Being in the affiliate marketing business is so much easier now. Anyone can sign-up to become an affiliate, start promoting on social media, and make commissions. YOU DON’T EVEN NEED A WEBSITE!!
The really successful P.E.A.R.Ls (People Earning a Real Living) are able to make hundreds, if not thousands of dollars a day, working on their phones, computers, or laptops ANYWHERE THEY WANT!
Understand though, it takes work and, more importantly, time to get P.E.A.R.L status.
But when you do, your day could be something like this….
….Upon waking up and after having breakfast, the computer is turned on.
New alerts for subscribers! Yes!!
New alerts for commissions! YESSS!!
Time to check out the statistics.
How many clicks did I get yesterday?
What was the conversion rate?
Which links are doing the best?
Which posts are getting the most engagement?
Time to check if the affiliate program has any new promotional material to use.
Many affiliate programs now give you most of the tools you need – banners, promo text, images, videos, etc. – for you to use to promote the product or service. This saves you tons of time so you can just focus on promotion which will earn you commissions.
Time to start the next round of promotion.
Free promotion – social media, safelists, exchanges, etc.
Paid promotion – solo ads, Facebook Ads, Google Ads, etc.
A good marketer will use a combination. Starting out, if you don’t have extra money for marketing, stick to free promotion until you can get consistent sales to help support a healthy marketing budget – $50 to $100/week.
Time flies when you’re having fun….TIME FOR A BREAK
….Alright, break time is over. Let’s go back and check those new subscribers. Did anyone leave questions or comments?
It’s always important to answer questions in a timely fashion and reply to comments. People like to know they are dealing with real people and not robots. This will make them more likely to engage with you and build a relationship.
Time to go check in on the Affiliate group Facebook Page. There are always things to be learned as it is a continuous process. Sharing tips and advices is a good way of showing support. There may be others out there wanting to join and may be enticed by the discussion that is going on. There is no harm in assuming what opportunities are ahead.
Nice productive day!
Ok, so the day may be longer or shorter than this, but this gives you an idea of how an affiliate marketer, a dedicated one that is, spends the marketing day.
Do you have what it takes to join the ranks of P.E.A.R.Ls??
Hunting for the most profitable keywords is no joke to many internet marketers and website owners. In fact, people will pay good money just to be able to obtain these moneymaking keywords because they know that these can translate to incredible earnings. If you’re a little apprehensive about paying for keywords, take heart. There are some cool resources on the internet you can use for free. That’s right – at no cost! Here are ways how you can make use of stuff online to hike your popularity factor:
Find out how certain keywords perform from search engines.
Before anything else, remember that not all moneymaking keywords are right for you. What’s the point of using keywords pertaining to techno gadgets if your website is all about scrapbooking?
Find out which keywords work best for your website and then use search engines such as Google and Yahoo!. These are free resources you can use on the internet that will give you an idea of how many searches are performed on a given keyword/s and/or keyword phrase. The number of searches you’ll find will help you determine the kind of keywords that will land you on the SERPs or Search Engine Results Pages.
Submit your website for indexing.
It’s tough to get noticed online especially if you’re just starting your website. Be proactive about letting others know about you by submitting your site to the most popular search engines. The three most popular search sites are Google, Bing, and Yahoo!. Go to their websites and add your URL address, start building your site’s traffic volume and watch your income grow.
Link up.
Another great internet resource that is used by many website owners is linking. You can exchange links with other websites who belong to the same industry as you or are at least related to the type of business you have.
Linking with other websites is free, fun and very productive. Consider it as being referred to by a friend of a friend. If you link your website to a reputable site, traffic from that site can get directed your way. Imagine receiving just 10% of the traffic from a site that receives 2,000 visitors a day. That’s 200 more clicks on top of the ones you already receive on a regular basis – from one site alone.
Be careful, though. Some sites with less-than-good reputation can damage yours as well. Search engines prefer linking sites that offer quality. If you’re linked up with a site that pulls you down, consider asking that site to remove links to your website.
Use your own resource.
We mean your common sense. Some keywords have a lifespan while others shine brightest during a particular season. Keywords such as ‘Halloween costumes’ and ‘costume masks’, for example, are much more in demand during the months of September and October. When November and December come along, you probably don’t need a free resource on the internet just to find out that certain keywords related to Thanksgiving and Christmas are much more in demand.
Keywords are some of the most valuable resources you can use online. They can help you build your business and drive traffic to your site. They can even be a direct source of income for many individuals.
Learn everything you need to know about how to use keywords to increase your site’s exposure from ‘Keyword Research’ from The Barking Videos series. Using keywords to increase your site’s traffic can be tricky and you’ll need all the help you can get. Learn as much as you can so you don?t waste your time on keywords that will do nothing for your bottomline.
