Is Affiliate Marketing for me

Money making tips that work

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In my short guide I will give you detailed instructions that you can implement right now and start making money today or as soon as  you possibly can. Once you have completed reading this blog post you will have a better understanding of how easy it is to make money online.

    

Who am I?

Before I start with the money making tips. I want to introduce myself. Your probably saying why should I trust this guy on some blog sharing with me and the world on the internet his step by step guide on how to make money online? I know I feel you! I would be weary too myself if I stumbled upon this page too

Let me introduce myself. My name is Jaques and im just a normal guy like yourself who was looking to overcome  some debt and get out of debt of course. So no im not a millionaire I will be showing you how to make an honest respectful living.

 After some research and after I been through a lot of trial and error of money making stuff that does not work. I narrowed it down to maybe like 4 things that do work.

The plan

Okay so the plan consists of some prerequisites you  must have before you start.

You will need:

. to write a short ebook and make it permanently free

.you will need to write a second ebook and sell it for 2.99 or 99 cents or higher its up to you on price.

.a email marketing service to create campaigns and build your email list.

. A blog to create compelling content that your passionate about

. Youll need To find  companies to monetize your blog or networks to join as an affiliate

.brainstorm all the things you can do great and fast to sell on free lance sites.

. A landing page created

. A web host

If you have some or all of these already then skip to the start of the plan if not ,bookmark this page now and come  back when you have most of these done.

The Plan #1

The first plan may be a bit involved while the second plan is a bit tampered down depending on your level of epertise and how far you want to take things . If your just starting out and getting your feet wet you may find the second plan better for you. If youre a seasoned blogger or affiliate marketer the first plan is shoud be the number one plan in your arsenal.

So Lets get Started.

Okay you have your ebook written you have maybe a short ebook maybe 10 or 15 pages. What you want to do is write something about your niche,how you are an authority in your niche,how you are very knowledgeable and trust worthy. Tell people in your ebook how you can solve there problems in this niche of yours.

 Okay the first thing you will want to do is put your landing page in this free ebook in the beginning of it then at the end of the book you will want to include an opt in form to get peoples emails as these people are interested in your book they are more than likely to convert and become customers for your future ebooks. You can create a free account at Mailchimp they are free for the first  2000 contacts after that they start to charge you. You can learn how to create a free landing page Here from Natasha she is great.

Affiliate links

   So now you have your landing page setup and your email  marketing opt in form  in your free ebook .Another useful tip is to put affiliate links inside your book where you mention something great or compelling that will give value to your reader that solves there problem somehow.Don’t over do it people are not stupid just sprinkle in a few affiliates related to your niche. Just make sure they are related for example if your book is about breeding cats you a affiliate about Viagra or condoms wont make any sense. Send them to an affiliate about breeding cats.

Tips about affiliate marketing

·As im sure your aware that most affiliates only pay you a small percentage like  between 4 and 7 percent when you just start out

So to make any real money youd have to promote something expensive.

·As an example 4% of 2.00 is 8 cents

·4 % of 200 dollars is 8 dollars

·7 % of 3000 dollars is 210 dollars so you get the point .

It would be wise for you to promote more expensive items but also,promote cheaper and less expensive items as only a few people will buy expensive stuff other people will spend a lower amount . So in your niche site have stuff for sale on the high end ,low end and middle end so theres something for everyone.

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·Check out this site which talks about the 32 high ticket affiliate items you can promote to make up to $30,000 a sale

· · Remember Affiliate marketing can be great for some but ,your always making someone else rich in the company your promoting .So if you have to choose between affiliate marketing and selling ebooks . I would definaetly  sell my own ebooks opposed to doing affiliate marketing as when you write books yourself you are working for yourself. You don’t have to go through Amazon or Barnes and noble you can sell the books yourself and make 100% of the profit so being an author and selling your books is better off in the long run.

Link to your blog

Besides the landing page to your main website,your opt in form to grab emails to send out newsletters and make future sales and sky rocket your conversions with affiliates. Another key thing you should do is to also add a link to your blog in the end of your book somehow. As you will have more affiliates in your blog than your ebook. As you do not want your ebook to look like an advertisement you want it to be a book with useful information.

