I saw a post earlier where a student was struggling for some $$$ and he wanted to know what he could do about it. So rather than have a long lengthy PM I decided to post it here for everyone to enjoy. Making Money 101 The Do-nots... Do not build an affiliate site around huge markets like porn, gambling, pharmacy, home loans, credit, acne, or air purifiers. And for god sake no more mesothelioma sites.... The Do-s Option1: Instead of building a site why don't you build a PPC campaign with adwords and stuff your affiliate code into the ad? No need for a site and you see immediate results. Not to pick on women but they are ravenous shoppers so pick shoes, beauty products, etc... A great money maker. Option2: Build a site around a niche. How do you find the niche? Get a WordTracker account for a couple days so you can find the good keywords. After you have the words and the searchs per day you need to find competition levels. I use the command allinanchor: in google to determine # of webdites. You can use intitle: and inanchor: for better results. Does that sound greek to you??? Download my bulk tool that will help you find the searches (based off overture) and allinanchor levels. Find it here You could also use some of the other programs but hey... it's my post so it's my tools. Option3: The way for long term success... Build a website through yahoo stores and do dropshipping. This is a good tactic for those people that are looking to run a business... not a simple affiliate site. But th erewards are endless and you don't have to touch product. Option4: Have someone write an ebook for you and market it on clickbank or similar site. A fast easy way to make money without the hassles of product. Option5: Blog... Create a blog with ads all over the place and make sure your blog is in a niche area. Have a blog on persian cats and have affiliate links that go to petco or something... all the old ladies will thank you later. The point here is that there are a million ways to make stable money on the internet and I for one am very happy with the results I am getting. Of course I have access to links galore because I own an SEO company... but you can do it too. If you need help with anything I am available for consulting. This stuff is easy as cake...
Nice post, but I don't like encouraging people to pay for PPC ads and sending visitors to affiliate links. More and more people are trying to just on this 'quick buck' bandwaggon, but at the end of the day cost per click is going up and margins are going down. I'd emplore people to start their own business and focus on the long-term.
Great list.. But PPC to Affiliate Page is the hardest way.. Op-tins , own landing page due to Googles new quality score etc. Ok one tip PPC to Affiliate page does stil work but mainly if you are going for the product name and can offer a BONUS better than the others. Oh and use a Voucher from els where is the website for a kickstart juts dont use too many or G will boot you from Adwords. Jay
hmmmmm i am still strugling for 100$ for google cant make 1$ daily sumtimes 0 sumtimes .20 sumtimes .60