Secretaries In Slippers

EWEN CHIA'S NEW BOOK....DON'T MISS THIS ONE

2009-06-13T11:00:00.001-07:00

Tip # 6 Now THAT'S what I call a review

2009-06-13T10:27:00.000-07:00

By far the best way to promote a product is to provide a review which clearly shows that you have read it, in the case of a book, or used it if it is a software tool.

If you avoid the standard format and provide an imaginative review coupled with genuine enthusiasm your reader should be convinced - as I hope you will find from one of my actual reviews below.

A new book landed on my desk this week with a thud. Well I know that ebooks can't make a sound so we'll call it an e-thud.
It's an epic, two years in the making - a bit like Ben Hur.
I've only reviewed a few books before in my newsletter and when I saw the title 'Web Design Mastery' I expected to see the usual chapters about HTML code.

Well they were certainly there . . . along with Javascript, Cascading style sheets, advanced forms, graphics, web hosting, search engine optimization, credit card processing, autoresponders, website promotion, writing sales copy, ezine publishing, ebook creation, lots more
... and that was just Volume 1 !

In Volume 2 we have advanced web design with chapters on templates, email forms and topics I am completely unfamiliar with such as image rollover and image dicing.

If you have read my ebook Guru Magic you will recognize the authoress: Shelley Lowery who is one of the featured experts.

It was Shelley who produced the cover for the book. We exchanged countless emails to get it right, not because I wanted changes but until Shelley herself was finally happy. In other words a real professional who insists on producing a first class job.
And that's how you will find this book - it's an immaculate presentation.
One reader advised Shelley: "put it into print and sell it for $79.95 a copy. I am positive Sam's Publishing Company could sell several million copies"
I would second that but I have 3 critical points to make

1. It was a waste of time mentioning a 12 month money back guarantee. No one will return this book. In a year's time you will still be diving into the huge reference section (that's Volume 3) looking up some rare code.

2. The title Web Design Mastery only conveys a fraction of what the book is about: it's really the complete guide to designing and marketing an ecommerce website.

3. Why is Shelley selling it for such a low price ?

Hurry to her site before she changes her mind

Another site worth it weight in gold is:

http://www.ewenchiaisaliar.com

Tip #5 Never link direct to an affiliate site

2009-06-10T16:45:00.000-07:00

You should never openly use the URL that an affiliate program provides for you.
You should link instead to a page on your own site which then leads to the affiliate program.
The reasons ?
1. On this page you can provide your own introduction to the product or service you are promoting. This can include, for example:
- additional detail not available in your posting or advert- your own personal experience- a review of the benefits
2. You can provide links to the rest of your site in case your visitor is not interested in that affiliate product.
3. Your own site traffic statistics will indicate the response to your advert in addition to any stats provided for you by the affiliate company.
4. You can submit the page to search engines.
5. With the real Url visible there is a risk that the reader removes the suffix (agent code) so that you do not get registered as the affiliate agent
6. If the affiliate operation becomes discontinued you can inform and divert visitors at your own website, rather than have them visit a non-existent page.
As indicated in (1) you have the opportunity to provide a product review. We look at an example in the next tip.

http://www.lsmacstreasures.com

http://www.ebooksstore.us

Tip 4 Beware! How you can lose commissions?

2009-06-04T17:19:00.000-07:00

As an affiliate you want the visitor to read through the sales page and hit that order button with you getting credit for the sale. There are a number of reasons why this does not happen
1. There is an overt link to an affiliate sign up page. So your potential customer could simply become an affiliate and purchase the product through his own link.
2. There are many external links which distract the visitor from reaching the order page.
3. The merchant captures your commission, for example There are offers to join a mailing list or claim a free report: you should get credited for any sale ensuing from these leads but an unscrupulous merchant may follow up and make the sale via his own link. Similarly the merchant may use a pop-up upon exiting a site to convert a leaving visitor into a sale for which you do not get the credit.
4. Your product is just one of many unrelated products on a page - a put-off for the potential customer.
5. Remember ClickBank mentioned previously ? If you are a ClickBank affiliate and the merchant offers multiple payment options (such as Paypal) then if ClickBank is not chosen you do not get the commission.

