This blog is going to change it's focus. I'm going to be posting my Memoir/Novel called, Lost and Found, in a serialized fashion. I call it a 'Memoir/Novel' because it is the true story of my youth, but I've changed all names, including my own. There is a Table of Contents in the left sidebar. Just click the links to read from the beginning or to read any part you may have missed. I have added a New Chapter Notice Form on the right. Just leave your first name and email address and I'll let you know directly when there's a new chapter. I'd also love to hear your comments.

Be well -- Be in Peace!

21st November 2005

Rosalind Gardner — The Affiliate’s Affiliate

Hello my friends —

Over the past few years, I have been working very hard to develop my Internet Marketing business. For the first few years of that time, I floundered around trying to spot that REALLY GOOD way to make this work. I tried it all — you name it — I tried it.

Sometimes I had a little success — and sometimes very little.

Then, I realized that out of all the ways I tried, the one that seemed to be working the best for me, was Affiliate Marketing — selling other people’s stuff. And, as I delved more and more deeply into this aspect of Internet Marketing, I found that the best advice kept coming from one individual — Rosalind Gardner.

Since I have been following what she teaches, my level of success has consistently risen.

She truly knows this Affiliate Marketing business inside and out. She has been doing this since 1998 (full-time since 2000) and she’s learned how to make an incredibly good living online with affiliate programs.

So, I’m going to feature some of her writing from time-to-time. I know you’ll learn a lot from these articles.

I strongly encourage you to get her best-selling book, “Super Affiliate Handbook: How I Made $436,797 in One Year Selling Other People’s Stuff Online”. Get this book today to learn how you too can suceed in Internet and affiliate marketing, just go to: Super Affiliate Handbook

Here’s one of her articles for today — I hope you enjoy it.

Have a great and prosperous day.

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How to Keep Your Affiliate Marketing Business Organized
© Copyright Rosalind Gardner, All Rights Reserved
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I’m fairly anal about keeping my business, and almost all aspects of my life, well-organized.

For example, open my closet and you’ll see my clothes sorted by garment type and color (according to the spectrum from white to black).

Sick, eh?
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18th November 2005

The Amazing Internet Profit Challenge

It was just about a month ago that I was invited to take part in something brand new to me.

I was doing some posting in an Internet Marketing forum and heard about a possible challenge where a group of three teams would compete against each other in promoting a particular product. The teams would be made up of a variety of skill-levels, from the very experienced, successful Internet Marketers, to the newer-than-new newbie.

I was one of the lucky ones to be chosen for one of the teams. Some day you may hear about us — we’re called “Team UP“.

All the teams would develop their own Internet Marketing strategies to promote/market the product. They would share costs and profits equally between the members, and the team that had the most total profits in the time allowed (which was set up for a six week run — that could be extended because of the holidays) would be the winner.

Thus, it was born — “The Amazing Internet Profit Challenge” — and on November 6th, we kicked it off.

The talent on these teams is amazing. I can’t mention names here — that wouldn’t be fair, but I’m sure you’d recognize some of the major players in the Internet Marketing arena.

The product was selected — blogs were set up — web sites were created — keywords were researched — Adwords campaigns were established — joint venture proposals were made — cross-linking techniques were instituted — autoresponders were set up — and the teams were underway in a big way.

Some real honest excitement was in the air that kickoff day — and it still is at a high level today.

Now the sales are starting to come in and the tweaking of each team’s campaign is in full swing as we all try to squeeze out that little bit more profit than the other team.

The beautiful part in all this is that the end result will be a “Blueprint” — more commonly referred to as an eBook — that will detail every single technique taken by the teams to run this challenge. It will cover not only what the more experienced people have done, but also the steps taken by each of the team members, including the newbies, and their learning process.

Wait until that “Blueprint” comes out — what a lesson in Internet Marketing that will be, right? Wouldn’t you love to have that in your “bag of tricks”?

I’ll keep you posted.

Have a great day.

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18th November 2005

Now, This is Exciting!

Hi again everyone …

This is something that I haven’t done in the way of blatant promotion before — but I have to pass this one along to you right away.

In fact, I may be a little late in getting this out to you. I do know that this is going to be happening within the next few days.

And — if you haven’t heard about this elsewhere — then you can say that you heard about it here first!

What I’m talking about is for all you Adwords folks — and it’s called Adwords Dominator!

I’m telling you about this because I have been a steady user of the great software program, Keyword Analyzer. When it comes to doing keyword research, Keyword Analyzer is top drawer. I couldn’t do my Adwords work without it — nor would I want to.

Now, Chris Lee and Goran Nagy, the developers of Keywords Analyzer have a new trick up their sleeve which is going to take the world of AdWords marketing by storm…

Very soon now, they are going to release the world’s first AdWords API Desktop management software:

AdWords Dominator.

