never thought anyone could make that much from it, especially from promoting one product. WOW! It makes me rethink it's earnings potential!
      That is just the tip of the ice berg in terms of earning potential. If you are into promoting products other than information products, there are alternatives to Amazon where you can earn much higher commissions. I just mostly use Amazon as it is a well established and trusted brand who always offer incredible discounts which I use to try and push customers there.
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  • Profile picture of the author crispin
    Nicheninja,

    thanks for your series of videos and info on your blog. I do some similar sites, but not quite as many!

    A note on Amazon "datafeed". I use Amazon AWS to populate products for sites. I also use a nofollow to an internal redirect script, which tracks the click through and 302 redirects to the amazon link. All stored in mysql.

    I use Amazon US and I'm pretty sure that they have scrapped the higher percentage commission for direct product links system. Under the "performance plan" the % just goes up with volume (except for electronics and a few other bits and pieces). Maybe it's different at Amazon UK.

    One thing I don't like about Amazon is the lack of proper subids. Amazon have a very limited tracking capability, which makes my nice stats not work to their best effect. I like to give every click a new subid.

    Crispin
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    • Profile picture of the author nichemarketninja
      Originally Posted by crispin View Post

      Nicheninja,

      thanks for your series of videos and info on your blog. I do some similar sites, but not quite as many!

      A note on Amazon "datafeed". I use Amazon AWS to populate products for sites. I also use a nofollow to an internal redirect script, which tracks the click through and 302 redirects to the amazon link. All stored in mysql.

      I use Amazon US and I'm pretty sure that they have scrapped the higher percentage commission for direct product links system. Under the "performance plan" the % just goes up with volume (except for electronics and a few other bits and pieces). Maybe it's different at Amazon UK.

      One thing I don't like about Amazon is the lack of proper subids. Amazon have a very limited tracking capability, which makes my nice stats not work to their best effect. I like to give every click a new subid.

      Crispin
      Thanks for that info on AWS Crispin, it is an area that I certainly need to spend more time looking into. I have accounts with Amazon US, UK and Germany for my multi-language sites and I think the rules are the same across all Amazon stores.

      Mark commented above on Amazon not providing data feeds anymore, perhaps you could comment more on this and how it will effect the way you promote amazon products on your sites. I'd be really interested to hear your view point before I commit too much time looking into how I could use it.
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  • Profile picture of the author cashcow
    BTW I added a link to your Website Promotional Blueprint website on the Niche Market Ninja Blog. You have done a great Job with providing great information. Hats off to you!
    Thanks Nick - that was awfully nice of you. I added a link to you on my site too. I made the site because I noticed that a lot of people have questions about promotion so I figured I would just lay out what works for me - it's still a work in progress and I just add to it whenever I get a whim to.

    I am using a watered down version of my blueprint for the micro-niche sites and it's working out quite nicely!

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    • Profile picture of the author nichemarketninja
      Originally Posted by cashcow View Post

      Thanks Nick - that was awfully nice of you. I added a link to you on my site too. I made the site because I noticed that a lot of people have questions about promotion so I figured I would just lay out what works for me - it's still a work in progress and I just add to it whenever I get a whim to.

      I am using a watered down version of my blueprint for the micro-niche sites and it's working out quite nicely!

      Lee
      Thank you for reciprocating, your site is great. I will definatly spend some more time going through your blueprint.

      Cheers
      Nick
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  • Profile picture of the author Andyhenry
    Good share Nick,

    That's what I love about the Amazon program - I have a niche where the main product I promote is only a few dollars, but the average sale price is over $100 because of the related purchases people make.

    Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts.

    Andy
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  • Profile picture of the author tina_f
    Great information - thanks for sharing! I always appreciate good, free information but it's hard to come by.
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  • Thanks for sharing this Nick. Yes, there is really good money to be made from the Amazon affiliate program.

    Most people are put off by the 1 day cookie, but if you target your traffic you can get those people to impulse buy. To your point, they most often are buying other things so you can really take advantage of that targeted traffic.

    Thanks for sharing and continued success!

    -Brad
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    • Profile picture of the author nichemarketninja
      Originally Posted by nichewebstrategies View Post

      Thanks for sharing this Nick. Yes, there is really good money to be made from the Amazon affiliate program.

      Most people are put off by the 1 day cookie, but if you target your traffic you can get those people to impulse buy. To your point, they most often are buying other things so you can really take advantage of that targeted traffic.

      Thanks for sharing and continued success!

