7 Tips To Grow Your Affiliate Income
By Susanne Myers

Try the Product

Before you start to promote something as an affiliate, go the extra mile and try the product. You can either ask the owner for a review copy, or just buy it and try it out. Then write an honest review of the product including the good as well as the bad. Your articles, emails and messages will be more convincing if you actually have some personal experience with the product you’re selling.

Diversify  

Don’t focus on promoting just one product. Keep a constant eye on what else is available in your market and try those products out as well. If they are quality items that your readers might be interested in go ahead and promote them as well. People will often buy several similar items if they are interested in a topic or are trying to find a solution for a problem.

Get Better at SEO

Sharpen your SEO skills to get more traffic to your affiliate site. It’s the least expensive form of traffic to your site. Start with the basics of making sure you pick good keywords, and then use those in the title and content of your post. Don’t forget to work on getting more links to point to your pages as well. Spend some time each month to learn some new skills in this area and apply what you are learning.

Follow Up

Let’s face it, not every visitor that comes to your website is ready to buy. Set up an autoresponder to capture their name and email address and follow up regularly. Provide them with good, useful content and build a relationship with your list. Continue to offer affiliate products throughout and if you do your job well, they will buy and do so frequently.

Find Recurring Products

What if I told you there was a way you could make a sale once and then get paid for it month after month. That’s exactly what you can do with affiliate products that offer recurring commissions. Check out things like hosting and membership websites for these types of affiliate paychecks.

Check out the Backend

No, I’m not trying to be funny here. Marketers that know what they are doing have quite a few backend products in place. With a good affiliate offer, you not only make a commission on the first sale, but everything else the marketer upsells your visitor on down the road as well.

Testing

Don’t be afraid to test out other offers. Always be on the lookout for other products in your market that pay decent commissions. You never know when you’ll come across one that pays a better commission or converts better than what you are currently marketing to your list.

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Product: Undercover Commissions
Author: Matt Bacak
Site: www.UndercoverCommissions.com

What is it?

Undercover Commissions teaches you how to get massive traffic ultra fast using a little-known, under-used traffic source.  It’s not a “secret” per se, but most Internet Marketers tend to focus on the most talked about sources of traffic and therefore miss out on this gem. I won’t reveal it here, in fairness to Matt, but I will tell you it’s paid traffic.  With that said, Matt shows you how to get it for pennies (and it’s not PPC).

You’ll see Matt show you “live” as he generates massive traffic (over 52,000 visitors in less than 24 hours) right there on the Undercover Commissions web site… so there’s no theory and no pretending like so many others do with their fake screen shots.

But the beauty of this product is that it doesn’t just stop at traffic.  Matt also shows you how to monetize it, both immediately and long term (aka, how to build a sustainable profit-producing business). This includes how to build a list FAST from this traffic.

What’s included?

4 screen cast videos (viewable online or available to download to your computer – love these options), 3 BONUS “quick start” PDF’s, web templates, and software.

Price comparable to value?

The price is only $47, to my surprise.  One would expect to pay $97-197 for this.  At least, that what most people are pricing similar products.  In fact, Matt sold a watered-down version of this recently for $97 and didn’t include Matt’s high-converting web template nor his NEW software that plays a huge time-saving part in the speed at which you receive and monetize this traffic.

So yes, the value you receive with all of the training material (plus the excellent support, by the way) is well worth the asking price!

Upsells?

Yes.  You’ll have a chance to “get to the money faster” by having aspects of the system done for you, including a ready-made list of  in-demand offers and pre-built lead generation landing pages.  When I say “get to the money faster”, I’m referring to saving you a ton of time compared to doing this yourself, so you can start generating traffic and sales quick.  Time is money, and this upsell offer is worth taking a serious look if your time is valuable and/or you just want to see results faster.

There is another offer made, but I won’t reveal it here… again out of fairness to Matt.  But I will say it’s another complimentary offer that gives you instant ability to make 100% of the money you make from your traffic, instead of 50% average profits you’ll make otherwise.  It’s not for everyone, but again worth checking out.

What I like about these offers is that you don’t need them to succeed with the core training.    I hate it when you purchase something, then realize after the sale that you NEED something else to actually make it work.  Not the case here.   Instead… Matt makes the offers 100% complimentary & added value for those who want to save time and see results quicker and easier.

