I just found out about the June 15th product launch of Epic
Traffic Systems, by Keith Baxter, Jon Shugart, and Joey Smith,
and wanted you to see the insane stuff that these guys are
doing for their JV partners.

The buzz about this launch is already everywhere, and from
what I’m hearing, most think it will go down as the biggest
product launch in internet marketing history.

And based on what I just saw on the JV Invite Page, I don’t
doubt it!

The product itself is going to be epic, but so are the commissions
and affiliate prizes!

They are paying out $1,000 on every sale.

AND…

Then there’s the prizes at stake…no one has ever done anything
like this.

In addition to individual prizes that include everything from electronics
to motorcycles, to cars….

They are renting a private island…Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island,
for an all expense paid, 5nt, tropical networking party for the Top 10
affiliates!! Now that really is EPIC!

This is why you need to check this out asap, and jump on board.

One simple email to any prospective affiliate that you know could
result in some serious bank for you come launch day.

Every big player on the planet is jumping on this one…

Get all the details on the product, the participants, payouts and prizes….
and position yourself fast for the bonus Tier 2 commissions by getting other
affiliates that you know on board…

…by signing up at the JV Invite page here:

http://bit.ly/epicaffiliate

This is truly going to be an epic event!

You can thank me later!

Talk soon,

Bill McIntosh

PS: Here’s the link again to join the affiliate program:

http://bit.ly/epicaffiliate

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These companies will promote a product or service, take the consumer’s credit card information, bill them exorbitant fees monthly and make it nearly impossible for them to get requested refunds or stop the service. Sometimes they pass on the credit card information to other companies and add additional charges for additional services or products that the consumer knew nothing about. So what started as a small one-time charge turns into hundreds or thousands of dollars of unexpected debt for the consumer.

Google has been working very hard to rid the internet of these fraudulent companies, and they are having success.

But you, as an affiliate marketer need to pay attention to what you’re promoting on your own websites, so that you don’t unwittingly get caught up in this yourself.

Here’s the clip where I went over this point on my live show. For more information, stop by BusinessInnerCircle.com every Tuesday at 6:30 pm PST. Get your questions answered and get the help you need to create a successful online business.

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As an affiliate marketer, you have to be responsible for what products you’re promoting, in the same way that you’d be responsible for items you sell in your own shop.

So how do you tell which affiliate products are beneficial to the customer and which are harmful? Who the rip-off artists are, and who are decent companies with a decent product or service? There are a few things you can do, all of which come under the heading of research, investigation and due diligence.

1. Buy the product or service yourself and check it out. This isn’t required, just an option.
2. Do a Google search and see how people review the company, their product or service.
3. Check the number of complaints against the number of positive comments.
4. Study Google’s regulations to find out what they like and don’t like, so you

The most important thing is that you really KNOW what it is you’re promoting before you promote it. There is more to this subject than just how much the payout is. For more specifics on this subject, watch the clip below.

Cheers.

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1. What I think about pay-per-lead advertising.
2. Which emails to customers are spam and which are covered under “opt-in”.

Watch the clip below to find out. And if you want your OWN questions answered, post them in the forum. Who knows? I might even answer it on my live show!

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These rules impact other businesses like direct mail and telephone merchants!

It’s important you fully understand the impact of this on your business. Visa, Mastercard & the FTC are all making some big changes and these new rules have the possibility to hurt your business if you don’t understand them.

In another post I’ll get into why this all happened and who’s responsible, but for now I wanted to share an email I just got from one of my processors. It sheds some light on what the upcoming changes will be. Keep in mind that the official rules have not been adopted and released yet… so it could change. That being said, here’s some light reading for you:

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING DIRECT MARKETING BEST PRACTICES

As we shared with you previously, our merchant processing company has made changes in light of Visa and MasterCard’s desire to eliminate practices considered damaging to the brands (“brand damaging activity”), particularly in the Direct Response industry. As continued support for merchants conducting business in a manner that protects both businesses and consumers from fraud, our merchant processing company is providing additional criteria and Best Practice Guidelines.