      -Brad
      Thanks Brad, great points you make! and too yours!
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  • Profile picture of the author abelacts
    Thanks for sharing, Nick.

    Care to share how your wife promotes the site? Did she do a review on the mentioned product?
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    • Profile picture of the author nichemarketninja
      Originally Posted by abelacts View Post

      Thanks for sharing, Nick.

      Care to share how your wife promotes the site? Did she do a review on the mentioned product?
      Hi Abel,
      This was a great one, and probably not achievable with every product you promote, but basically she took pictures of our family at a Manic Heathrow airport with my 4 year old son racing around on his Trunki and myself in the background chilling reading a magazine (Looking very stress free). She then proceeded, as you mentioned, to write a very personal and fantastically positive review. A huge bonus was that she submitted the website link to a local Mother and Child magazine (Print). and they published it as part of their recommended websites.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mike Hill
    Nick,

    For redirecting your affiliate links using the nofollow attribute can a person use something like OpenX to administer the ads?

    Mike Hill
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    • Profile picture of the author nichemarketninja
      Originally Posted by Mike Hill View Post

      Nick,

      For redirecting your affiliate links using the nofollow attribute can a person use something like OpenX to administer the ads?

      Mike Hill
      Hi Mike,

      I can't really comment on OpenX with too much authority as, while I have just had a browse around there website, I don't know enough to be able to give you an educated opinion on the matter.

      What I can say is that I have a strict rule that none of my Visitor/Spider facing web pages ever contain outbound links to any advertising network/platform or affiliate website. This is why I never use Amazons fancy flash product widgets etc or why I never have adsense on sites that I promote Amazon products. That said, I have many sites that do use these advertising network services, but those sites don't promote products and are geared to earn income directly from those networks.

      Hope that makes sense? I will however investigate further into OpenX.

      Cheers
      Nick
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  • Profile picture of the author Sleaklight
    Thanks for posting this video. It is insightful and helpful
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  • Profile picture of the author nichemarketninja
    Originally Posted by rickeriksen View Post

    Good stuff, thanks!
    My pleasure, plenty more where that came from!
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  • Profile picture of the author nichemarketninja
    Originally Posted by Affiliate.Solutions View Post

    Question. how long did it take you to set this up?
    This particular promotion took about a day to setup. Then about a week of hardcore SEO work which in turn took about 2 weeks to start generating a steady flow of organic search engine traffic. Traffic then went a little crazy for a few weeks after the Magazine publication (Mentioned above) which after dying off we then have continued to see a steady increase in organic search engine traffic which continues to grow as it is still an area of the site we work on daily with SEO tasks. We are also working on expanding on this based on the success we had by breaking the "children's luggage" niche content out of the "Parenting" niche website and creating it's own small network of related websites.

    Cheers
    Nick
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  • Profile picture of the author DS Marketing
    Nick, this is great information. Thank you SO much for sharing your experience!
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    • Profile picture of the author nichemarketninja
      Originally Posted by DanSantos View Post

      Nick, this is great information. Thank you SO much for sharing your experience!
      Glad you enjoyed it!
      Cheers
      Nick
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    • Profile picture of the author nichemarketninja
      Originally Posted by DanSantos View Post

      Nick, this is great information. Thank you SO much for sharing your experience!
      My pleasure, plenty more "inside looks" planned so watch this space.
      Cheers
      Nick
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      • Profile picture of the author samish
        Nick,

        I've post here, your blog nichemarketninja, send you an email and yet to see a reply.

        Here again my fourth time question:
        1- How did you setup at amazon as affiliate to get commission, link & banners, widgets or astore?
        2- How do you know what products to pick? Any program you used?

        thx

        Sam
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        • Profile picture of the author michael_nguyen
          Here's how to do it. First of all you need to identify what your going to promote. The best way to do it is identify buying keywords in a niche.

          Lets say the niche is gardening, but gardening is too wide a niche. This could include lawnmower, grass, flowers, pests, lights.. you get what I mean? It's too wide. That keyword gardening alone give 52 million results.
          Too big, lets narrow it down. Lets choose

          "garden lights"
          We stick that word into google keyword tool
          Using all countries and territories option, exact phases with consistent search trends with at least 500 monthly searches and above we have this:

          [decorative garden lighting]
          [garden light]
          [garden lighting uk]
          [garden lighting]
          [garden lights]
          [garden rock lights]
          [garden spot lights]
          [garden wall lights]
          [led garden light]
          [led garden lighting]
          [led garden lights]
          [low voltage garden lighting]
          [low voltage garden lights]
          [outdoor garden lighting]
          [outdoor garden lights]
          [solar garden light]
          [solar garden lighting]
          [solar garden lights]
          [solar lights for garden]
          [solar power garden lights]
          [solar powered garden light]
          [solar powered garden lights]

