There are many different business opportunities available to the aspiring online marketer, but you must always be leery of make money online scams. Even though some of the get paid to complete programs (read emails, complete surveys, clicking banners or links, etc) may sound like a desirable future about 9/10 of those are scams too and involve far more work than you are led on to believe.
Something even more misleading are those Multi-Level-Marketing schemes or MLM. This business model provides the person who recruited you more opportunity than you and so on. So the farther down the line you join the more removed you are from the guys who are really making the money.
Work at home scams are another style of online robbery that goes and is often advertised both online and offline. You pay a registration fee and then there is no obligation of the company to even stay in business. They can close there doors at anytime leaving you out your registration fee and still looking for a way to make money from home.
The point is that the mass variety of online rip offs and frauds preying on the unknowing new internet marketer trying to make an honest living is limitless. For a newbie to try and sort out the worthwhile opportunities that actually have potential versus those that are complete scams. As a result of all this confusion though the default assumption about any Internet marketer is that they need to prove themselves because at first they are perceived to be just another scam artist.
Despite the fact that scams are prevalent, convincing yourself that everything is a rip off is just limiting your learning and your potential income if you find the right tool. Just like any other business there are the good, the bad, and the who cares. Internet marketing is no different from them.
A key is to find people who have a reputation built for themselves, because one thing is for sure if someone ripped off his customers his name is smeared all over the online forums. So with todays technology it is fairly easy to find out the reputation of the person trying to sell you the product.
Internet marketing is going to be tough and there are going to be times when you feel like giving up. All these sales letters you see start from the guys successes. They want to paint a pretty picture, but rest assured that many of them struggled along the way like I am sure you did in the past or are still doing now.
Once you get through the stage of trying to learn all the information you can the next step is going to be to pick a system and stick with it until you see the results you desire. Zero Friction Marketing can give you the system you are looking for and if they do not simply ask for your money back within 60 days. Once again thats Zero Friction Marketing Report
Monday, July 20, 2009
Friday, July 17, 2009
Affiliate Marketing and Research
Now that many people’s finances are getting even tighter due to the recession, the idea of making money online is getting even more attractive, and one of the first things many people hear about is something called “affiliate marketing.” While there is a enough information out there to overwhelm most people at first, the basic concept is fairly simple.
Market research is the first step in the process.
First, you must research markets you are interested in. This is your most important starting point, and you can do this by finding out what your potential customers are looking for. This is the essence of “keyword research” – finding the actual words or phrases people type into search engines to find answers to their problems, and you can be sure that if you do not do your research, you will regret it later.
By finding and using keywords that consumers are actively entering into the search engines, you will be able to help your websites and landing pages rank higher, generating a nonstop flood of organic, targeted traffic.
Keyword research doesn't have to be a difficult task, however. Start with the free Google Keyword Tool, which can be found by searching for “Google keyword tool external,” and enter in a keyword or phrase that identifies the product or niche that you are interested in promoting as an affiliate.
Click on “get keyword ideas” to generate a list of keywords and gauge the competitiveness of the the market by taking a look at the number of times people are searching for your main keywords per month.
What you want to do is find a market with existing demand that also has existing competition and products readily available, but not so competitive that ranking highly is next to impossible.
What's important here is that you remember there must be an audience for whatever you choose to market. Since you are an affiliate, your costs for entering a market are not very high, but it’s still a good idea to take the time to do niche research in order to avoid wasting your time.
For more information on market research and keyword research in affiliate marketing, particularly as it applies to CPA, check out the newly-released Zero Friction Marketing course.
Market research is the first step in the process.
First, you must research markets you are interested in. This is your most important starting point, and you can do this by finding out what your potential customers are looking for. This is the essence of “keyword research” – finding the actual words or phrases people type into search engines to find answers to their problems, and you can be sure that if you do not do your research, you will regret it later.
By finding and using keywords that consumers are actively entering into the search engines, you will be able to help your websites and landing pages rank higher, generating a nonstop flood of organic, targeted traffic.
Keyword research doesn't have to be a difficult task, however. Start with the free Google Keyword Tool, which can be found by searching for “Google keyword tool external,” and enter in a keyword or phrase that identifies the product or niche that you are interested in promoting as an affiliate.
Click on “get keyword ideas” to generate a list of keywords and gauge the competitiveness of the the market by taking a look at the number of times people are searching for your main keywords per month.
What you want to do is find a market with existing demand that also has existing competition and products readily available, but not so competitive that ranking highly is next to impossible.
What's important here is that you remember there must be an audience for whatever you choose to market. Since you are an affiliate, your costs for entering a market are not very high, but it’s still a good idea to take the time to do niche research in order to avoid wasting your time.