Direct Response merchants are defined as those marketing directly to consumers. Historical marketing channels include radio, television, mail, and print, along with demonstration booths and door-to-door salespeople. Internet websites and marketing capabilities have presented new opportunities for this industry, along with new challenges.

“Prenotification Negative Option” or simply “Negative Option” practices in particular, have fallen under intense scrutiny. The advertising rules are defined and enforced by the Federal Trade Commission “The Prenotification Negative Option Rule”, for all avenues of marketing. Negative Option has been defined as a “category of commercial transactions in which sellers interpret a customer’s failure to take an affirmative action, either to reject an offer or cancel an agreement, as assent to be charged for goods or services.”

our merchant processing company will consider approval of merchant accounts for products and/or services employing “Negative Option”
enrollment under our defined “Direct Response Best Practice Guidelines”.

While practices defined in this document are geared toward internet websites, the FTC Rules apply to all marketing channels, including mail or telephone orders (MOTO). our merchant processing company will review MOTO accounts for compliance with guidelines as applies to that channel, paying particular attention to described ‘prohibited’ practices.

DIRECT RESPONSE BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR MERCHANTS

TRIAL OFFERS

Marketing models that employ “Free-Trial”, “Deferred Billing” and/or “Shipping Only” are considered trial offers for purposes of this communication. Consumers must be receiving a tangible good or contracted service in exchange for charging of payment cards. Incentivized discount offers are acceptable when the cardholder is receiving goods or services in exchange for payment; however we will be unable to support accounts engaging in hidden or delayed charges and ‘free’ offers that are not truly free.

1. Avoid using terms in your marketing and offer presentation such as “Free”, “Risk Free” or any similar and potentially misleading phrases when consumers will be enrolled in a monthly continuity program at the end of a trial period, or will be paying a deferred charge for the trial period. The phrase “Free Trial” is prohibited unless there is truly no cost or obligation incurred by the consumer.

2. “Shipping & Handling Only” offers must be a fair and accurate shipping charge reasonable to be accrued by the merchant for providing the product.

3. Trial offers must be extended for a minimum of 10 days.

4. Trial periods should not begin until the product is shipped to the consumer.

MARKETING

1. Avoid creating a ‘false sense of urgency’ for the consumer. Unless the consumer’s ability to order is genuinely taken away after a specified timeframe or order count is reached, this practice is prohibited. Use of applications such as countdown clocks, tickers, or language such as “Offer Expires Today!” is also prohibited.

2. Product claims, by law, must be truthful. Claims regarding effectiveness must be substantiated by clinical research conducted to support the claims, and consistent with the formulas and ingredients in your product

3. Qualifications for trial periods of a product should follow pre-determined rules disqualifying consumers who do not meet parameters, including but not limited to: Age, Weight, Height, and Location.

4. Unreasonable claims or guarantees are prohibited. Examples of claims considered unreasonable are: “Flushes Pounds”, “Flushes Toxins”, “Builds Muscles”
- Stating that use of a product will result in permanent weight loss
- Stating that a product will cause the consumer to lose a specified amount of weight in a specified timeframe
- Stating that a product will cause substantial weight loss no matter what or how much the consumer eats.
- Stating that use of a product can cause weight loss (or muscle growth) in specific body parts

“Free Money”, “Instant Money”

- Stating that the product can substitute the income of a full time job
- Stating that money can be earned with little to no effort or investment
- Stating that use of a product will earn you hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars

Additional examples include:

- Stating that the product has been successfully used by an unrealistic or unsubstantiated number of people
- Stating that a product will secure the consumer a job, either at the product’s company or another company
- Stating or implying that a product is endorsed or in any way associated with President Obama or a government entity.