          Using domain name analyzer free tool, out of all those, only

          garden rock lights
          garden spot lights
          garden wall lights

          have availiable domain names:

          gardenspotlights.com
          march 1600 monthly searches / 880 monthy consistent

          gardenwalllights.com
          march 1000 monthly searches / 880 monthy consistent

          gardenrocklights.com
          march 480 monthly searches / 480 monthy consistent

          Stick that into micro niche finder and we get this:



          MicroNicheFinder says yes for it, especially the term "garden rock lights"

          Look on amazon for garden rock lights
          Look on amazon for garden spot lights
          Look on amazon for garden wall lights

          and you'll see plenty of products. Use the affiliate links to promote the products.

          Create your site, use wordpress with allinone seo plugin for maximum seo
          get back links etc

          So there you have it. Niche Within a niche that has an 3 ultra targeted keywords, that all have availiable domain names, that has a decent amount of month consisten search results. Choosing a niche just requires abit of creativity. Just look around your house that are physical products and throw it into google to find out the market. Keep your niche radar on all the time.

          I'm giving you 3 paying keywords all for free! Lets see who registers those domain names first. I would tackle them but I got my dissertation to finish so you guys can have it if you want. This forum has been too good so I gotta give back.

          Take action!

          Nick it would be great if you commented on this to see if it's the right steps. I apologise if it seems like I've hijacked this thread with this long post. Just wanted to give back what you've taught me!

          Thank you again



          Originally Posted by samish View Post

          Nick,

          I've post here, your blog nichemarketninja, send you an email and yet to see a reply.

          Here again my fourth time question:
          1- How did you setup at amazon as affiliate to get commission, link & banners, widgets or astore?
          2- How do you know what products to pick? Any program you used?

          thx

          Sam
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          • Profile picture of the author samish
            Originally Posted by michael_nguyen View Post

            Here's how to do it. First of all you need to identify what your going to promote. The best way to do it is identify buying keywords in a niche.

            Lets say the niche is gardening, but gardening is too wide a niche. This could include lawnmower, grass, flowers, pests, lights.. you get what I mean? It's too wide. That keyword gardening alone give 52 million results.
            Too big, lets narrow it down. Lets choose

            "garden lights"
            We stick that word into google keyword tool
            Using all countries and territories option, exact phases with consistent search trends with at least 500 monthly searches and above we have this:

            [decorative garden lighting]
            [garden light]
            [garden lighting uk]
            [garden lighting]
            [garden lights]
            [garden rock lights]
            [garden spot lights]
            [garden wall lights]
            [led garden light]
            [led garden lighting]
            [led garden lights]
            [low voltage garden lighting]
            [low voltage garden lights]
            [outdoor garden lighting]
            [outdoor garden lights]
            [solar garden light]
            [solar garden lighting]
            [solar garden lights]
            [solar lights for garden]
            [solar power garden lights]
            [solar powered garden light]
            [solar powered garden lights]

            Using domain name analyzer free tool, out of all those, only

            garden rock lights
            garden spot lights
            garden wall lights

            have availiable domain names:

            gardenspotlights.com
            march 1600 monthly searches / 880 monthy consistent

            gardenwalllights.com
            march 1000 monthly searches / 880 monthy consistent

            gardenrocklights.com
            march 480 monthly searches / 480 monthy consistent

            Stick that into micro niche finder and we get this:



            MicroNicheFinder says yes for it, especially the term "garden rock lights"

            Look on amazon for garden rock lights
            Look on amazon for garden spot lights
            Look on amazon for garden wall lights

            and you'll see plenty of products. Use the affiliate links to promote the products.

            Create your site, use wordpress with allinone seo plugin for maximum seo
            get back links etc

            So there you have it. Niche Within a niche that has an 3 ultra targeted keywords, that all have availiable domain names, that has a decent amount of month consisten search results. Choosing a niche just requires abit of creativity. Just look around your house that are physical products and throw it into google to find out the market. Keep your niche radar on all the time.

            I'm giving you 3 paying keywords all for free! Lets see who registers those domain names first. I would tackle them but I got my dissertation to finish so you guys can have it if you want. This forum has been too good so I gotta give back.

            Take action!

