Follow Me On The MoreNiche Blog and Learn About Affiliate Marketing

Andrew Slack, Co-Owner and Business Development Manager for the MoreNiche Network has hired me to provide readers with high quality content on their blog. MoreNiche is a premium affiliate network that allows bloggers and publishers, such as yourself, to earn excellent commission for promoting products and services found within their network.

Their blog is geared towards helping people find success with affiliate marketing. This is a topic that I can provide a lot of excellent advice and offer some amazing tips. I will be publishing two articles per week on their blog, one published on Sunday and the other published on Thursday. My articles published on the MoreNiche Blog will help you learn more about affiliate marketing and how to find success with it.

The MoreNiche affiliate program provides very competitive compensations compared to other similar networks such as Pepperjam and MarketLeverage. For every conversion you make (sale, lead, or even phone call) you can make up to $300 dollars. Within their network, you will be provided with amazing marketing tools as well as individualized support.

I want to personally invite you to subscribe to my RSS feed on the MoreNiche blog. Here is the URL:

http://feedproxy.google.com/GarryConn/MoreNiche

Also for those who prefer to receive full updates by email you can subscribe using this link:

http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=GarryConn/MoreNiche

If you haven’t joined the MoreNiche Affiliate program, I strongly recommend that you do so. When you join you will automatically be awarded with a $15 sign up bonus. You can read my first article titled, Increase Affiliate Marketing Conversions Creating Online Videos.

For those who don’t know, I also cover the topics of search engine optimization, marketing and ranking over at SeoHosting.com’s blog. If you would like to read content geared towards helping you with search engines, especially Google, I want to invite you to subscribe to that RSS feed as well. Here is the URL:

http://feedproxy.google.com/GarryConn/SeoHosting

Once again for those that prefer receiving full updates by email you can subscribe using this link:

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I currently publish three articles per week on SeoHosting.com’s blog, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. These three articles in addition to the two articles on MoreNiche are of course in addition to my normal seven articles I publish on GarryConn.com. I publish one article per day on my own personal blog, each aritcle goes live at midnight.

By the way, you can find my most recent articles from both the MoreNiche.com blog as well as the SeoHosting.com blog displayed directly on my sidebar.

P.S. I really want to take my Christmas tree down and put it back in the attic. Before I can do that, I still need to give away some unclaimed gifts.

P.S.S My Top Spots is looking kind of stale. The folks on my Top Spots have been there for a long time. Get your blog listed in my Tops Spots and score some traffic. It takes less than a minute to order and your link will be added immediately.

Posted on January 6th, 2009. 12 Comments

How To Make Money Online Using Squidoo

Here is a guest post written by Jennifer from PotPieGirl.com. It explains how you can make money online using Squidoo. Back in August of 2008, I wrote a post showing you how you can easily make money online using HubPages.com. I think Squidoo is the better option. As you know, I build hundreds of niche web sites; however, I understand that many people can’t afford to spend thousands of dollars on domain names.

That is where Squidoo kicks in. Using Squidoo is totally free and actually has some amazing pull in the search engines. Jennifer is a really cool gal I met on Twitter. She is a stay at home mom and making a ton of cash. Her journey of making money online started with her barely even knowing how to use a computer. Enjoy the post, Jennifer knows her stuff! I totally recommend visiting her blog and subscribing to her RSS feed.

Almost 2 years ago, I boldly announced to my husband that I was going to learn how to make money online. I'll admit, it was a pretty humorous statement from someone who was barely adept enough to turn the computer on and send an email, but I was determined.

First off, I’d like to thank Garry for inviting me here to GarryConn.com. Garry runs such fantastic blogs - both here and at BloggingQuestions.com. He is a true asset to the internet marketing community and I am blessed to have made his acquaintance.

Many people ask me how I got started making money online. I imagine many folks think that I had a ton of tech experience or something, but nothing could be further from the truth.

Almost 2 years ago, I boldly announced to my husband that I was going to learn how to make money online. I’ll admit, it was a pretty humorous statement from someone who was barely adept enough to turn the computer on and send an email, but I was determined.

So began my journey into the world of internet marketing.

I had two problems tho…

1. I had NO idea what I was doing.

2. I had VERY limited resources (ie, no MONEY) to invest into my adventure.

Well, as most of us know, finding information about internet marketing is NO problem. Every Tom, Dick, and Harrietta online is MORE than happy to send you info about their “latest and greatest” way to strike it rich on the internet.

