After all these months of promoting affiliate links, I've finally taken the advice of the experts and am branding myself and building my list.
I was going to become a mentor but decided that's a bit ambitious for my first launch, so I've started with a series of free emails to empower people who are broke and have just about given up on network marketing.
A lot has gone into the preparation, including the building of a Wordpress blog called You have the power - make money your way and be financially free. The hardest thing was to come up with my unique offering. It had to be something which I understood well and could offer honestly, and I wanted everything which I offer to be available for free.
I launched yesterday, and have my first signup already. I feel really jazzed!
You can sign up for my emails here if you are curious. You'll learn some good stuff!
Monday, September 1, 2008
Saturday, August 16, 2008
I'm finally on the right track...
It's been a while since I've posted. I've been having a rethink, and finding my balance in all this frenzy of internet hope and hype.
My first exposure to internet marketing was on Yuwie (the social network). Someone told me about GDI, and I felt interested and signed up. Then I tried out a few other things, as this blog will attest... and worked very hard at promoting all of them.
At some point I realized that I've just been promoting stuff, and trying new stuff, and not really making any money. My first real profits came with 3 Hour Profits, but I don't really have the temperament to repeatedly post classified ads, so I kind of faltered with that... (I think it's a good program if you've got self discipline or don't mind repetitive work).
I decided to take another look at paid-to-click (ptc) programs. Originally I was introduced to them at the low end of the range where they pay a measly 1/10 of a cent per click, and that really put me off. Since then I have found many which pay 1 cent per click, and if I do 10 or so at a time, it's ok. I won't get rich from ptc, but they will give me money to put into my other online ventures, such as passive programs. I'm expecting to show a profit this month, yay! You can see some of my free money programs here.
Then I found E-tradeXchange, an advertising program which provides revenue sharing. A $5 ad pack gives me many link, banner and text exposures and pays me back $8.75. I think they do it by selling advertising to non-members, and then sharing the profits, though they keep some for the company so that it can continue to grow. My ads are being shown in all sorts of places which I just couldn't get to myself (as I can see from tracking them for free with ViralUrl). I will write up my results when my first ad pack matures.
It is such a relief to finally be making money. A lot of my stress is gone. I'll build up my ptc downlines and income, and use the money to promote other programs or products when I can do so with ease.
My first exposure to internet marketing was on Yuwie (the social network). Someone told me about GDI, and I felt interested and signed up. Then I tried out a few other things, as this blog will attest... and worked very hard at promoting all of them.
At some point I realized that I've just been promoting stuff, and trying new stuff, and not really making any money. My first real profits came with 3 Hour Profits, but I don't really have the temperament to repeatedly post classified ads, so I kind of faltered with that... (I think it's a good program if you've got self discipline or don't mind repetitive work).
I decided to take another look at paid-to-click (ptc) programs. Originally I was introduced to them at the low end of the range where they pay a measly 1/10 of a cent per click, and that really put me off. Since then I have found many which pay 1 cent per click, and if I do 10 or so at a time, it's ok. I won't get rich from ptc, but they will give me money to put into my other online ventures, such as passive programs. I'm expecting to show a profit this month, yay! You can see some of my free money programs here.
Then I found E-tradeXchange, an advertising program which provides revenue sharing. A $5 ad pack gives me many link, banner and text exposures and pays me back $8.75. I think they do it by selling advertising to non-members, and then sharing the profits, though they keep some for the company so that it can continue to grow. My ads are being shown in all sorts of places which I just couldn't get to myself (as I can see from tracking them for free with ViralUrl). I will write up my results when my first ad pack matures.
It is such a relief to finally be making money. A lot of my stress is gone. I'll build up my ptc downlines and income, and use the money to promote other programs or products when I can do so with ease.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Rotate your own banners on your blog or site or social network profile
Banners on your blog or website need to refresh and change so that visitors don't keep seeing the same one all the time. If you are displaying your banners on a social network such as Yuwie, you really don't want to get too blatant and have too many of them, or you'll get your profile shut down for abuse of TOS. The answer is to rotate your banners.
What's the best way to rotate banners on your blog, website, profile or traffic exchange? Use a banner rotator, of course!