For more information on market research and keyword research in affiliate marketing, particularly as it applies to CPA, check out the newly-released Zero Friction Marketing course.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Introduction To CPA Marketing
“Cost Per Action” marketing is two of the simplest methods for beginner Internet marketers to begin making money online. For years, this type of affiliate marketing has an industry secret of the insider "big players.” It was never really a “secret,” but while most people in Internet marketing had their hands busy promoting Clickbank products, the big kahunas were playing on a whole different level.
Cost Per Action, sometimes referred to as "CPA," is a type of Internet marketing that requires consumers to complete specific actions – this usually entails filling out a form and requesting a free product sample, signing up for a free trial. In some cases, it involves asking the consumer to try a new product or service by making a small purchase.
What it means is that you, as offer promoter, get paid for the "actions" taken by the traffic you steer to advertisers. As a basic example, let's say a company wants to test the consumer feedback on a new product line that they are introducing. They create an offer where they agree to pay $1.50 for each person who submits their e-mail address and zip code – your job is simply to direct traffic to that site and then collect $1.50 for each person who opts in.
This is a fairly standard promotion type. Others might pay as much as $37 for an optin (though if the payout is higher, the offer might require much more information from the customer or ask for a small upfront payment.
In essence you, as a CPA marketer, are really a traffic broker: You buy traffic on one end, send it to an offer page and get paid based on how well it converts. Sounds so simple, doesn't it? It can be easy, but it generally isn't.
Because it is so profitable, CPA marketing is extremely competitive, and for a beginner, it can be intimidating to start trying to compete with super-affiliates making $100k a day and even more, or even with the more common affiliates who are making $500 to $1,000 a day running CPA campaigns. When you try to get started, you're going to be up against all of that competition, and it can be very challenging. The truth is, a lot of beginners simply get frustrated and give up when they figure out that CPA marketing can be difficult and expensive.
CPA marketing can be all that the sales letters say it can be – you really can make $100k a day if you know what you’re doing – but it can also be frustrating if you jump in without the right information. The Zero Friction Marketing Course can get you off on the right footing so that you can start making money almost right away without the stress of worrying you’ll lose your shirt.
Cost Per Action, sometimes referred to as "CPA," is a type of Internet marketing that requires consumers to complete specific actions – this usually entails filling out a form and requesting a free product sample, signing up for a free trial. In some cases, it involves asking the consumer to try a new product or service by making a small purchase.
What it means is that you, as offer promoter, get paid for the "actions" taken by the traffic you steer to advertisers. As a basic example, let's say a company wants to test the consumer feedback on a new product line that they are introducing. They create an offer where they agree to pay $1.50 for each person who submits their e-mail address and zip code – your job is simply to direct traffic to that site and then collect $1.50 for each person who opts in.
This is a fairly standard promotion type. Others might pay as much as $37 for an optin (though if the payout is higher, the offer might require much more information from the customer or ask for a small upfront payment.
In essence you, as a CPA marketer, are really a traffic broker: You buy traffic on one end, send it to an offer page and get paid based on how well it converts. Sounds so simple, doesn't it? It can be easy, but it generally isn't.
Because it is so profitable, CPA marketing is extremely competitive, and for a beginner, it can be intimidating to start trying to compete with super-affiliates making $100k a day and even more, or even with the more common affiliates who are making $500 to $1,000 a day running CPA campaigns. When you try to get started, you're going to be up against all of that competition, and it can be very challenging. The truth is, a lot of beginners simply get frustrated and give up when they figure out that CPA marketing can be difficult and expensive.
CPA marketing can be all that the sales letters say it can be – you really can make $100k a day if you know what you’re doing – but it can also be frustrating if you jump in without the right information. The Zero Friction Marketing Course can get you off on the right footing so that you can start making money almost right away without the stress of worrying you’ll lose your shirt.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Zero Friction Marketing Report
Saj P is releasing Zero Friction Marketing.
You Might be thinking what does that mean to me? Let me tell you. Are you tired of all the affiliate marketing products that don't sell as well as you hoped they would? Then fear no more becuase in case you haven't heard CPA marketing is an amazing new tool to make money online and you dont have to sell anything.
Simply put you remove the friction from marketing. There is no more sale which is great news since we know people are looking to spend even less money with the economy still sliding down.
Is all you have to do is get these people to give up their email and then you get paid. Some of these programs pay as high as 50 dollars plus for these leads as they are called in the CPA world.
Back to the original point becuase now I am sure you want to hear what Saj has to say.
On 28 July he is releasing his powerful new tool that is geared towards teaching you how to make money not using Google or Adwords or selling anything.
Interested? Click here to learn more about Zero Friction Marketing
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