            Nick it would be great if you commented on this to see if it's the right steps. I apologise if it seems like I've hijacked this thread with this long post. Just wanted to give back what you've taught me!

            Thank you again
            Hi Michael,

            Thanks a bundle for your long answer. That clears it up.

            Sam
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    • Profile picture of the author Lord of the North
      Thanks for sharing this it's very helpful for beginners !

      Thank you !
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    • Profile picture of the author Lisa aka LJ
      Wow, I'm so looking forward to watching that!

      My experience? I made about $4 a few years ago but hadn't done much with it lately and decided to try again.

      I couldn't log in. I filled out the trouble ticket, e-mailed them, nagged the heck out of them...no response.

      I opened a new account. couldn't log in. I filled out the trouble ticket, e-mailed them, nagged the heck out of them...no response.

      A few days later they sent me an e-mail, "We noticed you haven't gotten any referrals yet; can we help?"

      I replied with what I wrote above...no reply.

      So that's where it stands. Glad to know they apparently aren't completely beyond hope.
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  • Profile picture of the author Stevecyr
    Is this something really serios? at first instant I thought its not possible.! Newaz, Kudos to the topic creator. And if possible, share your experiences with us
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  • Profile picture of the author michael_nguyen
    just to let everyone know that someone has already registered the domain name
    garden rock lights.com lol.

    To whoever registered it, it would be interesting to see if you posted back your success.
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    • Profile picture of the author jspmedia
      Originally Posted by michael_nguyen View Post

      just to let everyone know that someone has already registered the domain name
      garden rock lights.com lol.

      To whoever registered it, it would be interesting to see if you posted back your success.
      Thanks for great post...for your keyword, Google has 18mil, 9mil results ..you think search results are not important..I thought it is very hard to rank if there is more than 1mil results..
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      • Profile picture of the author michael_nguyen
        search results are important but the important ones are the ones in quotes though. The thing is even though MNF is a great tool, I'ts not really a good idea to dive straight in without looking at other factors.

        I done some keyword research for the words

        car dvd pioneer (free availiable domain name) 590 searches per month consistent

        Type that into google and you'll get Pioneer USA - Home in 1 and 2 pagerank 5 with 38k backlinks.

        You can have that if you want, Im not even going to try.

        You can have a million results without quotes that are a load of gibberish even with the keyword but it doesnt mean they are competing. The ones in quotes are your real competitors and they sometime don't even appear on first page which is why if you do it better than them then you might appear on first page.

        Correct me if I'm wrong someone.

        Example. I have a domain name I secured at www.PHPExpertSystem.com which i purchased about 1 month ago. If you google "php expert system" without the quotes, there are 5 million results. You can see my www.phpexpertsystem.com on 4 results and thats without any seo apart from name of the website.


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        • Profile picture of the author mrtrance
          Originally Posted by michael_nguyen View Post

          search results are important but the important ones are the ones in quotes though. The thing is even though MNF is a great tool, I'ts not really a good idea to dive straight in without looking at other factors.

          I done some keyword research for the words

          car dvd pioneer (free availiable domain name) 590 searches per month consistent

          Type that into google and you'll get Pioneer USA - Home in 1 and 2 pagerank 5 with 38k backlinks.

          You can have that if you want, Im not even going to try.

          You can have a million results without quotes that are a load of gibberish even with the keyword but it doesnt mean they are competing. The ones in quotes are your real competitors and they sometime don't even appear on first page which is why if you do it better than them then you might appear on first page.

          Correct me if I'm wrong someone.

          Example. I have a domain name I secured at www.PHPExpertSystem.com which i purchased about 1 month ago. If you google "php expert system" without the quotes, there are 5 million results. You can see my www.phpexpertsystem.com on 4 results and thats without any seo apart from name of the website.


          Michael
          When searching for your potential keyword in quotes in Google, is there a certain number of results we should be looking for? Is a keyword search in Google (with quotes) that has less than 10K results easy to go after? Or should we just focus on the first page of the SERPs for the competition?
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          • Profile picture of the author mrtrance
            Also when checking for available domain names is OK to get a domain name for a keyword and add another word on the end of it? For example if your keyword is "small blue widgets" and both the .com and .net are taken, can you just register "smallbluewidgetsinfo.com" or "smallbluewidgetsresource.net?" Or should we just stick to the exact keyword in the domain? By adding another word wouldn't you be able to target so many more keywords that way instead of bypassing ones that are already taken?
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          • Profile picture of the author michael_nguyen
            Originally Posted by mrtrance View Post

            When searching for your potential keyword in quotes in Google, is there a certain number of results we should be looking for? Is a keyword search in Google (with quotes) that has less than 10K results easy to go after? Or should we just focus on the first page of the SERPs for the competition?
            Hi there

            This is what I've learnt from the Ninja man himself and the use of Niche Micro Finder:

            Niche Micro Finder suggests going for keywords in quotes under 10K results.