My preferred rotator is Banner Keyring. Free members get 3 "keyrings" or rotators, with 5 banners each, plus basic statistics (number of clicks, number of times each banner was displayed). Premium members get unlimited keyrings and banners and really excellent statistics, as well as other goodies.
Set up all your banners here, then display them using your Banner Keyring codes which look just like the codes you would use for an individual banner. Most traffic exchanges have no problem with Banner Keyring banners.
If you change your mind about which banners you want to use in your promotions, simply change them in one place, at Banner Keyring, and that will be reflected everywhere that you display your banners.
Click here to check it out now for free.
What's the best way to rotate banners on your blog, website, profile or traffic exchange? Use a banner rotator, of course!
My preferred rotator is Banner Keyring. Free members get 3 "keyrings" or rotators, with 5 banners each, plus basic statistics (number of clicks, number of times each banner was displayed). Premium members get unlimited keyrings and banners and really excellent statistics, as well as other goodies.
Set up all your banners here, then display them using your Banner Keyring codes which look just like the codes you would use for an individual banner. Most traffic exchanges have no problem with Banner Keyring banners.
If you change your mind about which banners you want to use in your promotions, simply change them in one place, at Banner Keyring, and that will be reflected everywhere that you display your banners.
Click here to check it out now for free.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
A shift in my perception
I've been earnestly promoting all sorts of business opportunities which look sound and worthy, and yet I've had very little success considering all the hours I've put in.
This made me wonder about what was actually going on, and I realized a few things:
1. Nobody actually wants a "business opportunity" - what we all want is the money and the freedom to do what we want. We accept the "opportunity" because we believe it will give us some sort of shortcut to achieving our dreams. Now this might seem like a very small distinction, but to me this little kernel of truth is a very important and fundamental idea because it affects the way I choose what I will promote and participate in.
2. I realized that for some reason, I felt that I had to really work at a program to get useful results, so I just dismissed those programs which promised to give me something just for participating. What if they are not all crap? What if I can press the "easy" button for a change?
3. I've been so obsessed with promoting these great products which are supposed to bring me financial bliss that I have put my creative projects very much on the back burner, and yet it is these creative projects which are more likely to actually get me real money in the long run, as they are unique and useful in their own niches. Not to mention, they are a whole lot more fun!
So, as these thoughts were gelling in my mind, I began to see the opportunities before me differently. Suddenly I found that "easy" opportunities were in my face all over the place. I chose one called Gorilla Millions, and my downlines are growing before my eyes! I'm not saying that Gorilla Millions is the holy grail, but so far it is looking really, really nice!
This made me wonder about what was actually going on, and I realized a few things:
1. Nobody actually wants a "business opportunity" - what we all want is the money and the freedom to do what we want. We accept the "opportunity" because we believe it will give us some sort of shortcut to achieving our dreams. Now this might seem like a very small distinction, but to me this little kernel of truth is a very important and fundamental idea because it affects the way I choose what I will promote and participate in.
2. I realized that for some reason, I felt that I had to really work at a program to get useful results, so I just dismissed those programs which promised to give me something just for participating. What if they are not all crap? What if I can press the "easy" button for a change?
3. I've been so obsessed with promoting these great products which are supposed to bring me financial bliss that I have put my creative projects very much on the back burner, and yet it is these creative projects which are more likely to actually get me real money in the long run, as they are unique and useful in their own niches. Not to mention, they are a whole lot more fun!
So, as these thoughts were gelling in my mind, I began to see the opportunities before me differently. Suddenly I found that "easy" opportunities were in my face all over the place. I chose one called Gorilla Millions, and my downlines are growing before my eyes! I'm not saying that Gorilla Millions is the holy grail, but so far it is looking really, really nice!
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Learn to market online successfully with 3 Hour Profits
MLM not paying too well? Try this to generate some money...
3 Hour Profits is a complete business system, with full instructions and an affiliate product to promote.
It is designed for people who are new to marketing online, so the instructions are specific and reasonably simple to apply.
I bought my copy at 10:00pm, had it set up by 1:00 in the morning, went to bed, and had my first sale waiting for me in the morning. After pushing my favourite MLM programs for weeks on end with no results, this was definitely an encouraging result.
