Saturday 11 August 2007

Google Knocked me almost penniless, then I fought back

It felt as if Google had beaten me senseless, and almost penniless. Well, not really penniless, but I wasted quite some money on Google Adwords. In a short time Adwords gobbled up a big chunk of the budget I saved up to use for targeted traffic to my site. I got traffic, but at I made no money. It was quite demoralizing to see my account at Adwords dwindle while my Clickbank revenue remained static.
Then I stumbled upon a book called Beating Adwords. It intrigued me, since it felt as if the only one who made money was Google, and I felt beaten. It was one of the best books I ever bought. It was a bit expensive, especially for someone who already went way over budget, but I am glad I took the chance. This book I written by two very experienced online Marketers and I learned from them some of the best techniques to improve my Adwords campaigns. Yes, they still cost money, but after following the advice in Beating Adwords, I started making money again. What a wonderful feeling to see my Clickbank revenue climbing faster than my Google Adwords account can fall. Beating Adwords gave me the power to fight back and for the first time in quite some time it feels as if I am winning this fight again.
Do you also know how it feels to struggle making money with your Adwords Campaigns? Id you haven't tried Beating Adwords yet, I would suggest you give it a try… maybe you will also experience the elation of turning a losing campaign into a profit making campaign. Following their advice, you will learn to use keywords to improve your CTR, how to improve your ads and only use the most effective ads and lots more. If you are serious about making money being an affiliate, then this book is for you.
The book is divided in a few sections teaching you all you need to know. The first section gives you a very good introduction into pay per click advertising and affiliate marketing. The second section will take you step by step through the process of setting up your own adwords account, which is very helpful for beginners. From the third section the book gets down to the nitty-gritty of using adwords. How to determine which programs can be marketed profitable and what tools will help you make money. Personally the fourth section was the best part for me. In this section they help me to reduce unwanted traffic and this great section helped me cut down on my adword cost. But the biggest problem with adwords is that you are up against some fierce competition and section five helps you to take them on, and lots of practical advice is given.
That is just a taste of some of the sections in this excellent book. I would really recommend this book. If you have been beating by adwords, or are planning to start using adwords, get this book now and start hitting back.

Beating Adwords

Friday 27 July 2007

Dipping my toes into the Online Money Market? What an experience.

Is it possible to make money on the internet? According to lots of e-books out there, it is… and beside that, it is extremely easy. I have tried a lot of different things in my life trying to make that elusive extra buck. Some has given me moderate results, some has failed miserably. In the end I guess I ended up almost even. I was about to give up one all money making opportunities, then I ended up buying the book Google Cash, written by Chris Carpenter. Why I coughed up $67 for this book I will never know, but it changed my view on making money on the internet.

If you are interested in this book, and other money making opportunities, take a look at Online Money Portal, you will see a link for it there. This book opened a whole new world to me, a world I never though could exist. But, since I paid for this book I decided to try it. Did I become rich? Not yet… but I believe I am getting there. How much have I made? I made about $100 in my first month. You may laugh, but I believe this is just the beginning.

I learned that it is possible to make money being an affiliate. There is so many possible affiliates out there it is staggering. Go ahead and do a search on the word affiliate on a search engine. You will be blown away by the sheer amount available. Being an affiliate means advertising other people's products, but with the incentive that they pay you for every sale you bring in, in some cases up to 75%. This means that if a product sells for $50, you can earn anything from $20-$37 for every sale you earn. This sound too good to be true, but I still tried it. I learned that the secret to success was in traffic, getting people to see your adverts. There are various options like setting up your own website, making use of pay-per-click (PPC) programs like Adwords etc. The one thing that I learned was that it will cost you some extra money. Setting up a website, or making use of PPC, cost money.

I wasted some money trying to make a quick buck, but I made nothing for the first two weeks. I was a bit peeved, since some of the people selling their books online promise you will make thousands in a few days. But I stuck at it, making use of different options like getting paid to surf the net, getting paid to read email and of course being an affiliate for various programs and suddenly last week money started dripping in. Will I become rich? Man I do not know, but I do think I will be able to make some money. I had about 400 visitors to my site the last four weeks, and I made $100 already. I am still waiting for my site to be indexed by search engines and hopefully that will increase my income. I assembled most of the programs I am currently affiliated with at one place, Online Money Portal, and you are welcome to take a look and even try some of these. Some of these are free, so signing up for them is very easy. Some do charge a fee, but they all offer a money back guarantee, so trying these for a few weeks would effectively cost nothing.

This is very exciting for me. I went from someone thinking that all money making opportunities to being very excited about making money online. I am still very far away from being rich, but then I much could I make after only four weeks of trying. But give me a few months… and who knows?

Thursday 26 July 2007

So, You Are New To Being An Affiliate?

So you are still new to the idea of making money online as an affiliate. Maybe you have a few doubts; wondering if this is really as easy as they say. This is a good start for success. Never take anything at face value, but do not allow doubt to cause you to miss one of the biggest opportunities of your life. Can everybody be successful with making money online? I do not think so. The problem is not the business, as thousands of successful online marketers show, but simply the fact that people do not all have the same drive, persistence and patience. Some will start this business with a big fanfare and lots of energy, just loosing hope after a few weeks of no income.

They will not be successful, but I believe you can be. The question is how sorely do you want to be successful? We all love the idea of being financially free, we all dream of a big house, nice car, exotic vacation spots, but for most of us it feels as if it will only remain a dream… unless we do something to change that. Real opportunities to make money are quite scarce. We can all start our own little business in our backyards, but success will most probably not be great… since all businesses need customers to survive, and a little business in my backyard would probably not attract thousands of shoppers daily.

The online market is huge and it is possible to attract thousands of visitors daily to one site, although not as easy as it sounds, but still possible. With only a computer and a dialup account you can achieve an income that is not easily duplicated through normal means. There is enough proof of online millionaires, people like you, who made it big with online business, to confirm this possibility. And luckily for us most of them decided to share some of their knowledge and hard earned experiences with us. This can really help you get started by getting a step by step feel for how to make money online. Do not be duped into thinking that it is easy or quick. There are some who made it big in a few short weeks, as in any other type of business, but they are the exception, not the rule. If you want to make it big in online business, get ready to take it slow, and to work quite hard at it.

But if you keep at it, building your business everyday you will be amazed at the amount of money your business could start bringing in. If you build a good foundation in the beginning you will be almost assured to have a long time income with little further effort. But to get there you must be prepared to study the different opportunities and methods available. You will probably be bombarded with emails and other materials of people telling you how to make it big quickly, but be careful… that is one of the strategies you will learn to use to advertise your own money making business. Some of these emails or materials will contain invaluable information, but some will not. Sift through them carefully. Do not spend money on the first person promising you millions.

One truth is that everybody can learn how to make money online. But to succeed will cost you some time and effort. But then again, everything in life that is worth it takes time and effort. If the thought of working quite hard and diligently with patience and endurance scare you, then you probably will not make real money online. If hard work does not bother you… then go for it. Who know what your bank balance may look like in a year or so. You can always visit my site for some ideas that are available. Good luck to you, and visit this site for more info and money making opportunities: Online Money Portal