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First of all, we want to welcome you to The Affiliate Classroom 7 Days Coaching Program.

Starting today, over the next 7 days, we're going to discuss the best ways to drive traffic to affiliate websites.

The truth is that 95% of affiliates make NO money, and 99% don't make near enough to quit their J.O.B. But, with all the opportunities in almost ANY niche, there's no reason or excuse why you can't soon make a great living online.

The #1 problem affiliates have isn't finding a good merchant - merchants are all over the place. It's not even getting sales; most merchant sites convert pretty well.

That's right, how can you get sales, if you can't get any traffic?

You can have the best website, the best merchant - but if no one's there to visit that website, what good is it all?

That's exactly why we created The Affiliate classroom - our one and only goal is to teach affiliates how to drive massive traffic and sales to niche websites (not marketing related, unless you chose to make that your niche).

Let's start with a small introduction. We'll start by talking about why all internet marketers need to be involved in affiliate marketing.

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There are many reasons to promote affiliate products - no matter what anyone says, there IS lots of money to be made in affiliate promotions. As long as you do it the right way…

. No Customer Service

. Access to unlimited niches

. No product creation time

. No need to invest time and money in product

. Bi-weekly/Monthly/Quarterly checks

. Self-generating income - even when asleep

. Choice to promote more than one program easily

. MINIMUM MONETARY INVESTMENT

Now, nothing is perfect, so let's discuss some drawbacks of being an affiliate.

. Only earning a certain percentage

. Not building a customer list/base

. Not being able to do Joint Ventures

. Having limited authority

. No control over merchant website/promotions

Two of the best ways to generate quick traffic online are doing Joint Ventures and recruiting affiliates - if you're an affiliate, you obviously can't use any of those.

BUT, we have MANY other means of traffic, that's what www.AffiliateClassroom.com strives to teach you.

The main reason EVERY marketer should be involved in affiliate promotions is because it immediately allows them to promote a product to any niche in just minutes. Affiliate promotions allow

everyone to build a secondary waive of income that generates itself (if done right).

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Lately, Pay per click search engine traffic such as Google Adwords has swept the internet marketing community. Everyone is dreaming of how they can make millions without ever having a website.

Reputable programs such as GoogleCash have changed the way people look at affiliate programs.

If you're not familiar with GoogleCash, this program teaches marketers how to earn an income by promoting affiliate programs without ever having a website by using Google Adwords (Pay per Click traffic).

We don't argue the effectiveness of the GoogleCash technique, it has changed the lives of many and we thank Chris Carpenter for it. However, that technique comes with its’ many downfalls as well - that affiliates "must" be prepared for.

AffiliateClassroom.com wants to teach affiliates how to build long-term businesses - while including the GoogleCash technique, but not completely abandoning the 'old' ways.

A website is necessary because then you can do the following:

. PRE-Sell

. Develop a marketing list

. Promote various products/services

. Promote your own services as well

. Practice search engine optimization

. Distribute Viral Guides

. Issue press releases

. Develop a market share

. Create a "brand name"

Having a physical website allows you to market your website in many ways - instead of just one. This protects you from putting all your eggs in just one basket.

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As an affiliate you have to make sure that you always PRE-SELL, NEVER SELL! Honestly, this is an entire course in itself, so we'll just discuss the bare basics.

So what is a PRE-Sell and what is a SELL?

A SELL is something you see on a merchant's website - where the copy tries to entice the reader, get them excited - it normally walks the border line of being "hype." Now, a PRE-Sell is when someone just writes a form of an endorsement, product review or inserts some links in an article.

This is where you don't actually attempt to SELL a product, you only "recommend" or "suggest" a product followed by a link to the merchant.

** You let the merchant do the selling.

By PRE-selling, you're getting your prospect ready for what to expect. You're putting them in a "buying" mood - this increases your conversion. If you hard sell them on your website, most will

not even bother clicking through - they'll lose trust and think you're just out to get 'em.

Even if some DO click through, they'll get hit with ANOTHER hard sell - now, they'll really run away. The lesson? Try to create a relationship of trust with your prospect - just refer them over to the right place and let them know why you're recommending a particular product.

So, a PRE-sell is either of the following:

. An endorsement (non-hype)

. A product review

. A product referral in an article

By the way, you can't PRE-sell unless you have a website ;)

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In the last lesson, we talked about some general matters related to affiliate promotions. Now, we want to dive right into the "meat" of the information.

Today, we're going to focus on search engines - the one topic that most people run away from.

Search engines have become so intimidating lately - most people

think that search engines are just out to get them - everyone's

becoming afraid...They also think that getting #1 rankings is near impossible.

Yes, if you're trying to trick search engines, THEN – they ARE out to get you - BIG TIME. BUT, if you're willing to work with them and help them, then they can seriously be your business's best friend.