In addition, Matt has put a lot of thought into the user’s experience providing access to the core product along the entire process! 2 thumbs up for that.  Plus, there are links to contact them on all of the pages (even a telephone number to call if needed) if you have any questions or need support.

Guarantee?

There is a 60 day guarantee.  I think that’s fair.   That’s plenty of time to put Matt’s training into action.  If I can’t duplicate a fraction of Matt’s success in that amount of time, then it’s on me.  Matt’s contact info is in plain site, so it’s easy to contact him at any time should you need to request a refund. So no worries.

Recommended?

Definitely.  A well constructed product at a reasonable price (that want break the bank for most).

Summary

The bottom line is…

If you’re going to make money online, you need (1) an Offer, (2) Traffic ,and (3) Conversions.  Matt’s Undercover Commissions provides training and the tools to capitalize on ALL 3 and at a very affordable price in my opinion.

Click here to learn more about Undercover Commissions

Hope this helps!

Dave

Think You Are Creating These Prevalent SEO Mistakes?

SEO is one area nearly anyone using a web business or blog is aware of. The idea of SEO is very simple having the highest possible search engine ranking on the major search engines so that you will secure the 1st chance at the sought after blog traffic. As easy-to-follow as the theory is, and at the same time quick as the most prevalent strategies of generating SEO success are, a wide range of website and blog managers are rendering critical problems that will cost them a whole lot in time and effort.

Tag: You’re It

Tags are often misunderstood , and maybe even disregarded entirely by beginner marketers. It’s easy to overlook the most basic of website or blog building factors when software applications or platforms do the actual making for you. In quite a number of conditions a internet site creator may have meta tags hidden inside the menu bar, and owners don’t make an effort to adjust them. Given that the very common among these types of computer programs are WYSIWYG (What You See is What You Get), people go about developing their web site by using the website page window , and consequently don’t even think to alter the particular name connected with the saved document much less all of the root tag words. Take a look at the topmost bar as you start building your internet site. If or when this says “home” you actually are really missing out on lots of remarkable SEO juice. You seriously should switch your home page title connected with your web site to help replicate the organization or web-site name, in addition, that moniker should certainly possess all your high levels key term or phrase inside it if at all attainable. Unquestionably the aforementioned is actually the case with respect to blogs, except they tend to be noticeably more simple since you will be asked to pick out a url for the majority of instances from the very beginning , and likewise title your blog. If your blog’s homepage possesses “home,” found at the the very top , or inside its actual address, uncover just how you can easily adjust that to be more SEO friendly.

Double Tagging

You will should tweak your homepage to mirror your company moniker featuring keywords / phrases , however you really don’t want every single web page located on your website to actually have the exact same label. You actually decrease your additional SEO advantages of an array of web pages whenever they are actually more or less all identical. You really should also refrain from letting the web pages to be labeled containing common names, along the lines of about, links, features etc. As an illustration , if you own a internet site about your Arabian horse mating farm a simple front-page may possibly be tagged The Famous Arabian Ponies , and yet you want your other webpages to echo your articles and other content while utilizing SEO friendly tags during the same time. As an alternative to “about,” use The Legendary Arabian Reproduction History , as opposed to Horses , to introduce your stock incorporate items for instance My very own Popular Arabian Stallions, Arabian Mares. In contrast to for sale title the web page Arabian show race horses available , or something similar.

Non-Descript Calls to Action

Definitely one of the premier and most frequently found issues might be linking to some generic word or phrase including follow the link. You might see it practically all the time and it can be a okay motivational plan to be able to get people to visit a link. The actual trouble is actually this website link is not web engine beneficial. Each of the links found on a person’s website should preferably draw internet search engine juice. Rather than labeling them by using commonly used phrases , set the follow this link within the actual text (bold in the event that you desire to be more intense ) after which you can link to a descriptive of what you would like these items to take a look at. As an example: To get additional information see more at marketing secrets that give good results.

The Issues with Now

Lastly , following all of the challenging treatment , as well as consistently working the web site just about the most normal error on-line marketers make is often giving up prematurely. You are living in a “Now” civilization. It really has been this way for decades , as well as impatience , and desire to obtain what we desire to have at once is in fact pretty ingrained within ones psyche. On the flip side , where the idea relates to SEO, it does take a little bit of time. You will need to permit the crawlers to locate you, and as a result permit your hard worked pages, and articles time to reflect in the standings. Don’t anticipate customers to pour into your web page the morning after you upload it, even if you’ve done it all right. It can take weeks, and perhaps months before you can see real effects from your labors.