Chris is so excited he can barely contain himself, and he should know – he’s been using it for the last two months and simply cannot wait to share it with the world…

Now, Chris has promised me that if you head over there right now and register your interest, he will notify you personally before release and give you a special “History is being made today…” discount.

So, check it out right now.

You’ll find them over here — just click your mouse right here!

All the best,

Ron

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PPS If you haven’t used Keywords Analyzer and you need to do keyword research for your Adsense or Adwords campaigns, then you can check that out by clicking here!

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10th November 2005

What’s This About PayDotCom?

Hi Everyone …

Ron here…

I am sure you have heard of Clickbank.com (R) Right? Who hasn’t, huh? They are good, but they do have some drawbacks.

Well, there’s a new kid on the block that anyone in affiliate marketing, or who is wanting to market their products to affiliates, needs to hear about. This is a FREE marketplace to sell any product you want or become an affiliate for any item in the marketplace.

It is called PayDotCom.com!

Did I mention it is 100% FREE to Join!

PayDotCom is the new paypal-based alternative to ClickBank. As an affiliate you can promote the products listed at PayDotCom just like you can at ClickBank – it’s simply a new affiliate network that you can join for free and earn money through product sales. The only major difference is that you don’t have to wait for a check to arrive in the mail… they payout via PayPal.

As a merchant, PayDotCom has a lot of features that make it a more appealing option than ClickBank. For starters, your merchant account is free (unlike ClickBank which charges a $49.95 activation fee).

And again, you don’t have to wait for a check – in fact, when one of your products sells (either directly, or through one of your affiliates) the money goes directly into your PayPal or Stormpay account. There’s no waiting period at all.

Another perk is that you can sell an unlimited number of products through your PayDotCom account. With ClickBank you can only sell one product per account (unless you purchase EasyClickMate software to get around this) – which means you pay $49.95 to set up each product on ClickBank. PayDotCom does have a one time $29 activation fee for multiple products, but that one fee will allow you to set up an unlimited number of products.

You can also sell both physical and digital products through PayDotCom. You can even set up subscription based items, such as a membership-based site or ongoing service. ClickBank only allows you to list digital goods, such as info products.

It just makes sense to choose PayDotCom over ClickBank.

There are tons of reasons why… but another one of the big differences is that PayDotCom allows you to email all of your affiliates – ClickBank does not. That has been one of the major problems with ClickBank – that you had no idea who your affiliates were, and no way to contact them. Add in the fact that you had no control over refunds, were forced to offer a specific guarantee and had no real stats to work with… well … need I say more?

However, it was the best option for a long time because it was one of the only options (outside of setting up the software to manage your own affiliate program in-house).

I signed up for a free acount myself, so I’ve had an opportunity to check things out behind the scenes. It’s very easy to use, and they offer a lot of features to both the affiliate and the merchant. I was impressed with it, myself – and am surprised I haven’t heard more talk about it than I have.

Check it out for yourself: http://paydotcom.net/?affiliate=11640

Click the Vendors button there on the main page, and then click the "check it out to compare…" link.

I’m not sure why anyone would even choose ClickBank anymore, now that PayDotCom is available. For years now there has been talk about inaccurate reporting at ClickBank, "dry spells" where no sales were reported at all in accounts that get consistent sales otherwise, etc. With all of that in question, and all of the features lacking that any good affiliate program manager should offer… I see ClickBank needing to make major changes, or phasing out altogether.

And I’ll give you one more reason to sign up for a free account, if you haven’t already: You can refer other people to PayDotCom and earn $5 for every new free account that results from your  recommendation. I remember when PayPal first appeared on the scene… and offered a $10 referral commission. Since the accounts were free, a lot of people signed up when they were introduced to PayPal by someone else… and many people made hundreds – even thousands – of dollars on those referrals!

This is another such opportunity ;)

The link I gave above (http://paydotcom.net/?affiliate=11640) is my own referral link. It will cost you absolutely nothing to set up a free account – through which you can promote other people’s products, or set up your own to sell – and I will earn $5 when you do that. From there you can share your own link with others, and earn $5 for every referral (in addition to selling products for commission, or kick-starting your own affiliate program).

PayDotCom stands to benefit YOU in several ways… and by signing up (again, at 0 cost to you) you can also support all of my work here online at the same time.

A win/win for us both emoticon !

This site is going to KILL all other marketplaces and I bet in the next 3 months EVERY SINGLE online marketer will have an account with PayDotCom.com.

So get yours now and see how much they offer…

What are you waiting for… it ROCKS!

Get your FREE account now…

http://paydotcom.net/?affiliate=11640

Thanks — and have a great day!

Ron

P.S. – The "other" marketplaces are already getting scared. PayDotCom.com has everyone making the switch!

 

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31st October 2005

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