I quickly became over-whelmed…and frustrated…and on the verge of giving up.

The problem with learning internet marketing is not a lack of quality information. Instead, it is the fact that there is too MUCH information. It feels impossible to know where to start, doesn’t it?

One day, I had a “stop the madness” moment and decided to learn about basic keyword research, basic optimization, basic link building, and basic traffic building. I also decided that since I had limited resources, that I would instead need to learn how to be resourceful.

I focused my attention on sites that are free to use, that allow affiliate links, and that weren’t so dog-gone hard to use. One of those sites in particular is Squidoo.com.

Through process and elimination, I learned how to generate real live income from those free pages at Squidoo. I couldn’t believe it! I kept duplicating my process, trying new things and removing ineffective things until it became a simple, daily action plan that I did every day.

After a bit of time, all the parts came together into a whole and money started to come in consistently. It felt like a miracle! And it was all because of this simple little action plan I put together. I was then able to pay the bills AND fund my online business so I could create my own niche sites and have things like website hosting and an auto-responder.

Best part of all - I was no longer overwhelmed and frustrated… and THAT is PRICELESS!

My daily action plan was a bunch of notes and scratch pads scribbles - but this past spring, by request, I took all those notes and put them together into what is now called the One Week Marketing Action Plan.

What is so funny to me is that I thought I was putting this together for a few of my PotPieGirl.com readers and it turned out to be a plan of action that hundreds of people are using to finally get income coming in from their computer.

Hearing from these people who are getting their first Clickbank checks and affiliate commissions all because of my mass of sticky-notes has been AWESOME!

Perhaps some of you that are reading this today are feeling overwhelmed and at a loss of how to make money online (especially if you are like I was and you have very limited resources to get started). If so, I invite you to visit the One Week Marketing site and get the first 18 pages of the action plan to see if maybe this something that can help you.

The internet provides such wonderful opportunities for all of us. Making money online is possible for each and every one of us. All it takes is a solid action plan to follow…and taking action.

I’m available if anyone has any questions =)

Garry, thank you for having me! You have a standing invitation to guest at PotPieGirl.com ANYTIME. I appreciate all you do here!

Jennifer
~PotPieGirl

Jennifer gave me two bonus eBooks to give to you. I have a free copies of Bonus Squidoo Tips and Bonus copies of Twitter Tips. Both go hand in hand with what she is offering. Make sure to email me with a copy of your receipt and I’ll send you a copy of each for free.

Posted on January 5th, 2009. 35 Comments

Let’s Keep The ScratchBack Luv Going

On November 25th I included ScratchBack.com on my blog because I wanted to provide readers with an affordable way to advertise their links while also giving me a way to earn a few extra dollars. From November 25th through December 25th I received a total of 20 ScratchBack orders. I want to thank everyone who purchased a link.

With that said, I want to encourage you to keep the ScratchBack Luv going. The cost to advertise on my blog using ScratchBack.com is dirt cheap yet extremly powerful. The cost is set very low at $5 dollars on purpose because I want everyone to be able to advertise their link without breaking the bank.

The program is very simple. When you purchase a link it will immediately and automatically be listed on the very TOP of my Top Spots list. As you can see, I generously display a total of 15 links, so when you order your link, it will stay on the list for awhile.

So How Long Will Your Link Last? Let’s Take A Look.

Everytime I get a new ScratchBack order, I receive an email notification. Here is a screen shot that shows you the dates of my orders from Nov. 25th through Dec. 25th. Viewing this screen shot will give you a good idea with determining how long your link will last on my Top Spots:

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Here is the break down:

On launch day, I received 3 orders
On Nov. 26th I received 4 orders.
Nov 29th, 1 order.
Nov. 30th, 2 orders.
Dec. 2nd, 1 order.
Dec. 5th, 1 order.
Dec. 15th, 6 orders. The first three dropped off the list.
Dec. 19th, 1 order. The 4th order dropped off the list.
Dec. 25th, 1 order. The 5th order dropped off the list.

Since I launched ScratchBack only five orders have dropped off my list. In fact, the first five orders were listed on my Top Spots for almost an entire month before they dropped off the list and they only paid $5 dollars.

As you can see, advertising on my blog using ScratchBack is the best way to go. Your $5 dollar investment could land you a link that may last you almost an entire month. Even if your link only stayed on the Top Spots for three days, you’re still getting the best deal.