            Ninja man suggests that the first page results should not have strong competition even with under 10K in results. Competition like Web2.0 sites / wikepedia or the actual brand name itself eg Pioneer.

            eg "car dvd pioneer" in google.com gives back 7,710 which is under 10k. NMF gives green light and says go for it.

            Without the quotes, your search results contain:
            www.pioneerelectronics.com
            www.pioneer.co.uk and more

            5 Links down, and these are big names with PR 5 with 38k backlinks.

            Now just because you got a nice keyword that has low competing sites, high search volume, it doesnt mean you will be able to move high up on first page. What you can do is try to elmininate the obstacles as much as you can and then "challenge" for a position. Nothing is guaranteed.

            Micro Niche Finder is not perfect but it works well, you just need to use abit of common sense.

            This is my tip here:

            Get Micro Niche Finder.
            10k results or lower
            First page competition must be weak eg Zero PR, low back links.

            The way I assess first page competition extremely quickly is by using Firefox plugin Seoquake. Saves so much time as it displays PR, Backlinks etc.

            I hope this helps.
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            • Profile picture of the author michael_nguyen
              Just to add. All over the Warrior Forum you will get people saying
              find keywords with less than 10k in quotes. Although good advice, it's not strictly true though.

              Perhaps it's good advice for a newbie to follow so that they don't get overloaded with information making it easier for them to take action, I dunno?

              Lets look at it this way. A keyword could have "100k competing websites in quotes" but it doesn't really mean they are competiting, they just happen to have the keyword in that position. (Lets just imagine that not all sites are actively doing SEO, and this is probably the case)

              100k Competing pages in quotes
              Using SEO quake, the first page competition has low PR, low backlinks

              There's no reason why you can't target that keyword and be better?

              Does anyone agree? Correct me if I'm wrong.
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            • Profile picture of the author mrtrance
              Originally Posted by michael_nguyen View Post

              Hi there

              This is what I've learnt from the Ninja man himself and the use of Niche Micro Finder:

              Niche Micro Finder suggests going for keywords in quotes under 10K results.

              Ninja man suggests that the first page results should not have strong competition even with under 10K in results. Competition like Web2.0 sites / wikepedia or the actual brand name itself eg Pioneer.

              eg "car dvd pioneer" in google.com gives back 7,710 which is under 10k. NMF gives green light and says go for it.

              Without the quotes, your search results contain:
              www.pioneerelectronics.com
              www.pioneer.co.uk and more

              5 Links down, and these are big names with PR 5 with 38k backlinks.

              Now just because you got a nice keyword that has low competing sites, high search volume, it doesnt mean you will be able to move high up on first page. What you can do is try to elmininate the obstacles as much as you can and then "challenge" for a position. Nothing is guaranteed.

              Micro Niche Finder is not perfect but it works well, you just need to use abit of common sense.

              This is my tip here:

              Get Micro Niche Finder.
              10k results or lower
              First page competition must be weak eg Zero PR, low back links.

              The way I assess first page competition extremely quickly is by using Firefox plugin Seoquake. Saves so much time as it displays PR, Backlinks etc.

              I hope this helps.
              Michael,

              Thanks for your input. What's your take on domain name selection? Does it have to be that exact keyword with either a .com or .net? Or can we add another term to the end of it? Also what is your take on using blogger blogs instead of an actual domain name, i.e. http://smallbluewidgets.blogspot.com." Or is it better to do something like "www.smallbluewidgetsinfo.com" if the "smallbluewidgets.com and smallbluewidgets.net" is not available?

              I just did in a search in Google for ""car dvd pioneer" (in quotes) and it came back with only 564 results. Without quotes there are 17.6 million results and pioneerelectronics has the the top 2 spots. With quotes the top spots is not pioneerelectronics. How did you get 7710 with quotes for that keyword?
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              • Profile picture of the author michael_nguyen
                Originally Posted by mrtrance View Post

                Michael,

                Thanks for your input. What's your take on domain name selection? Does it have to be that exact keyword with either a .com or .net? Or can we add another term to the end of it? Also what is your take on using blogger blogs instead of an actual domain name, i.e. http://smallbluewidgets.blogspot.com." Or is it better to do something like "www.smallbluewidgetsinfo.com" if the "smallbluewidgets.com and smallbluewidgets.net" is not available?