As for getting #1 rankings - leave that up to AffiliateClassroom.com.

Obviously, we can't discuss it ALL here, in this mini-course.

However, rest assured; we tear it into pieces in The Affiliate Classroom.

Actually, you're writing articles for TWO people.

1. Search Engines

2. Your Potential Customers

Because search engines love content, and it's that very content that let's you invite traffic from search engines.

These articles help you optimize your website for search engine rankings (more on this in a bit).

Because these articles are what your prospects are looking for on search engines - they land on that page, find the information they need and then see your "recommendation" - aka affiliate link and they click, click BUY.

So, your articles eventually lead to sales and commission for you.

. Provide content/information for:

. Search Engines

. Potential customers

. Promoting traffic to your affiliate program

We don't want to make your head spin here, so we'll try to keep this AS simple as possible. There are certain places you want to insert your keywords when building an article webpage.

Here they are:

. The title of the page

. The Description META Tag

. The Keyword META Tag

. In your Headline, use HTML Tag <h1></h1>

. Your first line of text

. Once or twice per paragraph

. Once/Twice in bold

. In the text of a link

Some other tips:

. In your graphics - use keyword in HTML ALT tag

. Use a secondary keyword also - a few times

Some Cautions:

. Don't Overkill - repeating your keyword an obscene number

of times will not help you at all - it will hurt you.

. Never hide keywords - never.

. Nothing tricky - if it's tricky, don't do it.

. Don't have a LONG keyword META tag

The above is how most search engines determine how relevant your webpage is to a specific keyword. This is NOT the only element involved in search engine optimization, however, it's one the most important. The next strategy we're going to discuss is also critical - for Google, especially.

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Alright, now, we're going to discuss the one, quite possibly most important element to ranking well in Google - the # of incoming links. Google has been giving more and more importance to what they call their "PR" - short for Page Rank. The PR is based on a scale of 1-10 and the higher it is, the more incoming links you have.

The PR is determined by the number of INCOMING and OUTGOING links you have. You should have the maximum number of incoming links.

See, Google's theory is that by having a site link to you, that website is basically "voting" for you - that site is telling Google:

"Hey, I like that website, it has good content, I feel comfortable sending MY visitors there, so should you..."

The more sites that tell Google that, the more willing Google is to send its’ traffic. So, bottom line, recruit incoming links.

How did we know you're going to ask that million dollar question?

Our answer is not that "great" - "Just ask..."

Contact websites in your niche and ask them for a link exchange.

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. Check the sites linking to your competition on Alexa.com

. Do a search on Google.com for your keyword and contact all the relevant websites.

Send them an e-mail, call them, etc...and let them know what's in it for them - a reciprocal link to help THEM with search engine optimization as well.

This lesson was very important; please make sure to review it once more. Tomorrow, we'll discuss viral reports and how they can run your entire affiliate website FOR you - on auto-pilot.

Welcome to the third edition - so far we've discussed why every marketer should have an affiliate business and we've discussed how you can make search engines your best friend.

Today, I want to talk about how you can create a sales force of little mini-people. People who run around the internet 24/7, bouncing from one computer to the next - all to promote your website. O, and they also, don't charge a penny (like search engines).

Today, we're going to talk about how you can use viral guides to eventually run your entire business for you - bring you thousands of visitors a day.

Bottom line is this, if you have ANY business, affiliate or not, and you're not using viral guides to promote it - you're out of your mind! (no offense).

Sure, viral guides don't bring immediate traffic like "Pay per Click" brings, but eventually viral guides bring more targeted visitors than pay per click could even DREAM of - AND - they're FREE visitors.

So, spend some time now, relax for years to come.

Here are just a few reasons why viral guides are so strong.

. They are a form of traveling information lined with your affiliate links.

. Others distribute them FOR you.

. The traffic they generate is 100% Free.

. They bring targeted traffic.

. There is no expense in distributing them (if online).

. They are the perfect incentive to build your opt-in list.

. You can eventually use them for press releases.

We could literally go on forever about why you should use viral products to promote your affiliate business - frankly, there's no reason not to!

So, you're convinced that you need a viral guide, great! Here's the catch - you actually have to write it (or get it written).

Either way, you have to have a topic - if you don't pick the right topic then your guide will be a complete waste.

If the topic is wrong, here's what will happen:

. Few will read it.

. It won't create any interest.

. It won't represent your website well.

. Few will distribute it for you

That basically destroys everything that a viral guide is about! So, the first step to creating a killer team of mini sales people is to make sure your team is talking about the right topic.

How do you find the right topic?

Simple, poll your market - find out what interests them!

Here are some ways to observe your market's interests.

. Visit forums and see the topics that appear the most.

