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Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 13th October 2015, 07:11 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 675
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: Importing and getting Samples

In my experience the item cost shouldn't be too high. At most you should be paying whatever their highest price bracket is for low volume orders, not a special sample price or anything like that.
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th July 2012, 07:25 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 2,145
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: IM Guru Said: "I can't promote that!"

The first date example was pretty much exactly what I was going to use.

Once you've built up a relationship with your list and they've had an opportunity to get to know you as a successful...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 27th June 2012, 05:33 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 2,152
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: Do you still choose an EMD for a new site?

I've used them in the past and still own a few, but I have to agree. I think google wants to eliminate the traditional niche affiliate sites from it's serps so I'm pretty much moving in a different...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th June 2012, 04:43 PM
Replies: 200
Views: 10,028
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: How does anyone make money with Amazon?

I've heard you mention this a few times and I've also noticed that I've sold quite a few items that have no monthly searches quite consistently. I've decided that with my authority site I'm going to...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 31st May 2012, 12:38 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 5,507
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: Amazon Review Sites: how to stay on page 1?

While I agree that the traditional style Amazon review sites are struggling post-penguin, I'm not sure I agree with the reasons you're putting forward.

I doubt google's algo has the ability to...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 30th May 2012, 07:33 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 5,507
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: Amazon Review Sites: how to stay on page 1?

The game has changed re Amazon sites. You can still rank well without updating your content regularly. Just make sure you're not over optimizing for your keywords both on-page and off-page.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th May 2012, 11:25 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 5,720
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: How do you build your Amazon affiliate site ?

On my main earner at the moment I get about 220 UV's a day and roughly 100 clicks at Amazon, so that works out to be a CTR of about 40-50% which is pretty huge for an Amazon review site.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 21st May 2012, 07:12 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 5,720
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: How do you build your Amazon affiliate site ?

I generally have about 5 links on a page.

The first is in the picture of the product at the top left of the page.

The next one is usually after the first paragraph or two saying something like...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th May 2012, 12:18 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 457
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: How competition is those niche？

Normally I like to dig a little deeper and analyze the backlinks of the site in 1st position. You also don't have the domain age displayed.

Having said all that, from what I can see on the screen,...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 1st May 2012, 09:42 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 2,574
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: Product names are cracking me up lately.

Hmmm. I was going to call my next product avalanche explosion. Do you think this would be a problem?
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 1st May 2012, 05:35 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 34,708
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: Non-US Amazon Affiliates - how do you get paid

Yes, but you can set up an account as an amazon affiliate for the other countries as well.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 1st May 2012, 05:00 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,359
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: Ever feel bummed as though you're almost FORCED to throw in the towel?

One tip I can give you is don't just judge your success or your worth in this game in $$.

Look at what you've learned, look at your skills, they're worth more than any dollar amount. I'd suggest...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 26th April 2012, 08:11 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 2,337
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: I can't believe the google nonsense here

You come across as a bit of a jerk but you're not often wrong.

It seems as though when some of us become internet marketers we completely forget what google used to be... "a search engine we used...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th April 2012, 07:07 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 856
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: Why warriors are misguding me?

Yeah, instead of learning as you go and slowly building up your level of expertise by immersing yourself in the niche and learning more about it each day, just wait until you automatically become and...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 1st April 2012, 06:31 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,287
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: Best Link Building method right now

1. Guest Blogging
2. Video
3. Social Bookmarking
4. Social Media

That's pretty much all I plan to do from now on.
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 28th March 2012, 10:46 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,349
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: Is Rank Checker not working for you?

SEO Book Rank Checker has always been inaccurate for me so I'd ignore it.

Try the rank checker tool from SEO power suite. That one is always dead on the money.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd March 2012, 04:26 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 411
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: See if you can help me

You should just be able to use the MORE tag rather than a plugin. It's been a while since I had to do it but I think it's actually built into the wordpress formatting section for posts and pages.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th March 2012, 09:00 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 2,108
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: WORK from home…be your own BOSS…get started NOW

You're welcome.

That was just an example of the kind of lists I use. To answer your question though.. I outsource most of my link building. For new sites I like to do a press release, some...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th March 2012, 07:12 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 2,108
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: WORK from home…be your own BOSS…get started NOW

Very good post and I agree wholeheartedly with all of it.