Review of Net Space Profits by Tyler Ericsson
http://netspaceprofits.com
Price $34

I recently purchased this product because of it’s massive potential and uniqueness for making money helping small businesses. Everything sounded great on the website and based on my years of marketing experience, the business model looked sound.

But very quickly after accessing the information and training, I discovered a greedy “catch” along with additional ‘negatives’ that you MUST be warned about.

What is it?

Ready-made websites custom built for specific offline businesses such as Chiropractors, Plumbers, Attorneys, and so forth.

These sites already have SEO elements built-in and together with the suggested domain name format (based on people searching for these businesses in “local” areas), can get ranked high in the search engines.

Once ranked, you can then go to a specific small business and show them that you’re ranked on the 1st page of Google and can send them very targeted traffic specifically interested in THEIR service. You will then offer to lease the site to them for $300 per month.

Example:

If you target plumbers in your area, you setup the “plumber” site and send the letter to as many plumbers as you can. The site will be leased to ONE plumber only for $300/month. The letter basically tells the prospective business owner that you have notified many others, but only 1 gets the site.

What’s included?

[+] Custom built 1 page websites

[+] Instructions on acquiring business specific offline-related domains.

[+] List of top businesses that this business model is most targeted to.

[+] Tips on getting backlinks to your site.

[+] Ready-made letter to send to prospective local businesses.

[+] Ready-made contract to pass on to the business owner for the lease of the site.

Upsell?

Yes. Expensive “fast track” upgrade. But the offer is confusing. It really doesn’t make any sense. I wasn’t sure how the “upgrade” was any different than the original product. The wording basically described the product I was already buying!

I exited from the page and was shown a 50% discount offer and passed. But… within 24-48 hours after purchase, I got access to the “upgrade” at no cost delivered via email!

Great, but I would not have been happy to go through the trouble of ordering the upsell, then the hassle of getting a refund if he was just going to give it to me later.

You also get a suprise bonus a couple of days later containing videos and powerpoints along with instructions on how to use them (and sites to go to online) for getting backlinks to your site. This is a good bonus and I was already familiar with this traffic tactic. I teach it in a free video found here on my blog.

Bottom line. Don’t order the upsell!

Additional Costs?

Yes. Requires domain purchase (approx. $10 per year) and hosting ($4.95 and up). Note – that low prices like $4.95 are usually only available if you pay for 2 years in advance.

Who is it for?

The entire training is extremely targeted to “newbies” and anyone completely inexperienced who doesn’t have hosting. Otherwise, if you have experience, you can probably just figure out things, albeit, a couple of steps are a real pain due to Tyler’s horrible training. Keep reading for details…

Pros…

Great offline-to-online business model.

Well designed sites.

Website content is good and can be tailored to the individual business fairly easy.

Ready-made prospect letter and contract.

Price.

The BIG Con…

This is where the product owner’s REAL intentions are revealed with this product, and the downfall of his ill-developed product.

You are FORCED to signup with their affiliated hosting company, Brain Host, to which they make more than what they’re charging you for the front-end product.

Side note: in my experience as a tech guy for a recent Clickbank launch for a marketer who also setup a special arrangement with Brain Host, I would never use them! The support was a nightmare. They caused MORE support tickets for this marketer about the hosting than for the product!! Disclosure: Brain Host has expressed that they have since improved customer service. I have no interest in finding out if that’s true or not.

The aggressiveness of which they “push” this on you is a turn-off and makes the owner appear greedy. This could have been done without the scare tactics (ie, ‘if you don’t signup with Brain Host, you won’t be able to get it to work on your own’ B.S.)

So basically, if you have your own hosting and don’t want to signup with another, they make it sound like the sites won’t work unless you signup with Brain Host.

Proof of said B.S. …

Tyler first recommended Host Gator, as seen in the contradictory training videos, but”says” you “must use Brain Host”! so obviously the sites work with Host Gator (and thus other hosting companies). In fact, these sites should work with ANY hosting company with .php! He just wants the fat Brain Host commission! With this forceful approach to this, it makes one think that the front end product is just a lead-generator to get you to buy hosting which pays more than what Tyler is asking for Net Space Profits.

His “forceful” approach to this says to me “your money in my pocket is more important than anything else”.