. Study the different keyword searches and how often particular keywords are searched.

. Visit websites in your niche and see what they talk about the most.

. Ask around - ask people you know in that niche.

There are literally many ways.

Either way, make sure you create a short and catchy title always.

"8 Ways an Affiliate Can Build a Business with No Money"

Ah-ha, got your attention didn't we?

Titles like that with numbers and benefits tell a reader exactly what to expect.

NOTE: Try to keep your entire reports short; your main goal should always be to just get traffic to your main website.

Ok, great, so you wrote a report, now what?

It's not just going to walk off your computer and invade other people's computers!

Your team of mini sales people is very shy, and they don't like going into people's homes without an open invitation. So, to encourage them, you have to help them get these invitations - THEN, from there they'll take care of you.

There are many ways to promote your viral reports online. We can't possibly discuss them all here (but we DO discuss them in The Affiliate Classroom)

Some ways to distribute your Viral Report:

That's it, no sales offer - just a FR' EE report in exchange for an e-mail.

** We're going to direct traffic mainly to that page.

That's right, start posting at forums and link your signature file to THAT special page where the person can get the report for opting in.

Your signature should reveal that there is FR' EE report waiting for your prospects.

There is a great little trick to helping you get other websites to promote your viral FOR you...

Yeap, all you do is keep your own profile, and links to your website in it. But, all the other "affiliate links" get changed to someone else's affiliate links.

Why you ask?

Because this way someone has incentive to spread your report around - you still get traffic and you can still build your list!

This lesson’s tip…

Brand affiliate links for other websites, so they have an incentive to promote the guide for you. Those three alone will get you going, then later you can start using profits to pay for advertising, etc...

Also, remember, slowly the more reports you send around - the more your traffic should build as other people promote that guide!

Please have patience, viral reports really take time to kick in - and you have to be relentless about promoting them. BUT, if you keep at it, eventually you'll see great results - That's the AC Promise.

I don't know if you've tried pay per click advertising on search engines yet, but I'm darn sure you've heard about it.

You've probably heard how it's the next California Gold Rush making people thousands of dollars for scratching their butts

and picking their noses.

Now, if you've given PPC a try, you're probably wondering...

"Is it just me? Why's it working for everyone else, BUT me?"

You've probably lost a few hundreds dollars, pulled no results, had your ads dropped by search engines like Google for absolutely NO reason - etc...

Well, today, we want you to know that you're truly not alone!

Most marketers are experiencing the same thing, they just don't speak up - only the successes speak up, so that's all we end up hearing!

Today, we're going to discuss this PPC myth, talk about whether

it really works and then explain how you can take a FAILING campaign and instantly turn it profitable - yes, it CAN happen...

Because it's not that simple. You don't just slap up an ad and then wait for your checks.

No.

PPC campaigns need planning, constant tracking, constant tweaking and LOTS of testing. You must be willing to also lose money before you make money - in the testing process.

We have no problem with people raving about how beautiful PPC is, but we DO have a problem with people raving about how "easy" it is.

Also, the truth of the matter is, there ARE some niches/products that PPC just won't work for. You've got to be willing to see/admit that, and cut your losses and move on.

Pay Per Click can only convert if your sales page is good, your sales process is good, your product is good, your product is in demand, your product is something people are willing to pay for, your price is right, the list goes on...

So, before you venture out on ANY PPC traffic, know this. You've got to be willing to invest time and money. You've got to be willing to test and tweak. Most of all, you've got to be willing to recognize a dead-beat and shut it down while you can.

Below, we're going to talk about why you need to do a lot of testing with PPC campaigns...

Just like any other campaigns, PPC also needs to be tested.

Here are the various elements of the campaign that should be tested.

1. Your ad

2. Your keywords

3. Your bids (cost per click)

4. Your sales page

5. Your sales process (more on this later)

6. Your price

7. Your offer

8. The entire campaign itself

Literally, we have no doubt that we could go on forever, but you probably get the point.

Each, even the smallest, elements of the PPC campaign effect whether you make a sale or not. If even one is off, it can mean the difference between making hundreds/thousands or losing hundreds/thousands.

By testing your ads, maybe you can get a higher click through (more traffic). By testing keywords, maybe you can get more targeted traffic. By testing cost per click maybe you can make more money? By testing your sales page, maybe you can convert more of the PPC traffic into sales?

What we recommend is testing each element separately. Find what you think is the weakest element and start tweaking it until you have results that are acceptible - then move on. Once you've done one round through each element and you're still losing money - abandon ship.

If, by now, your PPC program is converting, then go back and tweak more to optimize your results even more!

Here is where MOST people fail - this ONE tip just may change your entire PPC life, honest. Sending traffic to a website with a bunch of links everywhere is not advisable - the person gets lost.

