Archive for August 20th, 2009
August 20th, 2009 | 
Author: Affiliate Marketing: 5 Questions That You Must Ask Yourself Before Joining Any Affiliate Program
Choosing a good affiliate program is a important part of a successful affiliate marketing business model. It is always a good habit to do a little research on the affiliate program that you want to join as it will be the deciding point of what you are going to achieve at the later part of the business. The 5 questions are:
1.Is the affiliate program free to join?
There are many free affiliate programs that are available on the internet. You can still find good affiliate programs that have good products and they are free to join.
2.When would they issue your commission cheque?
You would want to find out how often they pay the affiliate their commissions and the mode of payment that the merchant use to pay the affiliates. Some affiliate program will pay their affiliate through cheque PayPal direct bank deposit etc
3.What is the conversion of the sales letter?
Once you have decided to promote one of the affiliate products you will have to know the conversion ratio of the sales letter. For example if 100 people visit the website and only 2 people purchase the product you will have a 2 conversion. It is better to promote affiliate product that have a better converting sales letter.
4.How long has the affiliate program been in the market place?
This is important as you would want to make sure that you are doing business with a credible company. This will ensure that the company will be able to pay you the commission that you have earned. The easiest way is to join affiliate programs where most of the major marketers are joining. One very good example is the Clickbank Company where Internet Marketing expert like Ewen Chia has been using it to handle most of his affiliate program.
5.What is the amount of commissions that you earn for every sale that you made?
This simply means that amount of commission that you will earn for every sale. For example if you have sold a product for 100 and you earn 60 in commissions you will earn 60 commission for every sale being made. You will want to join affiliate program that pays their affiliates generously. If you are promoting information products you should choose affiliate programs that will give you at least 50 in commission.
These are the 5 questions that you should always ask yourself before joining affiliate program. Always ask yourself questions and do a little research as it will ensures that you choose a good affiliate program which is a very important part of having a successful affiliate marketing business.
About the writer: Zack Lim is an up and coming affiliate marketer who owns http://www.MyAffiliateMarketingOnline.com providing information on Affiliate Marketing. To get Free “7 Days to Affiliate Marketing” course go to http://www.MyAffiliateMarketingOnline.com
Are You Wondering Why No One Is Responding To Your Emails?
Spam filters and blockers do a nice job of removing unsolicited email as well as obvious spam but most of them will also filter out wanted email such as newsletters and information that was confirmed by a recipient.
Why are they doing this?
Because it is getting much more difficult to distinguish the difference between legitimate email and spam. Spammers are using the same mailing techniques used by legitimate senders.
So how can you keep your email messages out of the Spam Trap?
It may help to understand some common practices of Spammers and how to identify spam email.
Techniques of a Spammer
1. They will relay their messages through more then one mail server. If an email passes through two or more mail servers then it will be caught by most spam filters and you will see multiple headers in the email.
2. Emails are sent with a string of numeric digits in the From: address of the emails header.
3. The Sent To field may have a missing address the name of a mailing list instead of an individual recipient or it may contain an undisclosed recipient heading.
4. The Reply To header is blank.
5. The From and To headers may have the same email address.
6. CC or BC headers may contain many user names that are the same or email addresses containing the same domain.
Look for these common red flags and you may avoid having your ezine or follow up emails trapped by spam filters.
Spammers and the Subject Line
How many times have you seen the word Free in a subject line? Although the word Free may attract the attention of many readers it could also be the reason why many of your emails do not get read by your readers.
Keep these things in mind when putting together your Subject lines and avoid the Spam Trap.
1. Do not use more than one exclamation or question mark.
2. Try not to use a string of numeric digits.
3. This one is fairly obvious but avoid using all caps.
4. Always put something in the subject line never leave it blank.
5. Using ADV in the subject will get your message filtered just about every time.
6. T.h.i.s i.s n.o.t a g.o.o.d i.d.e.a either.
The subject line is very important when you are trying to get your readers attention but it will not matter much if it attracts the attention of the spam filters first. You can still put together captivating subject lines without using obvious tricks that do not really matter unless you are a Spammer.
Spammers and Content
The content of your messages may be the hardest part when it comes to avoiding the spam filters because this is one area that constantly changes as the Spammer learns what works and what does not.
There are a few things that you can take into consideration when developing the content of your email messages.
1. Always include list removal instructions. Do not use mail to links with Remove in the subject. This will send your message right to the Spam Trap. It is ok to have removal instructions in the email just do
not use the mail to tag. The safest way is to use a custom coded instant removal link.
2. Avoid having forms encoded in your messages. If possible use a hyperlink to a website form.
3. There are many common spam phrases that the spam filters look for such as be amazed earn dollars money order business opportunity these are just a few. Just remember not to use to much hype. A little hype can actually go a long way.
4. Try not to have alot of marketing related promises in your messages. Some examples are fast cash promises building a downline quickly etc. This can be challenging if you are selling advertising space in your newsletter or publication.
5. Also avoid using currency denominations in the millions. This one will make sure your messages Does Not get read.
The above items are exactly what the spam filters are looking for. Even though some of them may seem extreme by implementing them you will have a much better chance of reaching your audience.
Avoid the frustration of having your email messages trapped by the spam filters and consider the above suggestions thus keeping your newsletters and messages free and clear of the Spam Trap.
Copyright 2007 by Joe Rispoli
About the writer: Joe Rispoli has been involved with online marketing for over 10 years. He has put together many free resources to help business owners accomplish their online marketing goals. Visit his website UcanTo.com and subscribe to his Free Advertising Resources Ezine. Free Email Marketing Software is included with your subscription.
Two Keys To Positive Search Engine Ranking
Positive Search Engine Ranking is achieved by performing good keyword research and analyzing the trends and market. Believe it or not the first dime that you make only is a pivital moment in your IM business and this is achieved by following the suggestions below. If you are anything like me stuff like this proves to you that the system actually works. If you can make a dime you know you can make 100.00 you just have to figure out the way but at least you know its working
I will share some “tips” to positive search engine rankings in an effort to open some revenue doors for your online projects.
The Title Tag: One of the most important and this is why I chose it as the number one key. This tag defines your web page to both the search engines and users. This tag is what the search egines use as the clickable link on all search engine result pages. One of the main things to remember is to use the keyphrases of your business and make sure that the keyword makes sense to the market you want to target. I would suggest that you remember not to overstuff your title tags with too many keywords because it may hurt you in the long run. Just keep it straight forward and simple.
Keywords in Body Tag: Seems like the optimizing your sites is all about keywords right? The web is about writing so the answer is “Obviously so”. Its important that your keyword is used at least once or twice in the body of your webpage and the reason for this is the following: Genius how do you expect the search engines to rank you well if your page does not contain a least one keyword related to the title tag? Its like if your title read Pigs Feet and you mention nothing of Pigs Feet on your article then its obvious that the title is misleading to both the user and the search engines therefore you will be penalized and pushed back to the supplemental pages or even the sandbox where no one goes. Dont worry about repeating the keyword too often. I always say write for the readers and not the search engines. If the reader can make sense of it thats what the search engines want to achieve anyway so the job is done.
PS: Once again if you care about good ranking then make sure that your page actually relates to the keywords used in your body tag the search engines are much smarter than you think and if you try to “trick” them by adding keywords that dont relate to the content of the article its only a matter of time before your penalized and sent to the dunces corner of the web.
About the writer: I am an experienced Internet Marketer who has over 4 years of experience in the Internet Marketing Industry. I firmly believe in bum marketing techniques because everyone starts at the bottom and there has to be some free techniques available to grow your business. Tune into my blog and articles for great tips on free marketing.