The second book

This is where the second book comes in .At the end of the first book  that is free you include links to other books you published either by links or  a link to your author page that has this second book and how many other books you have for sale.Maybe you have written a sequel to one book maybe one is a five part series and so forth,just have all the other books for sale.

Just remember you have to market the free book hard very much so . Remember people download free books more often than books for sale so you will be getting free advertising. Hundreds of thousands of people will be downloading your free ebook so you want to also make it compelling and give them a reason  to want to buy your other books. It really is that simple a lot of work in beginning but in the end its worth it.

People like free things

Short story you know im a huge fan of reading books and ebooks are great invention my favorite to read is non-fiction books. Like,How to live in New York City rent free,how to live in New York city with 3000 dollars. How to be a millionaire in 6 months you know stuff like that. How to quit your day job and work from home I think I have read  like 50 of those books and none of them worked but I still read them they still spark my curiosity.

Fiction not so much I hate fantasy and Sci fi books any thing fake I hate because ,I prefer real things,thats why I hate when the Wife turns on the Housewives or the Kardashians so annoying anyhow.

So when I first got a kinder reader way back when not a kindle ,im talking about the kindle for pc or for android app or for apple. I was that guy who would only go to amazon to buy a kindle only if someone gave me a gift card for my birthday or christmas  . After some time I then realized you could search by relevance and I was the guy who would only download free books I know that sounds silly but ,thats how a lot of people are thinking they just spent $199 for there kindle or 500 for a  Android device or an Apple ipad and now they have to spend 3.99 or 7.99 or even 99 cents to read a ebook. Thats what a lot of people think.

 And this is why its essential to publish a free book as youll soon find out that many many people download free books more often and the ones that do download your free ebook will be more than likely to buy your other books only if the free book has some useful value in it and is written well ,solves peoples problems and people enjoy reading it above all.So really put in the effort when writing your free ebook make sure it has lots of instructions and value.

        Just the  basics

Remember I just gave you the basics of book publishing . Just enough for you to get started,and start to make money after all thats what its all about.Do keep in mind theres so much more you can learn about marketing and  writing and publishing ebooks.

One thing I will mention about e-book covers is do not go cheap on them. A book cover is like a thousand words and you do not want to make a bad impression. Of course you can get a cheap cover on fiverr.com or seo clerks for 1 dollar or 5 dollars or ten dollars. Whatever you do in your ebook publishing trust me on this one and  make sure you spend a few hundred to get that killer cover that can potentially make you a best seller you wont regret it! If you dont it will break you and you will fail. A great company to do this for you is 99 designs have a look at them for yourself.

So id like to recommend  someone who is great whom I have learned a lot  from and you can  too learn yourself. His name is Nick Stephonson! he is a best seller and shares some of the stuff he has done to become a best seller and shows how he markets his books.So sign up for his  free video training  here ,you dont have to buy anything just watch his training videos you will learn a lot and there free.

Blogging

     Okay im not going to go into detail about how great blogging is and how it has changed everything these days from way back when people use to write stories to now making 6 figure income. Im not going to bore with none of that cause you already know it.

What I will say is the key to blogging is having great compelling content and writing what you are passionate about I cant stress that enough. So do not listen to all the noise on the internet on how you can make $5000 a month or $15,000 a month or $60,000 a year all of that is just noise plain and simple B.S..

The truth is blogging can earn you some income but, its hard work expect to not make any money for months until you start to get ranked,or maybe it may take 6 months to make your first $30 dollars. Yes its true. So if your not passionate about writing then blogging is not for you.

Make sure your blog professional looking

If your not into coding ,or your not a computer nerd or geek or anything chances are your like most of you do not have time to code a nice looking blog that looks professional.

Ive got good news for you theres two sites where you can download free blog templates for Wordpress and  Blogger. They will make your blog or niche site look professional and easier to convert if you are using a shopify store or any ecommerce site or just blogging your blog will look more professional and you will have more authority in your niche!

    High intent keywords

So to  make money blogging like I said do not listen to all the noise on the internet all you need is to use high intent keywords. Thats it!

