Weekly Tips
Article Marketing…Some thing to look out for!
If you've ever thought of doing Article Marketing to drive traffic to your sites. Do be aware that for some article sites, especially the high traffic ones, you can only have a MAXIMUM of 1 AUTHOR account. Yes, you could get away with multiple author accounts.
However, if you ever get discovered, and the article directory manager is not helpful, they can delete your entire account and you lose your article content built over the years and back links over night.
At the end of the day, its always better to
- First build content on your site, before
- Rewriting and posting these articles to article directories.
Don't leave your fate to others.
Hope this quick article tip benefits you! To your internet riches!
Sherman
Free Affiliate Marketing Coaching Closed…Thanks For Interest
Hi John, we'll arrange a time via email to correspond via Skype. There is no need for the $500. Just be sure to put in effort into your own business!
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Some parts edited
John xxxx
john.xxxxxx@gmail.com | 203.153.xx.250
Hello Sherman,
I'm John from xxx. Hope this email finds you well. I also hope that I'm not too late for this offer. It's a great offer from you and I wish xxxxx
I have been trying with Internet marketing or business for the past few years but without good results, probably I lack the know-how on doing business on the Internet.
I have been looking around for Internet marketer who could guide me through. But none of them seem to guide me through. Emails are not responded and they never gave me their Instant Messenger IDs (how am i to be guided??)
So, I'm glad when i read your offer and xxxxx
I really hope someone of your success could guide me through.
And even if I'm not selected, I do hope we could keep in touch and you could recommend me some good businesses online.
Oh ya, I have wanted to join you for the xxx but have not done so because I do not want another failure. Hope you can guide me.
Looking forward to your favourable response.
Have a good Sunday.
Thanks very much.
John xxxxx
xx16-xxxxxxx
MSN: xxxx@yahoo.com
Skype: johnxxxx
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Marketers Choice: FireFox, IE Or Google Chrome?
Google has just come up with a new browser dubbed the Google Chrome. Download it from
Its nice, certainly could tempt anyone to switch from Fire Fox to Chrome, only thing holding me back is the roboform tool (Internet Marketing essential, IMO) on my firefox. If roboform starts to support Chrome…who knows 
Not a roboform user? Check out Chrome, you just might be lured to the power of the Google side.
Enjoy!
FireFox, Microsoft, Google? "Begun, the Browser Wars has" Yoda, Star Wars
"I Don't Know What To Say Really…" - Any Given Sunday
"I Don't Know What To Say Really…" Excerpt From Any Given Sunday. Enjoy
My thoughts: You find out how important money is when life slaps you in the face. Ever had to decline when friends ask you out because you know the places they frequent are too expensive to afford at your current salary?
Having money and work, gives one dignity. That's the reality of life, and anyone that says different is probably lucky enough to be born with a diamond spoon in their mouth.
For the rest of us that can count only on ourselves, we must develop an inner drive. Because without that "I WANT TO DO THIS, I WANT TO BE RICH, I MUST MAKE IT" psyche, you'll just float in life until one day 5 years has gone, 40 is just round the corner, we're still at square 1, and its too late.
All the best… visit this post if you can (Valid till 7th September)
Sherman
By the way, Happy 32nd birthday to me
The Affiliate Money Magazine Challenge - 1(one) Person To Be Coached To Earn $1000s For FREE.
The Affiliate Money Magazine Challenge - Valid Till 7th September 2008
1(one) Person To Be Coached To Earn $1000s For FREE.
1 Spot Only.
To commemorate a new milestone online (hitting a personal new online income), for 4 weeks and 45min session periods per week, I will coach 1(one) "SERIOUS" person for FREE to make REAL money online.
(Note: If you're already successful online, that means earning at least $5000 every month, then you're doing well, save a spot for someone else who has never made a single cent online or don't know what an internet check looks like)
Please read it all before deciding whether or not to participate.
THE OFFER:
- I will work with you LIVE 45 minutes each week for 4 sessions by SKYPE, giving you personal pointers as you progress through the course, and monitoring what you've done the previous week.
- There is no written material, we will be working live via SKYPE and I will give you pointers on what to do. You'll be taking down live notes on your side of the screen.
- I will be pointing you to live case studies online, websites and URLs that are raking in cash, how you can do it and cash in.
- You will be starting a real internet business. (There are many industries you can go into, CPA, Adsense, Adwords, Affiliate Networks, Product Owner, Merchant Affiliate Programs, there are tons of programs, filtering through them all to test what works takes time) I'll tell you one that I know works, there is a burning desire to fill a need and you can just follow and cash in.
- You MUST hit a minimum income goal of $500. If you can earn more, $1K, $3K, its all your money to keep. The minimum you must hit if you're working with me is $500 from scratch.
WHAT YOU NEED:
- You must learn fast and have a good brain, with *good writing, video creation skills and HTML*
- Learning attitude (Kindly save your questions at the start. I will certainly answer questions related to the previous weeks work.)
- Must have initial $164.95 base capital for internet tools to get off to a fast start then $27.95 each month.
- Burning Desire to increase your income from $500 to $10,000 after the coaching.
- 30 minutes each day minimum.
- PayPal account, get one at http://www.paypal.com
- Be a personable nice person.
- You MUST understand my Singapore English Accent
- You must be punctual for the Live SKYPE coaching. 10 minutes waiting grace.
Because many people instinctively feel that they are "The One Willing To Do Whatever It Takes", lets find out who's serious:
TERMS:
This Coaching Offer is 100% FREE. I will only work with people who are willing to assist themselves. To protect my time and interest, there will be a…
FULLY RETURNABLE $500 Coaching Fee.
Selected individual required to put down a "Commitment" deposit of $500 by PayPal. Please, no "verbal committments", "yes im the one" feelings, "tears in eyes" testimonials, persuasive arguments of "please call my mobile and help me free because…" (Friends no exceptions.) This is a business, work, not school, fun, hobby, games. If you're committed to learning something that will give you a lifestyle change, commit professionally, not with words and pinky swears but a financial committment to Your own future. Once you learn how to make that 1st $500-$1000, the $10K mark is a "Rinse and Repeat" scaling up formula away.
CONDITIONS (Not the usual blah blah blah):
- When you hit the online income goal of $500 within 45 day time frame, your $500 will be refunded, and any money you have earned online, $500, $1K, $2K, $4K is all yours to keep. A check will be mailed to you. (You'll see)
- If you put in some effort, and just fall short of $500, say $490 the $500 deposit will still be returned in full to you. (All I want to see is commitment, not illusions of grandeur)
- If for any reason effort was not put into your own internet business (you had work, trip, family, baby on the way, fell ill) with minimum 30 minutes work each day (yes I will know, don't ask me how) the $500 deposit will be forfeit at discretion, and donated to a charity of YOUR choice by PayPal. You pick the charity you want that is PayPal supported. Receipt will be provided.
Closing Thoughts
This is a serious FREE coaching offer where I will coach 1 person for FREE to succeed online. That individual will learn a skill that will pay for life's necessities new house/car/electricity bill/mobile phone bill/insurance.
Think it through carefully, this is not a "whim or impulse" decision to sign up. Yes, you will have checks appearing at your home like magic - a new income stream added to your household without $1000s of dollars in financial risk.
Once you're $500 sure:
- Introduce yourself via the comment box below
- 280 word write up on why you absolutely want an internet career, write positively. (don't worry, it will appear private)
- Your HTML, Writing, Video Creation Skills on Scale of 1 to 10 (1 being completely new, 10 being Expert)
I will pick the name and email of the writeup I think has the best personality of success and revert to your email on how to proceed.
We'll setup a time by email for the 45 minute coaching. Prepare to do alot of cutting and pasting into your notepad.
During coaching, we'll correspond LIVE via SKYPE privately.
Best Wishes,
Sherman
(Offer valid till 7th September 2008)
READ>>>Your success story may be recorded from beginning to end and be used as a success case study at my discretion to benefit some who need this information.
Final Disclaimer: When after going through the comments and i'm not positive the submissions have the pre-requisite skills to quickly succeed online, I reserve the final right to rescind on this free offer. Good Luck!
Increase Online Website Traffic With Duplicate Content?
Download this report that tells you what you need to know about Article Marketing and Duplicate Content.
- stay in good standing with the search engines
- boost your rankings
- drive loads of traffic to your site
To Download: "Right Click On This Link & Select Save As"
Enjoy!
Affiliate Marketing - The Dummy's Guide To Making Online Payments and Actually Spending the $10,000 You Made Online!
How To Make Payment Online.
When making payment online, you can use 1 of 3 modes. Debit/Credit card, Paypal or Virtual Visa.
Let's jump in.
1. If you have a Credit Card or Debit card (see your local bank), these are the most straight forward mode of payment for online transactions. If you don't have either, carry on reading.