While I haven't started working from home full time yet, I'd like to think that I'm pretty good at being my own boss when it comes to my...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 12th March 2012, 11:45 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 950
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: How You Check SERP

I used to use the SEO BOOK rankchecker but found it to be WAY off the mark when checking manually. I've found the SEO Spyglass 'Rank Checker' to be very good and very accurate. I only use the free...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 12th March 2012, 07:05 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 2,343
Posted By Ben Armstrong
The FEAR of going FULL TIME

So I've been at IM for just over a year now while working a 9-5 job. I've worked about 7-8 hours a week building up a couple of niche Amazon sites in my spare time and make roughly 500 a month in...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 2nd March 2012, 05:08 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 826
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: Taming the WSO Forum -- "past testimonials"

I think as long as it's clearly defined that the testimonials are for past products or services or another specific product or service then it's fine.

See what warriors have to say about our past...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 26th February 2012, 06:51 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,153
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: If you died tomorrow, what would happen to your empire?

I've often thought that this could make a profitable business venture for someone. Act as a broker to sell all the online assets of the deceased for a commission and pass the rest on to whoever they...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 26th February 2012, 03:37 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 591
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Warriors: Help me outsource my linkbuilding

Hi guys,

I have a few Amazon affiliate sites that are making me enough money each month to outsource pretty much everything I do. I've just started outsourcing the content for each site I create...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 21st February 2012, 07:01 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 5,450
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: $5000/month with Amazon?

Comments like this annoy me.

There's nothing wrong with either method.

One thing I will say about being an affiliate as opposed to a product creator/owner... The money you make is almost...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th February 2012, 06:12 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 2,295
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: Top 10 newbie errors

Pretty good list. I've been guilty of most of them at stages.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 14th February 2012, 08:53 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 2,455
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: Please Help, what next? Only made $30/month, expect $5K/month, wish $100K/month

Stick with adsense until you're good at it.

You might need to have 4 or 5 sites until you hit a winner that makes you a couple hundred or more each month. By doing this you'll learn what keywords...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th February 2012, 09:55 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 6,237
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: Do the AMAZON GURUS have it all WRONG!

This is pretty much what I was going to say. As a newbie you really need some sort of rules to get you started. With experience and some experimentation you learn which ones can be bent and by how...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 7th February 2012, 02:24 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 2,046
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: How Important is Pagerank?

I think the confusion probably comes from the terminology being used here.

When people say you need to get your pages ranking well they're referring to getting a better position in the SERPS. ie....
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd January 2012, 11:40 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 1,524
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: Your 3 Commandments For Internet Marketing Success?

1. Offer Value
2. Work Hard
3. Be Patient
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 16th January 2012, 06:47 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,433
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: Amazon associates tips?

There are so many tips I could give but I'll just provide you with the ones I wish someone had drummed into me when I started...

1. KNOW EXACTLY WHICH KEYWORDS YOU'RE GOING TO TARGET - Get an...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th January 2012, 09:10 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,257
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: How much would you pay Matt Cutts to......

Why don't you tell us, Danny?? ;)
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th January 2012, 06:35 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 811
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: Honesty and Integrity!

Visit Pat Flynn's site: smartpassiveincome.com

He's very open and transparent with everything about his business.

I regularly listen to his podcast and visit his site.

The thing I like...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th January 2012, 04:40 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 613
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: Do you have to Review only products you have bought?

I was going to say this pretty much. I think with physical products it's fine as long as you don't pretend or imply that you've actually used the product. You can still put together an amazing review...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 3rd January 2012, 04:00 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 2,220
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: How to say "THANK YOU" on the WF!

There's nothing wrong with showing some gratitude when someone goes out of their way to help you. In fact, this forum could do with more of it.

Sure, most of the time the thank you button is...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 2nd January 2012, 07:58 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,596
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: second doubts :/ after a phone call to Amazon associates

After spending all year in 2011 (my first year in IM) learning the ropes of the amazon associates program, figuring out what works/what doesn't etc and seeing the results for myself I'd be shocked if...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th December 2011, 06:01 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,161
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: What Is the Best Money You Have Spent in IM ?

Dan Brock's Deadbeat Affiliate course as that's what I started out with. If I had my time again I'd probably go with Jan Roos' course or Wanda and Paula's but it taught me most of what I needed to...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th November 2011, 03:38 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,923
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: I Need A Premium Article Spinner

Not everyone that uses spinning software uses the automatic spinning feature.