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In your online research, you probably have heard or seen the phrase “Go viral” many times over. One of the most common desires of business owners on Facebook is to post some sort of killer content and wake up the next day, seeing that content go viral.
As an online entrepreneur, having your content go viral is a great goal to have, but understand, it is not as automatic as you think. A lot of people have this impression that if they just produce the right content, that somehow, someway, people will find it, get so addicted to it or find it so compelling, that they just have to share it.
Unfortunately, that
thinking is a surefire way to fail. Viral content doesn’t work that way. According
to certain estimates, several thousands of hours worth of video content are uploaded
daily. There are also over 2 million pieces of picture and text content
uploaded every single day.
Going viral is not as automatic as you think.
Not all of them would be described
as bad, horrible, crappy, whack, inconsequential, or any other negative adjective
you can think of. In fact, a significant portion of this content had a lot of
serious planning put into them. Regardless, only a tiny fraction of this
material ever manages to go viral.
So what does this mean? It’s not the content that makes something go viral. What does make something go viral?It’s the network.
If you don’t believe me,
look at your behavior on Facebook. Chances are you’re following certain pages.
Chances are you think certain pages are more credible than others. Maybe they
share the same interests as you, or maybe they produce content that you are
truly interested in. Maybe you find them dependable and trustworthy as far as
their content and editorial policies go.
For whatever reason, you
give them the benefit of the doubt. So when they share content that really
resonates with you because it fits your expectations, you’re more likely to
share their content. Now compare this with random people you find online. They
might post really awesome memes, but nine times out of ten, you don’t beat
yourself up if you don’t share this material.
A little bit of credibility goes a long way. Credibility is the secret of viral content marketing on Facebook. It’s all about initial credibility. It’s about the person or brand sharing the content more than the actual intrinsic value of the content itself.
Thanks to Facebook’s robust
ad system, you can build the authority and credibility you need so people will
have a high level of trust in your content. Once you establish that following,
people may become so emotionally invested in what you’re doing that they would
automatically share your content.
Credibility takes you several steps further towards your goal of consistently publishing content that goes viral. To get the inside scoop on how the Facebook ad system works, and how a rookie like you can launch highly effective campaigns, click here.
This blueprint is written in plain English. It is not intended for geeks or people who live 24/7 on the internet. No, it is intended for rookie entrepreneurs such as yourself. If you’re looking for quick, easy, and intuitive guide to everything you need to launch a Facebook ads campaign, click here. It’s the only guide you will ever need. It cuts out the fluff, and goes straight to the good stuff.
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If you’ve done any kind of research on online marketing, you probably have come across the familiar saying, “the money is in the list.” I TOTALLY AGREE WITH THAT STATEMENT. Hands-down, no question about it, email marketing is the “secret sauce” to a successful online business.
Yes, I said email marketing not search engine optimization (SEO). Can you imagine that? But truly, SEO can’t hold a candle to the power of email marketing. I can’t even begin to tell you how big of a deal this is.
Don’t get it twisted though, SEO is still a great tool for any online marketer. For example, you’re thinking of looking for a new coffee blend. You go on Google and type in “roasted coffee” and the name of your city; let’s say, “roasted coffee Washington, DC.” What happens next? Under “All” results, Google spits out a list of coffee shops and impresarios in Washington, DC. Under “Images” you find pictures related to coffee shops in Washington, DC. Under “Shopping” you find ads for various brands of roasted coffee. SO COOL….and convenient!
How can Google help you today?
What did we do before Google?!? For any interest, in any service or product you are looking for, you get access to advertising offering what you’re interested in along with services or products that are similar. All of this information is at your fingertips just a click away.
It is no surprise that conversion rates for highly targeted commercial searches on search engines like Google, are through the roof. THEY MAKE MONEY. That is why people spend Billions upon Billions of dollars on Google Ads year after year.
Billions are spent on Google Ads year after year.
Their ad growth rate shows no signs of slowing down. But
despite all of this, email marketing is beating the hell out of search
marketing. That’s how awesome email marketing is, and that’s why you need to
get on this.
I don’t care how small or new you think your business is. I
don’t care how limited your social media presence may appear to you. If you are
not marketing
your business using a
mailing list, you are putting yourself at a competitive disadvantage.
The power of mailing lists
So what’s the big deal about mailing lists? How do they generate sales? Why do they produce more sales than search engines? Here’s the thing, when you have an existing relationship with somebody, it’s easier to sell stuff to them. After all, if they accept an incentive you offer or buy something from you, they have already shown interest in what you have to offer. With their email, now you can build a rapport with them and show them other things you have to offer time, and time, and time again.
The list allows you to potentially turn them into a repeat buyer.
In other words, the cheapest form of new business is old business. When people
sign-up for your mailing list, they are saying to you, in no uncertain terms,
that they trust you. They are looking for a relationship. They’re looking to
hear from YOU.
