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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 31st January 2009, 03:25 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,806
Posted By sideserver
Re: Adsense - Right or Left Side

Generally speaking, I think the left side is better (as with the south african franchise site).

There's been some browser heatmap studies that show that that ads on the left get a higher...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 16th January 2009, 01:00 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,167
Posted By sideserver
Re: Making money off newsgroups impossible? Think again!

That's actually quite an excellent idea, TW! Never thought of that, though it definitely can be done.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th January 2009, 08:58 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,167
Posted By sideserver
Making money off newsgroups impossible? Think again!

Word on the street is that its next to impossible to make money from newsgroups. I've always been baffled by this paradigm because I've been doing it consistently over the years with great success....
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th January 2009, 08:00 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,149
Posted By sideserver
Re: Which Is The Best Keyword Research Tool?

Great as it is, the problem with Google's keyword tool is that you're basically using the same keywords as everyone else - which is to say competition will be extremely heavy.

But like someone...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 23rd November 2008, 11:04 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 981
Posted By sideserver
Re: Question about forum signature backlinks

My experience has been mixed. They do seem to help get sites indexed very quickly (couple of times I linked fresh sites with forum sigs on DP and they got indexed within 12 hours), especially with...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 23rd November 2008, 09:54 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,196
Posted By sideserver
Re: Best Source of Traffic

lol "no shit, sherlock" moment.

But going back to the OP, like you said, best traffic for adsense is organic S.E traffic.

In my experience, I haven't found anything else that clicks at a...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 23rd November 2008, 09:51 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 5,493
Posted By sideserver
Re: How Important is the IP Address for SEO (Search Engine Optimization)?

Generally speaking, I.P addresses don't play a role in SEO. Most sites on the web are hosted on shared hosting, and your site (along with hundreds other) could be sharing an I.P with a porn site,...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd November 2008, 09:42 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 2,404
Posted By sideserver
Re: 1789 views, 208 url clicks but still no sales! Can someone help me w/ my embarrassing landing pa

I will respectfully disagree on this.

Low traffic does not equate to low potential profit. For instance, "baby showers" is a niche with mid-to-low traffic but high profit margins. Conversely,...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd November 2008, 09:30 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 593
Posted By sideserver
Re: Newbie - need some deatiled help!

There is one school of thought that a publisher shouldn't bother protecting his or her download page (at least for the low to mid-ticket products).

Reason #1: A protected download page is reliant...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd October 2008, 06:36 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,653
Posted By sideserver
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd October 2008, 06:46 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,653
Posted By sideserver
Re: Exactly how I get my sites indexed in less than 8 hours

Awesome. Glad people are finding this useful. :)
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 21st October 2008, 07:51 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,653
Posted By sideserver
Exactly how I get my sites indexed in less than 8 hours

Hey everyone,

I thought I share a powerful tactic I've been using to get my niche affiliate sites indexed very quickly. I haven't seen this being talked about anywhere before hopefully this is...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 30th September 2008, 03:08 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 852
Posted By sideserver
Re: SEO question

Glenda,

Short answer:

Meta Keywords -> Not important.

Meta Description -> Very important

Reason is this: Google takes your page summary (the little blurb that a searcher reads about your...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th September 2008, 07:55 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 579
Posted By sideserver
Re: Help with my clickbank project

Sure, why not.

Squidoo is also another free site for creating affiliate pages that's popular with article marketers.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th September 2008, 07:52 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 875
Posted By sideserver
Re: My 4 day old newbie IM business model, please modify! :)

Hey Matt,

Your plan is pretty much spot for article marketing. I think it'll make for an excellent first project and you'll get loads of experience (for moving onto larger, more profitable...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th September 2008, 07:37 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 958
Posted By sideserver
Re: Does "Adsense Arbitrage" Still Works?

Re-cycle,

The short answer is no, it doesn't work anymore. Ever since july/aug 2007 Google has been cracking down hard on arbitrage and actively banning adsense accounts that do.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th September 2008, 07:34 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 789
Posted By sideserver
Re: Google Analytics question

Google analytics isn't 100% accurate, in my experience. Sometimes, there's a "lag time" where your visitors shows up only on the next day's count.

If you have cpanel hosting, you can check your...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 23rd September 2008, 07:30 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 963
Posted By sideserver
Re: Buying diggs and stumbles

Well, there's a more practical reason for not buying diggs.

Social networks will eventually catch onto shady "vote sellers" (digg is especially strict) and ban the associated accounts. When the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd September 2008, 01:13 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 586
Posted By sideserver
Re: Commission Junction help please!

Kym,

No, you didn't miss the boat or anything. To get affiliate links on CJ, you must first get approved by individual advertisers you wish to work with. After approval, you will be able to access...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 21st September 2008, 08:10 PM
Replies: 177
Views: 4,941
Posted By sideserver
Re: College or IM ? Need your opinion !