Obviously, if you're "paying" for a visitor, there is something SPECIFIC you want them to do. Sign-up for your newsletter, buy a product, etc...

So, send them to a page where they have JUST that choice - nothing else. Don't give them space to think. Give them what they're looking for and ask them to make only ONE choice, the one you want.

Given, you may not want to go directly to the "sell..." We'll talk about this in the next section where we talk about the importance of testing a "2 Step Process" sale.

Remember earlier we said that we'd show you a way you can literally take a failing PPC campaign and turn it profitable overnight? Well, here it is. A system that works beautifully for some products, but not so much for some.

What's a 2 Step Sale you ask?

A two step sale is when you have your prospect do something "small" that their comfortable doing as step 1 - this increases your response from the PPC campaigns. Then, after they take that step, you ask them to take the next step - the major sale. So, you work with them in small steps and they feel more comfortable buying your product(s).

Here are some examples...

Some niche markets may not feel comfortable spending $30 on an e-book right away, so your PPC campaign may be stinking.

However they are hungry for information, so they may JUMP at the opportunity to sign up for a FE' EE newsletter or sign up to download a FRE' E viral guide.

So, you let them do that first.

THEN, eventually, in your follow-up autoresponder you go for the "sale" in a day or two (or more). Now, the prospect has some form of trust and relationship with you - they may be far more willing to give your e-book a try.

There! You just took a FAILING campaign and made it successful!

O, wait, there's another side benefit! This way you start building a list - now you can sell them over and over and over again...

What if you're selling a REALLY expensive product, something for $1000. Well, it's really hard to get a prospect to spend that kind of money on their FIRST visit to your website.

BUT, they MAY be willing to spend $50.00. So, you send them to a page where you just PRE-sell them something small (inexpensive) - this will cover your PPC costs AND maybe make a little profit.

Now, you have a list of prospects you can call and sell a more expensive service to.

So, you just took a "I won't buy a $1000 on-line to "Sure, I'd love to buy..."

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If there's one thing you walk away with from today's lesson - please remember the 2 Step Sale.

NOTE: You can even create MORE than 2 Steps. You can first give the free guide, then sell a inexpensive product and then sell the more expensive service - that's 3 steps...

You can have as many steps as your market demands.

TEST TEST TEST!

Before we close today's lesson, we HAVE to talk about selling commodity products through PPC and why it can be harder and sometimes darn near impossible.

First, what are commodity products?

Our short and simple explanation is ANY physical product that can also be bought at the store.

Example/ Shoes, clothes, books, supplies, etc...

It's a definite given that internet shopping is increasing in a BIG way - but we're still not completely there. There are still products that people continue to prefer buying in person.

However, they LOVE doing their research online. Then, taking their new found knowledge and bargain prices right to the doorstep of their local store. As you can figure, when promoting commodity products through PPC, this can prove to be costly for you.

How can you know which products not to sell?

You really can't unless you test something. That's why we emphasize that some products just WON'T sell through PPC and that you should always be willing to abandon ship!

So, always remember, if your product can easily be bought OFFline, pay some very close attention to your PPC campaign and be ready.

Alright, so today, we hope that we've unraveled some of the PPC myth out there. You're not alone in your pay per click failures - others just aren't speaking up.

Pay per click STILL can be very profitable, it just needs to get tested and tweaked. And, you have to accept that it just won't work for EVERY product/service.

Tomorrow, we're going to move on to the topic of using Articles and submitting to article databases to help drive thousands of visitors to your affiliate website - yes, it DOES work.

Here's a promotion tactic that most consider a dinosaur. With all this new "technical" software to trick traffic to your website, people are forgetting the 'old' ways of bringing traffic.

But, don't forget that all the well established websites today never had these new software - they had to use the "old" proven ways. They worked then, why not now?

One of the old ways of promoting was to write articles, publish them in directories, and let others use them on their website or newsletter.

Today, many continue to use this technique, but most "try" it, get impatient and quickly abandon it. That's what we're going to talk about in today's lesson - How to use Articles to drive targeted traffic to your affiliate website.

Simple answer, yes.

But, it takes time - if you're impatient and expect that after just one or two articles you'll get heaps of traffic, make thousands, then quit now - it doesn't work that way. Alright, so how do you get traffic from articles?

The million dollar question, no?

Let's start by saying that if your articles are on a really "niche" topic - you stand a much better chance on promoting your article.

BUT, if your article is on a worn out topic like "internet marketing" - then you better get ready to spend some major time building your reputation and credentials before you get any traffic from these articles (any major traffic that is...).

Following, we're going to talk about some tricks to use to get your articles published and then to get them to generate traffic.

There are three places you want your article to get published.

1. A niche-related website

2. A niche-related newsletter/Ezine

3. An article directory

Getting Published in A Website:

This is the second toughest place to get published - here you have to contact the webmaster and submit your article personally.

