In the last article I spoke about the benefits you will get by marketing the forums rather than just dropping an irrelevant ‘profile link’ and running. The same can be said about blog commenting too.
Many people attack blogs open for comments like flies to… all for a link shared with hundreds of others on a page that will disappear from the index soon as it inevitably trips a filter. Time could be better spent killing a flock of birds with one stone.
There is no disputing the importance backlinks have on pushing a website up the Google rankings but for many this is the hardest step in affiliate marketing. It doesn’t have to be hard nor expensive; approach backlink building with a creative business mind and you can have the desired boost in the SERPs (Search Engine Results Page) along with a Google independent traffic source.
One of the most popular methods around for building backlinks fast is piggy-backing off a domain’s authority and ‘link juice’ by creating account profiles on as many sites as possible that allow a link-back to your own page. Apart from the arguable effect they have on your SERP position, these profile links just sit in cyberspace collecting dust – while pissing off frustrated forum owners who don’t appreciate their property being “vandalised” by people leeching off their hard work.
Today I am going to go over one of the more popular backlinks networks around at the moment and my personal favourite, BuildMyRank (BMR). Please note that I am an affiliate for BuildMyRank but this is only because I highly rate it – it is the only backlinking network I use and recommend.
BuildMyRank is a private network of websites that let you post little snippets with hyperlinks back to your own page. The domains are already aged and range in PageRank (PR) from PR1 to PR7. These websites are also hosted on multiple Class A, B and C IP addresses.
The system works by creating a snippet of your page including a link for every 150 words you write; i.e. if you write a 300 word article you can include 2 links back to your page.
In the past I have discussed the importance of finding good keywords before jumping into a niche but what do you do if you already have a site up and running? Easy! Improve on what’s already working and start focusing on what is nearly working…
Google has made it very easy these days to find out how well your site is doing in their search engine, even if you aren’t getting much traffic. Google Webmaster Tools is improving all the time and what it gives access to now is very powerful.
You can spend all the time in the world debating on which method is best for making money online but with all of them – they are useless without getting traffic to see your offer. Master getting traffic fast and relatively cheap and you will eventually find an offer that turns that traffic into gold.
Another problem many marketers (and maybe even yourself) face is coming up with fresh and exciting content that matches what the market is after. It isn’t uncommon for content writers to just get stuck not knowing what to write next. It happens to me all the time!
Find out what your market is after and you will be ahead of the game.
Luckily, there is a great solution to both problems that will put the ideas for content right into your head, and it is exactly what the readers will be looking for!
Check out this new video from the Google AdSense team which shows their intention to release a few new larger ad formats to their already wide range of options. It is going to be real interesting to see how these work in the real world…
They are obviously going to get a whole of attention from visitors but are they so large they will become susceptible to banner blindness?
I can’t wait to play with some new layouts…
The importance of building a mailing list isn’t new but it is still a part of affiliate marketing that is often neglected.
If your focus is the internet marketing niche itself, you probably already have a fair sized list and are used to promoting offers and products from other vendors weekly or even daily. It is a powerful asset when used wisely. I know I wish I started earlier doing it.
What I have been doing for a while now is collecting the email addresses of visitors to my niche sites…and it is now really starting to pay off.
(Please note that since writing this article I have created a WordPress plugin that solves the problem of not being able to split test AdSense accurately and easily. You can find more information about this new plugin here: AdSense Split Tester WordPress Plugin.)
Today I am going to try and make sure you don’t make the same mistake I made which left easy money on the table – that could have been fixed overnight…
After making a few small changes to my Google AdSense Ad Units I was able to double my click through rate (CTR) for a consistent and fast improvement in income.
One of first things you are taught when creating a squeeze page or sales letter is to always test different versions of copy and formatting until you get a conversion rate you are proud of. What I, like many, didn’t realize was that this should be applied to all forms of direct response marketing – AdSense included.
One of the first steps you need to take care of before setting out to build a money making website is to choose a niche that is both lucrative and achievable – there is no point selecting a niche that is worth a lot of money in a market that you can’t compete in and vice-versa.
Take the time to get the niche selection right in the first place and you will save a lot of money and time down the track.
I know this is just common sense but not everyone gets it right. Many are stubborn; others are just unaware.
I often get emails from people who are struggling to get results and this is usually due to being in a niche with little search traffic, strong competition, or limited ways to monetize. Even after being told about the lack of scope available to improve, a lot of the people struggling refuse to adapt and are stuck working on a project with little potential – don’t be that person!
There are several elements of niche selection that you need to consider before committing to a website:
