2007 April | Super Affiliate Mindset

Super Affiliate Mindset Insights and Thoughts from a World Class Internet Marketer

Apr 30 2007

Should Super Affiliates Share Their Secrets?

Ever since I start this blog I’ve gotten a lot of flack from people who think I’m absolutely nuts giving all this wonderful information away.
“Amit why can’t you just pitch ebooks like half of the affiliate marketing blogs out there do? Why do you have to give away industry secrets? The increased competition is going [...]

Apr 27 2007

Beware of Public Affiliate Marketing Forums

When I was a “wet behind the ears” brand new affiliate I thought public affiliate marketing forums were AWESOME.
Wow! All these affiliates willing to share their experiences, failures, and successes so we can all benefit. Sounds almost too good to be true? We’ll it should be no surprise to you that it is.
Now in the [...]

Apr 27 2007

Cashing in on the Google Content Network

You’ve all heard it, the horror stories of people who turned on the content network, got 1000’s of clicks and dropped $100’s of dollars in a matter of hours!
It happens!
When I first started ppc affiliate marketing I was told again and again, “Disable the content network or else you’ll lose your shirt or worst!” I [...]

Apr 25 2007

Back from Austin, What a Trip!

Wow! What an awesome trip! I just got back from Austin yesterday and my friend, Jeff, and I had an absolute blast. It’s a really COOL city. The city really has character, lots of unique, sites, stores, and restaurants. A great city if you like the outdoors.  Austin’s great for hiking, [...]

Apr 24 2007

Issued an Online Press Release Lately?

One of the easiest and most inexpensive ways to drive traffic to your affiliate site is to issue an online press release. Within minutes of being published, there is buzz around your product/service and people are flocking to your site! Is it THAT easy? Ah… no.
As in all things, there is a technique to this. [...]

Apr 23 2007

Are You Giving Webcopy the Attention It Deserves?

As a copywriter, it shocks me sometimes how webcopy is often the LAST thing on many of my clients’ minds when they build their affiliate sites. I have even heard it said that “it’s not the copy that makes the sale but the product”. And to this… I reply… DUH!
This is not to say that [...]

Apr 21 2007

Web 2.0 In Under 5 Minutes

I was going to talk about the whole web 2.0 thing today and all the drama that seems to surround it’s “definition” but I’m under the weather today so decided to share Mike Wesch’s cool video, “The Machine is Us/ing Us”, where he explains the jest of it in 5 minutes. Enjoy…

Apr 20 2007

Increase Your Landing Page Relevancy With Domain Aliasing

In an earlier post, Amit covered the aspects of surviving Google’s “quality score”, and how you can avoid the nightmare of waking up and finding out that 75% of your keywords have been deactivated and now Google’s asking you for $5-$10 buck minimum bids. I wanted to expound on this a little and share my view [...]

Apr 19 2007

Even Super Affiliates Need a Break!

I just finished printing out my boarding pass for my first class flight from Boston to Austin Texas. I’m leaving for Austin tomorrow and will be returning on the 24th of April, next Tuesday.
I’m meeting up with, Jeff, a good friend, business partner, and very successful affiliate in his own right. We’re actually scoping out [...]

Apr 18 2007

Do You Have Super Affiliate Nerves of Steel?

You know, there are so many aspects of ppc affiliate marketing that are incredibly simple, yet the average affiliate continues to mess them up. Let me give you an example, here’s how EASY it is to optimize your bid prices (once you have Google Conversion Tracking in place):

First step is to know what your average commission [...]