The article has to be top notch quality, and it has to truly add some value to the website in case you want to get it published.

The best way to get this done is to write as well as you can and then contact as many websites as can - play the numbers game, the more you contact the better the chance of getting some publications...

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The is THE #1 MOST difficult place to get your article published.

Of course, there are many other reasons, but those are the most important.

If you want to get published in a newsletter, the best way is to first develop a relationship where you publish on the website. Once you have a working relationship, it's easier to offer a newsletter article - half the time, the publisher may end up asking him/herself.

Also, many newsletters pick-up their articles from databases - where they can easily search, read and choose.

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This is the easiest - why? Because most directory websites are automated - you can submit your article yourself and it becomes a part of their database.

However, you will get very little traffic from directories, most people don't go to directories to read articles, they go there to find content for their website/newsletter.

So, if you want to have any hope at getting traffic from your directory submissions, make sure your article is unique, well-written and informative.

The story's not over yet, so what if you got published? That doesn't mean that you'll actually get any traffic.

There are a few very important elements, put these in place you WILL see traffic.

Offer them a free guide or a free newsletter subscription. Then, provide the link that goes directly to a page offering that service in exchange for an opt-in.

Besides helping you keyword optimize your own website - by submitting these articles to directories and other websites, you build more link popularity for your site.

This of course only if you're including links back to your website in those articles.

In the long-run you'll be able to see how these links help your website in search engine rankings.

Alright, there are LITERALLY hundreds of directories now on the internet - some a complete waste and some are gold.

Here are few below that we highly recommend. However, by no means are these the *ONLY* ones we recommend. Please make sure to use these as a starter and then find others also (perhaps niche specific).

1. 1st-In-Articles

www.1st-in-articles.com

2. Looksmart

www.search.looksmart.com

3. Article City

www.articlecity.com

4. Free Sticky

www.freesticky.com/stickyweb

5. Articles 911

www.articles911.com

6. EzineArticles

www.ezinearticles.com

7. Oaken Tree

www.oakentree.com

8. Article Responder

www.articleresponder.com

9. Idea Marketers

www.ideamarketers.com

Again, these are only SOME of the great ones out there - the more the merrier - worst comes to worst they help your link popularity and gradually increase your website's Google PR.

Alright, well that's enough on article writing; obviously we can't cover EVERYTHING there is on that topic right now.

However, in the Affiliate Classroom Step by Step coaching, we give you COMPLETE instructions on how to work with articles and use them for your website.

You can have access to getting unlimited step by step coaching, unlimited access to our online classroom forum, a complete searchable library, tons of exclusive step by step tutorials - all for a risk free 30 day trial.

Please visit:

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Phew, it's day 6 and we're moving right along. So far, you've learned some great techniques to get some extremely targeted traffic to your affiliate website.

Today, we're going to learn a way you can truly capitalize on your traffic - a way for you to sell to your traffic over and over again.

Instead of just making ONE sale on your visitor, make an unlimited number of sales over a period of time.

How do you do this?

You build an "opt-in" list - a list of e-mails that you can send out messages to. If you've ever surfed the internet, you'll see that almost every "marketing minded" merchant is now offering a "newsletter" or an Ezine.

However, what surprises/shocks us is to see that barely any 'affiliates' are doing this.

We suppose most affiliates believe that they don't - need - to.

Well, today, you're going to learn just how important and profitable it can be.

Let's first start by convincing you why you need to build a list.

Here are just a few reasons off the top of our minds:

1. Sell over and over

2. Sell to those who don't buy their first visit.

3. Distribute your viral guides - as you make them.

4. Develop a level of trust and loyalty with your website visitors.

5. Develop yourself as an expert to sell your expensive Up-sells.

Honestly, the list goes on, but we'll stop here assuming that you get the point.

Another reason that most affiliates don't bother building a list is because they don't want the hastle of having one. They don't want to send out weekly messages or worry about creating new content.

The solution?

Don't send out any messages!

Just take the first few days to create a 7 to 8 day follow-up series. Plug it into an autoresponder and NEVER look at it again.

See, it's been proven over and over that by following up with people for at least a week, you convert more sales.

Now, this way, you also have a list so if one day you find a great product you want to promote right away, all you do is send out a message - you have a GROUP of people WAITING to buy your product!

So, as you can see, having a list works just the same for affiliates as it does for merchants. If merchants can have a list and benefit from it - so can you.

Bottom line in human nature - "What's in it for me?"

"Why should I give you my e-mail address?" If you want someone to give you something, you better be prepared to give them something of demand in return.

Don't just tell them, "O, you'll get weekly tips, blah blah blah" - On SOME niches, that "may" work. But, to most niches, you need something more IMMEDIATE. Something they can have IMMEDIATELY after they give you their e-mail address.