Once I get really comfortable with the system, I will apply it to market other products which appeal to me.
3 Hour Profits is a complete business system, with full instructions and an affiliate product to promote.
It is designed for people who are new to marketing online, so the instructions are specific and reasonably simple to apply.
I bought my copy at 10:00pm, had it set up by 1:00 in the morning, went to bed, and had my first sale waiting for me in the morning. After pushing my favourite MLM programs for weeks on end with no results, this was definitely an encouraging result.
Once I get really comfortable with the system, I will apply it to market other products which appeal to me.
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Why I think PayDotCom is the Best Affiliate Marketplace on the Net!
If you are familiar with Clickbank, or even if you are not but you want to make profits online, then you will want to check this out ASAP ...
It is a new FREE marketplace where you can sell any product you want.
Your OWN product...
- OR - (the best part)
You can become an INSTANT Affiliate for ANY item in their HUGE marketplace, which includes a wide range of products on topics ranging from online marketing to home and family, and everything in between.
It is called PayDotCom!
Did I mention it is 100% FREE to Join!
This site is becoming very popular, and almost EVERY SINGLE SERIOUS online marketer has an account with PayDotCom.
So get yours now and see how much they offer...
Here is one product which I am promoting as an affiliate through PayDotCom:
OH! - Also, they have their own affiliate program now that pays you COLD HARD cash just for sharing the site with people like I am doing with you...
They give you cool tools like BLOG WIDGETS (see one in my sidebar), and they even have an advertising program to help you get traffic to your site.
If you want an ARMY of affiliates to sell your products for you, they also allow you to have Free placement in their marketplace!
Even better... If your product becomes one of the Top 25 products in its category in the marketplace (not that hard to do)...
...then you will get Free advertising on the Blog Widget which is syndicated on THOUSANDS of sites World Wide and gets Millions of impressions per month.
So, what are you waiting for...
PayDotCom ROCKS!
Get your FREE account now...
http://paydotcom.net/?affiliate=325420
Thanks,
Carol Walczak
P.S. - Make sure to get your Account NOW while it is Free to join.
It is a new FREE marketplace where you can sell any product you want.
Your OWN product...
- OR - (the best part)
You can become an INSTANT Affiliate for ANY item in their HUGE marketplace, which includes a wide range of products on topics ranging from online marketing to home and family, and everything in between.
It is called PayDotCom!
Did I mention it is 100% FREE to Join!
This site is becoming very popular, and almost EVERY SINGLE SERIOUS online marketer has an account with PayDotCom.
So get yours now and see how much they offer...
Here is one product which I am promoting as an affiliate through PayDotCom:
OH! - Also, they have their own affiliate program now that pays you COLD HARD cash just for sharing the site with people like I am doing with you...
They give you cool tools like BLOG WIDGETS (see one in my sidebar), and they even have an advertising program to help you get traffic to your site.
If you want an ARMY of affiliates to sell your products for you, they also allow you to have Free placement in their marketplace!
Even better... If your product becomes one of the Top 25 products in its category in the marketplace (not that hard to do)...
...then you will get Free advertising on the Blog Widget which is syndicated on THOUSANDS of sites World Wide and gets Millions of impressions per month.
So, what are you waiting for...
PayDotCom ROCKS!
Get your FREE account now...
http://paydotcom.net/?affiliate=325420
Thanks,
Carol Walczak
P.S. - Make sure to get your Account NOW while it is Free to join.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
A gift from Google Adwords helped my SpiderWeb business
The SpiderWeb Marketing System is meant to take 5 minutes a day to promote. That's if you can afford the Google adwords, otherwise you must resort to clicking on the traffic exchanges or using safelists. I followed the SpiderWeb setup videos with interest and set up my Google adwords campaign, but did not activate it due to lack of funds. So, the campaign sat there until one day last week when I got a phonecall from Google Australia! They wanted to know why I hadn't activated my campaign, if there was anything they could do to help, and if I'd like a free credit of $50! Well yes! So now my campaign is launched, I've used about $29 of the credit, and I've got 8 new signups which comes to a total of 17 referrals. Adwords really works, I'll be using them as much as possible from now on.
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