I write an article, then I re write each sentence manually. I then use SpinnerChief to suggest changes to words and...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th November 2011, 02:29 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,918
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: How to Check Spintax for Error

I usually just paste it into here to check: Free Online Article Spinner - ArticleSpinnerTool.com (http://www.articlespinnertool.com/)
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 31st October 2011, 06:19 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,407
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: Are amazon, ebay and other shopping sites hard to outrank?

It's not hard at all.

Just remember that you're trying to outrank a page, not a website. If their page isn't as well optimized as yours for that keyword then you're in with a chance. It will vary...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 31st October 2011, 04:55 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,393
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: Should I say Bye-Bye to my niche site or .. ?

Hi Mandos,

I don't think it is the google dance. The google dance generally occurs with newer websites while google is deciding where to rank them. You'll usually find your rankings for that page...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 30th October 2011, 10:49 PM
Replies: 246
Views: 13,548
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: Newbies Make Money Now!! - Quit Saving Up For A PPC Campaign Or whatever...:)

Fantastic thread. Probably the best I've read since I've been on this forum.

We have an experienced marketer helping out others without asking anything in return, and then we have a complete...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 26th October 2011, 05:19 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,527
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: WTF GOOGLE!

I often find your posts overly negative but I agree with you on this.

Google make their money by providing quality search results to their end users. If they suspect you're gaming them to achieve...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th October 2011, 05:50 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,023
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: Can Things Be Given Away In The Main Forum?

It would be great if people could occasionally share something valuable with absolutely nothing to gain but other peoples gratitude.

Unfortunately the vast majority of people on here would look...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th October 2011, 03:53 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 1,522
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: What has been your worst online failure !!

My first foray into IM was following the advice of a guru who taught people how to use adwords to promote clickbank products.

Result: Banned from adwords for life in my first day.

Lesson:...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 30th August 2011, 05:20 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,955
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: Experience with Paul & Angela's Backlinks?

Exactly the same way you would backlink your main site. Just target the URL of the backlink instead of the URL of your website.

Search for the term "link pyramid" to get a better understanding
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th August 2011, 11:49 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,381
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: Powerful "No Money Back" Guarantee?

This.

Or offer a voucher of equal or higher value. Or maybe something like a bottle opener.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th August 2011, 09:59 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,797
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: I'm Being Stalked!!

I'm so sick of banner ads for male enhancement pills.
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 8th August 2011, 11:41 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 556
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: How do I guage my websites multiple positions in Google?

use the rank checker plugin for firefox.

You can save a list of all the keywords you want to rank for and quickly check the rank for each one at the click of a button every day.
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 8th August 2011, 08:33 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 767
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: How To Market An SEO Company

Have you tried using fiverr for traffic?

For instance, just offering a quick $5 service with your website listed in the description. That way you're getting people who are already interested in...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th August 2011, 12:12 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 665
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: No, I don't have a website!

So you gave up because you found out you needed a shopping cart and an autoresponder?

Sounds like you're just scaring yourself out of it by making it seem harder than it is.

Building your own...
Forum: Copywriting 3rd August 2011, 10:49 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,264
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: "My 3yo Pooped In The Toilet By Himself" Marketing

I assume most people are the same.

I'm on a couple of lists at the moment we're the subject line always includes "I","me" or "my".

People don't want to hear about you, they want to hear about...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 3rd August 2011, 10:43 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 998
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: WSO forum breaks 20,000 people right now... normal?

Maybe Allan needed some extra cash for a trip to McDonalds or something and decided to jack the numbers up a bit.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 3rd August 2011, 07:01 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 985
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: I am Planning on Working 15-Hour Days Over the Next Few Days. How Can I Reduce Eye Strain?

Print out a picture of a scantily clad Jessica Alba and place it a few feet to the left of your computer screen.

Your eyes should now be getting regular breaks.

Thank me later.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 1st August 2011, 06:24 PM
Replies: 140
Views: 4,597
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: Who are the top people on here?

That's a pretty good point.

I tend to listen more carefully to those that don't appear to have anything to profit from the warrior forum.

Not that there's anything wrong with the people who do....
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 1st August 2011, 05:12 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 579
Posted By Ben Armstrong
Re: How are you checking if your website is well otimized for the search engine ?

The free version of traffic travis has a very good tool that will give you a run down of your on page SEO for any keyword you type in.
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