Thank You!

Linda S McRae

http://www.lsmacstreasures.com/

http://www.ebooksstore.us/

Tip 3 How to choose an affiliate program

2009-06-03T16:28:00.000-07:00

Some of the factors you should consider.

1. Can you make money from the product ?
Don't be swayed just by high commission figures or multi-tier payments. You need positive answers to both these two questions Is it a product that people want and will buy ? Consider how it will fare alongside the competition. Is the commission rate sufficient to make your efforts worthwhile.

2. How effective is the sales page ?
Visit the sales page of the product to confirm that the sales copy does a good job of selling the product. Be aware of the various ways that can lose out on your commission. (These are explained in the following tip in this section.)

3. Check out the affiliate support

The merchant should provide you with much more than just a link to join the affiliate program. Check for any useful promotional material - sample ads, articles, solo mailings,endorsements/reviews, signatures Ideally there will be an affiliate mailing list so that the merchant can convey useful news. You want someone reliable who won't disband a program or make rule changes without telling you.

4. How many affiliate programs should you promote ?
If you plan to put a number of affiliate products on one page then the more you have the more diluted the effect. The exception being if they all relate to the same topic.
Otherwise if you keep them separate you can have as many as you like but do not underestimate the work involved for you on the administration side such as
different procedures for signing up ,different ways of creating affiliate links,
different methods of payments, at different intervals handling ongoing communications from every program

A good compromise is to use a company which contains many affiliate programs under one umbrella. They consolidate your commissions into one payment and have a standardized format for affiliate links with no individual sign-ups required.
The most popular of these, handling digital products (ebooks, software), is ClickBank

Thank You!

Linda S. McRae

http://www.ebooksstore.us/

http://www.lsmacstreasures.com/

Tip 2 How to post at forums-for PROFIT

2009-06-02T18:17:00.000-07:00

Tip 2 How to post at forums- for PROFIT

Every day hundreds of thousands of people visit the online marketing forums and make postings.

Many are trying to promote their site - however their methods are so ineffective it is no wonder they complain that promotion via forums does not work for them. But in truth you can get dozens if not hundreds of replies from a single posting - if you do it right.

Let's take a look at the various ways that people make postings, starting from the most unacceptable and ending with an entry which even the strictest forum moderator will enthusiastically approve.

Example 1: Your post says I've just found a really cheap web hosting company,Fred www.a101hosting.com/~2378 This is a blatant ad (spam) and will be removed.

Example 2: You make a rather uninformative and vague announcement Did you find that sales were down yesterday ?Fred Cheap web hostingwww.a101hosting.com/~2378 An obvious ploy to get your Url noticed.

Example 3: You announce a useful piece of information Important news from Google about a change to their ranking system. Read about it here _____Fred Cheap web hostingwww.a101hosting.com/~2378
Well now we are moving into the realms of acceptable postings, you have supplied good information BUT why would anyone want to click on that Url ?
They may just look at your signature to see who you are and what your site is about. But your post attracted them because it was about Google, why would they then be interested in cheap hosting ?

Example 4: The question has been raised at a forum: 'What is your advice about cheap hosting and who would you recommend ?'. Here is your response I use this company, they are cheap and I've had no problems with them,Fredwww.a101hosting.com/~2378 That's better in that you are (partly) answering the question. The main weakness is that your reply may seem to be biased in favour of a particular company which you happen to be clearly affiliated with. But how do you think your reply compares with this next one ?

Example 5: The winning post There are 3 factors to take into account with cheap hosting: a, b,c etc These are described in further detail at my site below along with reviews of companies offering cheap hosting, George Goodposter The Complete Guide to Cheap Hosting Companieswww.cheap-hosting-guide.com Bingo ! The perfect reply. An informative posting with no hype, no ads and no affiliate links. George knows his stuff. He has a site all about cheap hosting - just look at the domain name - and he's offering sensible advice about what to look for. And now George can go on to dominate this niche in the forums.

Apart from waiting for the opportunity for the topic to arise and make a response he can proactively announce his site to the world. How ? Well, if you wanted to post news of a product of your own, or a product you are affiliated with, it would rightly be deemed an ad - and unacceptable.