For example:

Where can I buy

Instructions

New

Best

Top

Bargain

Inexpensive

For sale

The new

Buy

cheap
its new



So a example article you would make would be something like this on your blog 
i put the keywords in bold to show you:

I have a bargain for you i am selling some cheap and inexpensive( Keyword product)
you can get the instructions here where you can buy it. the product keyword is one of the best you can buy and its new. 

So from that article you can see what i mean once you include high intent keywords into your  articles and  into your campaign you will see more conversions.

Mix your keywords  for the maximum effect

I just mentioned high intent keywords so you should be aware of them and use them .Just one thing you must do is mix in some informational/research keywords with your high intent keywords. By doing this you are providing your potential customer with everything he she will need to convert and become a repeat customer.

What happens is when people are looking to buy a product or a service. They first do some research. They gather information. They compare other items. They find out which is the best one for them.

Then when they are ready they return to purchase this product. So you should do your do diligence and make sure you include some informational and research keywords along with your high intent keywords.

             Keywords in action

For example someone who  just moved to the San Diego  area wants to join the Ymca close to there house . So they will look for Ymca reviews in the San Diego area  to see if its a good fit. They may want to teach there child to swim. So they will do a search to see if that one has swimming lessons. Maybe they have a little child  and they want to make sure theres no child predators in the area? You and  Wife work late you want to  make sure they have late hours.

So a informational search may be like . How late is San Diego Ymca open . I need swimming lessons in San Diego. Looking for best swim teacher in San Diego.Ymca reviews. They may want to know how much it is to join.

So you found out what your keywords are. So a typical article or blog post would read something like this .

If you need swimming lessons close to your house . I know one of the best swim teachers in San Diego. They have late hours for families who   work full time This guy is one of the best. Do not take my word for it read the reviews here!

Also its not that expensive its only 25 dollars a lesson and you can book your child here and have him joined in no time.

So you see what I mean the person comes to your website or blog. And you have the information they are looking for,you have done the research for someone looking to sign up there child for swim lessons. You have the cost. You listed the reviews. You then have a link to buy.

Even if the person logs off goes to bed or work. He will return to your site to make the purchase because you have the information they were looking for,you done the research and you then included some of the buyer intent keywords. ,with the other keywords. Give it a try and tell me  how its going.

I just added a video about high intent keywords to show you in more detail on my youtube channel.

Yes when you use buyer intent keywords the visitor on your blog is ready to buy with his or her credit card in hand as they are looking for more information about a product,looking for something cheap,looking to buy,looking for the new product,looking for something inexpensive,looking for a bargain,looking for the top of the line,the best and so forth.Go to google yourself and make believe you are searching for a product and see what search terms you use or even use googles keyword tool for more  high intent keywords to use.

So when you put affiliate links into your blog have seo in mind and use some high intent keywords. Remember when you write great content eventually you will show up on the search engines and people will find your blog page. Now I told you the seo way to use intent keywords.If you need help with some more high intent keywords check out this link which lists 220 buyer keywords for you to use.


You can also purchase a ppc campaign on google whenever someone types in your keyword for example buy the new ipod,the cheapest ipod,the new honda or whatever you specify your page will show up as one of the sponsored results at the top of google. Like this.

You see whenever someone types cheap ipods your page would show up. Obviously this requires you spending money to google if your just starting out you wont have much money but this is handy if you need it.

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Another thing id like to mention is to read this blog post to avoid some common mistakes about affiliate marketing from the boys from nichehacks.com 

Web hosting

When starting out you may not want to have a web host just yet to save money its understandable though host are a lot less these days. Some people stay with a free blogger platform while others opt for a web host,so youd have more control where as a free blogger or wordpress can get rid of your page at anytime where as  having your own web host has more of an advantage. Imo if you do have a free blogger or wordpress stick with it until you are making serious money then opt for a webhost. Then the money you will be making will be able to pay for your web host. Read some articles on Quora about some professionals who are blogging on a free platform and make your own decision. When you are ready to take that leap you can ask me what host i use or ask people on quora or yahoo answers.