ENDORSEMENTS/TESTIMONIALS:

1. Endorsements and testimonials of user experiences must reflect the true and honest opinions of the endorsee(s).

2. Endorsements and testimonials provided must present a clear picture to consumers of realistic results of using the product. If advertisers do not have substantiation of a specific claim or endorsement, then generally expected results must be clearly disclosed and backed by substantiation of any claims.

3. Blogs used for promotional purposes must be in compliance with published FTC guidelines, representing an accurate and full representation of the endorsee, or clearly designated as a fictional story if developed internally for marketing purposes.

4. News Sites published in marketing materials must be in compliance with published FTC guidelines, and must be clearly presented to the consumer as an advertorial. Written consent should be obtained from a media outlet prior to using the logo.

5. Implied celebrity endorsement by use of an image in your marketing is prohibited without express legal written consent.

AFFILIATE MARKETING (CPA) NETWORKS

A significant contributing factor to Historical Excessive chargeback violations has been the utilization of CPA Networks. Transactions generated from internet traffic and all other lead sources must be managed and monitored for potential fraud using an approved system. Third Party service engagement may be a requirement for account approval.

1. CPA Networks should contractually be held accountable for monitoring traffic generated from participating marketers.

2. Merchants must have monitoring plans in place to detect suspect traffic and monitor Affiliate and Sub-Affiliate performance.

BILLING TERMS DISCLOSURE

The FTC has recently published guidelines regarding “Negative Option” enrollment programs and is taking a very aggressive position against merchants utilizing/employing this business practice. Recommendations taken in part from the FTC’s website may include but are not limited to the following:

1. Negative Option disclosures must be clear and conspicuous to the consumer and comply with published FTC
principals.

2. The full price of products sold must be within reasonable “fair market value”
3. Under no circumstances should consumers be billed for a product or service not disclosed.

4. Consumers must be required to validate understanding of the terms of the offer twice during order submission.
The first validation can take place with the initial offer presentation prior to submission of credit card information, and the second during the checkout process. The confirmation order page must also require consumers to acknowledge that they agree to the Terms & Conditions and authorize the merchant to charge the credit card for the disclosed dollar amount. Terms must be displayed adjacent to the “submit”,”confirm” or any other “call to action” button confirming the order. The price must be within 100 pixels of the “submit”,”confirm” or any other “call to action” button.

- Terms must be in a minimum 12-point “easy to read” font.
- Avoid visually distracting graphics from the display of terms.
- Pre-checked boxes must never be used.
- Consumers should be required to actively and individually select each offer or bonus during the checkout process when there are multiple offers or up sells presented. No offers or up sells should be pre-selected or pre-checked.

- Consumers should not be able to move forward in the offer or checkout until the box acknowledging the terms is checked.
- Verbiage must clearly disclose the enrollment into an ongoing membership with no distraction. An example of an acceptable disclosure is: “By clicking “Submit” you acknowledge that you understand you are being enrolled in a 10 day trial for $4.95, and after expiration of the 10 day trial period you will be charged $59 per month until you cancel your service”
- All products or services purchased when the call-to-action button is clicked should be billed as a single charge unless the order is fulfilled at different times requiring multiple charges.
- Shipping and Handling should not be billed separate from charges for the product or service.

BILLING TIMEFRAMES

1. A merchant may not bill a consumer the full price twice in a 30-day span. An acceptable billing cycle example would be:

- Day 1 – Consumer signs up for a 10 day trial offer with paid shipping of $4.95 charged at the time of order.
- Day 11 – The first monthly order is shipped and the consumer is billed the full price of $59.
- Day 41 – The second monthly order is shipped and the consumer is billed the full price of $59.

2. Consumers should not be billed prior to shipment of products.

REFUND POLICIES

Merchants must not make it difficult for consumers to exercise the disclosed cancellation procedures and all cancellation requests must be honored in accordance with the stated terms of the transaction.

