Boost commissions
Associate Programs Newsletter #198
Seven things you can do to boost your affiliate commissions, and perhaps win a camera. Even if you don't win the camera, these tips should put a few easy dollars in your bank account.
CONTENTS:
1. How to win a Canon PowerShot digital camera from Marlon
- or at least boost your commissions
2. New resources to help you increase your sales
3. News at Google, and other news
4. Useful free resource: Understanding Google's PageRank
5. Thought for today: How it all started
Cheap targeted traffic
Associate Programs Newsletter #197
Today I recommend a new way of getting good, cheap traffic. It's not pop-ups or exit traffic. It's better than that.
CONTENTS:
1. New source of good traffic - only 5 cents per visitor
2. Calculating how much you can afford to pay per click
3. LookSmart Site Promote proves too costly
4. Scientology conquers search term on Google
5. How to use PayPal to track affiliate sales
6. ValueClick takes over Be Free, and other news
7. It's a weird world
8. Popular articles you may have missed
9. Thought for today: Worrying
Become a super affiliate
Associate Programs Newsletter #196
You don't have to get everything right. The most important thing is to concentrate on stuff that works. Today I write about an 18-year-old Internet marketer who does that.
CONTENTS:
1. How to become a super affiliate on a tight budget
2. Why you don't have to be perfect to make sales
3. New place to grab high quality domain names
4. My WebPosition Gold commission doubles
5. Another one who's been at the computer too long
6. ClickXchange pays $250 and 5% commissions
7. Popular articles you may have missed
Easy ebook cover design
Simple to use software makes designing your own ebook covers really easy - very useful for product owners and affiliates.
[UPDATE: This product is no longer available.]
Pay per click traffic from Google
Associate Programs Newsletter #195
Audri and Jim's free "43 Ways to Make 2002 Your Best, Most Profitable Year Ever", ebook was special, not just for the awesome articles, but also for the clever affiliate marketing techniques that Audri and Jim used.
I also test Google's new pay-per-click service.
CONTENTS:
1. Are you nosy enough to learn from Audri and Jim?
2. Now you can pay per click for traffic from Google
3. Quick, easy way to create high quality ebook covers
4. The most effective article I ever wrote
5. How Paul Myers is aiming for one million subscribers
6. ClickBank provides different linking method
7. Car referral sites face big obstacles
8. NextCard closure hits affiliates hard
9. Small changes make sales soar, and other news
10. Useful free resource: Dictionary.com
11. Do you dream in color? That's nothing
12. Popular articles you may have missed
13. Thought for today: Web sites that don't work
Pop under traffic
Associate Programs Newsletter #194
You can get a lot of cheap traffic fast by buying pop-under traffic. Read today's test results before you rush into this.
CONTENTS:
1. Why I'm changing to twice-monthly
2. My pop-under test results - not entirely bad
3. A floor installer's Internet success story
4. "Secrets to Their Success" pays residual commissions
5. PlugInGo drops affiliate network
6. How Google's link popularity system works
7. Have you been at the computer too long?
8. Useful free resource: Blogger
9. Popular articles you may have missed
10. Quote for today: See what PlugInGo says about
building long lasting relationships
ChildFun makes affiliate marketing fun
The affiliate program described in this article may have closed, but the affiliate marketing lessons mentioned are still valuable. Note how Jenny gets gifts from merchants for her contests.
Mini site success
Associate Programs Newsletter #193
I interviewed a guy who builds simple web sites which collectively earn thousands of dollars in commissions each month. Earning an affiliate income doesn't have to be complicated.
CONTENTS:
1. Network of mini-sites earns $5,000 a month
2. AllPosters pays 20% to 25% commissions
3. How Shawn places his keywords
4. Top spot at Yahoo! earns useful traffic
5. "Nothing So Strange", and other news
6. Basic introduction to e-mail marketing
7. Make a big impression on Valentine's Day
8. How to expose non-paying affiliate merchants
9. Useful free resource: Beginners, start here
10. NEXT WEEK: My pop-under test results
11. Thought for today: Believe you can do it
Conducting online surveys
Associate Programs Newsletter #192
Once I began researching surveys for last week's survey, I was surprised how easy they are to do. If you're planning to do an online survey, be sure to read today's articles.
CONTENTS:
1. Thanks for taking part in the survey
2. Before doing a survey, read this
3. Internet marketing success stories
4. Are you promoting falsely labeled products?
5. Branding wizard wants to pay you $1,000
6. Affiliate merchant seeks your opinion
7. Server crashed at i-Web-Marketing
8. Andy Bourland on "from free to fee", and other news
9. What will you do if affiliate marketing crashes?
10. NEXT WEEK: Case study of a successful affiliate
11. Thought for today: You don't have to know everything
Pop under traffic tips
Associate Programs Newsletter #191
I have something different for you this week - an opportunity for you to have your input into the future direction and content of this newsletter - and a valuable gift.
CONTENTS:
1. Fabulous free gift for you - "Yahoo! Exposed"
2. Tricks and traps with pop-under traffic
3. Corey Rudl's new product - real-life success stories
4. LinkShare can sell your business info
5. LinkShare members must have privacy policy
6. Ask permission before framing merchant site
7. CJ appoints new president
8. Popular articles you may have missed
9. Useful free resource: Creating a Web Site
10. Thought for today: Take a little risk