However his posting reads like this Subject: A Guide To Low Cost Web Hosting Companies Content: I've been searching for some time for a list of cheap web hosts and the pros and cons of using such companies. I've also noticed that many members of this forum have been asking the same question. So I've put my findings in a guide which is free for you to visit at www.cheap-hosting-guide.com See - no blatant promotion just an informative and welcome posting.

"OK", you say, "that's fine if your specialist area is a popular topic but my specialist niche is about 'Widget number 493' and I never see any one ask about it". Then, I am afraid to say, making useful informative postings about general topics but adding a signature file for 'Widget number 493' is an absolute waste of time. You cannot promote it using forums.

So how could you emulate the success of George above ? Well let's do some reverse engineering First, you find out what are the popular topics that people ask about at the forums. You then produce a resource of information: it doesn't even have to be a site with a domain name, it can be a single web page - quickly constructed but highly professional using certain techniques.

You then make no-hype announcements at forums or search for appropriate postings where you can respond.

Tip 3 in 24 hours!

Thank You!

Linda S. McRae

http://www.ewenchiaisaliar.com

http://www.lsmacstreasures.com

http://www.ebooksstore.us

WARNING: IF YOU DO NOT READ THIS PAGE YOU WILL GET SCAMMED!

2009-06-02T14:51:00.000-07:00

DO NOT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU HEAR!!!DO NOT MAKE A PURCHASE UNTIL YOU ARE 100% SURE!!! DO NOT GET SCAMMED!!!

Hello my name is Linda McRae, I started looking for opportunities to make money on the internet a little over four years ago when my company went out of business and I lost my job. I had a good job with what I thought was a good company until one day out of the blue I was told our company is shutting down next month and I am loosing my job. So there went my 55,000 a year income that took me 22 years to get.

I knew I would not be able to find another job that would pay me 55,000 per year. So I started looking for ways to make money myself instead of looking for another job. I spent the next 10 months trying almost every business opportunity online and off. I was scammed by at least 37 different "get rich quick schemes" and I lost thousands of dollars in 10 months.

Everyone of these so called money making programs all said the same thing "they were going to help me make a lot of money with out having any experience" I was in the position where I had to create an income quick, I had no other choice. Even though I thought most of these programs were probably scams I tried them anyway because I knew that if just one of these programs worked for me that is all it would take.

Out of 37 programs 18 were complete scams that just took my money. Only 19 of the programs actually worked. I am going to give you an honest review of the 19 programs that did work for me.

Although you might not make money as fast as they say you will, you will make money if you follow their steps. Below is my brutally honest opinion about this program. If you are looking at any other program besides this one you are most likely wasting your time, because I have tried them all and this is the only one that works.

Honestly Ewen Chia Is The Only Millionaire To Duplicate! Spend your next dollars with Ewen. He also has a new book that just launched, don't forget to get your copy!

Don't Get Scammed and Good Luck,

Linda S. McRae

Visit this site and you will find out that Ewen Chia is a respectful and completely honest leader and teacher. I titled my website as follows to dispute the lies about Ewen Chia.

Tip 1, Join Forums, Why?

2009-06-01T08:29:00.000-07:00

The simplest and quickest way for a newbie to see early profits from the Net is to sign up for and promote affiliate programs.One particular benefit is that you can gain experience of writing and placing ads, which is going to be important whatever direction your marketing efforts take you. Affiliate programs will be discussed in a later section.But as far as getting a good education in the world of online marketing there's no need to pay for expensive courses or books. You can find everything you need for free at the online forums.And it's not just for newbies. Experienced netrepreneurs may find useful ideas in this section.One of the biggest turning points since I began Internet marketing has been my discovery of the online forums (or discussion groups or bulletin boards as they are also called).There are 4 major reasons why people use forums
1) You can get free advice. For exampleask about any aspect of marketing ask for opinions about a product before purchasing or about a business opportunity or affiliate program you plan to join ask for a site review
2) You can discover new products, ideas, tips, tools
3) You can make contact with others, and possibly set up joint ventures. You will find many helpful people and many of the top names posting at forums.
4) Site promotion.When you make postings you can include your signature or a link to your site. If you have provided helpful answers or useful information readers 'may' decide to visit your site.There are techniques to turn 'may' into 'will very likely', which you will see in the next tip.