1. Refund policies must be disclosed prior to the sale completion. Establish a clear, concise statement of your refund and credit policy. Your policy should be consistent with the objectives of your business and the products or services sold.

2. Merchants must not require return of any trial offer product samples in order for the consumer to receive a refund, or cancel their ongoing subscription.
3. “Full Money Back” or “Full Satisfaction” guarantees are considered false and prohibited unless the offer provides a full refund on all products, including but not limited to Shipping & Handling charges.

4. Refunds should be for the full amount charged including shipping and handling

5. All future billing to a customer should be canceled when a refund is issued.

6. All future billing to a customer should be canceled when a chargeback is received.

BACK END OFFERS, AKA UP SELLS OR CROSS SELLS:

All sales should be directly between the business entities (merchants) processing the transactions and the consumer, with consumer authorization for all purchases.

1. Under no circumstances can consumer data be shared with another company as this is a violation of Brand
Regulations, including but not limited to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard.

2. Forced and hidden up sells are strictly prohibited

3. Up Sells with recurring charges are prohibited, regardless of consumer opt-in or acknowledgement of the offer.

4. A one-time bonus offer may be extended to the consumer for an additional product offered by the same company as the initial transaction. The price of the bonus offer must be clearly disclosed and the consumer must acknowledge the terms of the sale prior to providing credit card information for completion of the sale, and again at order confirmation/ submission.

DESCRIPTORS

1. ALL MERCHANTS DEFINED AS OFFERING A DIRECT MARKETING PRODUCT WILL BE ASSIGNED A DESCRIPTOR FORMATTED TO COMPLY WITH VISA REQUIREMENTS, TO INCLUDE AN *.

2. Billing descriptor should be consistent with the website name, marketing materials, purchase confirmation, and shipping notification (if any) sent to the consumer.

FULFILLMENT

1. Orders must be fulfilled in a timely manner. It is recommended that all products be shipped within 48 hours (2 business days) from the date of order.

2. A confirmation email should be provided for all online orders with physical shipment, within the prior 5 days to shipment or 2 days following shipment, including the following information:

- Merchant contact information (at minimum a consumer service phone number)
- Order information including purchaser’s name, unique order or customer ID, summary of item(s) purchased
- Terms of the order, including initial amount billed and future billing schedule (this should be stressed)
- Cancellation and refund policy
- Delivery confirmation / tracking information
3. An invoice should be included with the product including the following information:

- Merchant contact information (at minimum a consumer service phone number)
- Terms of the order, including initial amount billed and future billing schedule
- Cancellation and refund policy

CUSTOMER SERVICE:

1. Multiple methods of cancellation must be provided for consumers to cancel or request refunds, including at least two options of contact. Example of acceptable service channels include: phone, email, mail, and online chat. Phone support is strongly recommended as one of the options.

2. “Contact Us” information including contact methods and hours of availability should be prominently displayed in all marketing, offer and payment pages, as well as included in purchase confirmations, invoices and any other communication with consumers.

3. Customer Service must be easily accessible and available during reasonable business hours

4. Refund and Cancellation Policies must be followed as disclosed to the consumer at the time of order

5. Hold times to reach Customer Service must be less than 2 minutes.

6. After hours voice mail should include a greeting that properly identifies the merchant to the consumer, provides hours of Customer Service availability and an expectation for call back.

RESOURCES:

The FTC has published the regulations along with many resources online for businesses and consumers. A few helpful links are included below:

Commercial Practices Part 425, Use of Prenotification Negative Option Plans:
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/get-cfr.cgi?TITLE=16&PART=425&SECTION=1&TYPE=TEXT

Prenotification Negative Option Plans:
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/products/pro09.pdf

Advertising and Marketing on the Internet:
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/business/ecommerce/bus28.pdf

Dot Com Disclosures:
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/business/ecommerce/bus41.pdf

Direct Response industry publications have provided articles with some clarification regarding these guidelines:

http://www.responsemagazine.com/resources/legal-resources/legal-review-getting-strict-with-negative-option- marketing-1351

http://www.dmnews.com/get-comfortable-with-new-ftc-regs/article/136023/

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VigLink is an affiliate link automator tool, basically. To see what they potentially can help you earn, they do a scan of the pages of your website for terms which relate to already-existing affiliate products. They will then give you an estimate of how much money you’re potentially missing out on.

