I Quit, I Quit .... My offline Job!
A few days ago I quit my offline job. :D It was only a PT job, and I earned about $500.00 average a month. I've been doing so well with my two sites that this past month, August I earned $425.00, Double what I earned last month. Here's the breakdown of my income on the two aff sites by month earnings. I had some refunds so I had to adjust a little from my earlier records.smuigal wrote:Hi John,
I know a lot of the "how to" stuff John, but more like, how to do the technical side of things. I can design sites, use xsitepro2, create wordpress blogs, work with the cpanel etc... But knowing these things was not the key and it is good to know this because people who are new like you, can do great. Why? because with Wordpress and places like ArticleMarketingAutomation.com things are so much easier to accomplish then they were before.
So, what do you really need to know? You need to know some basics. How to buy a domain name, set up the DNS to point to your hosting account, and how to set up a Wordpress blog and add the widgets like Adsense etc...
You don't need to know how to do those things if you can outsource what you need, but I think it is well worth learning how to do it.
It took me a VERY long time to become successful because I didn't understand how to promote an affiliate program properly. The other reason why I didn't see any results is because I would continue to get distracted by other programs and THAT is the KEY to failure IMO.
Also, selecting the right niche to promote is another key factor. I think Mark just emailed us all a link to some free videos. I just watched the first two and the how-to on selecting Niches is great. Thing is I already know this stuff, I just have to have it firmly organized in my head. The way to do that is to make sure you only take one path.
I would avoid PPC like the plague until you can handle losing thousands. I don't think I'll ever get into it myself. SEO is far too easy now and it's free.
I have another site, ezpondideas.com If you go there, you will notice that it's nicely designed. This is also "my" problem. I get too focused on things looking perfect. And this site was a niche that I got from a PLR pack. It has failed me in affiliate marketing, but that I have to say is because I didn't do the research first. It is easy to see why it won't work.
1. The ebooks in Clickbank have less than $15.00 aff. income. I think maybe less than $10.00. No gravity to speak of. Sort of the perfect example of what not to pick.
2. There is just about NO PPC for koi or pond books.
This site makes about $30.00 a month in Adsense. That is only after I realized that if I targeted things like filters and liners I could make about .50 cents to a dollar per click. But I spent probably $200.00 in outsourcing articles so I think it's a failure.
3. I have a hard time giving up this failure. I love koi fish, I love ponds, :( so I'm too attached. In Marks video's I think he tells us not to get attached.
I'm no longer worrying about that site. It's additing, but I've decided to let it die.
I will tell you that I do tend to stick to what I actually enjoy myself. So, the niches that are making me money I have first hand experience in or at least know a lot about the subject. This makes it easier for me to know the mind of the visitor and maybe that helps, but I don't think it's a must. It's just me.
Here's what I'm doing now. It is what you'll find in Marks videos, but also a little of my own research is in there too.
1. Find the niche. Must have several clickbank products to promote. Must earn at least $20.00 or more. Must have good PPC competition, not in all keywords, just main ones.
---- Find 30 good keyword phrases you can work your SEO into. Here's my formula and it works for me really well. I look for keywords with less than 15,000 "all in title" competition. So, let's take a niche like BackPain. I look for a keyword phrase that is on the "buying" end. Like, "back pain ebook" etc... I look for lots of other ways, not just buying, but I start with buying keyword phrases. The author of the clickbank book, the name of the backboard product, whatever. Then I put the keyword phrase in quotes, "Mr. Randy's Backpain book".
If the competition is under 15,000 I go for it. Sometimes if the PR of the competition is in the 2/3's I'll take on higher comp. But this is where I start building my keyword list. TrafficTravis can help with ideas.
2. Build a wordpress blog. Add the SEO pack, keywordluv, hm... um...well, maybe some of you guys can add to that because I forget and my list is on my other hardrive.
3. I pay to have 60 posts with 250 words each created, and I pay to have them posted over time. I have my gal start the posts at 4 times for two weeks, then 2 times a week for the next few weeks, then once a week after that. I will create one blog on my own domain, then use the Free Wordpress online site and create another blog. I split up the posts between those two blogs.
My free Wordpress blog sends traffic to my site. Aug a whooping 16 vistors, which I know isn't a lot, but it goes to show you that even though all I ever did on that site was put posts on it it gets traffic and helps with my backlinks.
I then will have 20 articles written for me at about 400-500 words each, and then I send those to my spinning guy who will spin then at 50%. I then add these to AMA, which I really do believe is important to this regimen.
I also pay to have a few articles written and submitted to Ezinearticles.
And I have just started to create some very short Youtube videos.
Lastly, I will post some comments in other blogs that have Keywordluv.
To sum up:
Find niche, get 30 keywords, create blog, post over time to blog, write articles, submit to AMA and EzineArticles, create a few videos, submit to Tubmogle, post comments to other do-follow blogs.
What NOT to do.... go somewhere else. Stay right here. There are some really GREAT programs out there. But there are tooooo many and you will get stuck learning and processing and just be in a cycle of overwhelming inside your head.
I hope that helps. You can do it. If you feel overwhelmed. Try to just learn a few things before you move forward on the next thing. Like stick with one of Marks videos and give yourself daily goals.