2. If you're from the USA, things are much easier because you just need a Paypal account and simply T/T funds from any US bank into your paypal account. Then use your paypal as your internet business account. Before making payment, you just need to make sure of 2 things.
- There are funds in your paypal account. (naturally :))
- Check that the amount you're going to pay the merchant is the correct one.
In this case, you won't need a credit or debit card.
Click here to set up your PayPal account
3. If you cannot fund your paypal account via T/T because you're not from the USA and you don't have a credit card or debit card to fund your paypal account…
Then purchase a prepaid VIRTUAL VISA Card. It works exactly the same as Mastercard and Visa.
Click here to purchase your Virtual Visa Card
How To Spend The Money You Make Online On Gas, Mcdonalds, That New Mobile Phone, Cool Watch, Milk From a Shelf in Walmart.
Since this is an affiliate money magazine, i'm gonna have to assume that you're selling a company's product. After you've made money online, the merchant will send you the money in 3 ways, the 3rd way I don't recommend if you're new to the internet industry and your checks/commissions are not yet consistent.
1. Your commissions are credited into your paypal account. You'll be able to withdraw your commissions from your paypal account into your banking account (there is a "Withdraw Funds" tab in your PayPal account, just click on it and you'll know what to do instinctively). After 5 days, visit your local ATM and use your ATM card to withdraw this money. Spend that money at Walmart on that delicious bottle of low fat milk or the installment for your new car or home.
2. A check is mailed to your home. Cash in this check at your local bank. Visit your local ATM and use your ATM card to withdraw this money. Spend that money…you get the idea.
3. The 3rd way merchants pay out is by cash cards such as Payoneer, Global Cash Card. I don't prefer these payment styles for the simple reason that these modes of payment take money from you even when you don't make any withdrawals. So if you had $10,000 deposited into these accounts lying dormant, you'll find your balance dwindling each month simply for keeping funds in the account. I would only recommend you use cash cards to receive your commissions if your monthly commissions are a stable $500+ per month or more, then the withdrawal fee of about $5.00+ is neglible. But for those that have little commissions, you may find that whatever commission you have earned goes to funding your account. You won't be able to accumulate your commissions to a few $100 before withdrawing since the funds are constantly being nibbled away by the payment provider. Of course, this is my experience and feedback to you…you're free to use this payment style if you like
So there you have it, Affiliate Marketing - The Dummy's Guide To Making Online Payments and Actually Spending the $10,000 You Made Online! Hope this post clears up any cloud and mystery about how money from the internet appears magically in your hands
By The Way…
Whether or not you decide to make online purchases using Paypal, its still a good idea to setup a paypal account. After all its free. And you never know when you might need to use it to receive your $1,000s of commission dollars. Set it up here
That's the tips I have for today.. stay safe. Think I better dance now
The End Of Commission Junction…Affiliates Woes, Deactivated & Commission Forfeit?
I was checking out couple of new affiliate networks to explore. Found a couple of posts about commission junction where affiliates were taken off the network (commissions forfeit?)
1. http://www.keithbond.co.uk/totally-pd-off-with-commission-junction-deactivated-advertiser-emails/
"Is it just me that is fed up with the standard Commission Junction deactivated advertiser email?
You have received this email because one or more of the advertisers you are affiliated with in the Commission Junction network has recently been temporarily deactivated.
Why CJ just can’t let us know who the merchant is, what the problem is it would save a lot of logging on and searching for the report."
2. http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/08/24/affiliate-programs-commission-junction/
"Cons of Commission Junction
• perhaps a downside of the variety of products on offer is the overwhelming nature of CJ
• slightly more complicated interface than a program like Amazon
• they deactivated my account!
• application to programs within the larger Commission Junction network can be frustrating and a long process"
3. http://nostatus.com/2008/04/02/commission-junction-deactivating-accounts/
"I recently received an email from CJ stating that they would deactivate my account because the lack of activity. This means that they will deactivate my account because I haven’t been making sales. It didn’t really make much sense to me why they would do that so I emailed them back as I was given an opportunity to appeal."
Editors comment: This is one of the strangest, I never knew an affiliate network would deactivate an affiliate account with funds in it for sales inactivity? Gotta read the fine print carefully.
4. http://www.v7n.com/forums/marketing-forum/45344-commission-junction-sucks.html
"I rarely sling bad things about a company but Commission Junction really pushed all my buttons… the wrong ones, that is! It's so frustrating to see how fast they "deactivate" your working account whenever there's an alleged period of "sales inactivity"."
