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A Good Read for My Readers

The Bum — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:51:25 +0000

So a man by the name of Josh Todd did all of his readers a big favor and wrote this PPV guide. Since this whole journey is about be learning and starting from the basics, I thought this would be a nice read for me. Turns out that this was the most useful thing I have read online about affiliate marketing that was free. Please understand, I say this knowing that what he is talking about is for the beginner looking to start with no basic grasp on PPV advertising. I have very little experience with PPV and I feel like I got a lot out of the targeting and bidding sections of this pdf. He explains in the introduction that you cant make millions from this alone. He simply wrote this to give you a platform to think for yourself and become an innovator. I really did get that feeling when i was reading this book. As i went through the steps, my mind was thinking of the twists and that was exactly what he meant for this to do.

Like I said, this is a free pdf. All you have to do is give your name and email address and the site will send you an activation link, then an e-mail with the pdf link. I would just directly link you to the pdf, but He did a lot of work and should get some credit for it. I hope you guys benefit from it like I think I will. I am going to set up some campaigns later today, so watch out for a V-Log later for an update.

Insideaffiliate.net – PPV 101 – Everything You Need By: Josh Todd

Finally… Some Potential – CPALead.com

The Bum — Wed, 12 May 2010 11:11:50 +0000

Well it has been a while since I have written about something you can actually use and make money with. I been mainly just complaining and blabbing about lessons learned. Don’t get me wrong, i believe everything I have told you so far has needed to be said. Not only for you own good, but also for me personally because its important for me to have the reminder.

Something I found to work and actually make a little cash with are gateways. For those of you who don’t know what gateways are I’ll tell you. A gateway is basically a form of CPA advertising that floats over website content. In order to view the content on the page, you must fill out a CPA lead. Once this has been completed then the user is allowed to view the content behind the gateway.

I signed up to CPALead.com a few months ago, but really didn’t mess with it too much. When I did mess with it, I honestly didn’t use it correctly. The funny thing about all that is that I knew how to use it correctly, I just didn’t realize I had the right tools to make it profitable to me. The important thing to remember when you use a gateway type of ad is to put it over content that the users want to see. Quality content is key. I first tried to put it over “sexy” videos, but this turned out to be pointless because you can go anywhere for those kinds of videos. People don’t want to sit there and waste their time by filling out a survey to watch a 2 minute video. When that failed for me I kind of put the gateway thing off to the side and went with other ideas. I totally forgot that I owned a website with original content that got about 500 views a day. I was the only person with this content and If they didn’t fill out my lead then they would not be able to use the content I provide for them. This is a key factor in my recent success. Now I am not telling you that I’m now making good money, but I am telling you that if you have a website with quality content then you might want to check this form of advertising out. I was actually pretty happy with the conversions I have been seeing over the last couple days and am currently looking for more ways to take advantage of this.

I read some stuff online and they did give a method that kind of ran with this same idea. Personally I am not going to run it myself, but I am going to try to expand on it somehow. Basically you make a WordPress website with the theme of TV shows. You want to find embed codes of television shows that are popular at the current time. Try to send some traffic to it via link exchange, SEO, or paid traffic. Hopefully you can get enough quality traffic that wouldn’t mind filling out CPA leads in order to view different TV shows on your website. Put the gateway over your websites content and hope for the best. Its a fairly simple method and may or may not work. I suggest you get good quality shows and update daily. The more legit it seems then the better conversion you will receive. This form of advertising depends completely on quality content. If you can find a way to get quality contnet then you will make a killing with gateways.

Join Under Me At CPALead.com

My B-Day Month, Let me Give YOU a Gift : V-Blog #5

The Bum — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:55:39 +0000

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZrvaZPLdTo

So I wanted to update you all on what i have been up too. I wrote a great E-Book which you can see on this website. I’ll let the video tell you more about it, but I think it can really help you out in your journey with CPA marketing

Easy Tweety No No : V-Blog #4

The Bum — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:02:54 +0000

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkPJGUguJDA

Here is a little video getting you caught up with the things I am working on right now. AdWords giving me headaches, Adcenter making me pull my hair out, and I refuse to say anything bad about Twitter anymore.

False Start : Hearing the Gun Go Off

The Bum — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 03:29:00 +0000

     Well it is Saturday and you know what I realized. I need a life. I’m kidding though. I am just frustrated with Affiliate Marketing right now because I am having trouble finding my niche and my method. I realize that I am going to need many different methods to be successful in the future, but when you are starting with no seed money, you need to take it one step at a time….and I’m tripping!

     This brings me to a little motivation or advice for people who are in my current position. Frustration is a big part of the process. We are going to fail a lot before we get to something that works. The important thing for us to remember is that you pay attention to what fails and what works. Don’t look at it as you failed, but look at it like “why did this fail”. When you can do this sort of thing, you will be able to take positive things that did convert well, continue with them, and put a twist on the things that failed to see if you can make them work. I am currently failing a lot and not finding things that I am willing to do. I have a few morals and at the time being I can’t afford to be sued – HA! So I am sticking to things that are legit and not “scams”. Of course I do feel there is a difference between scams and tricking people. I’m not trying to E-Whore or tell people on Craigslist that they have a job waiting for them.