Today I'll pick out 5 niches. Tomorrow I'll find my keywords. etc...
If you have some specific technical issues with setting up, PM me and I'll try and help you through it. :)
Smuigal
Hey guys - all I wanna know is if the $197 is USD or NZD? I'm guessing USD? Sorry if it's already covered somewhere...
This site makes about $30.00 a month in Adsense. That is only after I realized that if I targeted things like filters and liners I could make about .50 cents to a dollar per click. But I spent probably $200.00 in outsourcing articles so I think it's a failure.
smuigal wrote:Thanks Mark. :)
I forgot to add something about the SEO success I've had. My site is about number 8 on a page with over 200,000 "all in title" competition. Over 4 million I think without quotes.
I am now going after far more competitive keywords because I know I can. :D
SMcCoy wrote:Hello Everyone. I'm the new guy. I believe i am in the right boat here. I have been building an affiliate marketing website and hope to expand it, get some traffic and make some money. I would like to think it's an informative site that can inspire others to take this path as well. If anyone would like like to i'd appreciate some feedback. Maybe even check out my free report i wrote, i only have 2 emails on my autoresponder so you wont get spamed. Thanks. Sam. affiliatemarketerexposed.com is the address
AffiloblueprintPurchaseLink wrote:It sounds to me that you have the same attitude as the inventor of the electric light bulb: THOMAS EDISON. He failed and failed but it did not discourage him and he kept at it until he succeeded. I am glad he did because I can not get very much done in the dark except sleep. ;- )
ABPL
smuigal wrote:Hello Everyone,
A few days ago I quit my offline job. :D It was only a PT job, and I earned about $500.00 average a month. I've been doing so well with my two sites that this past month, August I earned $425.00, Double what I earned last month. Here's the breakdown of my income on the two aff sites by month earnings. I had some refunds so I had to adjust a little from my earlier records.
Month
1. 31.00
2. 68.00
3. 204.00
4. 425.00
My traffic was averaging 24 per day until about 10 days ago. Then it shot up to almost 90 per day so I figure this month, Sept, based on my statistics of earning about .26 per visitor I should earn about $650.00 or so. :D :D In addition, I signed a new client to do SEO that is going to pay me $400.00 a month so I'm good to go and QUIT ME OFFLINE JOB!
I have been trying to succeed at this for YEARS. I will say that it has helped me to not get distracted by other offers. Yes, I have tried a few other programs (they are hard to resist) thinking they would enhance AFFBlueprint, but if I were to recommend anything it would be to stick to AB if you have purchased it.
smuigal wrote:Hello Everyone,
A few days ago I quit my offline job. :D It was only a PT job, and I earned about $500.00 average a month. I've been doing so well with my two sites that this past month, August I earned $425.00, Double what I earned last month. Here's the breakdown of my income on the two aff sites by month earnings. I had some refunds so I had to adjust a little from my earlier records.
Month
1. 31.00
2. 68.00
3. 204.00
4. 425.00
My traffic was averaging 24 per day until about 10 days ago. Then it shot up to almost 90 per day so I figure this month, Sept, based on my statistics of earning about .26 per visitor I should earn about $650.00 or so. :D :D In addition, I signed a new client to do SEO that is going to pay me $400.00 a month so I'm good to go and QUIT ME OFFLINE JOB!
I have been trying to succeed at this for YEARS. I will say that it has helped me to not get distracted by other offers. Yes, I have tried a few other programs (they are hard to resist) thinking they would enhance AFFBlueprint, but if I were to recommend anything it would be to stick to AB if you have purchased it.
So, that's my story. I THANK Mark VERY much for his program. NOTHING... NOTHING else worked for me. I've tried tons of other things over the years and just fell short. Trying to take short cuts is a waste of time. I work hard with my sites. I do outsource almost all my article writing/spinning and I highly recommend AMA (articlemarketingautomation.com). I'm looking to train someone to do my blogging too. Outsourcing is really great if you can afford it. That's it, hope this will encourage those of you who are maybe not taking action. Get busy, follow the AB plan and you'll make money too.
Wishing you all lots of great success,
Smuigal
jmpruitt wrote:I do a lot of forum marketing myself, and one thing that is a huge problem is people trying to get direct sales from forums. most forum owners don't like it, and they will remove your links, or even ban you for trying.
Instead, it is best to build up your own site, and find forums that allow personal links in signature files and on your personal profile. Rather than going for direct sales, use it as a chance to get to know people and let them know about you.
Forum marketing isn't as much about making a sale as building your reputation, and getting people to trust you. Then, you get them to your site where you get them into your email list and through to a sale.
Welcome to the forum, and if you need any help, don't hesitate to ask :)
smuigal wrote:Keywordluv is an addon for Wordpress. It allows people to comment and have a linkback to their site. It is a do-follow link, which encourages people to comment in exchange for a link back.
markling wrote:Nice work - ideally that's where you want to be aiming and you prove it can be done!
Speaking of jobs I came across this interesting story of a homeless blogger who ended up getting a job with Elle magazine. It made me realize that even if we complain were not making any sales, we seem to forget that we can actually be learning valuable skills that can find us work.
Smuigal, very proud of your efforts - you deserve all the success you get, you've worked hard for it. Glad to be part of that.
All the best
Mark
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