                I just did in a search in Google for ""car dvd pioneer" (in quotes) and it came back with only 564 results. Without quotes there are 17.6 million results and pioneerelectronics has the the top 2 spots. With quotes the top spots is not pioneerelectronics. How did you get 7710 with quotes for that keyword?
                Try this for "car dvd pioneer"
                "car dvd pioneer" - Google Search

                I'm using google.com

                As for domain selection, and with Nick's niche marketing process, the domain MUST have they keyword and only that keyword because you have more weight (even without seo) in the eyes of google. I know from experience with one of the sites I'm still developing. I did no seo and it was sitting on page 2. Now I'm at 7th spot on page 1.

                If your keyword is smallbluewidgets, then make sure you get a domain only with smallbluewidgets. If you can't get the exact domain name then find a new niche, theres plenty out there so don't get hung up on it. I know what it feels like to want a certain domain and not being able to get it and then sulk. But if your looking at it from a money making point of view. We're here to make money and provide useful information. Nowadays I find new niches left right and center, plenty of birds in the sky.

                Does not matter if it's a .com or .net, if your site is at number 1 on google, people will click no matter the extension. Your probably asking which one does google favour? .com or .net or any other extension. Google favours none, it only favours relevancy.

                As for blogspot, that should be used as part of your seo strategy. There's no reason why you cant use a blogspot websites as oppose to your own domain but you will have to work extra hard to have the same seo effect compared to having the exact domain name as it is.
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                • Profile picture of the author mrtrance
                  Originally Posted by michael_nguyen View Post

                  Try this for "car dvd pioneer"
                  "car dvd pioneer" - Google Search

                  I'm using google.com

                  As for domain selection, and with Nick's niche marketing process, the domain MUST have they keyword and only that keyword because you have more weight (even without seo) in the eyes of google. I know from experience with one of the sites I'm still developing. I did no seo and it was sitting on page 2. Now I'm at 7th spot on page 1.

                  If your keyword is smallbluewidgets, then make sure you get a domain only with smallbluewidgets. If you can't get the exact domain name then find a new niche, theres plenty out there so don't get hung up on it. I know what it feels like to want a certain domain and not being able to get it and then sulk. But if your looking at it from a money making point of view. We're here to make money and provide useful information. Nowadays I find new niches left right and center, plenty of birds in the sky.

                  Does not matter if it's a .com or .net, if your site is at number 1 on google, people will click no matter the extension. Your probably asking which one does google favour? .com or .net or any other extension. Google favours none, it only favours relevancy.

                  As for blogspot, that should be used as part of your seo strategy. There's no reason why you cant use a blogspot websites as oppose to your own domain but you will have to work extra hard to have the same seo effect compared to having the exact domain name as it is.
                  So when picking the domain do you pick the singular form or plural form? Let's say Google Keyword tool indicates monthly search volume for "small blue widget" is 850 and for "small blue widgets" it is 575. Do you go with "www.smallbluewidgets.com" or www.smallbluewidget.com"? If both domain names are available do we go with the plural form since that contains the singular form as well (even though there is less search volume)?
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                  • Profile picture of the author michael_nguyen
                    Originally Posted by mrtrance View Post

                    So when picking the domain do you pick the singular form or plural form? Let's say Google Keyword tool indicates monthly search volume for "small blue widget" is 850 and for "small blue widgets" it is 575. Do you go with "www.smallbluewidgets.com" or www.smallbluewidget.com"? If both domain names are available do we go with the plural form since that contains the singular form as well (even though there is less search volume)?
                    Go for the keyword that has the most searches. It doesn't matter if singular or plural. Search count is what matters. Obviously the more the better.
                    It's best to work on one keyword and see if it converts before you go for the other keyword. Just a quick note. It takes hard work to just work on 1 keyword let alone 2 keyword. Get one to start paying money then move on.
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  • Profile picture of the author jspmedia
    Thanks for the video..you make me pump up again...From your video, you said you have 280+ sites, how long did you take to build your empire? all amazon sites?

    How do you promote your site to get Organic SEO?
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    • Profile picture of the author nichemarketninja
      Originally Posted by jspmedia View Post

      Thanks for the video..you make me pump up again...From your video, you said you have 280+ sites, how long did you take to build your empire? all amazon sites?