Once you’re set up with VigLink, they will routinely scan your pages, and automatically add the affiliate links FOR you, everywhere where there are affiliate links which pertain to your content. They are connected with all the big affiliate companies like Commission Junction and Linkshare. This can potentially save you a TON of time and also potentially earn you a lot of money.

So go check it out and let me know what you think.

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“To prevent promoting unethical companies, would it be best to just find affiliate offers through known networks? Any advice on this?”

Yes, I do have advice. Here are a couple tips to ensure you are promoting a good product or service:

1. Look at the website of the company. Inspect it. Do they have their contact information, address and phone number on there? Do they offer complete information about their product or service?

2. Do a Google search for the company name. How are they reviewed by others? Do they have an inordinate amount of complaints by customers?

Basically, there is more to finding a good affiliate offer than just how much they pay out. Do your own research and make sure that you feel comfortable and certain that what you are promoting is something you should be promoting. For more specifics on this and the exact question and answer from the live show, watch the video clip below.

And stop by Tuesday nights @ 6:30 pm to get your OWN questions answered.

Cheers.

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Go sign up right now (it costs nothing to sign up):

http://www.affiliatefleet.com/bic/

You’ll be assigned an affiliate manager who will contact you and help you get started. if you want to sell your products and services through my network he’ll review with you how it works and help you get started. If you want to promote some of the offers in our network as an affiliate he’ll help you become successful.

With most affiliate networks you sign up and are left on your own to figure things out. That’s where my network is different. We’ll work hard to help make you a success.

I’m also offering several of my own products and services through the network too. For example, you can promote Contest Burner my viral marketing tool and earn a 50% lifetime commission on every sale you help me make.

So head over there now and sign up. I look forward to helping you profit:

http://www.affiliatefleet.com/bic/

All the best,

Bill McIntosh
http://www.billmcintosh.tv/live
Follow me on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/billmcintosh

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Tim presents Natural Link Building – What’s That? Says: “I was reading Matt Cutt’s blog this morning and specifically his new post Natural Links are better than non-natural, not a post I would really recommend reading but one that provokes some thought from the title alone. What are natural links? and more importantly how do we build them?”

Tim presents How To Get People To Spread Your Worst Content Says “I read a lot of GOOD quality info on one hand but then some terrible info in the next breath, the kind of information you get really cross at for wasting your time. The point is throughout all the blogs I read there are certain ones, that no matter what the quality of the post is like, always get, dugg, tweeted, sphunn whatever!

The posts can be a complete waste of two minutes of your time but why are people still spreading this junk all over the web?”

Tim presents The Link Between SEO and Usability Says: “The landscape of SEO changes so frequently that if your not on the ball, you will be caught wondering what happened to your rankings. That is what makes the SEO game such a buzz, the fact your always sprinting to stay ahead of the game, those who like certainty should stay as far away from SEO as possible. So what usability factors might Google look at that enhance the user experience and SEO at the same time?”

Robert Alan presents 20 Reputable SEO Firms to Consider saying, “List of reputable SEO firms to consider for small business owners.”

Angel Taylor presents How To Avoid 3 Common Affiliate Mistakes Says: “Affiliate marketing is one of the most effective and quickest ways of earning money online and it allows everybody a chance to make a profit, Since these affiliate marketing programs are easy to join, implement and pays a commission on a regular basis, more an more people are jumping on board. However, like all businesses, there are possible pitfalls which can quickly destroy your chances of making a profit.”