     I guess the real point of this post is to encourage people to keep going and not give up. The start is the hardest point, but once you are able to generate money with one method then you can start scaling it and make tons more. It gets easier once you have an idea of what direction you are going. It also allows you to take more risks when you have something steady going. Your method will be bringing you cash while you are out trying other methods that may or may not work. Unlike when you started, if something fails then you won’t be so pressed to make something happen with it. You will already be generating money with your first method and all the are purely extra money revenues. Sounds nice doesn’t? NO? Well think of it this way then… Ever have a girl you know really likes you, but you are able to keep her around without committing to her. Friends with benefits I would say. It’s just like that. Go play the field with other girls to find a girl you really like and if you hit a dry spell with the ladies then you got that one girl you can always call up and chill with. Always nice isn’t it. Get a method and make it steady. Go out and gamble on other bigger methods that may end up bringing you twice as much money. You will lose some cash in the process, but you won’t worry about it because you know you have a steady method running every day.

Affiliate Movie of the Week : Pay It Foward

The Bum — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 03:06:29 +0000

“Like some other kids, 12-year-old Trevor McKinney believed in the goodness of human nature. Like many other kids, he was determined to change the world for the better. Unlike most other kids, he succeeded.“( imdb.com )

Yes… I am being serious. This is my Affiliate Movie of the week. I was up at about 4 a.m. this morning and this movie came on showtime. I watched it because I hadn’t seen it in a while and Helen Hunt was strangely attractive as an ex-drunk single mother (don’t ask). As I was sitting in bed fighting off sleep deprivation, I for some reason thought of affiliate marketing and making money in general. It was because of the boys Idea to change the world by doing 3 nice things for three random people then have those people do three nice things for three random people. This trend would go on and on until the world has been changed by good deed, theoretically.

You might be asking where I am going with this or you have already figure it out. The Tier System people. Yep referral programs at their most complex. You refer someone to something and earn a percentage, then the people that person refers earns you a smaller percentage. It works in levels and each level will bring you money at a lower price than the previous. This is kind of cool if you can get it rolling and get people to sign up that are interested in getting other people to sign up as well. It will only work to your advantage if you can get dedicated people to sign up and follow through. So, don’t tell your buddies to sign up and leave it to die. It might be some extra commision for you, but nothing to make a living off of unless you find a quality program and you have a great avenue to get people to sign up. Otherwise you can send your referral link out and just hop it catches on.

In conclusion, you should watch Pay it Forward. its a pretty decent movie and you might even shed a tear at the end. But while you are snuggled up on the couch alone with you ice cream and Victoria Secret magazines (because you like the articles,right?), pay attention to what is going on and you will see that his method can apply to you and your marketing journey.

Here Are Some Sites That Run This System:

I’m Poor : V-Blog #2

The Bum — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 01:09:27 +0000

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iBI9lZni18

A WHOLE 75 Bucks. I need A Job… NOTTTTT So Much!

Lesson Learned: E-Books Should Burn

The Bum — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:24:42 +0000

     I’m going to say this again. I am a NOOB. I am learning and I and making mistakes. This blog isnt being written by a pro or a company. It is being written by an unemployed…scratch that, self employed 23 year old college student. I am going through all the same things you are going through right now and I am getting taken for rides the same way you are also.

     The biggest lesson I think I need to share with my readers is that in order to be an affiliate marketer, you have to be the best liar you know. Yea, a dirty… filthy…LIAR. This is good to know on both ends of the spectrum. A person who is beginning their journey into affiliate marketing and a person who has been making money with CPA advertising.

     For the person who is beginning their journey, don’t believe anything you hear. Garenteed 90% of what someone tells you is either a lie or not the whole truth. I will tell you right now that when I go over methods with you that most will be things people already know and already have done. I am going to try them, but I am going to try to find the reason why it works for those people as well. You are wondering why I would need to do that. Well, it is because if you bug someone long enough they will tell you a method they use, but it will never be a method they actually make their own money with. Usually something they know other small time people do to generate some kind of money, but never anything they do on a daily basis. Another thing you have to look out for is partial methods. Ever been told to make a poll about something popular and have a lead behind it to make some money? Yeaaaah… that doesn’t work too well when you aren’t generating the right keywords, setting up the landing page correctly or using a lead towards your target. People tell you about a method, but the whole method is much more complex. In order to have a method you must know every single variable and think about it all the way through. It is not just step one… step 2… step 3 = MONEY MONEY MONEY. That is why I don’t like E-Books. Everything that you would spend 20-$200 on, you can find for free on a website like this or in other free downloadable E-Books. Most are vague and most skip the money making variables. The reason for this… SATURATION BABY!!. Smart marketers know when to sell their ideas. They are not going to sell an idea that people don’t know already. They will give ideas that have been used by a lot of people. Anything to do with Zango… saturated. Anything Myspace… saturated. yet you constantly see these E-Books being sold and people buying them. Keep the money and save it for PPC advertising. No one will give you the whole story. I think this is the best lesson you learn because you are going to look for help and you are going to find somone who knows what they are doing, but will tell you to E-Whore just to shut you up. Yea Alex, I’m talkin’ to you buddy!! All kidding aside, you need to figure it out on your own and not get discouraged that the methods you are reading about arn’t working for you.

Suggestions:

•Read about methods, but look deeper and put your OWN TWIST ON IT.

•Sign up to some smaller CPA companies which will be more likely to assist you when you need help.

•If you are spening less than $50 on an E-Book, you have already heard it and it’s not worth the money.

•Network, network, network… Make friends and do favors for those friends who may do favors for you as well.

LASTLY…

•Think of an old method and sell the HELL out of it on digitalpoint forums… they will never know!! I Kid… Sorta.