We've found that the easiest product to give away so you don't have to do extra work is your viral guide.

1. You already have one written.

2. It gets distribute for you...

3. It's full of affiliate links and links back to your website.

4. It's written on a topic in demand so your visitors will want it!

. Audio interviews

. Free reports

. Videos

. Free access to an information area (membership site)

Those are just a few ideas, the best thing is to use your creativity - set yourself apart from others.

There are three QUICK ways to build your list really fast - all you have to do is replace some links and watch the opt-ins roll in. Step 1 is to build a webpage that ONLY has an offer to join your list and get the free download.

That means, that on this page, there are NO other links and NO other offers - only an explanation of what they'll get and an opt-in box.

That's it.

Now, here's what you do...

1. Direct your articles (on other websites and article directories) to your list building page.

2. Direct your PPC traffic to your list building page.

3. Direct your Promotions to your list building page.

So, instead of sending this traffic to your index page which is either cluttered with links or is trying to "sell" something. Send all this traffic to a page that will capture more of your visitors so you can follow up with them later - as trust builds.

This works REALLY well to get opt-ins. When you post at forums, have your signature lead to your opt-in page only.

Here is a little sneaky trick that some website owners are using lately to get more people on their list - a Opt-in Joint Venture.

To succeed with this type of promotion, you must first have at least SOME responsive subscribers.

Also, you must make sure that your JV partner is not in 'DIRECT' competition with you - that would just be straight out dumb.

Lately, there have been a lot of problems with list building because of all the crap with SPAM - so in The Affiliate Classroom  we talk about VARIOUS ways you can build an extremely responsive list and get right around all this SPA'M crap.

Today, we mentioned something earlier about building your own

upsell - you must be wondering what in the world that is.

Well, let's just say this: it's the #1 way for affiliates to explode their income on affiliate programs. THIS is how you can start building an actually BUSINESS instead of just some small paychecks - we're going to get into complete detail tomorrow.

It's the last lesson, but maybe one of the most important!

So far, we've discussed techniques and solid tricks to getting traffic to your affiliate website. Today, we're going to take another road and discuss a technique to monetize that traffic.

Today, we're going to discuss the one thing that completely sets the Affiliate Classroom System apart from ANY other affiliate system you know.

We're going to discuss how affiliates just like you can actually use an affiliate program to build an entire business, not just some small checks.

How do we do this?

The best way to make an affiliate website into a business is to use your affiliate products as just lead creators.

Use those products to help you earn some cash, write some articles, optimize your website for search engines - but in the

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Create, Sell, & Promote

Your First Ebook in 41 Steps

- even if you have never earned a dollar online -

The purpose of this report is to help all newbies get started

with Internet Marketing, and specifically, to create, sell,

and promote their first informational product (aka. ebook)

in 41 steps.

You’ll find a BASIC marketing plan for creating an ebook with stepby-

step instructions. These instructions could be more explanatory,

but I believed that too many explanations would confuse newbies. I

also believed that newbies would be confused if they read the whole

report in 1 day…

So, what I suggest you do is NOT to read the whole report at once

and instead to FOCUS on each step.

I can assure you that if you do this, then by the very end of this

report, you’ll have learned EVERYTHING you need to create not

only an ebook, but to create ANY website to SELL anything on the

Net.

If you want to DISCUSS anything you read in this report, use this

Forum. Please DO NOT email me, since I want some free time to

create many more helpful ebooks and scripts for you. Thanks! ☺

Here it goes…

Step 1

Discover what you CAN do - example: I can search the Net for

valuable resources. Read my article “Who Are You And What Do You

Want?”*, and also check the ‘Niche Factors’ ebook for ways to find

and target specific profitable niches.

Step 2

Discover what people WANT TO BUY - example: discounts for

young mothers. If you do not know where to search, read my article,

“How To Read What People Have In Mind”*

Step 3

Combine the knowledge from above and name your project -

example: shopping secrets for young mothers.

Step 4

Research in search engines the keywords people use to find

"shopping secrets for young mothers"; use the ‘Good Keywords’

software mentioned in my article, ‘How To Read What People Have

In Mind.’ Write down the best keywords (in terms of popularity and

coherence to your interests.)

Step 5

Combine 1-2 of the best keywords and create a list of domain names

you'd use - examples: if the keywords are ‘mother’ and ‘secrets,’ then

register mothersecrets.com, shopping-secrets-for-mothers.com, etc.

PREFERABLY, register domain names that end in .com without

dashes (-) and underline characters (_) in the domain name. If you

use 2 or 3 words, register the domain name BOTH with and without

dashes (example: mothersecrets.com and mother-secrets.com) -

Consider this registrar for cheap domain names.