The proof is in the pudding, as it goes. And the horrible and incompetent support is definitely proof of the greed (beyond the obvious “MUST use Brain Host” tactic).

It’s evident that they are too “bothered” to take additional time helping “newbies” and thus arranged Brain Host to setup everything for you.

Ok, great for newbies, right? Yes, but then you have the contradictory training videos that are a mix of version 1 with Host Gator and version 2 with Brain Host.

They also make you believe that their “sites are specifically designed for Brain Host”. Bullsh#!

They just mean that they have cPanel and that B.H. will setup the sites for you (after you go through multiple upsells from Brain Host and after you get your domain name from Brain Host — which you’re FORCED to do too!) With that said, Tyler’s video does state to ignore the upsells.

I never recommend getting your domain name from the hosting company. Any hosting company who forces you to get it through them without the option of getting elsewhere (like Namecheap or GoDaddy) first.. run away.

My experience with Net Space Profits support (from a very experienced point of view)…

First, if you already have a high level domain (aka, the first domain you registered and used for your first hosting account), then you can simply use addon domains for this.

BUT…

In the training video, they make it sound like you can’t. In fact, on the “install” form, you plainly see a statement “if you’re using addon domains, then…”. But Tyler (or whomever is instructing in the video) doesn’t address that. He just looks over it and doesn’t address that option.

So I opened a ticket attempting to confirm the use of this option to no avail.

In fact, I had 2 questions.

The 2nd one was about another conflicting training video that showed Tyler using a .zip file in the install process that wasn’t in the folder, then later using the correct .zip file in a separate video.

The 2 videos not only conflicted each other as to the file that should be used, but also as to the correct order. The info did not make sense because in the latter video, the zip file was modified. But the earlier video instructed unzipping the files first on the web server. As an experienced tech guy and marketer, this didn’t make any sense! Why would you unzip a file first if it was going to be modified later?!

Both questions were ignored by support, twice, as if I had not written them! That’s a sign of very poor support.

Their initial response was “Read these PDF’s from the training”. I had already done that as they make an HUGE point to tell you “read ALL of the training PDF”s and watch the videos in order BEFORE getting support.”

The PDF’s didn’t answer my question and I told them so and asked why they ignored my question.

I had also explained that I’m not a Newbie and know how to install sites and “get” the install process and don’t need Brain Host (and have no intention on using Brain Host for any reason). I explained this just so they might reply with a more appropriate response tailored to experienced marketers… and the response?

They said they understood where I’m coming from, but I should still signup for Brain Host!

Again, totally ignoring my questions!!

At this point, it’s evident that I’m dealing with incompetent support who either doesn’t know the answer or doesn’t care and just wants to make sure they get the Brain Host commissions!

I then replied with an explanation that a refund would happen if they didn’t provide the answers to my questions. Their reply was that “we tried to call you”.

That’s great, but I didn’t want to talk to anyone. I was already busy with a project and they had wasted my time enough already.

Why was it so hard for them to provide a written answer?

Who knows. I contacted Clickbank for a refund. Entirely too much conficting info in the training and unprofessional/incompetent support.

Another side note…

Support is nameless. No one replies with a name. So you don’t know who to hold responsible. What are they hiding from? Another sign of unprofessionalism.

A tip – Sometimes product owners do this so they don’t look like the bad guy if things go awry or a customer is not happy. Hmmm. Was it Tyler? Who knows.

Summary..

Love the business model, but their “thorns in the rose bush” made it a “loser” based on my experience.

From the “greediness” of the forced hosting signup to the conflicting/confusing and incomplete training materials to the horrible customer support… on a scale of 1-10, Net Space Profits gets a 1 from me!

Would I recommend it to anyone?

With all of this said, now that you have been warned of the “thorns” and “gotchas”, the product may best benefit total newbies who do NOT have experience and who do NOT have hosting yet. Although I think you’ll personally struggle to pull off the business model unless you at least have a grasp of marketing and have the ability to express that in a conversation.

You’re not required to speak to anyone; do any cold calling because a pre-written letter is provide to mail to prospective business owners. But it asks them to contact you. So you need to be prepared to at least sound like you know what you’re talking about.

If that’s you, this MIGHT be for you. Maybe you’ll have better luck with support and not run into the issues I found that made the experience an unhappy one.

Hope you found this review helpful.

Dave