Yesterday I wrote a post seeking out site advertisers. Perhaps those prices might be too expensive for you? I believe that you will apprecaite this affordable alternative.

The cost to advertise on my blog using my own banner advertisement program is $2.34 / day for the 468×60 and $3.34 / day for the 300×250 banner. If your link lasted for only three days using ScratchBack.com you would still save money.

So let’s keep the ScratchBack Luv going on the blog. Placing a $5 dollar order is also one of the most appreciated ways you can thank me for helping you. Not only that, but also you’re going to get some killer traffic for a very low cost.

- Show Me Some Luv and Get Listed In My Top Spots.

Posted on January 4th, 2009. 11 Comments

I Am Looking For Site Advertisers

As you may know, I have a banner advertisement system on my blog. I have two locations where I display banners. The first location is on my header and the second location is on my sidebar.

Both locations are displayed on every page within my entire blog.

On my header I display the 468×60 size banner ads. On the sidebar I display the 300×250 size banner ads. Both spots have a maximum of four rotated advertisement slots.

The cost to advertise on the header is $69.95 / month and the cost to advertise the bigger ad on the sidebar is $99.95 / month.

During the month of December, I had a total of two advertisers. Both of their contracts are about to expire. If you are looking for a very effective and affordable way to advertise your blog, business, product or service, I am looking for site sponsors.

Here is the break down on the stats from last month.

Both of my advertisers purchased a 468×60 advertisement slot.

Advertiser #1 had a total of 372 clicks which averaged out to $0.18 per click.
Advertiser #2 had a total of 330 clicks which averaged out to $0.21 per click.

One of my two advertisers purchased a 300×250 advertisement slot.

Advertiser #1 had a total of 572 clicks which averaged out to $0.17 per click.

My blog caters to readers who want to learn how to make money online. According to Google AdWords Keyword Tool, the cost to effectively advertise your business, blog, product or service will cost you $2.97 per click.

Here is a screen shot below:

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As you can see, the average cost to effectively advertise on my blog is between $0.17 to $0.21 per click which gives you a savings of over 94% of the price when compared to Google AdWords. Granted, my volume is much lower compared to what you can receive in Google AdWords; however, why pay $2.97 per click when you can get a guaranteed few hundred clicks for only a fraction of the price?

My banner advertisement program is perfect for Internet marketers who need to promote their landing pages and product launches. It is perfect for new bloggers who need immediate traffic and RSS subscribers after a blog launch. My banner advertisement program is perfect choice for any advertiser within the make money online niche who is looking for cheap yet highly effective advertising.

Order a banner advertisement spot today. Simply process a payment using www.paypal.com sent to garryconn@gmail.com in the amount of $69.95 for a 468×60 or $99.95 for a 300×250. Then email me your banner to the same email address and let me know the URL the banner should link to. If you have any questions you can contact me at the same email address as well or leave a comment below.

Posted on January 3rd, 2009. 7 Comments

Joel Comm Makes Money Online With Farts

Joel Comm is an amazing individual, an expert Internet marketer and to top things off, he makes money online selling farts. You think I am kidding? Read on…

If you are inspired to make money online by developing your own digital products Joel Comm is an individual I would recommend following and learning from. Why? Well, the answer is simple. If you can make money online selling farts, you can make money online selling anything.

Early in December Joel Comm and his skilled development team had the idea to develop a new iPhone application called iFart. This application adds some humor and security to your iPhone. Jason Kincaid from TechCrunch provides a full review of the iFart.

A combination of marketing, timing, quality and providence has landed our application as the #1 best-selling app in the iTunes app store.

Marketing, Perfect Timing, and Quality are three attributes that Joel Comm has always focused on heavily. Last year, Joel recognized the opportunity to produce the World’s First Internet Reality TV Show called The Next Internet Millionaire. The event was a huge success and it paved the path for other producers to follow such as Top Affiliate Challenge.

Amazingly, the iFart application is topping the charts and by 12/22/08 it become Apple’s Best Seller with over 13,000 units sold. Joel Comm and his team provide updated stats on their blog. Needless to say, you can add this event to the mile long list of other success product launches developed and maintained by Joel Comm.

What can you take from this experience? Does the success of people like Joel Comm inspire you to be unique and develop different things?

Many people say that everything has already been invented or someone else has already developed your idea. However, as you can see, there are thousands of things that you can do online to make money. What are your plans for 2009, and what are you doing to do that sets yourself apart from the norm?

Posted on January 2nd, 2009. 11 Comments