Step 6

Get a RELIABLE host for your domain name. Host4Profit.com and

ThirdSphere.com are two of the BEST hosting services provided on

the Net.

Step 7

Write your ebook about “shopping secrets for young mothers.” If you

do not know how to research a subject and create an ebook, consider

hiring someone to do the job for you at Elance.com. The ebook must

be around 100 pages. If you do not know how to create an ebook,

open the Best Free Ebook - go to the ‘Ebooks related’ section, and

read the free ebooks you find there. Also read my article “How To

Create Viral Ebooks.”*

Step 8

Be sure to create an ebook that can be BRANDED. Use this ebook

compiler that comes with master resale rights (you can sell it too) at

or use ViralPDF if you want to offer your ebook as a .pdf file. The

difference is that if you create your ebook as an .exe file, only

Windows® users can open and read it, while .pdf files can also be

read by Mac users. Read this ebook on how to create a .pdf file.

Step 9

Order the graphics for your ebook at Cover Factory or at

InternetWealthZone.com or at VirtualPack.com or if you feel

confident enough create them yourself by using a software like

www.logocreator.com. You can also check the E-Cover

Generator and the Header Generator.

Step 10

When the ebook and the graphics are done, write your sales letter.

Again, if you do now know how to write copy that sells, consider

hiring someone to do the job for you. You can also use this automatic

sales letter generator.

Step 11

Write a 5 or 7 days e-course based on the contents of your ebook. Do

not reveal too many points (the core of your “shopping secrets for

young mothers”); your aim is to prove to all readers of this email

course that you know your subject, and thus, to persuade them to

order your ebook.

Step 12

Open an account with ClickBank to accept credit card orders and to

offer an affiliate program. If you do not know how ClickBank works,

read my article, “ClickBank Tutorial - An Abstract.”*

Step 13

Write 3 messages for your customers: 1 “thank you” message they

will instantly receive when they order your ebook, 1 message asking

them if they downloaded the ebook and if they need any help, and 1

message asking for their testimonials about your ebook.

Step 14

Write 3 messages for your affiliates: 1 “thank you” message they will

instantly receive when they register as your affiliates, 1 message

asking them if they need any help, and 1 message asking for their

testimonials about your ebook.

Step 15

Write the promotional material for your affiliates: 1 solo ad (4-5

paragraphs), 2-3 5-line ads, and 1 article of 500 words for your

affiliates.

Step 16

Install an autoresponder on your server. The best autoresponder

script can be found at AutoResponsePlus.com. If you cannot install

cgi scripts on your server, consider getting a free remote

autoresponder at GetResponse.com.

Step 17

Create 3 mailing lists in your autoresponder: 1 for your e-course, 1

for your customers, and 1 for your affiliates. Require a “doubleoptin”

subscription for all lists: that means people must verify their

email addresses before being placed on your lists.

Step 18

Load all messages into the mailing lists you created in your

autoresponder. The messages for your e-course must be sent once a

day. The messages for your other lists must be sent: the first

message immediately, the second message after 2 days, the third

message after 7 days.

Step 19

Create 2 html pages for the subscribers of your e-course: one with

the subscription form for your e-course - like ecourseform.html, and

another one with a “Thank You For Subscribing” message - like

ecoursemain.html. If you do not have an html editor, check

HTMLKit at  www.chami.com/html-kit.

Step 20

Open your sales page and include a javascript code, so the

subscription form ecourseform.html will pop up when the visitor

doesn’t click the order link on your sales page. Use Armand Morin’s

Pop-Up Generator, which you can find in the Best Seller Ebook’s

collection at  www.bseresellers.com - Contact a BSE reseller

for getting access to this collection.

Step 21

Create 2 html pages for your affiliates: one page - like

affiliatesform.html - which includes the subscription form that adds

new affiliates to the affiliate mailing list, and another one - like

affiliatesmain.html - with instructions on how to use your affiliate

program through ClickBank - include the promotional material for

your affiliates on that page.

Step 22

Create 2 html pages for your customers: one with the subscription

form and another one as your “Thank You” page. Name the pages in

a way where people cannot easily guess the titles, like 8dudh46dhform.

html and 83hjd73h-th.html.

Step 23

Go back to your mailing lists. Set them up this way: a) for your

customers: when customers verify their email address, they must be

directed automatically to the 83hjd73h-th.html webpage, b) for your

affiliates: when they verify their email address, they must be directed

to the affiliatesmain.html webpage, c) for the readers of your

ecourse: when they verify their email address, they must be directed

to the ecourse.html webpage.

Step 24

Login to ClickBank and set up your link that will direct your

customers to the 8dudh46dh-form.html webpage upon the

completion of their order. Also set your affiliate commission to 50%

so your affiliates will get this percentage for each sale they generate

for you through their links.