      How do you promote your site to get Organic SEO?
      Great to hear, thanks.
      I have built up my network of websites over 6 years, I now try to create a new site every 2 weeks. No, not All amazon sites. Amazon make up about 10% of my sites. All my promotion and traffic comes from ranking well after executing a good SEO strategy. I don't spend money on Adwords, and while I know many people live and die by Adwords, I have, in my opinion, more sustainable things to spend my money on.
      Cheers
      Nick
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      • Profile picture of the author samish
        Originally Posted by nichemarketninja View Post

        No, not All amazon sites. Amazon make up about 10% of my sites. All my promotion and traffic comes from ranking well after executing a good SEO strategy.
        Nick
        Nick,
        What are the other 90% of your site, I may ask?
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      • Profile picture of the author jspmedia
        Originally Posted by nichemarketninja View Post

        Great to hear, thanks.
        I have built up my network of websites over 6 years, I now try to create a new site every 2 weeks. No, not All amazon sites. Amazon make up about 10% of my sites. All my promotion and traffic comes from ranking well after executing a good SEO strategy. I don't spend money on Adwords, and while I know many people live and die by Adwords, I have, in my opinion, more sustainable things to spend my money on.
        Cheers
        Nick
        Great. What is executing a good SEO strategy?
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        • Profile picture of the author Max Ramocsai
          Originally Posted by jspmedia View Post

          Great. What is executing a good SEO strategy?
          These are the 3 main components of SEO:
          • Link building
          • Content creation
          • On page SEO
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  • Profile picture of the author markvurnum
    Hi Nick

    Thanks for sharing I have been playing around Amazon and trying to make it work. There is some useful insights into your amazon business in there!

    Thanks
    Mark
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  • Profile picture of the author Andy1750
    Hi Nick,

    You are true inspiration. I am going to be following every word that you write.

    Thank you for sharing so much.

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    Not trying to sell you anything :-)

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  • Profile picture of the author Sowemimo Oladele
    Hello Nick,

    I have been trying to earn online since last year May (its going to be a yr next month), yet still struggling to launch a website of my own on any niche let alone earn from it. You have really affect my perception about IM because I have always been mislead by the so called guru's blue print "make money online niche" thus, I never have the concept that people are making so much money from other micro niches. I have been sucked - so sad !

    I have some few things to ask you, sorry it might be funny coz I am still new;

    1. I want to PM you but I dont know how ?
    2. How can I be an affiliate of amazon atleast to start and focus on one thing with the knowledge gain from your videos ?
    3. I would also appreciate to have your contact i.e skype or so.....?
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    • Profile picture of the author michael_nguyen
      You need to watch Nick's keyword research videos so that you can understand the area you're going to promote. Lots of people say promote what your passion, what you're good at but I like to say promote what people are buying. Use google to find item keywords then use amazon to find a matching product.

      https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/
      have a decent website first so they can accept you.

      Ted Ciuba quote "What ever they're buying, Im selling"

      Originally Posted by Sowemimo Oladele View Post

      Hello Nick,

      I have been trying to earn online since last year May (its going to be a yr next month), yet still struggling to launch a website of my own on any niche let alone earn from it. You have really affect my perception about IM because I have always been mislead by the so called guru's blue print "make money online niche" thus, I never have the concept that people are making so much money from other micro niches. I have been sucked - so sad !

      I have some few things to ask you, sorry it might be funny coz I am still new;

      1. I want to PM you but I dont know how ?
      2. How can I be an affiliate of amazon atleast to start and focus on one thing with the knowledge gain from your videos ?
      3. I would also appreciate to have your contact i.e skype or so.....?
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  • Profile picture of the author Dave d
    Nick & Michael great advice all round,

    Prior to this thread I already had the niches and keyword research done my question is could somebody please explain the simplest way to populate a Wordpress site with Amazon items is there a plugin or do you use Amazon widgets paid or otherwise I have no idea ?

    Ive already been accpeted into the affiliate programme.

    Thanks
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    • Profile picture of the author michael_nguyen
      Once your in your amazon account, there are tabs that say link banners, widgets. Go through them by typing in the product you want to promote and you will be given your links.

      Originally Posted by Dave d View Post

      Nick & Michael great advice all round,

      Prior to this thread I already had the niches and keyword research done my question is could somebody please explain the simplest way to populate a Wordpress site with Amazon items is there a plugin or do you use Amazon widgets paid or otherwise I have no idea ?

      Ive already been accpeted into the affiliate programme.