Emma Taylor presents 100 Business Execs You Can Learn from on Twitter Says: “Twitter is not often thought of as an educational tool, but the fact is that there are many people on the service that offer a wealth of information. There are CEOs, executives, and more users that have plenty of knowledge to offer you. Read on, and you’ll learn about 100 business executives that you can learn from on Twitter.”

Helene Zemel presents Internet Marketing Basics for Work at Home Moms & Dads posted saying, “Whether you own a brick and mortar store or work out of your home, advertising on the internet will allow you to reach thousands of people with your ads. This article provides you with some of the basics for getting started with internet marketing”

sagarika presents Skills that you should be learn for Success posted saying: “True Success is simply the realization and obtainment of a worthy ideal or result that your heart is deeply connected to it & what you desired, results fruitfully in your life, business, wealth, or a worthy ideal.”

Silicon Valley Blogger presents Start an Online Business: Open an eBay Store, Build a Website or Blog Says: “With the sour economy, the time is ripe for us to consider investigating investment opportunities and business prospects in the online realm. When it came to starting my own online business, I had tinkered with a few ideas, but never knew where to begin. But I’ve since researched this topic to some degree, and would like to share some of the things I’ve found.”

The Smarter Wallet presents How To Work From Home And Start A Home Business posted saying, “You may want to start a home business or a side business. Or you may want to telecommute to save on gas. Those who’d like to work from home may find these resources worthwhile. ”

Gabriel presents 8 Short Steps To Forecast and Calculate SEO ROI posted saying, “This article shows how to forecast the return on investment possible from search engine optimization. So many new entrepreneurs want to do SEO but don’t know if it’s a viable marketing channel! This article will facilitate the decision by showing how to forecast the ROI on SEO.”

Cris Santeiro presents How to Run an Internet Membership Site posted “Do some research and see what you can offer to make your membership site stand out. There are many membership sites on the Internet, so it is a very competitive market. Make sure you are offering excellent content and great customer service, in order to attract and keep your members.”

Robert Alan presents Tips for Effective Cross-Selling and Up-Selling posted saying, “Here’s a great list of tips for bloggers and online retailers on how to cross sell and upsell their products and services to increase revenue and total profits on their sites.”

Gregory E. Rouse presents What is Passive Income? posted saying, “As I watched these men and their friends over the years, I began to notice something. Those who were truly financially independent, owned their own business. And, not just any business, they all had businesses that made money even if they were not there.”

Amy Dyslex presents Learn Business Writing: A Few Commandments posted saying, “To learn business writing you can take a grab at a few coaching classes. But there is another way of training yourself. Like they say, it’s all about “matters of the mind.” So try out the following tips to angle yourself for effective business writing.”

Debbie Foster presents How to Ramp Up Your Blog Traffic Says: “You’ve created a blog and you’ve got plenty to say. Great! Now, the trick is to bring in some sizable traffic! After all, unless you’re independently wealthy, you probably need to make some income. Competing with thousands, or tens of thousands of other bloggers, writing in a similar vein or topic, makes this a challenging goal. Here I go over some of the best moves you can make to increase your blog traffic and spread the word.”

BrandonLaughridge presents Top 5 Non-Advertising Methods to Monetize Your Blog posted saying, “Some interesting ways to make money on the web without tradition ad networks.”

Madeleine Begun Kane presents My Advice To Spammers (Limerick) says: “Dear spammers, I wish you’d take heed…”

Merlyn Sanchez presents The 5 Biggest Time Wasters says: “As the saying goes: “Time is money”, so wasting time is wasting money. And very few of us can afford to do that, especially in today’s economy. Here are 5 pitfalls that many business owners and solo professionals fall into which can severely hamper their productivity and cost them profits. Do any of the following sound familiar?”