That’s why mailing lists convert hand over fist. With SEO,
you’re basically converting people on a one-time basis. Basically, it’s a
one-time thing, and the next time somebody is looking for something else, they
enter into the search engine, and then they convert again.
Not so with a mailing list. You can set up your mailing list to run on
autopilot so it’s sending out updates, and every time they like an update they
see, they can buy stuff. It is no surprise that people who sign up for a
mailing list, end up buying many different products at many different times.
The value of each list numbered goes up over time; it’s like real estate.
How to use Facebook to build your
mailing list
The great thing about Facebook is that it is a
surveillance software. Did you know that Facebook is tracking your interests
and your psychological profile when you are logged in? That’s right! It keeps
track of the stuff you like, the content that you post comments on, and other
indirect indicators of your interests.
What do you think it does with this data? It’s not sitting
on it, that’s for sure. No, Facebook has turned all that data into BILLIONS of
dollars for the company. It uses this highly complicated information and breaks
it down into easy to understand data points, and then blasts it through an
advertising-targeting algorithm.
As a marketer for your business, you can tap into this data and use Facebook to target a very specific group of people based on such demographics as: location, age, gender, and interests. For example, if you’re marketing breast pumps and accessories, you’re not going to want to waste your marketing budget on kids, men, or women over 45. That’s not your market. No, you would want to concentrate your advertising dollars specifically on women between the age of 20 and 45 (actual childbearing years) who have shown an interest in breast pumps, baby registries, baby accessories, maternity information, etc. That’s the power of targeted marketing.
The best part to all of this is that Facebook has so much
inventory for you to tap into and that inventory is constantly growing on a
daily basis. Starting with as little as $5 a day, Facebook advertising can help
you build your mailing list more effectively and efficiently. Learn Facebook advertising
like a pro!
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So you decided to start a business? Congratulations on
taking the leap into entrepreneurship! Now the fun begins of growing your
business and building a brand.
Maybe you’ve created an awesome logo (or outsourced that task to Fiverr for the cost of a burrito bowl at Chipotle) and set-up a website to market your product(s) and/or service(s). Your business cards and flyers have been created and are ready to be shared to declare that you are “Open for Business”. Time to start networking!
Most new business owners start with the usual suspects:
family, friends, and neighbors. You might be lucky and also already have networks
outside of those groups such as school, work, church, and local spots in your
community where everyone knows your name.
You drop your business cards or leave flyers, people talk
and network, and sooner or later, enough people will find out what you have to
offer. This is how a lot of businesses start; it’s all based on one-to-one,
person-to-person interaction.
If the above describes you, here’s a pat on the back.
Unfortunately, not everyone is built to be a social butterfly. There are some
people who prefer to keep to themselves. It’s perfectly okay to be an introvert;
there’s no shame in being shy.
Fortunately for all my shy introverts out there, and a plus
for all the extroverts, though a lot of local businesses are geared towards
socialization, online businesses don’t have to follow the same rules. There are
other ways to reach more people in less time to produce better marketing
results.
The importance of building a brand
So what’s the big deal about building a brand anyway? After
all, there are lots of businesses out there, not all of them are brands.
Obviously, they’re successful enough to make it to the next year. So what is
the big deal?
Well, here’s the thing, when you run a business you’re
investing your time and resources. Both are valuable and should be maximized
for the best results. What if your return on investment from all the time and
resources you put into one-on-one interactions didn’t yield the results you
expected?
Maybe you’re lucky that your business is at least making
enough money to cover the monthly expenses. It’s breaking even. But is breaking
even all you want from your business? Don’t you want to operate a business that
lives up to its fullest potential?
At the very least, you would want to operate a business that
serves as many people as possible, right? If that’s the case, you definitely
have your work cut out for you if you’re going to do this on a purely
one-to-one, person-to-person basis.
I’m not saying it’s impossible, because businesses do this
all the time, but for every one business that is able to pull this off, 99
other businesses don’t. And to make matters worse, roughly 50% of those
businesses end up going belly-up.
I know that sounds depressing, but that’s how important
branding is. The good news is there’s a shortcut. Using Facebook Ads that are
hyper-targeted to your ideal customer base can help build your brand faster and
more cost effective.
Facebook Ads allow a targeted audience to see your business.
This targeted audience can see that you offer the kinds of products and
services that fit their interest.
Now, does this mean that the first time they see your ad
that they would automatically click? Of course not. According to many marketing
services, prospects have to see an ad at least three times for them to feel
that they “know it” enough to want to click it.
Once your audience knows you, that’s when they would be more
likely to click on your ad and find out more about what you have to offer. Running
Facebook Ads consistently helps you to keep your business in front of your
targeted audience, increasing your chances of turning them into paying
customers.
Want to find out more on how Facebook Ads can help your
business? Here is a FREE Guide – 5 Ways Facebook Ads Can Take Your Business To
The Next Level.
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