Chris,

I'm going to go along with most of the people here and say that going to college (while continuing your IM biz) would be the prudent choice.

Aside form all the perks that everyone has...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 21st September 2008, 08:00 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 805
Posted By sideserver
How much do you earn (on average) per subscriber on your list?

I've heard that most people earn anywhere, on average, between $1 to $2 per subscriber per month on their list. So assuming that you have a 2000 subscribers, you should be getting $4k a month.

I...
Forum: Mind Warriors 17th September 2008, 11:11 PM
Replies: 131
Views: 31,614
Posted By sideserver
Re: Songs that inspire you

"Live to win" by Paul Stanley.

No contest. :D
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 17th September 2008, 03:02 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 970
Posted By sideserver
Re: Viral Niche Profits Review

Thanks for the kind word, Sylvan!

Those who haven't checked out the WSO yet are missing out. ;)
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th September 2008, 01:57 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,244
Posted By sideserver
Re: what's the best antivirus?

I'm glad someone agrees with me here.

The problem that I have with the free antivirus solutions is that the virus writers are well aware that programs like AVG, Avast etc have a sizable...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th September 2008, 12:44 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,244
Posted By sideserver
Re: what's the best antivirus?

NOD32 is by far the best Antivirus software I've used (and believe me, I've tried them all).

The only downside is that its subscription-based and costs about $30 a year.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 16th September 2008, 10:43 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,260
Posted By sideserver
Re: How I Lost 5k Subscribers In 15 Months (Plus An Aha Moment...)

Fabian,

You mentioned that traffic from popups, adwords is "impatient", meaning they likely would not go through the trouble of following-through for a double optin.

Which sources of traffic...
Forum: Website Design 16th September 2008, 08:40 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 545
Posted By sideserver
Re: Viral Niche Profits

Hi Sylvan, PM me for a review copy. ;)
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 16th September 2008, 08:06 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 799
Posted By sideserver
Re: Building an IM list from scratch

That's awesome advice, John. Thanks for the heads up about the diminishing returns part, didn't think of that.

But that brings me to another question, then. Would it be more effective to have 5...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 16th September 2008, 06:23 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 799
Posted By sideserver
Re: Building an IM list from scratch

Thanks for all the responses guys, they've all been extremely helpful. I'll give article marketing a shot. :)

3 more specific questions:

1. With so many people doing article marketing (in the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 16th September 2008, 02:58 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 10,643
Posted By sideserver
Re: Aweber vs iContact vs Mailchimp

I think aweber has some analytics features that getresponse lacks.

Also, the delivery rate for aweber is purportedly higher - though not by a significant figure.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 16th September 2008, 02:55 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 799
Posted By sideserver
Building an IM list from scratch

Hello folks!

I'm kind of in a unique situation here where I have my own product (and a great one at that ;) - /shameless plug) but I'm still lacking a sizable mailing list to bring to the table...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th September 2008, 08:47 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,331
Posted By sideserver
Re: Link building with DoFollow Blogs

Andrew is right. Content matters tremendously.

In my experience, if you leave a good comment (meaning insightful, value-added, non-spammy) on a blog makes all the difference and owners are...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th September 2008, 08:21 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,106
Posted By sideserver
Re: Who Do You Think The Most Reliable Web Host Is?w

Gator and Resellerzoom have been great to me so far. :)
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 14th September 2008, 09:08 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,315
Posted By sideserver
Re: Has Anyone Tried SEnuke?

I tried it for a while, but the interface a little clunky for my liking.

Plus, you have to register accounts at all the social bookmarking sites BY HAND first (at least that was the case when...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 14th September 2008, 09:04 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 629
Posted By sideserver
Re: Opt-In email Brokers?

4 Million email delieveries for $200? Sounds like a scam to me.

Either that, or they're spamming. Which only makes it much, much worse.
Forum: Mind Warriors 14th September 2008, 09:01 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 6,932
Posted By sideserver
Re: Want to sleep 2 hours a day? Try this..

I'm a strong DISBELIEVER in sleep deprivation. In college, I saw friends try those crazy 3-hour sleep regimens with all sorts of promises but nothing good ever came out of it.

Here's what...
Forum: Ad Networks (CPM/CPL, Display) 14th September 2008, 08:55 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,992
Posted By sideserver
Re: What The HECK is CPA

In a nutshell:

1. Merchant wants more leads/business, so he sets up a squeeze page to capture new potential prospects' information.

2. You (the affiliate) drive traffic to the merchant's...
Forum: Ad Networks (CPM/CPL, Display) 14th September 2008, 08:52 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,385
Posted By sideserver
Re: Does anyone use adbrite here?

Adbrite, as with most CPC adsense alternatives, kind of sucks.