5. http://www.webmasterworld.com/advertising/3282352.htm
"It's so frustrating to see how fast they "deactivate" your working account whenever there's an alleged period of "sales inactivity"."
Can you imagine having your earnings forfeit without recourse?
I would recommend trying out other affiliate networks. You can find similar advertisers on other networks as well. For example, if you want to promote Dell, they can be found on networks that do not have similar affiliate woes compared to CJ.com
Piggy back on the experience of others and stay safe
"How do I receive money from the internet?" And Other FAQs
1. How do I receive money from the internet?
- You receive a check every month to your home
- Commissions are wired into your banking account every month
- Commissions are wired to payoneer which you withdraw cash from every month
Your banking account grows and you can pay for your mobile, electricity bills, insurance, kids education, home loan, car loan.
2. What amount would you consider as a full time income?
More then or at least equivalent to the working salary you would receive working for someone.
So if you're receiving $5 from Adsense, or $100 a month, unfortunately that is not a full time income. Having said that a recurring $800 per month can pay off quite a number of life's necessities.
3. Is an Internet Income stable?
Yes. And it can only keep on growing.
4. Any other tips?
Have a diverse portfolio of products focusing on the same business model. Example, if you're into selling golf items, then establish yourself firmly into that market and offer complimentary golf items, accessories… the same way Macdonalds asks if you would like to upsize your fries to go with your happy meal. A wrong way of diversification is to sell golf, then do ebay, adsense, CPA, try to start a forum, etc…
5. How much should I aim for?
$10,000 per month is the minimum one should aim for, then keep raising the bar. Do more revenue generating activities. Example, if PPC is making you money, then expand your keyword list, tighten your ad groups etc…
All the best to your internet business!
Sherman Choo
Focusing On Your Internet Business…
What is the business model that you want to do that's going to earn you $3000 - $100,000?
Have you been looking at:
- CPA (I want people to fill out my forms!)
- Adsense (Google, I won't click on my own ads..I swear!)
- Run a forum with openX advertising (Ogilvy..step aside)
- Participate in over 20 affiliate programs (I'm an affiliate junkie!)
- Sell wholesale products over ebay (I want to retail stuff bought from someone else!)
- Market your own ecommerce products
- Consulting…(Bain & Mckinsey love me!)
- PPC Affiliate marketing
- Data Entry from home (I type stuff!)
- I blog for a living…
- Filling out surveys for cash (I'm a multiple opinionated person…!)
Succeeding online requires FOCUS on 1 business model. If we try to do too many things, its easy to get burnt out, be a jack of all trades and master of none. The only time we can try a few things is when we're starting out, testing to see what we like to do. Afterwards, we aim to focus in 1 direction until we hit our income goals.
1. Example, say you want to do Adsense:
The best way to succeed with Adsense is to run a community forum. Golf site, Cosmetic site, IT site, any kind of kind discussion niche that captures interest. That way, you can leverage on content added by other people. Alot of people are interested to share ideas just out of passion for a topic, and that will help the site can ranked high in the SERPs, generate tons of free traffic for you.
2. Or, say you want to have your own info product:
Never write about what you like, find out what people want, and provide a solution to their problems. Have your work published by authority sites as well good article directories. Build up your subscriber list and ask them what they want to know. Produce your own work afterward, submit it to a network affiliate site.
3. Or, become a PPC Recurring Affiliate master:
Send PPC traffic to a landing page and offer a free download or ecourse. Share good information for 7 days then recommend a product that has worked for you. I've made tons of money this way, and its almost a brainless way to pluck cash out of thin air.
then…
Having said that, many people desire to earn a huge recurring income online. Here's the thing, intentions and feelings don't make one rich. Its similar to men wanting 6 pack abs and ladies, a figure like Keira Knightley, but when it comes to the crunch, few people will step up to the plate.
That's why there're folks who drive BMWs, and others that .. don't drive BMWs. Intentions, feelings, desires, wishing, talking, can't make anyone rich, as the Kungfu Panda said,"Enough talk, lets fight…"
Are you ready to grab the bulls by the horns and turn your internet business into a success? Before we answer a resounding "Yes!", we should know that its difficult to run an internet business whilst having an employee mindset. As an employee, we can "look" like we're working and still draw a salary. Entreprenuers, Internet business owners are "can do" people, problem solvers…result & bottom line driven.
Stay focused & all the best to your internet business!
Sherman Choo