Step 25

For automating the ordering procedure and customer support, open

the Best Free Ebook - go to the ‘Automation’ section, and read the

free ebooks you find there. For more information on how to create

and sell digital products, check this resource too.

You’re ready to receive your orders!

Now, it’s time to promote your site…

Step 26

Get 1 of the ads you created and include it in your email signature.

Step 27

Register with as many forums as you can and create a signature.

Include one of your ads in the signature. You can start with Michael

Green’s forum.

Step 28

Register with the Warriors’ forum and ask for feedback about your

website in the main discussion section. Reply to all responses.

Improve the copy in your sales letter according to the suggestions of

the Warriors.

Step 29

If you can, become a member of NetBreakThroughs, and ask for

feedback. Participate in the discussions in all forums and include

your signature in all of your postings. If a signature is not allowed or

a signature feature is not offered, then include a link to your site in

the appropriate field. PushButtonPublishing.com and

ReprintRightsEveryMonth.com also offer special forums for their

members.

Step 30

After you have posted around 50 messages in the Warriors’ forum,

create a special offer. Offer your ebook at a special price for 7 days.

Or use Special Offer Manager to create a special offer of 20 orders

and offer it free to 20 Warriors in exchange for their testimonials, IF

they are willing to give you a testimonial (DO NOT force them to give

you one; this is NOT allowed.)

Step 31

Use free traffic co-registration services like ListInferno.com to get

more subscribers to subscribe to your ecourse.

Step 32

Use LeadFactory.com for getting paid subscribers to subscribe to

your ecourse too.

Step 33

Remember to update your html pages with all the testimonials

you’re getting.

Step 34

After the first 20 orders, install a forum on your site, like “The

Forum Of The Young Mothers’ Shopping Secrets.” Read Michael

Green’s How to Start A Forum if you do not know how to create and

use forums for profit.

Step 35

Pay ezine owners to run your ad - prefer to pay for solo ads. Search

the Directory of Ezines to find the ezines that match your niche.

Contact the owners of the biggest ezines (in your niche) and offer

them your ebook in exchange for a free classified ad in their ezines.

Again, do not be afraid to ask for help. Admit you are a newbie, but

prove to them that you have the guts to persevere and make your

ebook a best seller.

Step 36

Create a special version of your ebook (demo) with the Introduction

and the Table of Contents only. Make this ebook BRANDIBLE so

your affiliates can customize it with their affiliate links. Create a

separate mailing list and offer the demo free to your visitors. Offer it

NOT as a direct downloading URL, but ONLY through the

subscription form you created. Create a ‘Thank You’ page for that

mailing list, setup the list to only accept ‘double optin’ subscriptions,

and point verified subscribers to the ‘Thank You’ page you created.

Create a new link in ClickBank with a 10% discount. Use Special

Offer Manager and create a special offer for 50 orders. Include Use

Special Offer Manager’s codes in that ‘Thank You’ page (to display

the special offer) and offer your ebook at a 10% discount to all

subscribers who requested the demo.

Step 37

Research the Net for similar sites. Contact the owners and ask them

to exchange links between your ecourse and their newsletters so that

they send subscribers to you and you send subscribers to them.

Step 38

If you know how to create customized subscription forms that’ll

work with your autoresponder, send your affiliates the code, and

allow them to offer your ecourse through their websites with their

affiliate links included in all messages.

Step 39

Start a Newsletter: “The Secrets Of Young Mothers.” Either create a

new mailing list through your autoresponder or choose a dedicated

autoresponder for your newsletter such as Aweber.com or

GetResponse.com. Pick a day (Friday and Saturday are

recommended) and send your newsletter once a week. DO NOT skip

a week. Include valuable resources in your newsletter, articles

written by experts in your niche, even interviews and contests. Be

unique and be yourself. Here are some excellent resources on how to

create a newsletter: How to Write a Newsletter and Ezine Marketing

Magic.

Step 40

Find all the related products and services to your ebook and register

as an affiliate. Promote your affiliate links through your newsletter

and whenever you suggest a resource (in email messages, instant

messages, etc.)

What’s next?

Step 41

Choose one of the “101 Proven Strategies To Get More Visitors To

Your Web Site In One Day” included in Richard Quek’s ebook to

further promote your site, or open the Best Free Ebook, go to the

‘Traffic’ section, and download the free ebooks you find there.

That is it…

I know that the majority of the resources listed in this report are

NOT free. I preferred suggesting RELIABLE resources to you,

through which you can also get RESPONSIBLE SUPPORT whenever

you need it, instead of suggesting free alternatives to you that can

waste your time - since time is important to you. You can also read

my article, “Free Or Not”* for further information on free resources

on the Net.

 

 

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