Mistakes I made in affiliate marketing and what I’ve learned from them

Posted on Jun 23, 2008 under Affiliate Programs with 1 Comment

This is my entry for Marketing Leverage’s contest where I’m required to write a story on the mistakes I’ve made in affiliate marketing, and what I’ve learned from them.

I’m going to keep this very short…

Here’s my list of mistakes:

• I over paid in PPC
• I didn’t build a list
• I’ve completely neglected Yahoo and MSN
• I’ve limited myself to Clickbank only for no good reason (I love clickbank)
• I’ve used only direct linking,
• the list goes on…

BUT…

The biggest mistake I’ve made, without a doubt, was jumping from one thing to another.

Every day a new, over-hyped ebook/course/system launches, and as I young affiliate I felt as if I need to catch up with them all.

I went from PPC to SEO to creating my own eBooks to membership site to list building to whatever the latest “buzz” was.

If I had just focused on ONE THING, I would have made more money much sooner.

So here’s my advice for all affiliate wannabe’s out there. There’s really only one thing you need to learn.

Read this closely, because this is “mind blowing”:

Affiliate marketing is not about selling products. It’s about providing solutions to problems.

It is a totally different mindset.

If someone was suffering from acne, provide them with a way to make the acne go away. Problem solved.

Sound simple, no?

It took me a while to “get” it.

Whatever your method of advertising may be, if you’ll try to help your visitors with the problem they’re trying to solve at the moment, they’ll respond favorably and you’ll make money.

Good luck!

HUGE Internet Marketing Contest

Posted on Mar 12, 2008 under Links with 1 Comment

Winning the Web is holding a huge contest in the affiliate marketing industry. They’re giving away over $7,000 in cash and prizes. Check out the thread by clicking here.

Simple File Manager for Wordpress

Posted on Jan 22, 2008 under Software with 6 Comments

I just created a my first WordPress plugin. Its a A Simple File Manager that allows you to browse, delete and upload files. It uses the default upload directory and date formats.

You can download it here.

EAYA Affiliate mashup Script

Posted on Jan 8, 2008 under Software with 23 Comments

If you want to build an instant affiliate niche site, look no further than EAYA. It is a free php script thats based on 45n5’s affiliate mashup script with some serious modification.

The script basically lets you build a mashup affiliate site with YouTube videos, eBay listings, Amazon editorials and AdSense. All you need to do is edit config.php and enter your affiliate ids and you’re good to go.

You can check out the demo site here or a live site about video games.

Some of EAYA’s features include support for both PHP 4 and 5, Linux or Windows version, and Caching for fast loading.

Download EAYA here.

The script is FREE, so please don’t expect any support from myself.

5 Ways to Advance in Copywriting for the Web

Posted on Dec 10, 2007 under Copywriting with 0 Comments

If you would like to join the many people who participate in lucrative copywriting for the web, you need to understand five ways to advance in copywriting for the web.  Through this article, you are provided an overview of important ways to advance towards lucrative copywriting for the web.

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