Robert Alan presents Big Mistakes to Avoid with Your First PPC Campaign posted saying, “For all those small business owners and new entrepreneurs who’d like to take advantage of paid search marketing, but don’t quite know how, I’ve provided a top ten list of all the major things that you MUST avoid when creating your first PPC campaign.”

Christian Russell presents How to Use Social Networking Sites for Business posted saying, “I like to keep it simple. Simple is good. Know why? Because it works. Social networking for business is not rocket science, but for some strange reason, many of us WANT it to be! Perhaps it’s human nature. Perhaps if we think it’s complicated, then we will be able to figure it out…and after we figure it out, it will be easy. And our lives will then be easy. And money will fall into our laps without us ever having to lift a finger, because we’ve figured it out. We know the secret!”

Christian Russell presents Quick Start to Internet Marketing posted saying, “Many people out there are looking for a quick start to internet marketing. I understand. Most people in my network are business people, and we are the kind of people who want to get things rolling quickly. You know being online and marketing yourself with blogging, internet marketing and social networking is essential, but you don’t know the best way to go about it, and you have a million questions.”

CarlsonCOS presents B2B DIY Media Buying, or Use A Pro? posted saying, “Agency Media Pro and a Client-side Marcom exec discuss a framework for media buying and the pitfalls/benefits of DIY.”

Technorati tags: online marketing carnival, blog carnival.

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The second half of the show I took live questions over the chat and my call-in line.  Some greate questions were asked (and some great answers were provided I hope)

Watch the video below to see the entire broadcast:

Resources discussed during the live show:

Market Research Strategies:

By keyword:

NicheBot

Market Samurai

You can look for high paying AdSense markets or high paying CPA markets like insurance, mortgages, real estate, hosting, etc…

You can also look for high volume markets that are easier to get traffic, but harder to get top money. Example types of high volume markets: Celebrity, Pop culture & Television related

Use Google trends to research these.

These markets have lower cpc payouts & lower per lead payouts but can still be profitable since it’s easier to get traffic.  Test using CPA offers like Zip submits & email submits on these kinds of markets.

Browse commission junction & CB for new products:

Just search Commission Junction & ClickBank for the newest products and test promoting the ones that look like they’ll convert well.

Getting Started with AdSense & Affiliate Marketing:

Once you’ve picked your 1st market: go to Hubpages and create 2 or 3 hubs on this market.  Get links to them.  Then Sign up to AdSense via Hubpages.

Build your site:

Use WordPress installed on your own domain name.

Make sure you set up these pages: privacy policy, about us, contact us, terms of use & google sitemap. Here’s a: Terms Of Use generator (not lawyer reviewed). Here’s a: Privacy Policy Generator:

Use your keywords in your titles & body of your posts

Submit to blog directories

Get links

Only after your site has content and is indexed in google then put adsense or affiliate offers.

Test various affiliate offers and track which is converting better. promote it more.  Remove non converting offers.

Build a list: use aweber

Signup to: webmaster tools and submit sitemap:

Ad placement:

Determine up front what the purpose of your website is & stick with this purpose from top to bottom.  Including how you place your ads.  Some questions to ask yourself on ad-placement:

• What is the user trying to accomplish by visiting my site?
• What do they do when viewing a particular page?
• Where is their attention likely to be focused?

Take a look at: Google’s own guide on where to place your AdSense ads .

BASIC Google Adsense rules:

For tonight I’m assuming no blackhat stuff. Everything I’m going over is 100% whitehat and shouldn’t get you into trouble.

Focus on Google’s AdSense TOS they’re the most strict. Also: REVIEW webmaster guildelines

Further data:
http://www.google.com/webmasters/

Adsense:
https://www.google.com/adsense/

Sign Up To These Affiliate Networks I Mentioned:

• Pepperjam
• Hydra
• Affiliate.com (Used to be cpa empire)
• NeverBlue Ads
• Commission Junction
• Clickbank
• Copeac
• Primary Ads

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