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Affiliate Millions Newsletter 5/4/2007

June 30, 2007 on 8:50 pm | In Newsletter Archives | No Comments

Hi Everybody,  Well, I didn’t make it up to the ranch last weekend after all.  I just couldn’t find the time. My own schedule was wide open, of course, but the kids had too many ball games, dance pictures, birthday parties and so on, and so on, and so on….  Imagine that!  My kids have busier calendars than I do.  It wasn’t so long ago that it was the other way around, and my work schedule would force me to miss games, recitals, and sometimes even cancel family outings so I could respond to some emergency or other at work.  I’m sure you know exactly what I am talking about.  I think the best part of succeeding as a search marketer of affiliate programs hasn’t been the millions I’ve earned – although the $$ is a close second – but the freedom I’ve won for myself and my family.  I’ll never have to miss another soccer game or school play so that I can solve somebody else’s problems.But I’m not the first person to succeed online, and I’m sure I won’t be the last, either.  With a little hard work – and some good advice – you can win this same freedom for yourself and your family.Tips for BeginnersSpeaking of Good AdviceOf course, the first suggestion I have for those of you who are just getting started is to read my book, Affiliate Millions: Make a Fortune using Search Marketing on Google and Beyond.  In Affiliate Millions, I explain just exactly how you can join affiliate networks and programs, and then use search marketing to immediately promote these programs and start earning commissions – all without the hassle and expense of creating and maintaining a website of your own.  Once you get started, I’ll show you some simple techniques for monitoring the performance of your campaigns based on profitability.  Some folks spend way too much time and money on fancy monitoring techniques and software, and focus far too much on abstracts like CTR (Click-thru-Rate), forgetting that the bottom line is, after all, the bottom line.  Instead, I’ll focus most of your time and energy on the most important aspect of search marketing – writing good ads!Quick Start GuideI know I recommend this almost every week in my Tips for Beginners section, but my Quick Start Guide is a great tool to walk you through the process of starting your own Search Marketing business.New Affiliate Networks & ProgramsOne of my featured network’s last week was AzoogleAds.com.This week, I have received a list of AzoogleAds.com’s top 5 performing campaigns and I thought I’d pass the list along to you, so you’d know which programs their affiliates are having the most success with, and so you can take a stab at promoting one or more of these successful campaigns yourself.  1.      Ad ID 3350: Blinko Wizard – Today’s Hottest Ringtones!

2.      Ad ID 4000: True.com – Search Only *note: offer is exclusively promoted by search marketers, but you can check out the landing page at True.com

3.      Ad ID 1885: DadaMobile – 10 Bonus Tones

4.      Ad ID 4539: Blockbuster Total Access ($9.99/mo)      *note: they also have a Free Trial Offer to promote

5.      Ad ID 3824: Dictionary – Toolbar (MIVA)Just sign up now with AzoogleAds.com, and use the Ad IDs above to search for the affiliate programs and get the tracking code you’ll need to begin running ads for them.  As always, if you run into problems joining this – or any other – affiliate network, drop me an email at AffiliateSupport@AffiliateMillions.com  and I’ll work with the network on your behalf to get you accepted.Search Engine Marketing TipsSearch and Content NetworksYou can always see a complete list of recommended search engines at www.AffiliateMillions.com/Search-Engine-Marketing-Networks, but unless you are already maximizing your traffic volume from these two giants below, I wouldn’t rush off to try any of the others.  The quality of traffic is not as high on the second and third tier networks, and I use them primarily when I need to reach the next performance tier of a campaign in a month during which I am falling just short of reaching that next tier.  I often lose money per click on these other search engines, but it can be worth it if I raise the EPC (Earnings per Click) of all my traffic by reaching a higher commission level.  Other than that, there aren’t too many reasons for using any search engines but these two.Google AdWords – The pioneer in pay-for-performance search marketing. Google’s AdWords program is one of the top pay-for-performance search engines.Yahoo/Overture Sponsored Search – Yahoo! represents one of the largest and oldest search engines on the web. They are currently running a promotion offering $25 worth of free advertising to new customers.  That could translate to as many as 250 free clicks through to the affiliate programs you choose to advertise.  Click on the link below to take advantage of this great offer.Yahoo! Sponsored Search connects businesses and customers online. Sign up and get a $25 credit. Trimming the FatKeep in mind as you write your ads and choose your keywords, that your goal is not necessarily to get the most clicks possible.  You can write an ad touting a free product or service that is available on your client’s website – and it will get lots more clicks than an ad that doesn’t mention the freebie – but unless your commission is tied to that freebie, you may be paying for a lot traffic that earns you little or nothing back.  It’s sometimes better to write an ad that is not as broadly appealing, but delivers better quality traffic.  Website Design & Marketing TipsWeb Hosting, Design & More

Whether you are interested in finding and securing domain names, designing a website or professionally hosting your site on a secure and reliable web server, GoDaddy.com is one of the most trusted names in the business, and affordable to boot.  They have hosting plans starting at just $3.99 per month, and you can find and buy domain names for as little as just $1.99.Website TemplatesI can’t seem to help myself when it comes to promoting my FREE website templates.  These templates are professionally designed, and include simple instructions for incorporating your own affiliate advertisements into the html code.  Simply download the files from my site and unzip them to your root directory on your web server.  If you need any assistance setting up these templates, just email me at AffiliateSupport@AffiliateMillions.com and I will be happy to get you up and running.Presently, as Affiliate Millions is only just getting started, we have only one template available.  It is a template for an online college degree selection site, and it is available at www.AffiliateMillions.com/web-design.html.  You can view a working example of the website at www.Great-Colleges.com.I strongly suggest Affiliate Fuel for your source of education offers to list on this site, as they have a large number of high paying, high converting college degree offers.  Again, if you have any trouble during the application process, email at AffiliateSupport@AffiliateMillions.com and I will work with Affiliate Fuel on your behalf to get you approved.Good Luck, future Affiliate Millionaires!Anthony Borelli