The best adsense replacement I've found so far is chitika. Pay arounds 50% - 70% of adsense in most cases.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 14th September 2008, 08:37 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 782
Posted By sideserver
Re: Flippin Site!

Ah ok.

But the process (if you want to start from scratch) isn't terribly different.

1. Pick a good domain name for your chosen niche and hosting.

2. Get a batch of 10 - 20 articles,...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 14th September 2008, 08:32 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 782
Posted By sideserver
Re: Flippin Site!

It really depends. Sometimes, you can pick out a few gems on the Digitalpoint marketplace for cheap ($50 - 100). By gems I mean sites with relatively good domain names, quality content, but ugly...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 12th September 2008, 01:49 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,004
Posted By sideserver
Re: How I Got 1,800 Subscribers in 9 Weeks!

And the 300 that you had, where they mostly from PCC -> squeeze page with free ebook giveaway -> upsell, or something like that?
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 12th September 2008, 12:42 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 804
Posted By sideserver
Re: A 100 Page Site?

Corey,

While it is *generally* true that a larger site = more page indexed = more visitors, you should also consider the quality of your content.

I'm a firm believer of quality over quanity:...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 12th September 2008, 12:37 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,004
Posted By sideserver
Re: How I Got 1,800 Subscribers in 9 Weeks!

John,

How many subscribers did you have on your initial list right before you started on your first ad swaps?
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 11th September 2008, 08:27 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 688
Posted By sideserver
Re: Using website content for ezinearticle content?

I think it could, in the sense that either ezinearticles (or another site that takes your articles from ezinearticles) could gain more "authority" for that particular page than your own, and your...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th September 2008, 08:16 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 454
Posted By sideserver
Re: Do you always use the same type of sales copy?

Yes, precisely. The gurus all use the same formulistic sales letter for one reason - it works. Why spend hours and hours developing something new and unproven when the experts have already spent tens...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th September 2008, 08:13 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,050
Posted By sideserver
Re: What would YOU do with $35,000?

Deric,

Please convince your friend NOT to build "the next generation social networking site". He will be chewed alive and see his $35,000 go down the drain. Trust me, I've seen it happen too many...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th September 2008, 08:05 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,191
Posted By sideserver
Re: What Keyword Research tools Are You Using?

Ever since Google started giving hard numbers on the adwords keyword tool, I've dropped all my keyword-research subscriptions.

Google is really all you need. :)
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th September 2008, 12:47 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,004
Posted By sideserver
Re: How I Got 1,800 Subscribers in 9 Weeks!

Excellent post, John!

Succinct and crystal clear :)
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th September 2008, 12:08 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 862
Posted By sideserver
Re: If your Flipping Websites, you may be losing $1,000's because of this...

Great information, Todd.

I just wanted to add that for smaller sites (20 pages or less), static sites sell even better than the wordpress sites. All you have to do is upload the pages on a new...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 10th September 2008, 11:53 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 679
Posted By sideserver
Re: Blogs Verses Static Pages

In the past, I usually went with static pages for sites smaller than 20 or so pages.

Lately, though, the simplicity and sheer number of customizations and plugins of wordpress has won me over....
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 10th September 2008, 11:49 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 984
Posted By sideserver
Re: Monetization ideas: How would you monetize a website that gets 600 views per day?

Hannes,

Is articleshowroom (the site in the sig) the website in question? If so, you should consider removing shoppingads and put in something like chitika premium contextual ads.

Another...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 10th September 2008, 09:47 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,067
Posted By sideserver
Re: New ClickBank Products

kevin, you can also go to Clickbank Analytics (http://www.cb-analytics.com).

They have new products grouped according to their release month.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 10th September 2008, 09:44 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 638
Posted By sideserver
Re: Blog Post Theft Through RSS

Sleaklight,

RSS scraping/stealing is an unfortunate fact of life in the blogging world and they can be difficult to deal with. If it really bothers you, send the site admin a warning email and a...
Forum: Mind Warriors 10th September 2008, 09:32 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 8,441
Posted By sideserver
Re: Favorite Self Help Books?

I have a few favorites, but one of the more recent ones I've taken a liking to is "The 4 Hour Workweek".

I think he (the author) pretty much espouses where we aspire to be in terms of financial...
Forum: Mind Warriors 10th September 2008, 09:28 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,245
Posted By sideserver
Re: Closed Mind = Limited options

I know the feeling. It sucks even more when I know people who are far more brilliant or technically inclined than I am. I KNOW they will be able to make it big online and build a fantastic lifestyle...
Forum: Mind Warriors 10th September 2008, 09:24 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,078
Posted By sideserver
Re: Great Tool To Track Your Minute To Minute Time Usage

Nice find, thanks for the recommendation Kaiwei!
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