      Thanks
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      • Profile picture of the author michael_nguyen
        Quick update

        gardenspotlights.com
        domain has been taken
        march 1600 monthly searches / 880 monthy consistent

        gardenrocklights.com domain has been taken
        march 480 monthly searches / 480 monthy consistent

        gardenwalllights.com still availiable (whos gonna take it)
        march 1000 monthly searches / 880 monthy consistent

        little small niche here for the taking.

        Good luck to whoever gets it.

        Michael Nguyen
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      • Profile picture of the author nichemarketninja
        Originally Posted by michael_nguyen View Post

        Once your in your amazon account, there are tabs that say link banners, widgets. Go through them by typing in the product you want to promote and you will be given your links.
        Thanks for picking up the slack mate, sorry I can't get to all these responses sooner.
        Cheers
        Nick
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  • Profile picture of the author professional1
    I was looking through the forum and I saw this post and I was like hmm how is that possible but I watched your video sounds really good

    I have made some sales from amazon associate program but wow never ever that much im still trying to understand how that is even possible doing a simple niche site on a child toy I dont know something just dont seem right partically cause I promoted amazon alot and rarely have success

    this actually the first time I have heard of someone making that kind of money with amazon cause as we all know they are probably the lowest paying but if you can get those type of sales then might be worth it but thats just my two cents
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  • Profile picture of the author Dellco
    Nick,

    How many clicks does it take on average to make a sale in Amazon? Normally people don't end up buying what you're selling and buy something else, at least in my experience.

    I've noticed that it's just not fixed, and you can run hundreds of clicks and not make a sale at all. Is this normal? What would be a decent rate of return, or shall we say, CTR?
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    • Profile picture of the author jspmedia
      Originally Posted by Dellco View Post

      Nick,

      How many clicks does it take on average to make a sale in Amazon? Normally people don't end up buying what you're selling and buy something else, at least in my experience.

      I've noticed that it's just not fixed, and you can run hundreds of clicks and not make a sale at all. Is this normal? What would be a decent rate of return, or shall we say, CTR?
      Amazon has much better conversion rate than other program since site is very well trusted..My conversion rate is 6%-15%..averaging around 10% per month..
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      • Profile picture of the author nichemarketninja
        Originally Posted by jspmedia View Post

        Amazon has much better conversion rate than other program since site is very well trusted..My conversion rate is 6%-15%..averaging around 10% per month..
        Thanks for mentioning this, it is so true! So many affiliate marketers shy away from Amazon because of the generally low commission rates, what most of them don't realize is the true power of the Amazon brand and that trustworthiness of the Amazon brand helps keeps conversation rates sky high. I too average about a 15% conversation rate.
        Cheers
        Nick
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  • Profile picture of the author John Atkins
    Just wanted to say "thanks for the share" and for your contribution. The information that you provided is excellent!
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  • Profile picture of the author michael_nguyen
    Earlier in this thread I posted some keywords in the garden niche free for you guys to take.

    "Garden Spot Lights" was one of them.

    garden spot lights - Google Search

    If you search in google.com, you will now see the website ranking on the 1st page at position 6. With abit of work that owner can get it to rank number 1!

    Good work. Theres still one keyword left

    "garden wall lights"

    Michael Nguyen
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  • Profile picture of the author John Brown
    I'm curious, what are your thoughts on the Amazon aStore?
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    • Profile picture of the author nichemarketninja
      Originally Posted by John Brown View Post

      I'm curious, what are your thoughts on the Amazon aStore?
      Hi John,
      Technically, the aStore is great and is probably the easiest way to pin a "shop" facility onto any website. My conceren is that I perefer not to link directly to amazon from any of my Niche Websites as I rather handle linking through nofollow redirects. With aStore you have no control over the linking.
      Cheers
      Nick
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      • Profile picture of the author Sowemimo Oladele
        Originally Posted by nichemarketninja View Post

        Hi John,
        Technically, the aStore is great and is probably the easiest way to pin a "shop" facility onto any website. My conceren is that I perefer not to link directly to amazon from any of my Niche Websites as I rather handle linking through nofollow redirects. With aStore you have no control over the linking.
        Cheers
        Nick
        Hello Nick,

        Are you saying you do not use astore to link back to amazon. If yes what better linking do you use, Is it widget?

        I have been trying to work around all the linkings including widgets, astore etc. but do not appreciate direct link to amazon as you state "I perefer not to link directly to amazon from any of my Niche Websites as I rather handle linking through nofollow redirects" - How do you mean by this statement.

        Thanks in advance.....

        And once again, thanks for your coaching....
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    Inspiring video.. Thanks!
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