Brainstorming your talents

Remember I spoke about to brainstorm and think about what you can do great and fast easily. Well write down everything you can do great and sell it as a service on upwork,seo clerks,fiverr, just to name a few but there are many freelance websites out there. You can market all of them on your blog ,so anyone reading your book,will have a link to your blog and you also will email your blog link in your newsletters in your email campaigns so there you have it how to make  money plan #1 in a nutshell.

The importance of reviews

A few things id like to mention about freelancing websites is they use very weird algorithms in there systems based on reviews and positive reviews  and they are always changing there system at random so you never know what to expect . The fact is you could have say 1000 sales  maybe 30 sales a week with positive reviews then all of the sudden get say 3 negative  reviews  ,all after you  had 1000 plus reviews then all of the sudden you have like 1 sale a  week to 2 sales a year to no sales at all its that tricky.  

      Diversify

So because these freelance sites are so unpredictable its a good idea to sign up with a bunch of them sell the same thing on each of them,with a different screen name and different prices. This way when one of the sames dries up you have sales coming in from another freelance site. Another thing to do is to have a girls name and girls profile picture. Its a fact that more people buy from girls online for some reason. So if you have a girls name and profile picture will help aswell.

So this concludes the first plan so lets recap:

Write a free ebook market it like hell,blog  write what your passionate about ,do affiliate marketing and sell more ebooks for profit and sell your other services on free lance sites.

Also id like to point out all the  money  you will make from blogging,freelancing,book sales,affiliate marketing  that would all go into one bank account to help you get out of debt,go on vacation or whatever.

So as you can see you can make some cash on the side for example. Lets say you make 100  a month affiliate marketing,maybe 100 a month freelancing,and maybe 200 a month selling ebooks .Keep in mind this is just a rough estimate but you have the potential to make the minimum of $400 a month then you monetize a few more ways when you get good at it. Then were talking an extra $5000 or $6000  a year. Yes when you just start out it may take time to make your first buck. As long as you are constant and persistent you will get to your goal.

Plan 2

Plan 2 Is a bit more simple it may be better suited for the beginner as it does not involve as much. plan 2 is basically just 3 things.

#1 Write the free ebook  include your landing page and a link to get peoples emails and link to your blog.

#2get people to go to your author page to buy other books your selling

#3write more books- the more books you sell the more money youll make remember writing a new book is basically giving yourself a raise

And thats plan 2 you can start plan 2 first if you want then sprinkle in just a few things I mentioned in plan 1  until you feel more comfortable. I hope my little guide has helped you overcome fears of making money online.

If you hit the 500,000 mark

So far all the tips I have mentioned are for people just starting out with no traffic . If for some reason you have say 500,000 subscribers or followers on social media or have a huge email list you can start to make money right away using Social media or email  with content curating.

There are a lot of famous Content Curators out there like Perez Hilton, Kim Kardashian, Lady Gaga and so forth they have say millions of followers and they send out a sponsored tweet and they make a profit. Just look at there page and youll see what im talking about each tweet is an ad or link to an ad or article. Say you have 2 million followers and you could get say at minimum 2000 sales a day with one tweet is very profitable.

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So how do you do it? First you need at least 500,000 followers on instagram or twitter. Then what you do is set up a google alert or use mashable ,or feedly reader to basically get stories before other people get them in your niche . Then you share related stories and put your own spin on it . You offer your insight and link to the story.You never sell anything though people usually see you as the curator so they come back to your landing page and buy what your selling (as long as your story is related to your niche)

Or you can do the same thing with sponsored tweets and affiliate marketing. Where you are selling something but, you talk about things in a way that sounds like your having a conversation like “my girlfriend wont put down her new fitbit then you show a picture of your girlfriend with her and her fitbit but, if someone clicks it it goes to the fitbit order page.

Or youll say something like todays kids are influenced by grand theft auto and I wonder why walmart is still selling it so disappointed with walmart ? Then have a link for the sale to show there still selling it and grand theft auto fans will buy it.

Now you see what I mean about content curation if your on twitter and facebook you already have been doing it,but now think about how you can do it for profit.

Ok so you made it to the end of the blog post . As we all know there are many other ways to make money online that I did not mention in this blog  post .As I wanted to focus on what really works and can be profitable for you in the short term as a beginner ,than  to do something that does not work. So feel free to share with everyone how you make money online.

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