Tip 2 follows in 24 hours!
Thank You!
Linda S McRae
http://www.ewenchiaisaliar.com/
http://www.lsmacstreasures.com/
http://www.ebooksstore.us/
http://www.secretariesinslippers.com/

Ewen Chia

2009-05-28T14:40:00.001-07:00

My mentor is Ewen Chia, I read and purchase everything about him. Duplication is how to have a successful affiliate marketing business. I am posting some more facts about Ewen Chia, then you will see why I follow him.

More Information About Ewen Chia

Striving to earn extra income, Ewen started learning the internet business in 1997. For 5 full years, he worked on his internet business part-time, every single day from 11pm - 3am while still holding a full-time day job.

He was extremely motivated to build a better life for his family and to clear credit card debts. After years of perseverance, learning and very little sleep, he started to make real money online and it hasn't stopped since.

From his experience as a self-taught internet entrepreneur, Ewen decided to teach other people and companies how to use the internet to create wealth.

He has created tons of proven materials, both online and offline, to teach Internet entrepreneurship around the world in order to help people.
Ewen is so passionate about teaching the internet business because it can truly help you live a better life and achieve your dreams. Anyone who is willing to learn, put in effort and take positive action can change their life with the internet!

"The World's #1 Super Affiliate"

Since starting as an early Internet business pioneer in 1997, Ewen has truly come a long way...Today Ewen is one of the world's most famous and respected internet marketing "gurus". He is often called upon for his ingenious marketing advice, especially in the areas of business integration, profit leverage, product creation and online branding.He is also referred to as the “World’s #1 Super Affiliate” and his name is synonymous with Affiliate Marketing, although that is not all he does.Widely acknowledged as the "secret weapon" of many internet marketers, Ewen has the uncanny ability to trounce the competition and take on the coveted #1 reseller spot in almost every marketing rollout.

Ewen can guide and teach you how to become wealthy with the internet - if you want to. For example, a new internet business he set up generated US$100,000.00+ in less than 30 days. Fact is, many people following his teachings have been able to quit their day jobs and make their own income online!

#1 International Best-Selling Author, Trainer & Speaker
Besides running his many internet businesses, Ewen is also a highly sought after international speaker and he has toured the world sharing his Internet business knowledge helping thousands of people.He has worked with companies like Success Resources Pte Ltd, World Internet Summit and many others to spread the message of internet entrepreneurship around the world.In November 2006 (Singapore), Ewen received the first ever World Internet Summit “World Internet Challenge” award for starting a brand new Internet business from scratch and generating US$80,000.00 in 3 days from that very business - right in front of an amazed audience of 1,000+ participants!

Best Speaker: World Internet Summit 2007 (Australia)
In March 2007 (Australia), Ewen was unanimously voted the Best Speaker out of 10 other international speakers by the audience at World Internet Summit for his breakthrough presentation and sincerity in helping people become successful with their own Internet business.

Best Speaker: World Internet Mega Summit (Singapore)
Speaking in front of almost 4,000 people, Ewen won praises for his teachings, motivational speech and convincing demonstration that completely captured the audience...so much so that he received a standing ovation and the best speaker award at the event!

"How I Made My First Million On The Internet and How You Can Too!"
Ewen launched his first print book, "How I Made My First Million On The Internet and How You Can Too" in February 2009.
Within 24 hours of launch, the book made internet marketing history by hitting the #1 BESTSELLER LISTS on both Amazon and Barnes & Nobles at the same time!

Thank You!

Linda S. McRae

http://www.lsmacstreasures.com/

http://www.ebooksstore.us/

Secretaries In Slippers

2009-05-28T14:28:00.000-07:00

This blog was created to teach Affiliate Marketing. I will post new notes, notices, newsletters as soon as I receive them. Please feel free to add information to this blog! This blog explains how to run your business from the comfort of your home, even in your slippers!

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Linda S. McRae